Beneficiaries of the Kwara State Community Health Insurance Scheme will hit 600,000 mark from the present 80,000 by the year 2018 when the scheme would have been in operation for about eleven years. Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed gave this indication yesterday at the flag-off of the Community Health Insurance Scheme in Share, Headquarters of Ifelodun local Government area and ... Read More »
In the build up to the June 21 Gubernatorial Election in Ekiti State and in their continued effort at strengthening electoral processes as well as actively engaging key stakeholders, leaders and institutions in Nigeria, the United States of America’s Consul-General in Lagos, Jeffrey J. Hawkins led his team to pay a courtesy visit to Hon. Michael Opeyemi Bamidele (MOB) yesterday at his country home ... Read More »
The captured terrorists | credits: Defence Headquarters The Defence Headquarters on Tuesday said soldiers of the Multi-National Joint Task Force have arrested unspecified number of Boko Haram attackers who had been wounded in the course of the renewed bombardments of their camps by the military. A statement on Tuesday by the Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Chris Olukolade, said ... Read More »
Iledare Oluwajuwonlo James aka Jaywon has written a letter via his lawyer requesting for his contract with Kennis Music to be terminated. JAYWON wrote,in the same letter, his readiness and willingness to pay off all costs therein accordingly. Meanwhile, Independent Broadcasters Association of Nigeria IBAN MEMBERS and all broadcasters on all platforms are hereby advised to Un-list the works (Either ... Read More »
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has fuelled recent speculation that he would soon dump the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the fast growing opposition, the All Progressive Congress, (APC). The Speaker who is also from the North-West zone, was conspicuously absent at the North-West rally of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held in Kaduna ... Read More »
The Agile soldiers of the Nigerian army killed 215 members of the islamic terror group, Boko Haram in their latest offensive in their camps near Chad Republic border. The attacked backed by strong air assault has flattened the Sambisa Forest Camps on second attempt and five other hidden camps. In the last two weeks about 987 Islamic terrorist operating ... Read More »
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Monday gave his assent to the Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency Bill, stating that the purpose of the law is to protect consumers and to ensure that they get value for their money. The Governor who spoke at the Conference Room of the Lagos House, Ikeja added that the piece of ... Read More »
Stern looking fully armed security operatives from the Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Police Force on Tuesday morning surrounded the headquarters of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation in Abuja. Although officials of the corporation denied any bomb threat, our correspondent gathered that the heavily armed men were drafted to site following claims of possible attack on the NNPC towers by terrorists. Asked ... Read More »
Barring last minute changes, President Goodluck Jonathan may send a fresh list of ministerial nominees to the Senate for consideration and approval. Those being touted as possible nominees include, a former Governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau, his counterpart in Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, and Senator Gbemi Saraki from Kwara State. Investigations by our correspondent revealed that the Presidency, ... Read More »
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a nursing mother, Imaobong Udoh, for allegedly selling her three-day old baby girl. Also arrested along with Imaobong were four persons for allegedly participating in the theft of the baby. They are the buyer, Mrs. Regina James; her husband, Mfon James; the traditional birth attendant who delivered the baby, Mrs. Comfort Henry; ... Read More »
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