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Tottenham winger, Son Heung-min has bizarrely become one year younger after South Korea changed their traditional age-counting methods.   The law was originally passed in December, after strong campaigning from newly elected Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol, it was put into effect on Wednesday, June 28.   The original method to deduce a Korean's age included the gestation period for all babies, meaning they were all counted as one-years-old at birth. In addition, every Korean would then become a year older on January 1st - even those who were born in December.  For Son, while his age will change in his homeland of South Korea, nothing will be different in the UK.   Born on July 8, 1992, the forward has always been classified by the international method since moving to England and therefore will remain as a 30-year-old.   Tottenham's registration of the player will also not change, with the club only needing to provide an accurate date of birth as oppos...

President Bola Tinubu has asked Nigerians to endure what he described as baby steps of pain following some economic reforms he embarked on since his inauguration on May 29.    Speaking during a private visit to the palace of the Alake and Paramount ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Thursday, June 29, Tinubu stated that he is still taking baby steps and not in a hurry.    He said;    “Let’s be united. Let’s be focused. No distractions. We will arrive at the positive destination for this country and it’s all in our hands. By the grace of God Almighty, we shall reap the fruit of our labour. “Nigeria will see positive changes as we move along, just go through these baby steps of pains. Me too, I am taking baby steps as the president, not marching in a hurry, be ready to listen, maintain an open door policy, let the freedom flow, let the confidence return to Nigeria. This country is the only country we hav...

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has said that leading Nigeria is one of the hardest challenges in life.   In his Eid-el-Kabir message signed by his spokesperson, Garba Shehu, the former Nigerian President said leadership entails the cooperation and support of all citizens.   Buhari also appealed to Nigerians to rally around his successor. The statement partly read;    “Leading a country like Nigeria is one of the hardest challenges in life and urged Nigerians to fully support the Tinubu Administration to succeed and that leadership is a challenging task that demands the sacrifices and support of the citizens.”   The former president also wished Nigerian Muslims a happy Eid and “to those on pilgrimage, Hajj Mabrur and a safe return home”.

The Acting Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olukayode Egbetokun, has said that henceforth, all police conveys must observe traffic regulations starting with his convoy.   The police chief gave the directive when he met with Mobile Police Squadron and commanders at the Force headquarters on Monday, June 26.  In his words; ‘’Let me end this speech by reminding you that those who keep the peace must be the epitome of peace. Those whose duty it is to enforce the laws of the land must themselves respect and obey the laws of the land. Without obeying the laws, the Police lack the moral high ground to interrogate and bring law breakers to book. Consequently, in line with my vision of building a rule of law compliant Police Force, it is my directive that henceforth all police convoys on routine, non-emergency movement, must obey traffic lights and other traffic rules, I pledge to lead by example in this regard. As you will be returning to your various bases, I wish yo...

Kano state's accountant-general, Abdulkadir Abdusalam, has been directed by Governor Abba Yusuf to stop the salaries of 10,800 workers employed by former Governor of the state, Abdullahi Ganduje.   Abdulkadir Abdusalam who made the announcement on Monday, June 26, said an investigation will be carried out to establish the authenticity of the workers’ engagement. Those illegally recruited will be removed.    The affected workers can continue working in their various posts until the investigation is concluded.  

The governor of Sokoto state, Ahmed Aliyu, has vowed that his administration will deal decisively with anyone who commits ‘blasphemy’ against Prophet Muhammed.   The governor issued the warning while reacting to the murder of a butcher, Usman Buda, who was killed by some aggrieved Muslims over claims he allegedly made a blasphemous comment on Sunday, June 25.   In a statement signed by his spokesperson, Abubakar Bawa, Governor Aliyu warned against any act capable of “degrading the personality of Prophet Muhammad SAW, especially in a state like Sokoto, which is predominantly a Muslim-dominated community.” The governor said there’s a need for all the residents to respect and protect the prophet’s dignity and personality. He also called on the people of the state to remain calm  and stop taking laws into their hands.   The statement in part reads; “Sokoto State Governor, Dr. Ahmed Aliyu, has called on the people of the state to remain calm and law-abiding at...

