On Monday’s Arise TV morning show, the Senior Advocate of Nigeria Festus Keyamo,stated it was absurd for anyone to request Tinubu’s medical records.
“Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the standard bearer for the All Progressives Congress, is fit to serve as president,” according to Festus Keyamo, the spokesperson for the APC candidate’s presidential campaign committee.
Keyamo claimed that it was pointless to inquire about Tinubu’s health because he had never before fallen or collapsed anywhere.
Dr. Chinonso Egemba, popularly known as Aproko Doctor, a well-known Nigerian influencer, has spoken out about his struggle with a brain tumor.
He revealed this in a video that he posted on his Facebook page on Monday.
The video was captioned, “Throughout December of 2022, I was fighting for my life. I went blind in one eye on the 3rd of December 2022 and on the 5th, I was diagnosed with a brain tumour.”
His words in the video were, “One thing to understand is that health issues can happen to you regardless of who you are including me.
“For the past three weeks or two weeks, I have been fighting for my life. Some of you have no idea. It happened that I was diagnosed with Craniopharyngioma which is a brain tumour and I had no idea I would be sharing my story.
“Here I am sitting on this seat sharing my own story about how I had a tumour in my brain. It was so bad that I couldn’t read out of my phone anymore to the point where this eye, I couldn’t read with it and it was also closing. They said it is a Craniopharyngioma and we need to do surgery to remove it.”
Through his social media platforms, Aproko Doctor has educated individuals throughout time about health-related issues and lifestyle modifications that help enhance and preserve good health.
Additionally, he serves as the executive director of the 100kClub, a nonprofit group that provides medical aid to Nigerians in need.
Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, a rights activist, has petitioned the Department of State Services (DSS) to file charges against Godwin Emefiele.
The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is accused of financing terrorists, diverting funds for other purposes, lending money for agriculture, and engaging in dishonest forex trading operations.
Adegboruwa stated in a statement on Monday that a public official cannot be above investigation or the law if there is in fact a case for him to answer.
The attorney described how the DSS attempted to have Emefiele arrested and investigated by obtaining a court order but was “greatly embarrassed.”
“It is better to make everything plain and open to the Nigerian people”, the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) advised.
Adegboruwa acknowledged that the “many crises” involving the CBN Governor do not bode good for the state of the economy.
However, he emphasized that no one should be subjected to disproportionate persecution or detention without a valid reason.
Adegboruwa contends that if there is a legitimate allegation, DSS does not need to arrest a citizen before filing a court complaint.
The SAN claimed that the allegations of alleged support of terrorism and stamp duty “are documentary,” and that the charges will “compel the defendant’s (court) attendance.”
He added “There is therefore no need for the seemingly unending drama between Mr Emefiele, the DSS and the Presidency, unless of course it is part of the hidden agenda.”
According to the National Salaries Incomes and Wages Commission, a process has been started for the National Minimum Wage to be reviewed.
This was stated in a statement made on Sunday in Abuja by Mr. Emmanuel Njoku, the NSIWC’s Head of Public Affairs.
Njoku stated that the commission has undertaken a series of meetings and trainings in preparation for a nationwide monitoring of the Minimum Wage Act 2019 as part of the process to review the minimum wage, which would be required in 2024.
He claimed that the monitoring, which was scheduled to start on January 23, would determine the degree of compliance of both public and private enterprises and organizations.
He claims that the monitoring team will, among other things, look into whether firms maintain proper records of employee pay and working conditions.
He claimed that the monitoring, whose start date was set for January 23, would assist determine how compliant both public and private enterprises and organizations were.
He states that the monitoring team will, among other things, look into whether or not companies maintain sufficient records of the wages and working conditions of their employees.
“The exercise will enlighten the public and private employers and organisations on the economic benefits in adhering to the payment of the National Minimum Wage.
“It will also help in obtaining baseline data on remuneration policies and practices of private sector organisations in order to enrich the commission’s data bank on staff compensation.
“The monitoring exercise will cover the 36 states of the federation including the Federal Capital Territory,” he said.
