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The authorities of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, are working with the Osun State Police Command to locate a female student of the institution who has been missing for four days. The university’s spokesperson, Abiodun Olarewaju, said the student, identified as Dorcas Oseghale of the Department of Chemistry, with matriculation number CHM/2021/165, was last seen at about 8:00 p.m. on August 6, 2025. Dorcas, a resident of Adesanmi House, Ibadan Road, Ile-Ife, was said to have gone to buy food in front of the students’ village along Ede Road, but did not return. Attempts by her roommate to reach her…

Agency The federal government has met with the leadership of health sector unions and associations as part of ongoing reconciliation efforts to sustain industrial harmony in the nation’s healthcare system. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate, said this in a statement issued on Saturday by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Alaba Balogun. According to the statement, Pate, who led the government’s delegation, said the administration of President Bola Tinubu holds health workers in high esteem and remains committed to improving their welfare. “He appreciates all Nigerian health workers, whom he regards as key to…

Ademola Lookman’s Atalanta were held to a 3-3 draw by Croatian second-division side NK Opatija in a preseason friendly on Saturday, Soccernet.ng reports.  Goodness Ajayi—the elder brother of Nigerian international Isaac Success—was among the scorers who helped the visitors secure a draw. Played in Zingonia, the match was cut to 75 minutes for player safety, with a 45-minute first half and a 30-minute second half. Ivan Juric with Atalanta U-23 training. [Photo Credit/ Imago].Atalanta boss Ivan Juric used only 13 players, giving most of the starting XI extended minutes after a separate friendly in Cologne the day before. Kamaldeen Sulemana…

Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, said at the weekend that the infrastructure being developed by President Bola Tinubu was attracting defectors into the All Progressives Congress (APC). Nnaji spoke as leaders of the party in Enugu State alleged an attack on party members and destruction of canopies and plastic seats in an attempt to forestall a reception rally for defectors at St. Charles Catholic Church field, Opi, Nsukka, by sponsored thugs of an opposition party. The alleged attack, it was gathered, almost marred the rally attended by the Minister; the state party chairman, Ugochukwu Agballah; three members…

Nigerian attacker Chuba Akpom has completed a loan transfer from Dutch Eredvisie club Ajax to English Championship club Ipswich Town, Soccernet.ng reports. Akpom has caused quite a ruckus in the English Championship over the last few days. Recall that coach John Heitinga informed him to get a new club earlier in the summer. But the transfer talks surrounding him were slow. Chuba Akpomi (Photo credit: Imago) However, things got heated up last week as news broke that the 29-year-old attacker was close to a return to the English Championship with Birmingham City in a season-long loan deal. It was also revealed…

Former Ekiti State governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has reaffirmed his commitment to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State, dismissing claims that he co-founded a new African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition. A statement issued on Sunday by Ahmad Sajoh, Head of the Fayemi Media Office in Abuja, described the report as unfounded and lacking credible evidence. The claim, allegedly linked to former Rivers State governor Rotimi Amaechi, suggested that both men had formed the coalition before inviting others to join. Sajoh explained that after thorough checks, no video or credible media report was found to substantiate Amaechi making such…

The Police Command in Nasarawa State says it has apprehended six suspected kidnappers in the Doma Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. SP Ramhan Nansel, the Command Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), stated this in a statement on Sunday in Lafia.The PPRO said that the operation was a significant breakthrough in its ongoing fight against violent crime and kidnapping in the state. “Acting on credible intelligence from a patriotic citizen, operatives of Doma Division, led by the Divisional Police Officer, raided a notorious criminal hideout at Yelwa Ediya community of Doma LGA. “The operation resulted in the arrest of…

Nigeria’s non-oil exports rose sharply to $3.225 billion in the first half of 2025, representing a 19.59% increase from the $2.696 billion recorded during the same period last year, according to the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC). The figures, unveiled by NEPC Director-General, Nonye Ayeni during the presentation of the H1 2025 Non-Oil Export Performance Report in Abuja, reflect a continued push to diversify Nigeria’s revenue base away from crude oil and toward a broader, more resilient export portfolio. Export volumes also climbed to 4.04 million metric tonnes, up from 3.83 million metric tonnes in H1 2024. In the first…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kwara State, has condemned the recent “strategic security meeting” Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq held with some security personnel and aides at Omu-Aran, a town in the state. PDP described the meeting, reportedly held under a mango tree in Omu-Aran, as “an insult to victims of insecurity in Babanla in Ifelodun as well as others in Edu, Patigi, and other security-threatened parts of the state.” A statement by its State Publicity Secretary, Olusegun Olusola Adewara, on Sunday, alleged that the meeting was a “stage-managed photo session” rather than a serious effort to tackle the state’s security situation.…

Sodiq Ojuroungbe The Nigerian Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro Unit, Abeokuta, has faulted the Ogun State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association over what it described as false, misleading, and damaging accusations targeted at its members. In a statement obtained by PUNCH Healthwise on Sunday and signed by the unit Chairman, Narcissus Oluealegan, his secretary, Sulaimon Olayemi, and Public Relations Officer, Oluwakemi Adekanmbi, NANNM accused the state NMA of peddling unsubstantiated claims in a bid to present itself as a perpetual victim in inter-professional disputes within the hospital. Recalled that the leadership of NMA in Ogun…