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Fresh polio outbreak hits Jigawa, Katsina, Yobe
Following the confirmation of a fresh polio outbreak in Jigawa, Katsina and Yobe States, the Kano State Government, on Monday, flagged off fresh rounds of polio immunization exercise in nine local government areas that share borders with the affected states.
Four teenage girls drown in Jigawa pond
Four teenage girls who attempted swimming across a pond in Sakwaya village in Dutse Local Government Area of Jigawa State have drowned.
2.5m children to be immunised against measles in Kano
Over 2.5 million children within the range of nine months and five years are expected to be vaccinated against measles in the 44 local government areas of Kano State.
Kano targets 2m children for immunisation against measles
The Kano State government said on Sunday that it had targeted about two million children aged between nine months and five years for immunisation against measles in the ongoing vaccination.
Emir Sanusi sacks two traditional rulers
The Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, on Friday sacked two traditional rulers.
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Mo Salah named BBC African Footballer of the Year
Liverpool superstar Mohamed Salah has become the fourth player to be named the BBC African Footballer of the Year a second time, making history for club and country in doing so.
Marcus Rashford: Manchester United aren’t underdogs at Liverpool
Marcus Rashford insists Manchester United do not head to Liverpool as underdogs, and that Jose Mourinho is a winner.
Federal government moves to address incessant strike by medical workers
The Federal Government is taking a move to address the issue of incessant strikes by Medical Workers; as the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, promised on Friday that the government will consider their requests.
Francis Meshioye: There is nothing negative about Ogboni fraternity
The Reformed Ogboni Fraternity says its ultimate objective is to promote good values, discipline and justice in the society.
Premier League calls on fans to behave after incidents of abuse
The Premier League published a message to fans on Friday calling on them to support their teams in the right way following recent incidents of abuse that have blighted the game.
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Manchester United romp to 4-1 win against struggling Fulham
Jose Mourinho answered his critics — for the time being at least — as his Manchester United side recorded their biggest league victory in 13 months with a 4-1 win over Fulham.
NUPENGASSAN: We’re not going on strike
The Oil workers unions have reassured the Federal government that its members would not go on strike over the threat of Depot owners to shut down services over issues on payment of outstanding subsidy claims.
Congo Brazzaville submit surprise bid to host 2019 Afcon tournament
While either Morocco or South Africa are being strongly tipped to host the tournament, Congo Brazzaville surprisingly filed their bid to replace Cameroon, who were stripped of the hosting rights.
Central bank grants AMAC microfinance bank operating licence
The bank, which was commissioned last week by FCT Minister, Muhammed Musa Bello, would afford small scale business owners opportunity to access loans without collateral and with little or no interest to boost their businesses.
Zenith Bank pioneers POS collections without payment cards
Zenith Bank becomes the first Nigerian bank to successfully integrate and launch Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) payments on Point of Sales (POS), enabling customers to pay for goods and services via POS terminals without the use of cards