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The Force Commander, Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Maj.-Gen. Abdul-Khalifah Ibrahim, has called for sustained efforts to end the activities of terrorist groups in the Lake Chad Basin region. MNJTF Spokesman, Lt.-Col. Kamarudeen Adegoke, in a statement on Saturday, said Ibrahim made the call during a ceremony to usher in activities for the Year 2023 in N’Djamena Chad. He commended the troops and staff for working harmoniously towards ending the activities of the Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in the region. According to him, the successes recorded in 2022 were due to cooperation at…

A New York judge on Friday fined Donald Trump’s family business the maximum penalty available of $1.6 million for committing tax fraud. The sum, paltry to the billionaire real estate developer, is symbolically significant as the ex-president eyes the White House again amid a host of legal woes. The Trump Corporation and Trump Payroll Corp., entities of the Trump Organization, were found guilty last month of running a years-long scheme to defraud and evade taxes through falsifying business records. They were convicted all 17 counts following a trial, marking the first time the companies had ever been convicted of crimes.…

A father, his wife and 2 children have died when fire gutted their residence in Zaria,Kaduna state on Friday. While confirming the incident to journalists, the Zaria Zone Commander of the Kaduna State Fire Service,Mohammed Umar identified the family members as Mohamned Sani,Raulatu his wife and their two children,Hashim and Fatima. He said the Fire Service was called when the fire had already destroyed a larger part of the family’s house located at Hajiya Maituwo Street Low Cost  Zaria.  He however said that their coming had stopped the fire which occurred around 1 am, from affecting other houses in the…

Capital importation into Nigeria’s economy fell year-on-year (y/y) by 24.6 percent to $4.56 billion in the first 10 months of 2022 (10M’22) from $6.05 billion in the corresponding period of 2021. According to findings from the Monthly Economic Report of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, also showed that capital outflows declined y/y by 32 percent to $5.53 billion in 10M’22 from $7.3 billion in 10M’21. During the review period, capital inflow stood at $610 million in January and declined steadily to $360 million in May from where it ticked up to $700 million in June (highest inflow during the period)…

Ahead of the forthcoming general elections, President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, reiterated his call to foreign government representatives in the country not to interfere in the country’s internal affairs. President Buhari cautioned on foreign interference while receiving Letters of Credence from Ambassadors of Switzerland, Sweden, Republic of Ireland, the Kingdom of Thailand, the Republic of Senegal and the Republic of South Sudan, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The President in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, charged the new foreign diplomats to keep their activities and concerns within the limits of their calling and the reasons…

Security will be maintained both inside and outside the tribunal premises, the police and other security services promise. As the state’s governorship election petition panel resumed sitting on Friday for the approval of final written addresses, there is a significant security presence at the Osun State High Court. The result of the July 16 Osun State governorship election that produced Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is being challenged by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Gboyega Oyetola. Kola Olabisi, the Osun APC’s director of media and information, alerted the public on Thursday to an alleged plot to…

Popular TV show, BBNaija Titans. Following the introduction of the top show, Big Brother Titans, many Nigerians have expressed worries over youth participation in the impending democratic activity as the 2023 general election draws nearer. A mix of benefits and drawbacks come with binge-watching one’s favorite television show. Outside of the real-time aesthetics of entertainment, there are sentiments that it can stifle someone’s desire for political engagement. The reality show host and media personality Ebuka Obi-Uchendu said at the Big Brother Titans premiere in December 2021 that “Nigerian youths are very capable of going out to vote and also coming…

The body of an unknown man who drowned while riding a jetski in the Lekki-Ikoyi inland waterways of Lagos State on Wednesday, has been found. Local divers found the body on Friday morning, according to Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, general manager of the Lagos State Waterways Authority. The victim drowned as a result of speeding, according to a statement released on Wednesday by Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the permanent secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency. The body had sunk too far for rescue, he said. Emmanuel, however, said that as soon as the body was discovered, local divers alerted emergency services. READ…

A gavel and the Union Jack. Abiola Akinremi, a care home employee from Nigeria, was sentenced to seven months in prison in the UK for stealing nearly £20,000 from the savings of vulnerable residents. Akinremi, 41, is accused of abusing her authority as an administrator at the Bostall House facility in Abbey Wood, Old Bailey, in South East London, by making scores of unauthorized withdrawals from patients’ bank accounts. The Old Bailey is a facility that houses mental health residents under the Mental Health Act, and those without family support hand over control of their finances to administrators and carers.…

Presidential candidate Tinubu and Governor Sanwo-Olu at a campaign ground. On Thursday, the organized labor in Lagos said they were behind Sanwo-Olu and Tinubu and would not back the Labour Party or any of its candidates in the state during the upcoming general elections. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Lagos State have dumped the Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi as they throw their weight behind the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu. On Thursday, the organized labor said…