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Real Madrid Manager To Face Five-Year Jail Term For Tax Fraud
The Prosecutor’s Office in Spain is seeking a five-year jail term for Real Madrid manager, Carlo Ancelotti, for tax fraud. Relevo reports that the Italian is facing two charges of having defrauded the Treasury of over €1 million. This happened between 2014 and 2015 during Ancelotti’s first stint at Madrid. The Prosecutor’s Office is now…
New Telegraph.
Hunger in the land and Tinubu’s grace
Dear Editor, I am over 72 years old. As far as I can recollect, it is almost unknown that such a thing as the hunger and the hardship being experienced by citizens today in Nigeria ever happened. The pains of subsidy removal increase daily. In fact, of course, the army has remained loyal and the…
New Telegraph.
Doyin Okupe urges bold measures amid Nigeria’s economic crisis
In a candid advisory, the two-term presidential aide, Dyin Okupe, has urged President Bola Tinubu to take decisive action in response to the ongoing economic challenges facing Nigeria, causing a surge in the cost of living for citizens. Quoting the former spokesperson, “In these critical times, a six-month state of emergency in the economic sector…
New Telegraph.
BREAKING: Edo Assembly Serves Shaibu Impeachment Notice
Following the unending rift between the Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu and his principal, Godwin Obaseki, the State House of Assembly has slammed an impeachment proceeding against him. On Wednesday, during the plenary, the majority leader of the House, announced the impeachment notice, saying the petition, dated March 5, was signed by 21…
New Telegraph.
JAMB Okays Use Of ‘Ordinary’ HP Pencils In UTME, Mock Examination
…holds mock-UTME March 7th, 2024 The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (UTME) has said candidates sitting for the mock and main Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), were free to make use of only what it described as “ordinary” HP pencils in the examination hall. This was as the Board announced that this year’s mock UTME…
New Telegraph.
Attacks: Truck Drivers Threaten To Embark On Strike
Nigeria’s truck drivers have threatened to go on strike in response to the wave of attacks they experience while delivering food across the country. New Telegraph reports that the development followed thugs targeted a number of lorries and warehouses. Expressing their worries, the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) revealed plans to stop their…
New Telegraph.
FG Replies Obi, Says Accepting Grains From Ukraine Doesn’t Make Nigeria A Failed State
The Federal Government on Wednesday hit back at the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, over a comment that it was a national disgrace for Nigeria to accept food from Ukraine. Obi’s comment followed the reports that the Ukrainian government had donated 25,000 tonnes of wheat as…
New Telegraph.
Deep calleth out to the deep…
Last week, I asked the question which life we would love to live – biblical Abraham’s or Lazarus’s – and it drew a lot of comments. I must admit that it isn’t everyone who can connect with last week’s piece, hence today’s title of the deep calling out to the deep, which is taken from…
New Telegraph.
Inclusion Of Women In Politics, Governance Key To Sustainable Devt, Peace, EU Tells FG
The European Union (EU) Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Samuela Isopi, has said the active participation of women in decision-making and politics was critical to achieving equality, sustainable development, peace, and democracy in Nigeria. The envoy made this known during a two-day roundtable on women’s inclusion in politics, in commemoration of International Women’s week organised…
New Telegraph.
Sokoto Govt Inherits N13bn Backlog Gratuity – Pensioners
The Sokoto State Government has inherited over N13 billion backlog of gratuities from the immediate governments in the state. The State Concerned Pensioners Forum Bazza disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the plights of Pensioners in the state. The forum Administrative Secretary, Muhammad Garba Bazza further appealed to the state Governor Aliyu led administration to…
New Telegraph.
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