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The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has refuted reports claiming that President Bola Tinubu approved plans to open Nigeria’s airtime credit market to nine new operators, saying it was neither aware of nor involved in the claims attributed to it. FCCPC Director of Corporate Affairs, Ondaje Ijagwu, in a statement issued on Sunday, said reports suggesting it submitted the names of local fintech companies to the Presidency as part of efforts to reform the airtime credit market were inaccurate. “The commission wishes to state clearly that it is not aware of, and was not involved in, the claims attributed…
The Edo State Police Command has arrested Uzebor Emmanuel, popularly known on social media as “Aza Woman,” in connection with false viral publications. The suspect had claimed that students of Green Park Academy, Aduwawa, Benin City, were kidnapped, a claim that was later found to be false as the state command had earlier debunked it last Wednesday. The command lamented that the viral social media post generated unnecessary concern among members of the public. In a statement released on Sunday, the State Command’s spokesperson, SP Eno Ikoedem, said the deliberate spread of false information, particularly on matters relating to public…
The former Kano deputy governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party during the 2023 general elections, Yusuf Dambatta, has defected to the All Progressives Congress. Dambatta, who announced his exit from the PDP in a statement released on Sunday, said his decision to join the APC was taken after careful consideration and wide consultations with his leaders, political associates, supporters, and stakeholders. “I hereby formally announce my decision to join the All Progressives Congress. This decision was taken after careful consideration and wide consultations with my leaders, political associates, supporters, and stakeholders,” the statement partly read. He expressed optimism that…
Teenage Nigerian winger Zadok Yohanna has completed a record-breaking move to Brighton and Hove Albion from Swedish club AIK Fotboll, becoming the most expensive player ever transferred out of the Swedish league in the process, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The 18-year-old has signed a five-year contract with the Premier League club until June 2031, with the fee believed to be an initial €28m (£24.2m) plus €2m (£1.8m) in add-ons. The transfer will be officially completed when the window opens on June 15, subject to regulatory approvals. Yohanna’s arrival makes him Brighton head coach Fabian Hurzeler’s first signing of the summer…
The Virtual OS Museum isn’t a physical place, it’s a collection of over 1,700 distinct installations of over 600 operating systems for over 250 platforms that you can download and run via emulation right on your computer. It’s largely the work of one man, Andrew Warkentin, a developer and OS historian who has been slowly building his collection of OS images since 2003.The library spans nearly the entire history of computing from 1948’s Manchester Baby, the first stored computer program, to early builds of Android from 2011. Unsurprisingly, there are a lot of obscure OSes in there, including countless DOS…
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Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has described the 2017 controversy that led to his removal from office as a political setup, while renewing his criticism of African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar. In a detailed Facebook post responding to backlash over his resignation from the ADC, Mr Lawal defended the controversial contract at the centre of the scandal. He reiterated his position that supporting Atiku would hand President Bola Tinubu an easy path to a second term. The latest statement builds on his earlier explanation for exiting the ADC, which PREMIUM TIMES…
We often ask what kind of country we will leave for the next generation. Perhaps the more important question is what kind of opportunities we will leave for them. Each of us can answer that question. By mentoring one person. By opening one door. By supporting one dream. By investing in one possibility. Because nations are ultimately transformed the same way lives are transformed: one opportunity at a time. Reflections at 50 on grace, responsibility and the privilege of being carried. There comes a point in life when achievement begins to matter less than purpose. A point when the question…
Former Senate Leader Ali Ndume has reacted to the gallantry of men of the Nigerian Army in securing the release of residents of the Ngoshe community from the captivity of the insurgents. Recall that the Nigerian Army rescued 360 victims at the weekend who had been in captivity since last March and were rescued on Saturday by security forces. Senator Ndume, in a statement on Sunday, hailed the military for the rescue operation. He described the weekend onslaught against the insurgents as remarkable. He said, “We must applaud the professionalism and spectacular patriotism of men and officers of the Nigerian Army who continue to exhibit outstanding courage in…
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, has urged the African Democratic Congress, ADC, to replace Atiku Abubakar as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections. Lawal gave this advice in a statement posted on his Facebook page, maintaining that the ADC primary election was massively rigged in favour of Atiku. According to him, Atiku does not have what it takes to defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general election. He decried that most of his critics had focused on attacking him rather than addressing the issues he raised. “Indeed I would urge the…
