POLITICS
Over 1.3 million residents enrolled in Lagos health insurance scheme – Official
December 6, 2024
Over 1.3 million residents have been enrolled in the Lagos State Health Insurance Scheme, Ilera-Eko, Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA), Emmanuella Zamba, has said. Speaking at a media parley as part of...
NASS considers bill to make security agencies recruit personnel from Man “O’ War
December 6, 2024
The National Assembly is currently considering a bill to allow the security agencies and paramilitary institutions recruit their personnel from Man’ O’ War. The bill, which has passed first reading in the House of Representative, was sponsored...
Court remands activist lawyer Dele Farotimi in prison, postpones bail hearing
December 4, 2024
A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, Wednesday, remanded a lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi, in prison over alleged defamation of Afe Babalola, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and founder of Afe...
Police nab fake soldier, others for fraud, robbery
December 4, 2024
The FCT Police Command has arrested several suspects, including a fake soldier, his accomplice; and an armed robbery syndicate popularly known as one-chance, terrorising Abuja. The police arrested one Moses Daniel for alleged fraud, and one Emmanuel...
Why Simon Ekpa cannot be granted bail – Finnish authorities
December 3, 2024
Finnish authorities have given reasons why the controversial pro-Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, cannot be granted bail in Finland. A Senior Detective Superintendent at Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation, Mikko Laaksonen, told Punch newspaper on Saturday that the...
Police to prosecute “bulletproof” herbalist in Abuja
December 1, 2024
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is set to prosecute one Ismail Usman, a herbalist, who shot himself while testing his self-made bulletproof charm. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT,...
Ex-aviation minister Osita Chidoka quits PDP
November 30, 2024
A former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He announced his resignation from the opposition party in a letter addressed to the Chairman of the PDP in Obosi...
Courts ends APGA protracted leadership dispute
November 27, 2024
The Supreme Courts has put to rest the protracted leadership dispute in the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), by affirming the emergence of Sly Ezeokenwa as the authentic National Chairman of the party. In two...
Nigeria-China trade reaches $22.6bn in 2023 — Shettima
November 27, 2024
Vice President Kashim Shettima has expressed satisfaction with the continuous increase in the volume of trade between Nigeria and China, saying Nigeria-China trade is one of the highest in Africa. Accordingly, he called for constant...
Women affairs applauds reintroduction of gender-sensitive bills
November 27, 2024
The Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has commended the National Assembly for reintroducing key gender-sensitive bills for reconsideration. She described the move as a significant step toward advancing gender equality and empowering women...
