Osun State Assembly moves against government doctors practicing in private hospitals while still working with the State Government.

  The Osun State House of Assembly has said it would soon enact a law that would prevent doctors in the employment of the state from having private hospitals.  The Speaker of the Assembly, Mr Timothy Owoeye, dropped the hint in his goodwill message at the turning of sod of the extension of the State […]

Herdsmen menace/banditry: Lagos, Benue, Ebonyi, five others to acquire drones

There are strong indications that no fewer than nine states will soon acquire remotely piloted aircraft (drones) and other devices as part of measures to tackle kidnapping and killing in their states. Investigations by The PUNCH on Saturday showed that the states included Ogun, Oyo, Ebonyi, Lagos, Osun, Ondo, Benue and Enugu. Sunday PUNCH had, […]

Bayelsa Spends N6bn Annually On Political Appointees, Says Dickson

He said his administration had invested N6bn annually to sustain the loyalists of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, occupying key positions under his government. Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has said that his administration spends N500m monthly to service political office holders numbering 1,500. Dickson, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), made this […]