The National President, Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria (AGPMPN), Dr. Iyke Odo, who is also the owner of Meridian Hospital in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, in this interview with Mike Odiegwu, reflects on the challenges of healthcare delivery in Nigeria and their solutions. Odo, whose association is marking 100 years of existence…
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has accused Bishop Mathew Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, of misrepresenting facts and deliberately exploiting the nation’s diversity to further his undisguised agenda against President Muhammadu Buhari administration. The organisation said this while reacting to the cleric’s virtual testimony at the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the U.S. Congress. BMO…
Some Federal Government retirees are spending years after retirement not being able to access their pensions for reasons they did not cause. This is not because the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), which they transited to from the Defined Benefits Scheme (DBS), is not working, but because of government’s failure to implement the Retirement Benefits Bond…
The court refuses to grant Zainab Yar’adua’s request for an order of injunction over the Abuja property, preferring to hearing the substantive case. A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja has declined an application by a daughter of former President Umaru Musa Yar’ Adua, Zainab, for a restraining order against the Minister of the…
The official said that all communities that recorded outbreak of cholera are being visited and monitored by relevant medical personnel. The Federal Capital Territory Administration has taken several measures to stop the spread of Cholera as well as provide the highest level of care to those affected by the disease. Abubakar Sani, Senior Special Assistant on Media…
An NGO, Advocacy for Advancement of Peace and Harmony in Africa Initiative (ADAPHAI) has raised the alarm over what it termed a divisive tendency of the Northern region of Nigeria. The group, through a press statement signed by it’s National Coordinator, Comrade Sulaimon Suberu, the copy which was made available to newsmen on Tuesday, alleged…
Vee, popularly known as the queen of flames was one of the housemates from the last edition of The Big Brother Naija Reality TV show. While in the house, she was known to be very outspoken and clear with her choices. Even with a minute fan base, she held her side up until the finale….
The Southern Governors Forum at the end of the meeting held on Monday, 5th July, 2021 reviewed the situation in the Country and focused on the current security situation, constitutional amendment, Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). Rising from the meeting, the Forum agreed on the following: Re-affirmed their commitment to the unity of Nigeria on the…
Unknown gunmen have attacked Alhaji Bayo Fulani of Ga- Fulani, Ora-Igbomina area of Ifedayo in Osun State and abducted his daughter in the process. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Sunday night when the assailants invaded the resident. It was gathered that the gunmen targeted killing Alhaji Bayo but bullets allegedly could not…
Olayomi Koiki, spokesman for Yoruba freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo (Igboho), has revealed that there are possibilities that the Oduduwa Republic agitators will liaise with the Biafran Republic agitators to help them achieve their objectives faster, IgbereTV has learned. Koiki, who spoke with SaharaReporters, said the Yoruba and Igbo are brothers but colonialists from Britain cast…
