AN Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded a 72-year-old man, Patrick Ukpenor in a correction centre for sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl. Magistrate E.Kubrinhe remanded Ukpebor at Kirikiri Correctional Centre where he will be until Aug. 13 for trial. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the court did …
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..Our doors are open for possible collaboration, Badaru. THE Honourable Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, CON, mni, has urged the Federal University Dutse, Jigawa State (FUD) to partner with the Ministry Defence on conflict resolution and research on military equipment production and repair through Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria. …
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THE Burundian Government and the United Nations system in Burundi on Thursday launched a four-year programme to fight HIV/AIDS. The joint programme is worth about 40 billion Burundi francs (about 14 million U.S. dollars), said Public Health and AIDS Control Minister Lyduine Baradahana after the launch. “The aim is to …
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A 24-year-old Nigerian, Oside Oluwole, has broken a world record by continuously playing a soccer video game for three days, according to the Guinness World Records (GWR). The GWR said Oluwole, with the nickname, “Khoded”, performed the longest videogame marathon playing a soccer game, registering a time of 75 …
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THE Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, said on Thursday a new curriculum would be introduced for secondary schools nationwide by September 2024. Tahir made this known at the ongoing 2024 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board policy meeting in Abuja. “We are working hard to ensure that a new curriculum …
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THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Thursday unveiled the list of 2024 top scorers of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The list was unveiled by the Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede during the ongoing policy meeting of the Board in Abuja on Thursday. They are; 1. Olowu David …
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THE Federal High Court sitting in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State has ordered the final forfeiture of five property linked to a former Managing Director of the Nigerian Army Properties Limited (NAPL), Major-General Umaru Mohammed. The presiding judge, Justice Chukujekwu Aneke, gave the order on Wednesday, July 17, …
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Chappal Energies has entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement to acquire TotalEnergies Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited’s 10 per cent non-operated interest in its onshore and shallow water assets within the Shell Petroleum Development Company Joint Venture in the Niger Delta. The transaction is expected to close by December …
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The management of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) says it has introduced new initiatives to enhance its operational capabilities for effective service delivery. Mr. Victor Ojelabi, the acting managing director of the company, said this on Wednesday while speaking with newsmen in Abuja. Ojelabi attributed the new initiatives to …
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THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum, has urged the organised Labour and the Federal Government to consider State and Local Government’s ability to pay minimum wage in their negotiation. The Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum, Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State made the call in a communique …
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