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Nigeria lost for not having Osinbajo as President, says Sanusi

NewsDeskNgMay 3, 2023May 3, 20230

The former Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, has said Nigeria lost for not having Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as the country’s President. Sanusi said this at a virtual book launch titled, “Osinbajo Strides: Defining Moments of an Innovative Leader,” on Monday. The VP was one of the aspirants of...

Buhari excludes Finance Ministry from TSA

NewsDeskNgMay 3, 2023May 3, 20230

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday, in Abuja, approved the partial exclusion of the Ministry of Finance Incorporated from the Treasury Single Account. Buhari also granted the request of the Board of MOFI to charge management and transaction fees; and the inclusion of the Minister of Power...

288 arrested in US-Europe ‘dark web’ drug bust

NewsDeskNgMay 3, 2023May 3, 20230

A multi-continental crackdown has halted a major “dark web” drugs marketplace, with international police arresting 288 suspects and recovering more than 50 million euros ($54.8 million) in cash and virtual currency, Europol said Tuesday. The operation called SpecTor by US, British, Brazilian and European law enforcement also netted almost a...

JAMB Releases 2023 UTME Results — Here’s How To Check

NewsDeskNgMay 3, 2023May 3, 20230

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted between Tuesday and Monday. The board noted that the released results excluded those of candidates who were rescheduled to take their examination on Saturday. It said the results of those...

‘To welcome Tinubu’ — Wike declares May 3 as public holiday in Rivers

NewsDeskNgMay 3, 2023May 3, 20230

Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, has declared May 3 as a public holiday to enable residents to welcome Bola Tinubu, president-elect, to the state. In a broadcast on Tuesday, Wike said Tinubu would be paying a two-day visit to Rivers to commission some projects. He said the visit by the...

WE’RE UPGRADING MILITARY TO BECOME A FORCE OF GLOBAL RECKONING – PRESIDENT BUHARI

NewsDeskNgMay 3, 2023May 3, 20230

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja said the repositioning of the military, through training, networking and equipping, will turn it into a force of global reckoning, while urging officers to keep giving their best to the nation. Speaking at the commissioning of a Nationwide Secure Defence Headquarters Communications Network, GIWA...

EFCC Arrests 18 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Enugu

NewsDeskNgMay 2, 2023May 2, 20230

The Economic Financial Crimes Commission has arrested arrested 18 suspected internet fraudsters in different locations within Enugu on Monday. The commission disclosed this in a statement shared on its Twitter handle on Tuesday. 20 mobile phones and 2 laptops were recovered from the suspects. The statement read, “Operatives of the...

Ed Sheeran Loses Grandmother At 92

NewsDeskNgMay 2, 2023May 2, 20230

Anne Sheeran, grandmother to singer Ed Sheeran, died at a nursing home in the Republic of Ireland at age 92 on Tuesday. Anne will be laid to rest on Wednesday after a funeral in St Patrick’s Church, Gorey, Daily Mail reports. Nancy, as she was also called, was the inspiration...

Uganda Minister Shot Dead By Bodyguard

NewsDeskNgMay 2, 2023May 2, 20230

The Minister of State for Labour, Employment and Industrial Relations in Uganda, Colonel Charles Okello Engola, was on Tuesday shot dead by one of his military bodyguards as he was entering his vehicle to go to work. The Uganda police, while sharing preliminary information about the killing of the minister,...

Couple Welcome Twins After 32 Years Of Waiting

NewsDeskNgMay 2, 2023May 2, 20230

A yet-to-be-identified couple have welcomed their twin children, a girl and a boy, after 32 years of childlessness. A photographer, Zibah Photography, who snapped the couple and their children, shared the news via her Facebook account. She wrote, “ What God cannot do does not exist. God Bless this beautiful...

NUJ FCT puts spotlight on future of independent media, backs CHRICED’s ‘make it count’ initiative

Rubio Seeks To Reassure Gulf Allies As Concerns Over Iran Accord Persist

Court Declines Immediate Release For Sowore, Adjourns Till June 30

Nigeria lost for not having Osinbajo as President, says Sanusi

Buhari excludes Finance Ministry from TSA

288 arrested in US-Europe ‘dark web’ drug bust

JAMB Releases 2023 UTME Results — Here’s How To Check

‘To welcome Tinubu’ — Wike declares May 3 as public holiday in Rivers

WE’RE UPGRADING MILITARY TO BECOME A FORCE OF GLOBAL RECKONING – PRESIDENT BUHARI

EFCC Arrests 18 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Enugu

Ed Sheeran Loses Grandmother At 92

Uganda Minister Shot Dead By Bodyguard

Couple Welcome Twins After 32 Years Of Waiting