The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has commenced a five-day warning strike today, following the expiration of its fresh ultimatum to the Federal Government over unpaid allowances, salary arrears, and unresolved welfare issues.

This was disclosed in a statement and signed by NARD Secretary-General, Doctor Oluwasola Odunbaku.

Odunbaku stated that the grievances are the non-disbursement of the 2025 Medical Residency Training Fund, payment of five months’ arrears from the revised Consolidated Medical Salary Structure, and outstanding specialist and hazard allowances.

Christian Eriksen has reached an agreement to join Wolfsburg this season.

The Denmark midfielder became a free agent this summer, after his contract with Manchester United expired.

Eriksen already turned down an offer to join Championship side Wrexham.

Wolfsburg have now agreed personal terms with Eriksen, who flew from Odense to Braunschweig to finalise the move.

The free transfer is believed to be on the verge of completion, subject to a successful medical.

The move will see Eriksen team up with compatriot Peter Christiansen, who was appointed Wolfsburg’s managing director for sport back in 2024.

A manhunt is ongoing for the killer of conservative activist and influential Trump ally Charlie Kirk, who died after being shot at a university in Utah.

Two people who were arrested have since been released, with officials saying they have no current ties to the shooting.

It’s not clear if police have any leads on the gunman, but authorities don’t seem to think they’re still on campus.

Meanwhile, Trump has said that he is filled with grief and anger at the heinous assassination, calling it a dark moment for America.

Reactions have trailed President Tinubu’s commitment to tackling the persistent power supply crisis crippling the nation’s hospitals.

Some residents of Ibadan, in a chat with Dominion News, commended the president for the initiative and stated that it is a step in the right direction. While some questioned its execution, adding that most political office holders are known for different promises with realization.

Recall that President Bola Tinubu, represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, at the National Stakeholders’ Dialogue on Power in the Health Sector in Abuja, reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to overhauling Nigeria’s health sector, with emphasis on the nation’s hospitals.

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has lamented the electoral management body’s inability to sanction political parties, candidates, and their supporters who engage in premature campaigns ahead of elections.

According to Yakubu, while the Electoral Act prescribed a fine of Five hundred thousand naira for campaigns conducted less than twenty-four hours to an election, there are no sanctions for campaigns carried out before the one hundred and days window stipulated by the two thousand and twenty-two Electoral Act.

He emphasized that the Commission’s strong conviction is that protecting the nation’s electoral process and consolidating its democracy is a multi-stakeholder responsibility.