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The federal government has launched a free healthcare scheme for pensioners earning below N70,000 monthly, in a move aimed at improving access to medical care for low-income retirees across the country. The initiative, known as PenCare, targets pensioners under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) who are aged 60 and above and receive monthly pensions of not more than N70,000. The development was announced in a statement issued by the National Orientation Agency (NOA) on Monday. According to the agency, the programme is designed to ease healthcare burden on vulnerable pensioners facing rising medical costs and declining purchasing power. Pilot phase…

Three members of the House of Representatives have dumped their various parties for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, while presiding over the House disclosed that that Shehu Dalhatu, representing Faskari/Kankara/Sabuwa Federal Constituency of Katsina State, dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, for the PDP. In his letter of defection, Dalhatu said he resolved to join the PDP after careful consideration of the issues in the APC and having consulted with his constituencies. Another House member from Delta State, Etanabene Benedict, on his part, left the Labour Party for the PDP, attributing his move to the…

At least 40 people have died following a cholera outbreak that has swept across seven Local Government Areas of Borno State, with more than 3,000 infections recorded in 139 communities, according to government estimates. The outbreak, which affected Maiduguri, Jere, Mafa, Konduga, Monguno, Ngala and Magumeri between May 1 and May 28, 2026, has raised concerns among residents and health authorities as the number of cases continues to rise. Data released by the Borno State Government on Saturday, May 30, indicated that cholera had claimed 37 lives and infected more than 3,000 people. The latest figures represent a sharp increase…

Ibrahima Konate has become Real Madrid’s first summer signing. The 26-year-old has reached a verbal agreement with the LaLiga giants to join as a free agent. Konate only announced his exit from Liverpool in the past few days, as his contract ended with the Premier League side. He will now become the first arrival at the Bernabeu after Madrid wrapped up a deal to appoint Jose Mourinho as their new manager. The deals for Konate and Mourinho will be announced if Florentino Perez is re-elected as Real Madrid president. Football transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano, wrote on X: “Real Madrid have…

Ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026, football’s law-making body, the International Football Association Board, has approved the biggest package of rule changes in several years. The tournament will be the first major competition to use them. According to a post obtained from FIFA’s website on Tuesday, these are the new rules to be deployed in the forthcoming global showpiece scheduled to be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico   1. Throw-in and Goal-Kick Countdown To combat time-wasting: * Referees will begin a visible 5-second countdown.* If a throw-in is not taken in time, possession goes to the…

Iran’s football team will leave for Spain this weekend en route to their World Cup base in Mexico despite still awaiting visas, the head of the country’s football federation said. The 2026 World Cup is being hosted jointly by the United States, Mexico and Canada. Neither the United States, where Iran will play their three group stage matches, nor Mexico, where the team will be based throughout the tournament, have yet issued visas for the players. “We will leave for Spain on Saturday, and from there the team will go directly to Tijuana in Mexico,” football federation chief Mehdi Taj…

Microsoft is kicking off its Build developer conference today with a promise of making Windows a trusted platform for development. As the company continues to focus on performance and reliability fixes for Windows 11, it’s also creating a developer-optimized experience that bundles a lot of useful tools and apps and embraces Linux even further.“We have optimized the Windows 11 experience for developers, bringing frequently used command line utilities, a familiar comfort shell, faster setup experience, a built-in way to create and interact with Linux containers on Windows and a new experimental Intelligent Terminal,” explains Windows chief Pavan Davuluri.Microsoft has created…

Privacy-focused blockchain protocol Zama said it will accelerate compliance measures and proceed with its confidential USDC launch after a US court lifted a temporary freeze on about $12.5 million in USDC held in its cUSDC smart contract, according to a Tuesday X post by co-founder Rand Hindi.The freeze, first reported by Cointelegraph on Saturday, stemmed from a temporary restraining order obtained in connection with an ongoing dispute involving stakeholders of an unrelated project, Overnight Finance. Circle froze the funds after receiving the court order, even though Zama was not a party to the case, according to Hindi’s account.“The same court…

Antonio Cipriano addressed how Off Campus adapted — and changed details from Logan’s story in the book series — before his season of the show was delayed. “What’s so great about the show and the adaptation is that all the writers had so much freedom to add so much more to these characters. The books are so POV driven between whoever is in their love story and there was so much more to play with,” Cipriano exclusively told Us Weekly in May about the vision for the shakeups. “You’re rooting for all of these characters.” Cipriano expressed excitement at getting…

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday raised hopes for senators who failed to secure their parties’ tickets during the recently concluded primaries ahead of the 2027 general elections. Mr Akpabio, who secured the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for Akwa Ibom North-west Senatorial District through affirmation, said the Senate leadership had expected only a handful of lawmakers to lose their bids but was surprised by the high number of ‘casualties’ recorded during the primaries. He disclosed that the leadership of the Senate was exploring possible ways to address some of the outcomes of the primaries in favour of affected…