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Three hundred Nigerian doctors left the country in 2016,  the National President, Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Prof. Mike Ogirima has revealed. He said more doctors have already joined the migration train this year. He did not give any statistics, although NAN learnt that 500 doctors sat for qualifying foreign medical...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will marry on May 19, 2018, Kensington Palace announced Friday. The couple's nuptials will take place at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. Queen Elizabeth II "granted permission" for the couple’s wedding to take place there. Kensington Palace ✔@KensingtonRoyal His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales and...

The Appeal Court sitting in Abuja has upturned Senate President Bukola Saraki ’s acquittal by the Code of Conduct Tribunal. The three-man panel led by Justice Tinuade Akomolafe-Wilson unanimously ruled that the Senate President return to the CCT to face trial on three counts out of the 18 initially slammed...

Bitcoin flirted with $17,000 on Thursday, triggering a warning the cryptocurrency is “like a charging train with no brakes” and prompting fresh concern about its looming launch on mainstream markets. Still under $14,000 in Asian trading hours, it smashed through $15,000 in European trading and then later surged to $16,777.08...

Ballon d'Or 2017: Portuguese Captain, and Real Madrid's super star, Cristiano Ronaldo has claimed a fifth Ballon d'Or award to bring him level with Messi's record tally. Ronaldo, who was tipped to win this year's award after leading Real Madrid to a second consecutive Champions league victory last June has...

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, says the major cause of the fuel scarcity currently being witnessed across the country is shortfall in supply of petroleum products. Kachikwu, who stated this in a news briefing on Thursday in Abuja, however, said that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation...

The Rochas Okorocha administration has blamed the printer’s devil, for the wrong christening of the Ministry of Happiness. Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Sam Onwuemeodo said a typographic error led to the naming of the Ministry as the Ministry of Happiness and Couples fulfilment.It is now called Ministry...

2019 Elections: The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Ebonyi, Prof. Godswill Obioma has revealed that the Independent National Electoral Commission has developed a technology with which to electronically transmit elections results from polling units to its states' headquarters. This disclosure was made during a meeting with faith-based organizations in Abakaliki...