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 Balqees Adeniji Nigeria has lost over 15,000 medical doctors to foreign countries in the last seven years, a development that has deepened the country’s already strained healthcare system. According to data compiled by Statisense from the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, a total of 15,515 Nigerian doctors migrated between 2018 and 2024 in search of better opportunities abroad. The report revealed a fluctuating but rising trend in emigration figures. In 2018, 1,551 doctors left the country. The number increased to 1,824 in 2019 but saw a slight dip to 1,242 in 2020, likely due to global travel restrictions…

The League of Imams and Alfas (Raabittah), Ogun State, has charged the state’s 2025 Hajj contingent to uphold the highest standards of discipline, devotion, and integrity as they embark on the sacred pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. In a statement signed by its Secretary General, Alhaji Tajudeen Mustapha Adewunmi, the President General of the League, Shaykh Sikirullahi Babalola, extended heartfelt felicitations to all intending pilgrims, describing the Hajj as a divine journey that demands spiritual consciousness and moral uprightness. “As the Ogun State contingent departs in batches for the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage, we remind them that this is not just a…

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, has dismissed speculations about his alleged plans to return to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), declaring that the party would go into extinction before the end of 2025. Ganduje’s response follows a remark credited to former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, who reportedly suggested that the APC was on the verge of collapse and that many of its current leaders, including Ganduje, would eventually return to the PDP. But in a swift rebuttal issued through his Chief Press Secretary, Edwin Olofu, on Sunday in Abuja, Ganduje described…

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, has dismissed speculations about his alleged plans to return to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), declaring that the party would go into extinction before the end of 2025. Ganduje’s response follows a remark credited to former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, who reportedly suggested that the APC was on the verge of collapse and that many of its current leaders, including Ganduje, would eventually return to the PDP. But in a swift rebuttal issued through his Chief Press Secretary, Edwin Olofu, on Sunday in Abuja, Ganduje described…

The National President of the Alumni Association of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Ambassador Emmanuel Obi-Okafor, has hailed Ogun State as a trailblazer in national development, describing it as a “State of Firsts” for its pioneering role in the history and growth of the institute. Obi-Okafor, who made the declaration during a courtesy visit to the Deputy Governor of Ogun State, Engr. Noimot Salako-Oyedele, in Abeokuta, noted that Ogun State not only produced the first Director-General of NIPSS but also played a foundational role in establishing the policy think tank in 1978. “Ogun is not just…

The first batch of intending pilgrims from Ogun State has arrived safely in Medina, Saudi Arabia, for the 2025 Hajj exercise. The pilgrims touched down at the Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport, Medina, at exactly 12:45 a.m. on Monday, after departing the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Sunday evening. Clad in uniform Ankara attire and visibly excited, the pilgrims were seen smiling as they made their way through airport protocols on arrival in the holy city. Speaking during the departure, the Amir Hajj, Alhaji Samsudeen Apelogun, Consultant to the Governor on Islamic Affairs, Sheik Iskeel Lawal Sugar, and…

Suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has said he is not eager to return to office, nearly two months after President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in the oil-rich state. Fubara made the remarks on Sunday at a service of songs in honour of the late elder statesman and Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) leader, Edwin Clark, in Port Harcourt. “Have you asked yourself, do you think I’m interested in going back there?” Fubara asked, addressing the audience. ” If I had my way, I would say this is it. This is the will of God. I…

The Institute of Medical Store Administrators of Nigeria (IMSAN) has inducted its pioneer members in a ceremony held over the weekend in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The event marked a significant milestone in the professionalization of medical store administration in Nigeria, with key figures emphasizing the importance of ethics, professionalism, and integrity in the field. In his keynote address, Mr. Akinwunmi Samuel, the Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of IMSAN, called on the new members to uphold the highest standards of professionalism and integrity in their roles. He highlighted the critical role that medical store administrators play in ensuring that healthcare…

Terror returned to Zamfara State on Sunday as suspected bandits killed a retired schoolteacher and abducted three women, including his wife, in a late-night attack on the staff quarters of Government Secondary School, Tsafe. The incident, which occurred around 3:45am, threw the local community into mourning as the assailants reportedly shot the victim, identified as Malam Kabiru, after he resisted their attempt to abduct him. A resident of the area who spoke on condition of anonymity said, “We heard gunshots during the night. It was later we found out that Malam Kabiru was killed and his wife along with two…

Troops of the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army have uncovered and destroyed 21 illegal refining sites in a massive operation against oil theft and pipeline vandalism across the Niger Delta, recovering over 591,000 litres of stolen petroleum products. The clampdown, which took place between April 28 and May 11, 2025, was executed in collaboration with other security agencies, according to a statement on Sunday by the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel Danjuma Jonah Danjuma. In Rivers State alone, troops busted several illegal operations around the Orashi Game Reserve and Okolomade area of Abua/Odual Local Government Area,…