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  The Federal Government on Thursday, has handed over the Certificate of Occupancy and other land documents to late Stephen Keshi and 14 other members of the 1994 Super Eagles Team. The Sport’s Legend was gifted a three-bedroom flat in Delta State. According to a statement signed by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Blessing Lere-Adams, the handing-over ceremony was done at the headquarters of the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, on Thursday in Abuja. It will be recalled that President Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) early this year promised to gift houses to twenty-two members of the 1994 Super Eagles Team from the housing units under the National Housing Programme in any state of their choice. At the handover ceremony, Director, Public Building and Housing, Solomon Labafilo, who handed over the C of O on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria, assured that the remaining nine members will receive their homes soon. addition to the entitled C of O as well. He...

  The Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, Abia state has scheduled Tuesday to hear the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu’s extraordinary rendition suit filed before it in March. Kanu’s special counsel, Aloy Ejimakor revealed this on Thursday in a statement titled, “RE: Court to hear Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s extraordinary rendition case on Tuesday 4th of October.” The statement said, “On 4th October 2022, the Federal High Court, Umuahia will hear Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s extraordinary rendition suit which I had filed before the court in March this year. “The Suit is sui generis (of a special class) and it is primarily aimed at redressing the infamous unlawful expulsion or extraordinary rendition of Nnamdi Kanu, which is a clear violation of his fundamental rights under Article 12(4) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights, as well as Chapter IV of the Nigerian Constitution. “In addition to the rendition, I am asking the Court to redress the myriad viola...

  The family of a three-year-old boy, David Nwogu, has been thrown into mourning after he died while being treated at the Maternal and Child Hospital in the Ajah area of Lagos State. It was gat hered  that the victim, brought in by his parents on Friday, September 23, over cough and catarrh, died after receiving injections at the hospital. In a video that went viral on Wednesday, the victim’s mother, Loveth, stated that her son was energetic before he was given the injections, which led to his death the next day. She said, “I took my son to the hospital on Friday morning because he had cough and catarrh; he didn’t have a fever or anything, it was just cough and catarrh. The catarrh actually started on Wednesday, but I took him to the hospital just to check for infections since he was about to start school on Monday. They ran a test and said he had small pneumonia, infection and cold, but not malaria. They started treatment and I called my husband that day; he told me my son wa...

  The chief executive officer (CEO) of Meta (formerly Facebook), Mark Zuckerberg has dropped out of the top ten richest men in the United States according to Forbes. The American business magazine revealed this via The Forbes 400 list of the U.S.’ wealthiest people on Tuesday, stating that Zuckerberg has lost more than half his fortune totalling a shocking $76.8 billion which started occurring in September 2021. According to Forbes, this is the first time the internet entrepreneur experienced such a fall since 2015, as he plummeted from the third position to number 11. Mark Zgutowicz, an analyst at research and investment banking firm, Benchmark disclosed that Facebook is not making money from advertising currently which has adversely affected the company’s owner. “ Facebook makes most of its money from advertising, and now it just doesn’t have that data anymore. All those data signals went away, which basically means that advertisers are having trouble telling whether a campaign w...

  A  Spanish court has ordered Colombian music superstar Shakira to stand trial on charges of fraudulently failing to pay 14 million euros in tax, filings showed Tuesday. Prosecutors in Barcelona said in July they would seek a prison sentence of more than eight years against the singer and a fine of nearly 24 million euros ($24 million) after she rejected a plea deal over accusations of tax evasion. They accuse the 45-year-old “Hips don’t Lie” songstress of defrauding the Spanish tax office of 14.5 million euros ($14.7 million) on income earned between 2012 and 2014. Prosecutors say Shakira moved to Spain in 2011 when her relationship with FC Barcelona defender Gerard Pique became public, but maintained official tax residency in the Bahamas until 2015. The couple, who have two children, announced their separation in June. On September 19, a Barcelona court ordered the singer to stand trial for six alleged tax crimes, according to a court ruling made public on Tuesday. Shakira ...

