Makinde, Deputy, Oyo Assembly Members-elect Receive Certificates of Return – THISDAYLIVE

Kemi Olaitan in Ibadan  Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, his deputy, Mr. Abdulroheem Bayo Lawal, and the 32 Oyo House of Assembly members-elect Wednesday, received their Certificates of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The INEC’s National Commissioner in charge of Oyo and Lagos States, Mr. Sam Olumekun, presented the certificates to the … Read more

Tinubu speaks from France: ‘My greatest gift at 71 I mustn’t toy with’

Nigeria’s President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on Wednesday said the greatest gift on his 71st birthday was Nigerians making him the next president of the country. He vowed not to toy with the mandate given to him by the mases. Tinubu, in a statement he issued from France, thanked all Nigerians for expressing their goodwill towards … Read more

Akwa Ibom, Yobe, Katsina top 2022 audit index report

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A civil society group, the Paradigm Leadership Support Initiative, launched its third Subnational Audit Efficacy Index report for 2022 in Abuja, on Wednesday. The report examines the level of transparency and accountability, operational in the management of public funds and implementation of public policies in all 36 states of the Federation, through public audit and … Read more

EFCC arraigns former vice-chancellor, bursar for N1 billion fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a former vice-chancellor and bursar of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, in Kaduna State for over N1 billion fraud. Former bursar Ibrahim Shehu (Credit: EFCC) The former vice-chancellor, Ibrahim Garba, and the bursar, Ibrahim Shehu Usman, were arraigned at the Federal High Court in Kaduna, … Read more

Lawyer to late NCS boss, Dikko, bags 7-year imprisonment for alleged N1.1bn fraud | The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday sentenced Umar Hussaini, a private lawyer to the late Comptroller General, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Abdullahi Dikko, to seven years’ imprisonment with an option of fine. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, in a judgment, found Hussaini guilty of the two-count charge preferred against him by the Independent Corrupt Practices … Read more

Elon Musk, others call for suspension of AI development

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Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla and a group of artificial intelligence experts have called for a six-month pause in developing systems more powerful than OpenAI’s newly launched GPT-4. This call was made in an open letter issued by the non-profit Future of Life Institute which was signed by more than 1,000 people including … Read more

Lesotho Parliament demands huge parts of South Africa – Royal Times of Nigeria.

Lesotho’s parliament has debated a motion to claim huge swathes of territory from its much larger neighbor, South Africa. An opposition Member of Parliament wants to declare the Free State and parts of four other provinces “Lesotho’s territory”. The people of Lesotho, called Basotho, lived in these areas until the 19th Century, when they were … Read more

Real Madrid top player to leave club if Ancelotti stays this summer

Real Madrid top defender, Nacho Fernandez, has decided he will leave the club this summer if head coach Carlo Ancelotti stays at Santiago Bernabeu, according to OK Diario. Nacho is out of contract at the end of the season and has yet to discuss new terms with Real Madrid. However, he believes he has been … Read more

Tenacity, Dedication Made Me MTN One-Day CEO – THISDAYLIVE

In this virtual interview with Funmi Ogundare, a student of Talentfield Academy,​ Nasarawa, Kate Ene David, who won the MTN mPulse Spelling Bee competition to emerge as MTN’s one-day chief executive officer, explained why she is choosing to conquer the world of vocabulary to achieve the feat When news broke on November 26, 2022, that … Read more