Breaking News this Afternoon in Nigeria Thursday 17th November 2022
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‘I33m Nigerians are poor’ – NBS/MPI report
*Ondo lowest with 27%, Sokoto highest with 91% Abdulwahab Isa, Abuja The National Bureau of Statistics’ Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) survey shows that 63 per cent of person living within Nigeria (about 133 million people) are multidimensionally poor. Launched Thursday in Abuja, MPI is 0.257, indicating that poor people in Nigeria experience just over one-quarter of
2023: Court affirms PDP candidate’s victory in Ikorodu Federal Constituency
Akeem Nafiu The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, has affirmed the candidature of Abdul Kareem Shittu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Ikorodu Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives. A three-man panel of the court dismissed an appeal filed by Shittu’s co-contestant, Awesu AbdulAzeez and the PDP challenging the judgement of
DHQ: Troops recover N15m from terrorists, logistics suppliers in two weeks
Emmanuel Onani, Abuja The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), Thursday, said troops recovered over N15 million from terrorist elements and their logistics suppliers during operations conducted in the North East and North West theatres between November 3 and 17. Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj-Gen. Musa Danmadami, made the disclosure at the bi-weekly briefing on operational activities of
Ex-FIFA Vice President, Warner, loses appeal against extradition from Trinidad
Former FIFA Vice-President Jack Warner can be extradited from his homeland of Trinidad to the United States to face corruption charges, a London court said on Thursday. Warner’s lawyers argued that his extradition was unlawful but London’s Privy Council, the highest court of appeal for many Commonwealth countries, unanimously dismissed his appeal. Suspicion and
New Naira Notes: Work on Saturdays, CBN tells banks
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has instructed commercial banks in the country to work on Saturdays till January 31, 2023 to enable customers return old naira notes for new ones. It would be recalled that the CBN had announced plan to redesign, produce, release, and circulate new series of
Police arrest UFC star, Israel Adesanya, for carrying brass knuckles at JFK
Mixed martial arts superstar Israel Adesanya was arrested at JFK Airport Wednesday after allegedly trying to board a plane with brass knuckles, authorities said. The former UFC champion was attempting to walk through security around 2 p.m. when he was taken into custody by Transportation Security Administration staff who found the banned item in
US Midterms: Republicans win House control with narrow majority
Republicans have secured the 218 seats needed for a majority in the lower chamber of Congress a week after the midterm elections, the BBC’s US partner CBS News projects. While the party’s margin in the House of Representatives is razor-thin, it is enough to stall President Joe Biden’s agenda for the next two years,
Ex-UK ambassador to be freed in Myanmar amnesty
Myanmar’s military is to release 6,000 prisoners including a former UK ambassador, a Japanese filmmaker and an Australian adviser to the country’s ousted leader. Ex-diplomat Vicky Bowman and Toru Kubota were jailed earlier this year while Sean Turnell was detained shortly after the 2021 coup, reports the BBC. The military junta said the pardons
Work long hours or leave, Musk tells Twitter staff
Elon Musk has told Twitter staff that they must commit to working “long hours at high intensity” or else leave the company, according to reports. In an email to staff, the social media firm’s new owner said workers should agree to the pledge if they wanted to stay, the Washington Post reported. Those who do
Ronaldo: I was close to joining Man City
Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo said he was close to signing for bitter rivals Manchester City last year but former manager Alex Ferguson asked him not to. Ronaldo said Ferguson persuaded him to re-join United for a second spell at Old Trafford when he moved from Juventus in August, 2021 on a two-year deal,
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