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Jigawa withdraws from suit challenging legality of EFCC, ICPC

Jigawa State has withdrawn from a lawsuit challenging the legality of Nigeria’s anti-corruption agencies – the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission. Arewa PUNCH reports that this move follows a  similar decision by the Benue State government as both states reconsidered their positions while awaiting judgment....
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Bago gives N1m scholarships to 86 Niger undergraduates

The Niger State Governor Mohammed Bago has issued N1million scholarship to 86 matriculating students of Abdulkadir Kure University to enable them to complete their first degree. Bago also announced a N500 million donation to the university, which recently metamorphosed from the College of Education Minna to a full-time conventional university. The governor made this known...
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Hoodlums attack Niger NSCDC official aboard tricycle

No fewer than a dozen hoodlums attacked the spokesman of the Niger State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ibrahim Muti, while he was returning from his office. Arewa PUNCH gathered that Muti, who suffered severe knife injuries during the attack, was stabbed in the stomach and rushed to a hospital after...
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Outrage as Taraba commissioner pledges to ‘sustain poverty’

Public outrage has greeted a statement by Habu James Philip, the Taraba State Commissioner for Cooperative and Poverty Alleviation, after he was captured on a live television programme vowing to “sustain poverty” in the state. The controversial remark was made at a forum in China, where the commissioner claimed to have “learned new methods of...
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LASG urges miners, dredgers on safety

The Lagos State Safety Commission has urged sand miners and dredgers in the state to be mindful of the importance of their lives while at the dredging location and mining sites across the state. The charge was given on Monday by the Director-General of the Lagos Safety Commission, Lanre Mojola, in a welcome address at...
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U-23 World Wrestling podium finish thrills Kolawole

African Champion Esther Kolawole has expressed her delight after bagging a bronze medal in the 62 kg weight class of the 2024 U-23 World Wrestling Championships in Tirana, Albania, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The 2024 Paris Olympian lost to USA Macey Kilty 3-3 on criteria in the 16th round. However, in a repechage match, she...
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HP promotes digital literacy to fight gender-based violence

Technology multinational HP Inc. has announced a partnership with the Women at Risk International Foundation to tackle the issue of sexual and gender-based violence in Nigeria through educational initiatives and digital literacy. The information was disclosed in a statement shared with The PUNCH on Sunday. The Managing Director for Southern and Central Africa at HP,...
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