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The International Federation of Women Lawyers, Rivers State branch, has rescued an infant who was abandoned at a shrine in Abua in the Abua/Odual Local Government Area of Rivers State. The Chairperson of FIDA in Rivers State, Tamunoibuemi Life-George, disclosed this while giving details of the rescue operation on Tuesday. Life-George said the organisation received credible information on Sunday, June 14, 2026, that a two-week-old male infant had been abandoned in front of a local shrine in the area. According to her, the matter was immediately escalated, and the child was rescued with the support of the police. She stated,…
When only 14 out of 100 registered voters show up, democracy is on life support. When a citizen’s voter data leaks from inside INEC, the system bleeds. With Ekiti, Osun and 2027 looming, the question is brutal: Has INEC become the biggest threat to Nigeria’s elections? The bottom line is that INEC isn’t protecting voters. It’s pushing them out. The law says registration must be continuous. Yet INEC shut it down six months before the 2023 polls, forcing a court battle just to add 31 days. Result: millions begged to vote but couldn’t. This time, the same six-month blackout is…
Rand Merchant Bank has concluded a landmark cross-border infrastructure project deal to finance critical regional transport assets from Nigeria to the Niger Republic. The bank acted as the Global Coordinator and initial Mandated Lead Arranger for the provision of $1.8bn to the Ministry of Finance for the development, construction and commissioning of the 374km Kano-Maradi railway project. The project team, according to the bank’s statement, worked alongside the ministry to arrange funding from multiple sources, including development finance institutions and local currency financiers. The Executive Director and Head of Investment Banking at RMB Nigeria, Chidi Iwuchukwu, said, “This pivotal transaction…
Ghana won a dramatic 1-0 victory over Panama in their opening World Cup Group L clash in Toronto on Wednesday. Caleb Yirenkyi bundled in the winning goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time, sending thousands of Ghanaians in Canada’s largest city into a frenzy and settling an otherwise attritional battle. Both sides largely struggled to generate chances in the first half after Panama striker Cecilio Waterma’s second minute attempt was steered away by outstretched Ghana goalkeeper Lawrence Ati Zigi. The Black Stars didn’t attempt a shot on goal through the first half. The second half played out under steady…
Jack Dorsey’s financial services firm Block rolled out a new suite of AI-native tools on Wednesday, which it says can execute around 15% of all production code changes across the company. The new AI tooling, Builderbot, is able to execute over 200,000 operations per day and merges approximately 1,500 pull requests per week, said the company. “The best way to think about Builderbot is as the missing layer between AI coding tools and how engineering actually works at scale,” said Brad Axen, head of AI capabilities at Block. “What used to take months now takes days,” the company added. The figures show that…
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The Anambra State Health Insurance Agency has urged healthcare providers under the scheme to improve the quality of care given to enrollees and avoid delays in attending to patients. The agency’s Managing Director, Augustine Ezeka, made the call on Tuesday in Awka during a meeting with the Chief Medical Directors (CMDs) of the 117 accredited healthcare facilities in the state. Mr Ezeka, a medical doctor, said that good customer service would improve confidence in the scheme and expand access to quality healthcare. He said the meeting was convened to strengthen collaboration between them and the agency, improve service delivery and…
An Air Peace aircraft operating a scheduled flight from Abuja to Kano has been grounded after experiencing a bird strike upon arrival at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport. The airline disclosed the incident on Wednesday, saying the aircraft was withdrawn from service in line with aviation safety procedures. According to Air Peace, the bird strike occurred shortly after the aircraft landed in Kano. The airline said the aircraft is undergoing technical assessments to determine the extent of any damage before it can return to service. “In strict compliance with aviation safety protocols, the affected aircraft has been grounded for…
Former Jersey Football Association president Ricky Weir has set his sights on deepening grassroots football development in Nigeria, returning to the country this month on a visit that combined the promotion of his award-winning memoir with continued support for Walking Football and youth league programmes, The PUNCH reports. Weir, who now holds a Nigerian passport, told reporters in Lagos that his latest trip was driven by three personal missions namely promoting his book, “Illegitimately Blessed”, supporting grassroots football, and strengthening the growth of Walking Football, a discipline he helped introduce to Nigeria in 2020. “The biggest thing is that I…
Grace Joseph, the widow of the commercial bus driver, Joseph Okpe, who was allegedly beaten to death by the Nigerian Air Force officers along the Oshodi–Apapa Expressway in Lagos, has accused the military of abandoning her family, saying she has not heard from its representatives since they paid a condolence visit and promised support. PUNCH Metro reports that the driver died a few hours after he was allegedly assaulted by a group of officers following a minor traffic incident involving their vehicle. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the spokesperson for the Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, confirmed…
