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Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to awarding more infrastructure projects to Julius Berger Nigeria Plc as part of efforts to expand job creation and accelerate development across the state. The governor spoke on Monday while addressing construction workers at a Julius Berger project site in Osubi, Okpe Local Government Area. Oborevwori said unemployment and economic hardship remained major concerns for many families, stressing that the government must deliberately create opportunities for young people through infrastructure investment and strategic partnerships. “There are many challenges facing our people today, especially unemployment and economic hardship. “Too many of…

The Enugu State Government has announced the arrest of a woman, Mrs Ogechi John, over the alleged killing of her nine-year-old stepdaughter, Amanda John. In a statement published on Governor Peter Mbah’s WhatsApp media platform on Monday, the suspect was identified as an indigene of Oderiko in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. According to the statement, Mrs John was arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force in connection with the death of the child, who was allegedly beaten to death at their residence in Nchatancha, Emene, in Enugu East Local Government Area. The statement, citing accounts by…

At the point of making a fantastic submission on Saturday on why President Bola Tinubu should be impeached and removed from office for multi-party activities, a senior man sent me a quote which succinctly captures our futile claim of fighting corruption. Multi-party activities? I expected the question. A serious crime in the political arena of working against the interest of one’s party is known as anti-party activity. Tinubu’s offence, however, is being a member and the arrowhead of the crises in no fewer than four political parties. This is called multi-party activity, which is also a constitutional breach, a constitution…

Edward Nnachi writes that constituents of the Ebonyi South Senatorial District are sharply divided over Senator Anthony Ani’s performance ahead of the 2027 elections, with critics questioning whether he deserves another term Ahead of next year’s elections, constituents of the Ebonyi South Senatorial District have beamed their x-rays on the manner of representation in the zone over the past three years. For many of them, this becomes imperative as the district has hitherto produced vibrant and notable leaders, including a Senate President. Among them are Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, who represented the Ebonyi South Senatorial District in the Senate from…

The Nigerite Staff (Ikeja) Multipurpose Cooperative Society has reported significant growth in members’ savings and financial surplus, attributing the increase to renewed member confidence, improved welfare initiatives, and a broader push toward transparency and investment-driven expansion. At its 35th Annual General Meeting held recently at the Nigerite premises in Ikeja, the cooperative said members’ savings rose from N335.6m in 2023 to N420.6m in 2024, before increasing further to N518m in 2025. The cooperative also recorded consistent surplus growth over the same period, posting N38.2m in 2023, N47.6m in 2024, and N60.2m in 2025. In his welcome address, the outgoing president…

There is a question many people recently got wrong in our homework series. It centres on the choices that ‘neither’ makes when used with ‘nor’ to connect two or more negative alternatives. The outcome shows that many believe only singular verbs are required in the context. The question: Neither Akin nor the twins … present.  (A. could B. was C. are D. is) Well, let’s consider this other statement first: Neither Juliet nor Bimbola needs the chair. While the sentence remains grammatically valid, there are times singular verbs are no longer needed. In such situations, you need the plural. In…

MTN Nigeria Communications increased infrastructure investment sharply in the first quarter of 2026, spending N390.3bn in capital expenditure excluding lease assets, as the telecommunications operator accelerated network expansion and capacity upgrades amid surging demand for data and digital financial services. The company’s unaudited financial results for the quarter ended 31 March showed capex excluding right-of-use assets rose 92.8 per cent year-on-year from N202.4bn recorded in the same period of 2025. Total capital expenditure climbed 10.6 per cent to N482.7bn during the quarter, while capex intensity excluding lease assets increased to 26 per cent from 19.1 per cent a year earlier,…

Ripple has secured a $200 million credit facility from funds managed by Neuberger Berman to expand the lending capacity of its institutional prime brokerage business, highlighting continued demand for financing services in the digital asset market.The company said Monday that the debt facility will allow its Ripple Prime unit to offer more margin loans and other financing products to hedge funds, trading companies and other institutional clients active in both crypto and traditional markets. Ripple Prime president Noel Kimmel said the additional capital will help the unit serve a broader range of institutional clients as demand for crypto financing and brokerage…

Brooks Marks is gearing up for the second season of Next Gen NYC — and fans will be getting an inside look at his relationship with boyfriend Kade Thomas. “I think you’ll see more about my relationship life in season 2,” Brooks, 26, told Us Weekly exclusively at the Vulture Reality Masterminds Celebration in New York City on Thursday, May 7. Brooks has been dating Kade since 2024, but kept their relationship largely out of the public eye. Several of Brooks’ Next Gen NYC castmates are in relationships, but he hopes to be the first one with an engagement ring…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Monday celebrated a staff member, Gbenga Adebayo, for his bravery in conveying ransom to kidnappers. The board also celebrated Moduoluwa Aloba, a staff member based in Lagos, for her dedication to the service of the board and a team of three others –Muzammil Bello, Dubem Ikechukwu and Auwal Bello– for their innovation in tackling examination malpractice by fraudsters. JAMB Registrar, Is-haq Oloyede, a professor, called out five staff members to the podium on Monday during the board’s annual policy meeting on admissions with heads of tertiary institutions across the country. Each of…