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President Bola Tinubu inaugurated the National Economic Council on Thursday at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa. The National Economic Council would be chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima, with all state governors as members. Tinubu suspends EFCC boss, Bawa Some members of the Federal Executive Council, like the Minister of Finance, the Central Bank governor, and other public office holders, will be part of the NEC. The National Economic Council is expected to meet monthly, and its mandate is to “advise the President concerning the economic affairs of the Federation, and in particular on measures necessary for the…

Following the suspension of Abdulrasheed Bawa as Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission by the Federal Government, Abdulkarim Chukkol has stepped in as Acting Chairman of the Commission. Multiple reports have named Mohammed Abba as the acting chairman, but Chronicle NG reports that Chukkol, not Abba, is the substantive acting EFCC chairman. Wilson Uwujaren, PRO of the commission, mailed this statement. Until this new role, Chukkol was the Director of Operations at the Commission. A pioneer staff member of the Commission and an illustrious member of the EFCC Cadet Course One, Mr. Chukkol is a consummate and…

Nollywood actor Brymo Uchegbu, otherwise known as Don Brymo, is dead. The Enugwu-Ukwu, Anambra State-born actor is reportedly dead, with the main cause of his demise yet to be medically disclosed. Mr. Mayor Ofoegbu, a fellow actor and friend, posted a picture of them together and wrote on his Facebook page this Thursday morning: “Goodbye, my friend. Don Brymo Uchegbu takes a bow.” “Plan for tomorrow but live for today.” Tomorrow is not guaranteed,” she said, accompanying this with a condolence message. “I wrote those lines on my WhatsApp status yesterday evening. My man, my 5 and 6, Don Brymo…

An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck the Philippines’ main island on Thursday, authorities said, halting some railway operations in the capital Manila. No casualties or major damage were reported after the quake, which struck out at sea at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.21 miles) and was felt in nearby provinces, the Philippine seismology agency said. BREAKING: 6.2m earthquake hit northern Japan Operations of the three elevated railway lines in Manila were stopped due to the earthquake, the transport ministry said. “Railways and airports had suspensions in operations. So far, there has been no report of a major effect of…

The Lagos state police command has rescued a baby girl from under a stationed bus in the Ketu area of the state. Police arrest vicious bridge vandal in Lagos The healthy baby girl was taken into safe custody after a resident heard her cry from under a bus at about 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday. The spokesperson for the command, Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known on his Twitter page on Thursday, revealing that investigations were ongoing. Sharing a picture of the child, he tweeted, “A Lagosian set out for work at about 4:30 am yesterday and heard the cry of a…

The suspended Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) chairman, AbdulRasheed Bawa, is in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) following his suspension over weighty allegations of abuse of office. Peter Afunanya, PRO, made this known in a statement on the official DSS Twitter page. “The Department of State Services (DSS) has invited Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, the suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Bawa arrived a few hours ago.” “The invitation relates to some investigative activities concerning him”.

Gunmen kidnapped a woman, Mrs. Joy Deke, around the Catholic Papal Ground, opposite the Federal Housing Estate, Kubwa, Abuja, at about 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mrs. Deke, who is a mother of four children and lives at Kaniz Estate, was driving a Venza Toyota car with her daughter from Kubwa Federal Housing back to their house. The estate is on the right on the way from Kubwa to the city centre. One gruesomely killed, 2 traditional rulers abducted as gunmen storm community The gunmen who shot and demobilised the tyre of the car ordered the daughter to lie down while…

Mohammed Umar Abba now takes over the affairs of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as acting chairman with immediate effect. President Bola Tinubu suspended AbdulRasheed Bawa on Wednesday over weighty allegations of abuse of office. The suspension, according to a statement by the office of the SGF, is to allow for a proper investigation into his conduct while in office following some weighty allegations of abuse of office levelled against him by some stakeholders in the anti-corruption fight. Following his suspension, Bawa was directed to immediately hand over the affairs of his office to the agency’s Director of…

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Experienced midfielder James Milner will join Brighton & Hove Albion as a free agent next month following his successful eight-year spell at Liverpool, the two Premier League clubs announced on Wednesday. Brighton said the 37-year-old has signed a one-year deal with the south-coast club after a trophy-laden spell with Liverpool, where he won the Champions League, the Premier League, the FA Cup, and the League Cup in 332 appearances for the club. Milner scores late winner as Liverpool beat Leicester Brighton will be playing in Europe for the first time after finishing sixth to qualify for the Europa League, and…