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The brain drain syndrome has taken a toll on the country’s medical profession as more than 5,000 Nigerian medical practitioners are said to be working in various South African teaching, public and private hospitals. Mr. Godwin Adama, the Consul General (CG) of Nigeria in South Africa, stated this in a statement through Mr. David Abraham, the Vice Consul, Information and Culture on Monday in Abuja. Adama was quoted by Abraham that this news was broken to him when Nigerian Doctors’ Forum South Africa, led by Dr Emeka Ugwu, its Secretary General, visited him in Johannesburg. “This shows that virtually every…

Among the worshipers of Jerusalem Church of Christ, Kawangware, Nairobi, it is not strange to dance with the dead before they are interred. Usually led by Prophetess Mary Akatsa, the church founder, the worshippers would dance with corpses before they are taking to their resting places. According to Akatsa, dancing shows respect to the dead and makes them happy before the corpses are buried to prepare them for another world. Akatsa said ‘’dancing with the dead makes them happy and prevents their spirits from hunting the living. “Death is not the end of life that is why we celebrate the…

Celebrity DJ Cuppy was overjoyed after her billionaire dad, Femi Otedola shocked her with a white 2018 edition of Range Rover Sport gift valued at N24 million. Cuppy made the announcement on Saturday, July 21, 2018 on her Instagram page with a picture of the new automobile. She posed with the white automobile which has a special plate number CUP 9Y in the United Kingdom. “Out with the old, in with the new! THANK YOU @FemiOtedola,” as caption for the picture,’’ she wrote. The new car is coming a month after Cuppy’s sister, Temi Otedola, got a brand new Range Rover…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) remitted N5.6 billion being proceeds from the conduct of the board’s 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation (UTME) into the coffers of the Federal Government. Of the N7.8 billion collected by JAMB, it has gotten the government’s approval to use N2.2 billion for restructuring of its headquarters. Fabian Benjamin, the board’s head, media and information, stated the information to NAN on Sunday in Lagos. Benjamin said “However, government in its magnanimity, graciously directed that we remit about N5.6 billion and use the balance for restructuring of the board’s headquarters to meet up with its international…

An Akwa Ibom man is among the three Directors-General/Chief Executive Officers of the three agencies under the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development approved by President Muhammadu Buhari. He is Prof. (Engr.) Linus Okon Asuquo, appointed as the Director-General/CEO for the National Metallurgical Development Centre, Jos with effect from July 12, 2018 for initial period of four years. Asuquo is a one-time state Commissioner for Science and Technology during the Victor Attah administration. Until his appointment, he was dean, Faculty of Engineering, University of Uyo. Born 64 years ago in Mbak Itam III in Itu local government area of Akwa…

A Nigerian social media commentator and critic has picked holes in the ‘Nigeria Air’, national air carrier recently launched by the Federal Government. In his Twitter handle Saturday, Reno Omokri who was an aide to the ex-President Goodluck Jonathan queried ‘’Why do we criminalise 419 fraud as a country when our own government is engaging in the mother of all 419?’’ Nigeria Air was launched at the Farnborough airshow in London on Thursday last week by Senator Hadi Sirika, the Minister of State for Aviation, while the official launching of the carrier is slated for December 19, 2018. ‘’How can…

Ademola Adeleke, the Osun West senator renowned for his dance moves, Saturday, won the governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State by the slimmest of margins. Similarly, Adegboyega Oyetola has won the Osun State All Progressives Congress (APC), primaries, ahead of the governorship election in September. Adeleke, who became senator after winning a by-election after the death of his brother in April 2017, polled 1,569 votes. His closest challenger, Akin Ogunbiyi, polled a total of 1,562 votes, meaning Adeleke won by seven votes. Fatai Akingbade placed third with 52 votes, while Nathaniel Oke made up the…

Chelsea forward, Eden Hazard has concluded plans to quit the club this summer, according to Bleacher Report. Hazard, the captain of Belgium team in the just-concluded World Cup competition in Russia, took the decision because this could be his only chance to join Real Madrid. He is on the La Liga giants’ list of targets following Cristiano Ronaldo’s mega-money move to Juventus. And he is said to be keen to swap Stamford Bridge for the Bernabeu following six years in West London. The newspaper reports that the Belgium international has come to the conclusion he needs to move now because…

The personality altercation between heavyweight music divas, Tiwa Savage and Yemi Alade has deepened as both singers have stopped following each other on social media. The cold war recently began when Yemi Alade rated herself equal to Tiwa Savage, Wizkid, Davido, Olamide and other A’list music acts ruling the Nigerian music scene during a radio interview. To worsen matters, Yemi Alade refused to defend Tiwa when the Radio Presenter simply known as Misi, said unlike Yemi who is a good singer, Tiwa only shouts. Obviously pained by Yemi Alade’s betrayal by refusing to defend her, Tiwa wasted no time in…

A nursing mother in her mid thirties and 154 Nigerian football fans who were stranded in Russia after the 2018 FIFA World Cup arrived the country on Friday night. The 155 out of 230 stranded football fans came through Ethiopian Airline flight number ET-ALP that touched down at Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport Abuja at about 9.12 p.m. Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who was at the airport to monitor their arrival, lauded President Muhammadu Buhari’s effort to ensure their safe return. Onyeama commended President Buhari who directed immediate repartriation of Nigerians who were stranded in Russia after…