A Paris court on Thursday sentenced a brother of France midfielder Paul Pogba to a three-year prison term, with two years suspended, after convicting him in a high-profile extortion case. Mathias Pogba will be able to serve his one-year sentence with an electronic bracelet rather than behind bars. The court also fined Paul Pogba’s brother 20,000 euros for participating in the attempted extortion of 13 million euros ($13.5 million) from Pogba in 2022, and for putting pressure on the player, his family and his business contacts to obtain the payment. The Barron’s news department was not involved in the creation…
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Soldiers on Wednesday attacked staff of the Development Control Department of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Administration who were on official duty to demolish illegal structures allegedly belonging to one Maj-Gen. JT Audi. TheHintsNews gathered that the soldiers under the instructions of Audu seized two Hilux vans of the Development Control while another one was destroyed. Narrating his ordeal, one of the staff battered by the soldiers said the incident happened at Plot 416 Sabo Lugbe, belonging to Major Gen JT Audu. The staff who preferred anonymity noted that they were removing fence/building punches with no approval at plot 416…
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, has directed Commanding Officers to immediately activate mobile court operations nationwide. The approach, he said, was aimed at maintaining sanity and reducing incidences of road traffic crashes on the highways during the festive period. Mohammed, in a statement Wednesday by Assistant Corps Marshal, Corps Public Education Officer, FRSC, Olusegun Ogungbemide, noted that the move aimed at intensifying the Corps’ efforts in ensuring road safety and reducing crashes during this festive season and beyond. He said: “The directive has become very necessary because mobile court operations help to promptly prosecute traffic…
The word Christ is not a Hebrew word. Yeshua, Whom some call Jesus, was NEVER called Christ in His Earthly lifetime. Please, instead of arguing, criticising, or insulting me, take a break from the spell cast upon you by your pastor and his church and simply fact-check me. Understand your religion and know your faith so you can have accurate beliefs. Throughout His Life on Earth, Yeshua was recorded as speaking Aramaic Hebrew-Mark 15:34. And He was called either Rabbi (John 1:38, John 11:8, etc), which is Hebrew for teacher. The word Christos, which is spelt χριστός in Koine Greek,…
Justices Aminu Garba and Aisha Ibrahim of the Federal High Court 1 and 2 sitting in Bauchi, Bauchi State have convicted and sentenced 17 internet fraudsters to various jail terms, even as Justice Ahmed Isa of the Adamawa State High Court sitting in Yola equally jailed another internet fraudster. The anti-graft agency in a statement issued Tuesday said the convicts are: Fumi Joshua, Nathan Timothy Aruku, Femi Johnson Adelowo, Chimieze Alajemba, Jeremiah Pam Samuel, Emmanuel Shadrach, Ibrahim Yusuf, Shikaan Martin’s, Mishack Daniel, Jerry Moses, Joseph Yagat Baye, Emmanuel pontiff. Others are: Godiya Simon, Noble Max, Perfect Nuhu and Agbande A.…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBA) has revealed that an estimated ₦2.23 trillion was paid between January and November 2024 as Ransome to kidnappers. According to a post on Statisense X account, the North-West region paired the sum of ₦1.17 trillion within the months under review, while North Central followed closely with ₦469.74 billion. The South West came third with ₦248.78 billion ransom payment, followed by North East with ₦166.14 billion, whereas South South paid ₦90.05 billion and South East, ₦85.44 billion. The breakdown further revealed that Northern Nigeria paid the sum of ₦1.81 trillion, while Southern Nigeria paid ₦424.27…
The House of Representatives has summoned the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Olufemi Oloyede and the Commanding Officer of 177 battalion over unlawful Arrest and detention of the President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo. The resolution of the House was sequel to the adoption of a motion moved at the plenary on Tuesday by Hon. Mansur Soro. It also directed Musa, Oloyede and the Commanding Officer of 177 battalion to cause an appearance before the House Committees on Army, Human Rights and Justice on Thursday 20th December 2024 at 3:00pm…
The Commission Electorale Nationale Autonomie (CENA) of Benin Republic has sought the expertise of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as it prepares for the 2026 elections. The French West African country, for the first time in its history, would be conducting three elections within a period of three months. The commission would be conducting Legislative and Local Elections in January 2026, to be followed by the Presidential election in April 2026. It was based on this that the President of the Commission led a 12-member delegation, comprising National Commissioners, Directors and critical staff to understudy INEC’s processes and procedures.…
The Governor of Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori has said that the economic policies of President Bola Tinubu-led government unleashed unprecedented hunger, poverty, and mass unemployment on Nigerians. Recall that former Deputy Senate President (DSP), Senator Ovie Omo-Agege while speaking recently at an APC event applauded the economic policies of the Tinubu-led government, saying it has led to increased federal allocation to State and Local governments, economic growth rates, declining imports, higher exports, and higher incomes for farmers. However, the governor, while reacting through a statement issued Monday by his Executive Assistant on New Media, Mr. Felix Ofou noted Tinubu’s economic…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed eight permanent secretaries in the federal civil service to fill existing and impending vacancies in some states and geopolitical zones. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement issued Monday said it was the second set of eight permanent secretaries appointed by the President, following those appointed last June from Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Jigawa, Ondo, Zamfara, South East and South-South. He noted that the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation recommended that the new permanent secretaries be appointed after diligent selection. They…