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By Richard Akintade, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has re-affirmed his commitment to alleviate the the people’s hardship by continuing to invest in the l State’s health sector. The Governor stated this at the flag off of the second edition of Imole free surgical and medical outreach designed to hold in two centres in each of the three …

President Bola Tinubu  President Bola Tinubu will on Sunday depart Abuja to attend the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, United States of America. Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on Friday said the President has series of key meetings with multinational executive to discuss digital transformation, innovation, and investment in Nigeria. “Aside from the engagements he is going …

The firearm charges levelled against the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has been struck out by a Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday This ruling by Justice Nicholas Oweibo was due to lack of diligent prosecution, following the withdrawal application made by the Director of Public Prosecution of the Ministry of Justice, Mohammed Abubakar. …

Nigerian fashion house, IBCouture has its mind set on becoming a global fashion brand that engenders sustainable empowerment of talented local tailors. Founded in 2016, by Anthony Iboro, the design house was formally registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission in 2017, as a fully operational company. In the six years of its existence, IBCouture is gradually establishing itself to be …

Manchester United were defeated 3-1 by Brighton in a Premier League clash at Old Trafford on Saturday evening. Elsewhere, Manchester City came from behind to thrash West Ham 3-1 and maintain their perfect start to the season. Tottenham Hotspur almost fell to a surprise defeat at home as they were losing 1-0 to Sheffield United by 90mins but a complete …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) has formally informed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the 25 vacant seats in the Rivers House of Assembly. 27 lawmakers loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, dumped the party for the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday. However, two lawmakers had since returned …

The Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye, said GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Consumer Nigeria’s impending exit is not to blame for the rising costs of drugs in the country. Adeyeye said the prices of drugs had been rising before the company announced to stop operation. She blamed the devaluation of the naira for the hike. …

Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Prince Chibudom Nwuche, has enjioned Nigerians across ethnic, religious and political divides to support the current drive of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to restore the Abuja master plan.  Speaking during an interview Saturday in Abuja, Nwuche equally appealed to President Tinubu to ignore such people snd continue …

President Bola Tinubu has sacked the Managing Director of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr. Kabir Yusuf Mohammed, and heads of four other agencies in the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development. Others are the Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Mr. Tayib Adetunji Odunowo, the Director-General of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), Akinola …

Eighty-two fighters of the terrorists’ group, Boko Haram have been reportedly killed during an inter-ethnic clash in the Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State, Daily Trust reports, quoting local and security sources living in Baga and areas along Lake Chad fringes. The clash, according to the report, was triggered by the killing of seven Boko Haram fighters from the Buduma …