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 ...
Read More »Sanwo-Olu advocates clampdown on oil theft, pipeline vandalism
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has sought a fresh incentive into the fight against oil theft and pipeline vandalism nationwide. Consequently, he challenged security agencies to deal decisively with the economic crimes and their perpetrators. He said it was in line with ...
Read More »Enugu lawyer asks EFCC to release funds recovered from suspect
An Enugu-based lawyer, Arinze Onyia, has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to release the N1m it recovered during investigating of a suspect, Abel Ani, over a failed land deal. Onyia said he paid N3m to Ani for ...
Read More »Don seeks transformation of Almajiri system to avoid dangers ahead
A university teacher with the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, Dr. Ahmad Jibrin Suleiman, has urged Northern states government to transform the Almajiri system in order to avoid the looming danger it poses to society. In a lecture titled: “Transforming ...
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