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Ebonyi: Umahi inaugurates panel to probe torture of pastor
Chijioke Agwu, Abakaliki Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi has inaugurated an investigative panel to look into the alleged torture and humiliation of one Pastor Okochi Ikechukwu Obeni in Afkipo local government area of the state. Video clips and pictures of the torture of Pastor Okochi recently went viral on social media, showing the man being …
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Kano traditional ruler Alhaji Wada Waziri is dead
Desmond Mgboh, Kano The District Head of Dambatta town and one of the kingmakers of Bichi Emirate Council in Kano State, Alhaji Wada Waziri, is dead. The deceased, who held the title of “Sarkin Ban” of Bichi Emirate Council died earlier on Wednesday. The death of the respected traditional ruler was announced by the Kano …
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Bayelsa guber: Deputy Gov. asks tribunal to dismiss petition against him for being incompetent
Godwin Tsa Abuja The deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo has asked the state governorship tribunal sitting in Abuja to dismiss the petition filed against him by the governorship candidate of Liberation Movement (LM), Vijah Opuama for being incompetent. The petitioner, has alleged that Senator Ewhrudjakpo submitted forged documents and documents that contain …
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Children’s Day: Ortom promises massive investment in education
Rose Ejembi, Makurdi Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom on Wednesday assured children of the state that his administration will continue to make a massive investment in education to guarantee their future. The governor, who stated this in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, reaffirmed his policy to strengthen primary, secondary and …
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Again, tragedy hits Kano as another traditional ruler dies
Desmond Mgboh, Kano The District Head of Dambatta town and one of the kingmakers of Bichi Emirate Council in Kano State, Alhaji Wada Waziri, is dead. The deceased who held the title of“Sarkin Ban” of Bichi Emirate Council died earlier on Wednesday. The death of the respected traditional ruler was announced by the Kano State …
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Controversy over upkeep of FG’s palliative delivered to Kano
Desmond Mgboh, Kano A controversy has broken out over the upkeep of the palliative materials delivered to Kano State by the Federal Government a fortnight ago While a media outlet had alleged that the palliative materials, made up of 110 trucks of grains for the poor and vulnerable in the state, had been left in …
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NMA Election: Ujah wasn’t sacked as NIMR DG – campaign organisation
Gyang Bere, Jos The Innocent Ujah Presidential Campaign Organisation has pushed back against allegations that the Nigerian Medical Association’s (NMA) frontline presidential candidate was sacked as Director-General of the Nigeria Medical Research Institute (NIMR). Dr Chris Piwuna, DG, Prof Ujah Campaign Organisation (PUCO), said that allegations by a faceless and nonexistent group called Coalition Against …
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COVID-19 reportage: NBC fines three broadcast stations
Aidoghie Paulinus, Abuja The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), yesterday, said it has slammed three broadcast stations in the country for violating the code for unverifiable claims and lack of professionalism in the broadcast of COVID-19. This is even as the commission said a total number of 28 stations got the hammer in its first quarterly …
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Bayelsa Guber: Deputy Gov asks tribunal to dismiss petition against him
Godwin Tsa, Abuja The Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Mr Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has asked the state governorship tribunal sitting in Abuja to dismiss the petition filed against him by the governorship candidate of Liberation Movement (LM), Vijah Opuama, saying the suit is incompetent. The petitioner has alleged that Mr Ewhrudjakpo submitted forged documents containing false …
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Standard Bank launches StanChart mobile bonds app
Standard Chartered Bank (Nigeria) has launched an investment solution on its mobile banking platform that allows investors to buy and sell bonds issued by the Federal Government, marking increased automation of the treasuries market. Tagged the Online Fixed Income Securities (FIS), the FIS offering provides clients with the option to Invest in Federal Government Bonds …
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Police rescue two kidnapped siblings in Ebonyi
Police in Ebonyi State have rescued two siblings aged five and ten who were recently abducted from their home in Abakaliki at gunpoint by unknown gunmen. The Police Public Relations Officer in the State, Mrs Loveth Oda, disclosed this to reporters in Abakaliki on Wednesday. Oda alleged that the kidnappers had robbed the mother of the siblings of a huge amount of money before taking her children away. According to her, the suspected kidnappers later demanded the sum of N10 million in ransom but later abandoned the children at…
India captures bird on suspicion of spying for Pakistan
