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The management of the University of Benin, Edo State, has set up a committee to investigate allegations of sexual harassment against a Professor in the Department of Philosophy. This was contained in a circular issued by the investigation committee’s Secretary, B. D. Jonathan, and made available to journalists on Saturday. Although the professor’s name was

From a colourful, sometimes controversial opening ceremony to boxers caught up in a gender row to respectful bows on the gymnastics podium, the 2024 Olympics served up many memorable moments. AFP Sport looks at 10 of the best: Rain on opening ceremony parade — Organisers promised a spectacular opening ceremony and the rain-soaked boat parade

A non-governmental organisation, the Foundation for Public Interest Law and Development (The Pro Bono Centre), has called on the federal and state governments to urgently address the deplorable conditions of correctional centres across the country. The Executive Director of the Foundation and human rights lawyer, Yusuf Nurudeen, made the call in a statement to commemorate

The National Youth Service Corps has denied a social media report that corps members’ bank accounts are being upgraded to accommodate the N70,000 new national minimum wage. The corps said no directive has been given by the relevant authority for it to start the payment of N70, 000 minimum wage to corps members or to

Brazilian authorities on Saturday finished recovering the bodies of the 62 people who died when their plane tumbled from the sky, as experts began examining the doomed aircraft’s black boxes to determine the cause of the disaster. Videos showed the ATR 72-500 plane in a sickening downward spin Friday before it crashed into a residential

A Facebook group, the Nigerian Teachers Community, has expressed concern over the recruitment of unqualified teachers by unregistered private schools across Nigeria, saying it poses a serious danger. The leader of the forum, Dr Peter Ogudoro, made this known at a workshop titled “Transformational Leadership in the Education Sector” in Lagos on Saturday. The News

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged President Bola Tinubu to investigate the $1.5bn World Bank loan obtained by the 36 states of the federation, and the Federal Capital Territory. The group also urged Tinubu to probe the “alleged mismanagement of the Chinese loans of $3.121bn obtained by the Federal Government.” SERAP asked the

A former assistant coach of the Nigerian national football team, Sylvanus Okpala, has voiced his opinion on the current state of Nigerian football and the recent controversies surrounding the team. Okpala, in an interview with PUNCH Online on Saturday, emphasised the need for homegrown solutions to the country’s football challenges. “Nigeria are going to Mount

The Federal Government has established a renewable energy college in Kogi State. The groundbreaking ceremony of the project was held on Saturday at the Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, by Governor Usman Ododo, along with the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, and the Director General of Energy Commission of Nigeria,

The boxing competition at the Paris Olympics is over, but the fight now begins for its inclusion in the 2028 LA Games after a damaging gender controversy placed the sport under renewed scrutiny. Boxing has been a staple of the modern Olympics, making its debut in 1904 and featuring at every Games since, except in