VIDEO: Four Million Nigerians Enrolled In NHIS In Two Years, Says Pate

Four million Nigerians are enrolled in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), according to the Coordinating Minister of Health & Social Welfare, Ali Pate.

Pate, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Thursday, added that the federal government is working with state health insurance regulators to reform the NHIS.

He added, “In the past two years, the basic healthcare provision fund, which provides for the vulnerable groups, has grown, and hundreds of thousands of poor, vulnerable women, children have been covered through that fund to access primary healthcare services.

Working with state health insurance authorities, we are rewriting the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). In our nation, we’ve seen an increase in health insurance enrollment. Four million Nigerians have enrolled in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) over the past two years under this administration.

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When President Bola Tinubu took office, only 16 million Nigerians were enrolled in the nearly 25 years of health insurance, according to Pate, who benefited from the administration’s successes.

When this administration arrived, literally speaking, less than a million people enrolled in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), but in the past two years, four million Nigerians have enrolled in it, according to Pae.

“Nigeria would have had more than 100 million enrollees if we had been doing this for the past few years.”

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Coleman and Szmodics withdraw from Republic of Ireland squad

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Due to injury, Seamus Coleman and Sammie Szmodics will miss the Republic of Ireland’s friendlies against Senegal and Luxembourg starting next month.

After being forced off against Southampton earlier this month, Coleman had a thigh issue and was forced to miss Everton’s Premier League victory over Newcastle last weekend due to an injury-heavy 2024-25 campaign.

The 36-year-old has only made five Premier League appearances this term due to injury issues.

Szmodics returned from a three-month absence following ankle surgery and made a late appearance off the bench in Ipswich’s defeat by West Ham.

Andrew Moran, a Brighton midfielder, has been chosen to play for head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson in place of Szmodics, who is currently out.

Moran, age 21, has two caps for the Republic of Ireland and spent last season on loan at Stoke.

Squad for the Republic of Ireland

Caoimhin Kelleher (Liverpool), Max O’Leary (Bristol City), and Josh Keeley (Tottenham) are the goalkeepers.

Matt Doherty (Wolves), Nathan Collins (Brentford), Dara O’Shea (Ipswich Town), Jake O’Brien (Everton), Andrew Omobamidele (Nottingham Forest), Liam Scales (Celtic), and Robbie Brady (Preston) are the defenders.

Jason Knight (Bristol City), Killian Phillips (St Mirren), Will Smallbone (Southampton), Jack Taylor (Ipswich), John Joe Patrick Finn (Reims), and Andrew Moran (Brighton) are the midfielders.

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‘I’m being forced to choose between Olympics and OnlyFans’

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Canoeists in Britain are being forced to choose between their Olympic dreams and their OnlyFans account, according to a British canoeist.

Kurts Adams Rozentals, who competes in the individual canoe slalom, was suspended by the country’s top sports organization Paddle UK in April for “allegations” regarding his social media posts.

Rozentals were removed from Paddle UK’s World Class Programme, which was UK Sport’s lottery-funded initiative to train athletes for the Olympics, pending an investigation.

Rozentals believes it is because he created content for the popular adult content subscription website OnlyFans, which Paddle UK have refused to clarify the nature of the allegations.

To help fund my ultimate dream of attending the Olympics, Rozentals told BBC Sport, “I have been posting videos on Instagram that are purposefully edgy in order to drive conversions to my ‘spicy content page’ (on OnlyFans).

Rozentals, who has more than 10,000 “likes” on OnlyFans, has posted 39 videos and more than 100 photos on the site.

He claimed a Paddle UK representative called him last month to inform him that he had been suspended from competing and couldn’t contact any of the program’s staff or athletes.

Because this is what I put my life into and everything I do, Rozentals continued, “I kind of froze and I couldn’t believe the words I was hearing.”

In January of this year, Rozentals created his own OnlyFans account to raise money for his training program. He posts videos and images to entice viewers to his Instagram posts.

Each athlete who participates in the Paddle UK program receives a £16,000 grant each year to help them with their training.

Rozentals, who claims to have made more than £100,000 since opening his OnlyFans account, contends that the program’s funding is insufficient.

Rozentals remarked, “I don’t know how much you need, but it’s not £16,000.”

When you have to pay for housing, travel, and food, the majority of full-time athletes live in London.

I wasn’t, but they’re very fortunate to have my parents’ support. Due to financial difficulties, I was always traveling from the East Midlands, where I currently reside, to London, back and forth, back and forth.

Rozentals, who won individual C1 silver at the 2023 World Under-23 Championships, is awaiting the investigation’s conclusion.

