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Rivers: Wike compensates victims of 2019 election violence with N450 million
Tony John, Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has released the sum of N450 million as compensation for the victims of violence in the 2019 presidential election in Abonnema community of Akuku-Toru Local Government Area. The beneficiaries include those who lost their lives, sustained bullet wounds, lost valuable items and were arrested and detained …
The Sun Nigeria.
Former Imo Broadcasting Corporation director stabs wife to death
George Onyejiuwa, Owerri Tragedy has struck the community of Imerenwe in Ngor-Okpala council area of Imo State with the news that the former Director-General of Imo Broadcasting Corporation, Sir TC Okere has allegedly stabbed his wife of 50 years to death this morning. The murdered wife was a retiree of the Imo State Polytechnic Umuagwo. …
The Sun Nigeria.
Pubic officers found leaking unauthorised official documents will be sacked – FG
Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja The Federal Government of Nigeria has described as ’embarrassing to government’ the leaking of official state documents by public officers, threatening to dismiss anyone found culpable of the misconduct. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, (HOS) Dr Folasade Yemi–Esan, gave the warning in a circular dated May 22nd, but made …
The Sun Nigeria.
Africa Day: President Putin hails Russia-Africa ties
Aidoghie Paulinus, Abuja President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin has congratulated the African Heads of State and Government on the occasion of Africa Day, saying that Russia’s ties with Africa was an age-long relationship. Putin, in a statement he personally signed and made available to Daily Sun in Abuja by the Embassy of the …
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COVID-19: 149 of 240 cases in Oyo from Indian firm iSON Xperiences
Oluseye Ojo, Ibadan Fresh figures of confirmed cases of COVID-19 pandemic in Oyo State have revealed that just one organisation in Ibadan, iSON Xperiences, an outsourcing Indian firm handling customer care services for telecommunication companies in Nigeria and other countries, has the lion share (149) of a total of 240 cases of coronavirus in the …
The Sun Nigeria.
50 trafficked Nigerian girls, 19 others arrive Abuja from Lebanon
Aidoghie Paulinus, Abuja A total number of 50 trafficked Nigerian girls in the Lebanan, including 19 other stranded Nigerians, have been evacuated from that country to Nigeria. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, disclosed the evacuation of the 69 Nigerians on Twitter. The evacuation followed the arrival last week of 292 Nigerians, largely nursing …
The Sun Nigeria.
Ebonyi records 11 new COVID-19 cases
Chijioke Agwu, Abakaliki Ebonyi State has recorded 11 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 33. This is the highest number of fresh cases recorded in a single day in the South East. Ebonyi is toping the list of COVID-19 confirmed cases in the region. In a …
The Sun Nigeria.
Train 7: Critical stakeholders capable of leading industry – PETAN
Adewale Sanyaolu The Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN) has commended the critical stakeholders involved in the signing of the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract for the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited Train 7 contract for their expertise. In an interview with a select group of journalists at the weekend, the Chairman of …
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COVID-19: Sustaining gas supply for economic growth
Adewale Sanyaolu Tougher times lie ahead for the country as the economy is expected to record negative growth as it slides into recession, due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic and the crash in crude oil prices. The global economy continues to quiver in the face of the threat posed by the novel coronavirus …
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Ex-Plateau gov applauds PDP NWC for appointing caretaker committee
Gyang Bere, Jos Former Governor of Plateau State Jonah David Jang has applauded the decision of the National Working Committee of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the appointment of the last Exco as Caretaker Committee in Plateau State after the expiration of their tenure. The ex-governor saluted what he called the ‘courage’ of the …
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FRSC: 46 killed, 387 injured in accidents on Abeokuta-Lagos Expressway in six years
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said on Monday that 46 persons died in road accidents at the Old Toll-Gate corridor on the Abeokuta-Lagos expressway between January 2014 and May 2020. The FRSC Sector Commander in Ogun, Mr Clement Oladele, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota that 387 others also sustained injuries. Oladele said that the deaths and injuries were recorded in 158 road traffic accidents during the period. He attributed the accidents to black spots at the axis around the old toll gate on the…
COVID-19: Violent fight breaks out on plane after ‘one passenger touches another’
