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Crime & Security NewsOver 20 Parents of Chibok Girls Have Died from Waiting – BBOG

Beloved John (Staff Writer)April 15, 2021

Allen Manasseh, a member of the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) group, has said no fewer than 20 parents of the Chibok girls have died from health complications caused by the protracted wait for their children’s return. He divulged this in a chat with Arise TV on Wednesday. In April 2014, 276 schoolgirls, were abducted by Boko Haram insurgents from Government Girls’ Secondary School (GGSS) Chibok, Borno state. Seven years on, 112 of the girls...

Health News WellnessFG to Create Emergency Ambulance Services

Beloved John (Staff Writer)April 15, 2021

A National Emergency Medical Service and Ambulance System (NEMSAS) has been introduced by the FG to improve access to emergency healthcare. Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, indicated this while speaking at the 2021 first quarterly meeting of the Nigeria Reproductive, Maternal Newborn, Child, Adolescent and Elderly Health Plus Nutrition (RMNCAEH+N), which held on Tuesday, in Abuja. According to the minister, the move is to ensure that there is a 50% drop in mortality rate, and...

Nigeria PoliticsOnly Ballot Should Determine Election Winner — Jonathan

Beloved John (Staff Writer)April 13, 2021

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called for standard electoral practice in the country, saying ballot paper, not the court should determine the winner of an election. The former president stated this on Monday in an interaction with reporters during a visit to TOSTV network studios in Abuja. He noted that the electoral management bodies have the sole responsibility of returning candidates and declaring winners while the judiciary complements by either upholding declared results or nullifying...

News Politics2023: PGF DG Warns Against Recklessness, Indiscipline in APC Leadership

Beloved John (Staff Writer)April 13, 2021

Salihu Lukman, director-general of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), has expressed concern over the intraparty disputes that have engulfed the All Progressives Congress (APC). The DG stressed that the party risked losing in the 2023 elections over the recklessness of some of its leaders. In a statement released on Monday, he stated that the party’s biggest opposition in the next round of general elections is members of the party. “An inconvenient reality, which every APC...

Health LabourResident Doctors Suspend Strike After 10 Days

Beloved John (Staff Writer)April 11, 2021

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended it 10 days old strike after reaching an agreement with the FG. The association signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) on Friday after a conciliatory meeting between representatives of the federal government and those of NARD. During the meeting, the federal government promised to address NARD’s 13-point demands including salary arrears and owed allowances. Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, president of the association, confirmed the development on Saturday. Also,...

News PoliticsPDP Governors Call for Devolution of Powers

Beloved John (Staff Writer)April 10, 2021

Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governor’s Forum have demanded an urgent devolution of powers and restructuring of Nigeria, saying the security situation in the country has worsened due to the incompetence of the government. The demands are contained in a communique jointly signed by the governors after the five hours of the closed-door meeting. The governors said that Nigerians were more divided along ethnic and religious lines more than ever before, lamenting that...

Health Labour NewsHouse of Reps Set Up Panel to Resolve Complaints of Resident Doctors

Beloved John (Staff Writer)April 10, 2021

The House of Representatives committee on health care services has created a panel to address the issues raised by the resident doctors. Tanko Sununu, chairman of the committee, announced the development after a closed-door meeting with the doctors on Friday. He affirmed that the committees will ensure that complaints made by the resident doctors are resolved. Resident doctors had embarked on an indefinite strike on April 1 over the failure of the government to address...

Crime & Security PoliceMinister Inaugurate Committee to Handle Complaints Against Police Officials

Beloved John (Staff Writer)April 8, 2021

The Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammad Dingyadi, has established the Police Public Complaints Committee (PPCC) to deal with complaints against police personnel in the country. Inaugurating the committee on Wednesday in Abuja, Mr. Dingyadi said the committee was a specialised institution created to deal strictly with complaints against police personnel. According to him, the focus was to put in place a permanent structure that would help to effectively check civil unrest. “If the PPC has...

Business News Oil & GasOil Prices Fall As US Gasoline Stocks Surges

Beloved John (Staff Writer)April 8, 2021

The prices of crude oil dropped after official figures showed a significant rise in the gasoline inventories of the United States. The price of Brent crude, the grade at which Nigeria’s crude oil is benchmarked, decreased by 0.41 percent and stood at $62.89 a barrel as of Thursday afternoon. The US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude also declined by 0.65 percent, to $59.38 a barrel. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) had earlier mentioned that...

National Security News PoliceMend Broken Bridges of Trust With Nigerians, Osibanjo Admonishes Acting IGP

Beloved John (Staff Writer)April 7, 2021

The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has urged the acting IGP, Usman Baba to restore dignity to the police force and rebuild the broken bridges of trust with the public. Speaking on Wednesday at the decoration of Baba with his new rank at Aso Rock Villa. Abuja, Osinbajo told him that he was appointed acting IGP at a turbulent time. He emphasized the need to curb the growing insecurity and pointed out the need to take...

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