Anxiety as health workers threaten showdown (Sun)
The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations (AHPA) have issued a 15-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to address their demands or risk another nationwide strike on October 25, 2024.
This decision followed an emergency meeting held on October 2 where health sector leaders expressed frustration over unresolved issues affecting their members.
According to a communique issued by the unions, the meeting, attended by representatives of various healthcare unions, assessed the government’s poor response to their demands, notably implementation of the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) adjustment, which has been a point of contention since 2014. Read more
Justice Tsoho returns Kanu’s case file to Justice Nyako (Punch)
The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Justice John Tsoho, has rejected the recusal request of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, seeking reassignment to another judge for his trial.
At the hearing on September 24 regarding the seven-count terrorism charges brought against him by the Federal Government, Kanu expressed a loss of confidence in the trial judge, Justice Binta Nyako, and requested her recusal.
Justice Nyako agreed to the request and stated she would send Kanu’s case file back to the Chief Judge for reassignment. Read more
Edo Poll: Allegation Of Smuggling BVAS Machine Baseless – INEC (NewTelegraph)
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has described as baseless and unsubstantiated, the allegation by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was smuggling Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines and voters’ registers into the INEC office.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Edo State Dr Anugbum Onuoha, in a statement issued on Friday, said it conducted a comprehensive review of the allegations and found it without merit.
Dr Onuoha noted that INEC is committed to upholding the integrity of the electoral process, adding that at no time was the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) machines or voters’ registers compromised. Read more
Court bars PDP from sacking damagum as acting National Chairman (Leadership)
Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, restrained the National Executive Committee (NEC) and Board of Trustees (BoT) of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from removing Ambassador Umar Illiya Damagum as the acting National Chairman of the party.
LEADERSHIP earlier reported the suspension of Damagum and the national secretary of the party, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, by a faction of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party on Friday morning.
But, the court said no other person must be recognised as PDP national chairman other than Damagum until the national convention of the party scheduled for December next year. Read more
Adebayo Knocks Tinubu over fuel hike (DailyTrust)
Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 presidential elections, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has decried the pains of Nigerians over the pump price hike, describing theTinubu administration as nothing more than a badly run fuel station.
Writing on his official X handle, @Pres_Adebayo, he said: “The Administration of @officialABAT is nothing more than a badly run fuelling station in which virtually everyone is jostling to be a price gouger rather than a government as stipulated in Chapter 2 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to grow the economy.”
He also accused the APC and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of breaching the oath of office, saying, “Failure of @OfficialAPCNg and @OfficialPDPNig to observe the fundamental objectives and directive principles of state policy is a breach of the oath of office and an albatross.” Read more
Petrol: Marketers now free to buy from Dangote Refinery – FG (Vanguard)
All Petroleum marketers can now buy products directly from the Dangote Refinery, Lagos.
The decision was reached at a meeting of the technical committee headed by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, according to a statement by the ministry, in Abuja, this afternoon.
This ends the arrangement in which the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) was acting as the sole off-taker of the Dangote Refinery products. Read more
New curriculum: Every student must graduate with at least 2 skills — FG (Tribune)
The federal government has announced that every student in Nigeria must graduate with at least two skills under the new curriculum set to roll out for Basic and Senior Secondary Education.
This initiative aims to ensure that students acquire the necessary knowledge, skills, and values that connect them to the economy and prepare them for a productive life.
Prof. Tahir Mamman, the Minister of Education, made this statement at the 68th National Council on Education (NEC) meeting in Abuja on Thursday. Read more
Reps task FG on reconstruction of Alau dam, seek technology based enforcement for road safety (Nation)
The House of Representatives on Thursday asked the Federal Ministry of Water Resources to reassess, fortify and reconstruct the Alau Dam to forestall any future occurrence of floods or any mishap, while capturing the reconstruction work of the dam in the 2025 budget.
The House also asked the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) to embrace technology-assisted enforcement in the management of road safety and evaluate the effectiveness of enforcement strategies, whether technology-assisted methods are reducing traffic violations and improving safety
The House resolutions followed two separate motions on notice by Abdulkadir Rais (APC, Borno) and . Garba Ibrahim Muhammad (NNPP, Kano) at Thursday plenary of the House. Read more
Sahara desert floods for the first time in 50 years after extremely rare deluge (Metro)
An extremely rare deluge of rain has left some parts of the Sahara Desert flooded for the first time in half a century.
South-eastern Morocco’s desert is among the most arid places in the world and rarely experiences rain in late summer.
But two days of intense rainfall last month exceeded yearly averages in several areas that typically see less than 250mm each year. Read more
Molly-Mae Hague admits she and Tommy Fury made mistake as they had “no idea’’ (DailyStar)
Molly-Mae Hague has spilled the beans on her and ex-fiance Tommy Fury’s blunders with their little one.
The reality star got real in a fresh YouTube vid, having a natter with her sis Zoe. She previously called on her followers to chuck some questions their way for a Q&A sesh on her channel.
The Love Island babe dished the dirt on life with Bambi, her one-year-old sprog with boxer and old flame Tommy, sharing how the tyke’s just started nursery. Read more
North Korea accuses South Korea of flying drones to its capital and threatens to attack next time (ABC)
North Korea has accused rival South Korea of flying drones to its capital to drop anti-North Korean propaganda leaflets and threatened to respond with force if such flights occur again.
North Korea’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement Friday that South Korean drones were detected on Oct. 3 and Wednesday and Thursday this week.
The ministry accused the South of violating North Korea’s “sacred” sovereignty and threatening its security, and said its forces will prepare “all means of attack” and respond without warning if South Korean drones are detected in its territory again. Read more
4 killed, 10 injured in Odessa missile strike as Russia hits Black Sea port for second straight day (UPI)
Russian forces struck the Ukrainian port city of Odessa with ballistic missiles overnight for the second straight day, killing four people, including a 16-year-old girl, and injuring at least 10 other civilians, local officials said Friday.
