A Presidential spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, says the presidency has stepped into the crisis rocking the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) following the purported suspension of its Executive Secretary, Prof. Usman Yusuf. The Governing Council of the NHIS had on October 18 suspended Yusuf over alleged gross misconduct. But, Yusuf resumed work on Friday, a […]
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TURKISH PRESIDENT OFFICE/AFP / KAYHAN OZER, HO Erdogan outlined the steps taken by what he said was 15 person team who came from Riyadh planning to kill Khashoggi, including making reconnaissance outside Istanbul and then deactivating security cameras at the consulate Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said that the “savage murder” of journalist […]
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A man on death row, Ganiyu Onabanjo, seeking to appeal his conviction has discovered that the records of his case have gone missing. Onabanjo’s case was taken over by the Centre for Justice, Mercy and Reconciliation, which sought to file appeal against his conviction. The convict was arrested on allegation of armed robbery on June […]
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Aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Tuesday, kicked against an alleged imposition of the candidate of the House of Assembly representing the area, saying the action would affect the fortune of the party during the next general election. The stakeholders who stated […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Seme pledged that Nigeria will work closely with the Republic of Benin to ensure the success of the newly inaugurated Seme-Krake joint border post between both countries. Speaking at the official handing over ceremony of the joint border post, President Buhari described the project, aimed at enhancing the free […]
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Supporters of the All Progressives Congress under the aegis of Federation of Buhari Support Groups have staged a protest in support of the National Chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiomhole. The protesters who came in several buses took up strategic positions in and around Blantyre Street where the APC National Secretariat is located. Armed policemen […]
Continue ReadingMazi Nnamdi Kanu Nigerian Government Tuesday reacted to the reappearance of the Nigerian separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu months after he was declared missing.Kanu was last seen in public in September 2017 before Nigerian soldiers raided his residence in Umuahia. In September 2017, the Indigenous People of Biafra alleged that Kanu and his parents might have […]
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Umahi assures Ebonyi’s 1.3million votes come 2019 THE Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Vice Presidential candidate for the 2019 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, has pledged continued loyalty to the leadership and ideals of the South East zone and urged the Ndigbo to remain loyal to both Umahi and other leaders of the zone. Peter Obi […]
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AFP / ADEM ALTAN Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called for suspects in Khashoggi’s killing to be tried in Istanbul Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday called for the trial in Istanbul of the Saudi suspects in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a crime that he said was intricately planned days in advance. Erdogan […]
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AFP / FAYEZ NURELDINE Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih says the kingdom is in “crisis” in the face of international outrage over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in a speech at an investment forum boycotted by a host of global CEOs and policymakers Saudi Arabia is in “crisis” in the face of international outrage […]
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