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Caregiver takes breast cancer awareness campaign to schools, Parks

Caregiver takes breast cancer awareness campaign to schools, Parks

By Justina Auta
Cancer
Abuja, Oct. 16, 219 (NAN) The Health Platforms, an healthcare group, has taken its advocacy and free screening for breast cancer to some parks, schools and rural areas in the FCT.
The Founder of the organisation, Mrs Stephanie Nyong, said on Wednesday in Abuja that the exercise aimed at creating more awareness on the need for regular check-up, screening, preventive measures and treatment for breast cancer.
The Breast Awareness Month is marked in October to raise more awareness and reduce the stigma of breast cancer through education on symptoms and treatment.
“Most people when they hear cancer, they get scared even when they have opportunity to be screened for free; they still feel reluctant because of the impression that they don’t know what will kill them.
“However, we have passed that era now because what you don’t know is what can kill you.
“The outreach so far has been productive as we have sensitised people in some schools, villages and recreational parks on the need for regular check-up, screening, prevention and treatment if need be.
“Even men have been advised to also engage in it, as the disease is not restricted to women alone,’’ Nyong said.
She said they gave out self-examination breast reminder cards and runs monthly clinic with women and experts to discuss health issues and relevant solutions to it.
Nyong said the organisation has a “Be Me’’ project to teach children, students and women, especially those in rural areas to cultivate the habit of regular breast examination and menstrual health hygiene.
“We want them to imbibe the culture so we teach them breast examination and menstrual hygiene from an early age, so that before they get to adulthood, it becomes a part of them.
“Girls from age 10 can get vaccinated to prevent cervical cancer, before they get sexually active, they are protected from any future occurrences, especially for those whose parents or family relation has had the disease.’’
Nyong, therefore, advised women to engage in regular breast examinations to enable them detect any abnormality and immediately seek medical aide, where needs be. (NAN)
JAD/OYE/MST
Edited by Celine-Damilola Oyewole/Muhammad Suleiman Tola

Health

Bwari Area Council takes vaccination campaign to communities

Bwari Area Council takes vaccination campaign to communities
By Veronica Dariya
Vaccination
Bwari (Abuja), April 24, 2019 (NAN) The Bwari Area Council of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has taken vaccination campaign to various communities in the area to promote use of regular vaccines among children.
Dr Sunday Goji, the Head of the Department of Health in the council, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja.
Goji said that the campaign was to commemorate the African Vaccination Week, set aside from April 22 to 28, to promote vaccination coverage in far and hard to reach communities.
“We intend to improve our coverage and reach the underserved areas of the communities when the resources are made available.
“However, for now, we will just continue our campaign on regular routine vaccines like the PENTA, BCG, Measles and the likes in all the primary healthcare centres in the council,” he said.
He therefore urged parents to ensure that they maximise the opportunity made available for the benefit of their young ones.
A NAN correspondent who visited one of the health centres at Dutse-Makaranta reports that the centre was overwhelmed with mothers who came with their children of zero to five years of age for the vaccination.
Mrs Aisha Mahmud, one of the mothers, told NAN that she was at the centre as early as 6.30 a.m to pick a number which would be used to attend to her and other beneficiaries.
According to her, most of the women are excited about the routine exercise because it gives those who missed out previous vaccines another opportunity to meet up.
The African Vaccination Week is an annual event celebrated during the last week of April in synchronisation with the other World Health Organisation (WHO), Regions and the World Immunisation Week (WIW).
It is led and coordinated by the WHO Regional Office for Africa and implemented by countries.
Its goal is to strengthen immunisation programmes in the African Region by increasing awareness of the importance of every person, particularly every child and woman have the right to be protected from vaccine-preventable diseases.
It aims at keeping immunisation high on the national and regional agenda through advocacy and partnerships.
It also promotes delivery of other high impact lifesaving interventions with an over-arching slogan of “Vaccinated communities, Healthy communities”. (NAN)
DVK/ESAN/MST
Edited by Abiodun Esan/Muhammad Suleiman Tola

General news

Election: Osinbajo takes campaign to biggest market in Ogun

 

Campaign
By Temitope Salami
Ijebu-Ode (Ogun), Feb. 12, 2019 (NAN) The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday took the ‘Next Level’ campaign to the new market in Ijebu-Ode, adjudged the biggest in Ogun.

Osinbajo, who arrived to the admiration and jubilation of the traders, assured them that the re-election bid of President Muhammadu Buhari would consolidate and improve lives of the downtrodden.

The vice president, in the company of the new market leader, Mrs Sherifatu Ogunba, pleaded with traders to secure their future by voting Buhari come Feb. 16 poll.

“It is not that we don’t have funds as a nation to meet our demands, but we hitherto lacked leaders with integrity who were more concerned about self-enrichment.

“These people canvassing to come back have been there before and they are the ones who left us in this situation due to their mismanagement.

“For example, look at our Lagos-Ibadan expressway that took them 16years and yet it couldn’t be done until we came to the rescue.

“Nigeria’s wealth is commonwealth and the aim is that the dividends of democracy get to everyone irrespective of class, social status, tribe or religious allegiance.

“If re-elected, we will focus more on improving the living standards of the downtrodden,” he said.

Osinbajo listed three key sectors that the next level drive hope to improve upon to rapidly grow the economy.

The sectors include: youth employment, power and Micro Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs).

“Youth employment is the most important because we are aware of the frustration and desperation among our young ones in their struggle to survive and create meaningful impact.

“The N-Power is doing much to remove the scourge of unemployment having already catered for over 500,000 youths. We want to take this figure to 1,500,000 in the next two years.

“Power is our next priority because it is the major infrastructure to drive industrialisation.

“We now have many companies investing to restore stability evident in the number of power projects executed in the last four years.

“Financial aid for petty traders through the Trader-Moni initiative has recorded unprecedented success going by the amount of beneficiaries so far,” he said.

The vice-president, however, appealed to the market men and women, who were Trader-Moni beneficiaries to ensure timely repayment so that others could benefit.

