{"id":178650,"date":"2025-09-12T14:16:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T13:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/noa-warns-against-hate-speech-over-kebbi-hospital-video"},"modified":"2025-09-13T08:32:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T07:32:15","slug":"noa-warns-against-hate-speech-over-kebbi-hospital-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/noa-warns-against-hate-speech-over-kebbi-hospital-video","title":{"rendered":"NOA Warns Against Hate Speech Over Kebbi Hospital Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The National Orientation Agency, NOA, in Kebbi State has cautioned citizens against resorting to hate speech and unpatriotic remarks while reacting to a viral video of patients in a flooded ward at Sir Yahaya Memorial Hospital, Birnin Kebbi.<\/p>\n<p>The State Director of NOA, Alhaji Muhammed Nasir-Karofi, issued the warning on Friday, stressing that while citizens have the right to demand accountability from leaders, such engagements should be conducted with civility and respect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGovernance is a continuous process. Constructive criticism helps leaders respond more effectively to citizens\u2019 needs, but mockery, insults, and hate speech only serve to divide society and weaken our collective ability to solve problems,\u201d Nasir-Karofi said.<\/p>\n<p>He urged community leaders, religious figures, and parents to caution their members and children against promoting hate speech, particularly on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Nasir-Karofi added that the agency would intensify sensitisation campaigns to promote unity and patriotism while also encouraging government institutions to respond promptly to genuine public concerns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The National Orientation Agency, NOA, in Kebbi State has cautioned citizens against resorting to hate speech and unpatriotic remarks while reacting to a viral video of patients in a flooded ward at Sir Yahaya Memorial Hospital, Birnin Kebbi. The State Director of NOA, Alhaji Muhammed Nasir-Karofi, issued the warning on Friday, stressing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":178649,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,30],"tags":[2329,254,746],"class_list":["post-178650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","tag-kebbi","tag-nigeria","tag-noa"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>NOA Warns Against Hate Speech Over Kebbi Hospital Video - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The National Orientation Agency, NOA, in Kebbi State has cautioned citizens against resorting to hate speech and unpatri ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/noa-warns-against-hate-speech-over-kebbi-hospital-video\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NOA Warns Against Hate Speech Over Kebbi Hospital Video\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The National Orientation Agency, NOA, in Kebbi State has cautioned citizens against resorting to hate speech and unpatri ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/noa-warns-against-hate-speech-over-kebbi-hospital-video\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-09-12T13:16:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-13T07:32:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/sm_1757676479.230929.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"675\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/noa-warns-against-hate-speech-over-kebbi-hospital-video#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/noa-warns-against-hate-speech-over-kebbi-hospital-video\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"NOA Warns Against Hate Speech Over Kebbi Hospital Video\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-12T13:16:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-13T07:32:15+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/noa-warns-against-hate-speech-over-kebbi-hospital-video\"},\"wordCount\":177,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/noa-warns-against-hate-speech-over-kebbi-hospital-video#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/sm_1757676479.230929.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Kebbi\",\"Nigeria\",\"NOA\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Community\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/noa-warns-against-hate-speech-over-kebbi-hospital-video#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/noa-warns-against-hate-speech-over-kebbi-hospital-video\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/noa-warns-against-hate-speech-over-kebbi-hospital-video\",\"name\":\"NOA Warns Against Hate Speech Over Kebbi Hospital Video - 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