WIFE OF GUINEA-BISSAU'S OUSTED PRESIDENT ARRESTED AFTER CO-PASSENGER FOUND WITH $5.9M IN CASH. (PHOTO).

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 Wife of Guinea-Bissau's ousted president arrested after co-passenger found with $5.9m in cash Portuguese authorities charged the wife of Guinea-Bissau's ousted president as part of an investigation into suspected smuggling and money laundering, judicial police said. Dinisia Reis Embalo, the wife of Umaro Sissoco Embalo, arrived in Lisbon on the same flight from Guinea-Bissau as another passenger who was arrested by Portuguese authorities on Sunday following an anonymous tip-off. The latter passenger, who was transporting nearly five million euros ($5.9 million) in cash, was suspected of smuggling and money laundering, police said in a statement. Dinisia Reis Embalo's charge was "linked" to that investigation, a judicial police spokesperson told AFP without giving further details. Classified as 'military flight' The flight carrying both individuals had originally been classified as military and had been due to continue to the southern Portuguese city of Be...

FG TO DISTRIBUTE N25K MONTHLY ACROSS 15M HOUSEHOLDS. (PHOTO)


 FG To Distribute N25K Monthly Across 15m Households


The Federal Government is set to distribute N25,000 monthly across 15 million households nationwide as part of measures to minimise the level of economic hardship faced by Nigerians.


Since coming to office last year, President Bola Tinubu ended fuel subsidies and currency controls, leading to a tripling of petrol prices and a spike in living costs as the naira slid against the dollar.


The policies of the current administration has subjected many Nigerians to suffer an economic crisis with soaring inflation, leaving many people struggling to afford food. Many citizens have taken to the streets to register their displeasure with Tinubu’s style of leadership.


Speaking during an exclusive interview on Channels Television, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, said the Federal Government is working to alleviate the hardship, especially for the poor and vulnerable.


“But I think the important thing to point out, at this time, is that the focus of Mr President is on keeping his promise, particularly to the poor and the vulnerable. Food prices are elevated, and the purchasing power is limited and that is what Mr President is speaking directly to through the intervention programme of direct payments of N75,000 each over three months,” Edun said.


“That is N25,000  a month to 15 million households and each household is about five people. So, that effectively provides funding for 75 million people.”

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