The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has rejected plans by the federal government to invite Chinese doctors into the country to assist in fighting the spread of COVID-19.National President of the association, Dr. Francis Faduyile, said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja that the NMA was shocked over news that the federal government was planning…
The Secretary General of the Rev. Yakubu Pam faction of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Elder Sunday Oibe, has said that the purported election of Rev. Joseph Hayab, as the chairman of the association, is illegal, null and void. Oibe stated this at…
The Coalition of Arewa Civil Society Organisations (CACSO) has accused the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, for allegedly intimidating the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Bashir Jamoh, to sponsor two of his family members to study abroad. The group also alleged that the…
The Kaduna state governments has announced the dismissal of all nurses below Grade Level 14 for the illegal strike. The state governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai also declared the President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Dr. Ayuba Wabba, wanted. A statement issued on Tuesday by the Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Muyiwa Adekeye, said…
Popular Nollywood actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu, is dead. He was said to have died on Saturday, at the age of 62. The veteran actor took ill in October 2023 and requested financial assistance for medical treatment. A month after, his family confirmed that one of his legs had been amputated to…
Two hundred suspected terrorists and 20 suspected armed robbers were on Wednesday, paraded by the Kaduna state police command. Mohammad Jalige, spokesman of the command, paraded the suspects at the command’s headquarters in Kaduna on behalf of Mudasiru Abdullahi, the commissioner of police. He disclosed that 18 AK47rifles, 2000 live ammunitions of different calibre, 11…
