Pope Francis on Thursday stepped up his recent criticism of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, calling the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave “very serious and shameful”. In a yearly address to diplomats delivered on his behalf by an aide, Francis appeared to reference deaths caused by winter cold in …
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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of one Chima Hyginus Nkwocha, a.k.a “Young Billionaire,” for cheating by impersonation and money laundering. He was jailed on Tuesday, December 31, 2024. Nkwocha was arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on a …
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PRESIDENT-elect Donald Trump has raised more than USD 170 million for his upcoming inauguration, a record amount as tech executives and big donors have eagerly written large checks to help bankroll the ceremony. The private donations collected thus far were confirmed by a person with firsthand knowledge of the fundraising …
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LAGOS transport system received a boost today [Thursday, January 09, 2025] from the African Development Bank (AfDB) with a promise to work with the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) to develop another rail line. The bank is also interested in partnering LAMATA to expand the capacity of the existing …
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AN Ogba Chief Magistrate’s Court in Lagos State has ordered that a 45-year-old primary school teacher, Stella Nwadiggbo, be remanded at a correctional facility for allegedly assaulting a three-year old primary school pupil in the Ikorodu area of the state. The teacher was caught on camera slapping the three-year-old child …
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin used their final meeting on Thursday to urge the incoming Trump administration not to abandon Kyiv’s fight, warning that halting military support now “will only invite more aggression, chaos and war.” “We’ve come such a long way that it would …
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THE UK on Thursday announced the “world’s first” new sanctions regime to combat people smuggling crime rings and block the illicit finance fuelling such operations as part of measures to crack down on illegal migration. The new sanctions regime is expected to come into force within the year as experts …
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AN Abeokuta Magistrates Court sitting at Isàbo, on Wednesday, sentenced five Ogboni chiefs to six months imprisonment each. Tarakirivoice reports that the Ogboni chiefs are Anthony Ogunseye (55), Ajasa Enisemo (67), Saheed Sanusi (50), Oludotun Oliyide (60), and Fatai Mutairu (63). They were convicted on a four-count-charge of conspiracy, malicious …
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THE National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Ekiti Operations Office, on Wednesday distributed relief materials to flood-affected persons in some parts of Ondo State. NEMA distributed the relief materials, under the Federal Government Special Intervention for 2024, to flood victims in Akoko North-East and Akoko North-West Federal Constituency of Ondo State. …
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A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, admitted Mr Akindele Akintoye, Founder and Chairman of Platform Capital Investment Partners Limited, to a N500 million bail with two sureties in like sum. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, held that though he was not unmindful of the serious nature of …
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