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Association of Resident Doctors, University of Benin, have announced that they will embark on an indefinite strike starting from September 4, 2017.   The proposed strike action comes after a breakdown of negotiations with the federal government over the demand that resident doctors be included in the Integrated Personnel Information System.   Resident doctors in the state believe the inclusion would help them get their emoluments directly from the federal government and curb corruption in the healthcare system.  They also said that the development would make more funds available to run the nation’s healthcare and reduce the brain-drain that is currently plaguing the sector.

Kechi Okwuchi wowed judges and the audience with her performance at the quarter finals of America's Got Talent, thereby making it to the semifinals. The 27-year-old contestant was ecstatic when she found out she made it through and she took to Twitter to share her excitement. "I didn't dare to dream of quarter finals, now I'm gonna be in  @ AGT  semis...when God moves, He moves BIG! Thank u all for believing in me" One of the judges, Howie Mandel, took to his Twitter account to congratulate her for her success so far. He wrote: "I'm happy that you'll continue to inspire us at the Semifinals,  @ Kechi . Congratulations. # AGTResults "

South-east governors are currently having a closed door meeting with the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The meeting is holding in Enugu State.  Present at the meeting are the governors of Enugu, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Ebonyi Governor Dave Umahi, Anambra Deputy Governor Nkem Okeke while the governors of Imo and Abia State are yet to join the meeting.

The photo by AP photographer David J. Phillip of mother Catherine Pham and her 13 months old baby’s rescue have also become a symbol of storm. In the photo, little Aiden Pham, swaddled in a blanket nestled asleep in his mother’s arms as they were carried by police officer Daryl Hudeck as floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey surged around them in southwest Houston. “I was just keeping an eye out and as soon as I saw the SWAT team member carrying her and then seeing the baby, I just couldn’t believe that baby was wrapped up in there and not crying,” photographer David Phillip, 51, said of the moment  Sunday  afternoon when his lens found the trio. “It was just tender. It was very special.” he added. Phillip said the woman and child were rescued along with the baby’s father from their home in the city’s Meyerland section, where water reached many roofs. By  Monday , the image had quickly become a symbol of the storm and rescue efforts, featured across the web and many front

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, was a guest on Channels TV where he spoke on the recent announcement made by the Nigerian Army that it would be monitoring social media for anti-Buhari and anti-military comments. According to Lai, monitoring social media is a normal practice all over the world.  “Those saying that the government is going to clamp on the freedom of the press, I think they are just exaggerating the issue. Secondly, the report crediting the military that they will be monitoring the social media to me I think it is something that the military does all over the world – Monitoring speeches, monitoring actions just to balance and to ensure that there is no security threat. It does not mean that the military is going to arrest anybody or prosecute anybody.” he said

  President Buhari will receive the African champions D'Tigress at Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja,  The Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, made this known on Tuesday during a reception for the new African women basketball champions at the Abuja National Stadium  According to him, the meeting with the President would be in a further appreciation of the team. “Becoming Women’s AfroBasket champions after 12 years is an achievement worthy of celebration. “Winning the African Championship for the third time establishes you (Nigeria) as a force to reckon with in African basketball. “I am convinced that this will boost your confidence to perform well at the World Championship in Spain in 2018,” Mr. Dalung said. The minister said the victory helped to underline his belief that “when we do things the right way, we will always get the right results’’ The President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF, Musa Kida, while present

Evans and members of his kidnapping syndicate are currently being arraigned at the  Ikeja High Court in Lagos. See more photos below

Yesterday during the campaign to bring back Dieziani  to face corruption charges in the country, Deji Adeyanju  a member of the #OurMumuDondon  campaign publicly called on the  EFCC  to arrest flamboyant Nigerian, Hushpuppi . According to him, ' Hushpuppi is just a 419, he flies private jets and EFCC is not doing anything about it'. Watch the full vdeo below....

Music legend,  2face Idibia  just announced the relaunch of Ikeja night club now called,  Rumors Signature  scheduled for this weekend. 2face shared the news on social media with the caption, ' Yes ooòooo!! Rumors Ikeja GRA reloaded!!! Come out come out Wednesday friday Saturday onto sallah things'. The night cub started 7 years ago with  Dotun Omotoye  as 2face Idibia's partner and   Temidayo Kafaru,  the Chief Operations Officer of Rumors Victoria Island.

Dele Momodu had a talk with the estranged wife of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Olori Wuraola, about her failed marriage to the revered king. He shared this photo of them together this morning and wrote "Your Majesty, BLESSED ARE THE PEACE MAKERS... Thanks for the honour of pouring out your immediate and future plans to me.  Thanks for vowing not to direspect the revered throne of Oduduwa, the progenitor of the Yoruba race. When marriages break up, it comes with painful stress and traumatic strain. The pressure can be lessened by staying positive. It shall be well with you..."

Interpol has issued an international request for the arrest of the billionaire heir to the  Red Bull energy drink  fortune as they step up the hunt for the fugitive wanted in a 2012 hit-and-run incident that left a traffic policeman dead in  Bangkok . Thai police spokesman  Krissana Pattanacharoen said that his department had been notified by the international police network of the "Red Notice," a worldwide request to find and provisionally arrest an individual, pending extradition. Vorayuth Yoovidhya,  the 32-year old grandson of the Thai co-founder of the Red Bull brand skipped Thailand at the end of April, just before authorities issued an arrest warrant after he repeatedly failed to meet with prosecutors since the September 2012 crash. He flew to  Singapore  on one of the family's private jets but his trail has since gone cold. The Red Notice goes out to all 190 Interpol member countries. Among other measures, it alerts border officials, in theo

Yesterday, unknown gunmen killed a passenger and abducted four others travelling in a commercial vehicle along the Owo-lkare road in Ondo state. Eye witnesses say that one of the passengers, who put up a fight, was shot dead on the spot and hours after the abduction, families of the victims were contacted to pay a ransom of N15m on each of the victim. But a family source in Akure last night said that they have been able to negotiate the ransom down to N1m each for each of the victim. Spokesperson of the Ondo Police Command, Femi Joseph  said investigations into the incident was underway adding that the miscreants would be smoked out from their hiding.  It was gathered that the four victims and their driver who were heading to Akure from Ikare Akoko were stopped around Oba Akoko road and were forcibly abducted and marched into the bush.

