Gbajabiamila, Sanwo-Olu seek better health care funding

THE Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, said the House was committed to increasing the allocation to the health sector to ensure better heath care service delivery. The…

Groups allege plot to divert NDDC funds with EFCC

CONCERNED groups in the Niger Delta region have alleged a plot to divert revenues of the Niger Delta Development Commission presently in custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.…

Lawan organises medical outreach for Yobe constituents

PRESIDENT of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Saturday flagged off an expanded medical outreach for 2020 in his Yobe North Senatorial District. The flag-off was held at the General Hospital,…

How 45 Lead City varsity students escape death

A mob attack on innocent students that could have resulted in bloodletting was averted last week. The youths were 45 newly admitted students of the Lead City University, Ibadan. The…

Lekki shootings: I saw corpse with bullet-torn head, protester tells panel

AN #EndSARS protester, Kamsiyochukwu Perpetual, has said she saw many dead bodies, including one with a bullet-torn head, following the alleged shootings at peaceful #EndSARS protesters by soldiers at the…

Malaria prevention drug administered on 2.1 million Borno children

MALARIA prevention drugs have been administered on 2.1 million children in Borno State. This according to the State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Saliyu Kwaya-Bura, was despite the challenges posed by…

Rape cases rise by 149 per cent, says ActionAid

A non-profit organisation, ActionAid Nigeria, has lamented that rape cases in the country have increased by 149 per cent. The increment was attributed to the lockdowns as a result of…

Kano housemaid allegedly commits suicide

A 16-year-old girl, Bahijja Gombe, living with a family as a maid on Zoo Road Housing Estate, Kano State, has allegedly committed suicide. Bahijja, an indigene of Gombe State, was…

Ikpeazu may drop planned Abia airport project

Following the request by Abia State traditional rulers led by their chairman, Eze Joseph Nwabeke of Eziama Ntigha of Isialangwa North, Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu says he is considering to jettison…

Kaduna constructing N4bn mall, targets N1.6bn revenue annually

The Kaduna State Government is targeting a revenue of N1.6bn from the Kaduna Galaxy Mall currently being constructed by the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation. Managing Director, Kaduna Market Development…