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  A mass burial has been held for 40 residents killed by bandits in Mallagum and Sogwon communities in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State. It was gathered that all the victims are Christians of Catholic and ECWA dominations. Terrorists had on Tuesday attacked the two villages, killed a number of residents, burnt down houses, foodstuffs and properties worth millions of naira. Family, friends and well-wishers wept profusely as those killed were buried on Thursday. They gathered at Government Secondary School, Mallagum to pay their last respect to the victims. The Anglican Bishop of Kafanchan Diocese, Danladi Kundi led the burial after a prayer session by the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese. Many communities in Kaduna have been living at the mercy of terrorists and bandits, who have been killing, maiming and kidnapping residents with reckless abandon. It was gathered that some of the victims were also buried on Wednesday.

  Nigerian comedian and On-Air personality Oluwatobi Owomoyela, popular as Peteru who passed on in the early hours of Thursday, December 22 has been confirmed to have died from colon cancer complications as opposed to the story of lung cancer, accident, and suicide being peddled by some bloggers. The beloved comedian, 35, who buried his father barely six weeks ago, according to a source close to the family was billed to remarry in the early days of 2023. Peteru, a household name in comedy circles due to his unique mimicry was until his demise, one of the fastest-rising comedians who had made a name in the South- West of Nigeria, having worked with the foremost Nigerian entertainers. He was also an MC, a brand influencer and an On-Air Personality in Ibadan, Oyo State. He is survived by his mother, siblings, and son. Since the news broke on social media, messages and posts eulogizing the late comedian have poured in from entertainers and fans alike. In a statement issued by the Owomo...

  Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 26-year-old man, Adeyemi Babatunde, for allegedly killing a 46-year-old driver, Obafunsho Ismail, over a minor argument. The incident occurred on December 8, 2022, around 8pm when the suspect, who drove a Lexus SUV with a customized number plate, Olu of Oya, hit the deceased’s car from the rear and caused damage to the vehicle. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement on Thursday, said, “The deceased, Ismail  Obafunsho, there and then came down from his car and asked the suspect to come down for them to assess the extent of the damage in order to find a solution to it. “But the suspect, Adeyemi Babatunde, refused to come down from his vehicle and was making effort to run away. “This infuriated the deceased, who insisted that the suspect must come down, and he consequently sat on the bonnet of the suspect’s car in order to prevent him from escaping from the scene. “The suspect later cam...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has raised its weekly cash withdrawal limits set for individuals and corporate organisations to N500,000 and N5 million, respectively. The earlier limits pegged individual cash withdrawals per week at N100,000; while corporate organisations were limited to weekly withdrawals of N500,000. The reviewed limits under the new policy were contained in a circular number BSD/DIR/PUB/LAB/015/073 and dated December 21, 2022. The circular by the Director of Banking Supervision, Mr Haruna Mustapha. According to the CBN, any withdrawal above the set limits must be approved by the Managing Director of the bank in writing. It added that Third Party Cheques above N1 million will not be eligible for over-the-counter withdrawal. The apex bank warned that any bank that connives with its customers to circumvent the policy would face severe sanctions. The circular reads in part: “Following our circular BSD/DIRIPUB/LAB/015/069 dated December 6, 2022, on the above subject a...

  One could be jailed in the United Kingdom for sharing a password for a streaming service such as Netflix. The country's Intellectual Property Office (IPO) issued guidance on December 19 that said "accessing... apps without paying a subscription is an infringement of copyright and you may be committing a crime." The IPO made the statement in an announcement about its joint campaign with Meta—formerly known as Facebook— to give guidance to people to avoid pirated and counterfeit goods online, Newsweek reports. “Piracy is a major issue for the entertainment and creative industries,” it wrote on its website. “Pasting internet images into your social media without permission, or accessing films, tv series or live sports events through Kodi boxes, hacked Fire Sticks or apps without paying a subscription is an infringement of copyright and you may be committing a crime.” The law applies to Netflix password sharing, but also to other streaming services, including Amazon Prime, ...

  Argentina will not become the number one team in the FIFA rankings this month, despite winning the 2022 World Cup. Instead, the world football governing body will rate Brazil ahead of their South American rivals. Brazil have held the top position since February, when they overtook Belgium. And even though they failed to make it past the quarter-finals in Qatar, Argentina’s results haven’t been enough to overtake them. Brazil won three matches at the tournament, lost to Cameroon and were eliminated following a penalty shootout defeat at the hands of Croatia. Apart from winning the World Cup, Argentina also lifted the Copa America in 2021. Shootout successes are worth far fewer ranking points than regulation-time wins. If either Argentina or France had won the final within 120 minutes, they would have gone to No. 1, but a penalty shootout guaranteed that Brazil could not be overtaken. Argentina and France will be second and third, respectively, while Belgium will slide down two pla...

  Twitter users have voted to remove billionaire businessman Elon Musk from his role as Twitter's Chief Executive Officer after asking them to vote in a poll. “Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll,” Musk tweeted early on Monday. The final result of the poll shows 57.5 per cent of the voters want Musk to leave his role as CEO while 42.5 per cent voted against it. Over 17.5 million votes were cast. The billionaire owner of Twitter and chief executive officer of Tesla Inc. will abide by the results of the poll, he stated in his tweet. Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk)  December 18, 2022 This decision may be connected to a series of controversies that have followed Musk since he took over the social media platform. For instance, it was reported last Thursday that Musk suspended the accounts of prominent journalists from top media organisations in the implementation of ...