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Japa: Reps raise alarm as LUTH shuts down 5 wards over doctors’ shortage

Japa: Reps raise alarm as LUTH shuts down 5 wards over doctors’ shortage The House of Representatives Committee on Health on Tuesday raised concerns over the decline in the country’s health manpower. The committee disclosed that due to the relocation ...

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41 Indian workers trapped in tunnel for 17 days are finally rescued

Indian workers were greeted with wild cheers and flower garlands as rescuers safely brought out all 41 from the collapsed Himalayan road tunnel where they were trapped after a marathon 17-day engineering operation. With beaming smiles, the rescued men were ...

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Sierra Leone attacks were a failed coup attempt – Police, Govt. officials say

A series of attacks on military barracks and prisons in Sierra Leone over the weekend was a failed coup attempt, according to police and government officials in the West African country. Information Minister Chernor Bah said that 13 military officers ...

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Man ”k!lls” employer over salary in Abuja

The Federal Capital Territory FCT police command says its operatives have arrested one Abraham Aliyu for allegedly killing his employer, Mrs. Dzuma Jidayi. The Commissioner of Police, CP. HARUNA G. GARBA, while parading about 43 suspects at the command headquarters on Tuesday, noted ...

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Again, farmers are k!lled in Taraba

Two farmers have been killed on their farmlands in the Yangtu Special Development Area in southern Taraba State The incident comes barely two days after the gruesome murder of 11 farmers in the same special development area. The brutal incident, ...

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Why more men commit su!cide in Africa Revealed

The reason why more men commit su!cide in Africa has been revealed Dr Naeem Dalal, Advisor, Non-communicable Diseases, Injuries and Mental Health for Africa CDC, blamed cultural stereotypes that prevent African men from seeking emotional and mental wellness help for ...

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Soldiers apprehend gunmen who killed Delta DSP

Soldiers apprehend gunmen who killed Delta DSP Troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested criminals who murdered a Deputy Superintendent of Police, (DSP), Sunday Okoebor, in Asaba, Delta State. Colonel lbrahim Gambari, Chief of Staff, 63 Brigade Headquarters, Asaba, while ...

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Apple users warned about fake update that steals passwords, money

Apple users have been warned against a fake update that steals passwords and money Tech-heads have revealed a fake browser update that infects Apple computers with a type of malware that hijacks passwords and money. Dubbed the “ClearFake” scam, the ...

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Students for Trump founder arrested, accused of using gun to strike girlfriend

Ryan Fournier, the co-founder of Students for Trump has been arrested. He was arrested in North Carolina last week on accusations that he struck a woman in the head with a handgun, records show. Fournier, 27, allegedly grabbed the woman ...

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Tinubu arrives National Assembly for 2024 budget presentation

Tinubu arrives National Assembly for 2024 budget presentation President Bola Tinubu has arrived at the National Assembly complex for the 2024 budget presentation. The President got to the N’Assembly at exactly 11: 04 am on Wednesday amid heavy security. The ...

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Kano orders evacuation of mentally challenged persons from streets

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has ordered the evacuation of mentally challenged persons roaming streets of the metropolis and environs The Governor ordered that they be evacuated to psychiatric hospitals for treatment. The Senior Special Assistant to the ...

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Adamawa attack: Soldiers invaded Police Command in Boko Haram style – IGP

The Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun has said soldiers invaded the headquarters of the Adamawa State Police Command in Boko Haram style Egbetoken said this yesterday, when a paid a visit to the command. While strongly condemning the invasion, ...

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Frail Jimmy Carter joins ex-presidents, former first ladies and thousands of Americans to bid Rosalynn Carter farewell

Frail former President Jimmy Carter has joined thousands of people to bid his wife of over 70 years goodbye Though not in the best mood, Carter didn’t miss his late wife Rosalynn’s memorial service on Tuesday — despite being confined ...

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Wanted Kano thug, Hantar Daba, surrenders self to police

A notorious thug known as Hantar Daba and wanted by the Kano State Police Command, has surrendered himself to the Command In company of his mother and former rival Abba Burakatai, Hantar Daba submitted himself to the Police Command headquarters ...

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Wife of Ukraine’s military intelligence chief is poisoned

The wife of Ukraine’s military intelligence chief has been hospitalized after being poisoned with heavy metals that may have been slipped into her food, according to officials. Marianna Budanova, the university professor wife of Lt. Gen. Kyrylo Budanova who leads Ukraine’s Main ...

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Court adjourns Emefiele’s case till January 18

The Federal Capital Territory High Court has adjourned till January 18, 2024, for the continuation of the trial in the alleged procurement fraud suit against a former Central Bank of Nigeria’s Governor, Godwin Emefiele Godwin Emefiele was accused of using his ...

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Tinubu leaves Abuja for COP28, Dubai

President Bola Tinubu will on Wednesday depart Abuja for Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to attend the COP28 Climate Summit, also known as the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP28). At the ...

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Man bags 14 years jail term for r3pe, assault

  The Chief Magistrate (Special Grade) of the Magistrates’ Court in Igarra, Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State, Nosa Musoe, has sentenced one Dele Eric to 14 years imprisonment without an option of fine after being found guilty of ...

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Edo 2024: I will defeat Obaseki’s anointed candidate – Shaibu boasts

Edo state deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu has vowed to defeat the anointed candidate of Governor Godwin Obaseki in the forthcoming governorship election in the State. Shaibu said he would defeat Obaseki’s anointed candidate because he has the backing of the people of ...

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UNILORIN approves 14-day paternity leave for workers

The University of Ilorin has said its male members of staff will now enjoy paternity leave This was made known by the university’s Registrar, Mr Mansur Alfanla, on Monday, while addressing newsmen. He noted that the development followed the just ...

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Woman left with ‘rotted’ nose after filler injection (photos)

A woman who was often mistaken for her husband’s mother decided to get face filler to hide her “ageing” smile, but was horrified when half her nose fell off Krysta Carson, 52, blames a “clumsy” injection using too much filler ...

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LASG orders removal of buildings on road setbacks

The Lagos State Government, on Monday, issued a seven-day ultimatum to owners of buildings encroaching on road setbacks on Orchid, Agungi, and Ajiran Road along the Ikota River The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, gave the ultimatum ...

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Babies born with teeth not monsters, paediatricians insist

Paediatricians have said that babies with one or two teeth present at birth were perfectly normal This statement dispels the fears, age-long myths, and discomforts parents and relatives have when their babies are born with teeth. They discouraged parents of ...

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