JOHESU suspends warning strike (Nation)
The National Executive Council of the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations (AHPA) have announced the suspension of its seven – day warning strike which commenced on Oct 26, 2024.
The unions announced the suspension in a communique at the end of its National Executive Council meeting on Thursday.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the JOHESU team and the Federal Government team during the conciliation meeting on Tuesday at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Federal Secretariat, Abuja. Read more
We currently have no direct business with oil marketers — Dangote Refinery (Tribune)
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has clarified that it has no direct business dealings with the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) regarding the purchase of refined petroleum products.
In a press statement released on their X handle on Thursday, the refinery clarified that while discussions with IPMAN are ongoing, any claims regarding difficulties experienced by IPMAN members in loading products from its facilities are misleading.
According to the refinery, all payments for refined products have been processed through the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), with no transactions directly involving IPMAN. Furthermore, NNPCL has not authorized the release of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) from Dangote Refinery to IPMAN. Read more
Lagos woman bites off neighbour’s tongue during fight over bucket (Punch)
Residents of Aribisala Street in the Igando area of Lagos State were thrown into confusion on Thursday after a woman identified simply as Fatima allegedly cut off the tongue of her neighbour, Mitsura.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident happened while the duo was doing laundry on the premises where they live.
Trouble was said to have started when Fatima who is in her early thirties allegedly accused Mitsura of using her bucket without taking permission from her. Read more
Court jails 2 men 7 years for trafficking in Indian Hemp (Vanguard)
A Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, has convicted and sentenced two men, Abbah Yahaya and Abbah Abdullahi, to a total of seven years for trafficking 104 kilograms of Cannabis Sativa, popularly called Marijuana.
The two convicts had pleaded guilty to the charges of conspiracy and trafficking the said prohibited weed, when they were arraigned before the court by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in a charge marked FHC/L/748c/2024, on October 15.
Following their guilty plea, the prosecutor, Julie Negedu, review the fact of the case through an operative of the NDLEA, Tanyishi Simon, who tendered some exhibits, which include the convicts’ confessional statements, certificate of test analysis, packing of substance form, request for scientific aid form, large sealed brown envelope and drug analysis report, which were admitted and marked as Exhibit A to G series.
We inherited over 2,000 road projects – Umahi (Leadership)
The Minister of Works, Sen Dave Umahi, has said the current administration met over 2,000 incomplete road projects running into trillions of Naira.
The minister said his ministry was unafraid to make big decisions and had wielded the big stick by terminating 10 contracts with erring companies.
Mr Umahi said this on Thursday in Akure during the Federal Ministry of Works Town Hall meeting/stakeholders’ engagement on the alignment of the Ondo State with the 63km segment of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway.
10 dead, 7 injured in Oyo building collapse (Channels)
Ten bodies have been recovered from the debris of a collapsed storey building at Jegede in the Olunloyo area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
Some persons were also confirmed injured in the collapse that took place in the Oyo State capital on Thursday.
The General Manager of Oyo State Fire Service, Yemi Akinyinka, in a statement, noted that the Service got a distress call around 2 am from residents of the area that a building had collapsed trapping many under the rubble. Read more
Forex: FG gives 9 months grace to those keeping dollars outside banking system (Vanguard)
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun has disclosed a new government policy that would permit Nigerians who are keeping dollars outside the banking system to bring those funds into the financial system.
Edun, said such individuals have a nine-month grace period to comply with the directive without attracting legal liability or financial penalties.
The Finance Minister disclosed this while briefing journalists at the end of the National Economic Council, NEC, presided over by the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja. Read more
Buhari wouldn’t have become President without Tinubu –Sunday Dare (DailyTrust)
The Special Adviser to the President on Public Communications and Orientation, Sunday Dare, has said former President Muhammadu Buhari would not have emerged as Nigeria’s number one citizen in 2015 without President Bola Tinubu’s support.
This is just as Dare said his appointment by the President was not a downgrade, but a call to add value to the Tinubu-led administration.
