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The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, will not appear before the House of Representatives on Thursday, the apex bank has said. Emefiele will be represented by the Deputy Governor, Financial System Stability, CBN, Aisha Ahmad. In the latest letter the House received from the Deputy Governor, Corporate Services, CBN, Edward Adamu, Emefiele was said to be ill and would not appear before the lawmakers in person. For the second time, Emefiele failed to appear before the House on Tuesday. Amidst protests and condemnation, the lawmakers rescheduled his appearance for Thursday, insisting on suspension of the cash…

Billionaire Elon Musk said on Tuesday he will step down as chief executive of Twitter Inc once he finds a replacement, but will still run some key divisions of the social media platform. “I will resign as CEO as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job! After that, I will just run the software & servers teams,” Musk wrote on Twitter. Musk’s $44 billion takeover of Twitter in October has been marked by chaos and controversy, with some investors questioning if he is too distracted to also properly run his electric vehicle automaker Tesla Inc (TSLA.O), in…

Former Prelate of the Methodist Church, His Eminence, Sunday Mbang, has described the Labour Party Presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, as the man God will use to deliver Nigeria. Mbang spoke on Tuesday while receiving Obi who paid him a courtesy call at his home in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom state capital. The 86-year-old clergy, who bemoaned the state of the nation, noted that the country has never been this bad since he was born. He said: “I think ever since I was born in Nigeria, this country this time had been the worst. I was watching Arise TV this…

France star Kylian Mbappe returned to training with Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday just three days after he ended up on the losing side despite scoring a hat-trick in the World Cup final. The 24-year-old cast a despondent figure in the aftermath of France’s loss to Argentina — led by his PSG team-mate Lionel Messi — in a penalty shootout, despite his goals twice bringing the 2018 champions level. However, although PSG players have been given 10 days off Mbappe was pictured at the French champion’s training ground. “Kylian Mbappe returned to training on Wednesday,” tweeted PSG. Mbappe, who finished top…

When my first son was a week old, my husband and I dressed him in candy-cane stripes and took him to a gathering at my in-laws’ a few days before Christmas. Seven days post-delivery, my breasts were leaking and my body was sore. I was not in the mood for parties, especially during flu season. But my husband’s family insisted, so I acquiesced. Once we were there, my mother-in-law took my son from my arms and whisked him away, tickling his belly, laughing. “Come meet your family, we’re all you’ve got,” she told him. For the next 30 minutes, my…

William Noun and Maria Fares met during a moment of grief two years ago after each of them lost a sibling in Beirut’s massive port blast. Their shared pain developed into a bittersweet love story: Earlier this month Noun proposed to Fares and she said yes. Noun’s late brother, Joe, and Fares’ late sister, Sahar, were both firefighters who rushed to the port on the evening of Aug. 4, 2020 after a fire broke out in one of the warehouses. Sahar Fares was a paramedic with the force. Upon their arrival, hundreds of tons of improperly stored ammonium nitrate, a…

Over the past few years, we’ve seen baby names like Aurora, Aidan and Raya rise in popularity. But which names can we expect more parents to choose for their babies in the future? As we approach a new year, we asked baby name experts to share the names they believe will become more popular in 2023. Read on for their predictions and explanations for the appeal. Billie “Musician Billie Eilish propelled her name back into fashion, giving it a young, upbeat feeling that dispelled the tragic image of Billie Holiday,” said Pamela Redmond, co-founder of the popular baby names website Nameberry. “Billie inched…

Enforcement Officers of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration, and Control (NAFDAC) and it’s Federal Task Force (FTF) team have raided the popular Apongbon market in Lagos seizing drinks valued at eight million naira (N8,000,000). The operation was part of its efforts to eradicate fake, unwholesome, and counterfeit alcoholic and non-alcoholic wines and drinks from circulation. Anita Dabor, Head of Unit, NAFDAC, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that many of the offending products were sold by merchants underneath the bridge. National Agency for Food and Drug Administration, and Control (NAFDAC) at Apogbon market, Lagos.…

Cristiano Ronaldo will sign a £175m-a-year deal with Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr before the end of the year, according to Marca.  The 37-year-old’s contract at Manchester United was terminated earlier this month after he slated the club in a bombshell interview with Piers Morgan.   Ronaldo – who is currently in Dubai – was linked with the Saudi Arabian club before the 2022 World Cup in Qatar but refused to comment as he was focused on the tournament.  According to Marca, Al Nassr want to sign Ronaldo before the end of the year and have offered the 37-year-old a whopping £175m-a-year deal to secure his services.  Ronaldo and his family are said to be waiting in Dubai…

FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, is keen on holding the World Cup every three years in the future and also wants the tournament to take place in winter again. The 2022 World Cup was like no other, with the heat of Qatar’s summer forcing them to host it in winter instead, right in the middle of the European club season. There were concerns that players would be worn out and highly prone to injuries, damaging the quality of football at the tournament, but that didn’t prove to be the case with a number of extremely entertaining matches taking place and some…