He assured them that the funds were interest free, designed to ensure affordability for beneficiaries in meeting up with their various projects.

Also speaking, Ogunba urged her colleagues to come out en-masse to cast their vote for Buhari and Osinbajo.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the vice president earlier had a closed door meeting with the monarch, Oba Yinusa Adekoya, at his palace in Odogbolu Local Government Area.

NAN also reports that the vice president’s visit formed part of activities for his ward-to-ward campaign in Ogun. (NAN)
TDS/MAM/AFA
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Edited by Modupe Adeloye/Felix Ajide

Politics

Group says PDP engaging in campaign of misinformation

Group says PDP engaging in campaign of misinformation
By Emmanuel Mogbede
Campaign
Abuja, Jan. 14, 2019 (NAN) The All Progressives Congress (APC) Media and Strategic Communication of Women and Youth Presidential Campaign Team has alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has launched campaign of misinformation against President Muhammadu Buhari.
Alhaji Abdulmumini Jibrin, the Director of the team, made the allegation at a news conference on Monday in Abuja.
“The Director-General of the opposition PDP campaign in an uninspiring interview attempted to cast aspersion on the present government forgetting he is indeed part of the government,” he said.
He stated that no government in the country’s history had changed the socio-political and economic lives of Nigerians in a more positive way as had been experienced by the sterling performance of the Buhari-led administration.
He recalled that the Buhari administration in 2015 campaigned on three major issues, including the economy, corruption and security.
He said there were so far, positive developments that were difficult to ignore nationwide on the three issues.
“In the fight against corruption, the administration has recorded landmark achievements. They include the strict implementation of TSA, blocking leakages, mutual legal aid assistance and signing up to the Open Government Partnership (OGP).
“In terms of fighting insecurity, the government has made headway in the North-East but the war is far from being over as the Boko Haram sect has been degraded to the fringes of Lake Chad basin,” he said.
On his committee’s strategic plan for polling units ahead to ensure APC’s electoral victory at the polls, Jibrin said: “May I use this opportunity to unveil operation Lashe Akwatuna’’.
He explained that Operation Lashe Akwatuna was a voter mobilisation and awareness project by the team under the chairperson of the wife of President Buhari, Aisha.
According to him, the project is a one-day voter mobilisation and awareness campaign in the 119,937 polling units across the country, concurrently for Buhari and All APC candidates in the coming elections.
“Operation Lashe Akwatuna will cover all segments of voters in a unit which comprises of our supporters, undecided voters and opposition voters.
“The operation will carry its campaign to the doorstep of these three segments of voters in polling units across the country on the same day and at the same time.
“The operation will use the APC structure in the 119,937 units across the country and various campaign committees of Governorship, Senatorial, House of Representatives and States Assemblies candidates who will come together to organise the operation in the units,” he said.
Jibrin added that the committee would mobilise a strong procession that would go round polling units to engage eligible voters on the achievements of the present administration and the need for the re-election of Buhari.
This, he said, they would do, going from door to door, adding that the procession will ensure that it covered every nook and cranny of the units.
He expressed optimism that the operation would take the party’s campaign to the grassroots which was the base of its voting population and polling units.
“This one-day operation can be repeated severally and concurrently across the country before election day,” he further said.
He commended the wife of the president for the revolution she had brought into the political arena by recognising the role of women and youth in political campaigns.
Jibrin said this was unprecedented, adding that the initiative had manifested in the massive turn out of electorate at APC rallies in states visited so far.
He said this had indeed given another level of power to women and youths who were the true determinants of any election. (NAN)
EEM/MST
Edited by Muhammad Suleiman Tola

General news

Ogun youths, Hausa community declare support for Buhari, Abiodun

Support
By Temitope Salami
Odogbolu (Ogun), Jan. 12, 2019 (NAN) Students of the Tai Solarin College of Education (TASCE), Omu-Ijebu, residents and Hausa community of Odogbolu Local Government Area of Ogun on Saturday declared their support for the candidacy of President Muhammadu Buhari and all other candidates of the  All Progressives Congress (APC) for the forthcoming elections.

They made the declaration while receiving the APC’s state governorship candidate, Mr Dapo Abiodun, who was on a campaign trip to the council area on Saturday.

With wild jubilations, the crowd vigorously endorsed the candidacy of Abiodun as governor and the re-election of President Muhammad Buhari in the coming elections.

Olamilekan Quzim, TASCE Student Union President, said that Abiodun deserved to be supported in order to be victorious at the polls.

Quzim added that the governorship candidate was a notable leader who had injected positively into the welfare of Ogun state students.

“Abiodun has made us believe he his contesting on the platform of APC not to come and embezzle money but to restore our lost glory, to wipe the people’s tears and put smiles on our faces,” he said.

Similarly, Alhaji Garuba Dankashi, Chairman, Hausa Political Movement in Ijebu, said that all Hausa  were ready to give total support for Abiodun.

He also added that the community had also concluded plans to vote for President Muhammadu Buhari in the coming presidential elections.

“My people have no choice than to vote for  Buhari and all APC candidates in the polls.”

Responding, Abiodun promised to deliver dividends of democracy to all and sundry promising that he would operate an open door administration where everyone’s input would be acknowledged.

The governorship candidate urged the people to vote for him and also cast their vote to re-elect president Buhari.

He promised to clear the 40 months salary arrears owed TASCE staff if elected, adding that he would ensure that students were adequately represented in his government. (NAN)
TDS/AMY
Edited by Abdullahi Yusuf

Politics

APC APPOINTS PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN TEAM FOR WOMEN, YOUTHS

APC APPOINTS PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN TEAM FOR WOMEN, YOUTHS
By Ahmed Musa Ubandoma
Appointment
Abuja, Jan. 1, 2019 (NAN) The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Team on Tuesday appointed Mrs Aisha Buhari, the Wife of the President, to lead women and youths as well as ensure the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in the February general elections.

