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Gideon and Joy Life Leadership Foundation (GJF) weekend gave scholarship to a hundred and five students in Ebonyi state. Beneficiaries of the scholarship are secondary school and university students from the indigents and vulnerable homes in Ivo local government area of Ebonyi state. The Chief Executive Officer and Founder of GJF, Dr. Gideon Osi said the scholarship was an annual …

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Monday, listed the former Edo State governor, Adams Oshimhole, and his Sokoto State counterpart, Aminu Tambuwal, among the new chairmen of the Senate standing committees. He named the committee chairmen after the senators had confirmed 45 of the 48 ministerial nominees forwarded to the parliament by President Bola Tinubu at the plenary in Abuja. …

The World Health Organization (WHO), has confirmed that one of its employees had been killed in Gaza alongside her six-month-old baby, husband and two brothers. A statement posted on the website of the organisation on Tuesday, named the deceased as Dima Abdullatif Mohammed Alhaj who had been with WHO since December 2019. She worked as a patient administrator at the …

At least eight persons were injured in an auto crash at Anthony near the Ojota area of Lagos on Monday. The General Manager, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Bolaji Oreagba, confirmed the accident in a statement issued by the agency’s Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment, Taofiq Adedayo. He said that a LASTMA Commander, Mr. Popoola Olushola, led the …

Operators of Point Of Sales, popularly known as POS, and other shop owners along Ikot Ambang, Itak, Ikot Efun in Ibiono Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State have heaved a sigh of relief following the killing of one Wisdom Sunday Akpan, a notorious criminal and killer who terrorised the residents of the area. Until he was killed by Operatives …

These top 10 stories across the nation’s newspapers might interest you. 1. Atiku accuses Tinubu’s aides of twisting facts on his academic records The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday, accused the presidency of twisting facts on President Bola Tinubu’s academic records in a bid to confuse Nigerians on the matter.Read more 2. Nigeria can’t continue …

European football governing body, UEFA has postponed all matches scheduled in Israel during the next two weeks amid increased tensions in the region. The Isreali government had announced that more than 600 Israelis had been killed in attacks from Gaza since Saturday. UEFA said Israel’s Euro 2024 qualifier against Switzerland on Thursday is among matches postponed, and that new dates …

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reminded political parties that the portal for the upload of party and collation agents for the Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states governorship elections would automatically shut down at 12:00 midnight on Tuesday 10th October 2023.  Warning that there shall be no extension, the commission called on all parties sponsoring candidates for the …

The naira exchanged for N771.59 to a dollar at the Investors and Exporters window on Wednesday. The local currency lost 3.57 percent compared to the N744.97 it exchanged for the dollar on Tuesday. The open indicative rate closed at N766.67 to the dollar on Wednesday. READ ALSO: At N905/$1, Pastor Adeboye predicts dollar will crash against naira soon A spot …

The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) sitting in Abuja on Wednesday September 6, dismissed all petitions against the election of President Bola Tinubu and his vice, Kashim Shettima, for lack of merit. All the issues pleaded by the petitioners were dismissed and verdict held in favour of Tinubu. The court held that the pleadings of the petitioners were deficient. The …