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Saudi Arabia's King Salman announces public holiday for tomorrow after their win against Argentina at the World Cup The Saudi Arabian national team caused one of the biggest upsets at the ongoing World Cup in Qatar by defeating Lionel Messi's Argentina 2 - 1 in the opening game of the tournament on Tuesday, November 22. The win for Saudi Arabia means Argentina's 36-match winning streak has been broken. In response to the result, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman announced all employees and students in the Middle Eastern country will get Wednesday off. A statement from the king read: “It is directed that tomorrow, Wednesday, be a holiday for all employees in all sectors of the state and the private sector, and male and female students in all educational stages. “The directive came in agreement with what was proposed by his highness on the occasion of the Saudi national team’s victory over the Argentina national team in the World Cup.” Saudi Arabia boss Herve Renard, who managed Cam

Manchester United sack Cristiano Ronaldo with immediate effect after his bombshell interview Manchester United have reached an agreement with Cristiano Ronaldo to mutually terminate his contract with immediate effect.  LIB reported last week that United had started a legal process against Ronaldo for breach of contract after his controversial interview with Piers Morgan, in which Ronaldo accused the club of 'betraying' him and blasted manager Erik ten Hag, adding he doesn't 'respect' the Dutchman. The superstar footballer also slammed his former teammate, Wayne Rooney for his constant criticism.  The legal process has now been finalised and the 37-year-old’s exit has now been confirmed. A statement from United read: “Cristiano Ronaldo is to leave Manchester United by mutual agreement, with immediate effect. “The club thanks him for his immense contribution across two spells at Old Trafford, scoring 145 goals in 346 appearances, and wishes him and his family well for

Security Operatives Foil Kidnap Attempt, Rescue 76 Victims In Kaduna The Police Command in Kaduna State, says prompt police and military response has foiled an attempt to kidnap 76 victims along Funtua-Zaria Road. The command spokesman, DSP Muhammad Jalige said in a statement issued on Monday in Kaduna that the incident occurred at about 11 pm on Friday. He said that the kidnap attempt was made by a large number of bandits wielding sophisticated weapons, who blocked a section of Funtua-Zaria Road at Gulbala, Giwa Local Government Area. Jalige, however, said a combined team of police and military mobilized to the location and thwarted the intention of the gunmen who had already herded some passengers into the bush. “On reaching the location, a Ford open truck with Reg. No. APP 667 XG was found and information gathered had it that a large number of passengers on the truck have been moved off the road by the bandits. “This development engendered an immediate search and rescue operation by

OSINBAJO COMMENDS NIGERIANS ABROAD, SAYS MAJORITY HONEST, HARDWORKING & THRIVING *Nigeria's High Commissioner in Canada gets accolades from Nigerians, Canadians alike *10-year passport option now in UK, USA, coming to Canada  Although a few do damage to the reputation of the country, the vast majority of Nigerians abroad are honest, hardworking and straightforward people who are making positive impact all over, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN.  Prof. Osinbajo made this assertion in Ottawa on Monday evening during an interactive session with some leaders of Nigerian groups across different provinces in Canada.  He said, “the vast majority of Nigerians all over the place are honest, straightforward people trying to survive in those places and be responsible citizens wherever they find themselves. That is the story of the vast majority.”  However, the VP noted that “what you tend to find is that a few people do the damage,” and “there is a negative characterization

KOLMANI OIL AND GAS PROJECT HAS ATTRACTED OVER $3BN INVESTMENT IN FOSSIL ENERGY – PRESIDENT BUHARI  -         Restates Net Zero Carbon Emission By 2060  President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that his administration attracted over $3bn investment in the Oil and Gas Sector at a time of near-zero appetite for investment in fossil energy.  Speaking Tuesday in Bauchi at the Flag-off Ceremony of the Kolmani Integrated Development Project, a fully integrated in-situ development project comprising upstream production, oil refining, power generation and fertilizer, President Buhari said:  “Considering the land locked location and the huge capital requirement, the economics of the project is a challenging proposition. Consequently, from the outset, I instructed NNPC Limited to utilize and leverage their vast asset portfolio across all corridors of its operations to de-risk the project to attract the much-needed investment. “It is therefore to the credit of this administration that at a time wh

