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Resident Doctors proceed on indefinite strike

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Doctors under the umbrella of National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD have announced that they have commenced indefinite strike. The doctors who had last week met with the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige and the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole where government made some offers to them said they rejected the offers. A one paragraph statement signed by NARD President, Dr. Onyebueze John in Abuja read, “Rising from our NEC meeting, which started by 7pm yesterday and ended 3am today. NARD has resolved to reject the…

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Fuel price down to N142/litre -NNPC

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In its announcement made on Sunday, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has said that its sustained strategic intervention in the efficient supply and distribution of petroleum products had led to a significant fall in the price of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, across the country. It added that the intervention had also warranted a significant drop in the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, also known as cooking gas, nationwide. The corporation said a national survey by its oil and gas forum indicated that in the last few weeks,…

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Ijebu indigenes celebrates Ojude Oba festival

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At the 2017 edition of the yearly Ojude Oba festival, Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun and the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, said the event had come to stay, describing it as a veritable cultural monument. Prominent personalities that graced the event included wife of the governor, Olufunso Amosun, the state’s Deputy Governor, Yetunde Onanuga, former Governor Gbenga Daniel and Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Suraj Adekunbi. Also in attendance include Adebola Adegunwa, founder of First City Monument Bank, Olasubomi Balogun, Kola Banjo, Dayo Adeneye, among others.…

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AFRIMA to feature at 2017 Moshito Music Conference in South Africa

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The All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, is set to feature at the 2017 Moshito Music Conference and Exhibition to be held from September 6 to September 9 at the Main Auditorium, New Music Factory, Johannesburg, South Africa. Representing AFRIMA at the 14th edition of the music conference and exhibition aimed at connecting business and music to promote culture and economic growth is Associate Producer, AFRIMA, Ms. Adenrele Niyi. She will be speaking during the plenary session under the theme, “Scooping that Award: The Art of Hustle” curated to bring music…

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Juju maestro, Prince Adekunle dies at 72

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General Prince Adekunle, Nigeria Juju musicician is dead. The veteran musician died in the early hours of Saturday at the age of 72. The Eniyan Laso Mi singer had been ill for a while and had been out of circulation. Adekunle had an illustrious career which spanned over four decades and 15 albums. He established his band, Prince Adekunle & his Western State Brothers in the 1970s before changing the name to General Prince Adekunle & his Supersonic Sounds. Adekunle is known to have influenced and assisted the careers of…

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Presidential poll annulment: Kenya media hail ‘bombshell’ court ruling

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The annulment of last month’s presidential poll in Kenya by the Kenyan Supreme court has been praised by Kenya’s press. The Supreme Court decision has been described as a hard-fought victory for the rule of law, and sign of a maturing democracy. Pointing to widespread irregularities in the electronic transmission of vote results, Chief Justice David Maraga declared President Uhuru Kenyatta’s victory “invalid, null and void”. The unexpected ruling in favour of opposition leader Raila Odinga stunned the nation. The Saturday Standard headlined its front page “Maraga Thunder”, while the…

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Olori Wuraola confirms her separation from Ooni of Ife

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The separation between Olori Wuraola Ogunwusi, the estranged wife of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has been confirmed yesterday by the Olori herself. In a statement on her Instagram page, the queen, who has already reverted to her maiden name, Queen Zaynab-Otiti Obanor, said there is absolutely no truth in the report of infidelity and infertility published about her. Wuraola’s marriage to the Ooni lasted 17 months. The statement reads: “We have got to stop this culture of shaming and vilifying women with false stories of infidelity…

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Two grandfathers arrested for car theft

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Two grandfathers and their accomplice we’re paraded by the Anambra State Police Command on for car theft. They were allegedly caught while trying to sell a Toyota Tacoma SUV stolen in Owerri, Imo State. Twenty-five bunches of keys, including a master key, one Federal Road Safety Corps jacket, FRSC banner and two number plates were recovered from them. Parading the suspects at the Police Headquarters in Amawbia near Awka, the State Police Public Relations Officer, Nkeiruka Nwode, gave the names of the suspects as Monday Uche (64), Sunday Ofoekwe (42)…

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Oyo Governor accuses opposition of inciting Olubadan against government

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Abiola Ajimobi, the Oyo State Governor, has accused some politicians in the state of inciting the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji against government policy that reviewed the 1959 Olubadan declaration and crowning of 21 monarchs. The governor who spoke yesterday at the commissioning of a road network in Ibadan said he knew Oba Adetunji as a good father of everybody in the town but wondered why some politicians would want to pitch him against the government. He noted that his government was not the first to have tinkered with…

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Over 110,000 people displaced in Makurdi flood

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24 communities including Makurdi, the state capital has been submerged in flood. This was confirmed by the Benue State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA). Over 110,000 people have been displaced by the flood in recent months. The Executive Secretary of the agency, Boniface Ortese, told newsmen in Makurdi on Wednesday that over 2,769 households were also affected. He explained that places affected included Achusa, Idye, Wurukum Market, Genabe, Industrial Layout, Demekpe, Wadata Market, Katungu, behind the Civil Service Commission, Agboughul-Wadata among others. Meanwhile, President Mohammadu Buhari has directed the National Emergency…

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