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Son of a retired police officer, Chief James Omafuaire, and another man were abducted while on their way from Ugbokuli to Ekiadolor in Ovia Northeast Local Government Area of Edo State, yesterday, March 23.    Bernard Omafuaire and the other man were moving palm produce in a truck to a location …

The Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) has urged the government to retain retired consultants to tackle the brain drain in the health sector.   The professional group gave the advice while expressing concern over the massive brain drain in the nation’s health sector. It said many consultants …

Reuters  —  Former army chief and high NATO official Petr Pavel won the Czech Republic’s presidential election on Saturday with a pledge to keep the country firmly anchored in the West and bridge society’s political differences. Pavel, a 61-year-old retired general running for office for the first time, won 58.3% …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has shared his thought about development in states across the country.    In his keynote address tagged ‘Respecting the principles of democracy’ at the international conference on ‘Deepening democratic culture and institutions’, held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Thursday, January 26, Obasanjo noted that many states run …

A retired police officer, a nursing mother and her baby, as well as two minors, who are among the 32 passengers abducted from Igueben train station, in Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State last weekend, have been rescued.    The travelers were waiting to board a train to Warri in …

A retired colonel, Rabi’u Yandoto, and his two children have been abducted by gunmen along Gusau-Tsafe Road in Zamfara State.   An eyewitness, Mohammed Hassan told Punch that Yandoto was going to his hometown together with his two children on Sunday night when they were ambushed by bandits and taken to the …

Enock Mwepu, a former midfielder for Brighton Albion and Hove, has been appointed as the new Under-9 academy’s coach. After being told that he had a hereditary cardiac issue, Enock Mwepu was forced to retire from football in October at the age of just 24. The former Zambian midfielder will …

The Delta state police command has arrested a retired fire service officer in Delta State, Mr Okonjie Awulo, for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl (name withheld) in Ogwashi-Uku, Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State.   Awulo, said to be in his late 60’s was arrested following a complaint lodged by …

A retired Police officer identified as Ayuba Mangdihis has been abducted by gunmen at his residence in the Daika community in Panyam district of Mangu local Government area of Plateau State.   A source told The Nation that the retired police officer was abducted at his residence on Monday, October 31, at about 11:00 …

Tennis legend, Serena Williams has declared that she’s not retired from tennis and that the chances of her returning are “very high” after she previously indicated that she would step away from the sport.   Back in August, Williams, 41, said she was “evolving away from tennis” in an essay …