Author: Vincent Osuwo

Backlashes have trailed the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria’s issuance of amended guidelines and requirements for people and nurses seeking certificate verification with foreign nursing boards or councils. According to a circular issued by the council on Wednesday, the association now requires applicants to have at least two years of post-qualification experience from the date of the issuance of their permanent practicing licence. Signed by Dr. Faruk Abubakar, NMCN’s Registrar/Secretary General, the new directives reads, “Applicants are to visit https://licence.nmcn.gov.ng/ and login to initiate a verification application by clicking on the verification application link. “A non-refundable fee per application…

Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar, has been granted bail by the Federal High Court in Abuja.  Sunny Anyanwu, Ndifon’s lawyer, who was charged with him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, was also granted bail. The professor and his lawyer are currently on trial on four revised counts of alleged sexual harassment and an attempt to pervert the course of justice. While Ndifon was given bail in the amount of N250 million with two sureties, Anyanwu was also awarded N50 million with two sureties.…

Two Kogi State Polytechnic students in Lokoja died after breathing fumes from a power generator put near their apartment’s window overnight. SP William Ovye Aya, the state police public relations officer, confirmed this during a phone call with our correspondent on Thursday. Aya revealed that the deceased were Bilikisu Eleojo, aged 20, and Ibrahim Haliru. According to him, the generating set was positioned near the victims’ windows, and they fell asleep and died before dawn. Neighbours apparently discovered the duo’s lifeless bodies in the apartment early Thursday morning. Tragedy as four family members die from generator fumes “There were three…

The Super Eagles have restated their commitment to winning the 2023 African Cup of Nations final against host Cote d’Ivoire on Sunday. William Troost-Ekong, Super Eagles captain, believes winning the Africa Cup of Nations trophy would be an “amazing” moment for him and his country and that it will be time to deliver on Sunday when the three-time African winners face hosts Ivory Coast in the final. Nigeria beat South Africa 4-2 on penalties after full and extra time, finishing in a 1-1 draw to get to the final in Abidjan. Troost-Ekong put Nigeria ahead with a penalty kick in…

The Super Eagles will receive $7 million (N8.9 billion) if they win the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast. The Super Eagles advanced to the final of the 34th edition of the AFCON after a thrilling match against South Africa at the Stade de la Paix in Bouke, which saw the Eagles win 4-2 on penalties after 120 minutes of play and finish 1-1. As one of the finalists, the Super Eagles, along with the hosts, whom they face on Sunday, have already secured $4 million. Dr. Patrice Motsepe, head of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), announced…

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate release of more than 102,000 metric tonnes of various grain kinds from the Strategic Reserve and the Nigerian Rice Millers Association on Thursday. Tinubu warned that people who hoarded food would be dealt with. Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, told State House Correspondents on Thursday that the Special Presidential Committee on Emergency Food Intervention has completed its three meetings at the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja. Deliberations began on Tuesday after furious youths and women marched through Minna, the capital of Niger State, and Kano to protest what they perceived…

The Catholic Bishops of the Lagos Ecclesiastical Province, which includes the Lagos Archdiocese, Ijebu Ode Diocese, and Abeokuta Diocese, have stated that they will not bless same-sex marriage. The bishops’ opinion was outlined in a communiqué issued on Thursday following their January 26 plenary meeting in Lagos. This position is thought to contradict Pope Francis’s explicit permission for Catholic priests to bless same-sex marriages, which was previously held to violate Catholic Church dogma. In the Catholic Church, a blessing is a prayer or supplication made by a minister to God to look favourably on the person(s) being blessed. The bishops…

The Super Eagles have expressed sadness over the deaths of their fans during the semifinals of the ongoing African Cup of Nations on Thursday. No fewer than five people died while watching the match between the Super Eagles and Bafana Bafana of South Africa on Wednesday. While mourning the fans via its X handle, the Super Eagles wrote, “During our semi-final match, we tragically lost a few supporters. “In a cruel twist of fate, their fervent passion for the beautiful game unwittingly led them to their final moments as the Nigeria vs. South Africa match unfolded; they were lost in…

Nigerian singer Inetimi Alfred, widely known as Timaya, has opened up about his previous fight with drug addiction. In an interview with The Beat 99.9 FM, Lagos, which was posted on the station’s Instagram page on Thursday, the famed musician stated that his battle with drug addiction began during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. Timaya explained how the young boys who lived with him exposed him to Molly, a synthetic substance with hallucinogenic effects. He described how the drug originally made him happy but subsequently had a negative impact on his health, including weight loss and financial problems. Timaya acknowledged…

The Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), on Thursday, opposed the further court trial of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The organization stated that it was standing by the verdict of the Appeal Court in Abuja on October 13, 2022, which discharged and acquitted Kanu of all charges brought against him by the Federal Government. Kanu has been detained by the Department of State Services since 2021 after being arrested in Kenya and repatriated to Nigeria. On December 15, 2023, the Supreme Court approved his trial on terrorism allegations brought against him by the Federal Government and remanded the case to…