EFCC arrests over 65 persons for alleged vote buying Despite assurances from security agencies and electoral umpire, unseemly violence, voter suppression and apathy smeared Nigeria’s governorship and state assembly elections today. The elections were held across Nigeria on Saturday March 18, 2023. There were cases of violence and voter suppression reported across several…
[ad_1] Biu Central Market, the second largest market in Maiduguri, Borno State, is currently on fire. This is coming barely two weeks after the largest market in the town, Monday Market, was razed down and over 10,000 shops burnt. Our correspondent saw traders, who did not open because of elections, rushing to the scene as…
[ad_1] A House of Representatives member representing Buruku Federal Constituency, Kpam Sokpo, was on Saturday beaten to a pulp allegedly by soldiers of 401 Special Forces Brigade in Benue State. Sokpo was reportedly beaten at the Old Barn in Gboko Town, Gboko Local Government Area of the state by the soldiers who allegedly arrived at…
By Hassan John The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that Nigeria has made considerable progress in the fight against Tuberculosis (TB) but, however, warned that the progress is not good enough as Nigeria still has a lot of missing cases of the disease. The WHO National Professional Officer for TB, Dr. Enang…
80 percent of all strokes occur among residents of developing countries – WHO By Hassan John The Federal Government of Nigeria has been advised to equip and recruit the needed manpower in the country tertiary hospitals so that they can tackle cases of stroke. Professor Kolawole Wahab of the Faculty of Medicine, University of…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) takes centre stage as Nigerians again return to the polls to vote in the governorship and state house of assembly elections holding today, kicking off in less than an hour across the country. The polls come three weeks after a dramatic round of presidential and National Assembly elections,…
[ad_1] The National Health Insurance Agency has vowed to tackle late payment of tariffs to HealthCare Facilities due to them from Health Maintenance Organisations. The Coordinator of the agency in Nasarawa State, Mrs. Mary Aliu, disclosed this on the sidelines of a one-day stakeholders forum held in Karu Local Government Area of the state on…
[ad_1] Segun Adewole The Lagos State Government has sealed two health facilities for non-compliance with regulatory standards. The facilities are Agege Central Hospital, located at No. 110, Old Ogba Central Mosque Road in the Agege area of the state; and Medville Global Health Center at 1, Alhaji Bashim Olaide Street, Ago Palace Way in the…
[ad_1] Daud Olatunji Suspected thieves reportedly broke into the newly inaugurated 100-bed Mother and Child Hospital in Iperu, Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State a month after commissioning. Our correspondent reports that the hospital was commissioned on Saturday, February 1, 2023, by the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. The thieves reportedly broke into the…
[ad_1] Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has said that the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) should be held culpable for the train accident that happened in Ikeja, Lagos, last Thursday. Six people reportedly died in the accident while many others were injured when a train coming from the Abeokuta axis rammed into a Bus Rapid…