Atiku Rejected Jonathan's Plea In 2015, Refused To Support Him - Wike Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Tuesday said then President Goodluck Jonathan pleaded with former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar to support his re-election bid in 2015 but the Adamawa-born politician rejected the entreaties of the former Bayelsa governor. Wike stated this when Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State commissioned the Akpabu-Itu-Umudiogha road in the Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers. According to him, Jonathan travelled to the Dorchester Hotel in London in 2015 to meet Atiku but rather, the former VP “embarrassed” Jonathan and told him to relinquish his ticket to him. Wike, who contested the presidential primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won by Atiku in May, said he is not asking Atiku to step down as the party’s presidential candidate for the 2023 elections. He said, instead, Atiku should ensure the removal of Iyorchia Ayu as PDP national chairman for a southern replacement. T

Doubts over use of Second Niger Bridge for yuletide Despite the completion of the Second Niger Bridge connecting Onitsha, Anambra State in the Southeast and Asaba, Delta State in the South-South, there are indications that travellers and commuters would not be able to use the bridge before December as the access road at the Asaba end is yet to be constructed. For those who had expected to ply the road to connect the ever-busy commercial city of Onitsha during the Christmas and New Year celebrations, that hope is dashed, at least for now, as they still would have to contend with the perennial traffic snarl, which is worse during the Yuletide. The (First) Niger Bridge, constructed over 60 years ago, has become too narrow for the volume of traffic from Asaba to Onitsha and vice versa. Close to Christmas every year, many passengers and motorists are forced to sleep on the road inward Onitsha due to bottleneck on the bridge, compounded by indiscipline on the part of motorists, especially co

I Will Consult With Soludo To Tackle Nigeria’s Challenges – Peter Obi The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi says he will consult with the Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo on solutions to tackle Nigeria’s challenges. Obi made this known on Monday at Protea Hotel in Ikeja, the Lagos State capital, during a meeting with the Nigerian Guild of Editors. “He (Soludo) knows and he has the solution so I need to consult him to help me,” Obi said of the Anambra governor whom he fondly referred to as his brother. The LP candidate also promised to adopt the Bangladesh model of 35% Affirmative Action, noting that he would create an atmosphere where 50 percent of Nigerian women would be included in its National Productivity Programme. Of late, Soludo, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria; and Obi, who was Anambra governor between 2006 and 2014; have been engaged in altercations on the state of Anambra economy. The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) c

Thabo Mbeki Calls for UN Tax Convention To Halt IFFs *Seeks Establishment of Global Intergovernmental Tax Body *Asks AU-Member States, International Organisations To Resist Attempt To Block Creation of Inclusive Intergovernmental Tax Body The Chairman of the African Union High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs), H.E. Thabo Mbeki has made a spirited call for a United Nations Tax Convention to halt illicit financial flows from Africa and multinational and corporate tax abuse. Mbeki also called for the establishment of a globally inclusive intergovernmental tax body to strengthen global efforts against IFFs. The call is contained in a statement released on Tuesday by the Head of the Secretariat of the AU High-Level Panel on Stemming Illicit Financial Flows from Africa, Ms. Souad Aden-Osman. Decrying the lack of an inclusive architecture for international tax cooperation, Mbeki welcomed the ECA declaration of African Finance Ministers in May 2022, which called for the immediate

Employment Fraud: NSCDC Officer Bags 7-Year Jail Term The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the conviction of an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for defrauding a citizen of N100,000 to help her to secure a fake NSCDC job. The convict, Segun A. Odewale, a Superintendent with the NSCDC, was sentenced to 7 years imprisonment by Hon. Justice M. O. Agboola of Osun State High Court 6B, Osogbo on a three-count charge preferred against him. Mr. Odewale was charged under Section 10(a) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act 2000 on counts one and two, and on Section 19 of the same Act on count three. One of the counts read “Segun A. Odewale (M) sometimes in the year 2011 or thereabout being a public officer in the employment of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Osun State Command did use your office as a staff of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to confer

Court Remands Medical Doctor for N8.5m Fraud Justice P. Ayua of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has remand a Medical Doctor, Okeogene Rawlings Godwin in the Port Harcourt Correctional Service for obtaining money by false pretence contrary Section 1 (1) (a) and punishable under section 1 (3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related offences Act. He was remanded after pleading "not guilty" to a five count charge preferred against him and his Company, Rhurrs Limited, upon being arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, Port Harcourt Zonal Command on Monday November 21, 2022.   

