Today's Headlines: Tinubu’s ministerial list worse than Buhari’s – Dele Momodu; Resident doctors suspend strike
Tinubu’s ministerial list worse than Buhari’s – Dele Momodu
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A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dele Momodu, has faulted President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial team.
Momodu said Tinubu’s ministerial list was worst than his predecessor, ex-President Muhammadu Buhari’s team.
This was as he disclosed that some of Tinubu’s ministers are unknown unlike what was obtainable in the past.
He disclosed this while featuring on the latest edition of a Podcast, Mic On.
Momodu noted that former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai was an original version of himself when he was a minister under PDP.
Resident doctors suspend strike
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Members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors on Friday suspended the strike they embarked upon on July 26, 2023.
President of the association, Dr Emeka Orji, told Saturday PUNCH in an interview that the resident doctors would resume work at 8 am on Saturday.
“We just suspended the strike. Work to resume at 8 am tomorrow (Saturday). We will review progress made in two weeks,” he said.
Benue women protest killing of five, block highway
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Hundreds of women have mounted road block on Makurdi/Laafia/Abuja federal highway following the killing of five people by suspected herders.
According to a native of one of the communities in Benue State, who simply identified himself as Sunny, five people were killed in separate attacks by suspected herdsmen in two communities of Guma Local Government Area of Benue State.
Sunny, who spoke to Saturday PUNCH on the phone, said that three persons were killed on Thursday night at Ngban and another two at Nyian.
Confirming the report, the security officer of Guma Local Government, Christopher Waku, said five people were killed by suspected herders.
Waku said, “Our women have trooped out to the Makurdi/Abuja federal highway since 5 am today, you can hear from the background how they are singing emotional songs and no vehicle coming from either Abuja or Makurdi can move now.
“The women are protesting the killing of five people yesterday (Thursday) night and this morning (Friday).
Eight killed as 150-year-old mosque collapses in Zaria
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At least eight worshipers were killed and 25 others sustained injuries as a section of the 150-year-old Zaria Central Mosque collapsed on Friday during a prayer session.
The incident, it was learned, occurred at about 4 pm while the worshippers were praying. One of the survivors, Mallam Shehu Nagari, said the incident happened when they were in the second Sujud of Asr prayer.
According to him, the affected portion of the mosque suddenly collapsed on those sitting directly under it. Nagari said all he knew was that the affected worshippers were covered by rubble because the section was built with mud over 150 years ago. As of the time of filing this report, Nagari said he couldn’t ascertain the actual number of victims involved in the incident.
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