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Ed Sheeran Wins Thinking Out Loud Copy right case Ed Sheeran cleared of infringing copyright in Marvin Gaye lawsuit Case centered on whether Sheeran’s hit Thinking Out Loud ripped off Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On A jury in New York has ruled that British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran is not liable for copyright infringement in a case that has been closely watched by the global entertainment industry. The case centered on whether Sheeran ripped off Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On and will be seen as a major victory for recording artists. Singing in court to a dramatic collapse: key moments from the Ed Sheeran trial Sheeran had made an earlier claim that he would quit the industry if he lost the case. “If that happens, I’m done, I’m stopping,” he said. “I find it really insulting to devote my whole life to being a performer and a songwriter and have someone diminish it.” After the verdict had been delivered Sheeran hugged his lawyer. His wife Cherry Seaborn and co-writer Amy Wadge were rep...

Doctors Peform First-ever Brain Surgery On Baby Inside Womb Medical doctors have performed a first-ever brain surgery on a baby with a deadly genetic disorder while it is still inside the mother's womb. The yet-to-be-born baby was diagnosed with a vein of Galen malformation at 30 weeks and children born with this kind of condition have a 30 per cent chance of dying before age 11, Daily Mail reported on Thursday. The surgery which involved cutting into the womb, the baby's skull and then operating on the developing brain was carried out by a ten-man team of doctors at the Boston Children's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, United States. The operation requires slicing into the pregnant woman's abdomen and using an ultrasound to identify the artery and guide the surgery. After the operation, the baby's mother gave birth to a healthy baby boy two days later without birth defects.  

Rivers police command confirms killing of community youth leader by gunmen, identifies gang leader  The Rivers state police command on Thursday confirmed suspected gunmen shoot dead, Mr. Ebenezer Mathew, Youth leader of Abarikpo community in Akoh kingdom, Ahoada East local government area on wednesday night. The spokesperson of the command, SP Grace Iringe Koko said his death is not a cult related incident and that the Police has identified the person who led the gang that killed the Youth leader but that the Kingpin and other culprits are yet to be arrested. SP Koko added that efforts are on to arrest the culprits as Investigation continues Recall that Gunmen suspected to be cultist on Wednesday night shot dead Mr Erbenezer Matthew, President of Abarikpo community in Akoh kingdom,Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State. The killing comes less than three months after gunmen suspected to be cultist gang raped Mrs ,Chigbewejim Lawyer,a wife of Pastor Lawyer Steward to death...

NIGERIANS TO PAY MORE FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES – FG May 4, 2023 Beer drinkers in Nigeria will be paying more for beer as federal government increases alcoholic drinks tax rate to N75 a litre according to the new fiscal policy, the new rates will take effect from June 1, 2023. The new tax adjustments of the federal government on increase excise duties will affect alcoholic wines, spirits (whisky, brandy, vodka, and rums), beer and stout. Reacting to the development the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) said the new policy will likely encourage illicit trade, and layoffs in the industry. Insisting that what the industry needs from the government at this time is enabling policies and not additional tax burden.  

Sudan: We Need More Aircraft To Evacuate Nigerians – FG May 4, 2023      The federal government has said more aircraft need to be made available to evacuate Nigerians affected by Sudan war from Egypt. Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabir, stated this at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja, while awaiting the arrival of 376 stranded Nigerians from Egypt. She said if four airplanes can move at once, everyone would definitely arrive. According to her, Egypt officials insist that the airplanes sent from Nigeria must be able to accommodate the number of Nigerians available to travel, else they would not let them evacuate anyone. “If four planes go at the same time, they will bring everybody back. So, NEMA has assured that they have done that for Egypt. “Most importantly also, we hope those over there come back speedily. So, we are expecting that with the arrangements made by NEMA, it is going to be more planes because Egypt makes it difficult. Eg...

Another Record Breaker  Meet Jamachi Osuji, a student of Government Secondary School Owerri, Imo State, who have set a new record beaten Lotanna Azuokeke's 337 She score 339, In the just concluded 2023 Jamb. ✓ English: 71 ✓ Math: 88 ✓ Physics: 88 ✓ Chemistry: 92 Total Score:  339 An incredible milestone.

  A yet to be identified mother has abandoned her newborn baby with a handwritten note in Cameroon.    The baby was found in the early hours of Thursday, May 4, 2023, beside MIDENO in Ntefinki quarter in Nkwen, Bamenda, North West region of Cameroon.   “The baby was discovered around 6:00am. After notifying the quarter head and other authorities, the child was taken to the Health Centre where he was confirmed to be doing well in health,” a source told journalists.   The child has reportedly been taken to the police station for further procedures on his welfare.   In the note left beside the baby, the mother said she took the painful decision because she has nobody to help her.   “I am sorry I had to do this. I had no other choice because I want my child to live a happy life. I have nothing, no one to help me and nothing to start a small business that can sustain the baby and I,” the note reads.    “Please help me take good care of him and I p...

