Day: September 6, 2024

Paralympics: Onyinyechi Mark Wins Nigeria’s First Gold Medal

ADEOLA YUSUF

Nigeria’s Onyinyechi Mark has made history at the ongoing Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Mark broke the Paralympic record in the women’s 61kg powerlifting category, with a lift of 150kg. The 23-year-old won the gold medal on Friday, defeating China’s Cui Jianjin, who claimed silver with a lift of 140kg, and Mexico’s Amelia Perez, who took the bronze medal with a lift of 130kg. Her performance surpassed the previous record held by fellow Nigerian Lucy Ejike, marking an iconic achievement for Team Nigeria. With one lift remaining, she has all but…

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We Didn’t Restrict Age For Writing WAEC, NECO Exams — Nigerian Govt

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Federal Government has said that it did not put an age restriction on students who want to write the examinations of the West African Examination Council and National Examination Council. The Minister of State for Education, Dr. Tanko Sununu, said this on Friday when he spoke with newsmen in Abuja. The position of the Federal Government stemmed from the report that the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, that no student under 18 years of age can gain admission into the university from next year. Sununu, who spoke with…

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NNPC Yet To Lift Our Petrol — Dangote

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Dangote Group has refuted the claims in the media that the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) is currently lifting petrol from its refinery and selling at N897 per litre. A statement signed and made available to Newsmen by the Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer, Dangote Group, Anthony Chiejina, said the issue of fixing the price of petrol has not come to play because the Group has not yet finalised any contract with the national oil company. While assuring Nigerians of high-quality petroleum products from Dangote which…

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Emefiele Tackles EFCC Over $2.4m, Lagos, Delta Assets Forfeiture

Abibat Babalola

Embattled former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has filed applications to challenge the forfeiture of his assets to the Federal Government by the court. Since his removal from office, the Federal High Court, through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has obtained a series of court orders, forfeiting Emefiele’s funds and landed assets. The latest of such forfeiture order was obtained by the EFCC on August 12, 2014, when Justice Akintayo Aluko ordered the interim forfeiture of $2.045m and several properties connected to Emefiele. The judge…

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NURTW Chieftain, KokoZaria, Remanded in Prison for Assaulting Actor Lawori

Abibat Babalola

A Lagos Chief Magistrate’s Court yesterday remanded a chieftain of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Ganiyu Oyedepo (aka Kokozaria), in prison custody for assaulting an actor, Alhaji Ade Adele (aka Baba Lawori). Oyedepo was remanded following his arraignment on alleged offences of conspiracy, assault occasioning harm, and conduct likely to cause breach of public peace. Chief Magistrate B. Sonuga remanded Oyedepo, after he pleaded not guilty to the charges brought against him by the operatives of the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (FCIID). The prosecutor, Morufu…

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