Njoku stated that the Ministry of Labour and Employment, as well as the Ministry of Finance and National Planning, would be represented on the monitoring team for the exercise.
He lists the National Bureau of Statistics, Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Budget Office of the Federation, and Head of Service of the Federation as other stakeholders.
The spokesperson urged all branches of the federal, state, and local governments—as well as government-owned companies, businesses in the private sector, and labor unions—to work with the monitoring officers.
The Edo State government reported that 12 victims of the attack on the Igueben Train Station in the State, who had been held captive for a week, were freed on Saturday night by Special Forces, which included members of the Army, Police, DSS, local vigilantes, hunters, and other security organizations.
Speaking to reporters shortly after visiting the freed kidnap victims at the Police Cottage Hospital in Benin City, the state’s capital, Governor Godwin Obaseki criticized the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) for failing to provide adequate security in its facilities following the attack on the Abuja-Kaduna Train on March 28, 2022, even as he threatened to punish the traditional leaders in the Igueben area who were still leasing their lands to herdsmen for grazing.
The governor claimed that no money was paid in exchange for the release of the hostages, but rather that the Special Forces stormed the scene and routed the kidnappers, who fled with the two remaining hostages, who were reportedly NRC employees.
Obaseki words were, “We thank God, we are grateful that we have been able to secure the release of almost all the people who were kidnapped about a week ago from the Igueben Train Station in Edo State.
“It has been a very grueling experience, something we never prayed for and we hope that it would not happen again.
“They tested the will of our security system that we have put in place and we are so glad that the system has been resilient.
“In the last one week, we have been able to be on the trail of the kidnappers, we contained them to certain areas, they could not leave the area we contained them to and with all intelligence and the aerial support we got from the Airforce, from the Police, the drone support, the technology support, we were able to track them and with the training of the Special Forces we have and all the other members of the team we put together, we were able to release 12 out of the 14 still being held hostage unarmed.
“We think it is something worth celebrating, we think we should thank and appreciate members of our security forces, the sacrifice they put in, the endless nights, the sleepless nights which they put into this must be commended. Today, which is the Armed Forces Remembrance Day, we have something to rejoice about, something to thank our security services for.
“We will continue to invest in the security system of the state, we will continue to encourage the collaboration of our security forces and we will make sure that we continue to invest in the requisite technology and equipment to curb this sort of incidence.”
The governor however added: “I must also express our disappointment at the authorities of the Nigerian Railway Corporation because after the Kaduna incident, you would have expected that they will secure their facilities better, so for six men to have come into their facility to kidnap almost 30 people, I think it is something that has to be investigated.
“It doesn’t speak well of their preparedness to run an efficient rail system in this country, and it doesn’t give confidence to Nigerians that they will be safe using that mode of transport.
“You cannot tell me in the facility like the Igueben station, you had only one policeman with one rifle guiding that facility particularly after what had happened in Kaduna, I believe if that agency know what they are doing, they must investigate what happened and ensure that this sort of a thing does not happen to any other Nigerian anywhere in this country.”
Muhammed Dankwara, the State’s Commissioner of Police, commented on how the victims were freed and noted that no one was hurt while those thought to be involved in the kidnapping have been detained.
He stated, “They were rescued in Ugboha and Udo forests. The security forces have been there for a week now and it was there they intercepted those people because from the intelligence gathered they were roaming around that area, so yesterday night, the security forces laid an ambush and in trying to move the people from one area to another, they intercepted them.
“For the remaining two captives, we are making progress and we will make sure that they are released too. So far no casualty, they escaped but we have made arrests, we have people that are with us that are part of the syndicate that did this thing.”
He listed Eunice Eseba, Marian Mowoe, Faith Smart, Precious Egwuje, Obehi Omaben, Amm Benson, Favour Akungo, Akhimen Ehiemamen, Emmanuel Esieba, Iyoha Julius, and Aguelle Beatrice as the names of the abduction victims who had been freed.
The daughter of Senator Ike Ekweremadu has denied trafficking a homeless man into the United Kingdom to harvest his kidney.
