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By Kamil Opeyemi A former Minister of Petroleum under the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has called on Nigerians to pray for her. Diezani, who is standing trial over a multimillion Pounds bribe and corruption case, told Nigerians in the UK that she needed prayers to survive the case. The former minister, who has also undergone treatment for cancer, is being prosecuted by the United Kingdom Crimes Agency. Allison-Madueke, who together with Doye Agame and Olatimbo Ayinde, appeared before a Southwark Crown Court judge on Monday is “anxious for the case to be heard,” and then move on…

There was no doubt about the outcome of Efe Ajagba’s rematch with Joe Goodall. The hard-hitting Nigerian heavyweight contender stopped Australia’s Goodall in the fourth round of their 10-round main event Saturday night at Tahoe Blue Event Center in Stateline, Nevada. Referee Tony Weeks stopped their fight 50 seconds into the fourth round because Goodall had taken too many unanswered punches. Ajagba, of Stafford, Texas, improved to 19-1 and produced his 14th knockout. Brisbane’s Goodall (10-2-1, 9 KOs), who was still standing when their fight ended, lost inside the distance for the first time during his five-year pro career. Ajagba…

Mr Matthew Mechan, Deputy High Commissioner, Australia, Australian High Commission, says not less than 10,000 Nigerian students have been given admissions in Australian universities between 2015 and 2019. According to him, the process went seamlessly before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic interruptions. Mechan said this on Saturday at the country’s ongoing education fair in Lagos. The two-day event, which started with a gala night on Friday, was organised to celebrate and strengthen educational links between Nigeria and Australia. It was also to promote opportunities offered by Australia’s tertiary education sector to Nigerian students. The deputy head of mission told the News…

Former leader of Guinea’s military government Moussa Dadis Camara, who escaped from the central prison in Conakry, the capital of Guinea, Saturday morning, has been recaptured, according to Guinean armed forces. Ibrahima Sory Bangoura, the chief of Staff and General of the Armed Forces of the Guinean transitional government who confirmed this in a statement, explained that Moussa Dadis Camara is safe and sound and is now back in the central prison of Conakry. According to him, two other fugitives, Col. Moussa Tiegboro Camara and Col. Blaise Gomou, have also been recaptured and taken back to the prison. The armed…

By Halimah Olamide The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dauda Ali Biu has reminded the newly promoted Deputy Corps Marshal, Bisi Kazeem of the need for rededication to duty as he was decorated on Saturday in his new role. A statement by Charles Edem, Corps Commander Deputy Corps Public Education Officer, said the decoration said the decoration ceremony was held at the national headquarters of the Corps in Abuja. The newly appointed Officer was decorated by the Corps Marshal and assisted by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum Down Stream Sector, Senator Ipinsagba and the wife of the celebrant,…

Four officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) are feared dead following an ambush by gunmen, suspected to be sea pirates, in Bakana community in Rivers. A resident of the community who spoke on condition of anonymity told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt on Saturday that the incident happened in the early hours of Friday. The resident said the officers were shot dead on Bakana River in Degema Local Government Area by sea pirates. “Two of the victims who are Muslims have already been buried according to Islamic rites,” the eyewitness added. Reacting,…

Kogi has released N497 million for the payment of 2023 West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) examinations fees for 15,033 students enrolled in the state’s public schools. “This is part of my administration’s commitment to free education and `Zero Out-of-School Policy’ for our young citizens to fulfil their God-given destinies. “It is also part of efforts at further improving the state’s educational system,’’ the governor’s media aide, Mr Onogwu Mohammed, quoted the governor as saying in a statement issued in Lokoja on Saturday. The governor said also that the disbursement of the money was also in realisation of his administration’s recent…

Security concerns heightened again on Saturday Friday after the United States Mission in Nigeria issued a fresh security alert; warning against possible attacks on major hotels in the country. The warning was contained in an emergency information for US citizens dated November 3, 2023. It stated: “The U.S. Government is aware of credible information that there is an elevated threat to major hotels in Nigeria’s larger cities. The Nigerian security services are working diligently to counter the threat.” “The U.S. Department of State advises U.S. citizens to consider this information when lodging or visiting major hotels in Nigeria.” The statement…

Prof. Abdulazeez Lawal of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management of University of Ilorin (Unilorin) has submitted that removal of fuel subsidy and floating of the exchange rate has made many Nigerians face difficulty accessing food items. Lawal stated this in his paper presentation in Ilorin at the 244th Inaugural Lecture of University entitled: “Making Ends Meet With Food Security”. He quoted the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics as revealing that the consumer price index rose from 22.22 per cent to 24.41 percent between April and May 2023. “Food inflation rate rose from 24.61 percent in April to 24.82…

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has described a strike on an ambulance convoy outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip as horrific, reiterating his appeal for a humanitarian ceasefire. The ambulances evacuating critically injured and sick patients to Al Shifa Hospital in the south of the Gaza Strip were struck at the entrance of the hospital on Friday, according to reports. “I am horrified by the reported attack in Gaza on an ambulance convoy outside Al Shifa Hospital. The images of bodies strewn on the street outside the hospital are harrowing,” Guterres said in a statement. He stated that he did…