The Peter Obi Movement (POM) has appointed the former chairman of Kaduna state council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Adamu Yusuf as ita National Secretary. Its National Coordinator, Rev. Ime Eliashab announced that the board of trustees approved the appointment. “By this appointment Citizen Adamu Yusuf becomes a member of our National Executive Council (NEC) and that of National Working Committee (NWC),” the statement reads. He congratulated the newly appointed National Secretary on behalf of all members of Peter Obi Movement and wished him successful tenure. The appointed National Secretary of POM Adamu Yusuf is a staff of…
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Federal Medical Center (FMC) Gusau has received donation of medical equipment from an US-based charity foundation. The Chief Medical Director (CMD), Dr Bello Muhammad Kwatarkwashi disclosed this to journalists while receiving containers of the equipments in Gusau on Thursday. According to Dr Kwatarkwashi, the equipment was donated by the Project CURE Foundation of the United States through the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), supported by the Federal Ministry of Finance. He noted that the equipment include operation-related, ultrasound, sterilizers, analyzers, inspection/measurements opthalmic, monitoring x-ray, modern hospital beds, trolleys, drip stands, bedside lockers, urinals/bedpans, sputum mug, wheelchairs, furniture, orthopedic equipments,…
Dr Salihu Lukman, All Progressives Congress (APC) National Vice-Chairman, North-West, says the party is not trying to exclude some people in terms of religion, ethnicity or any other sentiment. He said when he spoke with newsmen on Friday in Abuja after a consultative closed-door meeting of the party`s North-West stakeholders. Lukman was speaking on the APC’s Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket for 2023 general elections. “Our party, the APC is not working to exclude any category, whether in terms of religion, ethnicity or any other sentiment. “I think we have to be very honest to ourselves, it is true that people have…
The Commissioner for Health in Plateau, Dr Ndem Lar on Friday, said that 54.7 per cent of childbirths in the state were at home as indicated by the 2018 National Demographic Health Survey (NDHS). Lar stated this in Jos at an event to commemorate the Safe Motherhood Day in the state organised by the state’s ministry of health in collaboration Primary Health Care Board. The commissioner, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Mrs Anasfasia Donufur, lamented that only 43. 4 per cent of women delivered under the care of skilled personnel’s in healthcare facilities in the state. He said…
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said that both Iran and Saudi Arabia have voiced readiness to begin their talks on a political level to normalise ties, Iran Front Page (IFP) reported on Friday. There has been some progress in the past five rounds of talks between the two sides in Iraq, which were held mainly at the security level, namely on security issues, Amir-Abdollahian was quoted as saying. Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein recently conveyed Riyadh’s readiness for the talks on public, and political level. He added that we also expressed readiness for entering the political phase of talks…
The federal government says it has commenced the restoration of mangroves covering an area of about 1,416 hectares in Ogoniland. Dr Ferdinand Giadom, Project Coordinator, Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) made this known at a two-day workshop on environmental remediation organised by HYPREP in Port Harcourt on Friday. The workshop with the theme, “Detailed Site Characterisation, Remediation Strategies and Framework Development,” was organised to sensitise indigent Ogonis on progress of work of ongoing clean-up project in Ogoniland. The federal government in 2016 commenced the clean-up of decades-long crude oil spillages in Ogoniland in compliance with the recommendations of the United…
The federal government has released the list of admissions into the 110 Unity Colleges across the country, including the Gifted Academy in Suleja. This is contained in a statement issued by the Director of Press, Federal Ministry of Education, Mr Benjamin Goong on Friday in Abuja. Goong advised parents of pupils who applied for admission into any of the nation’s unity colleges to check for the names of their wards on the ministry’s website – www.education.gov.ng. He said they could also check the admission status at the school they applied. According to him, limited vacancies still exist in some unity…
By Justina Auta A Non-Government Organisation (NGO), Okapi Children Cancer Foundation, says it has opened a charity shop to raise money for children with cancer. The Project Director, Dr Ozy Okonokhua, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Friday. Okonokhua stated that the foundation had been supporting children and families fighting cancer to cushion the effect of the disease on their financial, physical, social and psychological status. According to him, items such as inscribed T-shirts, mugs, diary, pen, free eye checkup and other medical care are available for the public in exchange for donation for children’s cancer treatment…
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday issued a seven-day ultimatum to a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Rotimi Jacobs to show cause why he should not be disqualified from further prosecution of former Abia governor, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu. The former governor is standing trial on allegations of mismanaging funds belonging to Abia government to the tune of N7.1 billion during his tenure as governor from 1999 to 2007. He was tried alongside his company, Slok Nigeria Limited, and Udeh Udeogu, who was Director of Finance and Accounts at the Abia Government House during Kalu’s tenure At Friday’s sitting, the…
Tennis fans are used to seeing Rafa Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray fight tooth and nail to beat each other at the Grand Slams. There is now a different scenario, as the “Big Four” are set to play together in the same team for the first time at the Laver Cup in London. Wimbledon champion Djokovic on Friday was named as the fourth member of the six-man Team Europe. The 35-year-old Serb is joining his long-time rivals at the fifth edition of the ATP-sanctioned event from September 23 to 25. Named after Australian great Rod Laver, the…