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Ahmed Makarfi  By Abimbola Johnson on July 12, 2017 The Supreme Court has declared a former Kaduna State governor, Ahmed Makarfi the authentic national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The declaration follows a lengthened leadership tussle between a former Borno State governor, Ali Sheriff and Makarfi since the party lost the 2015 presidential election. The appeal was decided by a five-man panel of the apex court led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, filed by the Makarfi faction.  Present at the Supreme Court weree Governors of Ekiti and Rivers states, Ayodele Fayose and Nyesom Wike, a former Vice-Chairman of the party (South West), Chief Bode George, and the present occupant of the position in the faction, Chief Eddy Olafeso. Also in court were former National Publicity Secretary of the Party, Chief Olisa Metuh, former Minister of Education, Prof. Tunde Adeniran, a former Governor of Kano State and former Minister of Education, Ibrahim S

www.naij.com - The Nigerian Senate has scrapped NNPC   - The upper legislative chamber also established three new agencies  - It said the Petroleum Product Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) is now under the new commission. The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has been scraped by the Senate. This is following the passage of the controversial Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB).   NAIJ.com gathered that the Senate had on Thursday May 25, considered and passed the much talked about PIGB, after its clause by clause consideration. In place of NNPC, the Senate recommended the establishment of three new agencies to effectively manage the largely troubled oil and gas sector. Among the agencies established in the bill, is the Nigerian Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NPRC), which shall be headed by a Chairman. NAIJ.com had previously reported that the Senate uncovered N10tr fraud in NNPC. The commission will also consist of Commissioners, whose appointments

Lionel Messi  The leadership of Spanish club, Barcelona FC has thrown its full weight of support behind superstar forward, Messi as he is convicted of tax fraud. Barcelona have expressed their support for Argentine striker Lionel Messi and his father after the Spanish Supreme Court upheld their prison sentences over tax fraud charges. Five-time World Player of the Year winner Messi, who has been at Barcelona since the age of 13, was handed a 21-month prison sentence and fined 2 million euros ($2.25 million) for three counts of tax fraud between 2007 and 2009. “The club reiterates, once again, its full support for Leo Messi, his father Jorge Messi, and his family,” a statement on the club’s official website read. “FC Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu contacted the player’s family to communicate this support. “The family was very grateful, not only for today’s gesture, but also for the support the player and his family have received from the club throughout this process.

It is no longer news or rumour that the Fulani Herdsmen have become the latest reason for security concern in Nigeria, not just to lives and properties but to the future of Agriculture and food security in Nigeria.  It is saddening that Nigerian Medical Doctors have assumed the herdsmen model.  They do this under the auspices of NMA, ASSOPON, ARD, MDCAN, etc.  In a similar way a typical Fulani Nomadic would accuse the national headache herdsmen of coming from outside the country, the NMA would persistently say that the physicians causing trouble with other healthcare professionals are their "half brothers", the pathologists who they say are engineering trouble here and there for want of duty or fear of extinction.  as a replica of the herdsmen ideology, who believe that their cows have more value than your crops, the Nigerian Doctors believe that every sub-sector of the health sector can be turned into their grazing ranch, a situation that can be best described as a heig

Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) is legally professionalized by the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria Act 11, 2003 (MLSCNA). Section 29 of the MLSCNA provides that "Medical laboratory science" a. Means the practice involving the analysis of human or animal tissues, body fluids, excretions, production of biologicals​, design and fabrication of equipment for the purpose of medical diagnosis, treatment and research. Also, section 22(2) of MLSCNA, 2003 provides that: A person who is not a member of the profession shall not practise the profession or, in the expectation of reward, take or use any name, title, addition or description implying that he is in practice as a member of the profession. For the avoidance of doubt and proper enlightenment of the public, MLSCNA 2003 is the only law of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that regulates the *practice* of MLS be it in the public or private health institutions in the country. Section 22 of the MLSCNA, 2003, forbids any o

Jethro Ibileke , Benin Patients seeking medical treatment have been admonished to shun abuse of all antibiotics and non- prescribed drugs, in order to live a healthy life. A former Vice-Chancellor of Ambrose Ali University (AAU), Ekpoma, Prof. Dennis Agbonlahor and a Professor of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, at Niger Delta University, Bayelsa State, Prof. Tatfeng Mirabeau, gave the admonition over the weekend. They spoke at an event organised by Lahor Research Centre, in conjunction with the Edo State Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN), to mark the International Biomedical Laboratory Science Day, in Benin, with the Theme: “ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE: BIOMEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENTISTS RESPOND TO THE GLOBAL THREAT.” Agbonlahor said all anti-biotics must be certified and prescribed by a trained physician, before they are taken by patients. He noted that it is the responsibility of Medical Laboratory Scientists to ensure that a proper diagnosis is carried