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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday directed the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, to effect payment of doctors, nurses and other health workers for the period they were on strike in 2018 and 2021. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, disclosed this to State House correspondents after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Minister said the payment will be for the two months the resident doctors went on strike in 2021 and the three months the nurses and other health workers down tools in 2018. According to him,…

An extra bout has been added to GOtv Boxing Night 24 fight line-up, moving the number of bouts from six to seven. This was disclosed on Thursday in Lagos by the organisers, Flykite Productions. The additional bout, according to a statement by Flykite Productions, will be a female super flyweight clash between Haminat Yekini and Blessing Bukola. The organisers explained that the inclusion of the female bout is in response to the clamour of boxing fans, who have always wanted to see top class female boxers in action. GOtv Boxing Night 24, which holds on 24 December at the Molade…

Former aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has been granted N5 million bail after the Lagos Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, December 17, 2021, arraigned him before Justice O.O. Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on 12 counts bordering on use of false documents, use of fabricated evidence, procuring execution of documents by false pretence, and fabricating evidence. One of the counts reads: “That you, Femi Fani-Kayode, on or about the 11th day of October, 2021 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, by fraudulent representation procured one Dr. Ogieva…

The European Medicines Agency has said no to approving a new drug for Alzheimer’s disease in the EU. Aducanumab does not appear to be effective at treating adults with early-stage symptoms, the EMA said. Alzheimer’s charities say they are disappointed by the decision because thousands of people are left with no treatment options. The drug – the first new treatment for 20 years – was controversially approved in the US in June. At the time, many scientists said there was little evidence from trials of it being of benefit despite it targeting amyloid – a protein that forms abnormal clumps…

Suspected Islamist militants have decapitated a church pastor in the Macomia district of the gas-rich northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, according to local reports. Last Wednesday, a resident of Nova Zambézia village went to the district police command, carrying a bag that contained a human head belonging to her husband, military sources say. The suspected Islamic State-linked insurgents intercepted the pastor in a field, decapitated him and then handed over his head to his wife and ordered her to inform the authorities, she told the police. Police arrest pastor, his wife for defiling chorister This is the latest attack…

VP receives Prime Minister at Presidential Villa Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria and Sao Tome & Principe’s Organised Private Sector ought to take advantage of investment opportunities in both countries as a form of strengthening bilateral relations. He said this today during a courtesy call by the Prime Minister and Head of Government of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Jorge Lopes Bom Jesus at the Presidential Villa. Prof Osinbajo expressed the hope that “our businesses and private sectors will take advantage of investment opportunities and strengthen the relationships between our countries. “I would say that the…

The Ibadan Zonal Command of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested one Ajayi Oluwabukola Temitope, for fraud by allegedly obtaining money to the tune of N24, 955, 000. 00 (Twenty Four Million, Nine Hundred and Fifty Five Thousand Naira) by false pretence. The 42-year-old Ibadan socialite was arrested following a series of petitions in which the suspect who claims to be a registered dealer with soft drinks manufacturers in Ibadan, Oyo state promised to supply products to complaints but failed after collecting money from them. In one of the petitions, Ajayi promised to supply a truck load of…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has congratulated his boss, President Muhammadu Buhari as he turned 79 on Friday. Prof. Osinbajo in a post on social media that showed both men at work, prayed for strength, wisdom and favour for the president. “Happy Birthday Mr. President. As your days, so shall strength, wisdom and favor be from the Almighty God in Jesus’ mighty name. Amen.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Professor Yemi Osinbajo (@profosinbajo) President Buhari on Thursday left Abuja for Istanbul, Turkey to attend the third Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit, hosted by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of…

The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has written President Muhammadu Buhari on the challenges that may be associated with the inclusion of mandatory direct primaries in the Electoral Act amendment bill. According to reports, the AGF in letter to the president about two weeks ago advised the president that making direct primaries mandatory for all political parties could cause confusion. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, confirmed that the President had received a communication from Malami on the bill. He however said he was not privy to the content of the letter.…

Coalition of Concerned Civil Society Organisations for Truth and Justice has urged the federal government and security agencies to find the missing candidate of the Labour Party in the last Anambra governorship election, Obiora Agbasimalo. The group at a news conference byObiora Agbasimalo coordinator, Phil Roberts, on Thursday, in Abuja also issued a seven-day ultimatum to this effect. Roberts said that Agbasimalo and his security detail were abducted on September 18, while on his way for an election campaign from Ezinifitte to Azia in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra. He said that nothing had been heard of the governorship…