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The Nasarawa State Chapter of the Labour Party has suspended eleven of its officials for engaging in anti-party activities during the just-concluded governorship and House of Assembly elections in the state. This was contained in a press statement signed and made available to newsmen by the LP state Chairman, Alexander Ombugu, and the party’s Assistant Secretary, Ashime Benjamin, in Lafia on Wednesday. The statement said the suspension was done in conjunction with… Read the full article here

The Federal Government, Sightsavers Nigeria, and other Non-governmental organisations are developing a national guideline for the management of morbidity and disability induced by Neglected Tropical Diseases in the country. NTDs are a diverse group of 20 conditions that are mainly prevalent in tropical areas, where they affect more than one billion people who live in impoverished communities. They are caused by a variety of pathogens including viruses, bacteria,… Read the full article here

Super Eagles midfielder, Alex Iwobi, claimed that Nigeria’s 1-0 win over Guinea-Bissau in the return fixture of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match played on Monday at the Estadio 24 de Setembro was a very difficult game. The Wild Dogs defeated Nigeria 1-0 in the first leg of the 2023 AFCON qualifying match played at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja on Friday, but the Eagles fought back to earn a win in Bissau. Bright Osayi-Samuel won a… Read the full article here

Some students in the department of Medical Laboratory Science of the Kwara State University have protested their non mobilisation for the National Youth Services Corps Scheme several years after graduation. The students who displayed different placards to announce their displeasure over the issue also lamented the non regularisation of the course by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. Many of them later took to their Facebook pages to condemn the… Read the full article here

Shaun Murphy went some way to avenging the Welsh Open final loss to Robert Milkins as he came from behind to beat the ‘Milkman’ 10-8 and claim his place in the Tour Championship semi-final.Trailing 5-1 and then 6-3 at one stage and with history looking destined to repeat itself, Murphy rallied to win five consecutive frames, holding his nerve to see the job through.He will play Mark Selby or Ryan Day next.Tour ChampionshipTour Championship LIVE – Murphy beats Milkins after mounting… Read the full article here

Microsoft has announced a second generation of its Surface Hub 2S interactive whiteboard will be arriving later this year, equipped with new features built around Microsoft’s Teams conferencing software. The updated enterprise device features the same 50-inch and 85-inch design as the current Surface Hub 2S, and will be the first touch-enabled board to run Teams Rooms on Windows.Microsoft Teams Rooms is meant for all-in-one conferencing systems designed to replace individual remote meeting… Read the full article here

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, president of the United Arab Emirates, has named his eldest son crown prince of Abu Dhabi as part of a series of changes to the oil-rich Gulf state’s top leadership. The appointment of Sheikh Khaled as heir apparent was widely expected as he has taken on more prominent roles in recent years and it will end speculation about the succession, particularly the potential for a power struggle.Sheikh Mohammed also promoted three of his full brothers,… Read the full article here

Martin Gruenberg, chair of the United States Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, has said the FDIC plans to return roughly $4 billion in deposits connected to Signature Bank’s digital asset banking business by early April.In a March 29 hearing of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee exploring federal regulators’ responses to recent bank failures, Gruenberg said the deposits that were not included in the bid from a New York Community Bancorp subsidiary for Signature would be… Read the full article here

Ready for vacation! The White Lotus has been a critical darling since its 2021 premiere — and Bette Midler is one star of many who would check into the fictional hotel in a “New York minute.” “It’s a big sendup. [Series creator] Mike White pokes fun at the worst kind of people, the truly entitled and rich people behaving badly. Everybody likes to see them get their comeuppance. I really enjoy that,” the First Wives Club star told Variety in a February 2023 interview. “It’s… Read the full article here

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N24.2 billion for the provision of Internet facilities at 20 airports, some institutions of learning and markets across the country. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, disclosed this when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the Council meeting presided by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja. According to him, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will spearhead the… Read the full article here