Usman Yusuf, ex-NHIS boss, arraigned for alleged fraud, remanded in Kuje prison

Former executive secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Usman Yusuf, has been arraigned  on fraud allegations by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the five-count charge before Chinyere Nwecheonwu, judge of a federal capital territory (FCT) high court, on Monday. After the arraignment, O.I…

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After weeks of speculations, denials, Katung finally dumps PDP for APC, cites “evolving political realities”

Sunday Katung, the Senator representing Kaduna South Senatorial District, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Speculations about Katung’s planned defection had trended for weeks amid denials by his aides. The senator officially announced his defection in a resignation letter addressed to the PDP…

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Bishop to Southern Kaduna communities: This government has failed to protect you, defend yourselves against killers

The Anglican Bishop of Zonkwa, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna state, Rev, Jacob Kwashi, has asked communities in the Southern part of Kaduna state to defend themselves against rampaging suspected fulani herdsmen terrorising them. Kwashi who is also the Zangon Kataf Local Government chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), spoke at…

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FG constructs modern, smart police divisional headquarters

The federal government has commenced the construction of a modern and smart divisional police headquarters in Abuja. The government also stressed that it is poised for the emergence of a world-class police force that is inclusive, intelligence-led, technology-driven, and community -based that is alive to its constitutional responsibilities. It said it is committed to implementing…

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