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The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total sum of N786.161 billion with the federal, state, and Local Governments. It represented their share of the May 2023 Federation Account Revenue, according to the communiqué issued at the end of the FAAC meeting in Abuja yesterday. The FAAC meeting was chaired by the new Accountant-General of the Federation, Dr. Oluwatoyin Madein, according to the Director of Press and Public Relations, Mr. Bawa Mokwa. The N786.161 billion total distributable revenue comprised distributable statutory revenue of N519.545 billion, distributable Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue of N251.607 billion, Electronic Money Transfer levies…

Terrorists set to attack worship centres during Eid-el-Kabir – DSSTerrorists are reportedly intending to assault places of worship and entertainment on Eid-el-Kabir, according to the Department of State Services (DSS). This was mentioned in a statement released on Thursday by DSS spokesman Dr. Peter Afunanya. Afunanya urged owners and users of public spaces, particularly markets, and malls, to exercise caution and alert the appropriate security services to any suspicious activity or people. He said that during a coordinated operation by the department and its sister security agencies, the service had recovered primed Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) from suspected terrorists. He…

Wizkid, a megastar in Nigeria, has announced that a new track and music video is forthcoming. Wizkid announced on June 22, 2023, that he would be releasing a new track the following week, along with a music video. The multi-award-winning megastar revealed this while touring the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, where he will perform as the headliner of a historic concert on Saturday, July 29, 2023. In an interview with media personality Adesope, Wizkid mentioned that his first release of 2023 is scheduled for next week and that his follow-up album is finished. Wizkid is yet to release a single in…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ilorin Zonal Command, arraigned an Ilorin-based associate pastor of the Living Faith Church (aka Winners’ Chapel), Temidayo Eseyin, for allegedly defrauding Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State, of N19.3 million on Wednesday. Eseyin, a lawyer and former member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ilorin Branch, was docked on a four-count charge bordering on dishonest misappropriation of funds belonging to the University before Justice Funsho Lawal of the Kwara State High Court, Ilorin. NUC accredits 6 undergraduate courses for Landmark University The defendant allegedly abused his position as Attorney for Landmark…

A renowned felon named Kabir Bala was put to death by the Joint Security Team in Kogi State in connection with the passing of Salome Abu, the female leader of the Peoples Democratic Party. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, the state’s commissioner of police, Akeem Yusuf, revealed that on Wednesday, Bala met his demise in Ejule in the state’s Ofu Local Government Area. He said, “It would be recalled that the Kogi State Government, in October 2018, granted pardon in the prerogative of mercy as part of rehabilitation to one notorious gang leader named Kabir Bala, aka Okwo, in Ejule,…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) Enugu Zonal Command arrested 33 suspected internet fraudsters in a sting operation in Enugu on Tuesday. Graduate and 10 other internet fraudsters convicted in Benin – EFCC The suspects are Michael Ogobodo, Michael Elijah, Sopuluchukwu Michael, Michael Joshua, Ogu Jerry, Ebuka Okafor, Ehinyameh Eromosele, Emeka Okongwu, Jane Ogwunga, Okpara Chidera, Emmanuel Abah, David Okwo, Chidozie Okpara, and Ngene Samuel. Others include Onuh Kelvin Uchechukwu, Ebuka Kalu Bewell, Oba Stanley Ikechukwu, Kalu Chukwudalu, Ifeanyi Jeff Ukwuoma, Paschal Ugwuanyi, Chukwuma Peter, Ukwuoma Nmasi Joseph, Obiozor Franklin, Chimaobi Kelvin Azubuike, Okafor Damian, Kulugh Simio, Okafor Ifeanyi…

Striker Edin Dzeko has joined Fenerbahce on a free transfer from Inter Milan, the Turkish club said on Thursday. The 37-year-old, who played in Inter’s Champions League final defeat by Manchester City earlier this month, has signed a two-year deal with the Istanbul-based club. Man Utd considering Edin Dzeko, Arsenal interested in Balde His contract with Inter expires on June 30. Dzeko has scored 31 goals in 101 games since joining Inter from AS Roma in 2021, winning two Coppa Italia and Italian Super Cup titles. He won Premier League and Bundesliga titles with Manchester City and Wolfsburg and has…

Pope Francis skipped reading a planned speech at a conference on Thursday, saying he still had breathing problems following a hernia operation this month. “I am still under the effects of anaesthesia; my breathing is not good,” Francis told a meeting of the Catholic Oriental Church, saying delegates would instead receive a text of the speech. A well-wisher asked how he felt, and the 86-year-old pope replied, “I’m still alive.” The pope had surgery on June 7 to repair an abdominal hernia. He spent nine days in the hospital recovering and has had a busy schedule since returning to the…

The Department of State Services (DSS) and allies carried out a successful operation as they neutralized gunmen in a hot shootout exchange in Nasarawa and Kogi State. Peter Afunanya, DSS PRO, made this known in a statement on Thursday. A joint security team comprising the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigerian Army, and the Police carried out operations in Nasarawa and Kogi States. On June 19, 2023, along the Abuja-Keffi Motorway in Keffi LGA of Nasarawa State, the team apprehended Abubakar Muhammad (aka Abu Direba), a suspected gunrunner. During the operation, the team seized the following insidious items: a.…

Meeting in the middle New beginnings A familiar face Derby Moving on up The English Football League (EFL), Carabao Cup fixtures are out for the 2023–24 season. Here are five things to look out for on one of the most important dates in the Carabao Cup calendar, the opening weekend. Meeting in the middle Newly promoted Sheffield Wednesday and recently relegated Southampton, who moved to appoint Russell Martin as their new manager yesterday, lock horns at Hillsborough in the Sky Bet Championship as the term gets underway. The South Yorkshire side sealed promotion in dramatic fashion, despite being written off…