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OPay partners UI to launch 10-year scholarship initiative

02.11.2024

OPay, a financial institution in Nigeria, has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Ibadan, which include awards of N300,000 scholarships to 20 exceptional students annually over the next 10 years. The financial firm said the partnership reinforced OPay’s dedication to fostering academic excellence and empowering the next generation of Nigerian leaders....

Lagos speaker presents vehicles to senior staff

02.11.2024

Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, on Saturday, presented vehicles to senior staff in the directorship cadre, marking a continued effort to enhance productivity and efficiency within the assembly. The presentation, held at the Assembly complex, is the second phase in recent weeks, following the distribution of vehicles to other senior personnel. Beneficiaries...

People often doubt my abilities because I’m visually impaired – Communication specialist

02.11.2024

After losing his sight at the tender age of four, 29-year-old Trust Inonse faced a world filled with challenges. As a visually impaired communication specialist, rather than drown in self-pity, he transformed his struggles into strength, forging a successful career in a field where many doubted his ability to thrive. He shares his remarkable journey...

#EndBadGovernance protesters: Kwankwaso slams police over arraignment of minors

02.11.2024

Former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has condemned the recent arraignment of 67 minors by the Nigeria Police Force in Abuja for allegedly participating in the #EndBadGovernance protest. Expressing shock at the development, Kwankwaso voiced grave concern over the treatment of the children. In a statement shared on his X handle on Friday, Kwankwaso highlighted...

Bundesliga: Wasteful Leverkusen held by Stuttgart as Liverpool clash looms

02.11.2024

Bayer Leverkusen were made to pay for wasting several chances in a scoreless home draw with Stuttgart on Friday, dropping more points in their Bundesliga title defence. Leverkusen dominated the duel between last season’s top two sides in the league but failed to break through, with Victor Boniface, Florian Wirtz and Jeremie Frimpong all spurning...

#EndBadGovernance: Minors above seven can be charged to court — Police

02.11.2024

The Nigeria Police Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, said on Friday that children above the age of seven can be charged to court. Adejobi stated this while responding to questions regarding the arraignment of minor #EndBadGovernance protesters at the Federal High Court in Abuja. According to him, those exempt from criminal liability under the...

Kwara defends tax deductions on minimum wage

02.11.2024

The Kwara State Government has clarified the recent tax deductions from workers’ salaries following the implementation of the new minimum wage. It explained that these deductions were in line with statutory requirements and part of a previously agreed adjustment with labour unions and the private sector. In a statement signed by the Ag. Head, Corporate...

AGF orders police to transfer #EndBadGovernance protesters case file

02.11.2024

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has stepped into the legal proceedings surrounding the recent arraignment of #EndBadGovernance protesters, by directing the Nigeria Police Force to transfer the case file to his office for review. The protest, which culminated in multiple arrests, saw suspects arraigned in court on charges...

#EndBadGovernance: Those arraigned minors are adults, they have wives, says FG’s counsel

02.11.2024

The Counsel to the Federal Government, Rimazonte Ezekiel, has claimed that some of the 76 minors arraigned for #EndBadGovernance protests are adults. Ezekiel even claimed that they have wives who came with their parents to the court. He said this on Friday while speaking with journalist following the ruling that the minors should be bail...

#EndBadGovernance: Minister assures action on welfare of arraigned minors

02.11.2024

The Federal Governmament has said there is an ongoing effort to improve the welfare of minors arrested over their alleged participation in the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest. This was disclosed in a statement by the Minister of Youths Development, Ayodele Olawande, on Friday. Earlier today, there was pandemonium at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja...

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I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

04.10.2024

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has apologised for saying that Christians who don’t pay tithe might not make it to heaven. Adeboye who had previously said that paying tithe was one of the prerequisites for going to heaven, apologised for the comment while addressing his congregation Thursday...

Protesters storm Rivers electoral commission, insist election must hold

04.10.2024

Angry protesters on Friday stormed the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, singing and chanting ‘Election must hold’. They defied the heavy rainfall spreading canopies, while singing and drumming, with one side of the road blocked. The protest came after the Rivers State governor stormed the RSIEC in the early hours of Friday...

Man who asked Tinubu to resign admitted in psychiatric hospital

04.10.2024

The Adamawa State Police Command has disclosed that the 30-year-old Abdullahi Mohammed who climbed a 33 kv high tension electricity pole in Mayo-Belwa last Friday has been admitted at the Yola Psychiatric hospital for mental examination. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command SP Suleiman Nguroje, told Arewa PUNCH on Friday in an exclusive...

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