Due to the nature of the allegation, PaddleUK claim that Rozentals’ ban is not a “neutral act” meant to protect all parties and to protect other athletes, staff, and volunteers.

The Athlete Disciplinary Policy of Paddle UK, which lists “inappropriate use of social media” and “indecent, offensive, or immoral behavior,” as examples of gross misconduct that could lead to de-selection, enabled the suspension.

Rozentals says he shouldn’t have to choose between his Olympic dream and financial security when asked if he will stop posting on OnlyFans to keep his spot on the program.

Rozentals remarked, “This is the most difficult decision I’ve ever had to make.”

After years of struggle, years of living on the edge, my mother working 90 hours per week, and having bailiffs at the door, I finally realized why I started doing this last winter.

“I’m going to find a way to avoid struggle, where my mother can enjoy her life, and where I can put everything into this sport because it’s not very conducive to performing well when you’re thinking about how to pay the rent this month and you’re standing at the start line.”

Jack Laugher, an Olympic gold medalist, created his own OnlyFans account in 2024 to “make ends meet.”

After earning silver and bronze in Rio de Janeiro, the diver took the bronze medal for Great Britain in the men’s synchronized 3m springboard in Paris last summer.

When you just wear trunks all the time and he just posts pictures of himself as you would see him in a competition, laugheder’s father said, there is no room for imagination.

You couldn’t show it to your grandma, but it does make extra money for him and he’s pleased that he has the opportunity.

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Smokey Robinson sues former housekeepers for £370 million over sexual assault allegations

The Robinsons contend in their counter-filing that the women allegedly made false sexual allegations as part of an extortion plot.

Four former housekeepers, who allege the singer had sex assaulted him, have been the subject of a $ 370 million defamation lawsuit against the motown legend.

Motown icon Smokey Robinson has filed a £370 million defamation lawsuit against four former housekeepers who accused him of sexual assault.

The singer described their claims as “fabricated” and “extortionate.” The 85-year-old singer and his wife Frances Robinson filed a civil lawsuit on Wednesday that names four unidentified women only identified as Jane Doe 1 through 4.

The Robinsons allege in their filing that the women fabricated sexual misconduct allegations as part of an extortion plot. The four women claimed that Robinson pressured them into having sex over a period that dates back to 2006 in a May 6 complaint filed in Los Angeles Superior Court.

Their 27-page lawsuit, which is still being kept secret under pseudonyms, claims that they stopped speaking out earlier because they worried about losing their jobs, a backlash, embarrassment, and concerns about immigration status.

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The legal case filed by the star and his wife, Frances, in California accused the women of fabricating the sexual assault allegations as part of an “extortionate” lawsuit(Image: Larry Busacca/Getty Images)

In response, Robinson’s legal team filed a defamation counterclaim as well as a motion to dismiss the original allegations. The plaintiffs’ attorneys contend that there is no legal justification for keeping their identities private, citing the lack of such a right.

According to the couple’s lawsuit, “The Robinsons did not abuse, harm, or take advantage of plaintiffs; they treated them with the greatest kindness and generosity.”

Further, the couple assert that the women were not just employees but also that they were a part of family celebrations and holidays, illustrating a complex and ostensibly intimate relationship.

The lawsuit claims that “they fabricated their allegations and filed a legally and factually false complaint to harass and extort a beloved and well-known public figure.”

For each count in which the women are 11 years old, the original civil case seeks at least £38 million in damages. The allegations span nearly two decades, and the women are of Hispanic descent.

Meanwhile, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has launched a criminal investigation into the allegations. The Tears of a Clown hitmaker, through his attorney, has denied all claims and said he welcomed the inquiry.

He said, “The truth is powerful. The criminal complaint and civil lawsuit, according to Robertson’s attorney, have financial justifications.

Jennifer Lopez performs with Motown icon Smokey Robinson
Jennifer Lopez performs with Motown icon Smokey Robinson(Image: REUTERS)

The singer has done nothing wrong, the lawyer said, and the singer has sincere claims that they are after his money.

One of the most well-known musicians in the history of American music is Robinson.

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He was a founding member of Motown Records and the producer of some of the label’s biggest early hits, including “My Girl” for The Temptations and “My Guy” for Mary Wells.

Princess Andre fumes ‘I make my own money’ as she denies Katie Price paid for £10k car

Princess Andre, the daughter of Katie Price and Junior Andre, recently purchased her very first car, and shared the exciting news on her social media page.