Aisha is to be supported by the Wife of the Vice President, Mrs Dolapo Osinbajo, and other prominent women, youths, artists, politicians, businessmen and women, serving and retired top public officers, among others.

The appointment is contained in a statement issued by Mr Suleiman Haruna, the Director of Information to Wife of the President, a copy of which was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.

Below is the full text of the statement:

Press Statement

A Women and Youth Presidential Campaign Team has been constituted to support the reelection of President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in 2019.

The team will be inaugurated by President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, 3rd January, 2019 at the State House Conference Center by 2.00pm.

The list is attached hereunder.

WOMEN AND YOUTH PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN TEAM
APC PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN OFFICE
781 Herbert Macaulay Way, Central Area, Abuja
TEL: +2347055079539; +2348146124020; +2348033042180
Email: hajosani@yahoo.co.uk
1. EXECUTIVE TEAM LEADERS
1. H.E Dr. Mrs. Aisha Buhari ……………… Chairperson
2. H.E Mrs. Oludolapo Osinbajo …………… Co-chair
3. H.E. Mrs. Adejoke O. Adefulure ………. Vice Chair (South)
4. H.E. Mrs. Mairo Al-Makura…………… Vice Chair (North)
5. Haj. Salamatu Baiwa Umar – Eluma……… National Coordinator
6. Barr. Juliet Ibekaku-Nwagu ……….. Dep. Nat. Coordinator – South
7. Haj. Binta Muazu …………………….. Dep. Nat. Coordinator – North
2. ZONAL LEADERS
1. H.E. Mrs. Rashida Bello……………… North Central
2. H.E. Mrs. Hadiza M. Abubakar………… North East
3. H.E. Dr. Zainab Bagudu……………. … North West
4. H.E. Mrs. Nkechi Rochas Okorocha South East
5. H.E. Mrs. Florence Ajimobi…… …… South West
6. H.E. Mrs. Judith Chibuike Amaechi … South South
3. ADMINSTRATIVE SECRETARIAT
1. Dr. Hajo Sani
2. Dr. Nasir Ladan
3. Zainab Kassim
4. Rose Audu
5. Fatima Rafindadi
6. Dr. Nasiru Ajoge

