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By Ajigbotesho Matthew *Says Tunmicro offers free sickle cell, genotype test for under-18 THE Managing Director of Tunmicro Diagonistic Medical Centre, Doctor Ismaila Sule Olatunji, has advised individuals to have frequent check-ups in order to prevent fatal illnesses that could shorten their lives. The medical expert made the call during the commissioning of the centre at Olowora Street, Mafoluku, Oshodi, Lagos recently. He said: “People should give priority to their health by regularly visiting hospitals for medical check-ups and preventive care to stay healthy always. Preventive care will also save you from common chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, etc. “ We are dedicated to offering the public high-quality healthcare services. Also, to enlighten people on sickle cell and genotype prevention. “ In Tunmicro we are offering free sickle cell and genotype test for children under the age of 18 years”, he said. Dr. Ismaila Olatunji On the importance of knowing one...

*wreckage buried in swampy *Navy cordons off crash site lWe sailed in canoes but couldn’t rescue anyone – Igbokoda residents, add wreckage buried in swamp *NEMA activates search team, deploys director, technical team to Igbokoda lAir Force releases names of 25 officers, civilians killed in NAF plane crash lPilot of crashed plane, masters student of UNIBEN; co-pilot wedded 2 weeks ago in Abuja lCrash victim visited mom to wish her happy birthday before trip lDHQ begins investigations, *Senate postpones National Security Summit  lFG won’t abandon bereaved families, says Shettima Swampy and near-inaccessible terrain has stalled evacuation of remains of victims of the Nigerian Air Force plane which crashed at Igbokoda, headquarters of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State on Monday, more than 24 hours after the crash. The terrain also made it impossible for locals to either help rescue or  evacuate victims in the aftermath of the crash of the NAF ATR-42 aircraft. These came as...

*Bring my son, others back alive, mother begs FG The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has called for a review of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC deployment policy that will allow graduates serve in state of residence, origin or neighbouring states within their geo-political zones. The call was made due to constant kidnapping of the NYSC members. Especially the recent incident which triggered the renewed call when 20 prospective corps members, who had collected their NYSC call-up letters, reportedly departed from the Samonda area of Ibadan on September 30, 2026, for orientation camps in the South-East and South-South. They were reportedly abducted near Umunoha in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State while travelling towards Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, and Bende, Abia State. A 55-year-old mother, Janet Oladosu, has appealed to the Federal Government to intensify efforts to rescue her son, Greatness, and 19 other National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members abduc...

The Nigerian Air Force plane that crashed. ...32 military men and their family members killed *25 passengers, 7 crew members on board — Minister *NAF launches rescue operation *Aiyedatiwa mourns, directs support for rescue operations *LG, Police, residents speaklTinubu mourns, orders thorough investigation NO fewer     than 32 persons, including family members of military personnel and crew died yesterday as the ATR-42 plane they were travelling in crashed into a swamp opposite the Naval Base at Igbokoda, Ondo State. The aircraft, which crashed in the early hours of yesterday, had on board airmen, soldiers and their family members. Sources disclosed that some of the family members include children who were returning to school, and other family members who had visited their bread-winners serving in Edo and Delta states. According to sources, the turbo-prop aircraft was on a logistics mission to Lagos for NAF operations and afforded families, particularly of military person...

By Dr. Dele Sobowale “We are committed to restoring subsidy; we are committed to restoring security all over this country” - — Former Vice President and presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar Some called it lunacy; others were more polite in their condemnation of the idea of government reversing itself. Few did the rational thing when confronted with a proposal on a vital public interest. Most of Atiku’s traducers were political opponents; who were afraid that the idea might just be popular and could tilt the 2027 Presidential Elections in his favour. Others were just the traditional Atiku haters; still smarting from the fact that, despite everything a former President had done to destroy his former Vice President, the man remains an enduring political force to be reckoned with. I am not Atiku’s Economic Adviser, and it is not clear if he has an Economic Advisory Team who conducts some research before he makes his press releases. Irrespective of how he ar...

... over high fuel price *Demand for a wage award, negotiations for new national minimum wage. Public servants, under the  Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council , JNPSNC, has threatened to embark on national strike, with effect from October 2, should the Federal Government fail to respond to the demand in the President’s Independence Day broadcast tomorrow. The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has also thrown its weight behind the public servants’ threat. It would be recalled that the workers had earlier issued an ultimatum to the Federal Government over the rising cost of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, otherwise known as petrol, demand for a wage award and the commencement of negotiations for a new national minimum wage. They had earlier on September 21, written President Bola Tinubu stating their demands. The JNPSNC, made up of eight public sector unions, issued the three-day warning strike notice should government fail to slash the price of petrol to N500 per litre, announc...