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Bauchi to vaccinate 9-14 year old ladies against Papilloma Virus
By Samuel Luka, Bauchi
The Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BSPHCDA) has on Wednesday announced that ladies between the age of 9-14 would be vaccinated against the Papilloma virus across the state.
Human Papilloma Virus is an infection that causes warts in various parts of the body, depending on the strain. It is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI), and a common virus that can cause cervical cancers later in life, but children can be protected from it through vaccination.
The Executive Chairman, Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BSPHCDA), Dr. Rilwanu Mohammed stated this while welcoming media practitioners at an orientation meeting organized by the State Technical Working group for Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine introduction on Wednesday.
Dr. Rilwanu Mohammed said, Bauchi state has since commenced preparation for the HPV vaccination with a view prevention the virus from affecting the ladies.
The Executive Chairman of the state PHCDA who noted that the vaccination exercise is targeted at girls from 9-14 years old, said once the vaccine is ready, the exercise will commence across the state.
“We want you to inform the public about the intended vaccination, we have had a meeting with religious leaders and some traditional leaders on why we want to administer Human Papilloma vaccine which is coming up in September “, he said.
Dr. Rilwanu said that the aim of holding the meeting was to enable journalists ask all the necessary question on why government intends to carry out the vaccination exercise with a view to informing and educating members of the public about its importance.
“If the vaccine is available, we are going to administer it to ladies from 9-14 years, if it is not available, we will target 9 years old ladies only in order to give them the prevention”, he said.
The SPHDA Executive Chairman who stated that a technical working group have set up under his Chairmanship, said they have discussed with officials of World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and other partners on how to carry out the HPV vaccine.
“We hope that when we start the vaccination, we are not going to have much problem because information has already reached members of the public”, he further explained.
Dr. Rilwanu said that the agency is going to use all forms of languages that people can understand to create awareness and pass information about the vaccine so that parents will allow their children to get vaccinated.
According to him, it has been identified that early marriage also contribute to the problem of Papilloma virus, as such, ladies from 9-14 years old are targeted for the vaccine to protect them in case they are married off early.
Presenting a paper with the title; ‘Role of Media Practitioners in the roll-out of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine Campaign’, State Technical Officer HPV Introduction, World Health Organization (WHO) in Bauchi, Mustapha Mai-Iyali Umar urged journalists to actively involved in ensuring that the vaccination exercise succeeds.
Mai-Iyali called on the media to actively support the state technical working group by reporting its activities while working in synergy to develop, adapt and translate inter-education and communication (IEC) for the HPV vaccine.
He further appealed to the media to support the effort through Information dissemination using various outlets and platforms, among others.
The Enugu State Government has suspended His Royal Majesty, Igwe Eze William Ezugwu, the traditional ruler of Ibagwa Ogbozalla Opi Autonomous Community, in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu state.
The state government accused Igwe Ezugwu of violating provisions of the state’s Traditional Rulers Law.
In a letter of suspension dated September 24, the Enugu State Government cited his alleged failure to constitute his cabinet, failure to establish a Town Union governing body, and persistent conduct deemed inconsistent with the laws governing traditional rulers in the state.
The suspension comes barely three weeks after Igwe William Ezugwu received NDC presidential candidate Peter Obi at his palace in Opi, Nsukka LGA, where he reportedly blessed Obi’s presidential ambition.
The Deputy Commander of Operation Rainbow, CSP (Chief Superintendent of Police) Dennis David Babale, has been killed after gunmen suspected to be Fulani Bandits ambushed personnel of the security outfit along the Bokkos-Barkin Ladi road in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State.
Operation Rainbow is a State-backed community security and intelligence-gathering outfit in Plateau State, Nigeria, originally established in 2010 under former Governor Jonah Jang and recently revamped by Governor Caleb Mutfwang to combat rural violence and beef up grassroots security.
The incident reportedly occurred at about 4:06 p.m. on Tuesday, September 22, 2026 when the personnel, travelling in a Toyota Hilux vehicle, came under attack by unidentified gunmen.
Troops of Sector 4, Operation ENDURING PEACE (OPEP), responded to a distress report and moved to the location of the attack.
Sources told reporters that Babale sustained gunshot wounds during the ambush and was evacuated to the General Hospital, Barkin Ladi, for medical attention.
Following the attack, troops, working alongside personnel of other security agencies, launched offensive operations and a manhunt for the assailants within the general area.
Security forces have intensified efforts to track the attackers and prevent further attacks along the route.
Director General/CEO of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and Nigeria’s Permanent Representative at the World Meteorological Organization, Prof. Charles Anosike and other Chief Executive Officers of similar agencies across the world, have concluded a one week high level dialogue on Climate Science Information for Climate Finance and the 53rd Senior Official Field Exchange (SOFE) in Beijing, China.
The event which was hosted by World Meteorological Organization (WMO), took place from September 14 to 18, 2026 and featured discussions on: strengthening the role and leadership development of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) in mobilizing climate finance; aligning scientific and technical capabilities with risk-informed, people-centred early warning systems; shifting from technical assistance to sustainable investments by expanding practical cooperation between meteorological frameworks and multilateral financing entities; and support to NMHSs leadership on strengthening strategic thinking and fostering productive partnerships.
Held back-to-back with the High-level dialogue was the 53rd Senior Official Field Exchange to Fujian Province for first-hand exposure to the implementation of Multi-hazard, Alert, Zero-gap and Universal (MAZU) platform – China’s AI-driven meteorological early warning solution in support of the Early Warnings for All (EW4All) initiative and disaster risk reduction practices through technical exchanges, field visits and peer learning.
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