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POORLY-equipped and generally underfunded, Nigeria’s dysfunctional health system is taking a further hit from a mass exodus of medical doctors. This has led to a considerable loss of confidence in the sector. In fact, if there was any hope of improvement in the immediate future, that hope is now looking …

The Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday rejected plans by the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to return toll gates to highways in Nigeria, describing it as anti people.. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement, said the idea was insensitive and lamentable. He stated that the insensitive …

The Department of State Services has confirmed the arrest of the fugitive ex-Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, Andulrasheed Maina. In a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Dr. Peter Afunnaya, in Abuja, on Wednesday, the Service said the feat was made possible by renewed inter-agency cooperation. The …

The President, Urhobo Progress Union (UPU), Youth Wing, Worldwide, Comrade Louis Anidi, has said that the decision of the Deputy Senate President (DSP), Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, to attend the thanksgiving service of the Chairman of the Delta State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Michael Diden, popularly known as Ejele, …

…Commends Buhari for appointment A very vibrant and popular group in the Niger Delta, the Urhobo Political Movement, UPM, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to be wary and ignore a few vociferous and corrupt group of persons who are opposed to the appointment of Mr. Bernard Okumagba as MD …

The President-General of Isoko Development Union (IDU), High Chief Iduh Amadhe, has been called upon to resign his position as the leader of the apex socio-cultural umbrella of the Isoko nation over his alleged involvement in politics. The IDU President General was accused of using his position as the leader …

Chief Samson Oyimi is a Community leader and a PDP stalwart from Ogbe-Ijoh Kingdom, Warri, Delta State.  He is a one-time chairman and Secretary of Ogbe-Ijoh Warri Kingdom Governing Council. A petrochemical engineer by profession, he has a vast experience in the oil and gas industry.  Little wonder he is …

President Muhammadu Buhari will Wednesday leave Abuja on a three-day state visit to South Africa, acting on the invitation of President Cyril Ramaphosa. Presidential spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, in a statement, said Buhari was embarking on the trip to discuss welfare of Nigerians with a view to finding common grounds …

The Presidency has described as “internet-based gossip and un-informed media commentary”, insinuations that President Muhammadu Buhari would embark on a third term ambition with effect from 2023. The Presidency said that Buhari would “serve his full second elected term in office, ending 2023 – and then there shall be a …

The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has said the state government will sue the Niger Delta Development Commission and its contractors for the alleged shoddy road projects executed in the state. The governor, who blamed flooding in parts of Edo State on shoddy road projects by the NDDC contractors, …