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JUST IN: Oyetola will return as gov of Osun before July 5, Speaker Owoeye says
Ayobami Agboola, Osogbo The Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Rt Honourable Timothy Owoeye, on Thursday said Gboyega Oyetola will return as the Govenor of the state before July 5, 2023. Owoeye, who said categorically that the people of the state especially All Progressives Congress (APC) members should
JUST IN: NFIU bans cash withdrawals from govt accounts effective March
Abdulwahab Isa, Abuja Effective from March 1, 2023, any government official that withdrawals cash from public accounts risks investigation and collaboration by the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC). Director and Chief Executive Officer, NFIU, Modibbo Haman Tukur, who confirmed the latest development on Thursday
Customs seizes N13.9bn, arrests 176 smugglers in 2022
Bayo Akomolafe Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit, Zone A in Lagos has made seizures valued at N13.9 billion in the South West of the country. Also, the Acting Controller of the unit, Deputy Comptroller Hussein Ejibunu explained that 176 smugglers were arrested between January and December 2022. He
Applause for Benedict at ex-Pope’s Vatican funeral
*’Benedict’s death could mean Pope Francis will retire’ Pope Francis has given the Homily for the late Pope Benedict XVI at his funeral in St Peter’s Square, Vatican City. Around 50,000 mourners gathered for the Mass, according to the Vatican. It is unprecedented in modern times for a living Pope to bury his
Thousands gather as Pope Benedict’s funeral begins
Thousands of mourners have gathered in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican for the funeral of ex-Pope Benedict XVI. The funeral Mass led by Pope Francis gets under way at 09:30 local time (08:30 GMT), reports the BBC. It is unprecedented in modern times for a living Pope to bury his predecessor. European royals
Evacuations ordered in California as massive storm slams into coast
Evacuation orders and advisories are in place in parts of northern California as a major storm slams into the coast. Regions that have been hit by wildfires in the past were among the first places to be told to evacuate due to concerns about flooding and landslides, reports the BBC. California’s governor has
Amazon to shed over 18,000 jobs as it cuts costs, CEO says
Amazon aims to shed more than 18,000 roles as it cuts costs, the technology giant’s boss says. Affected workers will be informed from January 18, chief executive Andy Jassy said in a note to staff. The cuts amount to around 6% of the firm’s roughly 300,000-strong corporate workforce, reports the BBC. Amazon
Why Buhari’s U-turn on fuel subsidy removal – Adesina
Despite describing it as a fraud, President Muhammadu Buhari has failed to remove fuel subsidy payments as he promised prior to the 2015 general election. About eight years down Buhari’s tenure, which will end in May, the fuel subsidy payments persist and the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed has said the
Around 200,000 attend Pope Benedict XVI’s lying in state
Almost 200,000 people paid homage to former Pope Benedict XVI during his lying in state over the last three days, the Vatican says. His body has been sealed in a coffin ahead of his funeral on Thursday, reports the BBC. Pope Francis will preside over the funeral – the first time a
EU ‘strongly’ urge Covid testing for China travel
European Union officials are “strongly” recommending that all member states insist on negative Covid tests from Chinese arrivals before they travel. Travel in and out of China gets easier from Sunday, as part of the scrapping of the “zero-Covid” policy, reports the BBC. China is currently seeing a surge in Covid cases,
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