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BY  THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Syrians poured into streets in celebration on Sunday after a stunning rebel advance reached the capital, ending the Assad family’s 50 years of iron rule. Russian state news agencies were reporting that President Bashar Assad and his family had arrived in Moscow and were given asylum. Russia said Assad left the country after negotiations with rebel groups and that he …

Ghana’s Presidential Election Was Conducted Nationwide On Saturday. Vice President Muhammadu Bawumia, the ruling party’s presidential candidate, has conceded defeat in Ghana’s 2024 elections and congratulated former President John Mahama. In a concession speech delivered on Sunday, Mr Bawumia, the candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), stated that internal data from his party indicates that the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) …

Days after the Central Bank of Nigeria ordered Deposit Money Banks to guard against artificial cash scarcity in the country, findings by Sunday PUNCH revealed that the trend still persists in some parts of the country. In a circular dated November 29, jointly signed by Acting Directors Solaja Olayemi (Currency Operations) and Isa-Olatinwo Aisha (Branch Operations), the CBN outlined measures aimed at …

•State Revenue Board raises questions for review c’tte Following the opposition, especially from the North against the proposed Tax Reform Bills in the National Assembly, NASS, leading northern groups have listed conditions to stop opposing the bills. I sold wristwatch, did okada, keke work; now I have fame but no money — Angel Babaorobo, Skit Maker They insisted that their …

More facts have emerged on reasons behind the sealing off of the entrance gate leading to the palace of the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, on Friday Though the Nigeria Police were yet to speak on the matter, a reliable source disclosed that the action carried out by law enforcement agency was aimed at preventing the breakdown of law …

The Edo State governor, Monday Okpebholo has appointed Hon (Bar) Oladele Bankole-Balogun as the Executive Chairman, Edo State Inland Revenue Service (EIRS). A statement by the Secretary to State Government (SSG), Umar Ikhilor Esq. while announcing the statement said Oladele Bankole-Balogun born in 1961 into the illustrious family of the Late Chief Bankole Balogun of Igarra Akoko-Edo, Edo state obtained …

The founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Aare Afe Babalola (SAN), on Thursday, dismissed insinuations that he was using his clout to deal with human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, who an Ekiti State Magistrates Court remanded on Wednesday. This was as a group,  Take It Back Movement, convened by the former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele …

Farotimi was arrested and is being detained by the Nigeria Police Force in Ekiti State, following a petition filed by Babalola, accusing him (Farotimi) of defamation in his book titled, “Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System.” Activists in London are organising a protest at the King’s College London (KCL) in the United Kingdom, against Nigerian legal luminary, Afe Babalola, SAN, …

CNN — The goal of Syria’s rebel coalition, as it wrests another major city from government control this week, is ultimately to overthrow authoritarian President Bashar al-Assad, according to Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the militant leader of the main group driving the country’s armed opposition. In an exclusive interview with CNN, Jolani left no doubt that the ambitions of Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) – a …

•Probes collapse of national grid, DisCos The Senate has begun a probe into the activities of Generation Companies, GenCos, the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, and Distribution Companies, DisCos, for failing to deliver reliable electricity, describing the power sector as a total failure. It also strongly criticised the power sector operators, saying they have added no significant value to the …