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The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has inducted 157 medicine and dental graduates of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) into the medical profession. The oath-taking ceremony was held on Monday at Oduduwa Hall, Ile-Ife, where the MDCN Registrar, Fatima Kyari, represented by Tijani Mandaka, Head of Medical Registration at the council, urged the new doctors and dentists to uphold the ethics of the profession. Mr Mandaka warned the inductees against professional misconduct, stressing the importance of integrity, professionalism and caution in the discharge of their duties. In her remarks, Provost of OAU’s College of Health Sciences, Bernice Adegbehingbe, congratulated…
A non-governmental organisation, ActionAid Nigeria, has lamented that with Nigeria’s rising debt profile, a new born baby begins life with a loan to the tune of N691,000. Country Director of the organization, Andrew Mamedu, said this on Monday while fielding questions in an interview on Arise Television. He was speaking on the current Nigeria’s rising debt regardless of the removal of fuel subsidy and floating of the naira. “With Nigeria’s rising debt now, it means that a new born baby already starts life owing about N691,000. “There is nothing wrong with responsive borrowing. Governments worldwide, from China to the US, borrow, sometimes…
Ahead of Thursday’s All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship primary election in Lagos State, one of the aspirants, Lanre Jim-Kamal, has insisted that there is no officially endorsed candidate in the race, stressing that all contestants should participate in a transparent direct primary process. Jim-Kamal made the remarks on Monday during the unveiling of his five-point agenda in Lagos, where he said his administration would focus on addressing what he described as longstanding irregularities in the state’s political and governance system. According to him, the signing of the 2026 Electoral Act by President Bola Tinubu reflected support for direct primaries and opposition to the…
Arsenal on Monday night set four records following their Premier League 1-0 win against Burnley. Recall that Arsenal defeated Burnley at the Emirates Stadium, thanks to Kai Havertz’s header in the first half of the encounter. However, according to OptaJoe, Arsenal have now kept 32 clean sheets this season, six more than any other side in Europe’s top-five leagues in all competitions. Also, since losing 2-1 to Manchester City, the Gunners are the only side to win all of their matches (4/4) and also the only side not to concede a goal in the Premier League. Finally, the outcome of the Burnley…
The Student Wing of the Northern Youth Frontiers on Monday raised concerns over worsening insecurity around tertiary institutions in the North, warning that persistent attacks by bandits and kidnappers are undermining access to education and threatening the future of thousands of students in the region. The group said that despite the gains recorded under the Federal Government’s student loan initiative through the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, insecurity around campuses continued to discourage learning and expose students to danger. The concerns were contained in a communiqué issued after an emergency joint congress of student leaders, campus delegates and youth stakeholders from…
The Enugu State Police Command has arrested two suspected members of an interstate kidnapping and armed robbery syndicate allegedly terrorising border communities between Enugu and Benue states. The suspects, identified as Mohammed Hassan, 28, and Aminu Usman, 26, both natives of Otukpa in the Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State, were apprehended by operatives of the Udenu Police Division in collaboration with members of the Neighbourhood Watch Group. The command’s spokesperson, SP Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday. According to him, the suspects were arrested on May 14, 2026, at about 1:20 p.m. in Amutenyi,…
One of the functions of foundations is to keep alive the memories of the people whose personalities and professional achievements the foundation was established in honour of. They are, therefore, immortality projects that allow for post-mortem influence in ensuring that their ideas, ideals and legacies continue to resonate after they depart from this plane. This is all the more so if the personality in question is associated with the search for fundamental resolutions of the problems of human existence and social harmony. This is what situates the Binuyo Foundation among the annals of significant foundations worldwide. And the Foundation is…
The outgoing Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, on Monday was declared the winner of the Adamawa North senatorial primaries on the platform of the All Progressives Congress. Fintiri was unopposed in the contest as the incumbent senator, Amos Yohanna, declined to contest for a second term. Also declared winner was Fintiri’s Commissioner for Health, Felix Tangwami, who emerged victorious in the Adamawa South senatorial zone. Tangwami defeated former senator Grace Bent and retired Federal Permanent Secretary, Ismaila Numan. Speaking on the suspension of the Adamawa Central senatorial primaries, the APC spokesman in the state, Victor Dogo, told The PUNCH that…
New Flying Eagles head coach Abdul Maikaba says he is ready for the challenge of leading the national U-20 team after officially taking charge of the seven-time African champions. The Nigeria Football Federation officially confirmed Maikaba as the new coach of the Flying Eagles after the decision was approved by the NFF Executive Committee following recommendations from its Technical and Development Committee. He replaces Aliyu Zubairu and immediately steps into one of the most demanding roles in Nigerian youth football. The NFF also confirmed that Ortega Deniran will serve as first assistant coach, while Abdullahi Biffo takes the role of…
The African School of Governance has said 48 students drawn from 14 African countries are undergoing leadership and governance training in Rwanda as part of efforts to develop practical solutions to the continent’s persistent challenges. The institution, headquartered in Kigali, said the students are enrolled in its flagship Master of Public Administration programme, which combines academic learning with practical governance experience. Speaking on his motivation for joining the programme, Tanzanian student Daniel Naftal Lema said he had long questioned why many African problems continue to resurface despite huge investments by governments and institutions. “When I arrived at ASG, I came…