Sonia Ekweremadu, 25, is charged alongside her father Ekweremadu, 60, her mother, Beatrice, 56, and Doctor Obinna Obeta, 50.
Ike, Beatrice and Obeta denied conspiracy to arrange the travel of another person with a view to exploitation at the Old Bailey on December 20, while Sonia pleaded not guilty today (Friday), Daily Mail reported.
It is alleged they conspired together, with others and another family member Isaac Ekweremadu who remains in Nigeria, to arrange the travel of a 21-year-old man with a view to exploiting him between 1 August 2021 and 5 May 2022.
The group arranged his travel from Lagos to London to remove one of his kidneys for Sonia, who has a kidney-related disease, it is claimed.
Ike and Beatrice Ekweremadu were arrested after the young man, who previously lived on the streets of Lagos, claimed he was the victim of trafficking at Staines police station.
The man told officers he arrived in the UK on February 20, 2022, and was taken to Royal Free Hospital for tests, none of which he consented to.
After the tests, the man said he returned to the house he was staying in, where he was ‘treated effectively as a slave.’
He said he escaped the address and was homeless for three days before going to the police.
Daily Mail gathered that the trial will begin at the Old Bailey on January 31 before High Court Justice Adam Johnson.
Ike, a lawyer and former deputy president of the Senate, and his wife Beatrice were arrested in the UK on June 21 after flying to Heathrow from Turkey.
Ike has been elected to five consecutive terms in the Senate since 2003.
He led the Nigerian delegation at the COP26 summit in Glasgow in 2021.
The Jersey City Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas health facility in the United States, has announced Ijeoma Akunyili as the new chief medical officer of the hospital.
The medical center announced the development in a statement recently.
Ijeoma is the first daughter of the late Dora Akunyili, former director-general of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control and ex-minister of information.
“In her most recent role, Dr. Akunyili served as the Regional Medical Director for TeamHealth, Northeast Group, where she had strategic, operational, and clinical oversight of nearly twenty emergency departments, critical care, and hospitalist service lines in Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania.
“She led an unprecedented fourfold expansion of service lines with a specific focus on medical services and access to care for underserved populations.
“Previously, Dr. Akunyili served as the chair of emergency medicine at Waterbury Hospital, a Level II trauma teaching hospital. There she was the change agent who led a dynamic team in dramatically reducing the lengths of stay, improving overall performance across multiple patient-centered metrics, and increasing physician staffing.
“She was awarded the 2019 Medical Director of the Year Award for the impressive turnaround of the Waterbury Hospital Emergency Department.
“In addition to her executive experience, Dr. Akunyili has vast leadership and advocacy experience and is currently serving as the President of the Connecticut College of Emergency Physicians.
“Prior, she served for several years on the board of directors of Texas and Connecticut Colleges of Emergency Physicians.
She was an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX, and she is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Yale University,” the statement reads.
Speaking on the appointment, Akunyili expressed gratitude to the hospital, adding that she remains committed to ensuring quality service delivery.
“I am grateful for this opportunity, and I look forward to serving the residents of Hudson County and continuing to provide safe, innovative, efficient, and equitable care.
“It is a true privilege to lead the clinical effort at Jersey City Medical Center and to create sustainable health outcomes for our community,” she was quoted as saying.
The truck accident that occurred on Saturday evening while some PDP supporters were returning from a Zonal rally at Pankshin local government area, the seat of the Plateau Central Senatorial zone, has been verified to have left seven people dead and 32 others injured.
Recall that the victims were being transported in a truck when it crashed in the Mangu local government area’s Jwak hamlet, not far from the Panyam bridge.
The Atiku-Okowa/Mutfwang-Piyo Campaign Council’s Director of Media and Publicity, Yiljap Abraham, gave additional information, including the number of casualties and the locations of the hospitals where the survivors are being treated as the Party’s candidate for governor, Barr. The occurrence, which Caleb Mutfwang called “an tremendous and agonizing tragedy,” resulted in the immediate suspension of all campaign activity.
