Day: November 24, 2022

Cristiano Ronaldo Hit With Ban, Hefty Fine By FA

Ganiyu Amodu

Cristiano Ronaldo has been hit with a two-match ban and a fine of £50,000 by the English Football Association for improper behavior towards a fan. The Portuguese was charged with violent misconduct after he smashed a fan’s phone in a match against Everton in April. The ban means that Ronaldo would be suspended for two games if he joins another EPL club with Chelsea and Newcastle strongly linked with a move for the 37-year-old. An FA statement said: “Cristiano Ronaldo has been suspended for two matches, fined £50,000 and warned…

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6-Yr-Old Boy Survives Three Days Under Rubble In Indonesia Earthquake

Ganiyu Amodu

A 6-year-old boy has been rescued from the of a building three days after an earthquake hit Cianjur, Indonesia killing 268 people. Reports from BBC said the joint search and rescue team confirmed his survival after being buried under the rubble of the earthquake in Kampung Rawacina, Nagrak Village. The head of Nagrak village, Hendi Saeful Maladi said he was thankful that the boy was rescued. “Thank God, even though the child has been buried for three days, he is still alive and well,” Hendi told said on Wednesday. READ…

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Jeff Bezos Donates $123M To Tackle Homelessness In US

Ganiyu Amodu

American investor and the Executive Chairman of Amazon, Jeff Bezos has donated $123 million to charitable organisations to cater for homeless people in the United States. Bezos made the announcement via Instagram on Tuesday that he has recently awarded 40 grants as part of his Bezos Day 1 Families Fund initiative, which he launched in 2018, Bloomberg reports. The aids are a portion of a $2 billion total commitment to combat homelessness. The billionaire, in a recent exclusive interview with CNN, said he planned to give a larger portion of…

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Niger 2023: LP Governorship Candidate, Bawa Vows To Collect Minimum Wage Only If Voted

ADEOLA YUSUF

MINNA: The Niger State Governorship candidate of Labour Party (LP), Dr. Joshua Bawa has pledged that if voted as governor in the 2023 elections, his salary will be N30,000 in line with the minimum wage. Bawa who stated this during an interaction with journalists in Minna said the security and welfare of people is a constitutional requirement for any government to succeed. According to him “In LP, all we are after is offering services to the people. Government has done so much for us, so we have to give back.…

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Lagos Announces Traffic Diversion On Major Roads Saturday + Reason

Ganiyu Amodu

The Lagos State Government has announced traffic diversion for the upcoming All Progressive Congress (APC) Presidential and Gubernatorial rallies scheduled to hold on Saturday, 26th November, 2022 at Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos State between 9.00 am to 4.00 pm. A statement signed by the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde advised Lagosians to plan their movement around Teslim Balogun Stadium, Funsho Williams Avenue and Alhaji Masha areas in Surulere, adding that human and vehicular activity around the affected areas would be regulated as there would be series of traffic…

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Danbatta Receives Ambassadorial Badge From EFCC

ADEOLA YUSUF

In recognition of his effort toward entrenching a culture of anti-corruption in the communications industry, the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta has received an ambassadorial badge from the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa. Bawa presented the badge to Danbatta on Thursday in Abuja when the latter paid a courtesy visit to his office to deepen the synergy between the two agencies. The NCC, under the leadership of Prof. Danbatta has been in…

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Ronaldo Breaks Record, Becomes First Man To Score in 5 World Cups

Scott Matthew

Cristiano Ronaldo became the first male player in history to score at five World Cups as he netted a penalty in Portugal’s 3-2 win against Ghana on Thursday. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner has scored in the previous four tournaments and now has eight World Cup goals to his name after converting the 65th minute spot kick. was some welcome news for Ronaldo in a week in which Manchester United announced that the two parties had mutually agreed to end the forward’s contract with immediate effect after he gave an…

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US Announces No-Interview For Nigerian Students Seeking Visa Renewal

Aliyu Aliyu

The United States Consulate has announced that Nigerian students in the United States on an F1 or academic J1 visa may be eligible to renew their student visas without an interview when they return to Nigeria for the winter break. To qualify for this procedure, the Consulate said in a statement made available to Platforms Africa on Wednesday that “you must be physically in Nigeria, renewing a student visa that is still valid or has expired within the past 24 months and are renewing your visa either to: (a) continue…

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BREAKING: Court Disqualifies Tonye Cole As Rivers APC Gov Candidate

Precious Ibekwe

Reason Mr. Cole is not qualified to contest – High Court A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Thursday disqualified the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Tonye Cole. The court’s ruling followed a suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which claimed that delegates that elected Cole at the APC Rivers governorship primary election were not democratically elected. In his ruling, Justice Emmanuel Obile also agreed with the PDP that Cole, being a UK citizen also, is not eligible to contest the governorship…

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Money Laundering: Appeal Court Upholds Conviction of Maina’s Son

Abibat Babalola

Maina, the jailed ex-chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Taskforce Team (PRTT), has been upheld by the Court of Appeal in Abuja. READ ALSO: Those Who Did Tinubu’s Documentaries Used My Photo As His At 12 — Donald Duke BREAKING: Buhari Unveils New N200, N500, N1000 Notes Saudi Arabia Declares Public Holiday After Argentina Win Faisal had been convicted of conspiracy and money laundering by the Federal High Court However, delivering the verdict on Thursday, November 24, a three-member panel of the appellate court reduced Faisal term of imprisonment from…

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