4. ADVISORY COUNCIL
1. Solomon Dalung
2. Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd)
3. IGP Suleiman Abba (Rtd)
4. Brig. General Lawal Jafaru Isa
5. General Abubakar Alkali
6. General Buba Marwa
7. H.E Sen. Ali Modu Sherrif
8. H.E Orji Uzo Kalu
9. Dr. Mohammed Mahmud
10.H.E. Dame Pauline Tallen
11.Haj. Naajatu Mohammed
12.Professor Pat Utomi
13.Dr. Nasiru Ladan
14.Col. Abdallah (Rtd)
15.AIG Sani Ahmed Daura (Rtd)
16.Prince Tonye Princewill
17.Festus Keyamo SAN
18.Muiz Banire SAN
19.Barr. Obla
20.Amb. Justice Muhammadu Dodo
21.Amb. Mohammadu Rimi Barade
22.Amb. Aminu Dalhatu
23.Amb. Aminu Iyawa
24.Amb. Baba Jidda
25.Amb. Yusuf Tuggar
26.Amb. Deborah Iliya
27.Amb. Suzanne Aderonke Folarin
28.Amb. Ayuba Ngbako
29.Amb. Oji Nyimenuate
30.Mr.Terry Waya
31.Rear Admiral Dutse James
32.Alh. Bashir Ibrahim
33.Alh. Nasiru Danu Dan Amanar Dutse
34.Al Amin Kamselem
35.H.E Mahmud Aliyu Shinkafi
36.Engr. Ife Oyedele
37.Ibrahim Dasuki Nakande
38.Gen. India Garba
39.Hon. Kawu Sumaila
40.Hon. Umar Dambo
41.Senator Abu Ibrahim
42.Chief Sam Sam Jaja
43.Colonel Mohammed Abdul (Rtd)
44.Engr. Samuel Ajagbe
45.Hon. Igo Aguma
46.Chief Precious Osaro Ngelale
47.Saleh Ahmadu
48.Alh. Bello Isa Bayero
49.Chief Felix Idiga
50.Dr. Noble Abe
51.Patrick Pascal
52.Longes Anyawu
53.Barr. Honor Ihuoma Onyebuchukwu
54.Yusuf Adamu
55.Yewande Amusan
56.Engr. Umar Abubakar
57.Rilwanu Umar
58.Alh. Mohammed Sani Musa
59.Agatha Benson
60. Alh. Rabiu Isyaku Rabiu
61. Hon. Ahmed Wadada
62. Chief Rapheal Ikurusi Sambo
63. Saidu Uba Malami
64. Sani Sarkin Gobir
65. Gambo Lawan Kareto
66.Suleiman Umar
67.Dr. Cairo Ojougboh
68.Chief Emma Ejiofo
69.Dr. Betty Nnadi
70.M.B. Shehu
71. Bello Waziri
72.Chief I. Mokelu Onwa
73. Amb. Fatima Adfa
74. Gbemi Saraki
75. Wada Ibrahim Kawu
76. Mrs. Fatima Balla
77. Juliet Ibekaku-Nwagu
78. Sen. Abubakar Umar Gada
79. Faruk Salim
80.H.E Sullivan Chime
81.Sen. Ovie Omoagege
82.Rt. AVM Terry Okorodudu
83.Hadi Ukashatu
84.Mustapaha Habib
85.Comrd. Garba Mustapha (4+4)
86.Dr. Macaulay Aigbe Ojeaga
87.Alh. Gambo Lawan Kareto
88.Ahmed Gulak
89.Jessica Ine
90.Sen. Ini Okori
91.Scott Tommy
92.Alh. Bashir Ibrahim
93.Maimo Mohammed
94.Sen. Andy Uba
95.Alh. Sani Anka
96.Iro Dan Puloti
97.Engr. Iliya Saleh
98.Sen. Bello Tukur
99.All APC SSAs, SAs, PAs, to the President
A. DIRECTORATE OF OPERATIONS
1. Dr. Mohammed Mahmud
2. Haj. Salamatu Beiwa Umar Eluma
3. Dr. Nasir Ladan
4. Dr. Ibrahim Dauda
5. Bala Usman
6. Barr. Mary Eta
7. Haj. Sadiya Farouk
8. Eng. Aliyu Aziz
9. Hadi Uba
10.Dr. Kamal Mohammed
11. Zainab Kassim
12.All APC Women Leaders at all levels
13.All APC Women/Female Heads of government agencies and Parastatals
14.All APC Female Candidates
15.All APC Youth leaders at all levels
B. ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS OF APC: At all levels
C. DIRECTORATE OF CONTACT & MOBILISATION
Director: Hon. Nasiru Ali Ahmed
Dep. Director: Barr. Mary Etta
1. Mrs. Alayangi Sylva
2. Mrs. Unoma Akpabio
3. Mrs. Saida Bugaje
4. Ms. Joy Nunieh
5. Mrs. Olufunsho Amosun
6. Haj. Nana Shettima
7. Mrs. Sherifat Aregbesola
8. Chief. Kemi Nelson
9. Mrs. Umana Umana
10.Haj. Zuwaira Bakori
11.Hon. Ahmed Rufai
12.Alh. Mohammed Nma Kolo
13.Mrs. Nsidem Roberts
14.Barr. Mohammed Bello Mustapha
15.Barr. Kabiru Dodo
16.Haj. Ladidi Bawa Bosso
17.Fatima Mohammed Faruk
18.Sam Edem
19.Jonah Okah
20.Halima Buba
21.Hindatu Danmalam
22.Sadiq Ahmed
23.Terfa Robert Swem
24.Mrs. Abdul Aziz Yaradua
25.Maimuna Yahya Abubakar
26.Saadatu Dogon Bauchi
27.Iman Suleiman Ibrahim
28.Hafsat Musa
29.Zainab Buba Marwa
30.Alh. Al Amin Kamselem
31.Ibrahim Mo Allah Yidi
32.Salamatu Jibril
33.Hon. Inna Galadima
34.Lydia Gora
35.Hon. Asabe Vilita
36.Hailmary Aipoh
37.Maryam Salihu
38.Hussaina Kurfi
39.Salima Makama
40.Daniel Amokachi
41.Tina Adike
42.Zainab Jafaru Isa
43.Shattu Bazza
44.Laila Danbatta
45.Aisha Gana
46.Halima Ben Umar
47.Dr Salma Kolo
48.Haulatu Yahaya Karami
49.Amina Abdu
50.Mrs Ali Adamu
51.Hauwa Abdu
52.Kareen Mohammed
53.Mrs. Hadiza DanBazzau
54.Mrs. Yasmine Dalhatu
55.Mrs. Aisha A. Malami
56.Mrs. Indo Rimi
57.Aisha Dada Ismail
58.Mrs Mary Paul
59.Barr. Murtala Isa
60.Aliyu Ibrahim
61.Musa M/Madori
62.Muhammad Albashir
63.Baffa Saleh
64.Zarau Wali
65.Halima Yauri
66.Kabiru Kamba
67.Abba Allero
68.Princess Aderemi Adebowale
69.Chief Sade
70.Jamil Abiola
71.Helen Bendiga
72.Mrs. Bariyaah Magnus Abe
73.Mrs. Elima Peterside
74.Mrs. Modupe Oguntade
75.Barr. Zubaida Damaka
76.Hon. Amina Dalhatu
77.Jamila Adodo
78.Barr. Tala Anthony
79.Dr. Mike Whelagi
80.Dr Safiya Mohammed
81.Alhaji. Naim Bawan Allah
82.Belema Dikibo
83.Tunde Amady
84.Ibrahim Audu Mato
85.Ibrahim Bagudu
86.Mohammed Albashir
87.Hon. Enyi C. Enyi
88.Minabowan Baro
89.Muhammad Sale