A suspected Pakistani spy pigeon has ruffled the feathers of Indian authorities, who accused the pink-painted bird of carrying a “coded message,” according to reports. Villagers in Manyari turned the pigeon over to authorities after catching it along the border that separates Indian and Pakistan-controlled parts of Kashmir, Sky News reported. Geeta Devi, a resident of the Kathua district of Indian-administered Kashmir, reported that the bird flew into her home Sunday night, according to the UK’s Telegraph. Police logged the animal as a “Pak Suspected Spy” and launched an investigation to…
Trump threatens to shut down social media companies
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to regulate or shut down social media companies, one day after Twitter Inc for the first time added a warning to some of his tweets prompting readers to fact check the president’s claims, reports Reuters. Trump, without offering any evidence, reiterated his accusations of political bias by such technology platforms in a pair of early morning posts on Twitter, saying: “Republicans feel that Social Media Platforms totally silence conservatives voices. We will strongly regulate, or close them down, before we can ever…
JUST IN: AfDB bows to US pressure, agrees to independent probe of Adesina
The board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has agreed for an independent investigation of Akinwumi Adesina, its president. This comes after Steven Mnuchin, US treasury secretary, rejected the investigation and report of the bank’s ethics board which absolved Adesina of allegations of favouritism. Bloomberg reports that the board agreed to an in’dependent probe after “several foreign governments backed Mnuchin’s criticism of a bank-led examination into the allegations”. Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland were reported to be among the countries that wrote to the AfDB board backing Mnuchin. The newspaper…
JUST IN: Premier League clubs agree to resume contact training
Premier League clubs have agreed to resume contact training as plans to restart the season move to the next phase. Players will be able to “train as a group and engage in tackling while minimising unnecessary close contact”. Discussions are ongoing as work continues towards resuming the season, when conditions allow and it is safe. Players and staff will continue to be tested twice a week for coronavirus during stage two of Project Restart. So far eight people have tested positive after 1,744 tests across the Premier League. The…
France revokes decree authorising use of hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19
The French government on Wednesday revoked a decree authorising hospitals to prescribe the controversial drug for Covid-19 patients after France’s public health watchdog warned against its use to treat the disease. The government’s decision comes two days after the World Health Organization (WHO) said safety concerns had prompted it to suspend use of the drug in a global trial, reports France24. Last week, a study published in British medical journal The Lancet found patients randomised to get hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) had increased mortality rates and higher frequency of irregular heartbeats. HCQ is normally prescribed…
Alleged N570m fraud: Absence of EFCC lawyer stalls Oyo-Ita case
The trial of Winifred Oyo-Ita, former Head of Service, was stalled on Wednesday owing to the absence of Mohammed Abubakar, counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). On March 23, the EFCC arraigned Oyo-Ita and eight others on 18 counts of money laundering to the tune of N570 million. Those arraigned alongside the former Head of Service are Frontline Ace Global Services Limited; Asanaya Projects Limited; Garba Umar and his companies; Slopes International Limited; Good deal Investments Limited; Ubong Okon Effiok and his own company; U & U Global Services…
Ize-Iyamu emerges Edo APC consensus candidate
Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu has emerged the consensus candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) faction believed to be loyal to National Chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. Ize-Iyamu, a former Secretary to Edo State Government (SSG), emerged on Tuesday night in Abuja. He is expected to slug it out with Governor Godwin Obaseki for the direct primary of the party slated for June 22. He was presented by chairman of the screening committee, Senator Francis Alimikhena, the representative of Edo North Senatorial District. Other members of the screening…
Comedian in court after laughing at president
*As police arrest Moroccan actor for blasphemy Tanzanian comedian Idris Sultan has appeared at an arraigned at a magistrate’s court this morning in the commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, eight days after he was arrested. Sultan is to be charged with cybercrimes offences, tampering with evidence and using a Sim card registered in someone else’s name, a police spokesperson told the BBC on Monday. He was arrested on Tuesday last week, after a video of the comedian laughing at an old photograph of President John Magufuli wearing an oversized suit…
Stakeholders laud Obaseki’s agric-based COVID-19 stimulus
S mall-holder farmers and other stakeholders in the agriculture sector in Edo State yesterday commended the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration’s sustained investment in the sector towards ensuring food sufficiency, job creation and improved people’s livelihood amid the Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The commendation came on the heels of the commencement of new planting season in the government farm settlements across the state. Special Adviser to the Governor on Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security Programme, Prince Joe Okojie, said with the support from the state government’s agriprenuer programme,…
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