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Wizkid spreads Christmas joy, visits Surulere and Makoko to distribute ₦100 Million to Kids (Update) – Lifestyle Nigeria

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Grammy-award-winning singer, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, better known as Wizkid has spread the joy of Christmas as he visits Surulere and Makoko areas of Lagos TO FULFILL HIS PLEDGE.

On Monday, December 11, Wizkid pledged to donate 100 million naira to children in various parts of the country for Christmas via his Instagram story. He noted that he wants to honour his late mother, Mr Juliana Morayo Balogun who died on August 18, 2023.

“100M for the kids for Christmas! Lord bless us all start in Surulere tonight! All in Morayo’s name! The love of my life!”

Although the singer did not provide details on how the money would be distributed, Wizkid was spotted with his bodyguards at different locations in Surulere and the Makoko area of Lagos State.

Wizkid live at Surelere ?? pic.twitter.com/5IOqZH45tJ
— Oyindamola? (@dammiedammie35) December 11, 2023

Wizkid on a canoe to another community ❤️ pic.twitter.com/MmixzMK42K
— BASITO (@itzbasito) December 11, 2023

The street came out to see Wizkid ?
Abeg make no rough handle my idolo too much?❤️ pic.twitter.com/YB3P8BPTip
— BASITO (@itzbasito) December 11, 2023
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EFCC releases full list of 58 ex governors that embezzled N2.187 trillion

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has alleged that at least 58 former governors are involved in the misappropriation, embezzlement, or laundering of approximately N2.187 trillion over a span of 25 years.

This amount does not include properties seized worldwide or those currently being investigated, which amount to billions of Naira.

The amount of N2.2 trillion that was looted is similar to the combined budgets of Lagos State and the South-East states for 2024, totaling N2.25 trillion and N2.29 trillion respectively. This figure exceeds the budgets of the North-Central states and North-East states for 2024, which are N1.89 trillion and N1.60 trillion, by several billion.

The EFCC is currently investigating, probing, and prosecuting 58 ex-governors from various regions of the country. Since the restoration of civilian government on May 29, 1999, there have been at least 170 governors serving in the 36 states of Nigeria.

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The World Economic Forum Special Meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ended on Monday.

The meeting was attended by world leaders leaders, including President Bola Tinubu.

During the event, Tinubu engaged in discussions with Microsoft Founder and Philanthropist Bill Gates on the pivotal role of technology in fulfilling his government’s commitments to the Nigerian populace.

However, despite the meeting’s end, the President is yet to return to Nigeria, which has sparked concerns from Nigerians on social media platforms regarding his whereabouts and the reason for his extended absence.

Reports indicate that after departing Saudi Arabia, the President traveled to London, England, on Tuesday, followed by a subsequent journey to France on Thursday.