The state government moved against the school for allegedly offering a degree programme in Nursing Sciences for six years without accreditation from the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria. Sunday PUNCH had earlier reported how the institution operates as an academic institution with no clear specification of where it belongs among the categories of higher schools in Nigeria. “We have discovered that many institutions, including Harvarde College, offer nursing degrees to unsuspecting students. The Sunday PUNCH report titled; ‘Inside Ogun private polytechnic running unaccredited law, nursing, pharmacy programmes’, exposed how the private polytechnic was admitting students to study Law, Nursing, Pharmacy and other professional courses. In the report, students of the college expressed concern over how they cannot distinguish whether they are in a polytechnic, a university, or both combined.

February 20, 2024 18:33 UTC

Two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has taunted Tyson Fury and played down Francis Ngannou’s achievement of dropping his fellow countryman, as he prepares to go one better than Fury and stop the former UFC superstar. Ngannou dropped Tyson Fury on his professional boxing debut in the most shocking moment of boxing in 2023, but ultimately lost a split-decision to ‘The Gypsy King’, coming so close yet so far to pulling off arguably the greatest upset in the history of the sport. As a result of his strong performance against Fury, Ngannou has now landed another super-fight despite his 0-1 record, taking on another British heavyweight sensation Anthony Joshua, in just over two weeks’ time. Ngannou – “Yeah, I have a doubt about that [whether Joshua would get up from same punch Tyson got]. So many people have knocked Tyson down.”When Fury hit the deck against Ngannou, it was the seventh time that he had done so during his sixteen-year career, after being dropped by Neven Paikich, Steve Cunningham and DeontayWilder (x4).

February 20, 2024 12:40 UTC

Preliminary draw for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations will be held today at the Confederations of African Football headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. CAF made this known in a statement released on its official website by its Communication Department on Monday. According to the governing body, following the conclusion of the 34th edition of the competition, the draw for TotalEnergies CAF AFCON, Morocco 2025 preliminary round, is set for Tuesday. “The matches will be played on home and away basis during the FIFA Window of March 18 to March 26. “The four preliminary round winners will join the 44 exempted teams for the group stage.”The just concluded 2023 AFCON was held in Côte d’Ivoire and won by the host team, the Elephants.

February 20, 2024 10:59 UTC

But here are all the safety features that the Tata Punch is equipped with. Standard safety featuresAs standard, Tata offers features like dual airbags to protect the driver and front passenger in case of a crash. Additional safety featuresAs the customers climb up the variant ladder, Tata adds more safety features. There is a rear parking camera that works in conjunction with the rear parking sensors. Also Read : From six airbags to a 360-degree camera: Tata Punch EV safety features detailedThere are auto headlamps and rain-sensing wipers that can be helpful as well.

February 20, 2024 09:53 UTC

Fire razed medical equipment and consumables at the Gombe State Medical Store located around Kasuwa-Katako around 2am on Monday. The state governor, Muhammadu Yahaya, visited the burnt store after the incident. Addressing journalists shortly after touring and assessing the level of destruction, Yahaya described the incident as unfortunate. The governor disclosed that measures were being put in place to unravel the cause and prevent future occurrences. This is because of the essential commodities but it’s the wish of God, there is nothing we can do.

February 20, 2024 04:29 UTC





GM crops are analysed for their potential to cause adverse health effects and potential to cause harm to the environment. In addition, both the USA and European countries have stringent laws about food safety. The main role of biosafety agencies or authorities is to ensure that released GM crops are safe to humans, animals and the environment. Twenty years of consumption of GM food and feed is the strong evidence that GM crops are safe. It should be noted that EFSA cannot be accused of being pro GM crops because it belongs to the EU, which is politically opposed to GM crops.

February 20, 2024 03:03 UTC

Let’s see how the entry-level Nexon EV compares to the top variant of the Punch EV on paper, starting with their specifications. DimensionsTata Nexon EV Tata Punch EV Length 3994 mm 3857 mm Width 1811 mm 1742 mm Height 1616 mm 1633 mm Wheelbase 2498 mm 2445 mm Ground Clearance Up to 205 mm (Medium Range) 190 mm Boot Space 350 litres 366 litresThe Tata Nexon EV is bigger than the Punch EV in all aspects. Surprisingly, the Tata Punch EV claims to offer more boot space than the Tata Nexon EV. ChargingCharger Charging Time Tata Nexon EV Creative Plus Medium Range Tata Punch EV Empowered Plus Long Range 3.3 kW AC Charger (10-100%) 10.5 hours 13.5 hours 50 kW DC Fast Charger (10-80%) 56 minutes 56 minutesWhen charging with a 3.3 kW AC charger, the Nexon EV takes less time due to its smaller battery pack compared to the Punch EV. If you are ready to compromise on the size and a bit of interior space, the top-spec Tata Punch EV offers a lot more value for money over the base-spec Tata Nexon EV.

