Justin Thang
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In a bid to foster education in Nigeria by providing financial assistance to students, allowing them to achieve their academic and career goals without the hindrance of financial constraints, a financial institution, OPay Digital Services Limited,
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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned Mr. Netufo Olaniyi Alaba, the suspended Executive Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), and Mr. Hassan Arivi Saddiq, Managing Director of Hassino Group Limited, for their alleged involvement in a 15 million naira (₦15,000,000) contract fraud. Mr. Alaba, the first defendant, and…
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Kyiv on Thursday accused Russian forces of executing five more captured Ukrainian servicemen, the latest apparent war-crime allegation brought against the Kremlin's army. Ukrainian officials have accused Moscow's troops of killing dozens of captured Ukrainian servicemen since the Kremlin launched its invasion of Ukraine in early 2022. Ukrainian rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on social…
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The General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, will be joined by Bishop Francis Wale Oke, Bishop Taiwo Adelakun, Pastor Femi Emmanuel, and others for the Light-Up Crusade holding in Ibadan on Friday. The crusade, organised by an interdenominational evangelistic coalition in Oyo State, is meant to bring more…
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has condemned the N15.6 trillion Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project and the N21 billion official residence for Vice President Kashim Shettima, describing them as wasteful, corrupt, and misplaced priorities. Obasanjo made these remarks in his new book, ‘Nigeria: Past and Future’, where he analyzed the leadership styles of past and present government…
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The House of Representatives is currently considering the report on the four tax bills transmitted to the National Assembly in October 2024 by President Bola Tinubu. Chairman of the Committee on Finance, James Abiodun Faleke, presented the report during Thursday's plenary, presided over by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas. As of the time of filing this report,…
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Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has said that former President Muhammadu Buhari is aware that he has left the All Progressives Congress (APC), a party of which he was a founding member. The former Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister announced on his social media page that he has joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP).…
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The Delta State Police Spokesperson, Bright Edafe, has defended officers who conduct 'stop and search' operations on passengers along expressways. Edafe made this statement on his X (formerly Twitter) account, stating that sometimes during such stop-and-search operations, guns and other weapons are discovered hidden in pieces of luggage. A lady had shared her experience while…
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Nigerian-born June Ashimola appeared in a UK court to disprove claims of her death and reveal she’s alive, ending a long-running probate wrangle. According to Mirror, a UK-based news publication, Ashimola had been declared dead in 2019, without leaving a will. Her £350,000 estate was granted to Ruth Samuel on behalf of a man named…
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Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has vowed that the long years of neglect of the state's oil-producing area of Ukwa have ended for good and that significant changes have been set into motion in the area. Otti announced this while flagging off the reconstruction of the 11.1-kilometre Obehie-Umudobia-Owaza road in Ukwa West Local Government…
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Walson-Jack urges the institutionalisation of green energy training In a move to support Nigeria’s transition to renewable energy, global technology giant Huawei has collaborated with the Office of the Head of the Civil Service and the Ministry of Power to equip Nigerian civil servants with essential skills in green energy. The two-day training programme, themed…