16,000 doctors left Nigeria in five years – Minister

A total of 16,000 Nigerian doctors have left the country in the last five to seven years in pursuit of better opportunities abroad, according to the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Pate. Speaking in Abuja at the seventh annual capacity building workshop of the Association of Medical Councils of Africa (AMCOA), …

Ibas appoints administrators for 23 Rivers LGs despite court order

The sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (retd.), has approved the appointment of administrators for the 23 Local Government Areas of the state. The development was made public on Wednesday morning through an official statement released by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Ibibia Worika. While the announcement confirmed the …

Mikano Presents Eado Plus To 45th Miss Nigeria, Forms Partnership Business Motoring News

Mikano Motors has presented Changan Eado Plus to Doris Ogah, the newly crowned 45th Miss Nigeria. The presentation ceremony was done on Monday at the automobile company’s office in Lagos. Mikano said that the handing over of the luxury sedan to Ogah, officially marked the beginning of the partnership between Mikano Motors and the Miss Nigeria …

Fintiri Appoints Emir Of Fufore Sani Ribadu As Amirul Hajj Of Adamawa

Adamawa State Governor, Rt. Hon. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has appointed the Emir of Fufore, Alhaji Muhammadu Sani Ribadu, as the Amirul-Hajj and leader of the Government delegation for the 2025 Hajj exercise to Saudi Arabia. “The appointment is based on Ribadu’s hard work, experience, and commitment to religious matters in the state,” a statement by …

Arsenal Thrash Real Madrid 3-0 in Dominant Champions League Performance

Arsenal delivered a stunning 3-0 victory over Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie, taking control of the clash with a commanding performance. Often, being the underdog can play to a team’s advantage, and Arsenal was determined to prove this against the most successful club in Champions League history. Despite …

Natasha slams N5b lawsuit against Senator Nwebonyi over alleged defamation

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Kogi Central has filed a defamation lawsuit against the Senate Deputy Chief Whip, Onyekachi Nwebonyi. The lawsuit, marked as Suit No: W/1359:25, was lodged at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on April 7, 2025, by Akpoti-Uduaghan’s legal team, led by Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Michael Jonathan …

Court stops Rivers Sole Administrator from appointing LGA administrators

A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has issued a restraining order against the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), barring him from appointing sole administrators or their equivalents to manage the 23 local government areas in the state. The order was granted by Justice Adamu Turaki Mohammed in response to …