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The Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) said it has suspended its six weeks nationwide strike while negotiation continues on Monday. Its Chairman, Mr Josiah Biobelemoye, disclosed this in a communique issued at the end of the union’s National Executive Council meeting on Thursday in Abuja. He said the strike suspension followed the intervention of Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and sympathy for the masses. He announced that “JOHESU decided to suspend its strike due to the intervention of the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, who displayed a high level of statesmanship and sincerity of purpose. “Saraki has put some machineries in place with a view to permanently resolve the issues in contention. “JOHESU considered Saraki’s intervention after holding just two meetings with the leadership, where serious progress was made and the gains presented to NEC of JOHESU after exhaustive deliberations. “The NEC in the session approved that the six weeks old strike ...

Following the spontaneous reactions that trailed Falz the Bahd Guy's latest video, This is Nigeria, the National Film And Video Censors Board (NFVCB), Abuja, the agency in charge of censorship and rating of music videos and movies has reacted. The video contains scenes depicting police harassment, the snake-swallowing money episode amongst several other issues affecting the nation. The Director, Licensing Department of the NFVCB, Cornell Agim said the rapper, Falz didn't bring his music video for licensing and rating before he released it to the public and unfortunately, the agency's monitoring team hasn't reported the video to the directorate. He said that, though it is their job to censor and rate videos before they get to the public, they can't be everywhere.  "That is why journalists and members of the public affected by the visuals are expected to notify them. With that, they can investigate the videos. "The agency does censorship...

Music artiste, Wizkid has announced his fourth studio album will soon be released. In an interview with a British DJ Tim Westwood after his Afrorepublik concert at the O2 Arena in London, Wizkid said his fourth studio album will be titled ‘ Made in Lagos’. According to the ‘Come Closer’ singer, the album will not feature any artiste. “The new album is called Made in Lagos, Wizkid Made in Lagos; 10 tracks, no features just straight Wizkid,” he said. “My collaboration with Skepta is also in the works, it will drop very soon. I don’t want to say anything more on that.” Wizkid, who headlined a sold-out concert at the 20,000-capacity O2 Arena, said he owed the success of the event to artistes and producers who made the world believe in African music. Speaking on his relationship with folks in Surulere where he grew up, he said he loves going back to his “hood”. He said, “Every time I go back, I’m always in my hood. I like to hang out with them, let them feel me and know t...

The rappers have been aiming multiple shots at each other, but not until Pusha T in a recent diss track "The Story of Adidon," dropped Drake's alleged kid's name, saying, "Adonis is your son and he deserves more than an Adidas press run" and targets the baby mama, who he calls "Sophie" ... "Love that baby, respect that girl. Forget she's a porn star, let her be your world." Well, the lady's full name is Sophie Brussaux, and she's a former French porn star. She's the same woman Drake was pictured with in Amsterdam in January 2017. In the photos released online, Sophie is seen flaunting her baby bump and even a cake from her baby shower with the name Adonis emblazoned on it. Meanwhile, everyone's waiting on Drake's next move following Pusha T's recent diss track. More Photos:-

The strike of the Joint Heath Sector Union (JOHESU) is hitting the oil-rich nation’s dying health sector bad and salt will soon be added to that injury.  Total breakdown of the system is looming and who knows, it could happen soon.  Just as the Senate is coming into the disagreement between the government and the health workers’ union issue, members of the Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) are preparing to shut down the health sector totally. On Thursday they warned that they may proceed on strike if the Federal Government failed to facilitate the reinstatement of its members sacked by the University of Jos Teaching Hospital. This warning contained in a statement by the spokesman of NARD, Dr. Ugochukwu Eze, said at a press conference in Kaduna that the 21-day ultimatum issued for the reinstatement of the sacked doctors expires today, May 31. He recalled that the first ultimatum issued on the matter expired on May 2, 2018, and was extended by ...

