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The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), on Wednesday, reached an agreement with the Federal Government, over its ongoing strike. At a meeting which lasted almost the entire day, the association said it will consult its executive council within the next 24 hours, with a view to calling off the strike by Thursday. Both parties […]
Immediate past governor of Benue State and serving Senator Gabriel Suswam has called for an investigation into the killing of Terwase Agwaza alias Gana, after criticising the circumstances that led to the wanted militia leader’s end. Suswam, a who represents Benue North Senatorial District, made the call a day after the military announced that it […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the National Steering Committee to oversee Nigeria’s Agenda 2050. The committee is to ensure that the Medium-Term National Development Plan (MTNDP) succeeds the Vision 20:2020 and the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) 2017 – 2020. The team will be jointly chaired by Mr Atedo Peterside and the Minister of […]
Arsenal have confirmed that striker, Tyreece John-Jules, has left the club to join Doncaster Rovers on a season-long loan ahead of their Premier League opener against Fulham on Saturday afternoon. Arsenal disclosed this in a statement via its official website on Monday. The statement read: “Tyreece John-Jules has joined League One side Doncaster Rovers on […]
Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty has been arrested for allegedly buying drugs for her former boyfriend, the actor Sushant Singh Rajput, whose suicide sparked a media storm in India. Rajput, 34, was found dead in June in his Mumbai apartment — with police saying he took his own life. A star with many hit movies to […]
Japan’s Naomi Osaka sailed into the semi-finals of the US Open on Tuesday as Alexander Zverev of Germany booked his spot in the last four of the men’s draw. Osaka, the tournament’s fourth seed, swept aside unseeded Shelby Rogers in straight sets to set up a match with Jennifer Brady for a place in Saturday’s […]
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors on Tuesday embarked on a nationwide strike citing the inability of relevant government authorities to meet their demands At the Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, in Abia State, services were going on skeletally due to the strike action by resident doctors. According to the President of the Association at the […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said Nigerian elites should judge his administration with fairness. The President was speaking at the closing of the first-year ministerial performance review retreat held in Abuja. “I want the Nigerian elites, please encourage them, to judge us fairly,” Buhari said, arguing that his administration has done more for the country […]
Manchester United have hit a bump in their pursuit for Sergio Reguilon, with Real Madrid insisting on a £27million buy-back clause, according to El Partidazo de COPE. Reguilon made his debut for Spain last weekend, after impressing on loan at Sevilla last season. Yet despite his good form, the 23-year-old is not in Madrid manager […]
Serena Williams battled into the quarter-finals of the US Open on Monday as top men’s seeds Dominic Thiem and Daniil Medvedev sailed through to the last eight at Flushing Meadows. After Williams kept her bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title alive, second seed Sofia Kenin was sent crashing out in the last […]
