Day: June 16, 2024

A nurse who was caught on camera at the hospital she worked at swiping tablets to treat a headache has been suspended from the profession. Francesca Morgan, 33, took paracetamol tablets, which were intended for patients, from a medication room. She was convicted of theft at the magistrates court in 2022. And she has now been suspended for six months following an investigation by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). Morgan, from Woolton, worked at the Arrowe Park hospital on Merseyside as a band 5 registered nurse. According to a…

Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has felicitated the Muslim ummah in the state and across the nation on the occasion of this year’s Eid el-Kabir, calling for love, tolerance, peace, unity, and a sense of sacrifice among Nigerians to move the nation forward. Mbah spoke on Sunday in his goodwill message to the Muslim faithful at Eid el-Kabir, stressing that the present socio-economic challenges would ultimately abate through the collective sacrifice and commitment to nation-building by all Nigerians. He said, “I extend warm greetings to our Muslim brothers…

The Chairman South East Council of Traditional Rulers, His Royal Highness Igwe Samuel Ikechukwu Asadu, Igwe Ogadagidi of Edem-Ani Ogwugwu Ancient Kingdom in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State has congratulated Muslim faithful across the South East Zone, Nigeria and around the world on the occasion of the EID-EL-KABIR celebration. Igwe Asadu said: “I felicitate the Muslim Community in our beloved Enugu State across the South East States, Nigeria and the world as you celebrate EID-EL-KABIR. I pray God to grant you blessings and peace. I wish to urge…

The Jigawa State High Court sitting in Birnin Kudu on Friday sentenced two persons to death for conspiring and killing Yakubu Ibrahim and dumping his dead body by the roadside. The suspects were arraigned before the court for conspiring and robbing the deceased of his phone, money and taking away his car, after killing him. The offence was said to have been committed on August 30, 2021, along the Kano-Maiduguri Road at Kantoga roadside in Birnin Kudu Local Government Area of Jigawa State. Prosecution counsel called four witnesses and tendered…

Medical experts have warned that the latest cholera outbreak may spread to many communities and states in the country during the Eid-el-Kabir celebration if necessary measures were not quickly taken to limit the spread of the acute diarrhoeal infection. The experts, who spoke in separate interviews with Sunday Punch, said the increase in travel over the holiday season might result in a rise in cholera cases. This comes as the Lagos State Government confirmed 15 deaths from the infection. Cholera is a food and water-borne disease caused by the ingestion…

Children are being trapped in war zones as a result of “impossible” bureaucratic requirements imposed on one of the few legal routes for asylum seekers, a charity has found. The government has championed family reunion processes as a means for refugees to safely reunite with loved ones in Britain, but according to a new report by Ramfel, a charity that supports vulnerable migrants, the scheme is “not fit for purpose” and applicants have been abandoned, leaving them at risk of trafficking or even death. Ramfel said that when conflict broke…

Two men, Ugwu Chijioke and Ibrahim Adekunle, have been sentenced to 46 years in prison for impersonating operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and executing a fake court order. According to a statement on X.com on Sunday, the duo were arrested in May 2021 at New Horizon Estate, Lekki, Lagos, following credible intelligence received by the commission. At the time of their arrest, they were caught in the act of carrying out an illegal operation. Items recovered from them at the point of arrest included fake EFCC identity…

Troops of Operation Whirl Punch conducting clearance patrols have killed three bandits along the Gonna Rogo-Eka axis of Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The state Commissioner Overseeing the Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. Aruwan said two AK-47 rifles, four AK-47 magazines, and 81 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition were recovered after a fierce battle with the bandits. He said, “Troops conducting clearance patrols neutralized three bandits along the Gonna Rogo-Eka axis of Kajuru LGA. “According to operational feedback…