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HOW HOSPITAL REFUSED TO TREAT ME BECAUSE OF ₦80,000 DEPOSIT, DALUNG, FORMER MINISTER Solomon Dalung, former Sports Minister, has publicly criticized the treatment he received at Rayfield Medical Services in Jos, Plateau State, after being allegedly neglected for hours due to non-payment of an admission deposit. Naija News reports that the incident, which Dalung detailed on X, formerly known as …

HOW ENUGU LOCAL GOVT PENSIONERS GRAPPLE WITH UNPAID PENSIONS, GRATUITIES Retired Enugu state local government workers lament two years arrears of pension. In addition, Enugu State government has not paid gratuities to retired state and local government workers for over a decade The state Governor, Mr. Peter Mbah has inaugurated a committee to ascertain the true position of things with …

OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT TINUBU, BY AMBASSADOR HABIB BABA HABU, OON Dear Mr. President, Having traveled extensively across Nigeria with you during the 2023 campaigns and being a devoted member of the Renewed Hope Family, I remain steadfast in my belief that you, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Jagaba of Borgu, possess the determination, capability, and skill to lead Nigeria …

BANDITRY: WE’RE REAPING WHAT WE SOWED – BISHOP KUKAH The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, on Friday, said Nigeria is reaping what it sowed following bandits and terrorists’ attacks across the country, most especially in the North. He blamed the insurgency on the government’s inability to prioritize education of the young generation, warning that the situation may get …

PETER OBI, PRESIDENT TINUBU TO SPEAK AT AN EVENT IN US There have been several reactions from social media users after it was announced that the former governor of Anambra state and Labour Party, LP, candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Gregory Obi and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be speaking at an event. The announcement was made on …

THEY ABANDONED NOVEL IDEAS I INTRODUCED AFTER I LEFT POWER – JONATHAN Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said some of his ideas were jettisoned after his exit from office. Jonathan, who was President from 2010 to 2015, said this during the Founder’s Day Colloquium to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State, on Friday. The colloquium, with …

WAR IN RIVERS: GOV FUBARA RELOCATES HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY TO GOVT HOUSE AS PRO-WIKE LAWMAKERS SEND URGENT MESSAGE TO TINUBU Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has gazetted Executive Order 001, relocating the State House of Assembly to the Auditorium, Admin Block of the Government House, Port Harcourt. The Governor explained that the decision was taken because the current House of …

TENSION IN RIVERS: AS POLICE TAKE OVER HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY; COURT SUSPENDS PRO-WIKE LAWMAKERS About 30 armed policemen have taken over all the entrances to the House of Assembly quarters located along the Aba Road, Port Harcourt, Rivers state. It was gathered that both the first and second gates to the lawmakers’ estate were safeguarded by the police with about …

HOUSE OF REPS MEMBER DIES IN ABUJA Isa Dogonyaro, the member representing Garki/Babura federal constituency of Jigawa State in the House of Representatives, has passed away. His colleague, Mohammed Bello El-Rufa’i, announced the death on his Facebook page on Friday morning, describing Dogonyaro as a “brilliant parliamentarian and an overall good man.” The Deputy House Spokesperson, Phillip Agbese, also confirmed …

COURT DECLINES TO VACATE ARREST ORDER ON EX-GOV YAHAYA BELLO Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the request by former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello for vacation of the arrest warrant issued against him by the court. The Judge said the former governor, having been in contempt of court by his refusal to …