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The Nigerian government has issued N1.5 billion to kick-start a cooperation scheme introduced for repentant Niger-Delta militants. According to Barry Ndiomu, the President of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, the funds are for the scheme named ‘PAP Cooperative Society Limited (PAPCOSOL), which was launched on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, to enable ex-militants to start up enterprises that will enable them to become self-sufficient. He explained that the scheme was birthed in order to minimise their dependence on the N65,000 monthly stipend from the Federal Government. Niger Delta: Ex-militants storm NASS, protest unpaid allowances Ndiomu stated that the funds, which are in…

Iran successfully tested a ballistic missile with a possible range of 2,000 kilometres on Thursday, according to state media, two days after Israel’s military leader raised the risk of “action” against Tehran over its nuclear programme. Iran, which has one of the most extensive missile programmes in the Middle East, claims that its warheads can reach the bases of arch-foes Israel and the United States in the area. Despite concerns from the United States and Europe, the Islamic Republic has stated that it will continue to develop its “defensive” missile development. “We want our enemies to know that we will…

The constituency office of German Economy Minister Robert Habeck stated on Thursday that it had received an envelope containing a white material, sparking a large-scale police operation. A preliminary analysis revealed that the substance was simply finely powdered sand, according to spokesman, awaiting a complete investigation of the occurrence. Employees at Habeck’s workplace in Flensburg, on the northern border with Denmark, presented the package to police on Wednesday afternoon, who then notified the fire department, according to a police statement issued late that day. Delta police arrest motorcyclist for rape The officer operation lasted two hours, and the substance was…

The stage is set in Dortmund for the most dramatic Bundesliga finale in more than a decade, with Borussia supporters keen to see their team win their first league title in 11 years against Mainz 05 on Saturday. The Ruhr valley club, which last won the Bundesliga under then-coach Juergen Klopp in 2012, is one win away from lifting the Meisterschale in front of a sold-out 81,000 home crowd on the last day of the season. Dortmund are two points ahead of Bayern Munich coming into the final game and know that a draw or even defeat might still be…

A bill to compensate victims of the #EndSARS protest has been approved by the Senate for second reading. Sponsored by Senator Gershom Bassey (PDP), Senator representing Cross River South Senatorial District, the bill titled “A Bill for an Act to Amend the National Emergency Management Agency Act” seeks to provide for the establishment of the #EndSARS Victims Compensation Fund. In his remark, the lawmaker argued that the victims have been left to continually groan under the pain of injuries inflicted by hoodlums during the protest. He opined, “Distinguished colleagues, you may recall that as a result of the nationwide protests…

Samuel Adegoke, a student of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State, has reportedly killed himself by taking a harmful substance after losing his tuition fees and those of his friend while gambling online. According to reports, the deceased misused his school tuition to gamble online on Friday, which was unfortunate. Adegoke, a National Diploma II student of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, allegedly committed suicide on Monday, when his colleagues were studying to write their first semester exam. Adegoke was said to have defrauded his friend and roommate by using his fees to gamble after getting the friend’s password secretly. In…

President Muhammadu Buhari has written the Senate, seeking approval of the request to pay the judgement debt in the sum of $566,754,584.31, £98,526,012.00, and N226,281,801,881.64 owed by the Federal government. President Buhari’s appeal was contained in a letter read Wednesday in Abuja by the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan. According to President Buhari, the permission will allow the government to settle the Federal Government’s judgement debt through the issuing of promissory notes. “The Distinguished Senate President may wish to be informed that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the liquidation of top priority judgement debts and general judgement…

Chief Afe Babalola SAN, legal icon and founder of the Afe Babalola University Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), has criticised President Muhammadu Buhari’s proposal to the National Assembly for a new $800 million loan to finance the National Social Safety Network Programme (NSSNP). The request was conveyed in a letter given to legislators on the Senate floor by Senate President Ahmad Lawan. “Please take note that the Federal Executive Council has approved an additional loan facility of USD800 million to be secured from the World Bank for the National Social Safety Net Programme, and the need to request your consideration and approval…

Thirty-five students from Fakunle Comprehensive High School, Power Line Area, Osogbo, were brought to hospitals yesterday after breathing a substance presumed to be tear gas shot by mobile police officers from MOPOL 39-Base, Osogbo. The Mopol officers were said to be having their early morning training when the harmful chemical, purportedly launched into thin air, took a devastating effect on the scholars. According to the report, a short while after the tear gas was launched, the students became unconscious and were rushed to nearby hospitals. Speaking on the issue, Mrs. Arowosafe Elizabeth Olayemi, the head of Osun Ambulance Service, said…

The Governor of Kwara State, Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has been appointed the new chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF). In a communiqué signed by the outgoing chairman of the forum, the executive governor of Sokoto State, Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, the Kwara State governor is to replace him as his tenure draws to an end on the 29th of May, 2023. Abdurazaq, who emerged as the chairman of the forum via unanimous consensus, will have Governor Seyi Makinde, the executive governor of Oyo State, as his deputy. BREAKING: Dino Melaye emerges PDP Kogi governorship candidate The communiqué…