Day: October 18, 2024

I earn N14m monthly, not enough for expenses– Senator Orji Kalu

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Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, former Governor of Abia State, has said that he earns 14 million naira monthly as a senator, but the money is not enough to take care of his overhead and other costs. Kalu, who represents Abia North Senatorial District, stated this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Thursday. He said that the money was not enough to cover his expenses. Kalu argued that most senators were doing well for their constituents, saying he would never fail his people. “I am doing my best…

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Chevron discovers New Oilfield in Nigeria

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A new oil field has been discovered in Nigeria by Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL). The “new gold mine” estimated to hold 17,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd), is located in the shallow offshore area of the Niger Delta. The development is expected to boost Nigeria’s ailing oil production. According to Chevron, the “near-field discovery” was made by the Meji NW-1 spud in Petroleum Mining Lease 49. Chairman and Managing Director of Chevron, Jim Swartz, confirmed the discovery in a statement on Friday issued by its General Manager of Policy…

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Prof. Ilyas Usman becomes first Abuja National Mosque Igbo Imam

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Prof. Ilyas Usman has been appointed by the National Mosque, Abuja, as Imam. Usman, who is the first Professor of Arabic in Igboland, has joined the ranks of the three existing Imams of the National Mosque. He will now support the two active Imams, Prof. Ibrahim Makari and Prof. Muhammad Kabir, in the rotational conduct of the Juma’ah and daily congregational prayers while the fourth Imam, Sheikh Ahmad Onilewura from the Southwest Nigeria, has not been leading prayers for a long time because he is indisposed. With the newly appointed…

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1bn people living in acute poverty worldwide — UN Report

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A UN Development Programme report released yesterday has revealed that more than one billion people are living in acute poverty across the globe, with children accounting for over half of those affected. The paper, published with Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative, OPHI, noted that poverty rates were three times higher in countries at war, as 2023 saw the most conflicts around the world since the Second World War. The UNDP and OPHI have published their Multidimensional Poverty Index annually since 2010, harvesting data from 112 countries with a combined…

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Hamas confirms death of leader Yahya Sinwar

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A day after Israel announced killing Yahya Sinwar, Palestinian militant group Hamas, on Friday confirmed his death in Gaza. “We mourn the great leader, the martyred brother, Yahya Sinwar, Abu Ibrahim,” Qatar-based Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya said in a recorded video statement broadcast by Al Jazeera. Sinwar became Israel’s most wanted man after the October 7, 2023 attack, the deadliest in Israeli history. Israel announced Sinwar’s death on Thursday, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called a “heavy blow” to the Palestinian group Israeli forces have been fighting in Gaza more…

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Scam: Barcelona transfered €1m to fraudster posing as Lewandowski’s lawyer

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Spanish football club, Barcelona, have reportedly fallen victim to a sophisticated fraud attempt, losing €1 million (£830,000) to a scammer posing as someone associated with star striker Robert Lewandowski’s agent. Lewandowski, who was signed by Barcelona from Bayern Munich in the summer of 2022 for an initial fee of €45 million (£37 million), has since become a key player, scoring 71 goals in 106 matches. However, behind the scenes, Barcelona faced a serious issue when a fraudster exploited the high-profile transfer. Following Lewandowski’s move, Barcelona was contacted by someone claiming…

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Security agents supplying arms to terrorists, bandits –Ribadu

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Malam Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser (NSA), yesterday disclosed that a sizeable number of illicit arms being used to commit crimes in the country belonged to the government, stating that such were being transferred to the terrorists, bandits and other non-state actors by security agents.  Ribadu, who condemned those unpatriotic acts, also rained curses on the security personnel who facilitate the movement of weapons to terrorists, saying that any officer caught in the act going forward would regret the action. He spoke at the Muhammadu Buhari Cantonment, Giri, Abuja,…

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Herdsmen ravage farmlands in Kaduna, farmers count losses

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After herdsmen allegedly ravaged farmlands in Manchok community of Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State, some farmers said they had lost crops worth millions of naira. The farmers, who cried out for help in Manchok on Friday, said that the sad development has predisposed them to hunger. One of them, Mrs Martina David, a mother of four, said she invested nearly N1.3 million naira in the cultivation of sweet potatoes only to lose the investment within two days after the farm was allegedly destroyed by herders. Looking visibly shaken…

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