For a while now Bakare Mubarak has been feeling fly about himself with the record of the tallest male model in Nigeria and ultimately making him seem to be the tallest man in the country. His bubble bursted when he actually met the tallest man in Nigeria. Agoro The tallest Man in Nigeria is about 7 inches taller than Bakare, as he is 7'4 while Bakare is 6'8. Agoro is TWICE  Bakare Mubarak's age, as he is 42 while Mubarak is 21. The two got together to begin work on some projects that will benefit the populace. The project will be unveiled in the coming weeks with a short documentary also in the works that will debut on Mubarak's YouTube page ...

23 Super Eagles players have arrived in Uyo ahead of Friday’s 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Cameroon. Players who have arrived in camp are skipper Mikel Obi, Daniel Akpeyi, Dele Alampasu, Ola Aina, Mikel Agu, Ahmed Musa, Ogenyi Onazi, Odion Ighalo, Tyronne Ebuehi, Oghenekaro Etebo, Elderson Echiejile, William Troost-Ekong, Kelechi Iheanacho, Wilfred Ndidi, Chidozie Awaziem and  Ikechuckwu Ezenwa‎. While others are Victor Moses, Moses Simon, Leon Balogun, Uche Agbo, Aaron Samuel, John Ogu and Anthony Nwakaeme. So sad, Arsenal youngster Alex Iwobi will miss both legs of the qualifiers due to injury. Nigeria will host Cameroon, the reigning African champions at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, on Friday before flying to Yaounde for a return leg on Monday. The Super Eagles are top of Africa’s 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Group B with six points, after wins over Zambia and Algeria in their first two matches, while the Lions lie second with only

After an emotional CNN interview where he described surviving the storm which he lost a lot and being separated from his family, Aaron Mitchell broke down in tears as he spoke to his father for the first time after Hurricane Harvey slammed into his home in Aransas Pass, Texas. Mitchell told CNN how he had walked 12 miles in the dark to his father's house in a failed bid to find his parent, and the crew were able to use a satellite phone to help him connect to his father in an extremely emotional moment. After speaking to him, Mitchell was able to get on a bus evacuating Rockport residents to Austin where his father is. Watch below.

A residential building collapsed this morning at Ilufe Road near the very popular Alaba international market, Lagos state. According to reports, many lives were saved and the Lagos state emergency officials have sealed off the building. More photos below...

Floyd Mayweather is reported to have pulled in at least $300m from his recent boxing win against Conor McGregor in Las Vegas and the extravagent spender has started splurging on designer products...as expected!

Things celebs go through! Lol So, a fan who goes by the name  Zak Hanzal shared a photo himself and  Nick Jonas  on his Instagram page with the caption,  '@nickjonas you need a few more inches bruhh."   A very angry Nick Jonas whose height is believed to be between 5'7" and 5'9" was totally pissed with the post and he responded swiftly saying, 'You need some manners 'bruh, I didn't need to stop to take that picture with you. Just rude. Very rude."  

One Dr Samaila Zakari Wase, a medical doctor at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi has been accused of domestic violence. As posted by Abdulmumin Suleiman on Facebook today: "She was beaten to stupor by her husband, a medical doctor at ATBUTH. His name Dr Sama'ila Zakari Wase. Pls share until Justice is served to her Muhammad Baba. Just imagine!! When his class are beating McGregor to win Millions of Dollars"

  The CEO of StarTimes Nigeria, Mr Justin Zhang said the opportunities are enormous for Nollywood in China.   StarTimes is working with one of the major movie distributors in Nigeria and China is holding talks with the Minister of information, a top Nigerian Bank and other major players to see to a successful exportation of Nigerian movies to China. This was stated after a meeting with the Minister of Information and Culture in Abuja. “Apart from the fact that a lot of jobs will be created when this kicks off, it is also an opportunity for producers and actors in Nigeria to increase their earnings. Imagine if a Nollywood production is exported to the Chinese box office where over 45,000 movie screens exist, the opportunities are unending. It will be a dream come true for us at StarTimes to see Nollywood movies grossing up to $50 million in the box office someday.” Justin said.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has frozen over N8, 627,458,773.36 billion in three accounts of billionaire businesswoman and an associate and friend of former First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, Bola Shagaya, at Unity bank. According to the Nation, the anti-graft agency is currently investigating the link between Hajia Shagaya and about 10 firms/account.  The billionaire business woman who did not hold any public appointment during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, has dragged Unity Bank to the High Court of Lagos State for allowing the EFCC to Post No Debit (PND) on her accounts without a valid court order. According to Hajia Shagaya, the action taken on her accounts violates Section34 (1) of the EFCC Act, 2004.  According to documents which Shagaya filed and deposed to at the Court by her counsel, Napoleon Emeaso-Nwachukwu, the withdrawal ban placed on one of her accounts has prevented her from defraying N514, 800,000 incurr