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N-Power Beneficiaries Batch C who have been owed for eight months will begin soon”  The National Program Manager revealed that the Honourable Minister of Humanitarian affairs and Poverty Alleviation Dr Betta Edu @edu_betta , have been working round the clock to arrest irregularities within the Program and other social investment programmes. “These irregularities have made the common man to lose faith in the ability of Government to provide social safety cover for its population but Dr Betta Edu is engaging all necessary steps to resolve these issues and deliver the Renewed Hope Mandate of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to Nigerians” he assured “Many irregularities which hitherto had sabotaged the smooth implementation of the Program are being addressed. It would be recalled that on assumption of duty it was noted that many beneficiaries did not receive payment for their monthly allowances while monies were been held up by the consultant managing the enrollment and payment system wh...

WHEN YOU ARE 40 YEARS OLD OR ABOVE  A. Two things to check as often as you can: (1) Your blood pressure (2) Your blood sugar. B. Six things to reduce to the minimum on your foods: (1) Salt (2) sugar (3) preserved meat and foods (4) red meat especially roasted (5) diary products (6) starchy products C. Four things to increase in your foods: (1) Greens/vegetables  (2) beans  (3) fruits (4) nuts D. Three things you need to forget: (1) Your age  (2) your past  (3) your grievances  E. Four things you must have, no matter how weak or how strong you are: (1) Friends who truly love you (2) caring family (3) positive thoughts (4) a warm home. F.  Four things you need to do to stay healthy:  (1) fasting (2) smiling / laughing   (3) trek / exercise (4) reduce your weight.  G. Six things you don't have to do:  (1) Don't wait till you are hungry to eat (2) don't wait till you are thirsty to drink (3) don't wait till you are sleepy to sleep ...

The Borno State Police Command on Saturday averted the theft of some train coaches at the Maiduguri Railway Terminus. The source said, "A suspected theft of train coaches of the Nigerian Railway Corporation was foiled at the Maiduguri Railway Terminus following a tip-off by Good Samaritans. The police also apprehended the suspects." When contacted, the spokesperson for the Nigerian Railway Corporation, Mahmood Yakubu, denied knowledge of the incident but asked our correspondent to reach the regional manager for details. However, when dialled, the telephone number of the regional manager indicated that it was switched off. However, the spokesperson for the police command, Sami Kamilu, confirmed the incident, adding that six suspects had been arrested.  Credit:Damilola Aina

“I couldn’t resist the temptation,”40 yrs old man, a father-of-20, arrested for allegedly d£filing a 12 yrs old girl after entĩcing her with N1,000 in Adamawa. A 40-year old man, Mohammed Umar has confessed to d£filing a 12-year old girl after he offered her N1000, but insisted the interco¥rse was consensual. It is reported that Umar, a father of 20 children, allegedly thr£at£ned to k!11 the girl if she disclosed the affair. The incident reportedly happened at Gusupan in the Toungo LGA of Adamawa State. He was said to have made the confession while being interrogated by the spokesperson for the Adamawa State Police Command, SP Suleiman Nguroje on Friday. He narrated, "She met me in my shop & said she wanted to buy sugar. While we were interacting, she requested for the sum of N2000 to refund to her step-mother. I dashed her N1000, then she agreed to offer her b0dy to me. After we finished the arrangement, she voluntarily went to where we agreed to meet. I joined her immediatel...

Senate begins hearing of bill to jail, fine parents N50,000 if they fail to enroll their children in school. A bill recommending a fine of N50,000 to be paid by parents who fail to provide their children with primary and secondary school education has passed first reading at the Senate. The Red Chamber also recommended free meals for every child in the country. The bill proposed by Senator Orji Kalu titled; ‘Compulsory free Universal Basic Education Act 2004, Section 2’, according to Punch. The section stated that “governments at all levels in the country, shall provide free, compulsory and universal basic education for every child of primary and junior secondary school age.” “Every parent shall ensure that his child or ward attends and completes his primary school education and junior secondary school education by endeavouring to send the child to primary and junior secondary schools. The act also recommended p¥nishments for parents who contravene the rule.