Resident doctors have suspended their nationwide strike after 10 days.Their president, Dr. Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, told newsmen on Saturday.He said, “We suspended the strike about one hour ago. We are responsible to Nigerians, the government has acceded to some demands.”According to him, the strike was suspended after meetings with various stakeholders in the health sector.Details later…
A sociopolitical organization, World Igbo Peoples Assembly, WIPAS, has warned the Nigerian Army to stop alleged killing of innocent Nigerians in some parts of Akwa Ibom and Benue States.In a statement by its Board of Trustees, BoT chairman, Mazi Chuks Ibegbu, and made available to newsmen on Saturday, WIPAS called on the Nigerian Army to rather face the killer...
A traditional ruler in Ekiti State and the Elewu of Ewu Ekiti in Ilejemeje Local government, Oba Adetutu Ajayi narrowly escaped death Friday evening, as suspected gunmen rained bullets on his car.Though, the monarch escaped death, he was said to have sustained gunshot injuries and now being hospitalized in one of the medical facilities in Ekiti State.A source told...
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