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The Senate, on Wednesday, approved the sum of $2.6 billion (USD) out of the $5.5 billion external borrowing request sent to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari in May last year. The approval came after the Upper Chamber considered a report by the Committee on Local and Foreign Debts during plenary. The approved sum, according to the Chairman of the Local and Foreign Debt Committee, Clifford Ordia, would see €995 million euros going to finance priority projects of the federal government, while $1.5 billion (USD) would be disbursed to the thirty-six state governments to finance critical projects. Out of…

Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the Department of State Service, DSS and the Nigeria Police today pledged to intensify their collaboration in the fight against corruption. This commitment was restated as Heads of EFCC Zonal Offices in Kaduna and Ilorin, visited the Director, DSS and the Police Commissioner respectively. In Kaduna Zonal, Harry Erin told the State Director, Ahmed Idris Koya that he was visiting to familiarize himself with heads of security agencies in the State. He thanked the DSS for its support to the Commission especially in intelligence, tracking of criminals engage in money laundering…

Members of a notorious Mexican cartel have used drones to drop explosives on police, injuring two officers. Officials think the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) is behind Tuesday’s attack in the western state of Michoacán. In August, two rigged drones were found in the car of suspected CJNG members. The drones are thought to be the latest weapons in a deadly war between the drugs cartel and the security forces and vigilantes opposed to them. Not much detail has been released about Tuesday’s attack but local media said two drones had been used. It is believed they were rigged…

The Queen has thanked the public for their tributes to her husband, the late Duke of Edinburgh, as she marked her 95th birthday. On the Royal Family Twitter account, she said: “My family and I would like to thank you for all the support and kindness shown to us in recent days.” [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3J_otSqAkQ] She said the tributes had been a comfort in a “period of deep sadness”. The Queen’s birthday, which comes four days after the duke’s funeral, is being marked in a low-key, private way. There will be no public celebrations as the monarch continues to observe two…

Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli says the European Super League (ESL) project cannot proceed as AC Milan, Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid joined the six Premier League clubs in withdrawing. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXeBoklEoA8] Agnelli was one of the chief architects of the breakaway plans, which involved 12 clubs from England, Spain and Italy. Barcelona and Real Madrid are yet to comment. “To be frank and honest no, evidently that is not the case,” said Agnelli, on whether the ESL could still happen. “I remain convinced of the beauty of that project, of the value that it would have developed to the pyramid,…

Kidnappers have abducted three construction workers working on the Ikaram-Akunnu-Akoko highway linking Akoko Northwest and Akoko North East local governments areas. The road is a major gate way for travellers plying the North and the South West region. Ondo Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Raimi Aminu, had last week inspected the 16km road and promised that it would be completed in 60 days. It was gathered the gunmen struck on Tuesday afternoon and shot sporadically before taking the workers away. No ransom demand had been made as at press time. How Comedienne Ada Jesus died Aminu said the abduction…

Comedienne Mercy Cynthia Ginika Chukwu, who is popularly known as Ada Jesus, died at the age of 23 on Wednesday, April 21. Ada Jesus hailed from Orlu, Imo state and was a graduate Imo state University. She was a mother of one, an actress, a comedienne and a content creator. She started making comedy skits and became popular on Instagram in 2018. She was known to do comedy in Igbo language. Ada Jesus exposed Prophet Chukwuemeka Odumeje last year over fake miracles. Late last year, Ada Jesus exposed how she arranged fake miracles for controversial Prophet Chukwuemeka Odumeje with the…

The Federal Government yesterday said the global scarcity of COVID-19 vaccines may delay the administration of the second dose. National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) Executive Director Dr Faisal Shuiabu stated this in Lafia, Nasarawa State, at the Northcentral zonal town hall meeting on COVID-19 vaccination. It was organised by the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 in collaboration with NPHCDA. Global vaccine scarcity may last months [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OldDN15DEc] According to Dr Shuiabu: “There is a global scarcity of COVID-19 vaccines due to high demand, especially in countries where they are being produced. “For this reason, we anticipate a delay…

The Senate, on Wednesday, approved the sum of N257,183,671,694.71 as budget for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for the 2021 financial year. The approval followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariffs. Chairman of the Committee, Senator Francis Alimikhena (APC, Edo North), in his presentation, said out of the amount budgeted for the Customs in the 2021 financial year, the sum of N99,719,722,681.71 is for Personnel Cost; N19,530,769,000.00 for Overhead; and N137,933,180,013.00 for Capital Cost. Giving a breakdown of the revenue framework, Alimikhena said the Committee increased the NCS revenue target from N1,465,345,719,428.00 (one…

A personnel of the Oyo State Security Network Agency codenamed ‘Amotekun’, Suleiman Quadri, has been killed by gunmen. Quadri was said to have been ambushed by the bandits numbering about 11 while escorting the staff of a farm to the farmland in Fiditi on Tuesday. The gunmen opened fire on the security operative and his colleague Amoo Yisau. While Yisau survived with gunshot injuries, Quadri gave up the ghost. Gunmen attack Kaduna private university, abduct students Yisau is currently receiving treatment at the General Hospital, Owode, Oyo. The commandant of Amotekun Corps, Col. Olayinka Olayanju (rtd), confirmed the incident. Quadri,…