Doctors under the aegis of the Medical Guild in Lagos State are set to begin a three days warning strike from Monday, over issues that affect their safety and welfare. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Medical Guild is the Association of Medical Doctors under the employment of the Lagos State Government. Dr Oluwajimi Sodipo, Chairman of the Guild, made this known to newsmen at a press briefing on Sunday in Lagos....
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed cracks in diverse sectors in Nigeria; the true state of the health sector despite billions earmarked annually for it; unpatriotic law enforcement agents who would rather collect a thousand naira ($3) and let citizens cross the interstate borders in defiance of government orders; the zero maintenance culture and abandonment of government properties as in the case of isolation and treatment centers built in the days of Ebola; a country whose laws...
Hours after a classy but low-key naming event, youthful Nollywood actress Regina Daniels Nwoko took to her Instagram page to introduce here jewel to the world.She wrote: “Newborns represent life, hope and the promise of love. The arrival of my bundle of joy has been nothing short of excitement. Pure as an angel and as fresh as a blooming flower! Thank you all for your congratulatory messages, calls and sharing in our joy. Journey to...
Denis Idara, the 2019/2020 Miss Nigeria International Pageant titleholder, says her next target is to make Nigeria proud in the Mr and Miss International Africa (MMIA) “The Rebirth Edition 2020”. Idara told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos that her programmes in recent time were cancelled toward necessary preparations for the competition billed for October in Lagos. NAN reports that the MMIA The Rebirth Edition 2020, a Brendance and Crusader (BC)...
Dr Ayuba Musa, the landlord of the property housing the company, GLAM’D Africa, has dismissed Mr Jackson Ude’s claims concerning the ownership of the house. Musa’s reaction was sequel to a social media post by Ude, a New York-based blogger, that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s daughter, Kiki, owns the property which houses her company, GLAM’D Africa. The landlord, in a disclaimer he signed on Friday in Abuja, said the property was never, at any point...
The Chairman of the House Committee on Information and Strategy and member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, representing Kosofe Constituency 2, Honourable Tunde Buraimoh has passed on. Although the House of Assembly has not officially announced the death of the lawmaker, media reports quoted Buraimoh’s colleagues who confirmed the demise. “Highly cautious and will always maintain strict adherence to all medical counsels from the appropriate quarters as it concerns prevention of this spread...
Gucci, Versace, L. Vuitton, Prada, Fendi, Audemars, Patek, Balenciaga, Hermes and the Jet set life was his command. The luxurious opulence attractive to 2.5 million Instagram followers; he was ‘untouchable’. You need not be the star of television and entertainment to be famous. Instagram will do just that for you. Just have it, show it off, flaunt it over and over again on yachts and in Rolls Royces; they will stare and click away. It...
The British High Commission in Nigeria has said effort to reopen visa application for intending travellers to the United Kingdom is on. In the wake of coronavirus pandemic, the high commission suspended services whilst a lockdown was imposed by the federal government to limit the spread of the virus. In a statement on Thursday, the British High Commission disclosed that UK application centres are soon to be reopened in a phased manner globally. The Commission...
The Government of Ogun State, in a bid to fight coronavirus, has said that twenty per cent of the revised 2020 budget has been allocated to the health sector. At a virtual Consultative Meeting on the Year 2020 Revised Budget, held at the Ministry of Budget and Planning, the Governor said that pandemic had brought implications that prompted the government to draw up a realistic budget that would serve the interest of the people. Other...
The Prime Minister of Cote d’Ivoire, Amadou Gon Coulibaly is dead. He died shortly after attending a cabinet meeting at the presidential palace in Abidjan on Wednesday afternoon, President Alassane Ouattara said. Ouattara described Coulibaly, who died at the age of 61 as his “closest collaborator” for 30 years, as he presented his condolences to the statesman’s “large family.” The president did not share details of the death. Coulibaly died after attending his first cabinet...
