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US: FBI arrests Ghislaine Maxwell, longtime Jeffrey Epstein associate
(New York Post) Ghislaine Maxwell — Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime associate accused of recruiting young girls for s** — has been arrested, according to a report. The British socialite, 58, was taken into custody Thursday, NBC News reported. Epstein committed suicide in August while locked up on federal s** trafficking charges.
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I have no dealings with Mompha, says accountant
Lukman Olabiyi, Lagos An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witness, Abiodun Audu, in the ongoing trial of social media influencer Ismaila Mustapha (commonly known as ‘Mompha’) has told the Federal High Court, Lagos, that he never met the accused in the course of filing his company’s tax return. The witness, Audu, who claimed to …
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Provide wash facility in schools to encourage girl-child education, group tasks Gombe govt
Abdulrazaq Mungadi, Gombe As the government of Gombe State prepares to re-open its schools after a break occasioned by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, a coalition of civil society organisations has urged the state government to provide wash facilities in schools to support and encourage girl-child education in the state. According to the coordinator of the …
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Court adjourns hearing in Ize-Iyamu N700 million money laundering suit
Ighomuaye Lucky, Benin Trial in a suit involving the Edo State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, and four others at the Federal High Court, Benin, was stalled Thursday as the court could not sit. The case, brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), was adjourned to July 7 for …
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‘Worrisome’, ‘life-threatening’, Ondo govt faces rising COVID-19 cases
Bamigbola Gbolagunte, Akure The Ondo State Government has lamented that the rising rate of coronavirus infections in the state is ‘worrisome and life-threatening.’ The Special Adviser to the Governor on Health, Dr Jibayo Adeyeye, complained that the non-compliance of residents to COVID-19 protocols was worrisome. Speaking at a meeting with leaders of Market Associations in …
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Ortom urges Vandeikya people to support first female chairman
Rose Ejembi, Makurdi The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has enjoined the people of Vandeikya Local Government Area to support the first female democratically-elected chair of the council, Mrs Paulyn Tyoer-Garba, in the task of delivering dividends of democracy to them. The Governor’s message was delivered at a recent reception ceremony organised in Vandeikya in …
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NITDA pledges ICT training support to AMAC
Benjamin Babine, Abuja The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has pledged to support the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) with Information and Communications Technology (ICT) training and capacity building of its indigenes. NITDA Director-General Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi made the promise on Wednesday in Abuja while receiving audience of high ranking officials of AMAC, led …
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APC drafts Oshiomhole, Ganduje, Oyegun, others for Edo guber campaign council
Romanus Ugwu, Abuja The All Progressives Congress (APC) has drafted former National Chairman Adams Oshiomhole, the governors of Kano and Imo states, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and Hope Uzodinma, and 46 others into the APC National Campaign Council for Edo to help propel the party to victory in the upcoming governorship election. A statement signed by …
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FG’s 774,000 job initiative would breed laziness – Akwa Ibom commissioner
Joe Effiong, Uyo The Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Trade and Investment, Mr Ukpong Akpabio, has criticised the 774,000 job initiative of the Federal Government, saying that it would encourage laziness among young people without growing the economy. The commissioner, who spoke to newsmen on Wednesday while on an inspection tour of expansion work at …
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Serial rapist who raped 40 women in Kano town locked up
Desmond Mgboh, Kano Mohammed Z Alpha, a middle-aged man from Kwanar Dangora town, in Kiru Local Government Area of Kano State, has pleaded guilty to raping 40 women in the last one year. 33-year-old Alpha admitted before a magistrate court that among his victims was an 80-year-old woman who he raped in the same town. …
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Season 5: Big Brother Naija housemates begin quarantine
Big Brother Naija, the sensational reality show that has kept the continent spellbound, will start on July 19, with plenty of social media buzz. Not too long ago, at a press briefing, the organisers revealed that selected housemates, after a rigorous verification and online sorting of over 30,000 entries, have proceeded on quarantine since …
Twitter removes image tweet by Trump over NYT copyright complaint
Twitter Inc has taken down an image tweeted by the U.S. President Donald Trump from its platform, after receiving a copyright complaint from the New York Times. The original tweet by Trump issued on June 30, showed a meme that read “In reality they’re not after me they’re after you I’m just in the …
APC names Oyegun, Oshiomhole as members of Ize-Iyamu’s campaign team
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje to chair the its 49-member National Campaign Council for the Edo State Governorship Election. The Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee of the APC disclosed this in a statement issued Thursday in Abuja and signed by the Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Mr …
US passes HK sanctions as nations condemn new law
The US House of Representatives has approved new Hong Kong-related sanctions, after Beijing imposed a security law that was condemned by countries around the world. The measure, which was passed unanimously, penalises banks that do business with Chinese officials. It will have to be approved by the Senate before going to President Trump, reports the …
EPL: West Ham strike late in thriller with Chelsea
*As Bournemouth’s woes continue, wins for Arsenal, Everton Andriy Yarmolenko’s last-gasp winner settled an eventful London derby with Chelsea and delivered a huge boost to West Ham United’s hopes of avoiding relegation. In a topsy-turvy game, which saw West Ham infuriated when Tomas Soucek’s first-half goal was ruled out by VAR, substitute Yarmolenko made the …
Health experts slam US for hoarding remdesivir, the only drug licensed to treat Covid-19
Public health experts on Wednesday criticized the U.S. for securing a large supply of the only drug licensed so far to treat COVID-19. The U.S. government announced this week that it had an agreement with Gilead Sciences to make the bulk of their production of remdesivir available to Americans for the next three months. The Department of Health and Human …
Trump: US intelligence doubted Russia urged Taliban to kill US troops
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was not told about a reported Russian effort to get the Taliban to kill U.S. soldiers because many U.S. intelligence officials doubted its veracity, a stance contradicted by four U.S. and European sources and by its inclusion in a widely read CIA report in May. “We never …
US election: Hundreds of George W Bush officials endorse Biden
Hundreds of officials who worked for former Republican United States President George W Bush endorsed Democratic White House hopeful Joe Biden on Wednesday, the latest Republican-led group coming out to oppose the re-election of Donald Trump. The officials, including Cabinet secretaries and other senior people in the Bush administration, have formed a political action committee called …
Delta tops new cases as Nigeria hits record high with 790 COVID-19 infections
Twenty-four hours into the next phase of the eased lockdown, which is scheduled to run for another four weeks beginning on June 30, Nigeria has recorded its highest daily figure of new COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced 790 new cases in 20 states and the federal capital territory (FCT), …
FG targets $1.1bn from spectrum, TV licenses’ sale
…to create 2m jobs by 2023 The Federal Government is targeting the sum of $1.1 billion from sale of television licences, Digital Access Fees and spectrum that would be vacated once analogue to digital migration has been completed. Briefing newsmen yesterday after the virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari, the …
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