The deputy governor of Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat, has denied renouncing his Nigerian citizenship. Last week, it was widely reported that an immigration lawyer in the United States, Olubusayo Fasidi, had told the Lagos Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal that Hamzat took an oath of allegiance in the US, to renounce his Nigerian citizenship. She stated this while testifying as a witness in the petition filed by Labour party governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, in the March 18 election in the state.  However, in the statement, Hamzat’s media office said the reports circulating are not the true reflections of the proceedings that took place at the tribunal.   The media office said the witness tendered two documents, a blank form of application for US naturalization and a blank oath of US allegiance document — tagged forms 8CFR/337 and N400 respectively which were admitted and marked as exhibits. “When the witness was confronted with the fact that the o...

Men of the Lagos state police command have arrested a 49-year-old woman for allegedly trying to steal a day-old baby from a hospital in the Ojokoro area of the state on Friday, June 23.    According to the state police command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the Ojokoro police Division received information that the suspect arrived the hospital under the guise of being a patient and allegedly stole the infant.     ”She entered the female ward and carried a day-old baby boy, while the mother was fast asleep after undergoing a surgery. Another patient noticed the fast movement of the suspect with the baby in her hand, alerted the hospital authority and the suspect was arrested. Upon interrogation, it was discovered that the suspect came from Oyo State. The suspect confessed that one Alfa contracted her to get a day-old baby to be used for money ritual,” he said   Hundeyin said that further investigation revealed that this was the second incident of child theft t...

President Bola Tinubu has left Paris for London on a private visit.  A statement released by Dele Alake,  Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy says on Friday, President Tinubu concluded his official trip to Paris, France, during which he had an outstanding participation in a summit for 'A New Global Financing Pact' hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron.   ‘’Aside participating in the summit where he represented Nigeria well, President Tinubu also held high-profile sideline meetings with fellow heads of state and government, global business leaders and chief executives of leading multilateral and development finance institutions from around the world. The summit afforded the President the opportunity of projecting, on a global stage, his advocacy for widening the fiscal space, economic justice for Africa as the world accelerates the pace of energy transition, and the urgency of addressing the pressing issues of po...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has set 140 and above as cut off mark for 2022/23 admissions into universities across the country.    The Registrar of the board, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, disclosed this during a presentation at the 2023 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions and awards in Abuja on Saturday, June 24.   He also disclosed that 100 had been approved as cut off mark into Polytechnics and Colleges of Education.   He however mentioned that universities are at liberty to decide individual cut-off marks but no university will be allowed to admit any candidate who scores below the 140 benchmark. He stated that the University of Jos has proposed 180 as cut-off mark for admissions; the University of Ibadan proposed 200; University of Benin proposed 200; University of Lagos proposed 200; and the Federal University of Technology proposed 180, among others.   The Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos, is the only university ...

Nollywood actor, Brymo Uchegbu aka Don Brymo, has died.  The actor had been ill for a while and sadly passed away in his sleep today June 15. Actor Junior Pope confirmed his passing on Instagram.  May his soul rest in peace, Amen.

The family of the detained Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has terminated the appointment of Mike Ozekhome, SAN; and Ifeanyi Ejiofor as his lead counsels. The family made this known in a statement issued by Kanu’s younger brother, Kanunta Kanu,today June 15. The statement titled ” Notice of Dismissal”, reads   “I hereby formally notify @MikeozekhomeSAN and @lfeanyiEjiofor that their services are no longer required in #MaziNnamdiKanu case pending before the Supreme court of Nigeria and all concerning him. “   Ozekhome’s alleged refusal to allow Kanu’s personal physicians access to him for the urgent ear surgery was cited by the family as part of reasons for the action.   “After Mazi Nnamdi kanu’s case on 11th May 2023 Prof Mike Ozekhome SAN has refused to see his client in DSS headquarters Abuja even after several messages from #MNK to see him. Secondly, for stopping the medical doctors who were to examine #MNK on 5th June eve...

The Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi on Thursday tendered 18,088 blurred polling unit result sheets among other documents in continuation of the presentation of their case before the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC). Their lawyer, Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN), tendered the documents through the petitioners’ fourth witness (PW4), Eric Uwadiegwu Ofoedu, who described himself as a Professor of Mathematics at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. The petitioners also tendered report of the witness’ analysis of some election materials, a copy of a letter, written to him by the LP, dated February 20, 2023, engaging Prof Ofoedu to held the party analyse data in respect of the February 25 presidential election and the subpoena issued on him to attend court and produce the said documents. Lawyer to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Abubakar Mahmoud (SAN), Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN) for President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim ...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the indefinite suspension from office of Mr. AbdulRasheed Bawa, CON,  as the Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to allow for proper investigation into his conduct while in office.  According to sources in the presidency, the suspension follows weighty allegations of abuse of office levelled against him. President Tinubu has directed Bawa to immediately hand over the affairs of his office to the Director, Operations in the Commission, who will oversee the affairs of the Office of the Chairman of the Commission pending the conclusion of the investigation.

