THE Lagos State Police Command has arrested a gang of suspected ritualists who specialise in killing people and harvesting body parts for sale in various states. The suspects include a woman who is an Osun priestess, a community chief, an Ifa priest, an Islamic cleric, and a trado-medicine practitioner. While confirming this burst on Friday, the spokesperson of the command, Benjamin Hundeyin, explained that the suspects who operate in one of the extreme divisions of Lagos were arrested through intelligence reports from the public. According to him, the leader of the gang, a 33-year-old man, Ademola Akinlosotu, confessed initially that…
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THE Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Ali Pate, says other nations recruit health workers who left Nigeria for greener pastures overseas because of the level of training the health workers received back in Nigeria. Pate stated this on Thursday during a briefing organised by the Ministry of Information and National Orientation in Abuja. “There is no country in the world today that has enough health workers for what it needs, that is why they are poaching from us. That is why the developed nations are recruiting our doctors because we train our doctors, our nurses, our health…
THE Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China’s ambitious global infrastructure and economic development program, is leaving its footprint on several continents. In Africa, Nigeria stands as a significant partner in this initiative. The BRI, often referred to as the New Silk Road, offers a transformative vision of connectivity and cooperation between nations. As Nigeria joins hands with China on this journey, the potential for mutual prosperity is immense. Thus, it is of significant importance that the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation which was held in October 2023 in Beijing China coincided with the 52nd anniversary celebration of…