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  Justice Abubakar Mahmud Talba of the Court of Appeal, Sokoto Division has convicted and sentenced two Chinese nationals, Meng Wei Kun and Mr. Xu Kuai, to three years imprisonment for each of the two count charge for offences of Conspiracy, Money Laundering and attempted Bribery to the tune of N50 Million (Fifty Million Naira) brought against them by the Sokoto Zonal Command of the EFCC.   The judgement is sequel to EFCC's appeal brought against the judgment of the Federal High Court Sokoto, which discharged and acquitted the accused persons on all the three three count charge.   Delivering the unanimous judgment on Friday, March 31, 2023, Justice Talba berated the respondents that tried to frustrate the appeal through maneuverings stating that, "gone are the days of technicalities in law". He further emphased that going forward, courts must allow cases to be heard on its merits.   Justice Talba further explained that the EFCC had proven counts one and two of the three c

  The three men linked to the assault of rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine have been arrested by the police.    Recall that t hree men  assaulted the rapper  earlier this month while he was in the sauna at an LA Fitness in South Florida. Surveillance video showed them  making a beeline  for him as soon as they entered the gym.   A rep for the Palm Beach Sheriff Office told TMZ that detectives rounded up Rafael Medina, Jr., Octavious Medina and Anthony Maldonado for assaulting and robbing the New York rapper.   The suspects were being booked Thursday evening March 30, and processed into a county jail. It's unclear if the suspects have any connection with the gang members Tekashi snitched on in a federal court.  

  The Turkish Parliament has officially ratified Finland's membership into transatlantic military alliance, NATO, making the path clear for Finland to join as its 31st member.   The Nordic nation had been ‘neutral’ on the world stage about military alliances until the war in Ukraine broke out.   After the war broke out, Finland and Sweden who share borders with Russia then raced to join NATO wary they could be the next targets of Russian aggression.   The Kremlin previously said the potential move was ‘definitely’ a threat which would be met with ‘retaliatory steps’.   On Thursday night, March 30, Turkey’s parliament ratified Finland’s application to join Nato, lifting the last hurdle in the way of the nation’s long-delayed accession into the Western military alliance. All 276 lawmakers present voted in favour of Finland’s bid, days after Hungary’s parliament also endorsed Finland's accession. Sweden’s bid to join the alliance, meanwhile, was paused by Turkey, with both Turkey

  FC Barcelona vice president Rafa Yuste has confirmed that the club has contacted Lionel Messi about a possible return to the club this summer.   The Argentine superstar famously left Barca in tears in 2021. He then joined Paris Saint Germain as a free agent and signed a two-year contract which expires on June 30.   The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner's deal at the Parc des Princes came with the option of an additional year that Messi has thus far been reluctant to take up.   Mundo Deportivo  has reported on Friday that PSG are willing to offer Messi "more money and more years" than just the additional "plus one".    On Thursday, French sports outlet L'Equipe reported that Messi currently takes home €3.375 million ($3.7 million) a month from the Ligue 1 giants, which puts him third behind teammates Neymar in second and leader Kylian Mbappe.   Speaking earlier today in Spain, Yustewhile holding a press conference, confirmed his club's interest in re-si

  Pope Francis is expected to be discharged on Saturday, April 1, from the Rome hospital where he is being treated for bronchitis.   Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni gave the update in a written statement on Friday, March 31.   In a subsequent statement, Bruni said that Francis was due to be in St. Peter’s Square for Palm Sunday Mass, which marks the start of Holy Week and ushers in a series of solemn public ceremonies that culminate on Easter on April 9.   Francis, 86, was hospitalized on Wednesday, March 29, at Gemelli Polyclinic, where doctors said the pontiff was receiving antibiotics intravenously to treat his bronchitis.   “Yesterday went well, with a normal clinical recovery,″ Bruni said. “In the evening (of Thursday), Pope Francis had dinner, eating a pizza, together with all those who are assisting him in these days of the hospital stay,” the spokesman said, including doctors, nurses, assistants and Vatican security personnel.   On Friday morning, the pope read newspapers and re

Manchester United football club of England owe £969.6m through a combination of gross debt, bank borrowings and outstanding transfer fees with associated payments, according to new figures. The club released their second quarter results from September to 31 December 2022 on Thursday, March 30. Compared to the previous year, the amount owed the club has increased significantly.. The report shows the principal debt remains at $650m, a change in the exchange rate meant the club owed £535.7m compared to £477.1m at the same point in the previous year. In addition, £206.2m has been taken from a rolling credit facility, with another £227.7m owed in outstanding transfer fees. The club did have £31m in cash or equivalent, but the overall sum remains just short of £1bn. In posting profits of £6.3m for the quarter, United have also revealed sponsorship revenue has increased 43.2% to £50.4m over the prior quarter. The club said this was due to the impact of their training kit agreement

