A Nigerian man based in Canada has reportedly been assassinated in Lagos State a few days after returning to the country.

According to reports, the yet-to-be-identified-man who has been based in overseas for a long time returned to Nigeria recently and asked his brother whom he has been sending money to build a house for him to take him to the site.

He was said to be on the site at the Ikorodu area of Lagos to inspect the supposed building project when some daredevil assassins shot him dead inside his car.

The assailants are yet to be found, according to reports.

The social media user who shared photos from the scene of assassination wrote:

“He came from Toronto, Canada after nine years to see the building he has been sending money to his brother to erect for him in Ikorodu, Lagos.

“He was shot the moment he got to the site.”

See photo:

https://www.instagram.com/p/B8hXFLnnVZx/?utm_source=ig_embed

Six passengers have been kidnapped on the Lokoja-Kabba road.

The victims, whose identities had yet to be ascertained, were reportedly kidnapped around 6 pm on Sunday.

A source told our correspondent that the victims were travelling to Kabba when the gunmen struck.

Efforts to get the state police command’s comment was not successful as calls to the telephone line of the state Police Public Relations Officer, William Aya, rang out.

The Medical and Dental Consultant’s Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), says its members will pull out from all Teaching Hospitals in the country if the National University Commission (NUC), fails to withdraw the circular issued to Nigerian Universities that all medical doctors lecturing in the universities and medical colleges must possess PhD certificates before they would be allowed to lecture.

The NUC had on December 24, last year issued a circular directing all University Vice-Chancellors and Registrars, National Postgraduate Medical College not to allow doctors who were not PhD holders to lecture in the universities, a decision that was vehemently faulted by the doctors.

In their resolve to take a final stand on the NUC’s decision, the association through its National President, Prof. Kenneth Ozoilo said the group had on January 31, issued 24-day ultimatum for the NUC to withdraw its earlier decision, else it will ask its members to stay away from all hospitals across the country, citing that the ultimatum is expiring in the next 10 days.
Ozoilo, a consultant at Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), made the disclosure on Friday during a press conference held in Jos, the Plateau State Capital.

According to the group, PhD certificate though relevant but “doesn’t add value to any kind of treatment” adding that for a PhD holder to lecture efficiently, they have to be trained and get practical experience from the field.

MDCAN which described the NUC’s decision as punitive and acting in error, noted however that having fellowship acquired through residency was more vigorous which could be equated with PhD certificate, explaining that “residency training is purposeful while PhD is cosmetics.”

The group, however, frowned at NUC’s refusal to respond to the series of letters sent to it with a view to re-strategise its position, nothing that doctors were not into any squabble with the commission but rather an appeal to maintain the status quo.

A Nigerian couple identified as Irewole and Ayowole Ajewole, reportedly welcomed their first children after being married for 31 years.

The couple who got married in 1989, welcomed a set of twins (boy and girl) on Thursday, February 6.

Facebook user Nikeagbeja Adesanya who shared a photo of the couple, wrote;

“God blessed this couple with a set of twins, a boy and a girl, last week Thursday, to crown their marriage solemnized in 1989.
I read about Sarah and Elizabeth’s, I am a LIVING WITNESS to this one of Iyabo Ajewole, of The APOSTOLIC CHURCH, NIGERIA.
THE LORD IS GOOD, at all times. CONGRATULATIONS! Mummy Irewole and Ayowole Ajewole.”

The thanksgiving service for Late HRH Eze Israel Okwu Kanu and Lolo Sally Okwu Kanu the parents to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu took place at St. Andrew’s Anglican Church Isiama Afaraukwu Ibeku Umuahia, Abia State on 16th, February 2020.

ABN TV reports that the burial of His Royal Majesty Eze Israel Okwu Kanu, the traditional ruler of Afaraukwu Community in Umuahia North and his wife, the parents of Nnamdi Kanu took place On Friday the 14th of February 2020.

https://www.instagram.com/tv/B8preNOJZG5/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

https://youtu.be/7AV_8GbnZCU