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The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has dissociated itself from the purported appointment of convicted pension thief Abdulrasheed Maina as ‘ Patron’ of its Garki branch in Abuja, describing the action as reprehensible and a mockery of the legal profession and the fight against corruption. PREMIUM TIMES reported how Mr Maina, a disgraced former chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms who was jailed for stealing over N2 billion from pensioners, received an award from the NBA Garki Branch at an event held on Jimmy Carter Street, Asokoro, Abuja, on Thursday. Mr Maina, whose neck was adorned with a…
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has set up a committee to coordinate a state-backed burial for the late former First Lady of the state, Chief (Mrs) Lucia Onabanjo. The committee will be headed by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Tokunbo Talabi. Other members include the Chairman of Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area, Mr Dare Alebiosu, and the Commissioner for Finance, Mr Dapo Okubadejo. Governor Abiodun announced the decision on Thursday during a condolence visit to the Onabanjo family in Ijebu-Ode, following the death of the former First Lady. He described Mrs Onabanjo as an outstanding and selfless woman who…
A public affairs analyst, Olumide Obayemi, has condemned President Ahmed Tinubu’s former aide, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, for his continued intervention in Nigeria’s opposition politics. This comes after Baba-Ahmed, who was the former spokesperson for the Northern Elders Forum, suggested that Nigeria’s former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, should step aside in the contest for the African Democratic Congress presidential candidate for the 2027 election. Reacting, Obayemi, who is the convener of the Omoluabi Coalition, in a statement on Friday described Baba-Ahmed’s comment on Atiku as duplicitous, partisan, and calculated to weaken the opposition ahead of 2027. According to Obayemi, since exiting the…
A scene of panic unfolded at the Kpakungu Muslim cemetery in Minna, Niger State capital on Wednesday evening at about 6 p.m., when a stray dog allegedly forced its way through the fence and began digging at one of the graves. Eyewitnesses said the dog’s strange behavior startled the security guard on duty, who quickly raised an alarm. Neighbors, gripped with fear, rushed to the scene, initially thinking a human intruder had trespassed into the burial ground, only to discover the dog clawing at a grave. In a moment of anger and confusion, they were said to have attacked the…
Paul Merson, former Arsenal player, has tipped two Premier League clubs to reach the UEFA Champions League final this season. He noted that he won’t be surprised to see an all-English final in the Champions League if the knockout draws go in favour of the English clubs. Merson stated this following the conclusion of this week’s Champions League matches. At the moment, apart from Manchester City, the likes of Arsenal, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool and Chelsea are currently in the top eight on the Champions League table. “There is no competition that is as hard as the Premier League.…
The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has stated that his administration has empowered more than 36,000 youths across the state with various skills, emphasising that youths remain the greatest asset of any society. Soludo stated that his government, guided by Anambra Vision 2070, is deliberately building a prosperous, inclusive, and smart society where young people are equipped to thrive. He stated this on Friday at the swearing-in and opening ceremony of the 2026 Batch ‘A’ Stream 1 National Youth Service Corps orientation programme held at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Nnamdi Azikiwe Unity Camp, Mbaukwu/Umuawulu, Awka South Local Government…
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency has attributed the fire at a shopping complex on Amore Street, Ajegunle, to a power surge. PUNCH Metro learnt from a statement issued on Thursday by the LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, that the fire broke out in the early hours of the day. Oke-Osanyintolu said emergency responders were immediately mobilised to the scene upon receipt of a distress call, adding that the one-storey building, occupied mainly by clothes dealers, was already engulfed in flames on arrival. He noted that investigations revealed the fire was triggered by an electrical surge when power was…
The All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, led by Chief Emeka Beke, has called on Governor Siminalayi Fubara to, as a matter of urgency, convene a stakeholders’ meeting of the party. The group said the meeting would help give the party proper direction, especially now that issues concerning the leadership of the party in the state have been clarified. The call was made in a statement issued on Friday in Port Harcourt by the APC State Publicity Secretary of the Emeka Beke faction, Mr Dalington Nwauju, and made available to journalists. Recall that the Presidential Spokesman, Daniel Bwala, said during…
Telecommunications giant MTN Nigeria organised nationwide watch parties for the third-place playoff and the final of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, in celebration of the sporting excellence on display during the tournament in Morocco. Africa was the centre of global football attention between December 21, 2025 and January 18, 2026, as Senegal were crowned AFCON champions for the second time in their history. After cheering the Super Eagles to a bronze medal finish in their third-place playoff against Egypt last Saturday, Nigerian football fans were once again treated to high drama on Sunday as hosts Morocco faced Senegal in…
Microsoft is giving its Paint and Notepad apps on Windows new AI capabilities for editing text and making digital illustrations. The updates are currently rolling out to Windows Insiders in the Windows 11 Canary and Dev channels, and include features that feel oddly niche or advanced for such simplified apps, such as AI text improvements in Notepad and the ability to instantly generate coloring book pages in Paint.The latter feature is aptly called “Coloring book,” and lets you make blank coloring templates in version 11.2512.191.0 of Paint based on a text prompt. Users can access this feature by selecting the…