90.Etito Emmanuel
91.Osivwe Otega
92.Collins Mukoro
93.Haj. Ambaru Sani Wali
94.Jelili Adams
95.Hon. Mrs Lorember
96.Hon. Sara Kegnen
97.Hon. Ann Itodo
98.Hon. Ojonugwa Achimugu
99.Hon. Abdullahi Musa
100. Iyabo Adebisi
101. Alhaja Laide
102. John Taiwo
103. Hon. Ambali Abiodun
104. Eleojo Veronica Sadiq
105. Abisetu Ozioma Salihu
106. Sefia Abbas
107. Hon. Omotayo Oduntan Oyeledu
108. Hon. Akinpelu Johnson
109. Evang. Caroline Nagbo
110. Victoria Olowoleni Tayo
111. Abdulkarim Fatima Allah Dey
112. Princess Joy Oguche
113. Haj. Rakiya Ahmed
114. Amina Mohammed (Lentena)
115. Dr. Sam Ankeli
116. Haj. Fatima Danjuma Goje
117. Hon. Comfort Alege
118. Fatima Mohammed ( Mama GMB)
119. Jamilu Yusuf
120. Uche Franklin Opara
121. Charles Akabueze
122. Barr. Aliyu Yusuf Shehu
123. Hon. Mustapha Fanarambe
124. Ali Manchester
125. Balaraba Madugu
126. Eng. Arafat S Yero
127. Hon. Nasiru Maikano
128. Sani Aliyu
129. Abdullahi M Bature
130. Haj. Rabi Gambari
131. Maryam Garba Bagel
132. Haj. Nana Fatima Tsokwa
133. Hon. Micky Kassim
134. Hon. Abdullahi Mahmud Gaya
135. Hon. Magaji Dau
136. Hon. Ayo Omidiran
137. Hon. Mohd Tahir Mongunu
138. Hon. Haliru Jika
139. Hon. Raph Nanna
140. Hon. Abdullahi Kontagora
141. Hon. Aliyu Betara
142. Hon. Peter Akpatason
143. Hon. Samaila Sulaiman
144. Hon. Abu Sarkin Yamma
145. Hon. John Dyegh
146. Hon. Austine Chukwu
147. Ibrahim Shehu Naira
148. Yusuf Danladi
149. Alh. Hussaini Baba
150. Otunba Bimbo Ashiru
151. Arc. Ranti Odesile
152. Fatima Mohammed
153. Iliyasu Hamidu
154. Hajiya Rabi Ishaq
155. Shamsuddeen Giwa
156. Onyemauche Nnamani
157. Dr. Ike Odikpo
158. Mathew Iduriyekenwen
159. Chief Jerry Joe
160. Dakuku Peterside
161. Dame Julie Okwah – Donli
162. Stella Okotete
163. Kabiru Kamba
164. Chief Ezekiel imiya
165. Sadiq Yamaltu
166. Daniel Onjeh
167. Saadatu Bokane
168. Comrade Okpokwu Ogenyi
169. Dan Asabe Kakanda
170. Dr. Dominic Bako
171. Hon. Zanwa Liman
172. Air Comdr Mohammed Umar (Rtd)
173. Hon. J.T Orkar
174. Prof. Boniface Orbunde
175. Arc. Asema Achado
176. Hon. Mrs. Elizabeth Onma Ogenyi
177. Hon. Mrs. Juliana Anja
178. Hon. Dele Uzuku
179. Evang. Echo Catherine O
180. Hon. Phillip Tse Ayoungur
181. Hon. James Mede
182. Hon. Yahaya Garin Ali
183. Alh. Adamu Uba
184. Sen. Wilson Ake
185. Mrs. Mary Allagoa
186. Mr. Chenge Emmanuel
187. Hon. Abraham Uke
188. Hon. Mbaaka ler Akaaka
189. Amee Tser
190. Mr. Jude Nyor
191. Hon. Ephram Aondowase Kunde
192. Eng. Aondokaa Nenchi
193. Musa Ayisa
194. All APC Female National Assembly Members
195. All APC Female State Assembly Members
196. All APC Female Candidates
D, DIRECTORATE OF STRATEGIC PLANNING
Director: Dr. Garba Abari
Dep. Director: Prof. Almustapha Ussiju Medaner
1. Alh. Wada Maida
2. Dr. Kamal Mohammed
3. Mrs. Laureta Onochie
4. Sen. Khaira Gwadabe
5. Dr. Ibrahim Dauda
6. Aisha Shettima
7. Haj. Hannatu Akilu
8. Dr. Mahmood Halilu Ahmed
9. Mr. Hakeem Olagunju
G. DIRECTORATE OF YOUTH MOBILIZATION
Director: Mohammed Jibirilla
Dep. Director: Prince Ohakelem
1. Chief Solomon Akpotu
2. Danjuma Maduwa
3. Wale Aboderin
4. Engr. Nwabueze Onwuneme
5. Dr. Mohammed Kamal
6. Joseph Joschima Nathaniel
7. Charles Kurobo
8. Ali Yahya Ibrahim
9. Funke Fowler
10.Ope Mike
11.Reps. Of all Ethnic Youth Groups
H. DIRECTORATE OF MEDIA AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION
Spokesperson: Abdul Mumin Jibril (Phd)
1. Barr. Aliyu Abdullahi
2. Gawat Jubril
3. Dada Olusegun
4. CBN Akinsola
5. Olasunbo Apanpa
6. Jack Obinyan
7. George Udom
8. Sunday Aghaeze
9. Bright Eugene
10.Ayo Akanji
11.Mohammed Murtala Musa
12.Geo Uguwu
13.Bukky Hassan
14.Disu Adeyemi Yusuf
15.Kayode Ogundamisi
16.Tobi Wojuola
17.Aisha Alubankudi
18.Jafar Umar Abba
19.Aisha Augie
20.Nenna Ukwachikwu
21.Huraira Yakubu Umar
22.Azumi Buba
23.Gloria Adagbon
24.Barr. Daniel Bwala
25.Mohammed Habbo
26.AbdulAziz Musa
27.Musa Khalid
28.Haruna Abdullahi
29.H.B Gumi
30.Emeka Aneke
31.D. Omano Edigheji
32.Alwan Hassan
33.Maryam Shettima
34.Niyi Akinsiju
35.Ahmed Siji
36.Mohd. Adamu Yayari
37.Khalid Ahmed
38.Bappa Abubakar
39.Afan Abuja
40.Ireti Ojekhoa
41.Akeem Akintayo
42.Chukwudi Enekweci
43.Dapo Okubando
44.Hon. Bappa Waziri
45.Dalaram Fatima S Liberty
46.Ebunoluwa Olufunke Oglegba
47.Racheal Ijanatu Jantiku
48.Kunle Somoye
49.Suzan Henshaw
50.Jamilu Yusuf
51.Slim Eburajolo
52.Fatima Oyelami
53.Tope Ajayi
54.Khalid Baba Lau
55.Aisha Aminu Malumfashi
56.Olive Udeh
57.Dr. Zarah Musa
58.Olujonwo Obasanjo
59.Barrister Ditan Okope
60.Hafiz Bayero
61.Elsie Ijorogu-Reed
62.Aisha Halilu
63.Jafar .S. Jafar
64.Faiza Busari
65.Hamida Busari
66.Chidia Madueke
67.Ardo Zubairu
68.Uju Eze
69.Mohammed Musa
I. DIRECTORATE OF SPECIAL DUTIES
Director: Sony Marshal Harry
Deputy Director: Hauwa Abdul