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Thousands of Permanent Voters’ Cards, or PVCs, have been discovered in the office of the Chairman of Ariaria International Market, Aba. Deputy Governor of Abia State, Ikechuckwu Emetu disclosed this during the 10th edition of Vision Africa Radio Station’s media training for journalists and other media practitioners. The discovery was made during a recent raid against extortion and illegal levies in the Ariaria International Market, Aba. 23 people have so far been arrested by the state government in the ongoing clampdown on extortion and illegal levies imposed on transporters and traders in the state. Emetu said the campaign is part of Governor Alex Otti’s determination to give Abians relief from many years of illegal activities in the state.   He said;  “We are getting those guys off the streets and making arrests just like the Chairman of Ariaria. He was arrested because we saw thousands of PVCs in his office. We just had to pick him up. “And those who were into t...

New York has been named the billionaire capital of the world as it boasts 136 of the super wealthy moguls. The Big Apple came out ahead of Hong Kong, Moscow, and London which ranked second, fourth, and fifth respectively in the billionaire's list, according to figures compiled by data firm Altrata and wealth valuation company Wealth X using figures from 2022. San Francisco and Los Angeles were the other two US cities to make the top ten. San Francisco is home to 84 billionaires while LA has 58, making them the third and seventh in the listings. The report noted that there had been a two percent fall in the number of billionaires in the US yet the country still dominated the rankings. Some of the city's most prominent high-net individuals include former mayor Michael Bloomberg who has a net worth of $94.5 billion, according to Forbes's real-time wealth index. Bloomberg made much of his wealth by cofounding his namesake financial information and media ...

A 76-year-old woman who was declared dead at a hospital in Ecuador shocked her relatives by knocking on her coffin during her wake-keep, prompting a government investigation into the hospital. Retired nurse Bella Montoya was admitted to hospital on Friday, after suffering a possible stroke and cardiopulmonary arrest. When she did not respond to resuscitation a doctor on duty declared her dead, Ecuador’s health ministry said.   Barbera said his mother was unconscious when she was brought to the emergency room and that a few hours later a doctor informed him she was dead and handed over identity documents and a death certificate The family then brought her to a funeral home and were holding a wake for her later on Friday, June 9 when they started to hear strange sounds. "There were about 20 of us there,” Barbera said. “After about five hours of the wake, the coffin started to make sounds. My mom was wrapped in sheets and hitting the coffin, and when we approached we coul...

Jake Epelle, the CEO of The Albino Foundation (TAF Africa), has urged President Bola Tinubu to prove his government is really an inclusive one by appointing a person with disability  as minister. Epelle said there can’t be peace without looking at the issue of inclusivity. “For too long, there has been non-participation of persons with disability in the cabinet. This is the right time and if this president wants to make a mark, this is the right time to give the community of persons with disability at least one minister." Epelle told Channels Television. “I don’t care if it’s the minister of state or the main minister, we need to sit at the Federal Executive Council and make decisions for the betterment of this country,” Epelle said. He also urged state governors to appoint persons with disability as commissioners, saying that they are tired of being appointed only as Special Assistants.

Abia lawmaker, Benjamin Kalu has been elected Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives unopposed.   Kalu, who is the immediate spokesperson of the House of Representatives, was nominated for the position by Babajimi Benson from Lagos State and seconded by Khadijat Bukar Abba Ibrahim from Yobe state.   As there was no counter-nomination, Clerk to the National Assembly declared Kalu elected as Deputy Speaker and proceeded to administer the oath of office to him.

The management of Guinness World Record has disclosed that almost seven hours was deducted from Chef Hilda Baci’s 100-hour attempt to become record holder for the longest cooking marathon.  Explaining why Hilda was awarded 93 hours, 11 minutes and not 100 hours, the management of Guinness World Records said she “mistakenly took extra minutes for one of her rest breaks early on in the attempt.” With 93 hours, 11 minutes, Hilda Baci was still able to break the previous record of 87 hours 45 minutes set by Chef Lata Tondon (India) in 2019.

