NHIS Boss Defies Minister’s Directive Over 15 Illegally Recruited Officers
BY MUSA SIMON REEF, ABUJA - The Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Professor Usman Yusuf, has rebuffed ministerial directive over alleged illegal recruitment of 15 management…
CRHA Speaker Raps NIS Over Migrants
BY ARCHIBONG EYO, CALABAR - Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. John Gaul Lebo has frowned at the special security treatment accorded foreigners to the…
Dangote Disowns New Ponzi Scheme
The Dangote Group has warned Nigerians to ignore a new Ponzi scheme that claims collaboration involving “Dangote brand, Nestle, Cussons and other reputable food processing companies” in the country. The…
NIA Directors Accuse Suspended DG of Arbitrariness
BY AMOS DUNIA, ABUJA - Revelations coming out of the Nigerian Intelligence Agency (NIA) suggest that the suspended Director General, Ambassador Ayodele Oke’s career may have come to an unforeseen end with…
Medicals: Buhari Returns To London
After weeks of speculations in the media, the Presidency on Sunday confirmed that President Muhammadu Buhari has proceeded to London for the next round of medicals as reported when he returned…
Ex-Gov Chime Is Inexperienced Politician – Ekweremadu
BY RAPHAEL ONYEKACHUKWU, ENUGU - The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, on Sunday night described former governor of Enugu state, Sullivan Chime, as an inexperienced politician, following…
PDP Faults Release of 82 Chibok Girls
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by Senator Ahmed Makarfi, on Sunday faulted the release of 82 Chibok girls, saying their freedom secured on an exchange deal with Boko Haram…
Atiku Lauds Buhari, Security Agencies Over Freed Chibok Girls
Former vice president and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday commended President Muhammadu Buhari and security agencies for making it possible for the release of…
Journalists Barred As Buhari Receives 82 Freed Chibok Girls
State House reporters from various media outlets were on Sunday barred from the official residence of President Muhammadu Buhari in Aso Presidential Villa as he received no fewer than 82 Chibok…
Medicals: Buhari Leaves For London
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday night left Nigeria for London for medical treatment, where his doctors are expected to determine the duration of his stay. According to a statement by…