Dare, who served as Minister of Sports under former President Buhari, stated this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today. Read more
Lily Collins is pushing for Emily in Paris to come to London for season 5 (Standard)
Lily Collins, who made her West End debut last night in a performance described as “sensational”, has revealed she wants Netflix’s Emily in Paris – the show that made her famous – to come to London for its fifth season.
In the show, which first aired in 2020, she plays Emily Cooper, an American marketing executive who moves to Paris for work. It was the streamer’s biggest hit of the year in 2022 and continues to be among the most watched shows on the platform.
“I hope Emily comes to London,” the Emmy-nominated actress told the Standard last night, following her performance in Bess Wohl’s new play, Barcelona, attended by luminaries including Gary Oldman, Jason Isaacs and Lily Iglehart. “I’ve been pitching that; I’m like, she wants to go to Big Ben!” Read more
Brittany and Patrick Mahomes celebrate Halloween in zoo animal costumes with kids Sterling and Bronze (People)
Halloween has Brittany Mahomes and her little ones seen seeing lions, kangaroos and flamingos!
The Kansas City Current co-owner, 29, alongside her husband, Patrick Mahomes, 29, their 3-year-old daughter Sterling and their son Bronze, who turns 2 in November, dressed up in fun zoo animal attire to celebrate the spirited holiday.
Family patriarch Patrick dressed up in a custom zoo keeper uniform bearing the word “zookeeper” on one side and his name on the other. The tan uniform was paired with a bucket hat and matching boots. Read more
UN says 1 child a day killed in Israel’s war on Lebanon in past month (AlJazeera)
The United Nations children’s agency says at least one child a day has been killed in Lebanon over the past month as Israel intensifies its bombing campaign.
“Since October 4 of this year, at least one child has been killed and 10 injured daily,” UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell said on Thursday and added that “the ongoing war in Lebanon is upending children’s lives.”
The UN agency said “thousands more children who have survived the many months of constant bombings physically unscathed are now acutely distressed by the violence and chaos around them.” Read more
Germany closes 3 Iranian consulates following Iran’s execution of German Iranian national (VOA)
Germany will close three Iranian consulates in response to Iran’s announcement of the execution of Jamshid Sharmahd, a German Iranian national and a U.S. resident, earlier this week.
“We have repeatedly and unequivocally made it clear to Tehran that the execution of a German citizen will have serious consequences,” German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Thursday in announcing the closure of the consulates in Frankfurt, Munich and Hamburg.
Germany will allow Iran’s embassy in Berlin to remain open. And Germany will “continue to maintain our diplomatic channels and our embassy in Tehran,” Baerbock said. Read more
Woman abandons husband in 100° home after air conditioning breaks. 10 years later, he hasn’t forgotten (People)
A woman who once left her husband alone in an overheated home while she escaped to an air-conditioned home of a friend says he still hasn’t forgotten, 10 years later.
In an anonymous post on Reddit, the woman writes that she and her husband “had just moved to the Arizona desert” when the story began. She was in medical school at the time, working an intern year that she describes as ” a year-long hazing ritual in which you work 80-ish insanely stressful hours a week.”
One day, she arrived home following a 16-hour shift, only to find her husband “sitting in his basketball shorts and nothing else in a house that is, minimum, 105F.” Read more
Young Thug changes plea to guilty in Georgia’s longest-running criminal trial (NBC)
Atlanta rap star Young Thug agreed to change his plea to guilty Thursday in Georgia’s longest-running criminal trial, a stunning turn that would bring his high-profile case to a close, pending a judge’s approval.
The plea change announced in Fulton County court for the rapper, whose real name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, appeared on the brink of not happening after Superior Court Judge Paige Whitaker asked if he agreed to a non-negotiated plea. That means prosecutors and the defense could not come to a negotiated sentencing deal, and that the judge still ultimately decides his punishment.
