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Reports say Football legend, Pele‘s cancer has advanced and now requires treatment for heart and kidney trouble. According to a medical report, the 82-year-old is under elevated care and will now spend Christmas at the Hospital. The Legend has been fighting colon cancer since his diagnosis in September 2021 and was hospitalized three weeks ago after Covid aggravated a respiratory infection.
Peru’s president, Dina Boluarte, has announced a partial cabinet reshuffle. This comes hours after legislators endorsed a plan to move elections forward in a bid to quell protests that began after the impeachment of Boluarte’s predecessor. The changes were made two weeks after Peru’s opposition-led Congress voted to remove President Pedro Castillo from office in the third impeachment effort of the left-wing leader’s embattled presidency.
The European Union, EU, has decided to deploy an Election Observation Mission, EOM, to observe the general elections in Nigeria. A statement issued by the Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, revealed that Barry Andrews, was named the Chief Observer for the EOM to Nigeria. The statement noted that the Mission will provide a comprehensive, independent and impartial assessment of the electoral process based on international and regional standards […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has increased the maximum weekly limit for cash withdrawals by individuals and corporate organizations to N500,000 and N5 million, respectively. The directive was contained in a circular signed by the director of banking supervision department, Haruna Mustafa. According to the circular, the apex bank made the upward review based on feedback received from stakeholders. This comes two weeks after the CBN reduced the weekly […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has lamented the attack on its office in Imo State. A statement signed by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said the attack, which was carried out on Tuesday, left eight windows smashed and burglary proofs removed. The statement noted that ballot boxes and voting cubicles had been evacuated to another INEC facility for safe keeping. It stated […]
Chelsea has appointed Christopher Vivell as the club's new technical director. Vivell was previously head of scouting and recruitment at RB Salzburg in Austria. He succeeds Petr Cech, the former Blues goalkeeper, who left in the summer after three years in the role.
Bob Dylan has been offered a cameo on Coronation Street. Dylan discussed his affection for the long-running ITV show in an interview. Coronation Street producer Iain MacLeod, said the singer could sing karaoke with characters Ken Barlow and Rita Sullivan.
The Gambia's government says it has thwarted an attempt to stage a coup. According to a statement issued by the government, Four soldiers had been arrested and three alleged accomplices were on the run. The statement noted that It is unclear who exactly was behind the attempt to overthrow President Adama Barrow. Barrow defeated long-serving President Yahya Jammeh in a shock election victory in December 2016.
Ahead of the 2023 Holy pilgrimage, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has restored 95,000 Hajj slots to the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON. NAHCON Assistant Director, Information and Publications, Mousa Ubandawaki, said the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has granted Nigeria its usual allocation 2023 holy pilgrimage. Ubandawaki noted that the Saudi Hajj Ministry had also granted the commission the right of choice of package for pilgrims’ services […]