Chef Hilda Baci has been officially awarded the Guinness World Record for longest cooking marathon by an individual.  Baci who cooked for 93 hours, 11 minutes, broke the previous record of 87 hours 45 minutes set by Chef Lata Tondon (India) in 2019. The management of Guinness World Record admitted that Baci’s attempt to get into their record was so popular that their website crashed for two days due to the immense volume of traffic they received from her legion of loyal fans. Hilda Baci was required to abide by several rules during her record-breaking cook-a-thon: 1. There must be at least two items being prepared or cooked at any time 2. A sous-chef is permitted to assist in prep work, washing up, and cleaning the kitchen area, but all the cooking must be done by the individual attempting the record One of the most important rules for GWR food-related record attempts is that all items must be consumed after cooking. Hilda Baci also fulfilled this.

Senator Jilbrin Barau has been elected Deputy Senate President unopposed.  Senator Dave Umahi nominated him while Senator Saliu Mustapha seconded the motion. Clerk to the National Assembly, Sani Tambuwal declare him elected unopposed as there was no counter-nomination.  This is coming after Senator Godswill Akpabio won the senate president race in a keenly contested election. 

Fifty-Nine year old Tajudeen Abass has been elected the Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives. He was elected alongside Ben Kalu who will serve as Deputy Speaker of the green chambers. Abass polled a total of 353 votes.  Tajudeen represents Zaria Federal Constituency of Kaduna State while Kalu represents Bende Federal Constituency, Abia state.

Three members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Imo State have died in a road accident on their way to Abuja for the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly.    It was gathered that the bus they were travelling in had a head-on collision with another vehicle along Agbor road in Delta State in the early hours of Monday, June 12.    Others who sustained injury in the accident were taken to the hospital for treatment.     Two of the deceased, both males, are from Amaraku, while the other is a woman from Ogbor all in Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of the state.   They were going to support Patrick Ndubueze, the Senator-elect for Okigwe Zone, and Miriam Onuoha Okigwe North Federal Constituency for the inauguration to be held on Tuesday, June 3.    Spokesperson of the party in Imo state, Cajetan Duke described the incident as a sad development.   “They were travelling in two buses. It is a sad development. The part...

Former Akwa Ibom state governor, Godswill Akpabio, has been elected the President of the 10th Nigerian Senate. He defeated his closest rival, Abdul-Aziz Yari, former Zamfara state governor.   The election took place this morning June 13.

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has raised an alarm of ponmo now being dangerous for Nigerians to consume following the outbreak of Anthrax in some neighbouring countries within the West African sub-region. Nigerians have been asked to desist from the consumption of hides (ponmo), smoked meat and bush meat as they pose serious risk until the situation is brought under control. The anthrax outbreak was first recorded in northern Ghana bordering Burkina Faso and Togo putting the whole sub-region at risk.  The statement read;  “The disease which has claimed some lives, is a bacterial disease that affects both animals and man, that is a zoonotic disease. Anthrax spores are naturally found in the soil and commonly affect domestic and wild animals. “People can get infected with Anthrax spores if they come in contact with infected animals or contaminated animal products. However, Anthrax is not a contagious disease and so, one cannot get it by co...

A police prosecution witness, Inspector Jola Oso, who investigated the murder of a 28-year-old sex worker, Elochukwu Solomon, in Lagos State, has told the court how she was killed by a bus conductor, Babatunde Oluwadamilare.  Testifying before Justice Adesanya, of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Tafawa Balewa Square on Thursday, June 1, 2023, Inspector Oso, said the 23-year-old defendant deliberately stabbed the deceased with a knife.  The witness, who was led in evidence-in-chief by the state prosecuting counsel, Olayemi Shofolu, said the defendant made a statement saying that he had an agreement to pay the late Solomon N2,000, but that it was after he had sex with her that the deceased said she was no longer collecting N2, 000 but N8, 000. ‘’The defendant said it was the deceased that first held his clothes before he saw a kitchen knife, and that immediately he saw the knife, he took it and stabbed the deceased,” the witness said. When asked for his conclus...

