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Agency  The Ondo State Government says no fewer than 54,000 pregnant women and children under five have benefited from the Abiyamo Scheme under the state’s Contributory Health Insurance Scheme. The Special Adviser on Health to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, Prof. Simidele Odimayo, said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Akure that the scheme enables pregnant women and children under the age of five to enjoy free health services. “The Abiyamo scheme that the government is currently running is an advancement of the Abiye scheme. “With this system, all the people who are pregnant, and children…

The management, staff and students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, have been thrown into mourning following the sudden death of a Part Three medical student of the institution, Timilehin Toromade. Announcing the death on Tuesday in a release signed by the university’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olanrewaju, and obtained in Osogbo, the management said Toromade was believed to have died in his sleep in the early hours of Tuesday. Giving further details surrounding the incident, the management said Toromade, with matriculation number CLI/2022/133, possibly died after 2 a.m. on Tuesday, as one of his roommates reportedly opened the…

Former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has described the January 6, 2021, attack on the United States Capitol as an attempted coup and a direct assault on American democracy, accusing President Donald Trump of inciting a violent insurrection to overturn a free and fair election. In a statement posted on her X account on Tuesday, to mark the fifth anniversary of the attack, Pelosi said the events were the culmination of a sustained campaign to undermine democratic institutions, the rule of law and the constitutional principle of the peaceful transfer of power. “Five years ago today, the United States Capitol…

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State 1 Former Minister of Education, Mal. Ibrahim Shekarau, has faulted accusations against the impending defection of Governor Abba Kabiru Yusuf to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), arguing that alignment and realignment are integral ingredients of politics. Mal. Shekarau further kicked against those accusing Governor Yusuf of betraying his political godfather and founder of the Kwankwasiyya movement, Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, insisting that the same Kwankwaso could also be accused of betrayal, having defected serially to another party. Shekarau, who spoke in an interview with an online platform, DCL Hausa, on Tuesday, monitored…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will face familiar foes in the quarter-finals of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations Nigeria’s quarter-final opponents at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations are now confirmed, with Algeria booking a last-eight meeting against the Super Eagles after a tense extra-time victory over DR Congo on Tuesday night, Soccernet.ng reports. The Super Eagles will face the Desert Warriors in Marrakesh on Sunday, in what will be a familiar and loaded reunion between two of Africa’s heavyweights. It is also a repeat of the 2019 semi-final, which Algeria won on their way to lifting the trophy.…

Flags of Nigeria and the United States. Nigeria’s Air Force (NAF) will rely on intelligence gathered from United States reconnaissance flights to support its own military operations against armed groups, a government source told AFP on Tuesday. The source, who requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the arrangement, said the move follows US airstrikes in northwest Nigeria on Christmas Day, targeting sites in Sokoto State linked to the Islamic State group. “Though Nigeria remains open to further American strikes, the Americans’ primary role will now be providing intel,” the official said. The strikes came after months of diplomatic engagement…

All Progressives Congress (APC) flag The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described its ongoing electronic membership registration exercise as a mandatory and strategic reform aimed at strengthening party structure, transparency and internal democracy. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Lagos State APC spokesman, Mogaji Seye Oladejo, the party said the e-registration exercise, which commenced on Sunday, would run until the end of January, allowing both existing and prospective members sufficient time to be captured in the party’s digital register. According to the Lagos APC, the exercise forms part of broader efforts to modernise…

The family of twins abducted after their father was killed by suspected kidnappers has faulted claims by the Edo State Police Command that the victims were rescued unhurt. Recall that gunmen suspected to be kidnappers killed Andrew Ilabeshi and abducted his two children. The incident reportedly occurred on December 11 at Kalabar Quarters, Afokpella, in Etsako East Local Government Area, when the assailants forcibly broke into his residence, inflicted machete wounds on the deceased and abducted his children. A resident said the gunmen, after gaining access to the premises, switched off Ilabeshi’s generator and attacked him when he came out…

African Democratic Congress (ADC) Murphy Omoruyi, the last Labour Party (LP) member in Edo State’s House of Representatives, has formally defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), citing persistent crises within his former party and the demands of his constituents. Omoruyi, who represents Egor/Ikpoba-Okha Federal Constituency, addressed journalists in Benin City on Tuesday, describing his decision as a response to local calls for change. “Our constituents are crying. They are on our neck. There are no good roads. The current government made life difficult for our people. As a Representative of the people, I decided to pitch a tent with…

Former TSG Hoffenheim player Alfons Amade has delivered an emotional and brutally honest assessment of Mozambique’s heavy defeat to Nigeria, Soccernet.ng reports. He admitted he was left disappointed after the Mambas were outplayed by the Super Eagles at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 clash. The midfielder, who featured prominently for Mozambique during the tournament, acknowledged that his side fell well short of the level required to compete with one of Africa’s football heavyweights as Nigeria cruised into the quarter-finals with a dominant performance. Josh McPake of St Johnstone left is tackled by Alfons Amade of Dunfermline…