1. Dr. Bashir Gwandu
2. Barr. Emmanuel Umohinyang
3. Dr Bashir Dan Mallam
4. Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa
5. Hon. Funmi Tejuosho
6. Ms. Joy Nunieh
7. Mrs. Bariyaah Magnus Abe
8. Baba Kyari Mohammed
9. Ahmed Indimi
10.Mohammed Babagana Sherrif
11.Musa Halilu Ahmed
12.Aisha Abdullahi
13.Jamilu Yusuf
14.Sakina Abba Wali
15.Kabiru Sani
16.Rabi Bobbo
17.Rose Audu
18.Laila Ribadu
19.Dr. Omole Ukwede
20.Sadiya Lawal Abdullahi
21. Saidu Suleiman
22. Mrs. Maryam Mamu
23. Aisha Folorunsho
24.Zainab Kassim
J. DIRECTORATE OF LOGISTICS
Director: Mohammed Jibril
1. Alh. Nasiru Danu
2. Sarki Mohammed Abba
3. Mr. Ige Ayeni
4. Hadi Uba
5. Dr. Mahmood Halilu
6. Murtala Haladu Danu
7. Zainab Kassim
8. Hadiza Dahiru Abba
9. Owolabi Awosan
10.Toye Adegbite
K. DIRECTORATE OF CREATIVITY AND ENTERTAINMENT
1. Funke Adesiyan
2. Hon. Desmond Elliot
3. Foluke Daramola
4. Rabiu M. Yaro
5. Isiyaku Furest
6. Salisu Dan Baiwa
7. Musa Mani
8. Fati Abdullahi Washa
9. Halima Atete
10.Asiya Ahmad
11.Rukayya Dawaiyya
12.Maryam Yahaya
13.Fati Yola
14.Kemi Afolabi
15.Edith Iraboh
16.Iya Awero
17.Kayode Salako
18.Aina Gold
19.Funke Etti
20.Femi Branch
21.Ronke Ojo
22.Dotun Ologede
23.Murphy Afolabi
24.Muka Ray
25.Fati S.U
26.Amal Umar
27.Bilkisu Abdullahi
28.Rukayya Niger
29.Amina Yobe
30.Na’ajatu Ta’annabi
31.Aminu Ala
32.El’muaz Birniwa
33.Adam Zango
34.Hannatu Bashir
35.Ali Isa Jita
36.Husainin Danko
37.Baban Chinedu
38.Alfa Zazee
39.Adamu Nagudu
40.Abubakar Sani
41.Ibrahim Ibrahim
42.Ibrahim Yala
43.Audu Soda
44.Yahaya Makaho
45.Jamilu Roja
46.Jaddah Garko
47.Sadi Sadi
48.Ado Gwanja
49.Jamila Nagudu
50.Fati Shi’uma
51.Hauwa Waraka
52.Fati Niger
53.Autan Waka
54.Abdul Ahmad
55.Sadiq Mafiya
56.Zuwaira Isma’il
57.Murjah Baba
58.Kabiru KB Sure
59.Musa Gombe
60.Zakirai MC Big Boy
61.Ali Nuhu
62.Aminu Ala
63.Adam Zango
64.Hannatu Bashir
65.Ali Isa Jita
66.Husainin Danko
67.Baban Chinedu
68.Alfazazee
69.Adamu Nagudu
70.Abubakar Sani
71.Ibrahim Ibrahim
72.Ibrahim Yala
73.Audu Soda
74.Yahaya Makaho
75.Jamilu Roja
76.Jaddah Garko
77.Sadi Sadi
78.Ado Gwanja
79.Jamila Nagudu
80.Fati Shi’uma
81.Hauwa Warka
82.Fati Niger
83.Autan Waka
84.Abdul Amart
85.Sadiq Mafiya
86.Zuwaira Isma’il
87.Murjah Baba
88.Fati Yola
89.Fati Abdullahi Washa
90.Halima Atete
91.Asiya ahmad
92.Rujayya Dawaiyya
93.Maryam Yahaya
94.Fati Yola
95.Fati S.U
96.Amal Umar
97.Bilkisu Abdullahi
98.Rukayya Niger
99.Amina yobe (S.K)
100. Na’ajatu Ta’annabi
101. Asma’u Sani
102. Shehu Kano
103. Zainab Abdullahi
104. Ladidi Fagge
105. Bosho
106. Dan Auta
107. Rabiu Rikadawa
108. Hamza Talle Maitafa
109. Hajara Usman
110. Hankaka
111. Sani Garba S.K
112. Ebun olaiya
113. Yinka Quadri
114. Sola Kosoko
115. Adebayo Salami
116. Madam saje
117. Dayo Amusa
118. Saheed Balogun
119. Olaiya Ebun
120. Taiwo Hassan
121. Yinka Quadri
122. Jide Kosoko
123. Ladidi Tubales
124. Haj. Sadiya
125. Dan Azumi Baba
126. Haj Maryam CTV
127. Rahama M K
128. Fati Nayo – Dadin Kowa
129. Haj. Mama
130. Baba Daduwa
131. Aminu Saira
132. Ibrahim Maishinku
133. Ibrahim Birniwa
134. Adebayo Salami
135. Kemi Afolabi
136. Madam Saje
137. Iya Rainbow
138. Funke Adesiyan
139. Tayo Ijebu
140. Ronke Oshodi oke
141. Yinka Quadri
142. Sunny Alli
143. Rose Odika
144. Saidi Balogun
145. Yisa Muhammed
146. Abbey Lanre
147. Daddy Showkey
148. Samira Ahmad
149. Sadiku Artist
150. Rabiu Baffa
151. Kabiru KB Show
152. Musa Gombe
153. Abubakar gboy
154. Alasan Kwalle
155. Sani Sabo Kwarko
156. Rashida Adamu maisa’a isa ferushkan
157. Hadiza dadinkowa
158. Rabiu M. yaro jega.
159. siyaku furest gaskiya Dokin large
160. Salisu Bas Dan baiwa
161. Musa Mani
162. Musa Gombe
163. Zakirai MC Big Boy
164. Bello Mohammed Bello
165. Sadiq Sani Sadiq
166. Ibrahim Maishinku
167. Naziru Ahmad
168. Sani Sabo Garko
169. Falalu A Dorayi
L. VOLUNTEERS : All President Buhari’s Supporters (NAN)
AMU/MST
Edited by Muhammad Suleiman Tola

