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The National Association of Resident Doctors has formally welcomed Prof. Shehu Abdulrahman as the new Chief Medical Director of the Federal Teaching Hospital Lokoja, marking a significant step in resolving a longstanding staff dispute. The ceremonial event, held on Monday, 30 March 2026, at the hospital premises, brought together key stakeholders from across the state, members of the hospital community, and leaders of NARD. During the event, the association presented a congratulatory roll-up banner to the new CMD, while NARD’s President, Dr Mohammad Usman Suleiman, conveyed warm wishes for a seamless and impactful tenure. In a statement issued on Saturday…

Nigeria’s sprint relay team, led by Enoch Adegoke and Favour Ashe, will face a stern test against defending champions South Africa and other leading nations in the men’s 4x100m heats at the World Athletics Relays in Gaborone today, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Drawn in heat three, Nigeria will compete against India, Poland, Brazil, China, South Africa, Ghana and Great Britain and Northern Ireland in one of the most competitive races of the opening round. Based on entry times, Great Britain and Northern Ireland lead the field with a personal best of 37.36s, followed by South Africa at 37.57s and Brazil…

Businessman Olakunle Churchill has denied widespread reports alleging that his relationship with actress Rosy Meurer has ended in divorce, insisting that the claims are false. Churchill, in a lengthy statement shared on his Instagram page on Wednesday, said reports suggesting that he and Meurer were undergoing divorce proceedings should be treated as misinformation, maintaining that no legally recognised marriage existed between them. “The reports circulating online about a supposed divorce between myself and Roseline Meurer are completely false. There is no truth to them, and they should be treated as such,” he stated.     Clarifying the status of their…

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has assured that corps members who distinguish themselves during their service year in the state will continue to enjoy automatic employment. The governor gave the assurance on Friday at the swearing-in ceremony of the 2026 Batch ‘A’ Stream II corps members deployed to Abia State, held at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Umunna, Bende Local Government Area. Represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Sports and Youth Development, Mrs Jane Igwe, the governor said the gesture was part of efforts to reward excellence and strengthen human capital development. He said, “Our State has a long…

An android has outpaced the entire field at a half-marathon in Beijing, finishing faster than the human world record. The robot, named Lightning and developed by Chinese smartphone maker, Honor, completed the 21-kilometre race in 50 minutes and 26 seconds on Sunday. As reported by CNN, that time is more than six minutes faster than the official human half-marathon record of 57 minutes and 20 seconds, held by Ugandan athlete Jacob Kiplimo, according to World Athletics. The bright-red humanoid, standing 169cm tall and swinging its short forearms for balance, maintained steady pace throughout the race and showed no visible signs…

In an interview with selected journalists, the National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, Bolaji Abdullahi, alleges that the Independent National Electoral Commission’s delisting of the party’s National Chairman, David Mark, and National Secretary, Rauf Aregbesola, is part of a wider plan to weaken the opposition and limit electoral choices. He insists that the party would proceed with its plans, emphasising that INEC’s role is supervisory and not to control party leadership. ABDULRAHMAN ZAKARIYAU brings you excerpts What do you mean by saying INEC does not have the power to remove party leadership, given that it is the regulatory…

Bitcoin may not need a new story or catalyst to push back above the psychological $100,000 level, which it has not traded above in nearly five months, according to MN Trading Capital founder Michael van de Poppe.‘“There doesn’t need to be a narrative that pushes the price upwards,” van de Poppe said in an X post on Friday, after asking, “What narrative will bring Bitcoin to $100K?”“Price moves upwards, and the narrative will create itself,” van de Poppe said, adding:“That’s why simply using math, statistics, and logic is required in order to succeed, and that’s why these regions on Bitcoin…

The Met Gala is the most fashion-focused red carpet event of the year, but the clothes aren’t the only reason the event is such a success — there’s also a huge potential for hilarious celeb interactions. The glamorous party brings together stars from the worlds of movies, music, sports, fashion, politics and more, meaning that celebrities who don’t usually run into each other get the chance to chat over drinks at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Though it’s a highlight of Hollywood’s social calendar, it’s tough to score an invite — and even tougher to document…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed reports of a leadership vacuum within its ranks following Thursday’s Supreme Court judgment. The party said that Abdulrahman Mohammed remains the its legitimate national chairman. The National Publicity Secretary, Jungudo Mohammed, stated this at a news conference on Friday in Abuja. Mr Mohammed said that the Supreme Court ruling dealt solely with the legality of the Ibadan convention and it did not affect the current National Working Committee (NWC). “Let it be clear and unambiguous that the Supreme Court judgement of yesterday only nullified the illegal Ibadan Convention and dismissed the appeal filed…

The deeper truth is less dramatic, harder to weaponise and more enduring: in the everyday life of South Africa, migrants and locals are not enemies. They are partners in survival. Three weeks ago, the coastal city of East London, now renamed KuGompo, woke to a familiar and unsettling scene: a confrontation that has come to define South Africa in the eyes of too many — a country turning on its fellow Africans. The spark was almost absurd in its smallness. A Nigerian national, Chief Solomon Ogbonna Eziko, was ceremonially crowned an “Igbo king.” It was meant to be symbolic, cultural,…