Day: November 4, 2024

Enugu State governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has pledged to make the state the hub of medical tourism and put an end to the exodus of people moving overseas for health services by expediting the completion of the ongoing construction of the 300-bed Enugu International Hospital. The governor, who made this commitment on Monday in Enugu during the flag-off of the state-of-the-art multi-specialty hospital project, stressed that the state was targeting a substantial share of the overseas medical tourism market which is above $1 billion annually. He disclosed that top-notch health…

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A British couple who went missing after flash flooding hit their hometown outside Valencia have been confirmed dead. Terry, 78, and Don Turner, 74, from Staffordshire, had not been seen since Tuesday when heavy downpours flooded their hometown of Pedralba, a 45-minute drive northwest of the east coast city of Valencia. The couple’s daughter, Ruth O’Loughlin, confirmed to the BBC that her parents’ bodies were found in their car on Saturday. Local mayor Andoni Leon confirmed the news yesterday, saying volunteer locals had found their bodies. The couple moved to…

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The bickering affecting the leadership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State has been resolved following the emergence of a new leadership at the weekend. The congress was attended by the former Governor of the State, Dr. Sam Egwu, the South East Zonal Vice Chairman of the party, Chief Ali Odefa, and other stakeholders of the party in the state. Addressing the party shortly after the congress, the newly elected Chairman of the Party, Mr. Nwele Peter said that the party will start bringing those that left the…

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United Airlines crew and passengers had to stop what court documents describe as an unprovoked beating of a man on a flight on Monday. A criminal affidavit alleges that as Everett Chad Nelson was walking back from the bathroom about two hours into the flight, he stopped at seat 12F and “began physically attacking a sleeping male passenger.” Nelson punched the still-unidentified man “repeatedly in the face and head until blood was drawn,” court documents say, adding the incident “lasted approximately one minute.” Court documents add that Nelson attacked the…

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sworn in seven newly appointed ministers in an official ceremony held on Monday, 4th November 2024 at the Council Chambers in Abuja. This swearing-in comes a few days after the Nigerian Senate confirmed the appointments. The new ministers, filling various strategic positions, were urged by President Tinubu to view their roles as a commitment to national service. They include: Bianca Odinaka Odumegwu-Ojukwu as the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. Nentawe Yilwatda as the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction. Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi as…

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…University Insists Due Process Was Followed …Federal University Gusau Denies Odoh’s Professorship Claims The Federal Ministry of Education has invalidated the recent appointment of Bernard Odoh as the Vice-Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Anambra State. The Governing Council of the University recently appointed Odoh as the school’s 7th substantive vice-chancellor. Under controversial circumstances, Odoh was on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, appointed by the University’s Governing Council led by the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Council, Amb. Greg Mbadiwe. In a letter addressed to the Pro-Chancellor/Chairman of Council by…

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Vice-President Kashim Shettima, Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, Minister of Budget & Economic Planning, Atiku Abubakar Bagudu; Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris; National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, and President of Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Dele Kelvin Oye, will lead conversation on economy and security, as the 20th edition of All Nigeria Editors Conference (ANEC) starts on Wednesday in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. In a statement on Sunday signed by the President, Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), Eze…

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