Day: September 22, 2025

Breaking: Fubara arrives Aso Rock on “thank you visit” to Tinubu

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By Mandy Park In what has been characterized in some quarters as a “thank you visit,” Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has arrived at the Presidential Villa in Abuja for a visit to President Bola Tinubu. This is Fubara’s first official visit to the State House since his reinstatement as the governor of Rivers, after a six-month emergency rule in the state. He arrived the villa alone at about 6:20 p.m. on Monday and made his way towards the office of the President. Fubara, his deputy and members of the…

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Senator Natasha slams FG for abuse of power, political witch hunt … challenges court’s jurisdiction

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By: Mandy Park Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has launched a legal offensive against the Federal Government, describing the criminal defamation charges filed against her as a brazen attempt at political persecution. Filing Preliminary Objections before both the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory and the Federal High Court, the Senator’s legal team insists that the prosecutions, initiated following complaints by Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Governor Yahaya Bello, are unconstitutional, frivolous, and designed to intimidate opposition voices. The charges, filed following petitions by Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former…

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Nigeria’s Health Financing: Lessons From Canada’s $32.5bn Tobacco Settlement

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By Robert Egbe Nigeria’s decision to earmark SIN taxes – levies on alcohol, tobacco, and sugary drinks – for health financing, signals a firm commitment to prioritising citizens’ health. It also aligns with long-standing calls from Nigerian public health advocates and the World Health Organisation (WHO). The move could not be timelier. Earlier this year, a major investigation revealed that Nigerians spend about N1.92 trillion (roughly $1.26 billion) annually seeking treatment for non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Almost 30 percent of deaths in the country are linked to NCDs, with tobacco, alcohol,…

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Breaking: Zion Ministry Launches Nigeria’s First Free Psychiatric Hospital

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By: Mandy Park Seraphic Homes Foundation, a non-profit charity organisation last Friday opened the first free Psychiatric Hospital and Home for the Elderly in Anambra State. This came barely five months after it commissioned a massive Orphanage and Old Peoples Home in Mgbirichi, Imo State. Set up by Evangelist Chukwuebuka Anozie Obi, Spiritual Director of Zion Prayer Movement Outreach, the new N600 million facility, free Psychiatric Hospital and Home for the Elderly, was inaugurated by Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State in Aguleri community, Anambra East Local Government Area of…

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