Month: May 2025

You Dread Liver Problems? Avoid These Four Fruits

Abibat Babalola

“Number three on the list of the commonly consumed fruits may surprise you.” Along with alcohol and stimulants, certain commonly consumed fruits can strain liver health and increase the risk of liver damage when eaten in excess. 1. Durians Known as the “king of fruits,” durians are famous for their strong flavor and creamy texture. While they provide essential vitamins and minerals, they are also high in calories and saturated fats, which can negatively impact liver health. The American Liver Foundation advises individuals with fatty liver disease to avoid foods…

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SERAP Sues CBN Over Alleged Failure To Disclose LG Allocations

Abibat Babalola

SERAP’s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. He said the group’s suit followed a landmark judgment by the Supreme Court last July, which held that allocations from the Federation Account with the CBN must be paid directly to democratically elected local government councils and that no governor has the power to keep, control or use the money meant for the councils. In the suit number FHC/L/MSC/521/2025 filed last Friday at the Federal High Court, Lagos, SERAP is asking the court to “direct and compel the…

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‘21,082 Of 336,845 Candidates Absent;’ JAMB Releases Rescheduled UTME Results

Abibat Babalola

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of candidates who wrote the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) resit examination. JAMB disclosed this in a statement by its spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin. Of the 336,845 candidates rescheduled for the examination, the board said 21,082 others were absent. “Of the 336,845 who were eventually scheduled after isolated good sessions of the affected centres were excluded and their previously unverified candidates were added, 21,082 were absent,” it said. It also announced the release of withheld results of under-age candidates…

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Before You Go Beat Up His Side Chic, By Funke Egbemode

Ganiyu Amodu

How many times do I have to warn wives to desist from going to the territory of their husband’s side chic or mistress to fight, physically fight? It is dangerous, demeaning, disgraceful. Babe, you can gossip about her, report her to her friends or even call her out on social media (which is also dangerous). You can even report her to God in any way you know, but you must not, should never go to her territory to roll up your sleeves or get into the gutter to do combat.…

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‘Six Months After $1.5bn Rehabilitation,’ NNPCL Shuts Down Port Harcourt Refinery

ADEOLA YUSUF

    ‘November 26 To May 24,’ details of ‘scheduled maintenance and sustainability assessment’ that will take the 60,000 barrels daily capacity refinery off circulation     The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) on Saturday announced a scheduled maintenance shutdown of the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC), beginning on May 24, 2025. Platforms Africa reports that the refinery began truck loading of petroleum products on Tuesday 26 November after a rehabilitation that gulped $1.5 billion. Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Femi Soneye, who confirmed the shutdown in a statement…

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‘28 Goals, 18 Assists,’ Salah Named Premier League Player Of The Season

Ganiyu Amodu

Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah has been named Premier League player of the season. It is the second time the 32-year-old Egyptian has won the award, which is decided after votes from the public are combined with those from a panel of football experts, having also claimed it in the 2017-18 campaign. Salah, who led the Reds to the Premier League title this season, beat off the challenge from team-mates Virgil van Dijk and Ryan Gravenberch, who was named young player of the season. Dutchman Gravenberch, 23, leads all Premier League…

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‘Defect With Me To APC Or Resign,’ Akwa Ibom Gov Eno Tells Cabinet

Ganiyu Amodu

Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has asked all commissioners and political appointees in his cabinet to either join him in defecting to the All Progressives Congress or step down from their positions. According to a video shared by Channels TV on Friday, the governor spoke during a State Executive Council meeting on Thursday. Eno confirmed his planned defection to the APC and made it clear that only those willing to join him would remain in his government. “It’s no more news that I’m moving party. If you don’t…

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Govt Plans To Sell Emefiele’s 753 Duplexes To Low, Middle-income Nigerians

Ganiyu Amodu

The Federal Government has finalised plans to sell a massive housing estate linked to former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to low and middle-income Nigerians. The huge property, which contains 753 housing units, was recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in December 2024. According to the EFCC, it is the largest single asset recovery since the agency was created in 2003. The estate covers over 150,000 square metres and includes duplexes and other types of flats. The estate was recovered following a final forfeiture order…

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Triumphant Tale of Nine Lives; A Review of Omololu Kassim’s Back to Life, By Tunde Akanni

Ganiyu Amodu

The Review Proper Foregrounding In Back to Life, Omololu Kassim is back to the energy sapping but fulfilling business of writing on a grander heightbecause the author of Back to Life was in the league of the best crop of reporters with optimal visibility prior to the June 12-induced shutdown of the Concord titles. However, with the indulgence of this august audience, I dare say so much water had passed on… In this 98-page volume, Kassim has combined the dexterity of a nosey and crafty reporter with the panache and…

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Nigeria Finally Rescued From $11bn P&ID Scam – Legal Team Leader Clarifies

Abibat Babalola

The Federal Government on Thursday evening revealed how Nigeria was saved from an $11 billion investment scam engineered by Process and Industrial Developments Limited (P&ID), describing the landmark victory in a United Kingdom court as a turning point in the fight against corruption and economic sabotage. The National Coordinator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (FRN) Legal & Investigation Team on the P&ID case, Mr. Kofo Abdulsalam-Alada, narrated the behind-the-scenes efforts that led to the successful outcome. Speaking during a courtesy call on the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and…

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