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The confession of Senator Adamu Muhammad Bulkachuwa, representing Bauchi North senatorial district, that he influenced the decisions of his wife, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, a retired president of the Court of Appeal, has sent shock waves across the nation and exposed the rot in the judiciary. The senator made the startling revelation during the valedictory session of the 9th Senate, where he thanked his wife for tolerating his "encroachment" on her freedom and independence and extending her help to his colleagues . His statement was met with disapproval by the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, who tried to stop him from going further. The confession video has gone viral on social media and elicited various reactions from Nigerians, who expressed their dismay and disgust at the senator's admission, which they see as a clear evidence of corruption and nepotism in the judiciary. Some have called for a thorough investigation and sanction of the senator and his wife f...

Juliane Koepcke is a German-Peruvian biologist who has a remarkable story of survival. On Christmas Eve 1971, she was flying with her mother over the Peruvian rainforest when their plane was hit by lightning and disintegrated in mid-air. She was the only one of the 92 passengers and crew who survived the crash. She fell nearly two miles to the ground, still strapped to her seat, and landed in the dense jungle. She then had to endure 11 days of wandering alone in the wilderness, facing hunger, thirst, injuries, insects and predators, before she was rescued by local fishermen. A Turbulent Flight Juliane Koepcke was born in Lima, Peru, in 1954, to German zoologists Maria and Hans-Wilhelm Koepcke. Her parents were working at Lima's Museum of Natural History when she was born. At the age of 14, she moved with her parents to Panguana, a biological research station they founded in the Amazon rainforest. There, she learned a lot about life in the jungle and its flora and fauna....

This afternoon, the leadership of some of the prominent student bodies in the country met with president Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa. The groups consists of representatives of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), the National Association of University Students (NAUS), the National Association of Colleges of Education Students (NACES) and the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN). Theirs was a solidarity visit and to commend the president for the signing of the Access to Higher Education Act into law and his proactive active approach towards the resolution of the issues raised by the fuel subsidy removal. On his part, the president reiterated the administration’s commitment to youth empowerment and social justice through meaningful inclusion in governance, affordable access to quality education, and the creation of gainful opportunities across all sectors of the economy.

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