Abikoye Opeyemi Timothy
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The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has announced sanctions against four legal practitioners found guilty of various professional misconducts. The sanctions were announced in legal notices issued by the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) on August 13, 2024. NBA's spokesperson, Akorede Habeeb Lawal, revealed in a statement on X that the LPDC found the lawyers guilty…
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The Cross River government has adopted mechanized farming as the solution to drive the state out of its current deprivation quandary. The government said it is distressing report from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) that over 13 million people in Akwa Ibom, Cross River, and Rivers states are living with multi-dimensional poverty, Against the…
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British Challenger 2 tanks were thought to have been used in Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia. It came after the Government confirmed Kiev was free to use UK weapons in its offensive in Kursk region. A UK source said the battle tanks had been deployed by Ukrainian troops, as first reported by Sky News. The…
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The N20,000 stipend payment from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has sparked joy among university students who received the funds, prompting them to start celebrating. The fund recently announced the successful disbursement of N407.4million upkeep allowance to 20,371 students from six tertiary institutions. According to the agency, each student received the sum of N20,000.00…
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Nigeria’s headline inflation rate declined to 33.40 per cent in July, says the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). This is contained in the NBS Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation Report for July, which was released on Thursday in Abuja. The figure is 0.8 per cent points lower than 34.19 per cent recorded in June.…
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The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar on Thursday celebrated the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) pilots, who have logged 10,000 flight hours on the A-29 Super Tucano aircraft fleet. This is contained in a statement issued by the Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet in Abuja. Speaking at the…
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Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou said midfielder Yves Bissouma has been suspended for Monday's trip to Leicester after he was seen inhaling laughing gas in a video on social media. The 27-year-old has since apologised for what he described as a "severe lack of judgement".Possession of nitrous oxide - also known as laughing gas - for…
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The Association of Nigerian Private Medical Practitioners (ANPMP) has called for the effective implementation of the Health Workers Migration Policy, saying it will transform the nation’s health sector. The National President of the association, Dr Kayode Adesola, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. Adesola…
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An mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 548 people since the start of the year, with all provinces affected by the virus, the health minister said on Thursday in a statement. The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday declared the mpox surge in Africa a global public health emergency, worried by…
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President Bola Tinubu has implored African leaders to make more strategic and deliberate efforts to address an exodus of skills and talent leaving Africa. “Why are we complaining about healthcare problems if our doctors cannot have a home in our continent? If our nurses are faced with destitution, and if our judicial system is archaic?"…
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The Bauchi Emirate Council has stripped the traditional title of the Senator representing the Bauchi South Senatorial District, Shehu Buba, over alleged disrespect to the Governor, Bala Mohammed. In similar cases, the Palace has in the past withdrawn the titles of the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, a former minister and…