  A  United States district court has sentenced Abidemi Rufai, suspended aide of Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State to five years in prison for fraud. Rufai was arrested at New York’s JFK Airport on his way to Nigeria in May 2021. In May 2022, the US Department of Justice said Rufai admitted using stolen identities to receive thousands of dollars in pandemic-related unemployment benefits. He was also admitted to having 2017 obtained identifying information for more than 20,000 Americans, submitted $2 million in claims for disaster relief and other federal benefits, and received more than $600,000. The largest amount of fraud was committed against the Washington state employment security department, which paid out $350,763 in fraudulent pandemic unemployment claims to accounts controlled by Rufai. Rufai was also said to have submitted fraudulent pandemic unemployment claims in at least 17 other states, including Hawaii, Wyoming, Massachusetts, Montana, New York, and Pennsylvan...

  Floyd Mayweather   will make a swift return to the ring for another exhibition fight, this time against crossover fighter Deji Olatunji at Global Titans Fight Night in Dubai November 13. The British-Nigerian confirmed the pair will meet in an exhibition bout via his social media handle on Monday. The event will take place at the Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai with a weigh-in set for November 12. Deji, whose real name is Oladeji Olatunji, started his boxing career with defeats in his first three fights before a statement win over Yousef ‘Fousey’ Erakat in August. In his biography on his website, sidemen.fandom, the 25-year-old, was born and raised in Watford, London to Nigerian parents and has laughed at jokes that he was born in Nigeria. He now resides in Peterborough, England with his parents. Deji, who last fought as part of DAZN’s X Misfits series, beating American YouTuber Fousey at the end of August, is now set to face the 45-year-old Mayweather, who retired undefeated with a 5...

  A chieftain of the Labour Party and political economist, Pat Utomi, has challenged the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, to go for a medical checkup and make the result public. He claimed that Tinubu is unfit.  Prof Utomi threw the challenge on Monday while answering questions on Channels Television’s Politics Today, arguing that next year’s election is about the lives of Nigerians. He maintained that there were obvious signs to show that Tinubu is unfit for the post of a president. “Physically, you can see he is ailing. Let’s not kid ourselves. Let’s be honest. “Let him go through medicals with Nigerian doctors and make it public,” he said. The renowned economist also noted that the ruling party, the APC, made a mistake by not fielding another candidate in the person of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, adding that he would have been a better candidate. “Our country has suffered so much from having ailing leaders. That was why the Vice President ste...

  A video of John Ewa popularly known as John Lyon, an alleged kidnapper known for flaunting dollars on social media, has gone viral with Lyon weeping like a child in police custody. In the video, the suspect popularly known as “Lion White” was shirtless, putting on only boxers and kneeling down. The ex-banker pleaded for mercy, saying he was only involved in kidnap operations twice. He also asked to be released because his wife had just been put to bed. A voice in the background suspected to be that of a police detective asked the suspect in pidgin: “So, are you saying it is only two persons you have joined your gang to kidnap? Lyon replied: “Yes, sir,” and the voice declared: “You are a liar.” A man, who claimed to be one of his victims, challenged Lyon that he saw him while he was in captivity and was being tortured. Pictures and videos of Lyon’s flamboyance life are circulating on social media. In one video, the suspect displayed wad of dollars, repeatedly saying, “Money is goo...

  A resident of Iree, Osun State, Muritala Afolabi, on Friday, sustained serious injuries after setting himself ablaze. Muritala was, however, rescued by some people who heard his cry as fire burnt his body. He was rushed to a private hospital in Iree, where he was admitted. Speaking with some newsmen from his sick bed on Sunday, Muritala, a vulcanizer, said he decided to commit suicide having been subjected to emotional torture and frustration by his wife. The 30-year-old artisan said he got married to his wife in July 2022 and since then, the woman had made life difficult by cursing and abusing him. He said, “I just thought of ending it. That Friday, I went into a filing station, bought fuel and went to a forest behind Baptist High School, Iree, and set myself ablaze. “I thought of what I was passing through and it made me to decide to end my life. Poverty and repeated curses of my wife made me to lose hope. I married the woman just in July this year. “Some people heard me when f...