Abraham said in a statement, “It has been confirmed that seven people lost their lives in the road accident on Saturday evening involving supporters of the Plateau State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party. They were returning from the PDP flag-off and zonal rally held at Pankshin when their truck crashed on a slope between Pushit and the Panyam bridge in Mangu Local Government Area.
“32 of the passengers sustained varying degrees of injuries. 21 have been taken to Nissi Dominus hospital Mangu, one is at Nanret clinic Mangu and 10 are at the Jos University Teaching Hospital, JUTH. Two have been adjudged to be in critical condition with one undergoing emergency surgery at Nissi Dominus hospital. Meantime, the corpses have been removed from the scene and deposited at Allah Na Kowa hospital, Nissi Dominus hospital, and Mangu Cottage hospital.
“The evacuations were coordinated by the Medical Team of the Campaign Council headed by Dr. Juryit, some personal staff of the PDP Governorship Candidate, Barr Caleb Mutfwang with the aid of many sympathizers. In his initial reaction, Barr Mutfwang expressed shock at the tragedy. He has asked for prayers and every support to be extended to the grieving families and healing for those injured.”
He further added, “These are indeed gallant soldiers of democracy who gave their all. They are heroes of our democracy, and they deserve that we celebrate them while at the same time comforting their families. We assure them that their sacrifices will not go in vain. Their memories must remain ingrained in our minds as true partners of our determined march toward an authentic rescue of our nation and Plateau State.”
At Otto Wharf, Mile 2, Lagos, a diesel-filled tanker that was traveling along the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway collided with a towing van that was stopped causing death of a yet to be identified person.
The event, which happened in the early morning hours, also left another person injured, according to a statement made on Sunday by Margret Adeseye, the director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service.
According to Adeseye, it happened because of the barriers toll collectors put up in the neighborhood.
She stated, “The incident, which was reported at 4am, Sunday wee hours, has a 45,000 litres tanker heading towards Oshodi from Apapa where it loaded diesel to full capacity before it was reported to have fallen on a stationed towing van while on motion, negotiating its way out of barriers introduced by nefarious toll collectors.
“The resultant accident was mitigated by the Sari-Iganmu Fire Crew of the agency from resulting in a fire incident,” adding “two male adults were involved as one was rescued alive with injuries (and taken) to the hospital, and the other victim recovered was suspected dead.”
She continued by saying that the towing van and the tanker’s remnants had been evacuated.
Fr. Achi was at Kafin-Koro, his previous home parish, at the time of the tragedy despite having recently been transferred to Madalla Parish in the state.
Early on Sunday morning, bandits broke into St. Peters and Paul Catholic Church in Kafin-Koro, Niger State’s Paikoro Local Government Area, and they set Very Rev. Fr. Isaac Achi on fire.
According to a local source, Father Collins, Fr. Achi’s aide, also suffered gunshot wounds and was sent to an unnamed hospital for treatment.
According to the source, Fr. Achi was in his former parish of Kafin-Koro at the time of the incident despite having recently been transferred to Madalla Parish in the state.
The Niger Police Public Relations Officer DSP Wasiu Abiodun confirmed the event to SaharaReporters in a statement, stating that it happened at around 3 a.m. on Sunday.
Abiodun said in a statement sent to SaharaReporters, “On 15/01/2023 at about 0300hrs, armed bandits invaded the Parish residence of one Rev. Father Isaac Achi of St. Peters and Paul Catholic Church, along Daza road, Kafin-Koro, Paikoro LGA.
“Unfortunately, the bandits reportedly attempted to gain entrance into the residence, but seems difficult and set the house ablaze, while the said Rev. Father was burnt dead.
“A colleague of the Rev. Father identified as Father Collins was equally shot in the shoulder while trying to escape from the scene.
“Police tactical teams attached to Kafin-Koro Div were immediately drafted to the scene, but the hoodlums had escaped before the arrival of the teams.
“The lifeless body of Father Isaac was recovered while Father Collins was rushed to the hospital for treatment.
“The Commissioner of Police, Niger State Command CP Ogundele Ayodeji had dispatched a reinforcement team to the area and effort is ongoing to apprehend the assailants as investigation into the unfortunate attack has commenced.”
