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The Special Adviser to the President on Social Investments, Mrs Maryam Uwais, has said that the Federal Government has been channelling the recovered Abacha loot and the International Development Association /World Bank credit towards programmes and policies designed to address the plight of poor and vulnerable Nigerians. Delivering an address on Monday at the training on illicit funds, the Presidential aide said from the August 2018 to the October payment cycle, the total amount disbursed from the Abacha loot was $76,538,530 and $27,099,028 from the IDA credit. Uwais, who said the funds, which were specifically being disbursed to beneficiaries of the National Cash Transfer Programme, a component of the National Social Investment Programme, noted that the gesture was positively changing the fortune of many Nigerians. She said the decision to distribute the Abacha loot and the IDA funds to poor and vulnerable Nigerians, who were mined from a National Social Register, collated

Justice Adebayo Yusuf of the Kwara State High Court, Ilorin, on Tuesday, sentenced one David Ogundele, to death by hanging for killing an employee of MTN, Abiola Ashinwo. Ashinwo, who was the convict’s girlfriend, was stabbed to death with a knife by Ogundele on April 25, 2016. Ogundele was found guilty and convicted on two counts of attempt to commit culpable homicide by stabbing Ashinwo with a knife and culpable homicide by stabbing her to death. The police prosecutor, Mr Abdulmumini Jimoh, quoted the convict as saying in his confessional statement that he visited the victim in her parents’ house and met her and her mother, and that an argument later ensued and he stabbed her and her mother. [ PUNCH ]

Deontay Wilder, American boxer, has insisted that world heavyweight boxer, Andy Ruiz Jr has what it takes to defeat Anthony Joshua during their December 7 rematch in Saudi Arabia. Wilder said Andy Ruiz Jr has a champion’s mindset, a tool that would help him defeat Anthony Joshua during the rematch. The Mexican-American had defeated the Briton earlier in the year to claim the WBA ‘Super’, IBF, and WBO world titles, which would be on the line against Joshua in Saudi Arabia. However, Wilder, in a chat with Sky Sports said Joshua was not a good boxer, hence his defeat was inevitable. When asked if he is backing Ruiz Jr to win, Wilder said: “I am. Ruiz Jr has all the motivation and confidence that he needs from the first fight. “I don’t think he is one to dwell after obtaining a little taste of success. This is just the beginning, especially when you become a champion. “You’ve got to stay hungry. My man Marvin Hagler said you can’t get out of bed in silk pyjamas, but wit

A Brexit deal has been agreed between the UK and EU before a meeting of European leaders in Brussels. Boris Johnson and Jean-Claude Juncker called it a "fair" outcome - and the EU Commission President said there was no need to extend the Brexit deadline. He said: "We have a deal so why should we have a prolongation." This will be a boost for the PM, but he still faces a battle to get the deal through Parliament on Saturday, with the DUP opposing it. Mr Johnson urged MPs to "come together" and "get this excellent deal over the line". He added: "Now is the moment for us to get Brexit done and then together work on building our future partnership, which I think can be incredibly positive both for the UK and for the EU." Read the full post on bbc

All Candidates wishing to take the 2020 UTME must have the National Identification Number (NIN). Prospective candidates are urged to visit the nearest @nimc_ng office for their capturing. The Board would ONLY register candidates with NIN. The Board also warns against unathorised finacial transanctions with its staff. It warns: “Please be informed that the Board frowns on any form of financial dealings between candidates and staff. “All payments on JAMB Services are made directly to the Board’s TSA. “Therefore, candidates involved in any financial transaction with a staff of the Board should notify the Board immediately and also provide any useful information about such staff for necessary action.” [ PUNCH ]

A new 33-patient  case study  published in the  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine  provides some of the strongest proof yet that exposure to asbestos-tainted talcum powder may cause malignant mesothelioma, a rare and deadly cancer that affects tissues lining internal organs. This isn’t only an important scientific discovery—it could also give new ammunition to plaintiffs in the thousands of cases brought against brands selling talcum-powder-based products alleged to cause cancer, like  Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder . “It’s very, very hard, in general, to prove exactly what caused your specific case of disease,” says Steve Gold, a professor at Rutgers Law School who specializes in toxic and hazardous substances. “If a credible physician and researcher is willing to testify and has published that these individual cancers appear to be caused by asbestos exposure from talcum powder, that’s evidence that is usually not available to plaintiffs. That’s very powe

Ojuolape Veronica Asuquo, the wife of talented singer Cobhams Asuquo, has opened up in a new interview that their son was born blind. She went on to share how her son’s blindness has made her closer to God. Ojuola, a PR expert, got married to Cobhams Asuquo in 2010. A year later, they welcomed their first child on Nov 30th, 2011, in the US. It wasn't until months later that she discovered he was visually impaired. She said: "The elephant in the room in my life in the past six years is pretty much... So, I got married, and we got pregnant. My pregnancy was fantastic, I didn't even know I was pregnant, found out I was pregnant, still wasn't sure I was pregnant because I didn't have any symptoms." After the "smooth" pregnancy and an even smoother delivery that happened "under 45 minutes", her baby was checked abroad and she was told he is OK. She continued: "Everything was so smooth. And then fast forward to four mo

Four kidnapped students of Government Day Secondary School at Gwagwada village in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State have been rescued by troops. Recall that some armed men suspected to be bandits terrorising the Kaduna-Abuja Highway, abducted 10 students while on their way to school on October 10. A quick intervention by soldiers led to the rescue of six out of the 10 students while the bandits escaped into the forest with four victims. The Deputy Director of Army Public Relations Officer of One Division in Kaduna State, Colonel Ezindu Idimah who confirmed that the 4 remaining students were rescued by troops of Operation Thunder Strike, said they've been handed over to their parents at Gurmi village. “On Monday October 14, at about 6 am, following a tip off from a reliable source, troops raided the hideout of the bandits and successfully rescued the remaining 4 students without any injury,” Idimah said. He further disclosed that the bandits ran int