Oyo State Government has vowed to eradicate any form of quack practices in all private medical facilities and government owned hospitals. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Azeez Adeduntan made the pledge while receiving Oyo State House Committee on Health, which paid him a visit on budget performance, in his office in Ibadan during the
Worried about the slow rollout of broadband infrastructure across Nigeria, advocacy group, Broadband 2018 Coalition has called on the Federal Government to expedite the implementation of the country’s five year broadband plan that was developed and submitted by the presidential committee on broadband in 2013. In a statement released at the weekend, the Broadband Coalition
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder has ‘declared war’ on Anthony Joshua and urged Eddie Hearn to put him in a package with Dillian Whyte. The rivalry between Wilder and AJ has been boiling over for sometime now with both fighters seemingly desperate for the unification bout to happen. ‘As soon as Anthony Joshua accepts the
Those plotting and fighting for the dismemberment of the Nigerian state are bound to fail because God didn’t make mistake in bringing the various ethnic groups together in one country, Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has said. Dogara spoke at the weekend during a reception organised by Northern Nigeria Christian Politicians
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, yesterday said he would only appear before the Senate over the allegation of corruption against him by Senator Isah Misau (Bauchi Central) only after discussing with his legal team. He spoke with State House correspondents after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on security challenges in the country
Former President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Isa Ayo Salami (Retd.), has explained why he rejected the chairmanship of the Corruption and Financial Crimes Cases Monitoring Committee of the National Judicial Council (NJC). The explanation was made in a letter addressed to Justice Walter Onnoghen, Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) and Chairman, NJC. In
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has continued to rain significant fire on insurgents hideouts, with intensive day and night aerial bombardments. The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore Olatokunbo Adesanya, disclosed this on Saturday in Abuja. According to a statement by Adesanya, on Oct. 30, NAF conducted an air interdiction mission
The MMM Ponzi scheme in Nigeria has gain frozen all Mavros with a promise to restart. The notice of the decision which was contained in a statement released by the MMM Administration and titled ‘restart’ blamed the federal government and mass media for its decision. The organisation said it has not been able to overcome
On Sunday, October 29, Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna fielded questions on his monthly media chat. The governor spoke on diverse issues, from early budget preparation, to unqualified teachers and the planned $350 million loan. Here are excerpts from the interview. Q: Your government has set a pattern for presenting budgets early
THE spokesman of President Muhammadu Buhari, Femi Adesina says majority of the appointments made by his principal are not from the north. Adesina said this on Saturday while reacting to report that majority of those appointed by Buhari are northerners. The presidential spokesman also said despite the “biased reportage”, Buhari is committed to serving all