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The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, commenced an indefinite strike on Saturday, grounding activities in hospitals across the country. Findings showed that many health facilities where resident doctors provide essential services were largely deserted on Sunday, with only nurses on duty offering skeletal services.

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 Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has urged President Bola Tinubu to take decisive action against U.S. President Donald Trump following his threat of military action against Nigeria. In a post on his verified Facebook page on Sunday, Gumi condemned Trump’s threat as an insult to Nigeria’s sovereignty and called for an immediate diplomatic response.

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 The Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria, Kaduna State Chapter, has condemned the recent decision by the United States to classify Nigeria as a “Country of Great Concern” over alleged persecution of Christians. Engineer Hassan Abdul Rahman, Secretary of the Council in Kaduna State, said the move by the Donald Trump reflects a “one-sided narrative”.

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 The price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, otherwise known as cooking gas, has remained high despite assurances from marketers that the product will return to its pre-October price range of N950 to N1,000 per kilogram. A visit to some gas stations in Lagos shows that the product was sold yesterday at between N1,200 and N1,400 per kg.

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 The Force Criminal Investigation Department, FCID, Annex, Alagbon, Ikoyi, Lagos, has launched an investigation into allegations of extortion, intimidation, and unprofessional conduct levelled against one of its officers by a Lagos-based couple, Mr. and Mrs. Chidi Mitchell Onyiah.

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 The Ondo State Police Command has arrested 13 suspected criminals, including kidnappers, cultists, armed robbers, vehicle thieves, fraudsters, and burglars, in a series of operations across Owo, Akoko, Ondo, and Akure. Commissioner of Police, Adebowale Lawal, disclosed this at the weekend in Akure.

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 The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has uncovered a clandestine laboratory producing Colorado, a synthetic strain of cannabis, in a residential building at Ajao Estate, Isolo, Lagos. During the raid, operatives recovered freshly cooked “Colos,” precursor chemicals, and arrested the 30-year-old lab owner, Stephen Kelechi Imoh.

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 The management of the Nigeria Railway Corporation has announced the derailment of the Warri-Itakpe train, which immediately halted rail services along the corridor. This occurred exactly four days after service resumed on the same route. This was made known in a statement by the NRC on Sunday.

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 Ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said next weekend’s Anambra State governorship election will be a defining test of the credibility of the Independent National Electoral Commission under its chairman, Prof Joash Amupitan. Atiku, in a post on X on Sunday, argued that the November 8 poll was not just another off-cycle election but a chance for voters to chart a new direction for the state.

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 A former Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has blamed the lack of cohesion in the management of the Peoples Democratic Party’s internal affairs for the latest crisis rocking the party. The PDP was thrown into fresh turmoil at the weekend after a faction loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, suspended the National Chairman, Umar Damagum, alongside five other members of the National Working Committee.

from Dailypost