Abia moves to counter ‘japa syndrome’ in health sector by producing more nurses (ThisDay)
With the shortage of personnel engendered by the pervasive relocation to western countries, popularly called ‘japa syndrome’ in the health sector, Abia State has adopted the collegiate system to produce more nurses.
The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Ngozi Okoronkwo, told journalists in Umuahia that with the collegiate system, Abia would be able to produce adequate number of nurses on a sustainable level.
She stated that by producing more nurses, the effect of japa syndrome would be erased and Abia would even have enough to export as “the nurses we produce meet global standard”. Read more
Lagos seals Ajah market over poor waste management (Punch)
The Lagos State Government, on Sunday, sealed the Ajah Market over poor waste management
This was made known by the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on New Media, Jubril Gawat, in a tweet via his profile on X (formerly Twitter).
The governor’s aide noted that the exercise was carried out by officials of the Lagos State Waste Management Agency, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps and the Environmental Task Force. Read more
Bribery Allegations: Anxious Diezani asks for prayers (Guardian)
Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke is seeking divine intervention in the multi-million pounds allegations and charges of bribery and corruption instituted against her by the United Kingdom National Crime Agency (NCA).
Besides heavenly intervention, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), who is representing one of those linked to the case, is of the view that the charges “are weak” and won’t probably send the former minister and others down.
Allison-Madueke, who together with Doye Agame and Olatimbo Ayinde, appeared before a Southwark Crown Court judge on Monday is “anxious for the case to be heard,” and then move on with her life, her lawyer told the court during the Plea and Trial Preparation hearing in Courtroom 14. Read more
Adeosun, Makinde, others to receive World Peace Award (Sun)
The former Nigerian Army Chief of Training and Operations, Lt. Gen. Lamidi Adeosun, has won the award of the World Institute of Peace and would be declared as ‘The Bearer of Security Torch,’ by the institute.
Others who won the world peace award are House of Representatives member, Hon Abiola Makinde, a traditional ruler in Osun State, Oba Adekunle Makama of Owu Kuta, and former Field Commander of Osun Security Network Asagency (Amotekun), Comrade Amitolu Shitu.
The Executive Director of the Institute, Chief Lamina Omotoyosi, disclosed this in a statement made available to our correspondent in Osogbo, on Sunday. Read more
RATTAWU honours LASTMA officer with ‘‘Exceptional Service’’ award
(Independent)
An operative of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) Mr. Atayi Anthony Temitope (Area Golf Command Zone 7 Ejigbo) was honoured with an award of ‘Exceptional Service’ over the weekend by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Chapter of the Radio Television Theater and Arts Workers Union in Lagos.
The Director, of the Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA Mr Adebayo Taofiq disclosed that Traffic Officer Atayi Anthony Temitope was honoured with the award during the celebration of ‘RATTAWU WEEK’ held at Media Centre of NAN, National Arts Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos.
Chairman of RATTAWU, NAN Chapter Comrade Ayodeji Fadipe stated that the awardee was honoured due to his dedication and commitment to ensuring unimpeded free flow of traffic around Jakande Estate down to Oke-Afa area of the State. Read more
15-year-old boy who escaped from kidnappers gets 6 years scholarship (Nation)
A15-year-old Treasure Ayuba who escaped from his kidnappers’ den after over two years in captivity has been granted a six-year scholarship by the Restoration Bible Church in Kaduna.
Treasure was among about 121 students of the Baptist Academy, Kaduna, who were kidnapped on July 15, 2021, from the school in Kujama, on the outskirts of Kaduna.
After payment of a huge ransom, about 120 of the students were released by their abductors, while holding back Treasure who was said to be the youngest of all the students kidnapped. Read more
Bayelsa Guber: Intervene before supporters resort to self defence, group urges IGP (Vanguard)
A group known as New Generation Leaders of Bayelsa State has called on the Inspector General of Police, IGP, to intervene in the widespread attacks of stalwarts and supporters of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state ahead of Saturday’s governorship elections.
The group while condemning attacks on the supporters of the APC and its governorship candidate, Chief Timipre Sylva, warned that supporters of the party could resort to self defence if security personnel do not intervene, adding that the attacks are connected to the rising popularity and teaming support for the APC in the state. Read more
Ogun probes water factories over Cholera outbreak (DailyTrust)
The Ogun state government says it will conduct compliance exercises on all table and sachet water factories in the state, following the outbreak of cholera in some parts of the state.
