Mexican security forces captured a son of jailed drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman on Thursday, scoring a high-profile victory in the fight against powerful cartels days before US President Joe Biden‘s visit. The 32-year-old man, nicknamed “El Raton”, would have helped run his father’s drug trafficking operations since El Chapo was extradited to the United States in 2017. “El Chapo” is serving a life sentence in the United States for trafficking hundreds of tons of drugs into the United States over the course of 25 years. The Sinaloa state government urged people to stay home Thursday after the latest arrest. Among the fugitives was Ernesto Alfredo Pinon, known as “El Neto,” the leader of a gang allied with the Juárez drug cartel.

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Thursday flagged off the second phase of food distribution from items donated by King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) for 8,000 households of Internally Displaced Persons in four camps and host communities in Borno State. The NEMA Director General, Mr. Mustapha Habib Ahmed who flagged off the distribution in Maiduguri explained that at conclusion of the second phase of the distribution, about 16,000 IDPs households in Borno State would have benefitted from the food donation by KSrelief. According to him, the first phase of the food distribution took place in December 2022. Between 2018 and 2021, the Centre donated relief items (food baskets) to some Internally Displaced persons in Borno, Yobe and Zamfara States.”He further that “KSrelief has been very benevolent to the Country. Interventions have been beneficial as evident from the positive testimonies from the IDPs.”The food distribution is being carriedout directly to the IDPs in their places of abodes at the camps by NEMA Staff in collaboration with staff of Borno State SEMA.

President Muhammadu Buhari is building the infrastructure needed to transition Nigeria to a manufacturing economy, the NASENI chief says Thursday. Professor Muhammad Sani-Haruna, Executive Vice President of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), said this at a ceremony in Bagudo, Kebbi State. The stove and pots were invented by NASENI in collaboration with a German NGO. “The soft component of the manufacturing or knowledge-based economy is quality human resources. ”(These) are provided by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari; and they are the necessary prerequisite for Nigeria’s transition to a manufacturing economy.

A Canadian college, George Brown, has withheld the part-payment of the school fees paid by a Nigerian applicant, Miss Precious Ademokun, who got denied a study visa by the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. When Ademokun contacted the college on September 19, with no decision on her visa by the IRCC, she missed the school’s refund deadline. Despite that, the Canadian college told Ademokun it could not refund any of the fees she paid to the school. She appealed, but the school denied her request for withdrawal and refund in a letter sent to her on December 15. In a letter sent to Ademokun, George Brown College denied her appeal to withdraw her first tuition deposit of $8,962 because she didn’t meet up with the deadline date.

THE G5 governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have abandoned their attempt to line up behind a single presidential candidate in the February presidential election. Ortom is stoutly in favour of the candidate of Obi, announcing on Tuesday that he supports his endorsement by former President Olusegun Obasanjo. It was learnt that the G5 members went into Wednesday’s meeting to encourage each other to take a position that is consistent with his state’s political reality in order not to jeopardise their personal ambitions. The source added that the Ibadan meeting should produce a common stand where the governors will now be allowed to stick to their preferences. Benue can say whatever he wants to say.

According to Punch Newspaper, the student numbering about six including boys and girls absconded from the school dormitories. However, the school Principal, Mrs Tofunmi Akamo, who spoke to Punchng.com yesterday on the development denied any cover up. Mrs Tofunmi Akamo told Punch Newspaper that the students, numbering 6, were picked up from the hotel by the school, adding that the incident happened once. punch Newspaper quoted the school principal as saying. she told Punch Newspaper correspondent regarding the issue.

It is important to appreciate that there are a million and one ways to improve our mental health in the new year and beyond. Thus, a happy new year comprises of 12 happy months, or 52 happy weeks or 365 happy days. Work hard: Hard work is the critical lynchpin for success in almost every human endeavor. So roll up your sleeves and work hard and smart, through the year. Improve your emotional intelligence: Emotional intelligence is the capacity to understand yourself, to recognize your emotional reactions to situations on the one hand; and to also value and understand the emotions of significant others.

