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By Emmanuel Adeleke In a bid to bring succour to service providers and enrollees amid the biting economic situation of the country, Oyo State Health Insurance Agency (OYSHIA) has scheduled a stakeholders' meeting for Thursday, April 18, 2024. The Executive Secretary of the agency, Dr Sola Akande, disclosed this while featuring on Fresh 105.9FM at the weekend. "On Thursday, we want...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo A Nigerian man, Michael Chidozie, has died of spinal cord injury complications after his wife shot him four times during an argument at their residence in Houston, Texas, United States. Chidozie's wife, Keaiirra Shavoiyae, shot him in the middle of an argument on March 21, 2024. The 28-year-old Shavoiyae shot 26-year-old Chidozie in front of their two children. Chidozie,...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo One of the suspected Yoruba Nation agitators paraded for invading the Oyo State Government Secretariat on Saturday, Alabi Ogundeji, has said he had no regrets about participating in the invasion. Ogundeji is one of the 21 suspects paraded by the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Adebola Hazmat, at the Police Headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan, on Monday. Speaking with newsmen shortly...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo The State Working Committee (SWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State has announced the suspension of some party leaders in Ganduje ward, who had earlier suspended its national chairman and former governor of the state, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje. Newspeakonline had earlier reported that the leadership of the party at Ganduje ward, in Dawakin Tofa Local Government...

Following a two-year inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Sylvester Oromoni, Dowen College and its students have been cleared of any wrongdoing. Recall that Oromoni died on November 30, 2021, following an alleged bullying by some of his seniors and poisonous substance he was forced to drink. He was said to have mentioned that he was beaten up by...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo Oyo State Government, on Monday, described Saturday’s invasion of the state secretariat in Agodi,Ibadan, by self-acclaimed Yoruba Nation agitators as an act of terrorism. Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Prince Dotun Oyelade, who spoke with newsmen in Ibadan on Monday, condemned the act, adding that there are better ways of agitation other than craving for bloodshed. Recall that some...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo The leadership of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ganduje Ward, Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State, has suspended the national chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, over alleged corruption. The suspension was announced by Malama Haladu Gwanja Ganduje, legal adviser of the ward, during a press briefing in Kano on Monday. Gwanja stated that the...

The Coaliton of Pro-Democracy Groups for a Better Nigeria has described Saturday's invasion of Oyo State Government secretariat by suspected Yoruba nation agitators as a "classical definition of insanity and display of lowest level of illiteracy." A statement by the National Coordinator of the group, Comrade Awa Bamiji, condemned the incident in totality and called for a thorough investigation of the...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has disclosed that it will always investigate and prosecute anyone involved in the abuse of the Naira notes. In a statement titled, 'Setting the Records Straight on Investigations of Humanitarian Ministry,' the commission also said it had recovered N32.7 billion and $445,000 so far from past and suspended officials of the ministry....

By Emmanuel Adeleke Professor Olutayo Adesina of the University of Ibadan (UI) has won the sum of £879,117 in the 2023/2024 British Academy Awards. Adesina, a former Head of Department of History, was announced as one of the eight new Global Professorships by the British Academy for 2023-2024. The Global Professorships scheme aims to foster collaboration between leading international researchers and...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo Following the invasion of Oyo State Government Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan by suspected Odua nation agitators on Saturday, the Ibadan Compound Peace Initiative (ICPI) in collaboration with the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII) has summoned a special security meeting. The meeting, which has been scheduled for Wednesday, April 17, 2024 will hold at Ibadan House, Oke-Aremo, at 11am. A...

President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has charged state chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the South South geo-political zone to work harder in order for the visibility of the party in the region to grow from one state to more states. Akpabio gave the charge while receiving APC state chairmen from the South South region, who paid him...

By Emmanuel Adeleke Adanma Luke, the producer of the ill-fated movie that claimed the life of Nollywood actor, Pope Obumneme Odonwodo, popularly known as Junior Pope, has disclosed that the late actor was offered a life jacket, but he rejected it because it was dirty. Luke who had been silent since the day the incident occured made the disclosure in a...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Sunday, warned Nigerians against false recruitment information circulating online. Notice of the false recruitment that has been circulating online since April 4, 2024, read: “FRSC Recruitment Portal 2024: The Federal Road Safety Corps is recruiting skilled experts who have experience and a desire to work with the organisation. Learn more about the...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo The Olojoda of Oda kingdom, in Ondo State, Oba Julius Omomo, has joined his ancestors. A family member, Ade Adelakun, broke the news of the 83-year-old monarch’s death to newsmen, on Sunday. Adelakun said the traditional ruler died on Saturday after a brief illness. He described Omomo as a “humble, decent and down-to-earth monarch.” According to Adelakun, the monarch’s...