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A Vatican court has sentenced Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu, a former adviser to Pope Francis, to five-and-a-half years in jail for financial crimes. Becciu, 75, was the most senior Vatican official ever to face such charges and once seen as a papal contender himself. The trial centred on a London property deal that ended in huge losses for the Catholic Church. He strongly denied charges including embezzlement and abuse of office. Cardinal Becciu’s lawyer said his client was innocent and would lodge an appeal. He was on trial with nine other defendants. All were convicted on some counts and found…
By Halimah Olamide Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara has kicked off the construction of 20,000 housing units in PortHarcourt, the state capital. Friday’s event came amidst tension over the political crisis in the state which has pitted him with his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. Excited with the turnout at the event, Fubara said, “Yesterday’s moment was nothing short of exhilarating as we embarked on the journey to bring hope and homes to our cherished low-income earners with the kickoff of the 20,000 housing units project. “We remain committed to protecting the interest of our people, ensuring their safety and securing…
By Kamil Opeyemi The National Bureau of Statistics has confirmed Nigerians’ worst fears over disappearing foods from their family tables. This was just as the Bureau’s latest statistics showed that inflation is getting worse with a 32.84% inflation rate in food. The NBS also said Nigeria’s inflation hiked further to 28.20 in November from the October figure of 27.33% . The report showed that the rise in food prices was caused by increases in the prices of bread and cereals, oil and fat, potatoes, yam and other tubers, fish, fruit, meat, vegetables and coffee, tea and cocoa. The NBS said,…
By Kamil Opeyemi Governors of the Northern Nigerian extraction have expressed worries over the growing insecurity in that part of the country saying it has become critical for them to find a solution. They stated this on Friday after a meeting where they also expressed regrets over the ill-fated drones strikes that killed scores of villagers in Tundun Biri two weeks ago. Addressing his colleagues, the Chairman of the Forum and Gombe State Governor, Alhaji Muhammad Yahaya, while condemning the accidental bomb on the people of Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, noted that more efforts are needed by…
By Halimah Olamide Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun has said that health workers in the state cannot be lured with the relocations abroad because of what he called the robust package for their welfare. Adeleke said this at the official inauguration of Osun Health Insurance Scheme (OHIS) Office Complex in Abere, Osogbo. ” We have targeted action against japa syndrome. “Our government has approved the full payment of hazard allowances to all our health staff as approved by the Federal Government. “We also intend to replace all healthcare workers that have left with new ones with improved packages. “And this…
Pan-African e-commerce company Jumia has announced that it will end its food delivery service by the end of the year because the business has proved to be unprofitable. The decision affects all of the seven countries where it provides the service – Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and Ivory Coast. Jumia said in a statement that food delivery was “a business with very challenging economics”, and it decided to focus on the physical goods side of the business, where mobile phones are the most ordered item on the company’s platform. Jumia was the first Africa-focused tech firm to list…
The Israeli military says it has mistakenly killed three hostages during its campaign in Gaza after they were mis-identified as a “threat”. They were named as Yotam Haim, 28, Samer Talalka, 22, and Alon Shamriz, 26. The military shared its remorse and said the three were shot by troops operating in Shejaiya, in Gaza’s north. More than 100 hostages remain in captivity in Gaza after being captured in the 7 October attacks on Israel. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Friday’s incident was under investigation, and that it “expresses deep remorse over the tragic incident and sends the families its…
The Enugu State Government says it will reopen one lane of the Enugu- Portharcourt expressway collapsed bridge for use by Dec. 24. Mr Gerald Otiji, the State Commissioner for Works, disclosed this while briefing newsmen after the State Executive Council meeting held at the Government House, Enugu on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalled that Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State, had on Nov. 9, announced that Federal Government would commence the reconstruction work on the collapsed bridge. Mbah said the reconstruction would begin with palliative work on the one lane of the bridge that was standing to…
•By Halimah Olamide The Defence Headquarters has confirmed that its operatives have killed four notorious terrorist commanders in different air strikes within the week. They are Machika, Haro, Dan Muhammadu and Ali Alhaji Alheri, popularly called Kachalla Ali Kawaje. This was revealed by the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Buba said that Machika was a top terrorist bomb expert and younger brother of notorious terrorist (Dogo Gide) while Haro and Dan Muhammadu were specialist in kidnapping and assault operations respectively. In what he described as a “synchronised strike between air and…
Brazil gospel singer, Pedro Henrique don die at di age of 30. Di singer, record label management, Todah Music confam im death on dia verified Instagram account on Thursday. Di 30-year-old na di only son, husband and papa to two months old pikin. One video wey don go viral for social media show how di singer collapse ontop stage, as im dey perform one of im hit song, Vai Ser Tão Beautiful, for 1st Territorial Police Station (DT) of Feira de Santana, Brasil on Wednesday night. Di gospel singer wit 1.2m followers for im Instagram page, still tell im fans…