October 14, 2021

Details Of Buhari’s Meeting With Gov Obaseki Emerge

October 14, 2021 3:25 am

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has called for the full implementation of the National Livestock Transformation Programme (NLTP) to address the problem of clashes between farmers and herders.

The governor made the call when he addressed State House correspondents after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday.

Obaseki said that the people of Edo State had resolved that ranching was a private business and should be treated as such.

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He said: ‘Our people say that as far as they are concerned, ranching

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Motivate Doctors To Slow Down Brain Drain – NMA Urges FG

October 14, 2021 3:23 am

The Kogi State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called on the Federal Government to show more concern for young doctors in Nigeria and do all within its power to re-motivate them in order to slow down brain drain syndrome that has gripped the profession in the country.

The State NMA chairman, Dr Omakoji Simeon Oyeguh, disclosed this on Wednesday in Lokoja in his address to mark this year’s physicians’ week.

Oyeguh explained that the motivation of doctors by the Federal Government, particularly the Resident Doctors will serve the nation better.

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Governor Uzodimma To Launch Security Outfit In Imo

Imo: Gov Uzodinma Hints At Talks With IPOB Members

October 14, 2021 3:19 am

Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has hinted at the possibility of reaching out to the secessionists for talks in order to find solutions to the insecurity in his state. The governor gave the hint after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday.

Uzodimma, however, refused to give details of the kind of discussions being held and the personalities involved.

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The governor, while reacting to a question on whether there was any negotiation with the leadership of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra …

Russia Threatens To Escalate Assault On Kiev

Iraq, Syria Militants Entering Afghanistan – Putin

October 14, 2021 12:45 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday revealed that battle-hardened militants from Iraq and Syria are ‘actively’ entering Afghanistan.

Speaking in a video conference with security service chiefs of ex-Soviet states, Putin said, ‘The situation in Afghanistan is not easy’.

‘Militants from Iraq, Syria with experience in military operations are actively being drawn there,’ he added.

‘It is possible that terrorists may try to destabilise the situation in neighbouring states,’ he noted, warning that they could even try ‘direct expansion’.

Putin has repeatedly warned about members of extremist groups exploiting political turmoil in Afghanistan to cross into neighbouring ex-Soviet countries as …