Bruins captain Brad Marchand was absent from the Saturday, May 11, practice. On top of that, Montgomery expanded on his thoughts about what happened to Marchand in Game 3. Initially, not many were aware of what had happened on the ice in the action between Marchand and Bennett. Both collided in a heavy hit that made the Bruins captain fall to the ice. Further analysis of the hit footage has revealed the probable truth of what happened on the ice between Marchand and Bennett.

May 12, 2024 07:25 UTC

The National Orientation Agency (NOA) says the Federal Government will soon introduce Citizenship Studies as core subjects at all levels of education in Nigeria. He said the introduction of citizenship study into the country’s school education system was necessary to help inculcate the right values and characters into every Nigeria’s child. “The Federal Government will soon introduce Citizenship Studies in all levels of education in Nigeria–primary, secondary and tertiary education–where our children will undertake them as compulsory subjects and courses. “This will enable them to learn the right values and characters and how to be a good Nigerian and make the country proud anywhere they go. The director-general commended the stakeholders for always being ever-supportive and dependable in working with NOA to move Nigeria forward.

May 12, 2024 01:46 UTC

To mark the start of the 2024 Hajj season, a 43-man advance team of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) will today (Sunday) depart Abuja for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. They are the reason you are there, so at every point in time, make sure you attend or treat them with courtesy and respect,” the chairman told the team. While telling them that the bar has been raised and expectations is high, Arabi emphatically told them to take the admonition seriously. “I urge you to be patient with the pilgrims, minimize their complaints and focus on the task at hand,” Elegushi told the team. He enjoined the team to represent the Commission well while in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, submitting that, “you are our eyes and ears of the management.

May 12, 2024 00:58 UTC

After 362 years of frankly horrendous treatment at the hands of her husband, Mr Punch, Judy has had enough. The man in the booth – or “professor”, as Punch and Judy puppeteers are known – is Spike Lidington. Aged 20, he is part of an emerging scene of younger people who are getting interested in the art of puppetry in general, and Punch and Judy in particular. Dr Tony Lidington, lecturer in drama at Exeter and a 40-year veteran of the seaside entertainment business (and Spike’s father), shrugged off the attack. after newsletter promotion“But people think of Punch and Judy as this very traditional form of entertainment that’s never really changed, which isn’t really true.

May 11, 2024 16:34 UTC

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May 11, 2024 15:58 UTC





The Army Headquarters has announced investigation into a viral footage showing soldiers protesting at the 8 Division Garrison detention facility in Sokoto. The footage, circulating on social media, depicts personnel held in custody expressing grievances. In a statement signed Saturday by Onyema Nwachukwu, Major General Director Army Public Relations, the Army regretted the incident adding that it would not condone the soldiers’ behaviour, which constitutes mutiny and misconduct. According to the report, the Chief of Army Staff has ordered a probe to determine if the incident is isolated or widespread in similar facilities. “While the Service is mindful of its subjective oversight engagements by statutory bodies, it remains primarily a responsible, self-regulating professional body.

May 11, 2024 14:18 UTC

“I had to leave Ekpan and my business because of the incessant crisis in the community. My husband is very old and he has retired, so this business is what we are using to sustain ourselves. But the business is tiring with the increase of prices of things in the market,” she lamented. I put money into this business every month, but it seems the more I am putting money, the more unprofitable it is becoming because of the increase in prices of every commodity in the market. “As a trader, what I spend is more than what I make from my business.

May 11, 2024 13:55 UTC

I met my wife, Glory, in 2007 while I was working with the Edo State Universal Basic Education (Board). She greeted us before going in and she later came outside and told me she came to apply for a job. What event was the most memorable to you on your wedding day? The most memorable thing for me was when she said, “I do.” Every other aspect of our wedding was memorable to me as well. You have to be patient and learn how to control your anger in marriage.