IGP CHARGES CADET LAWYERS ON IMPROVED INVESTIGATION, PROSECUTION As IGP Commissions 10 Projects, Moot Court in POLAC Commissions Model Area Command, Barracks in Kano The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, CFR, has charged law cadets on training at the Nigeria Police Academy (POLAC), Wudil, Kano State, to be deliberate in developing refined mooting and advocacy skills necessary for insightful investigations and improved prosecution of criminal matters in courts. The IGP gave this charge while commissioning the newly completed Moot Court Building for the Faculty of Law at the Academy during his one-day visit.  The IGP also commissioned other newly completed projects within the Police Academy including an ICT Building, a Digital Forensic Laboratory, an Indoor Sports Complex, Indoor Shooting Range, Post Graduate Hostel, Administrative Building, Gate House, newly constructed road network, and a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) intervention sponsored Lecture Auditorium....

LASG NAMES INAUGURATION COMMITTEE FOR SANWO-OLU’S SECOND TERM A 22-man inauguration committee to coordinate the activities for the May 29 swearing-in ceremony of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat’s second term in office has been constituted. The Chief of Staff to the Governor, Mr. Tayo Ayinde, is Chairman of the Committee. A former Commissioner for Education in Lagos State, Mrs. Saidat Olayinka Oladunjoye, is Vice-Chairman. Members to serve on various sub-committees that will organise the inauguration include the Deputy Chief of Staff, Gboyega Soyannwo; Abayomi Oluyomi; Gbenga Omotoso; Engr. (Mrs.) Aramide Adeyoye; Olawale Musa; Sukanmi Oyegbola; Bayo Ogunlana and Dr. A. W. Olarinmoye. Other persons on the list are Kolade Alabi; Bolaji Durojaiye; Tunde Onigbanjo; Adetoun Sanwo-Olu; Tejumade Lawal; Belinda Aderonke Odeneye; Kunle Fagbemi; Fola Hamzat; Simi Mosuro; Dr. Hakeem Shittu and Mrs. Ayiri Oladunmoye. Mrs. Adenike G. Akanbi is Secretary of the Committee, wh...

Arabic and Islamic Board Staff Arraigned for Employment Scam  in Kaduna The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned one Mustapha Balarabe Dalhatu before Justice A.A Bello of the Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna on seven count charges bordering on obtaining by false pretence and employment scam. The defendant, a staff of National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies allegedly collected a sum of N1,000,000 from one Shehu Abdullahi and Eight others, as part payment to secure employment for them in the Institution. But he neither got them the jobs nor refund their money. Investigation revealed that the defendant  had been on suspension for serial job scam and misconduct.  The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to him. Consequently, the prosecution counsel, M.Arumemi urged the court to fix a date for trial to commence. But the  defence counsel, I.O Ezenwa moved for the bail of the defendant. Justice...

ABU Accountant, One Other Arraigned for N114 Million Fraud An Accountant with  the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Balarabe Hassan was on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 arraigned alongside Suraj Oyewepo, a senior Cash Office Staff, before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna on a nine count charge bordering on theft to the tune of over One Hundred and Fourteen Million Naira by the Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Among the allegations against Balarabe was that he fraudulently enrolled a company, RAYYAN GENERAL MERCHANT owned by Oyewepo into the GIFMIS platform on the basis of which the company received various payments without any legitimate reason. Investigation also traced payments made by RAYYAN GENERAL MERCHANT into Balarabe’s account. In addition, investigation revealed that Balarabe, who was also a signatory to the Staff Revolving Loan Account withdrew cash from the account and wasn't able to explain what it was used f...

Court Jails Two Yahoo Boys in Kaduna The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the conviction and sentencing of two fraudsters, Victor Owoseni and Aminu Saleh, before Justice A.A Bello of the Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna, on separate one count charges that bordered on impersonation and obtaining by trickery. Victor, who was arrested at  Barnawa, Kaduna following intelligence on his alleged internet fraud-related activities, assumed the identity of a Fadil Anis, opened a fake email account with the same name and contacted two victims  posing as female cryptocurrency trader and seeking romantic relationships with them. Aminu Saleh on the other hand was apprehended by Kaduna Vigilance Services (KADVS) and handed over  to the Commission for further investigation in the coure of which he confessed to impersonating  celebrities like Sandra Bullock and Jennifer Aniston, using social media platforms  to extort his victims mo...

N855m Fraud: EFCC Asks Appeal Court to Declare Pardon Granted Convicted Indian, Three Others Illegal The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, May 4, 2023, sought an order of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, declaring the purported pardon granted to an Indian businessman, Ashok Israni and three others by the Lagos State Government illegal. Israni,  Anayo Nwosu and Olajide Oshodi, who are both officials of Keystone Bank, had been convicted by Justice Kudirat Jose of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Igbosere, Lagos on December 9, 2019 on an amended 15-count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N855 million. Justice Jose had sentenced them to five years imprisonment each for stealing and also convicted NULEC Industries Limited belonging to Israni and Keystone Bank Limited. The companies were also ordered to pay a fine of N20 million to the Federal Government on counts 1, 10 and 13. The Judge had further ordered t...

