Abductors of the traditional ruler of Obom–Agbogugu autonomous community in Awgu Council of Enugu State, Igwe Sunday Orji and his wife have asked for N50 million ransom for their release. It was learnt from one of the sons yesterday that ...
Read More »Rivers ADP guber candidate, group seek adequate implementation of gender-friendly policies
Governorship candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) in Rivers State, Victor Fingesi, has called for adequate implementation of gender-friendly policies. He said that women would make greater impact in politics and governance if given better opportunities. Also, a group, ...
Read More »Lawyers urge National Assembly to respect court order on Bauchi legislature
Lawyers under the aegis of Bauchi Assembly of Youths Political Actors (BAYOPA) have called on the leadership of the National Assembly to obey the interim injunction of a state high court on the state House of Assembly. Speaking to newsmen ...
Read More »INEC’s postponement of presidential election illegal, says HDP as tribunal reserves judgment
The Hope Democratic Party (HDP) has insisted that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) shifted this year’s presidential polls from February 16 to 23 in breach of the Electoral Act 2010. Its lead counsel, Chukwunoyerem Njoku, told the Presidential Election ...
Read More »61 Year old Man Found Dead in His Car, Police Arrest 32 deadly Cult Members
The Lagos State Police Command under the able leadership of the Commissioner of Police, CP Zubairu muazu is Winning the War Against Cultists. The command in a press statement released by the Command Spokesman DSP Bala Elkana yesterday said that ...
Read More »APC wins Plateau legislative by-election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Yakubu Yackson Sanda, as winner of the Pengana constituency by-election held in Plateau State. He polled 9, 222 votes to beat his closest rival and ...
Read More »Functional NHIS is solution to universal health coverage, says experts
Medical experts have said that until Nigeria has a functional National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), it will not attain the Sustainable Development Goals target of achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030. They lamented that the UHC, as stated by ...
Read More »NNPC, Shell donate medical equipment to Abuja hospital
To support the treatment of cancer patients nationwide, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) have donated additional Linear Accelerator Radiotherapy Machine to the National Hospital, Abuja. Speaking in federal capital at ...
Read More »Nigeria Medical Association commends expert on prostrate cancer treatment in Edo
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has hailed the efforts of Benin City-based radiation oncologist, Dr. Oludare Adeyemi, for recording a major breakthrough in the treatment of the deadly prostate cancer common with men. Speaking on behalf of the NMA president, ...
Read More »ERA tasks Federal Government on renewable energy sources
The Environmental Rights Action (ERA) has urged the Federal Government to discard oil and gas dependence for renewable energy sources as a sustainable solution to Nigeria’s power supply challenge. Its executive director, Dr. Godwin Uyi Ojo, noted that government had ...
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