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The police chief in the US city of Atlanta resigned after an officer fatally shot a black man during an arrest, the mayor said Saturday, with the new killing injecting fresh anger into protests against racism and police brutality. Images on local media showed hundreds of protesters in the streets on Saturday and flames engulfing …
Titans that will shape Ondo gov poll
Ahead of the Ondo State governorship election, PETER DADA examines the major stakeholders and political actors that will likely shape the outcome of the election across the different political parties Long before the Independent National Electoral Commission announced October 10, 2020 as the date for the governorship election in Ondo State, there had been intrigues, …
Edo 2020: We will grant you waivers, ADP woos Obaseki
The Action Democratic Party has expressed its willingness to welcome Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, “with open arms’’ should the embattled governor decide to defect to the party. The National Publicity Secretary of the ADP, Mr Adelaja Adeoye, made the announcement in an interview with NAN in Lagos. Adeoye was reacting to the disqualification …
US COVID-19 survivor to pay $1.1m hospital bill
A 70-year-old American man who nearly died of COVID-19 has been billed a heart-stopping $1.1 million for his hospital expenses, the Seattle Times reported Saturday. Michael Flor was admitted to a hospital in the northwestern city on March 4, and stayed for 62 days – at one point coming so close to death that nurses …
Treat La Liga games like World Cup matches, Zidane tells Real Madrid
Zinedine Zidane wants Real Madrid to treat their remaining 11 games in La Liga like a World Cup as they aim to overhaul Barcelona to win their second league title in eight years. Real sit two points behind Barca and return after three months away against Eibar on Sunday, when they will play in their …
JSS 3, SSS 3 students will resume first in Edo – Obaseki
Kayode Oyero Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has hinted that Junior Secondary School 3 and Senior Secondary School 3 students would be prioritised ahead of the reopening of schools in the state. Schools in the state were shut in March as part of measures to curtail the spread of the coronavirus disease. But in …
Police arrest suspected killer of pregnant Oyo lady
Wale Oyewale The Oyo State Police Command, on Saturday, said it had arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of a pregnant woman, Azeezat Somuyiwa, who was raped and murdered in Ibadan on June 5. The deceased was reportedly killed with a stone by some yet-to-be-identified assailants at her residence in the Aba Ijefun, …
Senate summons CBN, FIRS again over $21.3bn foreign tax
SUNDAY ABORISADE The Senate Public Accounts Committee has issued fresh summons to the management of both the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Federal Inland Revenue Service. The Chairman of SPAC, Senator Matthew Urhoghide, disclosed this in an exclusive interview with our correspondent in Abuja on Saturday. Urhoghide said the committee queried the CBN last …
EPL: Norwich player tests positive for COVID-19
Two Premier League clubs on Saturday revealed that two individuals had tested positive for coronavirus with rock-bottom Norwich confirming an unnamed player is one of them. “Norwich City can confirm that one of its players has returned a positive test result following the recent round of COVID-19 testing,” said a club spokesman. “In line with …
Atlanta police boss resigns as officer kills black man
The police chief in the US city of Atlanta resigned after an officer fatally shot a black man during an arrest, the mayor said Saturday, with the new killing injecting fresh anger into protests against racism and police brutality. Demonstrators blocked an interstate highway and set alight the Wendy’s restaurant where 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks was …
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