The government vowed that any company that failed the test “will be shut and remain so until it passes the laid down procedures.”
Our correspondent reports that at least 12 persons have died out of about 250 cases of cholera recorded in Ijebu North, Abeokuta North and Abeokuta South local government areas of the state. Read more
Glastonbury responds to rumours Madonna, Dua Lipa and Coldplay to headline 2024 festival (IrishIndependent)
Glastonbury co-organiser Emily Eavis has said media speculation claiming that the festival’s headliners have been confirmed is “untrue”.
Reports on Saturday evening alleged that Madonna, Dua Lipa and Coldplay will top the bill on the Pyramid Stage at the world-famous English event in June next year.
Eavis put the claims to bed in an Instagram post on Sunday morning as she said the line-up is “still changing every day”. Read more
Guinea’s former dictator Camara recaptured hours after jailbreak (France24)
Guinea’s ex-dictator Moussa Dadis Camara was recaptured and returned to prison on Saturday, hours after an apparent jailbreak led by a heavily armed commando, the army and his lawyer said.
At least two other former officials on trial alongside Camara over a 2009 massacre during his presidency were taken in the earlier operation that sparked heavy gunfire in the capital Conakry, a minister and lawyers said.
“Captain Moussa Dadis Camara has been found safe and sound and taken back to prison,” an army spokesperson told AFP, without specifying the circumstances of the capture. One of Camara’s lawyers, Jocamey Haba, told AFP his client was back behind bars. Read more
Duran Duran announced as headliners for Latitude 2024 (MusicNews)
In a UK festival exclusive, the iconic British band Duran Duran has been unveiled as the headliners for the 2024 edition of the Latitude Festival. The announcement coincides with the release of the band’s critically acclaimed new gothic-themed album, Danse Macabre, which made its debut in the UK Top Five this week.
The band is set to take the main stage at the award-winning festival as it returns to the picturesque grounds of Henham Park, Suffolk, from July 25th to 28th, 2024, presenting a diverse line-up where music and the arts converge. Tickets for the weekend and day passes are currently available for purchase. A further line-up announcement is scheduled for later this year.
Latitude Festival, renowned for its eclectic mix of culture, art, and music, provides the perfect stage for Duran Duran to showcase their ground-breaking sound and style, both of which have consistently pushed the boundaries of music, fashion, and art throughout their illustrious career. Read more
Matthew McConaughey’s son Levi posts tribute for actor’s birthday (People)
Matthew McConaughey is celebrating his birthday with the help of family and friends!
The actor — who turned 54 on Saturday — celebrated with a football match in his home state of Texas and received a touching birthday tribute from his son Levi McConaughey, 15, in a post shared on Instagram.
“People know Matthew McConaughey as an actor and now a writer, but I know him as my father,” Levi wrote in the caption alongside throwback photos of the pair together. Read more
SAG-AFTRA Strike: Succession’s Sarah snook hopes film industry “can set a precedent with AI” (Deadline)
Sarah Snook, star of Succession, says the film industry should “set a precedent” with new rules on the use of Artificial Intelligence.
Discussing the ongoing SAG-AFTRA dispute where AI remains one of the main sticking points, Snook told the BBC:
“It’s such an uncharted landscape. We need stringent rules in place, in order to protect not just the acting industry, but across the board. Read more
Blinken blasts settler violence, tells Abbas Gazans must not be ‘‘forcibly displaced’’ (TimesOfIsrael)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on Sunday in the top American diplomat’s first trip to the West Bank since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war.
Shortly after the meeting, US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Blinken told Abbas that Palestinians in Gaza “must not be forcibly displaced.”
Miller also said the pair also discussed “the need to stop extremist violence against Palestinians” in the West Bank, presumably referring to the rapidly rising number of recent attacks — some deadly — committed by extremist settlers. According to Hebrew media reports, the Shin Bet security service has warned the government of its concerns of an eruption of violence in the West Bank if settler extremists are not reined in. Read more
Philippines radio presenter shot dead in front of Facebook livestream viewers (LBC)
A radio presenter was fatally shot by a man inside his southern Philippines station on Sunday in a brazen attack that was witnessed by people watching the programme live on Facebook.
