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The founder of a non governmental organisation- Pregnancy Support Foundation (PSF), Mrs. Adesua Oni, has called for urgent steps to address the increasing rate of maternal mortality in Nigeria. Speaking in an interview with journalists during a medical outreach for pregnant women in the Mando area of Kaduna metropolis, she noted that Nigeria’s maternal mortality…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has extended the closing date for the purchase and submission of Expression of Interest and Nomination forms for the 2023 general election. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Debo Ologunagba, in a statement Friday night, said the extension was to make up for the two-day public holidays as announced…

A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Babachir Lawal, has said that about 40 leading Christian politicians in the north are working to ensure that the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC), failed. Speaking in an interview on Arise TV on Wednesday, Lawal said , the introduction of a…

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has withdrawn the suspension of Mamman Mike Osuman, its chairman. Osuman was suspended on November 22, for allegedly issuing an unauthorised statement during the forum’s meeting in Kaduna. The ACF chairman was accused of issuing a statement, saying that the North would support a northern candidate for the presidency in…