PICTURES: GOV. BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU RECEIVES FEMALE TALKING DRUM EXPERT, ARA AND BENEFICIARIES OF THE “EKO INSPIRE ME” PROJECT AT THE LAGOS HOUSE, IKEJA ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2022 PIX 1 L-R: Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor on Tourism, Arts and Culture, Barr Femi Martins; Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso; Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mr Segun Dawodu and female talking drummer, Aralola Olamuyiwa a.k.a Ara, during the governor’s meeting with the “Eko Inspire Me” project by Ara, supported by the Lagos government, at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 PIX 2: Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu (middle) and on his right is female talking drummer, Aralola Olamuyiwa a.k.a Ara, with beneficiaries of the “Eko Inspire Me” project by Ara, supported by the Lagos government, at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 PIX 3 L-R: Commissioner for Information and

CP condemns attempted murder on Ruth Tamuno in Rivers The Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Command, CP Okon O. Effiong has condemned  in its entirety, the mob action on one Ruth Tamuno on 14/11/2022, whereby some group of boys numbering about six, led by one Samuel Matthew beat her up and inserted substance on her private part, for allegedly stealing of an Iphone. CP Okon described the act as barbaric and inhumane.  A statement by the spokesperson of the command, SP GRACE IRINGE-KOKO said  CP has ordered the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), to conduct a discreet investigation on one Samuel Matthew and Emmanuel Iweruma who were arrested in connection with the case, as efforts are on to arrest other fleeing suspects. The statement reiterated that no matter the circumstances, resorting to self-help to carry out such act without recourse to extant laws and the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, is totally condemnable and tantamount to violation of the law.  The stat

A 72 YEAR OLD MAN KILLS 5 PEOPLE BEFORE TAKING HIS OWN LIFE IN PEMBA DISTRICT. A 72 year old man of Majata village in Hamaundu Chiefdom in Pemba District has killed his enstranged wife and 4 others after he set ablaze a house they were in and shot those who came to the rescue, leaving 3 people battle for the lives following serious injuries. Jethro Makondo who is also Headman in the Chiefdom later pulled the trigger on himself adding to the number of those he killed. Preliminary investigations by Radio Chikuni News crew that rushed to the scene indicate that late Mr. Makondo was infuriated by his wife's refusal to get back to her  matrimonial home following the couple's misunderstandings which resulted in the husband tying wires to the house the wife was living in and sprayed it with petrol before setting it ablaze. Mr. Makondo is reported to have gone on rampage shooting neighbors who wanted to rescue those in the house. The incident happened around 02hrs today 22 November 202

CHONGWE MAN WOUNDS FOUR USING MACHETE  Police in Chongwe recieved four reports of unlawful wounding in which the victims identified as Olipa Nyendwa aged 24, Rabecca Ngulube aged 22, a female juvenile aged 7 and David Shimilinani a Burundian national aged 29 all of Ibex area in Chongwe District of Nkomeshya Chiefdom were hacked by David Tembo using a machete.  Our preliminary investigations indicate that the suspect, David Tembo aged 35, had a marital dispute with his wife identified as Olipa Nyendwa whom he had  ordered to accompany him to the cemetery for some money rituals.  This was in October, 2022 on unknown date. The order made the wife leave her matrimonial home and moved to her aunt's house in Lusoke village, Chief Nkomeshya.  On November 19, 2022 at around 21:00hrs, the suspect followed the wife at her aunt's place on suspicion of her having extra marital affairs. He wounded her on both hands with a matchete, he also hacked Rabecca Ngulube who sustained a deep cut on