Day: October 23, 2024

‘Roles Raphinha, Lewandowski Played,’ How Barcelona Thrashed Bayern Munich 4-1

Ganiyu Amodu

. Details of the Round Leather Massacre at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys   Bayern Munich were hammered 4-1 by FC Barcelona in the Champions League on Wednesday as Vincent Kompany’s men were punished for their defensive lapses. Coached by former Bayern coach Hansi Flick, Barcelona were incredibly ruthless, with Raphinha playing a key role with a hat-trick. Bayern got off to the worst possible start, as Raphinha opened the scoring after just one minute. The Brazilian international was played in behind Bayern’s high defensive line and took the ball past…

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Tinubu Fires Education Minister, 4 Others In Major Shakeup

Ganiyu Amodu

. 4 Ministers reassigned, Bianca Ojukwu, 9 others appointed   President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday sacked the Minister of Education , Prof. Tahir Mamman and four others from his cabinet , just as he announced the appointment of seven new Ministers Other affected ministers are the Minister of Women Affairs, Uju-Ken Ohanenye; Minister of Tourism, Lola Ade-John; Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Abdullahi Muhammad Gwarzo; and Minister of Youth Development, Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim. Special adviser to the President on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, on Wednesday in…

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Tinubu Fires Five Ministers, Appoints Seven New Ministers

Ganiyu Amodu

Months after growing calls for President Bola Tinubu to rejig his cabinet, the former Lagos State governor on Wednesday sacked five of his ministers. He also re-assigned 10 ministers to new ministerial portfolios and appointed seven new ministers for Senate confirmation. The President sacked Uju-Ken Ohanenye as Minister of Women Affairs; Lola Ade-John as Minister of Tourism; Tahir Mamman as Minister of Education; Abdullahi Gwarzo as Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development; and Jamila Ibrahim as Minister of Youth Development. Tinubu Stripes Sports, Niger Delta Ministers Off Jobs, Scraps…

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Tinubu Stripes Sports, Niger Delta Ministers Off Jobs, Scraps Portfolios

Aliyu Aliyu

. The Ministry tossing out, merger that technically led to Senator John Owan Enoh and Hon. Abubakar Momoh jobs loss President Bola Tinubu has scrapped both the Ministry of Niger Delta and the Ministry of Sports Development. Platforms Africa reports that this striped the substantive ministers in the affected ministries; namely Senator John Owan Enoh of Sports and Hon. Abubakar Momoh of Niger Delta affiars off jobs. Nigeria Bans Cooking Gas Export Amid Price Surge Buy Petrol At N1,000 per litre; CNG At N200, Tinubu Tells Nigerians After Platforms Africa…

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Nigeria Bans Cooking Gas Export Amid Price Surge

Abibat Babalola

The Federal Government has banned the export of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), also known as cooking gas, produced in Nigeria, as the price of the commodity continues to soar. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, expressed concern over the rising cost of LPG in a statement issued by his media aide. Despite efforts to stabilize prices, including the formation of a high-level committee in November 2023 led by the Authority Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Mr. Farouk Ahmed, prices have…

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Nigeria Lost Over $500m To Cybercrime In 2022, Says EFCC

Abibat Babalola

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has raised the alarm over the dangers of cybercrime, saying Nigeria lost over $500 million to it in 2022. This is according to the Chairman of the anti-graft agency Ola Olukoyede who spoke on Tuesday at a National Cybercrime Summit organised by the agency. “Projections by multiple sources show that the global loss to cybercrimes may reach a staggering $10.5 trillion,” the EFCC chief said in Abuja. “As a matter of fact, the research I did earlier this year confirmed that cybercrime has…

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Buy Petrol At N1,000 per litre; CNG At N200, Tinubu Tells Nigerians

Abibat Babalola

President Bola Tinubu has told Nigerian motorists to either buy petrol at N1000 or the compressed Natural Gas (CNG) at N200. The President said this during a meeting with the company’s executive on Tuesday at the State House, Abuja. He also praised NIPCO’s contributions to the nation’s energy transition efforts, particularly its support for the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI). During the meeting, President Tinubu acknowledged NIPCO’s role as a critical player in enhancing the adoption of CNG as an alternative fuel. He noted that such investments aligned with…

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Supreme Court Reserves Judgment In Govs’ Suit Challenging EFCC’s Legality

Abibat Babalola

The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the suit filed by 16 states challenging the constitutionality of the laws establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and two others to a date to be communicated to the parties. At the resumed hearing on Tuesday, Imo, Bauchi, and Osun states joined the suit as co-plaintiffs while Anambra, Ebonyi, and Adamawa states announced their decisions to withdraw their suits. The trio’s suits were struck out, accordingly, by the court. The Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) who was present in…

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Ex-Lawmaker, Farouk Lawan, Out Of Prison After Completing Five-Year Sentence

ADEOLA YUSUF

A former member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan, has regained freedom from the Kuje Custodial Centre in Abuja after serving a five-year jail term. He revealed this in a statement on Tuesday, saying he was grateful to all who stood by him. “Alhamdulillah Alhamdulillah Alhamdulillah. Today marks the beginning of a new chapter in my life as I step out of Kuje Custodial Centre, with a heart full of gratitude to Allah SWT for seeing me through this trial. “My gratitude is deep, I’m alive and in good…

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Nigerian Govt Drops Money Laundering Charges Against Binance Executive

Ganiyu Amodu

The Nigerian government has dropped all charges against Tigran Gambaryan, an executive at Binance Holdings, who has been facing money laundering trial from detention since April. A lawyer representing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) – the prosecuting agency – announced the withdrawal of the charges at the Federal High Court in Abuja Wednesday morning. The hearing, coming two days before the 25 October earlier scheduled as the return date by the trial judge in the open court last Friday, appeared to have been intentionally held to avoid public…

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