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The National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, Saturday suspended its 10-day-old strike. The National President of the association, Dr Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi told Vanguard that the strike was suspended due to their responsibility to Nigerians and the fact that the Federal government has met some of their demands. The strike, according to him, was suspended after series of long hours of meetings with various stakeholders in the health sector. “We have suspended the strike to show our patriotism to Nigerians. The government has met some of our demands and they have assured us that all our demands will be met. We…

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State expressed shock as President Muhammadu Buhari government printed and shared additional N60 billion to 36 states in March this year despite Nigeria’s huge indebtedness. Obaseki who raised the alarm last Wednesday during a meeting with the Transition Committee members at the Government House in Benin City, the Edo State capital said the money the country has borrowed would be in excess of N15 to N16 trillion by the end of 2021. He expressed fear that Nigeria will experience hyperinflation like Argentina, saying the situation is more critical now because of the huge amount borrowed…

Emmanuel Naibei and Meseret Dinke, Saturday, won the 2021 edition of the Lagos City Marathon race coasting home a cash prize of $30,000 each. Naibei, a Kenyan returned a time of 2:11:37 to claim the top prize of $30,000 while Meseret Dinke, Ethiopian won the female category also going home cash prize of $30,000. Daresa Geleta of Ethiopia took second place in the men category while Demiso Legese also from Ethiopia took third place. In the second place, women category Celestine Chepchirchir (Kenya) won, taking a cash reward of $20,000 while Desta Muluneh (Ethiopia) took third place with a cash…

The sounds of aerial bombardment and heavy artillery shelling have died down, but the shrill and woes of refugees camped in make-shift facilities are begging for solution in Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. This followed a combined operation by military and other security agencies to flush suspected ‘miscreants’ from nine heavily affected villages and three partially affected ones in Essien Udim, displacing and rendering thousands homeless. The Nigeria Air Force had on Tuesday, April 6 launched aerial bombardment on the affected villages to flush out suspected members of outlawed Independent Peoples Biafra (IPOB), an action that…

Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth, is dead. Aged 99, the Duke of Edinburgh was married to Queen Elizabeth for 73 years. He was said to be the monarch’s rock during her 69-year reign. The nonagenarian spent his final days at Windsor Castle with his wife after a 28-night stay in hospital having been admitted in mid-February for an infection and a pre-existing heart condition. Her Majesty announced her husband’s death at midday Friday, April 9. Buckingham Palace said in a statement: “It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen announces the death of her beloved husband,…

After bouncing back from COVID-19, Beijing has overtaken major cities in the world with more billionaires, according to the Forbes’ 2021 World’s Billionaires List. The Chinese capital added 33 billionaires last year and now hosts 100, said the business magazine. This narrowly beats New York City, which hosts 99 and has previously held the top spot for seven years running. The report said China’s quick response to and containment of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the rise of its technology firms and stock markets, helped it gain the number one spot. The richest person in Beijing is Zhang Yiming, the founder of…

Developing countries stand to benefit from up to $10 billion in savings after the G-20 group of wealthy nations announced the debt relief on Wednesday. Already, Finance ministers of G-20 countries have approved an extension of debt relief for the world’s poorest nations to December 2021 and Nigeria is expected to be a beneficiary. David Malpass, World Bank president, made the announcement at the virtual spring meeting, on Wednesday. The G-20 countries will meet this week to consider an extension of the debt freeze. The G-20, is a group of finance ministers and central bank governors from 19 of the world’s largest economies, including…

The University College Hospital, Ibadan delivered triplets of the first In Vitro Fertilisation carried out in the hospital on Wednesday. The procedure for the delivery which commenced at about 1 p.m. took about 46 minutes. The mother and the babies, all females, are in good condition. The babies weighed 1.4kg, 2.5kg and 2.4kg respectively. The elated father, Dr. Kehinde Osiki of the Department of History and Strategic Studies, University of Lagos was on the ground to witness the delivery of the babies. Dr. Osiki couldn’t hide his joy at the arrival of the babies. He pointed out that technology has brought…

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, Thursday, has hailed the release of eight members of the church kidnapped in Kaduna State. The members of RCCG, Region 30, Trinity Sanctuary, Kaduna, were attacked on Friday, March 26at 7 p.m. near Doka along the Kachia-Kafanchan Road, on their way to a programme. The kidnappers had demanded N50 million ransom. But in a tweet on Thursday, the 79-year-old general overseer said all the eight members have been freed and have been taken to hospital for examination. Adeboye wrote, “Today I got the exciting news that our…

Super Eagles are now rated as the 32nd best football playing nation in the world. The 2013 African champions climbed four places in April’s rankings released by the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) on Thursday. In the month under review, Nigeria garnered 1487 points to become the third-best team on the continent after overtaking Algeria and Morocco. This leap is not far- fetched from the country’s impressive results during last month’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin Republic and Lesotho. Gernot Rohr’s Super Eagles are now rated as the 32nd best football playing nation in the world. The…