Representative of Kogi West Senatorial district, Dino Melaye is proving to be a cat with nine lives. Or maybe he has the strong backing of a powerful fellow The embattled senator resumed plenary on Wednesday, after spending two weeks in police detention, wearing a neck brace. On resumption, he refused to sit with his fellow APC party members, but sat among PDP members. After Wednesday’s drama at the senate, plenary resumed on Thursday, and Melaye was the first to speak after Senator Andy Uba moved for the approval of votes and proceedings of Wednesday, 30th May, 2018. He demanded an apology from president Muhammadu Buhari after citing Order 14, which states that Mr. President through Channels and AIT insulted the National Assembly, saying he does not know what they are doing and “many of us have been here for over 10 years yet, have nothing to show for it”. According to Melaye, “this statement is demeaning to the National Assembly. “I call on Mr. Presid...

The skeleton of a disabled man crushed to death by an enormous rock as he tried to flee the devastating explosion of Mount Vesuvius 2,000 years ago has been dug up in Pompeii. The 35-year-old victim was seemingly beheaded by a hurtling stone that also crushed his thorax, experts claim. But archaeologists have not been able to track down his head. Officials said the man suffered an infection of the tibia, which may have caused walking difficulties, hindering his escape. The archaeological site’s general director, Massimo Osanna, called it “an exceptional find” that contributes to a better “picture of the history and civilization of the age.” Pompeii officials released an image showing the skeleton protruding from underneath a 300-kilo (660-pound) block of stone believed to be a door jamb. They claim the “volcanic cloud” would have “violently thrown” the massive rock during the eruption that left around 30,000 people dead in AD 79. The skeleton was discovered at a...

The beef between rapper Drake and G.O.O.D rapper Pusha T is getting hotter as the latter slams him for abandoning his secret baby with a porn star. Last week, Pusha T’s latest album had a diss track to Drake titled ‘Infrared’, where Pusha T took shots at Drake with the line “It was written like Nas but it came from Quentin” alluding to Drake’s alleged ghostwriter Quentin Miller. Without wasting time, Drake dropped an instant diss track titled ‘Duppy Freestyle’ where he ripped apart Pusha T and Kanye West. It was hard and social media loved it believing that Pusha T had no comeback for it. A few hours ago, Pusha T returned the favor and he practically dismembered Drake in a newly released diss track titled, “The Story of Adidon”. He took shots at Drizzy’s childhood, alleging he has a secret son and releasing a photo of a young Drake with blackface. In the track mixed over the beat for Jay-Z’s “The Story of O.J” Push raps, “You are hiding a child, let that boy come ho...

Lionel Messi late Tuesday night served a glimpse of what to expect from him at the World Cup where Argentina will face the Super Eagles, Croatia and Iceland in the group stage. Messi scored a hattrick to help Argentina to a routine 4-0 friendly win over Haiti with the World Cup just few days ahead. With the World Cup set to get underway in Russia next month, two-time champions Argentina stepped up their preparations thanks to captain Messi's three-goal haul in Buenos Aires on Tuesday. The Barcelona star broke the deadlock in the 17th minute before he completed his hat-trick in eight second-half minutes against the Caribbean minnows. The five-time Ballon d'Or winner then set up substitute and Manchester City forward Sergio Aguero with 21 minutes remaining at La Bombonera, where Haiti did not register a shot. The Super Eagles are the last group opponents for Argentina at the World Cup.

Two female suicide bombers suspected to be Boko Haram jihadists killed at least three people in northeast Nigeria, emergency services said Monday. The bombers detonated their explosives inside a house and near a mosque in the Mashamari area of Konduga, 35 kilometres (20 miles) southeast of the Borno State capital Maiduguri, on Sunday evening. "Three people were killed in the two attacks and seven others were injured," Bello Danbatta, chief security officer of the Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), told AFP. "One of them detonated near a mosque while residents were preparing for the evening prayers and moments later the second one detonated inside a house," said Danbatta, who was involved in evacuation of the victims. But Ibrahim Liman, of the civilian militia force assisting the military against Boko Haram, said two more victims died on the way to the hospital in Maiduguri, raising the death toll to five. The attack came two weeks afte...