Hollywood actress, Sharon Stone has revealed she earned way less than Michael Douglas, her co-star in hit movie, 'Basic Instinct'. Speaking on the groundbreaking film, at the New York Women In Film & Television’s 43rd annual Muse Awards launch,Stone said she got shortchanged as she only made $500,000 for the 1992 sex thriller. Michael Douglas made $14 million. Now, I was new. I was new and he was a very big star,” she told the crowd of mostly female film and TV execs on Wednesday, March 29.  Stone also explained how she faced disrespect from a line producer on the Paul Verhoeven-directed project, who kept mistakenly referring to her as Karen throughout the “entirety of the film.” “Even at the Governor’s Ball [after the Oscars], he still called me ‘Karen!’ And, I carried that humiliation really deeply within me — even though my name wasn’t on the poster,” she said. Stone was honored at the event with eight other women, including “The Piano Lesson” star Danielle

  Davido has confirmed that he and Chioma, have tied the knot.   The singer who has been off social media for six months disclosed this in a fresh interview. While speaking on what he had been up to during the time he took the break, the singer said; ‘’I have never ever taken this kind of break. Just being away and I have had a lot to think about. It was a time to rest, reflect, a lot of family time, time to make music again. I remade the album. Before I went on the break I actually had an album already. Had a tour already but we did the album, I travelled, I am married'' he said as he flaunted his wedding ring  

  Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro has reportedly been paid $210,000, being three of the 10 months' salary owed him by the Nigeria Football Federation, (NFF).   It was also gathered that head coaches of other national teams like the Super Falcons, U-23 Eagles, Flying Eagles, Falconets, Golden Eaglets and the Flamingos were also paid between five and seven months salaries.   Peseiro was previously owed $700,000 (10 months’ salary) by the NFF.   Before this latest payment, Peseiro was not paid a salary since he was engaged in May 2022 by the Amaju Pinnick-led Executive Board of the NFF.   The Portuguese was contracted following an assurance by the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Chief Sunday Dare, that the Federal Government after the Austin Eguavoen-led technical crew failed to qualify Nigeria for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.   On bonuses and allowances owed to the various national teams, especially the Super Eagles, the NFF Boss said all that will be sorted out soon,

  Anthony Joshua will earn a fraction of what he made against Oleksandr Usyk when he takes on Jermaine Franklin this weekend. The 33-year-old will be hoping to save his career following devastating defeats to Oleksandr Usyk, who now holds Joshua's former WBA, WBO, and IBF heavyweight belts, as he takes on Jermaine Franklin.   Joshua used to sell out Wembley and the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, but there are still tickets available for the O2 Arena clash just two days out from the April 1 event, according to Mail Online.   Joshua will earn significantly less than in his rematch against Usyk, where he walked away with £32.5million despite his defeat. Joshua earned around £15m for their first encounter, while in his rematch against Andy Ruiz Jr in 2019 he pocketed a massive £66m.  Against Franklin, Joshua will have to settle for around £10m, with no belts on the line, and against a fighter involved in only one notable bout, a points defeat to Dillian Whyte in November last year. His Ame

  Twitter CEO, Elon Musk is now the most-followed person on the platform.    Musk surpassed Barack Obama as the most followed Twitter user – with 133.08 million followers compared to Obama's 133.04 million this week. It follows the Twitter CEO ordering company engineers to create a special system that boosts his tweets following the Super Bowl on February 12.   According to insiders, Musk ordered a revamp when his tweet about the Super Bowl didn't get as many impressions as a similar tweet from President Joe Biden.   The billionaire deleted his 'flopped' tweet and threatened to fire his engineering team if they did not fix the engagement issue. Musk's follower count has been rising since and at the time of writing, he has 133,089,608 Twitter followers compared to Obama's 133,042,468. Interestingly, this means Obama's follower count has declined in a matter of hours, while Musk's is still increasing, stats published earlier by The Verge reported.    

  Sunderland footballer, Jack Diamond has been charged with rape and sexual assault.   Diamond, 23, has been suspended by Sunderland and his loan spell with Lincoln City has been terminated with immediate effect as a result of the charges.   He had been arrested after an alleged sexual assault in Washington, Tyne, and Wear, in May of last year.   Northumbria Police then launched an investigation and have charged him with one count of rape and one of sexual assault. Diamond is due to appear before South Tyneside Magistrates' Court in May.   'Sunderland AFC has been notified that criminal charges have been brought against Jack Diamond by the Crown Prosecution Service,' a Sunderland statement read.   'The player has been suspended with immediate effect, pending the outcome of the judicial process, and his loan agreement at Lincoln City Football Club has also been terminated.   'As this matter is subject to a legal process, the Club will not be making any further statem

