OONI UNVEILS INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL, DIAGNOSTIC CENTRE, URGES END TO FOREIGN MEDICAL TOURISM With a view to putting an end to the endemic medical tourism by which Nigerians spend between $1.5 billion to $2 billion annually on foreign medical cares, the Ooni of Ife, Arole Oduduwa Olofin Adimula, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, CFR Ojaja II, will…
FCT Police, Hunters DSS engage kidnappers in gun duel’, rescue two victims The FCT Police command in conjunction with DSS local hunters at the weekend rescued two young girls from kidnappers According to SP Josephine Adeh, ANIPR FCT Police Public Relations Officer, in a statement released to the press the victims: Mart Ojadi, 15 years…
The Joe Biden I saw yesterday was not the same Biden I know and respect. I got so pissed off and disillusioned and depressed that I turned off my tv and went to bed feeling miserable and deflated because I once wrote an article wondering why Biden is going to choose to debate a serial…
DECREE 25 In line with the Igbo proverb popularized in “Things Fall Apart“ that a man who does not know where the rain began to beat him cannot say where he dried his body”, we must begin to think of where this heavy rain began to beat us in Nigeria so as to know what…
Bayelsa Elders Console Deputy Governor Ewhrudjakpo Over Brother’s Death The Bayelsa Elders Council has commiserated with the state Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, over the death of his immediate elder brother, Nathaniel Ewhrudjakpo, whose sad event took place at the weekend. The Elders Council, led by its Chairman, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John Jonah (Rtd.), on…
Navy destroys 10 illegal refinery sites, speed boat in Bayelsa The Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base in Brass, Bayelsa, has destroyed 10 illegal refinery sites, a speed boat and a total of 100,000 litres of suspected stolen crude oil, in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa. The Commanding Officer, Forward Operating Base (FORMOSO), Capt. Ifeanyichukwu…
FRAMEWORK AND CONTEXT OF NWGF SUMMIT MEETING IN KATSINA: What must be done! Introduction. The two days meeting of the North-West Peace and Security Summit in Katsina has brought to fore the need to revive traditional mechanism to arrest insecurity and its attendant Wahala. The meeting of the Nigeria Governors Forum was to work cooperatively…
Cholera outbreak: Abuja ATWAP Chairman tasks residents on hygiene In light of the escalating cholera outbreak affecting various parts of Nigeria, Chairman of the Association of Table Water Producers (ATWAP) Abuja Chapter, Hon. Muhammed Okpanachi Akwuh, has issued a heartfelt plea to residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. With the Nigeria Centre for…
Tech, key in curbing ghost workers menace – Expert To effectively address the persistent issue of ghost workers in the public service, experts argue that the government must leverage technology to verify and monitor genuine employees. The process would also ensure a more transparent and efficient public service system. To this end, non-existent workers in…
Jailbreak: We won’t allow repeat of Suleja incident, FG vows On April 24, rainfall destroyed the walls of the Suleja Custodial Centre and led to the escape of 118 inmates, some of who are still at large. At the time, the Federal government was already reconstructing parts of the wall, but the heavy rains pulled…
