Ogun governor says doctors’ strike politically motivated, irresponsible

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The strike embarked upon by resident doctors at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu Ogun State has been described as “irresponsible and politically motivated” by Governor Dapo Abiodun. Abiodun said he found the decision of the Association of Resident Doctors to embark on strike on weekends  “disturbing,  shocking and a breach of trust.” The doctors had penultimate Friday announced the commencement of weekend industrial action, following the state government’s alleged refusal to yield to their demand for improved  welfare package. Prior to this, the association had embarked on a three-day warning strike, a…

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Obaseki orders investigation into death of UNIBEN student raped inside church

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Vera Uwaila, a 100 level Microbiology student of University of Benin, UNIBEN, weekend, died from injuries sustained after she was gang-raped and hit with a fire extinguisher in her church last Wednesday. It was gathered that the 22-years-old undergraduate was attacked and beaten to a pulp at the Ikpoba Hill branch of Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, in Benin, Edo State, where she had gone to read. The assailants, it was further gathered, left her to die, but she was later rushed to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital,…

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Buhari, others mourn ex-NNPC GMD, Baru

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President Muhammadu Buhari, Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, and others on Saturday mourned the death of the immediate past Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Dr Maikanti Baru. Buhari, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, sympathised with the family of the deceased, the NNPC management and the people of Bauchi State. The statement said, “President Buhari acknowledges Dr Baru’s contributions to ensuring stability in the oil sector in Nigeria, with…

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US officer charged with murder over George Floyd’s death

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After three nights of violent protests left parts of the city in flames, the Minneapolis police officer accused of killing a handcuffed African American man was charged with murder on Friday, as authorities declared a curfew. Derek Chauvin, the white officer filmed kneeling on the neck of a handcuffed George Floyd for nearly nine minutes, was charged with one count of third degree murder – unintentionally causing a death – and one count of negligent manslaughter. “This case is now ready, and we have charged it,” said county prosecutor Mike…

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Court jails six NAF personnel over Badeh’s murder

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Six Nigerian Air Force personnel, who were aides to the former Chief of Defence Staff, Late Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh have been jailed by a General Court Martial sitting in Abuja. Badeh was reportedly shot dead in December 2018 by gunmen while on his way back from his farm. The six air force personnel were on Friday awarded various sentences by the GCM which sat at the NAF Base, Bill Clinton Drive, Abuja. According to the NAF in a release on Saturday morning by the Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore…

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Trump breaks ties with WHO

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‌ Donald Trump, US President, on Friday said he was severing ties with the World Health Organization, signalling the end of hundreds of millions of dollars in funding to the UN agency as the deadly coronavirus pandemic rages on. As Europe speeded along the path to reopening after months of crippling lockdowns, Trump’s move is likely to spark dismay, especially in other parts of the world where the outbreak has yet to reach its peak. Russia recorded a record number of deaths on Friday and several nations in Latin America…

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NGO feeds over 1000 children to mark Children’s Day celebration

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Street Child and Welfare Initiative (SCCWI), a non-governmental organisation that has been prioritising the needs of street and vulnerable children for the past 12 years, decided to mark the May 27th Children’s Day celebration by providing sumptuous meals for over 1000 less privileged children. The NGO which is based at Alagomeji, Yaba-Lagos, took the feeding program to streets in various parts of Lagos State like Oshodi, Okobaba in Ebute Meta, Iddo Slum, Ojuelegba, Oyingbo amongst others. According to Comfort Alli, President/ Project Director of SCCWI, the feeding program has been…

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FG contemplates morning and afternoon classes for schools’ reopening

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The Federal Government has said that schools will remain closed until government is sure pupils could attend classes without the risk of contracting COVID-19. Minister of State for Education Emeka Nwajiuba, who disclosed this at the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 (PTF), said: “Until we are sure that our children can go to school and return safely without taking COVID-19 home, we are not ready to take the risk of opening schools.” Clarifying that an announcement suggesting schools would reopen June 8, 2020 did not emanate…

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Protest in US for second night over police killing of black man

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During a second night of protests in the US city of Minneapolis on Wednesday, demonstrators clashed with police and set a store alight over the killing of a black man by an officer who held him to the ground with a knee on his neck. Police fired tear gas and formed a human barricade to keep protesters from climbing a fence surrounding the Third Precinct, where the officers accused of killing George Floyd worked before they were fired on Tuesday. They pushed protesters back as the crowd grew, a day…

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Kaduna extends lockdown by 2 weeks

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The lockdown order which restricted movement in Kaduna state, has been extended by 2 weeks so as to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The Deputy Governor of Kaduna State, Dr. Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe said during a live broadcast on Tuesday evening that after 60 days, the State Government has reviewed the Quarantine Orders and approved the recommendation to extend the partial lockdown regulations for 2 weeks, with adjustments to permit the reopening of certain sectors. She said “the extension was intended to preserve the state’s ability to protect citizens, empower…

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