The gunman gained entry to the home studio of provincial news broadcaster Juan Jumalon by pretending to be a listener.
He then shot the 57-year-old twice during a live morning broadcast in Calamba town in Misamis Occidental province, police said. Read more
Impressive Boniface bags 2 assists in Leverkusen’s win at Hoffenheim (Nation)
Super Eagles striker Victor Boniface registered two assists for Bayer Leverkusen in their 3-2 victory over Hoffenheim at PreZero Arena, Soccernet reports.
Boniface was benched in midweek when Bayer Leverkusen thrashed Sandhausen 5-2 in the DFB Pokal. However, coach Xabi Alonso returned him to the starting lineup when Bayer Leverkusen visited Hoffenheim on Saturday.
It was yet another superb performance for Boniface. In addition to his two assists, the 22-year-old Super Eagles star had 33 touches and won four of his seven duels in his 88 minutes on the pitch. Read more
World Cup qualifiers: Awoniyi doubtful for Lesotho, Zimbabwe clash (Sun)
Super Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi could miss Nigeria’s 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho in Uyo and Zimbabwe in Huye, Rwanda later in November as a result of his niggling injury.
Recall the gangling goal poacher missed the Super Eagles’ last two friendly games against Saudi Arabia and Mozambique in Portugal because of the injury.
Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper, who is sweating on the fitness of the Nigerian, as six other players have been ruled out for the game against Aston Villa at the City Ground, provided a fresh update on the fitness of the forward. Read more
Aspas throws VAR screen to the ground during draw vs Sevilla (ESPN)
Celta Vigo captain Iago Aspas threw the pitchside VAR monitor to the ground after the on-field referee had used it to overturn a late penalty decision that had been awarded in Celta’s favour during their 1-1 draw with Sevilla in LaLiga on Saturday.
Aspas had been substituted with his team winning 1-0, shortly after teammate Renato Tapia had been sent off, and was on the sidelines as Sevilla forward Youssef En-Nesyri equalised in the 84th minute.
However, 10-man Celta thought they had a chance to reclaim their lead and take all three points in the dying minutes of the match when referee Alejandro Hernandez awarded a penalty with Anastasios Douvikas adjudged to have been pulled to the floor by Jesús Navas. Read more
Fulham 0-1 Manchester United: Bruno Fernandes scores in stoppage time to relieve pressure on Erik ten Hag (Sky)
Manchester United claimed a vital win to relieve the pressure on Erik ten Hag as Bruno Fernandes struck in stoppage time to secure a 1-0 win at Fulham.
After back-to-back 3-0 defeats against Manchester City and Newcastle, questions were increasingly being asked of the manager, and eyebrows were raised before kick-off when Marcus Rashford was left out of the squad.
Man Utd explained that the forward – who was criticised by Ten Hag on Friday for going out to celebrate his birthday in the wake of the defeat to City – was injured. Read more
Lewis Hamilton’s damning W14 verdict with ‘‘counting down the days’’ admission (PlanetF1)
Lewis Hamilton has ruled out fighting for the win at the Brazilian Grand Prix after a disappointing seventh place in the Sprint had him declaring he’ll be “happy” to see the back of the W14.
Having shown podium-finishing pace at the United States and Mexican races, Mercedes arrived at the Interlagos believing they had an outside shot of beating Max Verstappen.
However, after Saturday’s Sprint, those hopes were dashed as the teammates lost ground with George Russell, P4, over 25s down on race winner Verstappen while Hamilton a further 10s back in seventh place. Read more
Mone Inami wins LPGA Japan Classic after Nasa Hataoka’s late collapse (StraitsTimes)
Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Mone Inami won the Japan Classic – her first LPGA title – on Sunday after overnight co-leader Nasa Hataoka fell apart in the final round.
Inami, who beat New Zealand’s Lydia Ko in a play-off to finish second behind American Nelly Korda at the Tokyo Games two years ago, began the day one shot behind Japanese compatriots Hataoka and Shiho Kuwaki.
Inami steadily worked her way into the lead at the Taiheiyo Golf Club’s Minori Course, around 100 km north-east of Tokyo, hitting four birdies and a bogey in a three-under round of 69. Read more