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Reading Time: 2 minutesLeadway Assurance Company has announced  that it increased its claims expenses by 10 per cent in the year 2021. The company’s claims expenses for the period grew from N43.5 million to N43.5 billion in 2020 to N48 billion in   the previous year. The shareholder’s fund also recorded an 18.8 percent increase…

Reading Time: 3 minutesWithout prejudice to the right of the Federal Government (FG) to set policy guidelines and enforce them, there are extenuating circumstances dictating the need for the extension of the deadline for the NIN-SIM linkage. The National Identification Number (NIN) and Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) integration were initiated by the FG to…

Reading Time: 2 minutesKuchi Kuchi singer, Jodie, has opened up about the realities of raising a special needs child.   The mother-of-one — whose 6-year-old son Chinua lives with cerebral palsy —  revealed in a touching post that the hospital where she had her son is to blame for his condition She said that…

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday made a veiled reference to his boss, President Muhammadu Buhari, saying if  his elected into power will not spend two years trying to understand the country but will “hit the ground running.”  He said this on Tuesday while addressing his supporters during a visit…

Reading Time: 2 minutesFormer President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki,  opened up on why the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, government failed in its attempt to remove him from office. He spoke in Calabar on Tuesday during a consultative forum with the People’s Democratic Party delegates as well as other party members said he…

Reading Time: < 1 minute  Mass burial was conducted for bodies of fifty  victims of Friday’s illegal refinery explosion in Imo State.They were buried yesterday in Abaezi forest in Abacheke Kpofire community of Ohaji Egbema council in the state. Marcel Amadioha, chairman of the council, Speaking at the grave site,  said only 50 victims…

Reading Time: < 1 minute  Adamu Garba, Presidential aspirant, has asked that ‘Nigeria’ as a country should change her name to The Nigritian Federation” or simply NIGRITIA He took to his Twitter page to raise his concerns on the name change. He said: ”How about we rebrand this country, properly federalize it and rename…

Reading Time: 3 minutes  Journalists who were trying to cover proceedings in the trial of Chidinma Ojukwu, the alleged killer of the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Usifo Ataga, on Tuesday were harassed in court by some prison officials.   Chidinma, a 300-level Mass Communication student of the University of Lagos, is standing…

Reading Time: 2 minutesCross River State, Governor Ben Ayade  on Tuesday said he got the nod to join the race for the presidency He, however, pledged to support former President Goodluck Jonathan if the All Progressives Congress (APC) present him as the party’s flagbearer. He said this  after he met with President Muhammadu Buhari…

Reading Time: < 1 minute  Emeka Ihedioha, Former governor of Imo State has expressed shock and sadness over last Friday’s explosion of an illegal refinery in Abaezi community in Ohaji/ Egbema, which has claimed the lives of over 110 people. Ihedioha, who described the incident as “unfortunate and avoidable”, called for full investigation and prosecution…

Reading Time: 3 minutes    Two police officers has been issued arrest warrants following the EndSARS Panel set up to investigate cases of Police Brutality in Abuja on Monday   One of those summoned police officers is the commissioner of police in charge of legal services at the Force Headquarters, Ogbeh Ochogwu. The other…

Reading Time: < 1 minute  President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Jaji Olola-Abdulganiyu  as the Controller-General of the Federal Fire Service, FFS. The Secretary of the Board Ministry of Interior, Aisha Rufai, said the appointment is with effect from Friday, April 22, 2022.   Until his appointment, Mr Abdulganiyu was the Deputy…