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    The Russian federation will no longer notify the US about its missile tests and other nuclear activity, the Kremlin has announced. The move comes a month after Russian President Vladimir Putin officially suspended the last remaining nuclear arms deal with the US.   Nuclear notifications between both countries  had allowed Russia and the US to interpret each other’s nuclear moves for decades and differentiate test launches from missile attacks.   Russia halting its notifications could be its latest effort to push back against the US and its western allies’ support for Ukraine in the ongoing war.. After Putin's cancelation of the nuclear treaty between both countries Russian’s foreign ministry  said that Moscow would continue to inform the US about its planned ballistic missile tests. But on Wednesday, March 29, Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov indicated that they were going in a different direction. Asked if Moscow would halt missile test notices, Ryabkov said: ‘Th

  The three children and three adults shot and killed at The Covenant School in Nashville have been identified.   The students killed on Monday, March 27, were all nine  years old. They were identified as Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney.   The three adults killed were identified as Cynthia Peak, 61, Mike Hill, 61, and Katherine Koonce, 60.   “Our community is heartbroken,” the Covenant School said in a statement. “We are grieving tremendous loss and are in shock coming out of the terror that shattered our school and church. We are focused on loving our students, our families, our faculty and staff, and beginning the process of healing.”⁠   Mike Hill, 61, was a custodian at the school and had worked there for more than 13 years, says a friend.⁠   Cynthia Peak, 61⁠, was a substitute teacher at the school, according to Nashville authorities.⁠   Katherine Koonce, 60⁠, was the head of the Covenant School, according to its website.   The shooter, who the police identifie

  Former football managers  Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger have been inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame.   The legendary duo won 16 Premier League titles between them while developing a fierce rivalry over the years when managing their respective clubs, Manchester United and Arsenal. They are also the first to be inducted as part of the 'Class of 2023'.   Ferguson, 81, is the most successful manager in Premier League history and has won a record 13 titles – including winning the title for an unprecedented three seasons in a row on two separate occasions – before retiring in 2013.     After arriving at Old Trafford in 1986, Ferguson helped turn the club back into one of English football's juggernauts and went on to dethrone Liverpool as the club with the most top-flight English league titles.   Ferguson also won the inaugural Premier League title in the 1992-93 campaign and he would manage some of the game's best players during his incredible 27-year spel

  Elon Musk and a group of tech experts are calling for a six-month pause in the training of advanced artificial intelligence models following ChatGPT’s rise – arguing the systems could pose “profound risks to society and humanity.”   The CEO of Twitter and Tesla joined more than 1,000 experts in signing an open letter organized by the nonprofit Future of Life Institute, which is primarily funded by the Musk Foundation.   The group also gets funds from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation and the effective altruism group Founders Pledge, the European Union’s transparency register shows.   The letter details potential risks that advanced AI poses without proper oversight and calls for an industrywide pause until proper safety protocols have been developed and vetted by independent experts.   Risks include the spread of “propaganda and untruth,” job losses, the development of “nonhuman minds that might eventually outnumber, outsmart, obsolete and replace us,” and the risk of “loss of

  The Vatican on Wednesday, March 29, announced the cancellation of Thursday appointments for 86-year-old Pope Francis who is in a hospital in Rome for previously scheduled health checks.    Pope Francis who marked 10 years as head of the Catholic Church this month, had earlier appeared in good spirits at his weekly audience at the Vatican, smiling as he greeted the faithful from his “popemobile”. However, he was seen grimacing as he was helped into the vehicle.   Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a statement released earlier on Wednesday;    “The Holy Father has been at Gemelli (Hospital) since this afternoon for some previously scheduled checks.”   Shortly after the one-sentence statement was released, it's been reported that  Pope Francis has a respiratory infection and will need to spend "a few days" in hospital for treatment.   The 86-year-old pontiff had complained of breathing difficulties in recent days. It added that tests showed he did not have COVID-19.  

  For  each of your direct reports , do you know what's going well, where they need your help, what their top priorities are, and what's coming next?  You should have up-to-date answers to each of these questions because you should be asking them every week. That advice comes from Jessica Wisdom, Ph.D., a behavioral scientist, and head of people insights at collaboration software company Atlassian.  Prior to joining Atlassian, she was co-founder and head of people science at collaboration company Humu, where she conducted a  survey of 350 employees and managers .  Surprisingly, the survey found that employees who had check-in meetings with their bosses every week felt better about those meetings than those who met with their bosses less often.  None of us wants more meetings in our schedules, but these results suggest that having these quick one-on-one check-ins on a regular basis, and ideally every week, may be well worth your time. It can lead to improved employee engagement,