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Yobe Government Sets to Launch Fresh Research on the Causes of Kidney Disease in Bade Emirate
Yobe Government Sets to Launch Fresh Research on the Causes of Kidney Disease in Bade Emirate
By: Kolo Gulani
The Governor of Yobe State, Hon. Mai Mala Buni has directed the Biomedical Science Research and Training Center (BioRTC) of Yobe State University and Office of the Special Adviser to the Governor on Science, Research and Innovation, Dr. Mahmoud Bukar Maina, to launch another research on the causes of kidney disease and other related ailments in Gashua and it environs.
This was disclosed today, 10th August 2024 during a courtesy call paid on the Emir of Bade, His Royal Highness, Alh. Umar Abubakar Suleiman in his palace in Gashua.
The delegation which was led by the Commissioner, Yobe State Ministry of Health and Human Services, Dr. Mohammed Lawan Gana, said they were at the palace with a group of International Scientists from renowned institutions across the globe mainly to notify the Emir on the fresh launching of another research on the kidney disease and other related ailments in the state.
Speaking during the visit, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Science, Research and Innovation, Dr. Mahmoud Bukar Maina who doubled as the Director, Biomedical Research Training Center (BioRTC), said the scholars came from the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Algeria, Senegal and Ghana.
Dr. Maina also informed the Emir that the team will deepen their research on the root causes of the kidney disease and find out the lasting solutions, stressing that last year the team were with the Governor of Yobe State, Hon. Mai Mala Buni where they visited renowned research institutes including Crick Institute London, University of York, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University College London and University of Sussex in the United Kingdom.
He then informed the Emir that BioRTC was established with the backing of His Excellency to address such local health challenges through Scientific research.
The Vice-Chancellor of Federal University Gashua, Prof. Maimuna Waziri, who was also there at the palace, said their University is ready to collaborate with the team so as to find a lasting solutions to the menace.
Prof. Waziri added that many have tried to find out the root causes of kidney disease in Gashua and it environs. But to date, the answer remains obscured
In his response, the Emir of Bade, His Royal Highness, Alh. Umar Abubakar Suleiman, said Gashua and it environs has been battling with kidney disease for years. He informed the team that his doors are always open for support in carrying out their assignments.
The Royal Father then thanked the Governor of Yobe State, Hon. Mai Mala Buni and the team for showing so much concern on Emirate, the state and the country in general.
In their separate remarks, the Deputy Speaker, Yobe State House of Assembly, Hon. Ya’u Usman Dachia, Chief Medical Director, Yobe State University Teaching Hospital, Dr. Baba Goni Waru and Dr. Yaw Aniweh from University in Ghana expressed their readiness in supporting the research.
Yobe Government Sets to Launch Fresh Research on the Causes of Kidney Disease in Bade Emirate
Ambassador Mamman hails Buratai’s legacy, urges youth mentorship
By: Zagazola Makama
Ambassador Yusuf Mamman, former Nigerian envoy, has lauded the leadership and reforms of retired Lt.-Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai, former Chief of Army Staff, describing him as a “soldier’s soldier” whose tenure transformed the Nigerian Army’s doctrine, structure, and innovation.
Mamman, who chaired the public presentation of the book Life Principles for Greatness from the Life of Lt.-Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai, said he accepted the role without hesitation because the work offered lessons for Nigeria’s youth.
He recalled that Buratai rose from a cadet in the Nigerian Defence Academy to become Chief of Army Staff at a time the country faced the existential threat of Boko Haram insurgency.
“He came at a very challenging and difficult time in our national history, when Boko Haram posed the biggest existential threat to Nigeria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity since the civil war,” Mamman said.
According to him, Buratai spearheaded deep and profound changes that reshaped military doctrine, operations, and troop welfare, laying the foundation for the ongoing modernisation of the Nigerian Army.
“He never sought to take credit, but his works were very evident and clear. The master plan for the Army’s modernisation we are following today was driven by his vision,” he added.
Mamman also linked Buratai’s example to the need for youth empowerment, noting that Nigeria’s young people are making significant contributions in technology, media, and the creative industry.
“We must give them the enabling environment to harness their creativity for national greatness. Our future relies on the resilience, creativity, and scholarship of our youth,” he said.
The event, held in Abuja Intercontinental Hotel attracted dignitaries including Senior Military Officers, both serving and retired, Sen. Abdulaziz Yar’adua, Chairman Senate Committee on Army, and other prominent Nigerians.
Ambassador Mamman hails Buratai’s legacy, urges youth mentorship
Kachalla Alti kills rival bandit kingpin, Dankarami Usaini in Zamfara community
By: Zagazola Makama
A feared bandit kingpin, Kachalla Alti, has killed a fellow gang leader in Matsuki village, Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, in what residents described as a deadly supremacy battle.
Zagazola gathered from sources that the incident, which occurred at about 4:45 p.m. on Monday, has left the community tense and largely deserted.
Witnesses said the slain bandit, identified as Dankarami Usaini, 40, a Hausa native of Matsuki, had long operated from the Dangajeru forest, allegedly extorting residents and attacking those who resisted.
According to locals, Dankarami was in the village to collect levies on behalf of Kachalla Alti, the younger brother of notorious armed gang leader, Adamu Alero.
However, discontent had been brewing among residents over the “excessive harassment” by Dankarami. They reportedly reached out to Kachalla Alti to intervene. Kachalla Alti stormed the village with his men and shot Dankarami dead on the spot.
Following the killing, many residents fled to nearby villages, fearing retaliatory attacks from Dankarami’s loyalists.
Local sources said tension remains high, with sporadic gunfire heard in nearby forest routes.
Kachalla Alti kills rival bandit kingpin, Dankarami Usaini in Zamfara community
Police, hunters search for kidnapped septuagenarian in Gombe
By: Zagazola Makama
Police in Gombe State, in collaboration with local hunters, have launched a search for a 60-year-old man abducted by gunmen in Funakaye Local Government Area.
Sources said the incident occurred on Tuesday at about 12:30 a.m., when about seven armed men stormed the Ganti area of Abuku village via Ribadu Bajoga and kidnapped one Muhammadu Lawal to an unknown location.
Upon receiving the report from the village head of Bage, a joint team of police operatives and hunters mobilised to comb nearby communities in an effort to rescue the victim unhurt.
The sources said no arrests had been made as of the time of filing this report.
Police, hunters search for kidnapped septuagenarian in Gombe
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