State Emergency Service workers pulled the bodies of the girl, a 43-year-old woman and a 22-year-old man from beneath a two-story residential-commercial building after it was razed in a direct hit by a missile, Odessa Gov. Oleh Kiper reported on social media.
A fourth person, a woman, died of her injuries in the hospital. Nine others were hospitalized, four of them in a serious condition. Read more
Nihon Hidankyo: Japanese nuclear bomb survivors’ group wins Nobel Peace Prize 2024 (Independent)
A Japanese organisation of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki has won the Nobel Peace Prize for it’s “efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons”.
The group, known as Nihon Hidankyo or Hibakusha, which is a Japense term to describe the survivors of the atomic bombings, was awarded the prize in the Norwegian capital of Oslo on Friday morning.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee, announcing the award, said in its citation: “Hibakusha is receiving the Peace Prize for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and for demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again.” Read more
New York family sues funeral home after 96-year-old woman’s casket is sent to wrong country (NBC)
A New York City family is suing a funeral home for mistakenly sending their mother’s casket to another country for burial.
Carmen Maldonado died two days after her 96th birthday. Her wish was to be buried in Ecuador next to her husband. Her family, who lives in Queens, was preparing for the funeral in Ecuador when they saw a video posted on TikTok that shocked them.
The video showed a family in Guatemala shocked to find a woman’s body in the casket at the funeral for their 38-year-old son. It was Carmen Maldonado. Read more
Israeli forces fire on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, wounding two (AlJazeera)
The Israeli military “repeatedly” fired at UNIFIL headquarters and positions in southern Lebanon, injuring two members of the peacekeeping force, the United Nations says, as Israel presses on with its assault on Hezbollah.
UNIFIL – the UN Interim Force in Lebanon – said on Thursday that two of its peacekeepers were injured after an Israeli tank “fired its weapon” at a guard tower at the group’s headquarters, located in the border area town of Naqoura.
The attack on the tower had caused the two peacekeepers to fall. “The injuries are fortunately, this time, not serious, but they remain in hospital,” said UNIFIL in a statement. Read more
Troost-Ekong backs home-grown coaches for Super Eagles job, hails Eguavoen’s leadership (CompleteSports)
Super Eagles captain, William Troost-Ekong, has voiced his support for the appointment of home-grown coaches for the senior national team, the Super Eagles job, Completesports.com reports.
Troost-Ekong spoke during a media parley at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, ahead of Friday’s Africa Cup of Nations Group D qualifier against the Mediterranean Knights of Libya in Uyo.
“Yeah, it’s a good development. No one can do it better for you than one of your own who knows the system,” stated the Al-Kholood Club of Saudi Arabia centre-back. Read more
Senegal’s first AFCON 2025 qualifier without Cisse (AfricaNews)
On Friday, Senegal held a training session ahead of their first leg match against Malawi in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification. This game on Saturday marks the team’s first outing since the dismissal of Aliou Cisse, who previously guided them to an AFCON title and participated in the last two World Cups. Pape Thiaw is the interim head coach.
” Our supporters have confidence in us, same as they did in the past. So tomorrow we have a good chance, in front of our supporters. Everybody knows that playing against Senegal is not easy, and it is up to us to make the match easy for ourselves, hopefully.
Malawi also held a training session in readiness for a pivotal match as they find themselves in a precarious position after two disappointing losses. Read more
Jamie Chadwick: Andretti Global driver says pathway for women to F1 is ‘getting stronger’ (SkySports)
Jamie Chadwick believes the pathway for a female driver to reach F1 is “getting stronger” with F1 Academy playing a key role in inspiring young women into motorsport.
F1 Academy has been part of the Formula 1 support programme this year in its second season and received increased television coverage, with every session live on Sky Sports F1.
Prior to F1 Academy, W Series launched in 2019 as the first all-female single-seater racing championship and Chadwick won all three editions, before progressing to Indy NXT, the series which leads to IndyCar. Read more
Peter Cormack dies aged 78 as Liverpool pay tribute to title-winning former player (Mirror)
Liverpool have paid tribute to former midfielder Peter Cormack, who won the UEFA Cup and FA Cup during a four-year spell with the club, after he passed away aged 78
Former Liverpool midfielder Peter Cormack has died aged 78.
The Scot played for Liverpool between 1972 and 1976, helping the club win two First Division titles, UEFA Cup and the FA Cup. Signed by Bill Shankly, he was a key part of the team during a successful era and also featured under the management of Bob Paisley. Read more
Untouchable or a support act? Ronaldo’s 1,000-goal quest continues (BBC)
Cristiano Ronaldo was climbing the stairs to his room at the Portugal camp when he spotted Geovany Quenda at the end of the hallway and came to say hello to the new boy making his senior international debut.
“So my man, are you recovered from the game?” Ronaldo asked in early September.
Sporting had beaten Porto 2-0 the weekend before. Read more
Rory McIlroy’s incredible Florida mansion with tennis court ‘‘at risk’’ from Hurricane Milton (DailyStar)
Rory McIlroy and Erica Stoll’s plush £17 million Florida mansion is on high alert as the deadly Hurricane Milton tears through the US state.
The pair reside in Jupiter, a hotspot for golfers due to its abundance of courses. Fellow golfers Shane Lowry and Tiger Woods also own properties in this community.The Northern Irishman has called Jupiter home since he purchased the opulent residence from golfing great Ernie Els in 2011 for a cool £8.4million ($11million). Read more
