Browsing: Nasarawa State

The Nasarawa State Ministry of Health has said that no fewer than 7,345 residents of the state got infected with the deadly tuberculosis disease in 2023. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Gaza Gwamna, disclosed this to newsmen in Lafia, the state capital, on Thursday at a press conference to commemorate the 2024 World Tuberculosis […]

Troops of the Nigerian Army stopped and prevented a kidnapping incident on the busy Nasarawa-Kefi Road on Thursday. The people who were believed to have kidnapped attacked the person and took him away. But when people in the area asked for help, the soldiers went on a mission to rescue the person along the route. A statement by the Nigerian Army on Friday […]

A National Youths Service Corps member serving in the Nasarawa State Ministry of Special Duties on Humanitarian, Social Services, and NGOs, Patrick Asheazi, has organized a free genotype testing for at least 150 residents of the state to tackle the dreaded sickle cell disease. As per the Sickle Cell Society, sickle cell is a […]

No fewer than six persons have been reportedly killed by suspected herdsmen in the Kadarko community of Keana Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. Our correspondent gathered that two residents were killed at the Tse-Abir Azer community in Kadarko on Friday, while three Tiv farmers were shot dead on Sunday in the area. However, during […]