Politics

2019: Mrs Buhari to lead APC women, youths Presidential Campaign team

2019: Mrs Buhari to lead APC women, youths Presidential Campaign team
By Ahmed Ubandoma
Campaign
Abuja, Jan. 1, 2019 (NAN) Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has been appointed the Chairperson of All Progressives Congress (APC) Women and Youths Presidential Campaign team for the 2019 election.
The wife of the Vice-President, Mrs Dolapo Osinbajo, is also appointed as the Co-chairman of the campaign team.
This is contained in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja by the Director of Information, Office of the Wife of the President, Mr Suleiman Haruna.
It said the campaign team would be inaugurated on Jan. 3, by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa at 2 p.m.
The appointees are expected to campaign vigorously for the re-election of Buhari and Osinbajo in the February poll.
The list of the appointees also has the APC National Woman Leader, Hajiya Salamatu Baiwa, as the National Coordinator.
Other executive team leaders include Mrs Adejoke Adefulire as Vice Chairman (South), Mrs Mairo Al-Makura as Vice Chairman (North), and Barr. Juliet Ibekaku-Nwagu as Deputy National Coordinator (South).
According to the statement, Hajiya Binta Muazu would serve as the Deputy National Coordinator (North), with Mrs Rashida Yahaya Bello as Zonal Coordinator North Central, Mrs Hadiza Mohammad Abubakar for North East, Dr Zainab Atiku Bagudu for North West and Mrs Nkechi Rochas Okorocha for South East.
Mrs Florence Abiola Ajimobi would coordinate women and youths from the South West zone while Mrs Judith Chibuike Amaechi would coordinate the South South women and youths for the exercise.
The statement added that the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Administration, Dr Hajo Sani, would serve as the Administrative Secretary of the team.

Other members of the campaign team included artists and celebreties from Nollywood and Kannywood as well as technocrats, politicians, academicians and the business class.
Similarly, the statement announced an advisory council for the campaign team, comprising serving and ex-ministers, governors, legislators and security officers as well as top public officers.
Those that made the list include the Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr Solomon Dalung; Comptroller General of Customs, retired Col. Hameed Ali; retired IG-P Suleiman Abba; retired Brig.-Gen. Jafaru Isa, retired Gen. Buba Marwa; Chief Orji Ozu Kalu; Chief Sullivan Chime, and Sen. Ali Modu Sherrif.
Others are Dr Mohammed Mahmud; Dame Pauline Tallen; Hajiya Naajatu Mohammed; Prof. Pat Utomi; Dr Nasiru Ladan; Prince Tonye Princewill; Festus Keyamo (SAN); Muniz Banire (SAN); Amb. Justice Muhammadu Dodo; Amb. Baba Jidda; Amb. Deborah Iliya; Amb. Suzanne Aderonke Folarin; Amb. Ayuba Ngbako; Mr Terry Waya; Alhaji Mahmud Shinkafi; and Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki-Nakande.
The statement further announced the appointment of a Directorate of Operations consisting of all APC Women Leaders at all levels; all APC Women/Female Heads of government agencies and parastatals; all APC female candidates; all APC Youth Leaders at all levels; and all elected officials of APC at all levels, among others.
The Directorate of Contact and Mobilisation is to be led by Hon. Nasiru Ali Ahmed, while the Directorate of Strategic Planning would be headed by Dr Garba Abari, the Director-General of National Orientation Agency (NOA), it said.
The statement said the Directorate of Youth Mobilisation is to be led by Mr Mohammed Jibirilla; with Dr AbdulMumin Jibril as the Director of a 71-member Media and Strategic Communication of the team, and Mr Sony Marshal Harry as the Director of Special Duties.
It added that the Directorate of Logistics for the campaign team would be led by Mr Mohammed Jibril, while the Directorate of Creativity and Entertainment has about 170 members comprising majorly Nollywood and Kannywood representatives.
According to the statement, Volunteers of the team comprised representatives from all President Buhari’s Supporters, Women and Youth Presidential Campaign Team members and APC Presidential Campaign Office. (NAN)
AMU/MST
Edited by Muhammad Suleiman Tola

Health

Yellow fever campaign: FCTA targets 85% residents

Yellow fever campaign: FCTA targets 85% residents
By Olasunkanmi Onifade
Prevention
Abuja, Nov. 21, 2018 (NAN) The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it is targeting 85 per cent of Abuja residents during the upcoming Yellow fever preventive campaign.
The Secretary, Health and Human Services Secretariat, FCTA, Mr Abubakar Bappa, disclosed this to newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja.
Bappa said the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) and other international donor partners would support the administration in the mass vaccination.
According to him, the international donors include the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF).
He said the campaign, which would be carried out in six states including the FCT, was scheduled from Nov. 24 to Dec. 7.
He said that the target age group was nine months to 44 years.
“The goal of the yellow fever preventive mass vaccination campaign is to reduce transmission by achieving 95 per cent coverage in implementing states and local government areas.
“This is in line with the strategy for the elimination of yellow fever epidemics by 2026.
“The mass campaign is based on the 2008 risk assessment which identified 20 states and FCT as high risk states.
“Similarly, the phase one of the yellow fever vaccination campaign was completed in 2014 and it targeted three states of Akwa Ibom, Cross River and Nasarawa, in which 10.4 million people were covered,’’ Bappa said.
He said in 2018, five cases of yellow fever were confirmed with three deaths out of 15 reported in the FCT.
“I have to let you know that the FCT is ready for this exercise as scheduled.
“The target population to be vaccinated in the FCT is 3,293,438; that is 85 per cent of the total FCT population.
“The total number of teams to be used in FCT is 1,342 including 171 special teams,’’ the official said.
According to him, the vaccination will take place at all government health facilities and temporary posts in chiefs’ palaces and other public places in the communities.
He said that the outreach teams would vaccinate eligible persons in churches, schools and other institutions.
Bappa said the FCTA would use the vaccination campaign to strengthen the state’s health system and immunisation programmes.
“We will strengthen the pharmaco-vigilance system for monitoring adverse effects following immunisation as well as implement a high quality vaccination campaign which takes lessons from previous campaign into consideration.
“The vaccination is by injection, given on the left upper arm. It is free and safe,’’ he said.
Yellow fever, the secretary said, was a viral disease usually of short duration, adding that in most cases, symptoms are similar to those of malaria fever including fever, chills, loss of appetite, nausea and muscle pains.
He said for about 15 per cent of people, within a day of improving, the fever comes back with abdominal pain and liver damage causing yellow skin with increasing risk of bleeding and kidney problems.
Bappa said the disease was caused by the yellow fever virus and is spread by the bite of primarily an infested female Aedes Aegypti mosquito.
The Aedes Aegypti is a type of mosquito found throughout the tropics and subtropics. (NAN)
OEO/COF/MST
Editing by Oluyinka Fadare/Muhammad Suleiman Tola

