The Brief: Doctors checking out; Taliban in Nigeria; Secondus’ deadline

The Taliban has run over Afghanistan in a matter of days. The growth and resilience of the group is similar to what’s going on with Boko Haram in Nigeria – infiltration of government, complicity of superiors, poor political will to deal a death blow. Could Boko Haram over run Nigeria the way Taliban has done in Afghanistan?

The PDP’s national convention is on the horizon, but crisis within the party is heating up anxiety in the wake of the embattled chairman Uche Secondus’s refusal to leave office in October.

As the ongoing industrial action by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) continue to deny many Nigerians access to healthcare, Daily Trust investigations reveal that there is a mass exodus of medical personnel out of the country, in search of greener pastures.

Findings also reveal that many doctors are presently trooping to Abuja for an interview with the Saudi Ministry of Health holding tomorrow

The leadership of Miyyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association has handed over 11 suspected kidnappers and gun runners to the police. The suspects were handed over to Taraba police commissioner, Mr Abimbola Sokoya, at Maraban kunini, on Sunday.

The Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Bello Masari, has urged media professionals to stop giving voice to those agitating for secession. He said calls for breakup of Nigeria are unpatriotic.

The governor spoke in Kaduna at the weekend while receiving two awards from Nagarta, a Kaduna-based Amplitude Modulation (AM) radio station. He said the media had played a great role in the development of Nigeria and should not mess up its achievements.

On August 15, Taliban took over Afghanistan; this has sparked a lot of reactions and fear from Nigerians.

Off and on social media, almost every space has been buzzing with questions and conversations: Can Boko Haram ever pull up a takeover like this in Nigeria?

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A woman, Mrs Mary Bamlong, has demanded an independent autopsy to ascertain the cause of the death her daughter, Irene Naanswan Bamlong, who she said was staying with her ex-husband,  Dr Nicholas Daboaer, in Gwagwalada, Abuja.

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There is anxiety in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the crisis bedevilling it is worsening ahead of the party’s national convention.

The current wave of uncertainty and anxiety in the party is sequel to the decision of the embattled national chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, not to leave office in October.

As sporting hostilities are set to commence at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, Team Nigeria has expressed readiness to make Nigeria proud once again. The delayed 2020 Paralympics will start on Tuesday, August 24 to September 5 in Tokyo.

BBNaija Season 4 “Pepper dem” housemates, Khafi Kareem and Gedoni Ekpata, have welcomed their first child. Khafi revealed this on Instagram live at 8pm on Sunday.

She had posted the message: “Gender Reveal”, asking her followers to guess the gender of their baby.