Total digital solutions company, Globacom, has launched the Glo Health Insurance package, an affordable micro-health insurance plan, offered in collaboration with AXA Mansard Health Insurance to provide access to limited health care for its subscribers. The Glo Health Insurance utilizes the advantages of Glo mobile network to provide simple, easy and …
Read More »Nigerian singer, Onyeka Onwenu slumps, dies in Lagos
Veteran Nigerian singer, songwriter and actress, Ms Onyeka Onwenu is dead. Ms Onwenu reportedly died Tuesday evening at the Reddington Hospital, Lagos after she slumped after playing at the birthday party of Mrs. Stella Okoli. An eyewitness who was at the party confirmed the sad news to TheNiche. “It is very …
Read More »Don’t bring your hunger protest to N’Delta, Asari-Dokubo warns
Former Niger Delta freedom fighter, Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, has warned organisers of the planned nationwide protest against hardship scheduled for August 1 not to come to the Niger Delta. Dokubo-Asari said the agenda of those behind the protest do not capture the problems of the people of the Niger Delta. While …
Read More »Hunger protest: APC chieftain raises fear over PWDs’ safety
A member of the All Progressives Congress National Working Committee, Tolu Bankole, has expressed concerns over the safety of Persons With Disabilities ahead of the planned nationwide protest. Bankole, the ruling party’s national leader saddled with the responsibility of attending to PWDs, made the plea in a statement issued in …
Read More »Reps give Edun, AGF 60-day ultimatum to automate foreign revenue collection
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee has given a 60-day ultimatum to the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun and the Accountant General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein, to deploy the automation of foreign currency collection in Nigeria’s foreign missions. The Chairman of the Committee, Bamidele Salam, gave the charge …
Read More »Protest Organisers Disagree With IGP Over Restricted Areas Of Procession
The Inspector General Of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun and the organisers of the #EndBadGovernanceinNigeria planned protests have disagreed over the nature of the demonstration scheduled to kick off on August 1 nationwide. The two parties in a virtual meeting on Tuesday, discussed both the roles of the protesters and the …
Read More »Hardship: Sylva Blasts Gov Diri Over Claims Of Sponsoring Bad Governance Protest
Ex-Petroleum Minister, Timipre Sylva has blasted Bayelsa Governor, Duoye Diri Over claims he’s sponsoring bad governance protests. Sylva in a statement on Tuesday denied being behind the protests insisting he had rather spoken against it when he advised aggrieved youth to be patient with President Bola Tinubu. He said “I …
Read More »ACF: Why we can’t join planned nationwide protests
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has said the 10-day nationwide protest being planned by some Nigerians to commence on 1 August would be excessively long, counterproductive, disruptive with the potential for protests to turn violent or hijacked by criminals. ACF said this while indicating that its opposition to the nationwide …
Read More »Why we grounded planes of Arik Air – NAMA
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) said the fleet of Arik Air has been grounded over the enforcement of the court judgment of $2.5m owed by the airline to Atlas Petroleum International Ltd. NAMA in a statement on Tuesday said the judgment was enforced by the enforcement department of the …
Read More »Mr. Macaroni blasts those supporting violence for selfish interest
Social activist and comedian Debo Adebayo, also known as Mr. Macaroni, has criticized individuals he believes have forsaken their humanity. He stated that no amount of wealth, power, or influence should be worth sacrificing the freedom of the people. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, Mr. Macaroni …
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