November 26, 2019

Tekashi 6IX9INE Houston Assault Case Dismissed

November 26, 2019 6:20 am

Tekashi 6ix9ine who was involved in an assault case now has the case dismissed, this means one of his legal woes has been solved as reported by TMZ.

The State of Texas formally requested to have Tekashi’s assault charges stemming from an alleged 2018 altercation completely dismissed, and a judge signed off on it Monday.

As for why it got tossed, first, the state says the complaining witness or the alleged victim, in this case, requested it be so. The kid who allegedly got choked out by Tekashi later showed up to one of the rapper’s court hearings in the

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Bill Cosby Speaks From Prison

November 26, 2019 6:19 am
Bill Cosby says he has no issue rotting in prison, even if that’s for the rest of his life because he’s never going to show a bit of remorse for his crime in a report by TMZ.
The 82-year-old comedian who was found guilty of aggravated indecent assault and sentenced to 3 to 10 years gave his first prison interview to Black Press USA, and said,

“I have 8 years and 9 months left. When I come up for parole, they’re not going to hear me say that I have remorse. I was there. I don’t care what group of

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Ebonyi Denies Using Bakassi Militia To Attack IPOB

November 26, 2019 3:52 am
Ebonyi State government yesterday denied a report that Governor Dave Umahi floated a group called ‘Bakassi Boys’ to attack the Federal Government-proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
The Biafra Restoration Voice (TBRV) had alleged on social media that Umahi had commissioned the said security group.“Governor David Umahi has just commissioned a group of men called Bakassi Boys in Ebonyi to attack IPOB members,” the grouped alleged.Denying the allegation, the Commissioner for Internal Security and Border Peace, Stanley Emegha, said the state had no other internal security outfit except the Neighbourhood Watch, describing the information about Bakassi Boys as strange.

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Judiciary Needs Self-Examination – CJN

November 26, 2019 3:52 am

Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad yesterday expressed the need for the judiciary to examine itself. He spoke in Abuja at the 2019 Biennial All Nigeria Judges Conference of Superior Courts with theme‘Sustaining Democracy through Effective Administration of Justice’ held at National Judicial Institute (NJI).

Justice Muhammad, bemoaning the alleged corruption cases against some members of the bench,said a corrupt judge was not only a disgrace to the bench but also a disaster to the nation. The CJN, who said the judiciary needed to “examine itself”, urged the participants at the conference to eschew all acts of …

Court Grants Maina ₦1 Billion Bail

November 26, 2019 3:51 am

Abdulrasheed Abdullahi Maina, former Chairman of Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT) on Monday was granted a tough bail condition of ₦1 billion.

He was granted bail by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.

Asides the N1 billion bail, Maina is to provide two sureties in like sum. Both sureties must be serving Nigerian Senators with no criminal cases before the court.

Maina is facing trial on alleged money laundering charge to the tune of over N2 billion preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

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Jonathan: Lamido Is A “Skunk” To Whom Logic Means Nothing

November 26, 2019 3:50 am

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has challenged a former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, or any other persons to publish evidence linking him with the controversial Malabu Oil scam, if they had any, or forever remain silent.

Jonathan was reacting to a report credited to Lamido in a national newspaper in which the former governor accused the ex President of trading off the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 16 governorship election in Bayelsa State.

The APC dislodged the PDP in the state, which has been a stronghold of the PDP since 1999 and …

FG Says School Feeding Programme Remains A Priority

November 26, 2019 3:50 am

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, has said the Home Grown School Feeding programme is one of the Federal Government’s top priorities and must be carried  out with immediate effect. Hajiya Farouq said this in Abuja while reacting to news that the ministry had refused to approve payments for vendors in Lagos, Imo, Kogi and Benue states.

“Since my appointment as Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, I have severally reaffirmed my commitment to delivering on the vision of President Muhammadu Buhari to lift 100 million people in …

Pos: Fuel Stations To Charge ₦50 On Sales From Dec 1

November 26, 2019 3:48 am

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has announced that beginning from December 1, 2019, a fee of ₦50 will be charged on all Point of Sale (PoS) transactions from ₦1,000 at petrol stations. IPMAN, which members own 19,000 out of the 25,000 registered filling stations said this in an advertorial published on Monday, saying it was based on a directive of “the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) dated 17th September, 2019, to all commercial banks that charges of taxes and duties be imposed on all electronic transactions.

“In view of the foregoing, the general public should please note …

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