Again, bandits kill nine, injure others in Kaduna community
The incident, it was learnt took place on Saturday at about 2 pm when the hoodlums raided the community, shooting indiscriminately. Birnin-Gwari said scores of the villagers also sustained varying degrees of injuries following the attack. According to him, the terrorists in their huge numbers stormed the community on Saturday where they carried out the dastardly act. Those who sustained injuries, he said, were rushed to neighbouring Funtua in Katsina state where they were currently receiving medical attention. He added that most villagers had fled their homes following the attack, leaving the community deserted.
Source:Punch
May 22, 2023 00:02 UTC
Chibok girls: Rescue Leah Sharibu, others, experts tell Tinubu
***Parents thank PUNCH for sustaining agitation for Leah, others’ freedomStakeholders and experts in the civil society and media have raised concern over the remaining Chibok girls including Leah Sharibu still in Boko Haram captivity years after the Chibok girls abduction. According to them, the incoming administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu should recover the remaining girls. The Spokesperson of Leah Sharibu’s family and founder of LEAH Foundation, Dr. Gloria Puldu encouraged the media, especially The PUNCH, to be more resilient and continue holding the government accountable. The media has a critical role to play in ensuring that the government takes action towards the rescue of the remaining girls. He said, “We need to know what the government is doing to support the girls and their families.
Source:Punch
May 22, 2023 00:00 UTC
Kindred Spirits highlights AI, social realties in visual art
INFORMATION technology has altered our world, but the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has further captured the public attention and imagination. An ongoing show at the Wheatbaker Hotel, Ikoyi, Lagos, curated by SMO Contemporary Art, titled ‘Kindred Spirits’, offers an artistic perspective. The exhibition, ongoing till June 30th, features 31 pieces from two experimental artists, Tayo Olayode and Ade Odunfa. For him, artists must embrace their ingenuity and traditional art forms to avoid their works being upstaged by AI-generated art. “In five to ten years, it may be a struggle identifying which is AI-generated art and which is traditional art,” Olayode began at a preview of the works.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
May 21, 2023 14:06 UTC
12 killed in El Salvador football stadium stampede
At least twelve people have died after a crush at a football stadium in El Salvador’s capital, San Salvador, according to officials. The incident occurred during a match between local team Alianza and the Santa Ana-based team Fas at Cuscatlán Stadium, with the match subsequently suspended. He said “everyone will be investigated, including teams, managers, stadium officials, the league and the federation. A live stream of the match posted on YouTube shows the match being suspended after an apparent commotion in the stands. Fans are also seen waving their shirts at people on the ground to try and cool them down.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
May 21, 2023 13:08 UTC
Open heart surgeries commence in Anambra community hospital
Open heart surgery has commenced operation at Dame Irene Okwuosa Memorial Hospital (DIOMH), Oraifite, in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State. Nigerian Tribune gathered that the Hospital was built by Sir Emeka Okwuosa Foundation (SEOF), to assist people with heart problems. “At least 18 people will benefit from the Foundation’s Open Heart Surgeries this time around. DIOMH hit a healthcare milestone in Africa when it performed three Open Heart Surgeries in a day and a total of 25 Open Heart Surgeries in less than 2 weeks in May 2022. “The total bill borne by SEOF for the 33 Open Heart Surgeries in 2022 is in excess of #300 million.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
May 20, 2023 22:30 UTC
New Moon: Sultan declares Sunday as first Dhul-Qadah 1444AH
Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam, Alhaji Sa’ad AbubakarSa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto and President General of Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs has declared Sunday, May 21, as the first day of Dhul-Qadah 1444AH. This is contained in a statement on Saturday by Sambo Junaidu, Chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council of Sokoto.“The Sultanate Council Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, in conjunction with the National Moon Sighting Committee, did not receive any report confirming the sighting of the crescent of Dhul-Qadah 1444AH on Friday. “Therefore, Saturday, May 20, will be the 30th day of Shawwal 1444AH. “The sultan has accepted the report and accordingly declared Sunday, May 21, as the first day of Dhul-Qadah 1444AH,” Junaidu said. Dhul-Qadah, one of the four sacred months in Islam, is the 11th month on the Islamic calendar, before the month of Dhul-Hijjah.
Source:Punch
May 20, 2023 19:52 UTC
Zelensky secures access to F-16s at G7 summit
Zelensky said the jets would not help the war effort immediately, but the decision was “a great result”. “I’m very happy,” he said, as he held a string of meetings with G7 leaders, including those from Italy, Britain, France and Germany. Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Zelensky for the first time since the war began and offered some measure of support. Zelensky “thanked India for supporting the territorial integrity and sovereignty of our country”, according to Ukrainian officials. The G7 insisted however that it still seeks “constructive and stable relations” with China.
