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federal high court in Abuja has ruled that Kemi Adeosun, former minister of finance, had no obligation to produce a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate to enable her to hold public office in Nigeria. But the court was silent on the allegation that she forged the certificate. Adeosun resigned as minister in 2018 over the allegation
Teachers in Bwari Local Government Area of the Federal Capital Territory have shut down schools due to unpaid salaries. The PUNCH gathered that students were sent back home on Wednesday morning, two days before the start of the third term examinations. According to sources within the FCT chapter of the National Union of Teachers, the
The president of Haiti, Jovenel Moïse, has been assassinated at his private residence, according to local reports. A statement from Haiti’s interim prime minister, Claude Joseph, said the deadly attack took place in the early hours of Wednesday morning. “A group of individuals who have not been identified, some of whom were speaking Spanish, attacked
Pope Francis has appointed Rev. Fr. Peter Nworie Chukwu, as the new Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki, following the resignation of Msgr. Michael Nnachi Okoro. According to IgbereTV reports, the news was confirmed in a statement released in Abuja on Tuesday July 6 by Padre Umoh, the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria’s National Director
The Italian national team have progressed to the Final of the ongoing Euro 2020 after beating Spain in a one all draw. The Italians caused the first stir after Chiesa scored a stunning goal in the second half of the game before Morata the substitute equalized from a beautiful pass from Lipezig player, Olmo. The both team
More than 100 students at a Christian boarding school in Nigeria’s northern state of Kaduna were kidnapped early Monday morning. Shooting wildly, armed assailants breached the walls of Bethel Baptist High School in Maraban Rido on the outskirts of the state capital, Kaduna, at about 2 a.m. on July 5 and took students in the
Southern states’ governors have agreed that the successor of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), should come from the region. This was part of the communique they issued following their meeting on Monday in Lagos. During the meeting, the governors also deliberated on insecurity, constitution amendment, PIB and anti-open grazing law in all
The Nigerian government refused on Thursday to disclose any details on the re-arrest of separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu, amid mounting speculation over which other countries were involved in his capture after he went on the run four years ago. Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group, had skipped bail and disappeared while
Boko Haram and Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) have appointed a governor for parts of Borno, denting official claim that the terrorists are not in control of any Nigerian territory. The terrorists, who have accepted the leadership of Abu Musa Al Barnawi, son of Mohammed Yusuf the Boko Haram founder, appointed the governor
Hackers were on Monday demanding $70 million in bitcoin in exchange for data stolen during an attack on a US IT company that has shuttered hundreds of Swedish supermarkets. Researchers believe more than 1,000 companies could have been affected by the attack on Miami-based firm Kaseya, which provides IT services to some 40,000 businesses around