In addition, the subscription to Starlink’s service in Nigeria will cost $43 per month, which is about N31, 000. Recalled that Starlink, the Internet company owned by billionaire, Elon Musk, will begin operations in Nigeria in December 2022, the Nigerian government has revealed. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has already issued Internet Service Provider (ISP) licence to Starlink, and the firm is currently undergoing some administrative processes. This means at the end of the fourth quarter this year, Starlink will compete with other Internet service providers like MTN Nigeria, Airtel, Globacom, 9mobile, and Spectranet. “With this collaboration with SpaceX’s Starlink, Nigeria is set to be the 1st African country to introduce the service.” He told participants at the event.

Inflation rate has done incalculable damage to the global economy and this will impact investment decision in this new year. Similarly, every financial instrument or other product denominated in a foreign currency is subject to exchange rate fluctuations. The famous Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU) has posited that commodities prices would recede in 2023 based on slow demand globally. However, in order to tame the investment red flags this year, a review of investment objective, risk tolerance and time horizon amongst others is necessary for an investor. • Oni, an integrated communications strategist, chartered stockbroker and commodities broker, is the chief executive officer, Sofunix Investment and Communications.

He explained that the nation cannot preempt illegal mining operators but wherever they are found, they will be dealt with according to the law. “As for illegal mining, that’s a problem because Nigeria is a very vast country. I must admit to you that we do not have the resources to preempt all these illegal activities because Nigeria is vast. We’re working with them to tighten the noose.”The minister urged Nigerians to support the government in containing the activities of illegal miners. Mr Adegbite noted that in the ministry, there is a satellite monitoring system from which illegal activities are closely watched.

Operatives of the Delta State Police have arrested three suspects who specialized in raping their victims and making sex videos of them before demanding ransom in the state. The suspects were identified as Cornelius Emene, Nelson Aghogho and Ufuoma Tunde. He said the suspects were arrested after one of their victims reported spotting one of them on Monday, January 2, 2023. “The suspects phones contained numerous sex video recording of their previous victims, which was also used to blackmail them and their parents. The three suspects, Cornelius Ememah, Nelson Aghogho (aka Little), and Ofuoma Tunde ‘f’, are currently in custody, and investigation is ongoing,” the statement read.

Nigeria has had a roller coaster year in 2022, with both positive and negative events taking place. The year 2022 began with the Federal Government lifting a ban on the microblogging site, Twitter, months after it was suspended. Then came the Russia-Ukraine war, which claimed lives, property and is still on with its effects being felt globally. Then there was the horrifying Abuja-Kaduna train attack, cold-blooded killings in the St Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State. The Queen of the United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth II died and World 100m hurdles champion and record holder, Tobi Amusan, ensured that Nigeria ‘buga’ on the world stage.

And as a result, food items are left out for long periods and this may give opportunity for harmful bacteria to enter the food. Always serve food on clean plates, never use plates used for holding raw meat and poultry for cooked food. Prevent harmful bacteria from having access to the food:keep cooked foods hot at 140°F or higher by using chafing dishes, slow cookers and warming trays. LeftoversThough it is economically wise to keep leftovers for future ude, there are limits on how long you can safely keep leftovers. When heating and storing leftovers, these tips are handy:Wash hands with soap and water before and after handling food.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has again cautioned Nigerians against a purported portal for recruitment of ad hoc staff 2023 general election. “The website/blog below is advertising ad hoc staff positions for the 2023 general election. “However, the commission is no longer recruiting ad hoc staff for the 2023 General Election. “The INEC ad hoc staff recruitment portal was officially shut down on Dec. 14 2022. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that INEC had on Oct. 5, 2022 raised alarm on similar fake ad hoc recruitment link inecnigeria.govservice.site being circulated online.

Delivering a ruling, the Judge, Malam Rilwan Kyaudai said the marriage was dissolved after all efforts to reconcile the couple by the court and their guardians failed. He ordered the woman (Ibrahim) to return N20,000 paid as dowry. “She will also return the marriage suitcases she received and contents with the exception of the ones she has also sown. Earlier, Abdulganiyu in his petition alleged that his wife left their matrimonial home without any altercation. ”If she’s not interested in the marriage anymore, she should pay me all I spent during the wedding and return the phone and silver rings I gave her”, he said.