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Ronald Melly, a fake doctor from Kenya has performed eight successful operations at Kapsabet County Referral Hospital before he was transferred to head Meteitei Sub-County Hospital, a report says. The details, which sparked a public outcry, were contained in a report prepared by Health ministry officials in the county and was tabled in the assembly […]

Indications are that the lower legislative chamber of the National Assembly may impress on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) the need to revise the new policy regime on cash deposit order… Speaking in a telephone with Hon. Victor Nwokolo, Chairman House Committee on Banking & Currency, he told The Nation correspondent that the CBN […]

Nigeria Hotels Association (NHA) has rejected the proposed plan by the federal government to increase Valued Added Tax (VAT) from 5 percent to 7.2 saying such increase will spell doom and emasculate the hospitality industry. NHA President, Eze Patrick Anyanwu, who disclosed this at a press conference on Thursday in Bauchi, said: “Some sectors in […]

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State, on Thursday, said he would sack any of his aides who insults President Muhammadu Buhari. Umahi was elected on the platform of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party. Umahi also warned that any of his appointees who insults any governor or downplays their achievements will have his or her appointment […]

A dance teacher in Florida who was found guilty of molesting a 15-year-old female student has been sentenced to 26 years in prison, prosecutors said. Lauren Debenedetta, 41, was sentenced Monday after a jury found her guilty in July of four counts of lewd or lascivious molestation and other counts for sex acts with the […]

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has rejected the new policy on cash deposits and withdrawals recently announced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The National President of the association, Danielson Akpan, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Tuesday in Abuja, saying that its members might stage a protest against the […]

Business tycoon, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, says he hopes to give out a chunk of his $9.2bn wealth like billionaire philanthropist, Bill Gates. Dangote, who is Africa’s richest man, said this at the 2019 Goalkeepers’ event hosted by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in New York on Wednesday. Dangote, who was a discussant alongside Gates, […]

A yet-to-be identified woman is on the run after her sexagenarian lover, Raji Adio, died while they were allegedly making love in a room at the River Bank Hotel in the Ijora-Badia area of Lagos State. Punch gathered that the 60-year-old Adio, visited the hotel, located at No. 89 Gasikiya College Road, Ijora-Badia, in company with […]

A medical doctor is reported to have carried out an abortion on a wrong patient by mistake in South Korea. The incident occurred on August 7 at a clinic located in the district of Gangseo, in the country’s capital Seoul. The patient had gone to the medical facility to receive a nutritional shot, only for […]

The house of representatives has resolved to investigate all non-governmental organisations (NGOs) operating in the country. The lower legislative chamber made the resolution on Tuesday while debating a motion on Nigeria’s security challenges. Femi Gbajabiamila, the speaker, also hinted that the lawmakers may reintroduce a bill seeking to regulate the operations of the NGOs. The […]

Lionel Messi, Barcelonian forward, has set a record of winning the FIFA best male footballer of the year six times. The 32-year-old was announced the winner at a ceremony on Monday; beating his arch-rival Cristiano Ronaldo and Virgil van Dijk, who was recently named UEFA player of the year. Having missed the cut last season, […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the transaction charges on deposit and withdrawal in furtherance of the implementation of its cashless policy is on the amount in excess of the set limits. The Director, Corporate Communication Department, Mr Isaac Okorafor, made the clarification in Abuja on Monday. NAN reports that CBN on Sept 17 […]

A popular Pentecostal pastor in Nigeria, Tunde Bakare, has declared his intention to run for the country’s president in 2023. Mr Bakare, a senior pastor of the Latter Rain Assembly, said in a video circulating on Facebook and Twitter that there was a divine arrangement for him to become Nigeria’s president when President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure […]