[ad_1] A video on Facebook showing authorities opening suitcases full of money has claimed that former Gabonese senate president attempted to flee the country after the coup. “Breaking News: Former senate president of Gabon was arrested with huge amount of currency trying to escape from his country,” reads the caption of the Facebook post. The…
[ad_1] Brain drain among Ghanaian health workers has been a problem for time immemorial but it seems it has now become a phenomenon that must be addressed. We remember one of our stories published as recently as August 18, 2023 was about this matter. In that story, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) disclosed that it…
Juliet Jacob Ochenje The Minister for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike and former governor of Rivers State, has called on the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party (LP) counterpart, Peter Obi, to join hands with the President Bola Tinubu Administration to…
Juliet Jacob Ochenje 120 Nigerian entrepreneurs will partake in the United States Mission’s Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) programme which will train them with the knowledge, networks and access needed to launch and scale successful businesses. The participants were selected from among over 3,000 applicants to represent all regions of Nigeria, and already have start-up…
Jumoke Olasunkanmi Hon. Tajudeen Abass, Speaker of the House of Representatives, has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on his tribunal win, saying it is further proof of his legitimacy and credibility. The 2023 Presidential Election Tribunal on Wednesday reaffirmed Tinubu’s victory at the presidential poll after dismissing all petitions against him. In a statement signed by…
[ad_1] A lecturer at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) is facing allegations of sexual harassment. The academic, identified as Kadiri Babalola, was arrested on Thursday by the Lagos state police and released shortly after. Benjamin Hundeyin, the Lagos police spokesperson, confirmed the arrest to TheCable Lifestyle. “He was held for sexual harassment. He will be…
[ad_1] Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of the state, has returned to Nigeria after a three-month medical leave in Germany. Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, the wife of the governor, confirmed the development on her X page on Thursday. “Homebound,” she posted with a picture of the governor at about 3:34 p.m., wearing a black jacket, sitting in a plane….
[ad_1] The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria on Thursday inducted 122 graduands of the University of Jos into the medical profession. Administering the oath of the profession on the graduands, the registrar of the council, Tajudeen Sanusi, urged them to be professional in the discharge of their duties. Represented by Enejo Abdul, Mr Sanusi…
[ad_1] The Lagos house of assembly has cleared 15 out of the 18 commissioner-nominees recommended for screening and confirmation by Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of the state. On Monday, Sanwo-Olu sent a second list containing the names of 18 nominees to the house of assembly for confirmation. Mudashiru Obasa, speaker of the house, had charged the…
[ad_1] The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has partnered with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to improve the nutritional status of rural dwellers in the FCT. Aishat Abubakar, FCT desk officer, Agricultural Development Project (ADP), during the green field day event in Gwagwalada, said the project was a multi-sectoral approach to nutritional improvement. According…
