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Operatives of the Department of State Services, on Thursday, dispersed medical doctors, who stormed the Sheraton Hotels, Abuja, to take part in the recruitment interview organised by the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health. The PUNCH had on Tuesday reported that medical consultants in their hundreds flooded the Ladi Kwali Hall of the hotel to participate in the recruitment, while another exercise …

Prominent Nigerians, including the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Thursday, advised the Federal Government to sit up and urgently address the rising insecurity in the country. While the Sultan spoke in Abuja at the third quarterly meeting of the Nigeria Interreligious Council, the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, gave …

The House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review, says it is considering the return of the conduct of local government elections to the Independent National Electoral Commission. The green chamber said it was a way of ensuring a secured tenure for elected local government leaders. Chairman of the Committee and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Idris Wase, stated …

At last, the 136 pupils of the Salihu Yanko Islamiyya School in Tegina, Niger state have been released after spending almost three months in the hands of their abductees. The pupils were said to be released in Brinin Gwari in Kaduna state around 8:pm today, according to Vanguard report. The exact number of pupils that eventually survived out of the …

All 28 States that established Judicial Panels following the EndSARS protests last year have now completed the assignment, except Lagos State’s panel which will conclude later this year in October. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, made the disclosure today at the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting, adding that 8 States have turned in their reports and Council looks forward to …

Micro Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) development fund worth N2bn to support entrepreneurs in  Edo State was launched by Governor  Godwin Obaseki and the Bank of Industry (BOI), on Thursday. The fund was launched during a citizens’ engagement session organized by the Edo State Skills Development Agency, also known as EdoJobs, held at the Government House, in Benin City, with …

President Muhammadu Buhari says the Tuesday attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), will not dampen the morale of the security agencies in ending banditry and criminality in the country. The president stated this in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, on Wednesday in Abuja. He noted that the attack, which led to loss of lives, …

Delta State Governor Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, on Wednesday, said bad governance, ethnic, religious conflicts, and lack of faith in the electoral process were major causes of disunity in Nigeria. Okowa stated this in his keynote address at the 2021 Annual Lecture and Symposium organised by Ripples Centre for Data and Investigative Journalism (RCDIJ) at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos. Delta Governor, …

Thousands of people were still crowding around Kabul airport on Wednesday in the hope of getting an evacuation flight out of Afghanistan, videos on social media showed. Video footage showed hundreds of Afghans waiting in a moat outside the airport grounds – some standing in water up to their waists. One man is seen on video climbing up the wall …

A yet undisclosed number of people have been killed by suspected herders in an attack Tuesday night in Yelwan Zangam in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. A resident of the area said vigilante members had reported recovering 37 bodies, with many of them burnt beyond recognition. Governor Simon Lalong has expressed his fury at the failure to …