The Jigawa Maternal and Newborn Child Health Accountability Forum (JIMAF) a non-governmental organisation has called on the Jigawa State government to release the sum of N300 million for free healthcare service to poor and valuable person programme. The NGO made the call in a press statement issued made available to Tribune Online in Dutse by the co-chairman of the organisation, Baffa Nayaya, who said: “the provision of the fund had already been made in the 2021 budget.” The statement added that “a total of 120,540 poor and valuable persons are to benefit from the programme in the state. “The Forum…
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The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, became the focus of attention as he made a surprise appearance at the ongoing meeting of the People’s Democratic Party Board of Trustees. Serving governors are not members of the BoT. It was not clear whether or not he was invited to the meeting, but he has been fingered as one of those allegedly behind the current agitations within the party. The party’s BoT meeting, which began moments ago, has in attendance founding members of the party, including former Senate presidents David Mark, Adolphus Wagbara, Senator Abdul Ningi, and the BoT chairman, Senator Walid…
Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT) have this morning gathered at the national secretariat to the party in Abuja to attempt to resolve the latest crisis bedevilling the leadership of the party. The chairman of the board, Senator Walid Jibrin, summoned the meeting following the resignation of seven elected members of the National Executive Committee (NEC) citing lack of inclusion by the Prince Uche Secondus-led National Working Committee (NWC). Members who have already arrived for the meeting are PDP National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, National Secretary; Senator Umar Ibrahim Tsauri and Deputy National Chairman North,…
Katie Nageotte won the women’s pole vault on Thursday to give the United States only their fifth track and field gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics. The 30-year-old won with a clearance of 4.90 metres. Russian Anzhelika Sidorova won silver with 4.85m whilst Britain’s Holly Bradshaw took the bronze with the same height. Defending champion Katerina Stefanidi of Greece bowed out with a best clearance of 4.80m.
The politics of the 2023 elections appears to account for the ongoing widening gulf within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Checks indicate that the worsening crises in the party is being driven by key political gladiators scheming to seek higher elective offices, with stiff challenge by rival political gladiators bent on controlling the structures of the two parties. The supremacy contests involve largely serving governors and former governors; former and serving ministers, as well as presidential hopefuls. In both parties, some of the governors who are on the last phase of…
Ijaw Lady fighting for another country denied Nigeria First Gold in Tokyo Olympics Two Nigerian Ladies from Ijaw fought for different countries faced themselves in the final Wrestling event in #Tokyo2020. Temyra from Ekeremor LGA represented the USA 🇺🇸 grew up in America While Blessing Oborududu from Southern Ijaw LGA who is a full time home breed and represented Nigeria 🇳🇬 at the women’s 68 kg category. Temyra has once won over Blessing In their Previous faceoff, but they met again in Final and lost Blessing lost the opportunity to win the first gold medal in Wrestling. Nigerian fought Nigerian!…
Nigeria’s Sole representative in the football tournament in Tokyo 2020 , Patience Ndidi Madu returned home Tuesday morning rewarded with a medal by FIFA. Madu who is a FIFA project for development was appointed as an understudy for the Tokyo Olympics Games but had the unprecedented privilege after passing all the fitness and medical tests to be given the privilege of officiating in three matches as a fourth official during the games. She was among the last 15 women technical/match officials remaining after the group stages as other officials departed their various countries as the games progressed. Patience Madu who…
The Federal Executive Council has approved the sum of $11.17bn to link all of Nigeria’s coastal cities by rail in six years. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, briefed State House correspondents after the virtual FEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Mohammed said that the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, presented two memos which had to do with Federal Government’s commitment to expanding and consolidating on the rail project. “The first one has to do with the Kano-Jibia rail and the other one has to do with the Port…
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has offered scholarships, up to University level, to the Enugu and Anambra-born young students of Government Technical College (GTC), Nsukka and Enugu, Master Emmanuel Maduabuchi Chukwu and Master Chukwuebuka Udoye, who locally manufactured two aircraft (helicopter and jet fighter) and an MP3 radio set, respectively, in the state. Gov. Ugwuanyi announced the scholarships when he received the two students at the Government House Enugu on Tuesday, to appreciate their talents, skills and sheer dexterity in promoting technology-based innovation in the state. In addition, the governor gave the inventor of the two aircraft, Master Chukwu,…
The remains of the corps members were transported from Abuja in a military aircraft, drawing angry reactions from Nigerians. The bodies of five prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members who died in a road accident have been returned to Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The remains were transported from Abuja in a military aircraft, drawing angry reactions from Nigerians. The five prospective corps members died in a road accident on their way to the NYSC camp in Katsina State Their remains were ferried home in a C-130 Nigerian Air Force aircraft which landed at the Victor Attah International Airport, Uyo,…