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The executive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede wants National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members to be more resourceful and innovative. He gave the charge in Kano on Thursday while addressing corps members of Batch A, Stream 1 at the NYSC Orientation Camp, Kusallah Dam in Karaye Local Government of Kano State. He challenged the youths to be more resourceful, innovative and enterprising to defeat the monster of corruption and thereby raise the bar of growth in the economy. “The message of the EFCC to you this morning is that you begin to look…

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The unprecedented challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin by Wagner fighters has exposed fresh “cracks” in the strength of his leadership that may take weeks or months to play out, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday. Blinken and members of the US Congress said in a series of television interviews that Saturday’s turmoil has weakened Putin in ways that could aid Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russian forces within its territory while benefiting Russia’s neighbors, including Poland and the Baltic states. “I don’t think we’ve seen the final act,” Blinken said on ABC’s “This Week” program after an aborted…

Barcelona have signed Ilkay Gundogan on a free transfer after his departure from treble winners Manchester City with the German midfielder signing a two-year contract, the LaLiga club said on Monday. The 32-year-old has a contract until June 2025 with an option for a further year, while the Spanish champions also said they had included a buyout clause of 400 million euros ($435.72 million). Gundogan left City after captaining the English club to the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League treble last season, ending a successful seven-year stint in England where he won 14 trophies, including five league titles.…

Social media blog, Gistlover has unveiled the pictures of Bola Tinubu’s children claiming that he kept them off the limelight because of his life as a drug lord. The controversial blog also claimed that Tinubu bought many properties in the name of his children in a bid to cover his tracks. On Gistlover Telegram page, the blog shared the picture of some of Tinubu’s children that are not in public domain. According to Gistlover, Bola Tinubu’s last child is Olayinka and he was a product of a fling with a woman. Gistlover said, “Now back to Lagos, his time had…

Britain’s King Charles on Friday bestowed on his eldest son William and daughter-in-law Kate the titles of Prince and Princess of Wales, which he and his late wife Diana previously held. Diana was a hugely popular figure who was under constant media scrutiny from her wedding onwards and the subject of a massive outpouring of grief when she died aged 36 in a car crash in 1997, five years after she and Charles separated. A royal source said Kate appreciated the history associated with the title but would seek to create her own path as Princess of Wales. Delivering his…

Federal Capital Territory residents have expressed mixed feelings over the Nigerian government’s proposed nationwide ban on the use of motorcycles. The Federal Government’s move is part of its strategy to curb terrorism and other heinous crimes where motorcycles are largely used by perpetrators. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in the FCT, some residents commended the directive while others advised the Federal Government to rescind the decision. Mr Sunday Uche, a commercial motorcyclist operating in FCT told NAN that the proposed ban would bring more hardship to him and his family if actualised. “I will not be able…

No fewer than 900 doctors, nurses and health workers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) may lose their jobs. This is because the FCT Administration (FCTA), has given the managers of the Garki Hospital a month notice to vacate the facility. The Nation reports that this move by the government was as a result of the expiration of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement between the NISA Premier-the current managers of Garki Hospital and the FCTA. The concession agreement for the PPP was signed between the NISA Premier and the FCTA in 2007 for a period of 15 years. Further findings…

Justice Akintayo Aluko of a Lagos Federal High court, has fixed June 8, 2022, for the hearing of the petition seeking winding-up of an age long insurance company, IGI Insurance Plc, over alleged illegality in its management by it’s Board of directors. Justice Aluko fixed the date on Wednesday, after Counsel to the petitioners, Olayinka Aileru, told the court today, that his clients’ petition has been filed and served all the respondents in the suit. Aileru told the court that all the respondents, rather than filing their responses to the winding-up petition, only filed a preliminary objection, which he said…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday announced that it has postponed its presidential screening exercise. Chronicle NG reports that the APC presidential primary was scheduled to hold on 23 May but has now been postponed with no new date announced. “The screening exercise for presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) earlier scheduled to be held on Monday, May 23rd, 2022, is hereby postponed,” APC publicitysecretary, Felix Morka said. Adding that, “A new date for the exercise will be announced shortly. “Any inconvenience caused is deeply regretted,” he added.