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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her husband left Mass at a church in Rome Saturday evening due to a “security incident,” the church’s rector said. “You probably heard or saw the commotion. Unfortunately, I guess, there was a security incident and sadly Speaker Pelosi and her husband had to leave,” Fr. Steven Petroff, rector of St. Patrick’s Church in Rome, …

The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has called on the Federal Government to put its acts together and address the twin problems of incessant industrial actions and brain drain in the health sector. President, NMA, Prof Innocent Ujah, gave the advice while addressing the press as part of activities to commemorate the 2021 Physicians’ Week in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State …

The Oba of Benin Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II has canceled all activities lined up to mark his 5th Coronation which is also his birthday in honour of late billionaire business mogul Captain Hosa Wells Okunbo.    A statement by the Benin Tradional Council and signed by its Secretary, Frank Irabor said “the postponement is to honour Idahosa …

Dr Betta Edu, Cross River Commissioner for Health on says malaria remains the highest cause of under-fives and maternal mortality in Nigeria. Edu said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Calabar, while reacting to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) approval of a malaria vaccine. The commissioner said that apart from being responsible for …

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo, on Monday in Benin said that it doesn’t make sense to pass the anti-open grazing bill into law without arresting and prosecuting offenders of the same law. Mr Obaseki stated this at a stakeholders Town-Hall meeting on the proposed Anti-open Grazing Law. Controversy The law which has been passed in some southern states of Nigeria bans …

The Governor of Osun State, Adegboyega Oyetola, has reacted to a PREMIUM TIMES report linking him with a company that acquired a corruption-tainted London property used by former Lagos Governor, Bola Tinubu. Mr. Oyetola’s reaction is contained in a statement by his spokesperson, Ismail Omipidan. Mr. Oyetola said he resigned from one of the companies mentioned in our story, Global Investments …

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has criticised the foreign exchange policy adopted by the Central Bank of Nigeria. Mr Osinbajo advised the bank to have a “rethink” about its current forex demand management strategy. Speaking at the Mid-Term Ministerial Performance Review Retreat on Monday, he said the exchange rate is artificially low and does not reflect the current market realities. Naira …

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N13.3billion for the take-off of the Community Policing initiative across the country. The president made this known at the opening of a two-day Mid-Term Ministerial Performance Review Retreat organised to assess progress made towards the achievement of the nine key priorities of his administration on Monday in Abuja. Mr Buhari stated that the approval was part of …

Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osibajo took the message of national unity further on Saturday when he called on citizens at home and in the Diaspora to promote the message of one country. He noted that “anybody who looks at how Nigeria operates will recognize that we are better off in this system, and that is the truth.” “If you look …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has approved 2021 promotions for workers in the state’s civil and public service. The approval was disclosed in a letter dated September 28, 2021 and signed by the Functioning Permanent Secretary, Directorate of Establishment, Training and Manpower Services, Mrs. F.A.O Edwards on behalf of the Edo State Head of Service, Anthony Okungbowa Esq. She …