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Exodus: NMA raises alarm as 900 doctors resign

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The Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association, Lagos State Chapter, Dr Olumuyiwa Odusote on Thursday said the exodus of doctors from Nigeria had reached an alarming proportion and called for improved health sector funding to discourage it. He said in Lagos, that more than 40,000 of the 75,000 registered Nigerian doctors, were practising abroad while 70 per cent in the country were thinking of picking jobs outside. According to him, over 100 doctors resigned from the University College Hospital, Ibadan, in 2017 while about 800 doctors resigned from Lagos State…

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Gtbank fashion week: An observer’s opinion

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Again this year, I attended the GTBank Fashion Weekend. It was a place to be and be seen in Lagos, especially as Nigeria has a dearth of places you can go to with your family to have a relaxing time. It was also open to all people across the socio-economic spectrum, which was good. My observation is that many banks do not open their events to all of their customers, which I believe should be addressed. I was impressed by what I saw and experienced in terms of the high…

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Mourinho: UCL Is Harder For EPL Clubs

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José Mourinho believes the Champions League becomes a tough competition for English teams, due to their winter schedule. The five EPL teams in the UCL are in a good position to make it to the knockout stages, with Tottenham and City already securing spots. However, Mourinho believes the heavy winter schedule in the EPL will prove detrimental to their chances in the UCL. “I always say the Champions League only starts in February, and in February the English teams are [still playing] after December and January where we can play…

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Timaya Is A Shame As An Artiste- Shatta Wale

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Ghanaian Dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale has thrown shades at Nigerian singer, Timaya calling him a shame. Shatta Wale says it is a shame that the music industry has an artiste like Timaya, adding that he should be out there, selling plantain chips. This is sequel to a fan’s comment calling Timaya the king of african dancehall following controversies that trailed Wale’s statement on Wizkid. The fan @teolee_ wrote”Wizkid alone is more than a whole Ghana….Timaya alone is more than all Africa dancehall..Timaya king of Africa dance hall king.” Shatta Wale…

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Portrait Of Jesus Painted By Da Vinci Sold For A Record Of N162bn Has Gone Viral

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Leonardo da Vinci’s portrait of Christ, “Salvator Mundi”, sold for a record-smashing $450.3 million (N162 billion) on Wednesday at Christie‘s, more than double the old price for any work of art at auction. The painting, only recently rediscovered, was the last da Vinci left in private hands and fetched more than four times Christie‘s’ pre-sale estimate of about $100 million. It beat a record set in May 2015 by Pablo Picasso’s “Les Femmes D‘Alger,” which sold for $179.4 million, and constituted more than half the sale’s total of $785.9 million,…

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Benue State University Bans Male Students From Wearing Thick Beards

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The Benue State University, Makurdi has banned students of the institution from wearing thick ‘beards on their faces.’’ A circular signed by the security management and pasted across the school campus said male students with thick beards must ‘shave it without option.’ The circular reads: “This is to inform all students (male) that those wearing thick beard on their faces must shave them without option.” This directive has sparked mixed reactions among students of the state-owned school. Share on: WhatsApp

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Giampiero Ventura: Italy sack coach after failing to qualify for the 2018 World Cup

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Italy have sacked coach Giampiero Ventura after the four-time champions failed to reach the World Cup for the first time since 1958. The Azzurri lost a play-off with Sweden 1-0 on aggregate to spell the end of 69-year-old Ventura’s 17-month tenure. Ventura said his record was “one of the best of the last 40 years”. “I lost only two games in two years,” he told Italian television show Le Iene before the Italian Football Federation fired him on Wednesday. Ventura replaced Antonio Conte in June 2016, and was described as…

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Pope Francis Gets Personalized $237k Lamborghini As Gift, Plans To Auction It For Charity

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Lamborghini gave Pope Francis a personalised white supercar, but he plans to auction it to raise money for charity. Francis received the Italian supercar on Wednesday morning in a ceremony in Vatican City. He blessed it, signed its hood, and promptly handed it over to Sotheby’s, which will auction off the Huracan on his behalf. The special-edition sports car, which boasts a 610 metric horsepower, is expected to sell for significantly more than its Italian retail price of around €200,000. The money will go towards helping displaced Christians in Iraq,…

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Police Nab Man Impersonating Ex-IG Mike Okiro

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The Zone 2 police command has arrested a 37 year old man Emmanuel Ebuzoma for allegedly defrauding applicants seeking employment with the Nigeria police force. The chairman police service commission had on 2nd of November 2017 petitioned the Assistant Inspector General in charge of Zone 2 AIG Adamu Ibrahim about a fraudster using his name to scam unsuspected members of the public. The AIG referred the petition to the public complaint bureau of the Zone. The detectives swung into action and the suspect Emmanuel Ebuzoma an indigene of Delta state…

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Dangote Hands Over N100m Mosque To Muslim Women In Abuja

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The Dangote Foundation has completed a mosque valued at over N100 million and handed it over to the Federation of Muslim Women Association in Nigeria(FOMWAN). The Dangote Foundation had taken over the building of the mosque in Utako District of Abuja following an appeal made by FOMWAN to the President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote. Speaking at the handover ceremony in Abuja on Tuesday(yesterday) the National Ameera of FOMWAN, Hajiya Amina B. Omoti, said now that the mosque has been officially handed over to FOMWAN, it will be…

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