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MHWUN mourns as Secretary General,Adamu dies with wife, daughter in car accident
By Joseph Erunke ABUJA-THE Secretary General of Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria,MHWUN, Dr Silas Adamu, has been reported dead in a car accident. Dr Adamu, reportedly died alongside
Nigeria Coach Gernot Rohr Names Clubless Captain Ahmed Musa in Super Eagles Squad
Nigeria’s coach Gernot Rohr has selected clubless captain Ahmed Musa for his 24-man squad for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Rohr’s selection of Musa comes after weeks of
Labour leader to FG: Treat gender-based violence as pandemic
NLC seeks castration of rapists By Demola Akinyemi – Ilorin The Vice President, Industrial Global Union, Comrade Issa Aremu, has criticised the rampancy of gender-based violence in the country, calling
Bandits kidnap villagers in Niger state
A criminal gang has kidnapped 25 villagers in two separate incidents in Niger state, an area notorious for banditry and abductions, a local official said on Tuesday. Dozens of bandits,
FG kick-starts reforming of Federal Civil Service
Ag Head of Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan The Federal Government on Tuesday in Abuja began a two-day sensitisation workshop to transform the Federal Civil Service for effective
Messi congratulates new Barcelona president
Barcelona captain Lionel Messi has congratulated Joan Laporta after he emerged as the club’s president. The new president told Catalunya Radio yesterday. Members of the club voted for the new
Covid worsening already alarming rate of violence against women ― WHO
One in three women have already suffered physical violence or sexual abuse, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, warning that the coronavirus pandemic was deepening the problem. In a report,
Nigeria’s South-South Governors Demand Increase in Oil Revenue Payments from 2.5% to 10%
Governors of Nigeria’s South-South region on Tuesday have demanded an upward review from 2.5 per cent to 10 per cent of oil revenue payments to host oil communities. Chairman of
Vaccine Rollout, US Stimulus Boost Global Economic Outlook, OECD Says
The global economic outlook has brightened as vaccine rollouts gain speed and the United States launches a vast new stimulus package, the OECD said on Tuesday, hiking its forecasts. The
Alleged Taraba kidnap kingpin, Wadume, others to open defence to charge May 18
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri – Abuja The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Tuesday, slated May 18 for the alleged Taraba kidnap kingpin, Bala Hamisu (aka Wadume) and his
