Health workers’ welfare key to ending medical tourism — ABUAD VC
…Retaining Professionals …As ABUAD Hospital celebrates 50th successful kidney transplant By Rotimi Ojomoyela Ado-Ekiti — The Vice Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Professor Smaranda Olarinde, has called on governments at all levels to make the welfare of health workers a national priority, saying improved working conditions, better remuneration and enhanced career development are […]
NDLEA seizes N12.4bn cannabis at Lagos Port, busts drug syndicate targeting passengers
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a 40-foot container loaded with 4,959 kilograms of Canadian Loud, a potent strain of cannabis, valued at N12.397 billion in street value at the Apapa Port in Lagos.
Video: POP ceiling collapses during wedding reception in Warri
Guests were thrown into panic after a POP ceiling suddenly collapsed during a wedding reception in Warri, abruptly disrupting the celebration.
Akume orders security agencies to fish out killers of Benue MACBAN chairman
…reaffirms Tinubu’s commitment to tackling insecurity By Peter Duru, Makurdi Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has directed the Nigeria Police Force, the Department of State Services (DSS), and other security agencies to immediately fish out those responsible for the killing of the Benue State Chairman of the Miyetti Allah […]
Nigeria’ll be Africa’s safest country soon – Obidike
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Obidike Chukwuebuka, has expressed optimism that Nigeria is on course to becoming one of the safest countries in Africa under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Abia intensifies anti-corruption drive, inaugurates monitoring committee
The Abia State Government has intensified efforts to institutionalise transparency and eliminate corruption in the public service with the inauguration of the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Committee for the Abia State Strategy on Accountability, Integrity and Anti-Corruption (ABSIAS).
Benue LG Chairmen condemn MACBAN Chairman’s killing, back security probe
By Peter Duru, Makurdi Chairmen of Local Government Councils in Benue South Senatorial District have condemned the killing of the Benue State Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Ardo Risku Muhammad, pledging their full support to security agencies to ensure the arrest and prosecution of those responsible. The council chairmen […]
COAS boosts army strength as over 8,000 soldiers graduate from depot, Osogbo
By Kingsley Omonobi The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has strengthened the Nigerian Army’s operational capacity with the graduation of more than 8,000 newly trained soldiers from the Depot Nigerian Army, Osogbo. The recruits are expected to reinforce ongoing military operations against terrorism, insurgency, banditry, kidnapping and other emerging security threats […]
US AFRICOM Commander commends operation Hadin Kai
The Commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAFRICA), Major General Claude Tudor, has commended the operational successes of the Joint Task Force (North-East), Operation Hadin Kai, describing them as a reflection of the Nigerian Armed Forces’ commitment and resilience in the fight against terrorism.
‘Probe alleged diversion of ₦6.3bn constituency project funds’, SERAP tells Akpabio, Abbas
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas “to urgently refer allegations that ₦6.3 billion in constituency project funds may have been diverted, misapplied, or remain unaccounted for to the appropriate anti-corruption agencies for investigation and possible prosecution.” SERAP urged Mr […]
Trump threatens to annihilate Iran after new exchange of attacks
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday they were taking measures to control traffic in the vital Strait of Hormuz and that violating vessels would be dealt with more firmly than before.
Venezuela quakes kill 1,400 as time running out to find survivors
Rescue crews raced Saturday to find survivors in the rubble of Venezuela’s powerful earthquakes as the death toll reached 1,430 and hopes dwindled more than three days after the earth roared and rumbled.
France records around 1,000 excess deaths in heatwave: health agency
French health officials said Sunday there had been around 1,000 more deaths than expected during a record-breaking heatwave that has baked much of western Europe for days.
State Police Bill is timely constitutional response to insecurity — Oladele
By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta Former member of the House of Representatives and immediate past Acting Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission, Hon. Kayode Oladele, has described the passage of the Constitution Alteration Bill on State Police by the National Assembly as a timely and far-reaching constitutional response to Nigeria’s escalating security challenges. Oladele said […]
Gov Uba Sani visits family of slain Ummulkhairi, vows justice
The governor, who met with the deceased’s husband, Malam Aliyu, and other family members, expressed his heartfelt sympathy and prayed for the repose of Ummulkhairi’s soul, while asking Almighty Allah to grant the bereaved family the strength and patience to bear the loss.
Delta Beyond Promises: Iyovwaye unveils one strategic blueprint to create jobs and wealth from Delta’s vast gas resources
By Valentine Oyemike Hon. Valentine Nneoma Oyemike has called on Deltans, particularly the people of Delta North Senatorial District and Ndokwa Nation, to rally massive support for the Governorship Candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Dcn. Chris Iyovwaye, describing him as a visionary leader with practical solutions to the developmental challenges confronting Delta State. […]