February 20, 2024 02:31 UTC

Millions of doses of critical vaccines and other medical consumables worth over N5b were destroyed in a fierce early morning inferno that gutted the Gombe Central Medical StoreThe store is a critical healthcare facility that houses over 2 million doses of polio vaccines and other various essential medical consumables and equipment. State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya promptly inspected the charred remains of the State Mega Medical Cold Store facility, where he stressed the urgent need to address the catastrophic situation. The Governor stated, “This facility was at some point the centre for drug distribution to the entire northeast region, not only Gombe state. He stressed the urgency of revitalizing the facility in view of its historical role as a key distribution centre for medical supplies in the region. The over 60-year-old cold store, previously used to house COVID-19 vaccines in 2020, played a significant role as a holding place for vaccines destined for onward distribution to other Northeastern states.

February 19, 2024 22:03 UTC

One Punch Ultimate is an anime fighting game in Roblox that’s inspired by the anime One Punch Man. We’ve gone ahead and done all of the hard work for you and compiled this handy list of One Punch Ultimate codes so you can get back to fighting right away. Manage cookie settingsAll working One Punch Ultimate codesOpen : 20 Spins: 20 Spins 100K : 15 Spins: 15 Spins Console: 20 SpinsAll expired One Punch Ultimate codesReleaseFixedHow do I redeem codes in One Punch Ultimate? Not sure how to redeem codes in One Punch Ultimate? Here’s what you’ll need to do:Launch One Punch Ultimate in Roblox.

February 19, 2024 21:50 UTC

A Federal High Court in Abuja has officially ruled that the invasion of the Centenary Economic City Free Zone by Arab Contractors Nigeria Limited is illegal and unconstitutional. The court specifically highlighted the destruction of properties belonging to the Centenary Economic City Free Zone and Centenary City Free Zone Company, along with the defacing and destruction of the master plan for the Centenary Economic City Free Zone. In the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/2130/2022, the Centenary Economic City Free Zone and Centenary City Free Zone Company are the plaintiffs in the matter. The fifth to eighth defendants are the Minister of FCT, Federal Capital Territory Administration, Federal Capital Development Authority, and Arab Contractors Nigeria Limited. Odenigwe alleged that Arab Contractors defaced and destroyed the master plan of the Centenary Economic City Free Zone.

February 19, 2024 20:22 UTC

View image in fullscreen Chef Ana Ortiz cooking on her fire kitchen at home in Somerset. At the end of 2023, Ortiz oversaw a sold-out week at Carousel, the London restaurant that gives its kitchen over to guest chefs. On the menu was food from the Galápagos, but also from Ecuador’s mountain highlands, where her mother is from. We’re looking for people who are brave.” Tony NaylorThe Taybank, DunkeldLocal food, local viewsView image in fullscreen The Taybank in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland. Clare FinneyMediaView image in fullscreen Chef and author Paul Flynn photographed in the Tannery Cookery School.

February 19, 2024 20:20 UTC

The current Asian Champions League is “unsustainable”, the global footballers’ union FIFPRO said in a report Monday, accusing the regional governing body of failing to listen to players and clubs. The continent’s top club competition is in the spotlight like never before after Saudi teams shelled out on the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and Karim Benzema. The current Champions League is split into two zones, “West” and “East”, until a two-legged final home and away. Takuya Yamazaki, FIFPRO’s chairman for Oceania-Asia, hopes its report will “spark meaningful discussions with governing bodies, leagues, clubs and fans” about the Champions League. Related News Ronaldo rested as Al Nassr top Asian Champions League group“The results indicate that, as anticipated, the merits do not outweigh the drawbacks for most players and clubs, making it an unsustainable system,” he said in the report.

February 19, 2024 20:12 UTC

Residents of Ibadan, Oyo state capital staged a peaceful protest on Monday, over rising cost of living and economic hardship in the country. The protesting crowd of youths gathered at the Mokola area of Ibadan, carrying placards and chanting songs to express their agitation. One of the leaders of the protest, while addressing the throng of youth protesters lamented the economic hardship and ineffectiveness of government policies on privatization and subsidy removal. Recall that on February 8th, 2024, residents of the ancient city of Kano trooped out in large numbers to stage a peaceful protest over the high cost of food, lamenting that the economic situation has worsened daily. Meanwhile, the Labour Unions, NLC and TUC have declared a two-day nationwide protest from February 27-28th, 2024.

February 19, 2024 15:29 UTC

AdvertisementA man was arrested after appearing to punch an attendant on board a Thai Airways flight from Bangkok to London Heathrow Airport on February 7. Another passenger on the flight told the UK's Metro newspaper that the man started shouting while in the bathroom, then smashed its door so hard it came off the hinges. A fight broke out and he ended up smacking the flight attendant," she added. AdvertisementPassengers were told the flight might have to divert to Dubai if the man continued misbehaving, the Metro reported. UK police said that the man remains in custody and is due to appear in court on February 29.

February 19, 2024 15:21 UTC

Acting coach of the national table tennis team, Segun Toriola, has rued Aruna Quadri’s withdrawal from the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships after the country failed to make it to the knockout stage of the tournament, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The country’s top-ranked table tennis player through his Facebook page announced his withdrawal from the ongoing championship in Busan, South Korea. Toriola has, however, attributed the team’s early exit to the absence of their talisman Aruna. “We need to start exposing our young players to competitions of this magnitude so that they can learn from the likes of Aruna and Olajide Omotayo. We need to watch out for this kind of player and we must continue to support our young players in their quest to compete favourably with their foreign counterparts.”

February 19, 2024 10:10 UTC