The parties returned after a brief recess. The agreement comes after three of Young Thug’s co-defendants took plea deals this week following mounting speculation that Superior Court Judge Paige Whitaker could order a mistrial. Read more
Groomsman kills groom, 20, in horror car crash hours before ‘fairytale’ wedding (Mirror)
Groomsman Shane Harty, 21, was driving the silver Skoda hatchback with groom Myles in the front passenger seat at the time of the crash, just hours before he was to get married
A young groomsman who killed his cousin in a car crash on the morning of his wedding has pleaded guilty to careless driving causing his death.
Myles ‘Miley’ Harty, 20, was killed in the horror smash on August 21, 2021, just hours before he was due to be married, a court was told. Read more
Iheanacho thrilled to end Sevilla’s goal drought (CompleteSports)
Super Eagles forward Kelechi Iheanacho is full of excitement after opening his goal account for LaLiga club Sevilla.
Iheanacho netted a brace in the Rojiblancos Copa del Rey victory over Las Rozas CF on Wednesday night.
Luis Mendez scored an own goal to hand Sevilla the lead in the first half. Read more
Lagos shuts down Ikeja Golf Club over public safety concerns (Leadership)
The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), on Wednesday, shut down Ikeja Golf Club over public safety concerns arising from multiple instances of negligence.
This was disclosed in a statement by the Director of Public Affairs at LASBCA, Adu Ademuyiwa, as shared via the agency’s official X (formerly Twitter) account.
The statement explained that LASBCA sealed the premises on Wednesday, citing risks to lives and property following several complaints. Read more
Obuh sure of more Eagles invitations for Abia Warriors players (Punch)
Abia Warriors chairman John Obuh is confident about more players of the club getting Super Eagles call-ups following the invitation of their midfield maestro Innocent Godwin to the senior national team ahead of African Nations Championship qualifiers against Ghana.
The former Olympic Eagles handler made the assertion while reflecting on their Nigeria Premier Football League 1-0 win over Bendel Insurance at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin-City on Saturday, their first away win of the 2024/25 season.
He commended the players and officials of the club for recording their first away win of the season, even as he reserved special praise for the technical crew headed by former Nigeria national Under-23 head coach, Imama Amapakabo, for the team’s transformation. Read more
Fifa in dispute with Adidas and Coca-Cola over Club World Cup sponsorship (Guardian)
Fifa is in dispute with its long-term partners Adidas and Coca-Cola over sponsorship rights for the Club World Cup next year in the US. Separate cases have been lodged at the Swiss Arbitration Centre in Zurich and are expected to be heard in the coming weeks, the Guardian understands.
Fifa has announced only one sponsor for a tournament that will feature 32 clubs in an expanded format backed heavily by its president, Gianni Infantino. That is believed to relate to disputes with Adidas and Coca-Cola over an agreement in their deals that Fifa will include them as official sponsors of all its competitions.
Sources have told the Guardian that both companies are “less than thrilled with the situation” after Fifa attempted to negotiate new contracts for the revamped Club World Cup. Adidas and Coca-Cola signed deals to 2030 thought to be worth about $70m for each four-year cycle and are believed to have been unwilling to enter a tender process. The Swiss Arbitration Centre is a dispute resolution mechanism often favoured by multinational companies. Read more
Ruud van Nistelrooy reveals Erik ten Hag reaction to Manchester United sacking (Standard)
Ruud van Nistelrooy has revealed Erik ten Hag’s reaction to his Manchester United sacking.
Ten Hag was sacked on Monday, mere months after being rewarded with a new contract, after overseeing the club’s worst start to a Premier League season since the previous campaign.
Van Nistelrooy has stepped up from his role as assistant manager to take interim charge of the club, while talks with Ruben Amorim over the managerial vacancy continue, and recorded a 5-2 win over a weakened Leicester City side in his first game. Read more
Amorim expects clarity soon over Sporting future (BBC)
Manager Ruben Amorim says there will be “clarification” over his expected move to Manchester United after Sporting’s game against Estrela on Friday.
He is expected to remain in charge at Portuguese side Sporting until the next international break from 11-19 November.There remains confusion over whether a deal has been completed for Amorim to take over at Old Trafford after Erik ten Hag was sacked on Monday. Read more