Princess Andre shuts down trolls who claim first car was gift from parents(Image: princess_andre/Instagram)

Princess Andre was amused by the comments left by trolls who claimed her first car was gifted to her by her famous parents, Peter Andre and Katie Price. The 17-year-old star recently took to her Instagram page to show off her very first car – a white Audi A1 with a personalised number plate that read, ‘PRINCESS’.

She captioned the post shared on Wednesday, “I bought my first car.” While many people claimed her parents bought the car for her, trolls emerged from the woods. One person wrote, “Let’s just say your first car was brought by mummy and daddy,” and another wrote, “Wish I had rich parents.”

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Princess recently purchased her first car(Image: princess_andre/Instagram)

Princess responded to those who had doubted her in the comments section of the post after noticing the pattern. These [laughing emojis] are so funny, she wrote.

To everyone else out there, I’m extremely proud of my own car and am grateful that I work and earn my own money.

Some fans expressed unwavering support for her, with one saying, “If Pete did buy it for her, then what a lovely thing to do!!” My daughter’s first car would be so wonderful to me! Maybe one day. What a feat, even if she bought it herself! Congratulations, Princess!

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Some trolls claimed her parents gifted her the car(Image: Shutterstock)

Congratulations to the princess, drive safe and ignore the haters who are blatantly jealous that they can’t afford a car like yours!

Princess’ step-mother Emily Andre, 35, who has been married to Peter, 52, since 2015, was among those who reacted to the post this evening. Alongside flame and heart emojis, Emily wrote to Princess in a comment: “Yay”.

Katie, the mother of Princess, 47, who shared her daughter’s post on her Instagram Story, has also responded.

She wrote, “My baby girl turns 18 next month, and we will have lots of exciting things to do together.” She was also so proud and scared at the same time.

Princess made the announcement that she had passed her driving test a few weeks prior. Princess shared the wonderful news on Instagram on May 14th, writing, “I passed… “The excited teenager proudly displayed her driving license while sat in the car and beaming from ear to ear.

Meanwhile, Peter previously treated Junior to an Audi A1 for his 17th birthday – before he even got a driving licence.

Peter paid for his car, which came with a private registration and specially designed green calipers. Junior’s “dream car” was utterly enthralled by it.

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Loose Women’s Nadia Sawalha says ‘I could be let go tomorrow’ as she sobs over ITV cuts

Nadia Sawalha, the Loose Women star, has openly discussed the ITV daytime cuts. The presenter acknowledged she fears her own exit from the program and expressed how devastated she is by her coworkers’ dismissals.

The combined teams behind Lorraine, This Morning, and Loose Women will lose only 30 weeks of their programming, which will result in redundancies at ITV. The 30-minute runtime of Lorraine Kelly’s show will also be cut short. Good Morning Britain will continue to air until 9 o’clock every day as a result.

The actors from Loose Women have not yet commented on the cuts, with some reporting that ITV’s backstage chaos is high, but Nadia has now broken ranks to discuss the cuts for the first time.

Nadia has worked for Ken McKay, ITV, and Shutterstock on the panel for years.

Do you know what all of us on screen are doing at the moment and are proud of what we do, she said in her most recent YouTube video? However, behind the scenes there are people who are actually suffering, and what you don’t realize is that when you criticize the show, you actually attack them because you never see the army of volunteers working so hard.

I’m so sorry to all of my friends and coworkers who have just experienced a major shock unexpectedly. Mark is aware of my anger at home. I simply can’t handle it. So, please treat people with f*****g kindness.

She continued, “I am self-employed, and what people don’t realize at Loose Women is that.” Every agreement is a new one. You’re not sure, but I might be let go tomorrow because we’re not employees. I’m on my next contract, so I can’t tell you anything. The fact that hundreds of people will be laid off out of the blue is what has been brutal over the past week, and I’m getting teary about it.

Nadia felt a strong sense of emotion.
Nadia felt a strong sense of emotion.

“Many of my friends and coworkers have spent decades there, and I can’t tell you how upsetting it was to see people walking around scared and uncertain about what they were going to do,” said one of my friends. That was so awful. We feel incredibly protective of our show because it has been worse than what trolls have been saying about it.

However, sources claim that anything significant would change. We are not making any significant changes to the panel, according to a source who spoke to The Mirror. Every single one of our Loose Women is extremely valued, and we sincerely appreciate each and every one of their experiences and viewpoints every day.

Many of our long-standing panellists have spent the majority of their 25 years on television, and Loose legends are the show’s mainstays and are incredibly well-liked by viewers. The program has already earned a BAFTA nomination, launched a podcast, and celebrated a milestone anniversary in the last year alone. It is still top of our daytime slate.

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