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Kingcase PS pupils take care of their brain power with 'mind games'
2025-05-05 20:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
Hundreds of pupils from Kingcase Primary School in Prestwick embraced the programme during Brain Awareness Week.Ayrshire LivePaul Behan Reporter09:02, 03 Apr 2025Pupils at an Ayrshire primary school took part in a special session to boost their brain health as part of an innovative national programme from Brain Health Scotland - an Alzheimer Scotland initiative.The charity celebrated Brain Awareness Week which ran from March 10 to 16 by reaching out to schools with the message that its never too early, or too late, to protect your brain.Article continues belowA free resource pack was sent to every school in the country encouraging kids aged eight to 12 to take part in Brain Health Scotlands STARS: My Amazing Brain programme.As part of the scheme, youngsters could take part in a national competition launched especially for Brain Awareness Week to design their own safety helmet, and be in with a chance to win their school a 500 prize.Hundreds of pupils from Kingcase Primary S...
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'Pick a finger or toe' assault man gets sentence suspended after brutal attacks
2025-05-05 16:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
A man who spent 20 months in jail after "disgusting, disturbing and obnoxious" attacks on two ex-girlfriends had the rest of a combined seven-year sentence suspended today. Ben Curry, 24, beat and threatened a former partner at knifepoint "to pick a finger or a toe" and subjected another ex-girlfriend to a 40-minute attack. Judge Keenan Johnson imposed consecutive sentences totalling seven years but backdated them to August 2023 when Curry went into custody, with the rest of the term suspended. Judge Johnson was furnished with a forensic psychological assessment of Curry. Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court heard today that it showed he consistently and positively engaged with the psychologist whose report gave a graphic account of his "horrific" and traumatic childhood difficulties. It detailed the work he had undergone to regulate his emotional responses and stay away from trouble. Curry must not re-offend for the next five years, obtain training or employment, stay off alcohol and illi...
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Naira-For-Crude Sale To Dangote, Other Urgent Tasks Before New NNPCL Board
2025-05-05 16:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
Wednesdays overhaul of Nigerias state-run oil company NNPCL did not come as a surprise to keen observers who have vociferously pressed for reforms in the upstream and downstream sectors after the epochal birthing of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021, and the subsequent commercialisation of the state-run oil company in July 2022.Advertisement Having given the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) about two years to ramp up performance, President Bola Tinubu sacked all the Board members of the company on April 2, 2025.Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga was unequivocal with the reasons for the restructuring, which he said was crucial for enhancing operational efficiency, restoring investor confidence, boosting local content, driving economic growth, and advancing gas commercialisation and diversification.Though some commentators have described the restructuring as long overdue, it is better late than never.Advertisement Significantly, the president removed Mele Kyar...
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