The Gary Player Country Club course is ready to welcome 66 of the world’s top professionals for this week’s Nedbank Golf Challenge, with defending champion Max Homa leading one of the strongest fields in recent history as they battle it out for glory in ‘Africa’s Major’ at Sun City from 5-8 December 2024. Homa, who…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has commended recent court rulings that upheld consumer rights by awarding damages against MultiChoice Nigeria Limited and Peace Mass Transit. In a statement issued on Monday in Abuja, FCCPC’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Ondaje Ijagwu, said the Commission also welcomed the Enugu High Court’s decision declaring…
Prof Jesse Otegbayo, Chief Medical Director (CMD), University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, has advised Nigerians to maintain a good lifestyle and regular medical screening for specific curable cancers. Otegbayo, an oncologist, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) as Nigerians join in marking World Cancer Day on Tuesday. He…
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, has raised alarm over the escalating migration of healthcare professionals from Africa. Speaking at the 7th Annual Capacity Building Workshop of the Association of Medical Councils of Africa (AMCOA) on Monday in Abuja, Pate described the mass migration of healthcare workforce from the…
Gov Hyacinth Alia of Benue has unveiled the state’s official anthem and symbols to promote culture, identity, and heritage. Performing the grand finale of the ceremony on Saturday night in Makurdi, Alia said he would send an Executive Bill to the House of Assembly for its implementation. The governor noted that the symbols represented the…
Israeli airstrikes struck central Beirut and the city’s southern suburbs early Wednesday, killing at least six people and injuring 24 others, according to Lebanon’s health ministry. A loud explosion was reported in the Bashoura area, which had also been targeted in an اسرائیלי strike last week. A building at the site was reduced to rubble,…
Chancellor Olaf Scholz, on Tuesday, said that the German Navy would contribute ships to defend infrastructure in the Baltic Sea. He said this was amid concerns about Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet’’ of oil tankers and recent incidents of damage to cables. Scholz, who is attending a gathering in Helsinki on Baltic Sea security, said that…
The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has sanctioned 147 staff members for various acts of misconduct, including complicity in contraband trafficking. The Controller General, NCoS, Sylvester Nwakuche said this on Tuesday in Abujah, during the destruction of seized contraband and items recovered from custodial centres nationwide. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Nwakuche had…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted cocaine consignments concealed in lipsticks and property title documents going to the UK and Saudi Arabia respectively. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the illicit drug consignments…
A “mega-strike” by two major transport unions in Germany is causing major disruptions across the country’s airports, public transport, and its largest port. Long-distance rail services and early morning regional and commuter rail services have been suspended across Germany. More than 400,000 transport workers are participating in the strike, demanding a 10.5% pay raise due…