A disturbing video shows how an ugly air rage fight broke out on a Russian flight. The punch-up came soon after the aircraft landed in Moscow having flown from the Black Sea resort Sochi. It was triggered when one male passenger got up from his seat and rushed towards the door, reports mirror.co.uk. Witnesses said he crashed into seated passengers on the Ural Airlines Airbus A320, where social distancing measures were in place. “Almost immediately after landing, he jumped up and headed for the exit,” said passenger Marina P.…
Woods, Manning beat Brady, Mickelson in $20m charity match
Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning beat Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady in Sunday’s charity golf match which raised $20m (£16.4m) for coronavirus relief efforts in the United States. Legendary NFL quarterback Brady hit the shot of the day, holing out from the fairway on the seventh, reports the BBC. “I take my hat off to Tom and Peyton,” said Woods. “This is our arena, this is what we do for a living. “I couldn’t imagine going on the field and do what they do,” he added. The event was played…
COVID-19: Nigeria’s economy remains strong, grows 1.87%
Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 1.87% in the first quarter of 2020, a new report by the National Bureau of Statistics has shown. The bureau, in the report which was released on Monday, said the economy reflected the earliest signs of disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. “This performance was recorded against the backdrop of significant global disruptions resulting from the COVID-19 public health crisis, a sharp fall in oil prices and restricted international trade,” the report read. “The performance recorded in Q1 2020 represents a drop…
Burundi to announce results of presidential election Monday
Burundi’s electoral commission is to announce provisional results from last week’s presidential election Monday, with the outgoing head of state’s handpicked successor Evariste Ndayishimiye poised to be declared the winner. The announcement is set for 2:00 pm (1200 GMT), according to an official press invitation received Sunday. Definitive results will be published on June 4, reports France24. Burundians voted last Wednesday to elect their president, lawmakers and local officials in a poll marked by allegations of fraud and conducted with scant attention to the coronavirus pandemic. The vote came five…
N’Zealand leader carries on with TV interview during quake
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern barely skipped a beat when an earthquake struck during a live television interview Monday morning. She interrupted Newshub host Ryan Bridge to tell him what was happening at the parliament complex in the capital, Wellington, reports The Associated Press. “We’re just having a bit of an earthquake here Ryan, quite a decent shake here,” she said, looking up and around the room. “But, um, if you see things moving behind me.” New Zealand sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire and is sometimes…
Stop selling arms to Taiwan, China tells US
*As Taiwan promises ‘necessary assistance’ to Hong Kong’s people China on Sunday strongly urged the U.S. to immediately stop arms sales to Taiwan and cease military contacts with the island, to avoid further damages to the relations between the two countries and the two militaries. Wu Qian, a spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense, made the remarks in an address on the U.S. State Department’s approval of a plan to sell weapons worth 180 million U.S. dollars to Taiwan, reports Xinhua. This move by the U.S. side seriously violated…
Nigeria reports 313 more COVID-19 cases, total infections hit 7,839
*Worldwide infections pass 5.4m Lagos State was at the top of the table again as Nigeria recorded 313 new cases of Coronavirus Disease on Sunday. This was revealed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on its Twitter handle on Sunday night. Lagos recorded 148 new cases, while the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja came in second with 36 new infections. Rivers, Edo, Kano, Ogun and Ebonyi states had 27, 19, 13, 12 and 11 cases respectively, while Nasarawa and Delta states recorded eight infections each. For Oyo, Plateau, Kaduna…
Equipping judiciary for post-COVID-19
Lawyers push for more reform in post-COVID-19 Lawyers are pushing for a dynamic reform of the judiciary to withstand post COVID-19 justice system. AKEEM NAFIU and TUNDE OYESINA report “COVID-19 should be a catalyst for dynamic reform of the judiciary. The reforms should be all-encompassing”, one of them said. Another one said: “Post COVID-19 should see our judges and lawyers putting in extra efforts to cover the lost ground. It is expected that they will have zero tolerance for frivolous adjournments.” The above quotes are some…
Lawyers mourn late Justice Karibi-Whyte
Barely 72hours after his death, encomiums have begun to pour in for the late former Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Adolphus Karibi-Whyte, who died at the weekend in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. Prominent among them were lawyers in Lagos, who paid glowing tribute to the late retired Justice Adolphus Karibi-Whyte. He was 88. For instance, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, said “Nigeria has lost a foremost jurist and a fearless adjudicator with a robust intellectual mind.” Adegboruwa went on: “He…
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