Six persons were, on Monday, arraigned before an Oyo State High Court in Ibadan over alleged armed robbery. The six defendants are: Kadir Aderemi, Olawoyin Shina, Muyideen Faleke, Muyideen Ayoade, Ibrahim Ambali and Taiye Shittu. Reports state that they are…
The Kaduna State Contributory Health Management Authority (KADCHMA) says it has so far enrolled 400,000 residents in the State Contributory Health Scheme. The Director-General, KADCHMA, Aliyu Saidu, disclosed this on Monday, during a one-day orientation workshop for social and community…
Coalition of Societies for the Rights of Older People in Nigeria (COSROPIN) on Monday called on the Federal Government to prioritise the healthcare of the elderly to reduce their vulnerability to COVID-19 infection. Sen. Eze Ajoku, President of the coalition,…
Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, the Minister of Science and Technology during the inauguration in Abakaliki, said that the programme was part of strategies by President Muhammadu Buhari to reduce hardship among the youth. He said that under the programme, participants would…
The Taraba Commissioner for Budget and Planning, Mr Solomon Elisha, has expressed worries over poor internally-generated revenue (IGR) in the state. Elisha expressed the concerns at a press briefing on the approved 2021 budget estimate of the state on Monday…
The management of the Nigeria Women’s Football League (NWFL) on Monday announced the postponement of Week-5 fixtures citing the inability of all 14 clubs to meet the COVID-19 test requirements for players and team officials. The NWFL Media Officer, Dapo…
Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun, on Monday inaugurated 774,000 Federal Government Extended Special Public Works Programme in Osogbo. Oyetola said that the public works initiative was in line with Osun’s Development Agenda, aimed at guaranteeing and securing a better future…
A former military administrator of Benue, Retired Col. Aminu Isa Kontagora is dead. Gov. Samuel Ortom, while announcing his death on Monday in Makurdi, said the retired colonel died on Sunday, Jan. 10, at the age of 65. Ortom declared…
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the family of retired Col. Aminu Isa Kontagora, former Military Administrator of Benue and Kano States. The president in a condolence message by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu,…
The Ogun government has opened an Oxygen Therapy Centre to augment possible scarcity of life-saving consumables in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, who disclosed this to journalists on Monday in Abeokuta, said…