May 11, 2024 13:34 UTC

13 Yaron Ilovich, 28 aka DJ Artifex survived the Nova Festival. “Music is truly a universal language.”13 Nova Music Festival Exhibition recreates the fateful festival where over 360 were murdered by Hamas and 44 taken hostage. 13 A buned out car recovered from the Nova Music Festival is displayed in the exhibtion – just one of the many grim artifacts there. Emmy Park for NY Post“On that day, random decisions meant the difference between life and death,” one sign reads. And the light will always win.”“The Nova Music Festival Exhibition: October 7th 06:29am — The Moment Music Stood Still,” is open Saturday through Thursday 11a.m.

May 11, 2024 13:17 UTC

The Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has said he is not worried about the mass defection of members of the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressive Congress in the state. He also said that political parties are like churches and anyone is free to join, adding that it was the Abia PDP that should worried that their members were leaving them. The governor spoke on Thursday in Umuahia the state capital during his monthly media briefing tagged “Governor Alex Otti Speaks to Abians”. He said he was more concerned with delivering governance to the state residents than the movement of the PDP members to APC. Otti said his administration is paying huge attention to the area of agriculture and healthcare.

May 10, 2024 16:25 UTC

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called on the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to immediately commence an independent investigation into the alleged assault on a human rights activist and lawyer, Maxwell Opara, at the premises of the Federal High Court, Abuja on May 7, 2024. The Commission urged everyone, including the aggrieved lawyer to refrain from any action that is at variance with what the legal profession stands for while awaiting the outcome of the investigation, to avoid further escalation of the issue. ALSO READ: We’re committed to upholding protection of press freedom in Nigeria — NHRCThe NHRC boss, who disapproved of the said act while reacting to media reports on the incident, wondered why aggrieved individuals and groups take laws into their own hands attacking and assaulting Citizens. The learned Silk cited national, regional and international Laws and Articles prohibiting any form of assaults, torture or attacks. The Executive Secretary cited Section 39 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 which provides that “Every person shall be entitled to freedom of expression, including freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart ideas and information without interference.

May 10, 2024 16:22 UTC

Take note: this is not a play about the eponymous magazine specialising in scathing political satire, although such fare might more readily be expected from playwright James Graham. This is about the ripple effects of a single punch, thrown by a teenager on a night out, with fatal consequences. Fabulously directed by Adam Penford, it is based on a memoir by Jacob Dunne who killed 28-year-old trainee paramedic James Hodgkinson in this way. It is a powerful study of problematic young masculinity that defines itself through swagger, reputation and recreational violence. But it is also a way of giving a terribly sad story as gentle an ending as it can have.

May 10, 2024 16:21 UTC

Governor Alex Otti of Abia State says it is not on the front burner of his administration to employ new people into the state’s civil service. He said that the issue of employment would arise when the government finished dealing with what it met in the civil service. Otti decried the huge wage bill of about four billion naira for both local government and state on a monthly basis. “But you know with the civil service rules, it is not going to be very easy to exit people. “What we are trying to do with the establishment of the Civil Service Commission and resumption of the new Head of Service and new Permanent Secretaries is to ensure that our people are adequately trained.

May 10, 2024 13:47 UTC

Following the defection of the Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke to Labour, Beth, Ruth and Jess discuss the surprise move and whether it could have been handled differently by Sir Keir Starmer. They also talk about Beth's interview with the former immigration minister Robert Jenrick and his warnings about Reform UK. Plus, how significant was the defeat of the former Conservative mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street? Beth and Jess were both there to tell the story. And they answer a question on Labour and the Muslim vote, and what the party can do to restore confidence and trust.

May 10, 2024 09:21 UTC

President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, expressed his determination to make Nigeria self-sufficient in food production before leaving office. The President spoke in Niger State during the groundbreaking ceremony for the 84km, N169.7bn Bida-Minna Road construction in the Kakakpagi, Katch Local Government Area of the state. Nigeria will be self-sufficient in food production during my administration. Therefore, the groundbreaking ceremony we are witnessing today is a paradigm shift from the usual lip services of the past. “We are poised to change the negative narratives in line with our ambitious New Niger Agenda,” he said.

May 10, 2024 09:20 UTC