EFCC Arrests 40 Alleged Cybercriminals in Ogun Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested forty (40) suspected internet fraudsters. The alleged cybercriminals are Emmanuel Adebowale Oluwole, Jaiyeoba Daniel Olamilekan, Odunjo Sodiq, Omodele Peter Idowu, Aligamhe John Clement, Kounchi Sunday Damilare, Ojo Abdul Quadri Adewale, Olamilekan Olamide Danusi, Nafiu Waris Ayomide, Sodiq Opeyemi Sunday, Gbenga Akinwunmi, Odunnbaku Isikilu Olawale, Akinpelu Quadri Opeyemi, Idris Gbolahan Abdulazeez, Akintaro Isaac Oluwabumise, Bamgbade Clement, Adebowale Adejare Abdulsalam, Aliu Damilola Daramola, Olaitan Gbenga Josiah and Dosumu Michael Ayomide. Others are: Faruq Azeez Olanrewaju, Olaoluwa Daniel, Siyanbade Timilehin, Olaiya Nifemi Samuel, Rasak Abdullahi Adeshina, Owolabi Mustapha Ayomide, Ololade Sunday Olamide, Elegbede Moruf Olamilekan, Olanrewaju Olamilekan Seun, Tobiloba Alayo Lekan,   Damilola Sunday Showunmi, Shit...

NAF Evacuates 94 Nigerians From Sudan Nigerian Airforce-NAF has evacuated 94 Nigerians stranded in Sudan. In a statement by Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ayodele Famuyiwa says the evacuees arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja at about 11:54pm last night. The statement explains that the evacuees are among the first batch of 276 Nigerians airlifted from Aswan in the wake of the ongoing security challenges in Sudan. It maintains that the effort is in furtherance of its constitutional role of aid to Civil Authority, and in line with Federal Government's commitment to rescue and successfully return back Home Nigerians living in Sudan. The statement added that the evacuees were received by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, the Ministry's Permanent Secretary, Dr Nasir Sani Gwarzo, Director General NEMA, Ahmed Habib, and Chairman, Nigerians in diaspora Commission, ...

Tinubu pastors vow to curse proponents of interim govt 4 May 2023  A group of pastors from Rivers State have vowed to place a curse on persons advocating interim government in the country. The clerics under the auspices of Rivers Pastors Unite for Tinubu (RPUT) warned proponents of destabilisation of the country’s democracy, saying they should either desist from it or face the wrath of God. The pastors numbering 100, made their position known in a statement they issued in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, to welcome the President-elect to Rivers. The statement, which was signed by the Coordinators of the group, Pastor Sunday Edimeh and founder of One Life Bible Church, Port Harcourt, and Pastor Julius Dan of the Apostolic Church of Nigeria, said they remained strong advocates of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidency. They said contrary to the belief in some quarters, not all pastors worked against the emergence and victory of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the last election. Accordin...

Drone Strike: We didn't attack Putin — Zelensky 4 May 2023  President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday denied Moscow’s claim that Ukraine had attempted to assassinate Russian leader Vladimir Putin after Russia said two drones were shot down over the Kremlin.  “We didn’t attack Putin… We fight on our territory, we are defending our villages and cities,” Zelensky told reporters at a press conference with Nordic leaders in Helsinki. “We don’t attack Putin or Moscow. We don’t have enough weapons for this,” he added. Russia said Wednesday it had shot down two drones targeting Putin’s Kremlin residence in what it called a Ukrainian “terrorist” assassination attempt. “The devices were put out of action,” a Kremlin statement said. Moscow said Putin was not hurt and there were no casualties. Asked about why Moscow would accuse Kyiv, Zelensky replied, “Russia has no victories.” “He (Putin) can no longer motivate his society and he can no longer send his military to die for nothing,” he s...

Senate Approves Buhari’s N22.7trn Loan Request  May 4, 2023 The Senate, on Wednesday, approved the N22.719,703,774,306.90 trillion ‘Ways and Means’ advances taken from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) by the Federal Government. It was sent to the Senate last year by President Muhammadu Buhari. Ways and Means are loans or advances given by the CBN to the Federal Government to enable it cater for short term or emergency finance to fund delayed government expected cash receipt of deficit. Adopting the report of its special committee on Ways and Means which considered the president’s request, the Senate said: “The restructuring sum of N22, 719,703,774,306.90 trillion for Ways and Means Advances was approved because the advances were made to ensure that the government does not shutdown.” The upper legislative chamber also approved the sum of N180,463,062,187 billion being the balance of the supplementary budget and interest accrued on the Ways and Means Advances. It warned that “if the...

Veteran pop star CHRIS MBA has passed on.  He has been down for a while with heart desease and finally gave up the fight yesterday at LUTH Signed to Premier Records, the singer was popular in the 80s for his signature jerry curl and hits like  ‘Funky Situation’,  ‘Baby Don’t Cry’,  ‘Making my Way’ and  ‘Love Everlasting’. He also performed at an evening of tributes organised for the late Ras Kimono by the Copyright Society of Nigeria in August 2018. Sail on, superstar 🙏💗