healthcare delivery
22 Nov
Vice President Kashim Shettima has restated the Federal Government's commitment to improving healthcare delivery in Nigeria, especially
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A former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Sha'aban Sharada, has been appointed by the Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum (PI-SF) as its Director for African Parliamentarians Engagement and a member of its Steering Committee. PI-SF is a global platform chaired by United States Congressman Robert Pittenger which brings together lawmakers, security experts, and policymakers to…
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The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, February 20, 2025, arraigned 18 additional Chinese nationals before Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. They are: Huang Bo, Xiong Zhen, Lai Rui Feng, Deng Wei Qiang, Fu Min, Qin Xiao Yong, Li Dong, Li…
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A High Court sitting in Ilesa, Osun State on Friday ordered the leadership of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) to conduct the state local government elections in the state on Saturday, February 22, 2025. An enrollment order delivered by Justice A. Aderibigbe, mandated and compelled "all the Security agents comprising of the Nigeria…
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Members of the Doka Community in Kaduna have petitioned the state governor, Senator Uba Sani, to probe the circumstances leading to the death of a Senior Secondary Two (SS2) student of Government Technical College, Ahmed Musa, who was found with signs of brutalisation and strangulation. Furthermore, the father of the deceased, Comrade Musa Muhammed, a…
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The Delta State Police Command has assured the citizens of the state that their security is paramount and that the police are ready to ensure their lives and property are secured. The Police spokesperson, Bright Edafe, made this known on his X handle (formerly Twitter) as the state command showcased illegal arms and highlighted cases…
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Ugandan authorities said Friday they had abandoned a bid to try opposition leader Kizza Besigye for treason in a military court, passing the case to a civilian tribunal and prompting him to end his hunger strike. Besigye, 68, is a leading opponent of President Yoweri Museveni -- in power for nearly 40 years -- whom…
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Long years before Access Bank Lagos City Marathon and 10 years after Mudashiru Shittu Before the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon started 10 years ago on February 6, 2016, the last time there was an international marathon in Nigeria was probably in 1994 at the Milo International Marathon in Lagos, where there was a catastrophe…
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Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, on Friday, expressed deep sadness and condolences to the family of Pius Etim, a young man who tragically lost his life in an unfortunate incident on Thursday evening at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City, following heavy rainfall. Okpebholo described the collapsed mast that killed Pius Etim during the heavy…
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Supporters of former Minister of Power, Engineer Sale Mamman, have raised concerns that the N33.8 billion money laundering allegations against him may be politically motivated. In a statement released in Jalingo, Taraba State, on Friday and signed by Jacob Sunkani, the group argued that recent developments in the trial at the Federal High Court in…
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Thirteen Kenyan security officers pleaded not guilty to charges of murdering two Indian men and their Kenyan driver in 2022 in a politically-charged case, their lawyer said Friday. The policemen along with a national intelligence officer and a wildlife warden went before a judge on Thursday over the killing of driver Nicodemus Mwania Mwange and…