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President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has approved the appointment of JOHNSON AKUMA as the substantive Medical Director, National Obstetric Fistula Centre, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State. His appointment letter was handed over to him in Abuja, by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, ABDULAZIZ ABDULLAHI, who urged him to justify the confidence reposed in him by the […]
Members of the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) have commenced a five-day industrial action. This followed the directive of the Joint Action Committee of NASU and SSANU to all branch chairmen of the unions across the country. In a letter dated August 16 and jointly signed by […]
The Brazil international playmaker will spend the 2019-20 season with the Bundesliga champions before a decision is made on a permanent transfer Philippe Coutinho has completed his loan switch to Bayern Munich from Barcelona, with a season-long agreement including a €120 million (£110m/$133m) purchase option. The Brazil international playmaker will spend the 2019-20 campaign with the Bundesliga champions before a decision is […]
Frank Lampard admitted fatigue was a factor in Chelsea’s 1-1 draw against Leicester, but the Blues boss demanded his players show more “personality” as his wait for a first win goes on. Thrashed 4-0 at Manchester United last weekend and beaten on penalties by Liverpool in the European Super Cup on Wednesday, Lampard’s side took […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the national female basketball team, D’Tigress, for a highly impressive outing at the FIBA Women’s AfroBasket 2019 in Dakar, Senegal. He commended the team in a statement on Sunday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, after Nigeria beat the Senegalese side 60-55 to win the […]
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria has described a recent statement credited to the Federal Government that its leader Sheikh Zakzaky had wanted to seek asylum in India before his repatriation as part of a campaign of calumny by the government to cover its own gross misconduct in a foreign land. This was made known in […]
The former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has condemned the attack on former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, by members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) at an event in Germany. Mr Fayose described the incident as an assault against the Igbos and Nigerians in general. He said the “Attackers of Ekweremadu, […]
The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has condemned “in its entirety”, the attack on the former deputy senate president, Senator in Germany. Her statement, late on Saturday, follows the emergence of a viral video of an attack on the 57-year-old who is a serving Senator. Dabiri-Erewa said the Senator was attending […]
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Daura, Katsina, urged more young men and women in Nigeria to pursue sporting careers, which can bring rewarding incomes, promote healthy local and global relationships, and ensure unity. The President said the health benefits in sports should make it more attractive to both young and old. President Buhari, who received […]
The Nigerian Customs Service has intercepted containers of tramadol worth N5 billion in Lagos. The Spokesman for the service, Joseph Attah, confirmed this to journalists at the Customs Training College on Friday. According to him, the containers of tramadol and other drugs, were smuggled in during the recent Eid-El-Kabir celebrations, as the perpetrators […]