Health

Domestic Violence: NGO recommends early campaigns

Domestic Violence: NGO recommends early campaigns
By Talatu Maiwada
Violence
Abuja, Oct. 3, 2018 (NAN) Intimate issues with Dr Olubusola, an NGO, has recommended early campaigns against domestic violence in secondary schools to sensitise teenagers who were most often victims of such violence.
Dr Olubusola Olufemi, the National Coordinator of the organisation, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja in commemoration of International Day of Non-Violence.
Olufemi said this had become paramount due to the increase in cases relating to child abuse, youth violence, communal clashes and domestic violence.
She said such necessitated the need to increase awareness programmes for the younger generation across the country.
“The target for secondary schools is because teenagers are usually the first victims of domestic violence.
“Domestic violence doesn’t start when they become adults because for an abuser the adult does not decide in his heart to commit violence.
“It is something that has been there since teenage years to adolescence and then adulthood, that is why it has become crucial to take the message to the young ones,’’ she said.
Olufemi noted that cases of domestic violence were enormous and could not be ignored especially where the consequences had grave danger on the society.
According to her, violence in the home is inevitable, however, the occurrence of such violence can be reduced through education, campaign and enlightenment programmes.
She said `bullying and extortion’ were some of the common forms of violence in boarding schools which could later be translated into domestic violence.
She said the common lessons taught by the group in its campaigns included love, counselling for couples and people going through one form of violence including depression and suicide.
Olufemi explained that some of the interventions of the organisation include empowering widows, counselling for teenage pregnant girls, recruiting counsellors to take the campaign to more schools in Nigeria.
She said the group aims at building a strong community to impact, develop and empower men, women and youths who would grow, mature and become responsible members of their communities.
“The foundation has a triangle of hope which stands for Reconciling, Impacting and Building.
“Reconciling through our guidance and counselling programmes, impacting through our charity outreach, and mentoring and building through our training and teaching programmes.
“The team also hopes to train, develop and empower individuals that no matter where they are, healing and happiness can be achieved even from the deepest wounds.
“We want to see more intimate couples who are happy raising responsible children in the society,’’ she added.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the group started on Facebook in 2012 with about 15,000 members around the world. (NAN)
TIM/MST
Edited by Muhammad Suleiman Tola

General news

NOA partners NIMC to sensitise public on national identity card

NOA partners NIMC to sensitise public on national identity card

DG, NOA Dr Garba Abari (Left) and Engr Aliyu Aziz, DG NIMC

By Collins Yakubu-Hammer
Collaboration
Abuja, May 28, 2018 (NAN) Dr Garba Abari, the Director-General of National Orientation Agency (NOA), says the agency is collaborating with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to sensitise the public to enrol in the National Identity system.
Addressing newsmen on Monday in Abuja, Abari said it has become empirical to embark on massive sensitisation of citizens for them to understand the importance of enrolling in the identity management system.
He stressed that the multiplication of sources where there are different organisations collating data differently was not healthy to achieve a central database.
“We have to take the campaign to the grassroots because when it comes to getting bio-data of citizens, some people begin to suspect that it is for political purpose or taxes.
“We are poised to change this perception; sharing flyers and talking on TV and radio alone is not enough. Talking to them directly by their own people will help convince them.
“The information will have credibility because the person giving them the information will be their own son or daughter.
“In also changing their mindset, the identity number should be the main thing not the card, because the number is what make the difference; that is what is captured,’’ Abari said
The NOA boss said that information about outlets for enrolment was also important, adding that people come from far distance to the NIMC headquarters because they are not informed about other outlets.
Abari emphasised that local government secretariats, places of worship and community halls could also be used as enrolment centres to encourage residents to participate.
“Even on market days, enrolment can be done; these are the areas of partnership we would like to have with NIMC; we have provided several outlets for other government agencies.
“We can do same for NIMC to encourage massive enrolment in the National Identity Management System. It will also help in harmonisation of database of the various agencies,’’ Abari said.
Responding, Mr Aliyu Aziz, the Director-General of NIMC, said that the agency would leverage on both government and private sector to achieve its mandate.
He assured that agency would create more enrolment centres across the country.
“We will involve the State and Local Governments in getting bio-data of the citizens.
“We are also be collaborating with banks across the country to get Bank Verification Number of citizens to enrich our database. About three million of them are being processed.
“We hope to enrol additional 50 million Nigerians before the end of 2018 and also scale up the number of centres from 900 to 4,000,’’ Aziz said.
The NIMC director-general said those that lost their slips could come back for a reprint at the cost of N500, adding the agency also carries out authentification and modification of data.
According to him, the National Identity Number (NIN) of a person cannot be given to another instead it can only be rested when the person is dead.
He explained that the agency is also relying on National population Commission for death and birth registration.
He explained that the commission has started enrolling children between the ages of zero to 16.
However, Aziz said that either of the parents of the child needs to register so the child could be captured under the parent.
“But when the child is above 16, he or she will come back for an update,’’ he said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) also reports that newsmen were taken on a brief tour to the Network Operating System, Central System Storage, Cooling and Cards Process units of NIMC during the visit. (NAN)
CMY/MST
Edited by Muhammad Suleiman Tola