Day: January 5, 2024

Nigerians’ Creative Excellence, What Tinubu Said On Funke Akindele’s Box Office Record

Ganiyu Amodu

President Bola Tinubu celebrates the ingenuity, creativity, and immense artistic talents of Nigeria’s thriving entertainment industry. President Tinubu congratulates Ms. Funke Akindele on her record-setting film and commends the ace thespian for her contributions to the growth of the industry. READ ALSO Oscar Pistorius Released From Prison After Serving 9 Years For Killing Girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp Youths Now Consume Fermented Urine As Drug Alternative – NDLEA LaLiga: Barcelona Defeat Las Palmas 2-1 At Gran Canaria Stadium The President extols the excellence of the Nigerian creative industry, acknowledging its pivotal place…

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Oscar Pistorius Released From Prison After Serving 9 Years For Killing Girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp

Abibat Babalola

Oscar Pistorius, the “blade runner” paralympian, has been released on parole from a South African prison, nearly 11 years after murdering his girlfriend, lawyer and supermodel Reeva Steenkamp, for which he served nearly nine years behind bars. Officials confirmed Pistorius was “at home” on Friday morning, having served half of his more than 13-year sentence. The BBC reports Reeva’s mother said she accepted the decision to release the former athlete – but added her family was the one “serving a life sentence”. Pistorius, now 37, shot Reeva multiple times in 2013 through…

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Youths Now Consume Fermented Urine As Drug Alternative – NDLEA

Abibat Babalola

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Borno State, Nigeria, has raised an alarm about youths consuming fermented human urine, preserved for over 10 days, as an alternative to hard drugs. According to the Commander of Narcotics of the NDLEA in Borno State, Iliyasu Mani, the abuse of psychoactive substances is prevalent among the youth, who are also resorting to consuming unusual substances like lizard dung, camel urine, Lipton soaked in gin, and Mentholated spirit mixed with soft drinks. Additionally, they inhale toilet fumes and gutter dirt in an attempt to…

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LaLiga: Barcelona Defeat Las Palmas 2-1 At Gran Canaria Stadium

Ganiyu Amodu

Ilkay Gundogan’s controversial stoppage-time penalty earned Barcelona a 2-1 comeback win at 10-man Las Palmas in an ill-tempered LaLiga match on Thursday. Las Palmas opened the scoring in the 12th minute when former Barcelona midfielder Sandro Ramirez set up Munir El Haddadi to fire home from close range and the hosts dominated the first half. Barca struck back 10 minutes after the break following a defensive error that allowed Sergi Roberto to find Ferran Torres who beat Las Palmas keeper Alvaro Valles with a scruffy finish. Las Palmas defender Daley…

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Africa’s Growth To Increase In 2024, Says UN Report

ADEOLA YUSUF

Africa’s growth rate is projected to slightly increase from 3.3 per cent in 2023 to 3.5 in 2024, while global growth is expected to slow down. Global growth is expected to slow down from 2.7 per cent in 2023 to 2.4 per cent in 2024. The UN’s World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) report for 2024 launched in New York on Thursday also projected growth for the Least Developed Countries (LDCs). The flagship forecast notes that the LDCs are projected to grow by five per cent in 2024, yet this…

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50% Of Pupils In Enugu State Cannot Read, Says SSG

Ganiyu Amodu

The Secretary to the Enugu State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, says 50 percent of pupils in the state can neither read in English nor solve simple mathematics questions. Onyia stated this while delivering a keynote address, titled: “Smart Basic Education and the Future of Africa,” on Thursday. This was at the quadrennial convention of the Old Boys Association of Union Secondary School, Awkunanaw in Enugu. According th the SSG, the government discovered the shortcoming in its Baseline Assessment of primary schools in the state, conducted in November 2023. He said:…

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Markaz Agege Gets NUC’s Nod to Award Bachelor of Arts Degree

Ganiyu Amodu

. Our journey to becoming a degree awarding institution, affiliate to UNILORIN – Sheikh Habib Adam Abdullah El-Ilory   The National Universities Commission (NUC) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has approved Markaz Centre for Undergraduate Studies Agege for their 4 Years degree awarding programmes of B.A. Arabic and B.A. Islamic Studies. Mudeer (Director) of the institution, Sheikh Habib Adam Abdullah El-Ilory, who said this in a statement, maintained that the The centre is looking forward to expanding in the nearest future. Stating that details will be released from the…

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Inmates’ Are Being Fed With N750 Daily, Not N200 – NCoS Spokesman

Ganiyu Amodu

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), says each inmate in custodial facilities nationwide is being fed with N750 daily, not N200 as mischievously circulated in a section of the media. A statement by the Service Public Relations Officers, Mr Abubakar Umar on Thursday in Abuja, said the media report was false, misleading and mischievous in all ramifications. “For the avoidance of doubt, the public may wish to note that feeding allowance for inmates in Nigeria is in the public domain, and vendors are paid the approved amount upon completion of supply.…

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Poly Lecturers Seek Exclusion Of Tertiary Institutions From 40% IGR Deduction

Ganiyu Amodu

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics has called for the exclusion of tertiary institutions from the 40 percent deduction on Internally Generated Revenue of Federal Government-owned enterprises. The President of ASUP, Shammah Kpanja, made the appeal of the lecturers known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Recall that on October 17, 2023, the Accountant-General of the Federation said the Federal Government would begin the implementation of 40 percent automatic deduction of IGR with effect from November 2023. It would also be recalled that President Bola Tinubu, through the Minister…

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Police Set To Begin Screening Of New Recruits – Spokesperson

Ganiyu Amodu

The Rivers State Police Command said it would begin screening of applicants who had indicated interest to join the force on January 8. The command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, announced the commencement of the exercise in a statement in Port Harcourt on Thursday. She said the programme would be held at the Alfred Diete-Spiff Civic Centre at Moscow Road in Port Harcourt from January 8 to January 29. “This is to inform the general public, especially all indigenes of Rivers, who applied for ongoing recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force…

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