The authorities in Israel say they have been briefed on talks over a ceasefire deal in Gaza, after reports of progress made in talks in Paris on Saturday. It comes as police broke up protests in Tel Aviv calling for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign. The Paris talks are part of negotiations aimed at…
Kwara state government has emerged UNICEF winner on immunisation coverage in the North Central zone with a cash prize of $500,000. The deputy governor, who said that the award, won by the Kwara State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, was given through the UNICEF mechanism method, added that the money was domiciled with the UNICEF to…
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Sunday accused former Military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (retired) of being a “genocidist.” IPOB’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, accused Gowon of leading the second bloodiest genocide after the Israeli Holocaust against Igbos. Powerful was reacting to Gowon’s latest comment on the Biafra civil war.After a meeting with…
Nigerian Nurses have dragged the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, NMCN, to court over its recent circular for requesting verification of certificates for nurses and midwives to foreign nursing boards or councils. The controversial circular, among other things, provides that, “Eligible applicants must have a minimum of two (2) years post qualification experience from…
The father of Former Super Eagles goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama, Philip Enyeama has died. Enyeama announced the sad news in an Instagram post showing him posing with his late dad. Enyeama took to his social media account to share the sad news with a video of him and his father playing a game of Table Tennis. “To God be the glory…
The All Progressives Congress has confirmed the death of one of its members, Comfort Adebanjo, and six others who attempted to purchase seized rice put on sale by the Nigeria Customs Service to cushion the effect of the economic hardship in the country. The ruling party made the confirmation on Saturday in an obituary message…
The Lagos State Government has inaugurated an 11-member committee for the coordination of palliative measures meant to cushion the impacts of the rising cost of living in the country. Tagged the Lagos State Special Dispensation “Palliative” Advisory Committee, the group has Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the chairman. His deputy Obafemi Hamzat is the alternate chairman….
Ogun State Government has disowned a message circulating on social media that Governor Dapo Abiodun is offering N10,000 cash palliative per person across the state. According to a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the Governor, Kayode Akinmade, the government said the message is an obvious scam, urging the people…
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has urged Yorubas against participating in any protest or rally amid the planned demonstrations by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) slated for February 27 and 28. This follows NLC announcement to embark on a two-day strike to protest the hardship currently being faced by Nigerians following the dramatic hike in…
Amid the planned protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over the hardship faced by Nigerians, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has asked the Attorney General Of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, to provide security for the demonstrators. Barring any last-minute change, the NLC will on Tuesday, February 27 and Wednesday, February 28…
