Day: September 13, 2023

4,700 Pensioners on free medicals in Abia State…As Gov Otti orders restoration of power supplies to govt offices

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Emeka Njoku Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has directed immediate restoration of power supplies to all government offices and facilities in the state. This comes as the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Ngozi Okoronkwo, disclosed that no fewer than 4,700 pensioners in the state have been enrolled to receive free medical treatment in both the primary and secondary health facilities across the state, under the state’s Health Insurance Sheme. In a statement by Kazie UkoChief Press Secretary (CPS) to the Governor , those so far enrolled are pensioners,…

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Akeredolu’s return didn’t shock me, I wasn’t disloyal – Deputy Aiyedatiwa

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Ondo State Deputy Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has debunked claims of disloyalty to his boss Governor Rotimi Akeredolu while the latter was away on medical leave in Germany. In a statement on Tuesday released by his spokesman Kenneth Odusola-Stevenson, Aiyedatiwa said the rumours of disloyalty were planted by people threatened by his relationship with his boss. He said, “These lies would have been ignored but we owe it a duty to prevent the public from being deceived into believing the same falsehoods being repeated and recycled in different forms by those…

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Super Falcons star Ashleigh Plumptre joins Saudi club Al-Ittihad

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Super Falcons defender Ashleigh Plumptre has joined Saudi Women’s Premier League club Al-Ittihad. The club announced the signing of the 25-year-old on X (formerly known as Twitter) on Tuesday night (local time). “Welcome to Al-Ittihad Ashleigh Plumptre,” the club wrote, adding the hashtag “#AshleighIsYellow.” Reacting to the club’s post, the Leicester-born player wrote “Grateful to have signed for Al-Ittihad. “Excited to start this journey alongside some incredible human beings. “My journey of stepping into more of myself continues… “It’s more than football.”

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Labour Party raises alarm over judicial onslaught of its lawmakers using tribunals

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Mandy Park The Labour Party has raised the alarm that it is amazed at the spate of judgments being churned out at the various National and State Assembly tribunals where several of their elected party members at the National Assembly have been booted out through the tribunal’s judgements. A statement made available by Labour Party National Chairman, Julius Abure, said it was a surprise that the Party which in the last general election, took Nigerians by surprise by rewriting the political narratives and ending the dominance of the two major…

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