The Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Thursday expressed concerns over the spate of insecurity in the South-Western part of the country. The literary icon and renowned playwright said there was the need for urgent action to be taken by stakeholders to address the issue. He stated this while speaking with journalists at the Fagunwa […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Defence Headquarters to commence immediate investigation of the incident involving the troops of 93 Battalion, Takum, Taraba, which resulted in the death of three police officers and a civilian. The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, disclosed this when he briefed State House correspondents at the end […]
The immediate past Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, has said there was no particular budget for the revitalisation of 10,000 primary healthcare centres across the country. He explained that the cost of implementation at the beginning was to be sourced from donors, partners’ contributions and largely from part of the N51bn budgeted for the implementation […]
The Chairman, Medical Guild, Lagos, Dr Babajide Saheed, in an interview with one of our correspondents, has said he was not aware of any intervention from the Federal Government at any of the primary health centres in the state. “They have not touched any primary health centre in Lagos State since that declaration in 2017. […]
The National Association of Nigerian Students on Thursday pickets three South African Companies including MTN office in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, protesting frequent Xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in South Africa. The other offices picketed were MultiChoice DSTV and Stanbic IBTC branch, all in Oke-Ilewo, Abeokuta. The protesting students led by National Public Relations Officer of […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday arraigned a former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Maurice Iwu, for an alleged fraud of N1.23bn. Iwu was arraigned on four counts before the Federal High Court in Lagos. In the charges, the EFCC alleged that he committed the offence in the build-up to […]
The Akwa Ibom State Chairman of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, Patrick Odu, has said some of the health centres promised by the Federal Government for revitalisation were not working. Odu, in an interview with The PUNCH, said some of them had either been converted to church premises or had long been […]
The Nigerian Army says the three policemen and a civilian who were shot dead by unidentified soldiers along the Ibi-Jalingo Road, Taraba State, had been mistaken for kidnappers. The incident happened on Tuesday. The Police operatives, led by ASP Felix Adolije of the Intelligence Response Team, reportedly came under attack while taking a kidnap kingpin, Alhaji […]
Serena Williams looked solid in her first match since losing the Wimbledon final, defeating 20th-ranked Elise Mertens of Belgium 6-3, 6-3 on Wednesday at the WTA Toronto tournament. The 37-year-old American, one crown shy of a record-tying 24th Grand Slam singles title, advanced in 75 minutes at her first US Open hardcourt tuneup event. “I […]
The Kogi State House Of Assembly, commenced impeachment process against the state’s Deputy Governor, Simon Achuba today. The Assembly based its decision on the action and utterances of the Deputy Governor on national television stations. The members described Achuba’s action as gross misconduct against the governor of the state, Yahaya Bello and the people of […]
