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Professor (Mrs.) Idia Ize-Iyamu has formally assumed her duties as the first female Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH). Her official resumption was met with jubilant staff, who lined the entrance and hospital grounds carrying solidarity banners. In her address, Ize-Iyamu vowed to “make her stay very pleasant” and…
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Wednesday discharged a Pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Emmanuel Orekoya, accused of defiling his 17-year-old daughter, (name withheld). Justice Abiola Soladoye struck out the case and discharged Orekoya of the two-count charge of defilement and sexual assault by penetration, brought against him by the Lagos…
NDLEA Foiled Attempt to Smuggle 81 Pellets of Cocaine. A 59-year old businessman could have lost his life while trying to smuggle 81 pellets of cocaine, which he had ingested, to Beirut, Lebanon. The man, Chijioke Igbokwe was saved by a surgery, exploratory laparotomy, which freed him of 57 out of 81 pellets of cocaine…
By Uko Okon The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Solid Minerals, Hon. Gaza Gbefwi has called for urgent policy action to harness Nigeria’s critical minerals, essential for the global clean energy transition. Speaking at the National Extractives Dialogue (NED) 2025 in Uyo on Wednesday, the Chairman emphasised the need for a coordinated…
By Israel Adebiyi The first lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has distributed agricultural support materials to women cross the 18 local government area of Edo state. Supervising the distribution of the agriculture support materials at the New Festival Hall, Government House in Benin City, the Coordinator, Office of the First Lady, Edo State, Edesili…
By Emamuzo Iboma Eminent Nigerians yesterday paid glowing tributes to the late president Muhammadu Buhari, describing him as a quintessential leader. They spoke at a special session of the Federal Executive Council presided over by President Bola Tinubu. The event was packaged to honour Buhari, who was buried on Tuesday in Daura, Katsina State. At…
The newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has said his tenure as the Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) was “very challenging”. Oluyede disclosed this during his screening by the Senate. Addressing the lawmakers, he noted that while significant progress had been made in improving national security, more work remained to…
By Israel Adebiyi There is a peculiar kind of pain that comes when two people who once spoke in whispers begin to shout at each other in the marketplace. It is not just the quarrel that hurts. It is the knowledge that both parties know where the bodies are buried. In our clime, we are…
By:Prince Woke. The Rivers State Commissioner of Police,CP Olugbenga Adepoju on Friday,11th April,2025 visted the Nigeria Union of Journalists(NUJ),Rivers State Council,Secretariat where he tendered an unreserved apology to the union and the Journalists who were assaulted by some Police officers in course of covering the protest on Monday,8th,April,2025. CP Adepoju also told the council that…
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar has revealed that Nigeria is at the verge of resuscitating its joint Commissions with South African countries. Tuggar gave the hint at the weekend in Abuja during the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Day celebration with the theme, ‘Advancing industrialisation, agricultural transformation and energy transition for a…