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The Founder of the Doctors On Call Health Support Initiative, Adejobi Adeloye, has announced plans to train 10,000 Nigerians in emergency response, telehealth coordination, and healthcare support services as part of a nationwide effort to strengthen emergency medical intervention and reduce preventable deaths. Adeloye disclosed this on Friday in Abuja during the unveiling of the “NovaDOC Integrated Emergency Response and Digital Health Ecosystem,” a new healthcare initiative designed to improve emergency response to road crashes, trauma cases, snakebites, and other medical emergencies across Nigeria. According to him, the training programme will equip participants with practical emergency response skills while also…

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has said the economic hardship and insecurity facing Nigerians are the direct result of wrong leadership choices and anti-people policies, stressing that the country needs a change of government. The leader of the group, Oladipo Olaitan, stated this on Saturday in Bauchi while delivering a goodwill message at the presidential primary election of the Social Democratic Party. Olaitan said Nigeria was currently at a crossroads, lamenting the worsening insecurity, unemployment, poverty and rising cost of living across the country. According to him, Nigerians can no longer sleep with their eyes closed due to persistent banditry,…

Former Super Eagles and West Bromwich Albion forward Peter Odemwingie has sent a strong warning to compatriot Victor Osimhen amid growing transfer speculation ahead of the summer window, Soccernet.ng reports. Galatasaray forward Osimhen has once again found himself at the centre of transfer headlines with uncertainty surrounding his future at the Turkish champions. Despite attracting interest from several top clubs when he wanted to leave Napoli in the summer of 2024, the Nigerian striker initially joined Galatasaray on loan, before the move was made permanent for a Turkish record €75 million last summer. Victor Osimhen vs Liverpool. Copyright: IMAGO The 27-year-old has since justified the club’s faith…

The Imole Campaign Council, leading the re-election bid of Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Saturday demanded a probe into the killing of Kolade Eluyera, said to be the son of the Irewole Accord Party Women Leader. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Ojelabi, confirmed that a lifeless body was recovered in Ikire, noting that gunshot wounds were found on the deceased. “Investigation is on and the Commissioner of Police has deployed more men to the area. We are working with those who brought the corpse to get more information,” Ojelabi said. However, the spokesperson for the campaign council,…

Dogecoin’s three-week surge has run out of road. DOGE hit a local peak above $0.116 two days ago before reversing sharply, posting a -3.37% 24-hour decline and a -1% seven-day drop according to CoinGecko, and the key question now is whether this is a brief consolidation or the start of a steeper leg down and how does it affect Maxi Doge.The rally had carried DOGE roughly 29% from its mid-April low near $0.091, but analysts were already skeptical: no fundamental catalyst ever clearly explained the move. Trading volume surged 55.80% to over $3 billion in the last 24 hours, signaling…

Nigeria’s Falconets booked their place at the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland after surviving a tense 2-1 defeat against Malawi in Lilongwe on Saturday, Soccernet.ng reports. The Nigerian girls travelled to the Bingu National Stadium holding a 2-0 advantage from the first leg played in Ikenne last week, but they were pushed all the way by a fearless Malawi team chasing history. Malawi made the perfect start in front of their home supporters when Faith Chimzimu opened the scoring in the ninth minute. The early goal lifted the hosts and immediately put pressure on the Falconets, who…

By Biodun Busari Oakland’s City Council has voted that a Nigerian medical doctor, Matthew Bernard, and his wife will pay a fine of nearly $1m for felling 38 legally protected trees on and around their Claremont Avenue property in the United States. A California-based media platform, KQED, reported that more than 20 residents at a public hearing on Tuesday demanded enforcement of Oakland’s tree protection laws. They argued that the leafy canopies of the trees in the area were important for wildfire prevention, public health, and environmental equity. Diaspora Tales reported last month that Bernard and his partner, Lynn Warner,…

A former Lagos All Progressives Congress spokesman, Seye Oladejo, on Saturday officially declared his intention to contest for the Mushin Constituency II seat in the House of Representatives in 2027. Addressing party faithful, supporters and community leaders during the declaration in Lagos, the APC chieftain described his aspiration as a continuation of people-oriented leadership rooted in service, visibility and measurable impact. The former local government chairman, Special Adviser to the Governor and Commissioner recalled his years of public service and political experience in Mushin and Lagos State. “I am the same man you made your secretary and later chairman of…

Nigeria international Chiamaka Nnadozie has been nominated for the Barclays Women’s Super League Save of the Season award after her spectacular stop against Liverpool earlier in the campaign, Soccernet.ng reports. The Brighton goalkeeper earned the nomination for a brilliant fingertip save during her side’s 1-1 draw against Liverpool at St Helens Stadium in November 2025. With Brighton trailing after Beata Olsson’s opener, Liverpool looked certain to score again when Japan midfielder Fuka Nagano fired a powerful long-range effort towards goal. Nnadozie reacted quickly, stretching at full length to push the ball onto the crossbar and away from danger. The save…

The Transmission Company of Nigeria has reported that heavily armed men invaded the Offa 132kV Transmission Substation in Kwara State on Thursday morning and held workers hostage at gunpoint. As a result, the TCN on Saturday declared force majeure on the Offa 132kV substation. The company disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday by its General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah. According to the company, the incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday when the attackers forced their way into the control room and compelled operators to shut down critical feeders supplying electricity from the station. Mbah said…