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US President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Wednesday met at Oval Office for bilateral talks. This happened shortly after the arrival of Zelensky at the White House launching a dramatic visit to the US – his first trip outside his homeland since Russia invaded the country 300 days ago– to rally his top international partner behind sustained military and economic assistance. Zelensky arrived at the South Lawn just after 2 p.m. ET and was met by President Biden, who invited him to the White House earlier this month. Read also: White House hails Ukraine for recapturing Kherson from Russia After the two…

Owing to scathing criticisms by Twitter users, billionaire Elon Musk, said he would step down as chief executive of Twitter after finding a replacement. This is the first time Musk accepted stepping down as chief of the social media platform, after Twitter users voted decisively in a poll for him to step down, which the billionaire launched on Sunday evening, December 18. Months ago, he purchased the company at $44 billion after legal tussle by Jack Dorsey, the original owner. Read also: Elon Musk Takes over Twitter after buying $3b worth of shares “I will resign as CEO as soon…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will commence registration for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) from Saturday, January 14 to Tuesday, February 14, 2023. In a statement issued on Tuesday, December 20, by the board’s Head of Media and Information, Mr. Fabian Benjamin, the examination body stated some major dates for its activities in 2023 at the end of its management meeting held in Abuja. JAMB’s spokesman said Direct Entry registration would commence from Monday, 20th February to Thursday, 20th April 2023. Also read: JAMB Pegs cut-off marks for 2022 Varsities’ admissions JAMB’s head of public…

To abate counterfeit of the new notes, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released security features of the new N200, N500, and N1000 naira notes. In a document released on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, the apex bank said the action is to protect Nigerians from falling victim to counterfeiters. CBN explained that the security features are available in the N200, N500, and N1,000. Also read: Naira depreciation will worsen food, energy crisis- World Bank Barely five days after their release, the new Naira notes are allegedly being counterfeited by some individuals in Nigeria. The Central Bank of Nigeria had,…

Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has decried the yearly raising of fund to cater for the welfare of war veterans and families of fallen heroes. Wike spoke this at the Rivers State Emblem Appeal Fund Launch held on Tuesday, at the Banquet Hall of Government House in Port Harcourt. He said rather, federal government should set up a standing fund for that purpose, which would be replenished with yearly budgetary allocation as it is done in countries that truly value the contributions of the security agencies. Also read: I Will withdraw if PDP Zones Presidency to North- Gov Wike The governor emphasised…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is preparing to sue the federal government over its refusal to pay its members’ full salaries. However, in a recent interview, the union’s president, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, said he is dissatisfied with the slow delivery of justice in Nigerian courts, and that going to court is a waste of time. Osodeke said, “When we get there, we will let you know, but legal issue in Nigeria is time-wasting. The next 10 years, you will be there, 20 years. So, when we get there we will let you know.” Meanwhile, some union members have…

Argentina and France got $42 million and $30 million prize money for emerging winner and runners-up during the final of 2022 FIFA World Cup at Qatar. The total prize money for teams that participated in the 2022 World Cup was $440 million. The tournament consisted of 32 teams – 13 countries from Europe, five African teams, four North American countries, four countries from South America and six countries from Asia. Also read: Argentina win the 2022 FIFA World Cup on penalties The teams who were eliminated at the group stage – Costa Rica, Serbia, Cameroon, Ghana, Uruguay, Denmark, Tunisia, Canada,…

In the latest FIFA’s ranking, five African teams have moved up the ladder with Morocco occupying the number one seed in the soccer outing. 1.   Morocco – 11th Position The Atlas lions are currently the best team in Africa according to the release and this is no surprise given their recent performance. They were excellent at the 2022 world cup and it is no doubt that they are currently the best team in Africa. Also read: Croatia edge Morocco to claim Bronze medal in 2022 World Cup 2. Senegal – 19th Position Despite moving one place downward, they are still the…

After payment of N13 million fine slammed on him by a Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, Doyin Okupe, a former Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, said ‘God is not man.’ Okupe was found guilty of receiving over N200 million cash from a former National Security Adviser, retired Col. Sambo Dasuki. Delivering judgment, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu in the trial court held that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, successfully established its case against Okupe, that evidence before it established that he had in the discharge of his official duties, accepted cash payments that were above the statutory threshold,…

Doyin Okupe, the Director-General of the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the Labour Party (LP), has been sentenced to two years imprisonment after being convicted for breaching the Money Laundering Act. Okupe, who is also the former Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Media to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, was convicted on 26 of the 59 counts contained in the charge on which he and two others were tried. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu who sentenced Okupe to two years per count, which are to run concurrently, also gave him an option of a fine of N500,000 per count, amounting to N13 million. Also read:  Peter Obi Names…