Day: 6 December 2020

How death cut short Harry Akande’s Presidential ambition

Jide Ige

The Yoruba Council of Elders and the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes have paid tributes to Chief Harry Akande, who died at the age of 77 on Saturday. The YCE in a condolence message on Sunday by its Secretary-General, Dr Kunle Olajide, said Akande never gave up on contesting the 2023 presidential election till his death. The YCE scribe said the international businessman cum politician was a very patriotic Nigerian, who he said believed strongly that Nigeria had everything required to be a great nation. The YCE scribe said, “His…

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Lagos East: Abiru wins, pledges to serve the people

Jide Ige

The senator-elect for Lagos-East senatorial district and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Tokunbo Abiru, has promised to translate his campaign promises into tangible outcomes for his constituents and Lagos as a whole. Abiru, who spoke in a ‘Victory Speech’ shortly after the Independent National Electoral Commission declared him winner of the Lagos-East bye-election on Sunday, polled 89,204 votes, while his closest rival and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Babatunde Gbadamosi, scored 11,251 votes. He said, “Now is the time to translate all the promises we made into…

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LASG partners FirstBank for affordable healthcare

Benjamin Chukwudaalu, Political Reporter

The Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA), in its commitment to ensure that residents at the grassroots have access to affordable, effective and quality healthcare, has partnered with First Bank of Nigeria Limited to utilise its over 13,000 Firstmonie Agents as payment channels for the Lagos State Health  Scheme (LSHS). The General Manager, Lagos  State Health Management Agency (LASHMA), Dr. Emmanuella Zamba, made the disclosure during  the flag off of the partnership in Alausa, saying that the partnership became necessary to facilitate ease of health insurance premium transactions for residents,…

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