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Watch as Australia’s Pat Cummins removes Jasprit Bumrah to reduce India to 350-9 on the third day of the fourth Test in Melbourne.

US President-elect, Donald Trump has dismissed speculation that billionaire Elon Musk would take over the presidency.  Speaking to a crowd of supporters, Trump dismissed claims that he had ceded the presidency to the billionaire entrepreneur, calling it another hoax spread by his political rivals.  Referring to memes and rumours circulating in social media, Trump told the audience, No, no. Thats not happening. Hes not gonna be …

The Body of Benchers (BoB) in Nigeria has dismissed the data on corruption used by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in rating the judiciary. The NBS had last month rated Nigeria’s judiciary as one of the most corrupt institutions in the country, using data from various sources to arrive at its rating but the Body of Benchers through its …

The Lagos state task force has dismissed two of its personnel identified as Fatai Yusuf (42) and Hammed Garuba (38) for allegedly stealing two phones during a raid.   The task force spokesperson, Abdulraheem Gbadeyan, who disclosed this to newsmen, said the officials stole phones during an operation conducted at a hotel in Gowon Estate.     He said the …

Justice Alexander Owoeye of a Federal High Court in Lagos has dismissed a fundamental rights suit filed by Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, popularly known as Bobrisky, against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).   Bobrisky had sought N200 million from the EFCC for “psychotic trauma” and demanded N1 billion from the National Assembly for the “violation of his right to …

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, said two of the agency’s staff members were recently dismissed over allegations of corruption. Olukoyede disclosed this during the opening of the 6th Annual Criminal Law Review Conference organised by the Rule of Law Development Foundation in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 5-day event …

  The Supreme Court has dismissed the suit filed by some state Attorneys General challenging the establishment of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Act.   The suit, which was initially instituted by the Attorneys General of 16 states, asked the apex court to scrap the anti-graft agency. While some states withdrew from the suit, some others asked to …

Four lecturers of the Federal University, Lokoja have been dismissed on account of examination misconduct and sexual misconduct. The governing council of the university gave the approval at its Second Council Meeting on Thursday, November 14.   Last year, the council ordered an investigation after the lecturers were accused of examination malpractices and sexu@l harassment.   The council, under the …

The government of Equatorial Guinea has dismissed Baltasar Ebang Engonga as Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency (ANIF) after widely circulating s3x videos involving him and numerous women surfaced online.   The government earlier suspended Mr Engonga following the leak of over 400 alleged s3x tapes of him in intimate situations with multiple women, some linked to high-profile …

The two have repeatedly been at odds throughout the war against Hamas in Gaza, now in its second year, and widening conflict in the Middle East. ADVERTISEMENT Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed his Defence Minister Yoav Gallant in a surprise announcement made Tuesday evening, citing “crisis of trust”. Foreign Minister Israel Katz will replace Gallant, Netanyahu said, explaining …