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The DNS, Mrs. Olayinka. Nurses at the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital in Ondo State have protested over alleged victimisation by the hospital authorities. The nurses explained that they were always victimised anytime they demanded their rights including salaries.  Some of them said they receive all sorts of queries daily from the authorities if they demanded their benefits. The action, the nurses claimed, was making them feel depressed to continue working at the government-owned hospital. The protesting nurses accused the Director of Nursing Services at the teaching hospital, Ajetunmobi Fehintola Olayinka, of specifically victimising them.  One of the nurses, who simply identified herself as Bisi, told SaharaReporters that the health workers were angry over the unfavourable actions of the hospital authority. She said, “Anytime you demand your rights especially salary, the next thing you would see is a query. “We are even disappointed that t...

A former federal lawmaker, Shehu Sani, has described the nationwide #EndSars protest as a signal and message to those in positions of authority that a revolution is inevitable in an atmosphere of social, economic and political inequities. Sani disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that the protest signified a new dawn of resistance and struggle for justice, rule of law and good governance. The lawmaker noted that the protest by the Nigerian youth had lighted up the national space and recharged the conscience of the nation. He added that Nigerians must admit the fact that the political class had taken the poor and downtrodden for granted for long. He said, “The EndSARS protest is conscience in motion. The opposition, the trade unions and the parliament have failed Nigerians until the youth took their destiny in their hands. “As long as the government at all levels and the nation will continue to be run for the benefit of the few and their immediate fa...

Women of Idumuje-Ugboko community under Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State on Wednesday protested against Nigerian billionaire and former federal lawmakers, Ned Nwoko, accusing him of tormenting indigenes and incarcerating their husbands, relatives and sons. Nwoko is being accused of forcefully taking over several hectares of land belonging to members of the community. The protesting women of various ages under the umbrella of Concerned Women of Idumuje-Ugboko, were armed with placards bearing different inscriptions while storming the Delta State Government House, Asaba, the capital, to register their grievances. The women, who accused Nwoko of promoting the insecurity in the town, disclosed that their husbands, sons and relatives were being incarcerated in Abuja on the orders of the Nigerian billionaire. The protesting women also accused the local government council chairman of working for Nwoko by “legitimising illegality through issuance of customary rig...

Fear has gripped residents of Ughelli community in Delta State following the discovery of the body of a seven-year-old missing child at the Ohovwe River bank in Ekiugbo-Ughelli. Fejiro Emoavworhe whose body was found floating on the river bank on Monday reportedly went missing on Sunday, October 4, 2020 when his whereabouts couldn’t be ascertained by his parents. The incident comes barely two weeks after a middle-aged woman was found dead in a drainage with her breast, tongue and private part removed at Buluku Street in Ughelli. Speaking with our correspondent, father of the seven-year-old boy, John Emoavworhe, disclosed that they had barely stayed four months in the community before the life of his son was taken away by yet to be identified persons. Emoavworhe, however accused his brother-in-law, who came visiting with some slices of fried yam, ice cream and beverage drinks for his children on the day his son went missing, as the suspect. He said, “My son, Fejiro, who was ...

Brother: Because as a Catholic knight, I am obliged to defend Christian values and as far as I can see, Biden is an apostate while Trump is the one defending Christian values. As someone worried that what happens in America will finally reach us, I urged my fellow Christians to vote for Trump. My brother, you know that you are my man, anytime. But on this one, you’re mistaken. Peter Obi once said that “When the premise of an argument is wrong, the conclusion is also wrong.” The premise of your argument is so wrong. First of all, protecting your Christian values is what Americans call baloney. I won’t waste time on that. Our ancestors will have enough time to query all of you who embrace foreign religions at the expense of ours. The first point is that you framed the November election in America wrong. It is not about protecting Christian values. This your line of argument is the smokescreen the Trump side uses to confuse people like you who are not deep into American politi...

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