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The Jos University Teaching Hospital, JUTH, weekend undertook its first surgery to remove brain tumor using a machine that drills the skull bone to gain access to the tumor. “It is the first Trans-labyrinthine approach to a posterior fossa tumor. We used the C-Arm machine to drill the skull bone so as to see what is behind even while facing the front of the head. “In the past, we had to open the brain which was always risky and led to deaths because the brain is delicate,’’ Dr Origoya Peter Binitie, the lead neurosurgeon in the operation, told the News…

The Federal Government has said no governor in the 36 states of the federation will say he cannot pay the new minimum wage of N30,000. Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, who stated this in an interview in Abuja, weekend, maintained that payment of the new wage started on April 18 when President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Minimum Wage Amendment Act Bill into law. Ngige said it had become imperative that all employers of labour in the country comply with what he described as a national law, adding that a committee was working out a new template for…

Akwa Ibom Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel is currently holding a valedictory state executive council, EXCO, meeting for the outgoing members of his cabinet at the EXCO hall, Government House, Uyo. The meeting that should have been held last Wednesday did not hold because the Governor had official engagements outside the state. A source in Government House, Uyo speculated that at the end of the meeting on Sunday evening, the Governor may dissolve the EXCO. This is preparatory for the swearing in and subsequent inauguration of Emmanuel for a second term in office as Akwa Ibom governor on Wednesday, May 29.…

The leadership of the Yoruba Council of Youths Worldwide (YCYW) alongside other leading Yoruba youth organizations in Yoruba Land has issued seven days quit notice to all Fulani Herdsmen in South West region of the country. The seven-day quit notice to Fulani herdsmen in Southwest tagged: “Operation Sweep Clean- (Folumo)” would lapse on Thursday, May 30, 2019. It is widely believed that the herdsmen in recent times have clashed with rural farmers allegedly resulting in death of thousands while Boko Haram insurgents have killed thousands of innocent persons, soldiers and policemen in the Northern part of Nigeria and some parts…

Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has called on other ethnic nationalities in Nigeria to establish their radio stations. Recall that last Tuesday, Adamu Adamu, the Minister of Education told newsmen in Abuja that the Federal Government has acquired an Amplitude Modulation radio broadcast licence to reach herdsmen across various locations in the country. Adamu explained that the radio service would operate on frequency of 720KHz and would air in Fulani language. MASSOB, however, described Federal Government’s move to establish a radio station for Fulani herdsmen as a waste of time, warning people who are against…

Facebook is planning to launch its own cryptocurrency in early 2020, allowing users to make digital payments in a dozen countries. The currency, dubbed GlobalCoin, would enable Facebook’s 2.4 billion monthly users to change dollars and other international currencies into its digital coins. The coins could then be used to buy things on the internet and in shops and other outlets, or to transfer money without needing a bank account. Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and chief executive of Facebook, last month met the governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, to discuss the plans, according to the BBC. What…

A South African mountaineer reached the top of Mount Everest on Thursday, becoming the first black African woman to conquer the world’s highest mountain, her expedition organiser and her government said. Saray N’kusi Khumalo, a 47-year-old e-commerce executive, scaled the 8,850-metre (29,035-foot) mountain after three failed attempts that were foiled by bad weather and a deadly earthquake in 2015. “With her birth in Zambia, Rwandan bloodline and now a South African, this sister of Africa has achieved her goal of becoming the first black woman from Africa to summit Mount Everest,” her expedition organiser, Summits with a Purpose, said on…

As part of the events to usher in his second term inauguration on May 29, Akwa Ibom Governor, Udom Emmanuel has begun to roll out development projects executed and completed by his administration. The governor on Saturday inaugurated the16 km Awa Iman-Ikot Edim-Ikot Emem-Ukam-Ikot Ebiere Road with three spurs and two bridges. The road passes from Onna to Mkpat Enin local government area. Emmanuel, accompanied by his deputy, Mr. Moses Ekpo; Dr Emmanuel Ekuwem, Secretary to the State Government, and other senior citizens, stated that the inauguration ceremony was another success story of his superior performance. He noted that the…

Amidst jubilation, 242 beneficiaries of National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS in Ukana Ikot Ideh, Ukana Uwa Ward 2, Essien Udim of Akwa Ibom State were relieved of despair as the scheme was officially launched in the area on Thursday. The beneficiaries danced and sang to the rhythm of a cultural troupe after Mfon Bassey, Senior Technical Assistant to the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry who represented Prof. Isaac Adewole, Minister of Health had officially launched the scheme. The flag-off ceremony held at Primary Health-Care Centre, Ukana Ikot Ideh was witnessed by the beneficiaries from Ukana Uwa Ward 2 Community-based Health Insurance…

Cyril Ramaphosa, Saturday, took the oath of office as president of South Africa at a colourful ceremony, pledging “to build the South Africa that we all want and deserve.” Foreign heads of state from more than 40 countries were among 36,000 people who witnessed the event replete with pomp, military honours and an air force flyover at a rugby stadium in Pretoria. The 66-year-old leader, who was unanimously elected by parliament to a five-year term after his African National Congress (ANC) won legislative elections on May 8, taking 230 of the 400 seats, vowed “a new era” amid expectations he…