Nigeria must be rescued from bad governance – Fayemi
The Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has called on Nigerians to utilize the ongoing broad-based coalitions and platforms to rescue the country from the prevailing bad governance being witnessed at the federal level.
2 health workers arrested over alleged baby swap
Two health workers attached to a private clinic in Osogbo, Osun State capital, are now in police net following the role they played in an ugly baby swap game.
Cult war claims 3 lives in Ilorin as police arrest 2 suspects
Cultists went on rampage in different parts of Ilorin, capital of KwaraState, yesterday killing at least three persons while five others sustained injuries.
Army, DHQ in dark over Ansaru 7
Joint Task Force, the lead security agency in Boko Haram troubled states of Borno, Yobe, Bauchi, Kano and Adamawa, code-named Operation Restore Order, and the Defence Headquarters, yesterday, expressed helplessness on the whereabouts of the abducted seven foreign hostages, who were said to have been killed by their abductors.
Ondo: Akeredolu, tribunal chair in war of words over record of proceedings
THE candidate of Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, in the October 20 governorship election in Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN, yesterday traded words with the Chairman of the Election Petition Tribunal, Justice Andovar Kaka’an, over alleged inaccurate recording of the tribunal’s proceedings.
Amaechi didn’t shun PDP Govs Forum – Rivers govt
RIVERS State Government has dismissed speculations in some quarters that Chairman of Nigerian Governors Forum and governor of the state, Mr. Chibuike Amaechi, shunned the first meeting of the newly formed Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governors Forum, in Abuja.
Kebbi records 2,500 cases of measles outbreak
About 2,500 cases of measles have been recorded in some communities across 14 local government areas of the state in the last two months in Kebbi State, the state Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Shehu Sambawa has said.
Nigerians waiting for govt to take them to promised land – Anenih to PDP govs
CHAIRMAN,Board of Trustees, BoT, of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Tony Anenih, yesterday, reminded governors elected on the platform of the party that there was the urgent need to expedite action on development as Nigerians were anxiously waiting to be taken to the promised land by them.
Bayelsa institutes health insurance policy
Bayelsa State gvernor, Mr. Seriake Dickson, has inaugurated the state’s Health Insurance Policy Development Committee, with a charge to articulate a comprehensive health insurance scheme for its citizens.
Teachers protest detention of members in Bauchi
Hundreds of secondary, school teachers yesterday, protested in Bauchi, Bauchi State, over the continued unlawful detention of 11 of their members.
PIB: A basic guide
THE Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, is a piece of legislation initially intended to address endemic structural, policy and managerial issues in the Nigerian oil and gas sector. Its goals were to enhance the value of the asset for the Nigerian people by plugging loopholes in policies and management and improving transparency and efficiency of the sector.
