By Princess Simon (Bureau Chief North Central,but in Minna)

Niger state government said it has taken a number of decisive measures aimed at not only repositioning the Health sector but holding errant staff accountable in order to safeguard the lives of patients, including pregnant mothers and their babies.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

No fewer than 475 persons have been convicted and sentenced to various jail terms between September and November 2021 following charges filed against them by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at Federal High Courts across the country.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

Efforts to mobilize more support for the ongoing war against illicit drug trafficking and abuse in the country received a boost from the Armed Forces when the Chairman/CEO of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier-General Mohammed Buba Marwa, met with the heads of the military establishment at the Defense Headquarters, Abuja.

* Over 4,000kg Of Narcotics Seized In 8 Other States

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have raided two clandestine drug stores in Lagos where a pregnant woman Eze Joy Chioma was arrested with 1,442 kilograms of imported skunk while four men including a 62-year-old Basset Emmanuel were arrested with 182,000 tablets of Tramadol.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

Foremost contender in the 2023 presidential election and ex-President of the Senate, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, has congratulated his bosom friend and humanitarian activist, Barrister Zanna Bukar Mustapha, on his nomination among the top 10 Heroes of the Cable Network News (CNN).

By Ankeli Emmanuel (In Sokoto State)

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, today, Sunday December 19, 2021, celebrates his 45 years of Priesthood and 10 years as a Bishop.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

A coalition of 15 Civil Society Organizations, (CSOs) has, in Abuja, alerted the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, to a likely threat to the public peace through the activities of an illegal group using the death of Keren Akpagher, a student of the Premiere Academy in Abuja, as a cover.

• * As He Marks 79th Birthday In Istanbul, Turkey

By Janet Bassey (Governance Reporter)

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, December 17, 2021, marked his 79th Birthday in faraway Istanbul, Turkey. He used the opportunity to give a hint on how he would spend his retirement in office when he quits power in 2023 as Nigeria's President.

By Rose Nwankwu (Anambra State Correspondent)

The Anambra State Government has sympathized with Chief Emeka Anyaoku, the former Commonwealth Secretary-General, over the death of his immediate younger brother, Engineer Bertram Ogugua Anyaoku, a former Executive Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA).

By John Ituma (Ebonyi State Correspondent)

The authorities of Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo (AE-FUNAI) in Ebonyi State have appealed to the Federal Government to urgently intervene in the ecological and infrastructural difficulties being encountered by the University since its inception.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

The League of Patriots, on Saturday, congratulated the former Senate President, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, on the award of excellence conferred on him on Thursday by a UK-based media group, TheNigerian News.

I often pay homage or tribute to those that deserves recognition and I shall do just that to a man of honour Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu.