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.