  What  is UTI? UTI means Urinary Tract Infection, which is an infection along the urinary tract in humans, which is the passageway for urine. This is an infection which can affect both the male and female genders. The urinary tract is made up of the ureter, which connects the kidney to the bladder; and the urethra, which drains urine from the bladder to outside the body. The kidney produces urine, it flows through the ureters, and then it is temporarily stored in the bladder, from where it flows out via the urethra. Once there is an infection in any of these tracts, that is what is called urinary tract infection, since these tracts are all interconnected. Is there any other term for UTI? Some people call it toilet infection and other names but the medical name is Urinary Tract Infection. As I said, it affects both the male gender and female gender but women are more likely to have UTI than men, reason being that the urethra in female is shorter compared to that of male. And f...

  A recently evicted  Big Brother Naija (Level Up)  housemate, Allysyn Audu, has said that she won’t be continuing her romantic relationship with a fellow housemate, Hermes, outside the house because she wants to focus on herself. In her recent interview, Allysyn said, “Knowing Hermes had two girlfriends, I respected his dynamic (circumstance) while in the house. However, upon coming out of the house now, I know that I don’t want to be a part of that dynamic (situation) but I have a genuine connection with him. I want to focus on myself. Hermes has a beautiful, intense and dramatic personality. I always go for people that are very different. He even physically stands out with his tattoos and piercings. We are both creative people. He is very talented and I know we are going to be great friends for a very long time.” Speaking about her relationship with Adekunle, Doyin and Daniella, she said, “All I had with Adekunle was just friendship, and I later got into a romanti...

  Geng Quanrong, the Chinese national accused of killing his lover, Ummu Buhari (Ummita) will be served Chinese meals in prison. The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) made the confirmation as his trial gets underway. Kano Correctional Centre spokesman, Musbahu Kofar-Nassarawa said Quanrong was not expected to eat ‘gabza’, a meal for prisoners. The Public Relations Officer said the law provides that a foreigner in Nigerian prison custody should be fed with his native food. Kofar-Nasarawa added that the law allows such inmates to contact their country’s embassy or relatives for assistance. “ People are asking which type of food the suspect is going to be eating. “He is going to be served Chinese food, that is what law provides” Kofar-Nasarawa said. Quanrong was charged to court on Wednesday but his plea was not taken due to lack of jurisdiction. Magistrate Hanif Sanusi adjourned the homicide case to October 13 to enable the state to make necessary preparations.

  Infinix Nigeria has once again cemented its dominance as the biggest smartphone brand in Africa, winning the innovative smartphone brand of the year at the Marketing Edge Awards for the second year in a row. This is the 3 rd  time and second year in a row Infinix has received this award after having won in 2019 and 2021 respectively. Infinix was awarded this prestigious award by Marketing Edge ﹘ a leading, credible media platform that keeps up-to-date with developments on brands, marketing and advertising in Nigeria and around the world. Infinix has continued to show its innovative prowess by producing cutting-edge technologies, stylish designs that allow its users to experience and live intelligent and creative lifestyles. This has enabled Infinix to become the choice smartphone brand among users especially the youths as it showcases their very active and vibrant lifestyles. Infinix is definitely living up to its core essence being ‘The Future is Now’ by constantly setting ...

  A  physically-challenged man, identified only as Okeoma, on Wednesday, stole an iPhone 12 Pro-Max valued at N670,000, belonging to an actress, Genevieve Anaele, at the Proof Hotel and Lounge, Oniru, in the Eti Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State. It was  gathered that Anaele accompanied her friend, Sophia Brown, to attend a salsa dance class in the hotel when the incident happened. The actress, who spoke to some reporters on Thursday, said, “I went with a friend for a salsa dance class at the Proof Hotel and Lounge. Around 9.47pm, I was charging my phone with a power bank when I dropped it on the chair to dance. “While dancing, my friend, Sophia, stood up to record me with her phone. Immediately she stood up, this guy (Okeoma) picked my iPhone 12 Pro- Max; I bought the phone for N670,000. “So, immediately I found out that my phone was missing, I alerted the management of the lounge and they assured me that they would get me the CCTV footage. “When they got the CCTV...