January 2020

Over 50 Homosexuals Arrested During Orgy In Kano State

January 5, 2020 10:32 am
The Kano Sharia Police best known as Hisbah have raided a party allegedly organized by Homosexuals to celebrates their togetherness.

The Sharia law enforcement operatives invaded a compound located at Sabuwar-Gandu quarters in Kano metropolis, where the suspected homosexuals were arrested, prior to the commencement of the planned party.

Our Reporter gathered that the organizers of the party were new grandaunts who planned the party to commemorate their graduation from a tertiary institution.

Each of them was said to have invited their same sex partners to the event.

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What France President, Macron Agreed With Iraq On Saturday

January 5, 2020 10:32 am
French President Emmanuel Macron has met his Iraqi counterpart, President Barham Salih, following the killing of Qassem Soleimani, Iranian army General.

Maj.-Gen. Qassem Soleimani, Commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, was killed in a US airstrike on his convoy at Baghdad airport on Friday rising the tension of another World War.

The airstrike, which was an order from US President Donald Trump, has since generated a lot of controversies and reactions from world leaders.

The meeting, according Macron’s office, was to make efforts to dampen tensions in the Middle East.

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Transfer: Pogba In Shocking Move To Inter Milan

January 5, 2020 10:31 am
Manchester United midfielder, Paul Pogba could reportedly leave the club to join Antonio Conte’s Inter Milan this January’s transfer window.

According to the Sunday Mirror, Man United are willing to sign Inter Milan striker, Lautaro Martinez as the Serie A club target Pogba.

The newspaper reports that Man United’s chiefs have registered their interest in Martinez and are willing to use Pogba as leverage in order to land the 22-year-old Argentine.

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The Red Devils manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is keen to bolster his attacking options after

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There Is Nothing Called The North — Abaribe

January 5, 2020 10:31 am

Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe representing Abia South has declared there is nothing called the North, noting that “if you go there, there are so many divisions going on.” In an exclusive interview with THISDAY, the Senate Minority Leader said that there are two classes of people in Nigerian politics, “those who are in power and those who are not.”

Senator Abaribe while answering Vanguard reporter’s question on “But the North generally does not show inclination for restructuring…”, he replied; “No, it is not true. There is nothing called the North. This is part of the problems we have. We also …

2023: Bode George Declares His Interest For Presidency Seat

January 5, 2020 10:30 am

Former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, has indicated his interest in contesting for the presidency seat in 2023.

The Pathfinder Consortium, a group led by Uthman Shodipe-Dosunmu, George’s special adviser, made the announcement in a statement.

Bode George, however, didn’t state what platform he would be running under

Although last week, Walid Jibrin, chairman of the board of trustees (BoT) of PDP, said the party will soon commence the search for its 2019 presidential candidate.

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Shodipe-Dosunm said the group will …

Gov. Dapo Abiodun And His Inclusive Government

January 5, 2020 10:29 am

During the 2019 guber elections, some political forces came together to make sure the Apc candidate Dapo Abiodun won and became the governor of Ogun state. The state was turned to a battle ground, because the Governor at the time Gov. Ibikunle Amosun favoured the Apm candidate Adekunle Akinlade while Vice President Yemi Osinbajo favoured Abiodun. The ruling party broke into two factions and their power tussle turned very violent and some party faithful’s on both sides lost their lives. The governor at the time Gov Ibikunle Amosun had the ears of the President Muhammud Buhari,even though he was able …

FG Ignores Senate, Begins Visa-On-Arrival Policy

January 5, 2020 10:29 am

Despite the objections raised by the Senate and reservations expressed by some Nigerians about its visa-on-arrival policy for Africans, the Federal Government has commenced the implementation
of the new visa regime.
Findings revealed that the visa-
on-arrival policy commenced on January 1, as
planned. Also, the Nigeria Immigration Service
has deployed a new border management security
system in four airports across the country.

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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari
(retd.), on December 11, 2018 at the Aswan
Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development in
Africa, …

Okorocha Urges FG To Take Advantage Of Entertainment Industry

Okorocha, Araraume Join Forces Against Ihedioha

January 5, 2020 6:33 am

Immediate past governor of Imo State and the Senator representing Imo West Senatorial District, Owelle Rochas Okorocha and his erstwhile political foe, Senator Ifeanyi Ararume, ex-governorship candidate of the All Progressives  Grand Alliance (APGA) in the 2019 gubernatorial election, have formed a new political alliance as a counter force against the incumbent governor, Chief Emeka Ihedioha.

This was just as different committees were set up while Okorocha announced that about N20 million would be set aside for mobilization and meetings at community levels by the various committees.

The new political alliance between the two was forged at the meeting hosted …

We Are Ending US Malign Presence In West Asia Now – Iran

January 5, 2020 6:33 am
Iran’s foreign minister, Javad Zarif has mocked the US secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, describing him as an ‘arrogant clown.’

Zalif also declared that the work to end “US malign presence in West Asia had begun.”

Zarif stated this in a tweet on Saturday which was accompanied by a five-photo collage showing hordes of people waving flags and filling the streets.

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One image showed what appeared to be mourners walking behind a flag-draped coffin.

Thousands of furious mourners thronged in the streets of Baghdad Saturday during funeral processions

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Spain Electoral Board Disqualifies Catalan President

January 4, 2020 3:55 pm

Spain’s electoral board ordered Friday that Catalan separatist president Quim Torra be disqualified from being a member of Catalonia’s regional parliament, meaning he would lose his presidential post.

The electoral board decision comes after Catalonia’s High Court of Justice last month convicted Torra of disobedience for failing to remove separatist symbols from public buildings during an election campaign and banned him from holding public office for 18 months.

Catalonia’s autonomy statute specifies that the head of the region’s government must be a lawmaker in the regional assembly.

The election board ruling comes as Spain’s acting Prime Minister, Socialist Pedro Sanchez, …

Knife Attacker Kills Man In Paris Suburb Before Shot Dead

January 4, 2020 3:54 pm

A knife-wielding man ran amok Friday in a park south of Paris, killing a man walking with his wife and wounding two other people before being shot dead by police, officials said.

The Paris police department said the man, identified as 22-year-old Nathan C., attacked “several people” around lunchtime in the suburb of Villejuif.

Some managed to evade him but the man claimed at least one life — that of a 56-year-old Villejuif resident, according to the town’s mayor Franck Le Bohellec.

The victim “was walking with his wife when the attacker approached; he wanted to protect his wife” and …

Director ‘Sad’ At Awards Snub Of Female Filmmakers

January 4, 2020 3:53 pm

Top Hollywood woman director Greta Gerwig said she was “disappointed” that she had been snubbed by the Golden Globes, with the producer of her hit film “Little Women” blaming the “unconscious bias” of male movie critics.

With the awards from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association about to kick off the Oscar season on Sunday, Gerwig told AFP she had been saddened to have been “bumped out” of the best director race.

However, her adaptation of the much-loved novel by Louisa May Alcott won nods for best actress for its lead Saoirse Ronan and best music for French composer Alexandre Desplat.…

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