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Ten staffers of Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, Lafia in Nasarawa State, found guilty of financial misconduct, sabotage and sale of blood meant for patients, have been dismissed. Dr Hassan Ikrama, the hospital’s Chief Medical Director (CMD) said, “Some of them were engaging in stealing of blood from Blood Bank and selling same to private hospitals and diverting money meant for the hospital. Some were using the facilities of the hospital to carry out investigation in the laboratory and put the money for the charges in their private pockets.” Ikrama noted that all the dismissed staff were investigated and found culpable by…

From October 22 to 25, 2019, participants gathered in Nairobi, Kenya to brainstorm on Citizen Science. The specialist training workshop on Managing Citizen Science Projects for Impact under Citizen Science for Conservation in Africa. The participants shared results, ideas and experiences, aimed at strengthening the management of their Citizen Science projects, engaging citizen scientists, and using citizen science results for conservation. Sponsored by Cambridge Conservation Initiative’s Collaborative Fund, the workshop was collaborated by Tropical Biology Association (TBA), University of Cambridge, National Museums of Kenya, British Trust for Ornithology (BOT) and Kenya Bird Map Project. The workshop covered skills in: Engaging…

By Akanimo Sampson Most of the Kilinochchi District’s 400 irrigation tanks in Sri Lanka have fallen into disrepair due to three decades of conflict in the country. The climate has also changed. While some areas of Sri Lanka experience floods, in others dryness has turned to drought. It is more than six months since Mrs Murugesu Nagulambigai last saw rain. Her hometown, Arasapuram, in the northern Kilinochchi district, is a naturally dry area and traditionally local farmers coped with the lack of rainfall by irrigating crops from artificial village reservoirs, known locally as “tanks.” In Nagulambigai’s village the only water…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria pipped the Squirrels of Benin Republic 2-1 in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier played at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo on Wednesday. The Squirrels scored in the first five minutes before the Super Eagles equalised through penalty in the 45th minute of the tension-soaked match. Victor Osimhen scored through a penalty in the 45th minute while Samuel Kalu scored in the 65th minute to help Nigeria bounce back from a goal down. So far, the Eagles have picked three vital points at the end of the crucial encounter.

Claiming that God gave man everything that lives on earth as food and not to discriminate, a South African Pastor has fed his members with weird creatures. Lesego Daniel of Rabboni Centre Ministries is seen on his church’s Facebook page serving his members with millipedes and beer. Daniel had repeated the bizzare act by giving his church members petrol to drink and grass to eat. An unedited statement from the church indicates “Truly this scripture was fulfilled in Rabboni centre ministries today as our father has been teaching us that anything can be declared to be the body and the…

By Akanimo Samppson Conflicting narratives are circulating in the market, as the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) 2020 draws close. BIMCO recently reported that while ship owners are ready for the upcoming sulphur regulation, the bunker market is not. Availability will vary significantly between ports and adequate supply in main bunkering hubs may not be enough to cushion the blow from IMO2020. Conversely, others are expecting less disruption from the new regulation and expects to continue onward with business unhindered. Many owners seeking to pass on their added fuel costs might be faced with a rude awakening if the markets are…

By Akanimo Sampson The number of trafficking victims from Côte d’Ivoire in Tunisia is zooming significantly since 2012, according to official figures, just as Africa is thought to be the source of the most migrant deaths worldwide, yet data collection on the reasons, frequency and details of migrant mortality remains elusive. That was just one take-away from a two-day International Organisation for Migration (IOM) conference in Senegal. The session convened to an open discussion of concrete areas of collaboration between actors working on the issue of migrant deaths and disappearances in Africa. It however, began Monday in Dakar, with the participation of…

The Appeal Court in Calabar, Wednesday, affirmed the re-election of Udom Emmanuel of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the March 9 governorship elections of Akwa Ibom State. Nsima Ekere, the Governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, had filed the appeal against the judgment of the Governorship Elections Petition Tribunal delivered on September 5, 2019, in Uyo, which dismissed his petition for lack of merit. The Tribunal had held that the petitioner could not lead credible evidence to prove his claims that the elections were not conducted in substantial compliance with the Electoral Act. Delivering lead judgment, the court’s…

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Akwa Ibom Command has urged road users to be cautious on roads in order to maintain sanctity of life. The state Sector Commander, Mr Sunday Oghenekaro, gave the advice during the flag-off ceremony of the 2019 Commemoration of African Road Safety Day/World Day of Remembrance of Road Traffic Crash Victims on Tuesday in Uyo. Oghenekaro said that indiscipline, lawlessness and inconsiderate actions of road users were the major causes of road traffic crashes in the country. He said that crash prevention and loss reduction on all public roads in the country required full cooperation…

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has rejected the proposed social media regulation and advised the federal government to drop the proposed regulation of social media. In a communiqué issued by the standing committee of the Guild following a meeting held in Lagos at the weekend, the body argued that the proposed legislation violates Section 39 of the 1999 Constitution, which guarantees “freedom of expression, including the right to hold opinions and to receive and impart ideas and information without interference.” The standing committee of the Guild also elected Mr. Mustapha Isah as Acting President to fill the vacant position…