Atletico Madrid manager, Diego Simeone has joked that players having sex just four times a month cannot feature in his teams. The 53-year-old Argentinian has been in charge of Atletico Madrid since 2011, led his team to a third-place finish in LaLiga this season, with one game to play.  In an interview with Cadena COPE, Simeone discussed some of the pressing issues for Atletico, including the return of Joao Felix from Chelsea, and his own future at the club.     In the extensive chat, Simeone revealed the bizarre claim after the presenter cited a study that the average Spaniard has sex 56 times a year. Simeone replied: 'How many? 56... 56 a year... How many are a month? Four a month? Four a month no... 'With four times a month you can't play in my team.'  This response caused uproarious laughter in the COPE studio.  When the interviewers pressed Simeone for a more realistic number, he replied: 'Fifteen a month? I'm not going to say... but we have a g...

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has dismissed rumors that it is planning to embark on a strike today June 2, over the removal of petrol subsidy.   There have been rumors that the NLC had fixed Friday to commence a strike in protest against the subsidy removal.   Reacting, the head of information and public affairs of NLC, Benson Upah, asked Nigerians to disregard the rumor. “Our attention has been drawn to stories circulating in the social media claiming that the NLC would begin protest action on June 2 against the increase in the pump price of petrol. In as much as we are outraged by this mindless price increase which is intended to bring untold hardship to Nigerians, we have no plan to start any action on June 2. What we do have for now are organ meetings slated for June 2 to deliberate on the price issue.”he said Upah said the NLC would keep Nigerians informed on its next line of action after meetings.

The local government transition committees in Abia state have been dissolved by Governor Alex Otti.    The Governor has also approved the removal of the education secretaries of the 17 local governments in the state. A statement released by his media aide Ferdinand Ekeoma read;    “The Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti has approved the dissolution of the 17 Local Government Transition Committees and removal of all Chairmen and their Deputies. The removed Chairmen are to hand over to the Heads of Service of their respective Local Governments.   “Each affected education secretary is to hand over to the most senior director. These directives take immediate effect, therefore, the affected persons should comply and ensure seamless transfer of power in the LGAs.”

Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari has said that the notion of fuel price reducing when there are more refineries is false.    Kyari who sat for an interview with Arise TV on Thursday, June 1, said even with the increased local production of petrol, the price won't reduce because the refineries will also input the cost of production among other things.    He said;    “There is a notion that if the product is processed locally, prices will reduce. Let me make it clear that it is not going to change anything. If you produce locally, the refineries will also input the cost of production and other things and it will be sold at the current price. “There will also be no subsidy when local production starts because there is no cash-to-back subsidy, this country no longer has the resources to continue with subsidy.”   In another interview with Channels Television, Kyari said the queues expe...

The White House, and Florida governor, Ron Desantis have reacted after US President Joe Biden  tripped and fell over at an event in Colorado, USA.   Biden stumbled on a sandbag while handing out diplomas at a graduation ceremony for the US Air Force Academy. Biden, who is the nation's oldest serving president at 80, was helped back onto his feet by the Secret Service and appeared to be unhurt after Thursday's fall. "I got sandbagged!" the president joked to reporters as he arrived back at the White House that evening. Before the fall, Biden had been standing for about an hour and a half to shake hands with each of the 921 graduating cadets.   After the fall he was seen walking back to his seat unassisted and later jogging back to his motorcade when the ceremony ended. "There was a sandbag on stage while he was shaking hands," White House communications director Ben LaBolt wrote on Twitter. "He's fine." White House press secretary Ka...

Manchester United could offer captain Harry Maguire to Chelsea as part of a player-plus-cash deal to bring Mason Mount to Old Trafford.   The Man United captain has slid down the pecking order in recent seasons, and is now considered fourth choice centre back behind Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez.   The Red Devils are set to pay the defender around £10million to leave the club this summer, as revealed by Mail Sport, with the out-of-favour player still under contract for another two years.   Now, reports from The Sun have suggested that he could form part of a player-plus-cash deal to bring Mount to Old Trafford.   Mount has yet to agree to a new contract at Chelsea, despite offers from the Blues, and with his deal up in 2024 is likely to depart this summer.   The England midfielder has drawn huge interest from across the Premier League's top clubs, with United and Liverpool  favourites to land his signature for next term.