Month: July 2024

Senator Adebule Hails Supreme Court Judgment On LG Autonomy

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Senator, representing Lagos West District, Dr Idiat Oluranti Adebule, has described the Supreme Court judgment on Local Governments’ financial autonomy as a step in the right direction. She said Nigeria is now set on the path to organic growth and development through the grassroots which the Local Governments serve. Senator Adebule commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his tenacity in pursuing this matter through the courts and also ensuring the rule of law reigns supreme in Nigeria. She said the apex court judgment affirming local government financial autonomy has…

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School Collapse: ‘Donate, Blood Supplies Critically Low,’ National Blood Service Begs

ADEOLA YUSUF

The National Blood Service Commission has issued an emergency appeal for voluntary blood donors in the Jos metropolis to save the lives of pupils rescued from the collapsed school building in Jos, Plateau State on Friday. Likewise, the state Government has pleaded with the people of the state to come to Plateau Specialists Hospital to donate blood to safe lives. In a call for emergency donors late Friday night, the blood service commission explained that blood supplies were critically low. It added that many casualties were reported and donors urgently…

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9 Brain Exercises To Sharpen Your Memory And Focus

ADEOLA YUSUF

Dr. Samant Darshi recommends brain exercises like language learning, chess, and sudoku to…     Engaging in brain exercises, such as completing a sudoku puzzle, enhances cognitive abilities, boosts memory, and promotes overall mental well-being. We all experience mental fog occasionally, but factors like stress, aging, inadequate sleep, or an unhealthy lifestyle can intensify this cognitive haze, affecting memory, problem-solving skills, and overall cognitive function. To help your brain stay sharp and focused, here are nine well-researched exercises and games to consider. 1. Learning a new languageLearning a new language…

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22 Students, Teachers Killed, 132 Injured In Jos School Collapse

ADEOLA YUSUF

“A mother lost all her four children while many trapped students were heard crying for help under the rubble.” No fewer than 22 students and teachers were killed while over 132 were injured on Friday when a school in Jos, the capital of Plateau State, collapsed on pupils taking examinations. Eye witnesses said trapped students were heard crying for help under the rubble after the Saint Academy located in Jos North Local Government Area fell. Keke Marwa Operator Commits Suicide In LASTMA’s Office To Protest Seizure Of His Only Means…

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Keke Operator Commits Suicide In LASTMA’s Office

ADEOLA YUSUF

“His action was to allegedly protest seizure of his only means of livelihood.”   A tricycle operator whose name is yet to be confirmed has taken his life after allegedly failing to reclaim his confiscated tricycle from officials of the Lagos State Transport Management Authority (LASTMA) in the Ikorodu area of Lagos state. READ ALSO: CBN Sacks Aisha Buhari’s Brother As Mint Boss 12 Profs., 15 Others: Names Of 27 Nigerians Inducted Into Shell Research Internship Nigerian Singer Rema Gets $3m To Perform At Indian Billionaire Son’s Wedding ‘Steer Clear,’…

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CBN Sacks Aisha Buhari’s Brother As Mint Boss

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday sacked the top management team of the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Plc (NSPM) – otherwise known as the mint – and appointed Abubakar Sule Minjibr as the acting Managing Director. Minjibr replaces Ahmed Halilu, the company’s former MD& CEO who was widely reported as an elder brother to Aisha Buhari, wife of the former President, Muhammad Buhari, and was appointed by him in 2022. The development Is contained in an internal memo “House Notice No. 2083 – Executive Management Changes” signed…

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12 Profs., 15 Others: Names Of 27 Nigerians Inducted Into Shell Research Internship

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) Joint Venture has significantly expanded its educational initiatives by inducting 27 Nigerian academics and research interns. This year’s programme, a 35% increase from the previous year, welcomed eight professors, four senior lecturers, and 15 other participants. Held at the company’s headquarters in Port Harcourt, the induction ceremony marked the beginning of a one-year programme focused on knowledge exchange and skill development. Drawn from 13 Nigerian universities, these participants will gain valuable industry experience in fields like biodiversity, petroleum engineering, and environmental…

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Nigerian Singer Rema Gets $3m To Perform At Indian Billionaire Son’s Wedding

ADEOLA YUSUF

Afrobeats star Rema is reportedly set to be paid $3m to perform at the wedding of Anant Ambani, son of India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani, and Radhika Merchant. A viral video on Thursday showed his arrival in India ahead of the wedding ceremony. READ ALSO ‘N33bn Fraud’: Court Grants ex-Power Minister N10bn Bail Olakulehin Crowned 43rd Olubadan Tinubu Names National Theatre After Wole Soyinka Cyberbullying: Social Media On Fire Over Toyin Abraham As reported by Hindustan Times, Rema will get paid a fee of $3 million to perform his global…

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‘N33bn Fraud’: Court Grants ex-Power Minister N10bn Bail

ADEOLA YUSUF

The former Minister of Power, Mr. Saleh Mamman, who was remanded in prison custody over his alleged complicity in a N33 billion fraud, on Friday, secured bail from the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. The court, in a ruling that was delivered by Justice James Omotosho, granted the defendant, who is answering a 12-count charge, bail to the tune of N10 billion with two sureties in the like sum. It held that the sureties must be owners of landed properties within the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, with a…

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How ex-Power Minister Mamman Slumped In Court Before Trial

ADEOLA YUSUF

Former Minister of Power, Mr. Saleh Mamman, who is facing a 12-count money laundering charge, yesterday, slumped at a Federal High Court in Abuja, shortly before his scheduled arraignment. Mamman, who served in the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, was dragged before the court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over his alleged complicity in a N33 billion fraud. He was arrested in 2021, four months after he was removed from office by ex-President Buhari. EFCC, among other things, alleged that he conspired with staff members of…

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