Source:Punch
May 20, 2023 19:42 UTC
World Family Doctor Day: SOFPON urges FG, NARD to dialogue, end incessant strike actions
The call was made by the Society of Family Physicians of Nigeria (SOFPON) through its President, Professor Musa Danleyau during a press conference as part of the activities to Commemorate World Family Doctor Day 2023 with the theme: ‘Nigerian Family Doctors at the Heart of Healthcare’ held at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) in Bauchi on Friday. He then said that “SOFPON members are specialist Physicians who are passionate about providing quality healthcare services to their patients and clients. We are the first contact physicians that patients meet they come to the hospital for the first time. According to him, “This year, the theme Family Doctors: The Heart of Healthcare draws attention to several fundamental issues health service provision which is at the very core of Family Medicine practice. These attributes make It possible to provide high-quality care which is at the heart of Universal Health Coverage.”“We are the first contact physicians that patients meet they come to the hospital for the first time.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
May 20, 2023 18:22 UTC
African Union Special Representative visits African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) soldiers in Nairobi Hospitals | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Download logoThe senior leadership of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) yesterday visited soldiers receiving treatment in various hospitals in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. Led by the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Mohamed El-Amine Souef, the officials visited soldiers evacuated from Somalia to receive specialized treatment in Nairobi’s top hospitals. We are happy with the good relationship that exists between ATMIS and the hospitals providing medical care to our soldiers,” noted Ambassador Souef. You have walked with AMISOM (African Union Mission in Somalia) in this journey and now you are walking with ATMIS,” said the Force Commander. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS).
Source:The Guardian
May 20, 2023 18:08 UTC
FG can’t continue subsidy, gas should be encouraged – NNPCL
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has said the Federal Government can no longer afford to pay for fuel subsidy. It noted wealthy Nigerians mostly benefited from the subsidy, and that the subsidy regime was no longer sustainable. The NNPCL’s Executive Vice-President, Gas, Power and New Energy, Mohammed Ahmed, made this known during the third opportunity session, “Gas Opportunities”, at the Nigerian Oil and Gas Opportunity Fair 2023. It had the theme, ‘The oil and gas industry: Catalyst and fuel for the industralisation of Nigeria’. “But I want to say, by and large, subsidy or no subsidy, we have to graduate from diesel to gas and PMS to gas.
Source:Punch
May 20, 2023 13:05 UTC
President, wife, son spent over 250 days abroad for treatment
In May 2019, Sergius Ose Ogun, a member of the House of Representatives, sponsored a bill seeking to prevent public officials from seeking medical treatment abroad. In April 2016, months after his first medical trip to London, Buhari condemned the use of Nigerian resources for international medical expenses. In September 2015, Akpabio, who was the then Senate Minority Leader, travelled abroad for medical treatment after sustaining injuries in a car crash. In August 2020, a former military dictator, Abdulsalam Abubakar, returned to the country after spending about three months abroad for medical treatment. He said, “When it comes to the amount spent on medical tourism, the data available is underreported.
Source:Punch
May 20, 2023 12:48 UTC
Stadium in Europe where train passes through football field
Can you just imagine watching a football match inside a stadium and having fun in looking at your team scoring goals and suddenly you are distracted by the sound of a train passing right in front of you in the stadium? Such is the spectacle at a football stadium in a country in Europe where a rail track was builf close to the spectators stand with train passing on a regular basis while matches are being played in the stadium. Trains continue to use the line every time, even whenever matches are being played inside the stadium. It’s unclear why the municipality chose that exact location to build a football stadium, but for an entire decade, the train tracks passing through it were just part of the decor. Things however changed in the early 1990s when a group of Slovakian enthusiasts started repairing the train tracks.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
May 20, 2023 12:32 UTC
Politics - Buhari inaugurates NSCDC command, training college in Jo's - GUARDIAN Newspapers
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Source:The Guardian
May 20, 2023 09:19 UTC
Masquerade escapes death as truck crushes one in Anambra
An Izaga Masquerade, Friday, escaped death, as he was involved in a fatal road traffic crash that occurred at Awkuzu Junction in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra. He attributed the cause of the crash to load violation, while also noting that one of the male adults died in the crash. According to CC Irelewuyi, eyewitness account revealed that the motorcyclist carrying the Izaga Masquerade was trying to overtake the truck, but the long legs of the Izaga Masquerade that he was carrying on the motorcycle hit the truck, which made the other passenger on the motorcycle to fall off from motorcycle, and he got hit by the back tyre of the moving truck. He said, “Four male adults were involved in the crash. One male adult was killed (the pillon); one male adult was injured; while two male adults were rescued unhurt.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
May 20, 2023 08:54 UTC
Amara Maduka aims for world record in self pleasure
A controversial actress, Amara Maduka, has revealed her intention to break a world record of pleasuring herself for a long time. She told Saturday Beats, “The record I am interested in breaking is pleasuring myself for the longest time.”The actress also stated that she was not a religious person. I am not a religious person. This life is so beautiful and simple to navigate if one knows the right things, but many people are lost. I would rather explore the world and build wealth, than stay in a man’s house, raising kids and probably raising him too.
Source:Punch
May 20, 2023 05:35 UTC