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The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted bail to the former Head of the Rapid Response Team, Abba Kyari, after 18 months in prison custody for refusing to escape Kuje Prison when it was attacked on July 5, 2022. The Presiding Judge, Justice James Omotosho, ruled that the fact that Kyari and his team refused to escape when the Prison was attacked, where about 90 percent of the inmates escaped, has proven that Kyari is ready to face any allegations against him. Hushpuppi: Court dismisses application for Abba Kyari extradition to US The judge further said all the…

Granit Xhaka has left Arsenal to join German side Bayer Leverkusen in a 25 million euro (£21.4 million) deal. The 30-year-old Swiss midfielder has signed a five-year deal with the Bundesliga club. Kane’s agents meet PSG, Leverkusen in advanced talks for Xhaka Xhaka, who joined the Gunners in 2016 and was briefly captain in 2019, had a year left on his contract but was expected to leave the club this summer. Arsenal are on the verge of signing England midfielder Declan Rice in a British record deal from West Ham. Xhaka scored 23 goals in 297 appearances for the Gunners,…

Instagram’s Threads app, a text-based social media platform touted to become Twitter’s latest rival, has been launched and is now available to users in more than 100 countries. Threads will function similarly to Twitter, with text-based posts that can be liked, commented on, and shared, according to examples of screenshots on the App Store listing. A message on Threads’ in the app store noted it is “where communities come together to discuss everything from the topics you care about today to what’ll be trending tomorrow.” Here are, however, seven things to expect from the app: Post It can be shared…

President Bola Tinubu has signed four executive orders, including the suspension of the 5% excise tax on telecommunication services as well as the escalation of excise duties on locally manufactured products. Dele Alake, special adviser on special duties, communications, and strategy to the president, disclosed this on Thursday to state house correspondents. Nigerian calls for Twitter ban, says UK collects £1.24m company tax He stated that the President also signed the Finance Act (Effective Date Variation) Order, 2023, whose commencement date is now deferred to September 1, 2023. According to the presidential spokesman, this is to ensure adherence to the…

The National Examination Council (NECO) unveils its Online Result Verification and Confirmation platform known as e-Verify. NECO e-Verify is an online result verification solution that guarantees instant authentication of academic and basic information about prospective candidates for admission and employment into academic institutions and work. Speaking at the launch of the portal in Abuja,NECO Registrar, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, explained that the introduction of the NECO e-Verify was due to the growing need for verification and confirmation of results by institutions both at home and abroad. He noted that before now, all requests for verification and confirmation of results were routed…

Meta Platforms on Wednesday launched a direct challenge to Twitter with Threads, garnering millions of users in hours as it sought to take advantage of its rival’s much-weakened state after a series of chaotic decisions from owner Elon Musk. Those quick to join the new platform included celebrities such as Kim Kardashian and Jennifer Lopez as well as prominent politicians such as Democratic U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. “Let’s do this. Welcome to Threads,” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote in his first post on the app, along with a fire emoji. He said the app logged 10 million sign-ups in seven…

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has issued a fresh two-week ultimatum to the Federal Government over the implementation of a 200% increment in the salary structure of its members, among other demands. The resolution was reached on Wednesday at a virtual Extraordinary National Executive Council Meeting (E-NEC) to appraise the level of implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the government on May 19, 2023, following a five-day warning strike embarked upon by the Association on May 17, 2023. In a press statement that was co-signed by NARD President Orji Innocent, Secretary General Chikezie Kelechi, and…

Bauchi State Chief Magistrates’ Court has sentenced Auwal Usman for using a machete to slash off his friend’s two hands in the state. Haruna Mamma, the presiding judge, found Usman guilty of slashing his friend’s hands with a machete after a physical struggle. Yusuf Musa, the police prosecutor, informed the court that the suspect, a native of Dogon Ruwa village in Ari, in Bauchi State’s Ningi Local Government Area, had a dispute with Sabo Abduwa, which led to a fight. Musa added that during the fight, the convict brought out a machete and cut the hands of his friend. While…

The Rio de Janeiro government named an anti-racism law after Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr. on Wednesday, which will see sporting events stopped or suspended in the event of racist conduct. Brazil forward Vinicius was racially abused by fans when Madrid played Valencia in May, the 10th such incident involving the 22-year-old that LaLiga has reported to prosecutors that season. Tottenham sign Empoli’s goalie Guglielmo Vicario on 5-year deal   Local media said the law was inspired by the player’s response to the incident at Valencia’s Mestalla stadium, where the game was paused for several minutes while the player pointed at…

Police in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh have arrested a man for urinating on a tribal worker in public. Pravesh Shukla has been charged under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, a law meant to protect historically oppressed communities. He was arrested after a video showing him urinating on the man was widely shared on social media. The incident has sparked outrage across the country. Mr. Shukla has not commented on the incident. Some politicians of the main opposition party Congress have alleged that he is associated with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),…