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NHIS: After Prof Yusuf’s Exit, More Heads To Roll

By Amos Dunia, Abuja – Following last week’s suspension of the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Professor Usman Yusuf,...

Three Things The Lekki-VI Flood Says About Nigeria

By Abayomi G. Omotayo My good thoughts are with all the victims of flooding in Nigeria over the weekend. Sadly, lives were lost in...

FirstBank MD/CEO, Former President Obasanjo Courtesy Visit to Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma

Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, MD/CEO, First Bank of Nigeria Limited (middle) with Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of Nigeria (left) and President Ernest Bai...

South East, South South Governors’ Forum emerges

[dropcap]A [/dropcap]new group, South East and South Governors’ Forum, emerged on Sunday to politically work together and realign as a people that shared...

Photo: Another Truck Slides Off Apapa/Oshodi Expressway in Lagos

[dropcap] A[/dropcap] sand like material-laden truck fell in the Apapa, Oshodi expressway in Lagos, barely 24 hours after a container truck fell killing over...

All Eyes on Turkey As World Petroleum Congress kicks off in Istanbul

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he 22nd World Petroleum Congress (WPC), the largest meeting of the oil and gas industry, opened in Istanbul on Sunday. Speaking at the...

Rooney Joins Everton For Free

Wayne Rooney has said he is “ecstatic” after sealing his increasingly-expected return to Everton. Rooney, 31, told the club’s official website that he...

‘Trump doesn’t speak for the rest of America’, U.S Governor Tells G-20

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]peaking to over 12,000 environmental activists in Hamburg, California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) announced plans for a global environmental summit in San Francisco...

The Day In Pictures: Osinbajo Meets Chairman ECOWAS Electoral Commission

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, Chairman INEC Nigeria Professor Mahmood Yakubu and Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Benin Republic during a courtesy visit...

Protests Erupt Ahead of G-20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany

[dropcap]G[/dropcap]erman police have used water cannons and pepper spray to disperse protesters in Hamburg after being attacked with bottles and stones by some...

Yari Sets Stage For Showdown With Magu, Says ‘Enough is Enough’

[dropcap]G[/dropcap]ov. Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara has set the stage for a potential showdown with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)  chairman for accusing...

Osinbajo Refutes Mischievous Report of ‘Disaffection’ Between Government Leaders

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, has refuted a recent statement being circulated on social media that claimed he replied to Senate President Bukola Saraki....

Sleep problems may be early sign of Alzheimer’s

[dropcap]P[/dropcap]oor sleep may be a sign that people who are otherwise healthy may be more at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease later in...

FOREX: CBN Announces Bids For Retail Auction

By Gift Olivia Samuel Abuja-The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Wednesday announced bids for retail auction by authorized dealers in the inter-bank foreign...

How “Errand boy” pastor defrauds Atiku of N918m

[dropcap]M[/dropcap]rs Titi Atiku, wife of former Vice-President Abubakar Atiku, told an Ikeja High Court that Akpan-Jacobs, the pastor, who allegedly defrauded her of...

Pregnant Woman Struck by Lightning Delivers Baby, Fights for Life in Hospital

A 26-year-old Florida woman was struck by lightning Thursday then  gave birth to a baby boy. Meghan Davidson was in a gated community...