March 1, 2020

Lagos Assembly Spends ₦2.4Bn On 80 Cars In 11 Months

March 1, 2020 9:40 am

About ₦2.4b has been spent within 11 months to procure 80 cars for the 40 members of the Lagos State House of Assembly.  The information available to The Guardian revealed that sometimes last year, a contract was awarded for 40 cars to be purchased for the lawmakers. And less than a year after, another contract was awarded for the purchase of cars for the Assembly members in December and January.

In the document, there was disparity between the cars for principal officers and floor members. While the principal officers got Toyota Land Cruisers, the floor members got Toyota Prado.

It …

Kenya: Govt Deports 4 Chinese For Whipping Kenyan Waiter

March 1, 2020 9:40 am

Kenyan government has deported four Chinese citizens after one of them whipped a Kenyan waiter for coming late to work at Chez Wou Restaurant in Kileleshwa, Nairobi.

Kenya’s Interior Cabinet Secretary (CS) Fred Matiang’i has ordered the deportation of four Chinese nationals taken to court over assaulting a Kenyan worker.

The four are Deng Hailan, Chang Yueping, Ou Qiang and Yu Ling.

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Mr Deng is suspected to have caned waiter Simon Osako Silo over lateness before dismissing him,

They were arrested on February 9 after detectives from Kilimani raided Chez Wou Restaurant …

Why Nollywood Can’t Be Too Excited About Netflix

March 1, 2020 9:40 am

Netflix has been wooing Nollywood stylishly for a while now; from streaming Nollywood movies from as early as 2016 to purchasing Genevieve Nnaji’s ‘Lion Heart’ in 2019.

On Tuesday, Feb. 26, Netflix officially announced its presence in Nigeria and the response since has been positive, as expected. Filmmakers are already counting their returns, writers excited that they will finally be paid better and actors reeling over the possibility of worldwide recognition.

The next couple of months will be identical. Filmmakers trying to pitch their ideas to the network; a large feeling of elitism will reign over the creatives already commissioned …

Coronavirus Case Toll Increases In Germany

March 1, 2020 9:39 am

The Robert Koch Institute for disease control in Germany disclosed the increase in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases on Sunday.

According to the German institute, the number jumped from 66 to 117 in just two days. As such, the government crisis committee has widened cross-border travel guidelines and canceled major international events, and the health minister has advised people with cold symptoms to stay away from mass events.

More than half of the cases are in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany’s most populous state where several schools and daycare centers will be closed on Monday to try to prevent the spread …

Kiko Casilla Gets Eight-Match Ban Over Racist Language

March 1, 2020 9:39 am
Leeds United goalkeeper, Kiko Casilla has been banned from eight matches and fined £60,000 after being found guilty of racially abusing Charlton Athletic forward, Jonathan Leko.

Football Association independent regulatory commission found Casilla guilty, even after he denied the charge.

The incident occurred during the September 28 match between the Championship sides, where the FA concluded on Friday that Casilla’s remarks “made reference to race and/or colour and/or ethnic origin” of Leko.

Casilla was also instructed to attend an education course.

Under rules introduced for the 2019-2020 season, the minimum suspension for a player found guilty of an aggravated breach …

Bill Gates

Bill Gates Reveals Ways To Combat Coronavirus

March 1, 2020 9:39 am

Billionaire businessman, Bill Gates has said there is no time to waste and a number of things should be happening immediately to deal with the outbreak of Coronavirus.

In an article titled, “How to respond to COVID-19” on his GatesNotes blog, Gates highlighted solutions for the outbreak of Coronavirus in countries

The virus causes a disease known as COVID-19 and has so far killed almost 2,900 people and infected more than 83,000 others globally since its outbreak in Wuhan, China.

Read Also: Coronavirus: 22 Americans Have Been Infected – Trump

The Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist referred to the outbreak

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enue South Senatorial District, Comrade Abba Moro

Moro Condemns Attack On His Media Aide

March 1, 2020 6:11 am

The Senator representing Benue South Senatorial District, Comrade Abba Moro has strongly condemned the physical attack on his Special Assistant (Print and Electronic) Media, Ameh Godwin by some suspected political thugs.

Moro, in a statement signed by his senior legislative aide, Emmanuel Eche-Ofune on Saturday posited that thuggery has remained anathema to the culture of good governance and ways of life and must be discouraged.

While stressing that an attack on any of his aides is practically an attack on his person and the office he is currently occupying, the former Interior Minister described the attack as unwarranted, dastard …

Ihedioha

Imo: Why My Case Is Different From Bayelsa – Ihedioha

March 1, 2020 6:10 am

Ahead of the Supreme Court hearing of his application on Monday, March 2, 2020, former governor of Imo state, Emeka Ihedioha has told the court that the facts and circumstances of his application before the court are  different and distinguishable from the one filed by the All Progressive Congress (APC) and it’s candidate, David Lyon with respect to Bayelsa State governorship election.

The  Supreme Court had adjourned the hearing of Emeka Ihedioha application seeking the review of the January 14, 2020 judgement which sacked him as Imo State governor and installed Hope Uzodinma as his replacement, to March 2.

The …

Supreme Court: Judiciary In Rough, Tough Times

March 1, 2020 6:10 am

There has been a seething cauldron of anger and emotion within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) since the Supreme Court nullified the victory of its candidate, David Lyon, in the November 16, 2019 governorship election in Bayelsa State, and asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to withdraw his certificate of return and declare the party with the highest number of lawful votes and geographical spread the winner. In line with the directive, Douye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was sworn-in as the governor on February 14. 

The annulment of Lyon’s election, who had the majority vote …

Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani

President Ghani Rejects Taliban’s Ridiculous Offer

March 1, 2020 6:04 am
Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has refused the Taliban outfit’s demand for the release of 5,000 detainees within 10 days, saying no precondition is acceptable for initiating intra-Afghan talks.

“No commitment has been made for the release of 5,000 prisoners. This could be included at the agenda of the talks with the Taliban and if anyone released should not take arm against the people of Afghanistan,” Ghani told reporters at the Presidential Palace a day after the inking of a U.S.-Taliban peace deal at a ceremony held in Qatar’s Doha on Saturday.

A Taliban senior representative at the group’s liaison …

Ondo: Mimiko’s Former Deputy, Oluboyo Dumps ZLP For APC

March 1, 2020 6:04 am

The former Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Alhaji Lasisi Oluboyo, who served during the administration of the erstwhile governor of the state, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko on Saturday, dumped his boss Zenith Labour Party, ZLP for the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Oluboyo, who became deputy Governor of the state after Alhaji Ali Olanusi, was impeached in 2015, and was said to have made the move as part of the agreement that his emoluments as ex-deputy will be paid.

Also, some chieftains of the People Democratic Party, PDP decamped to the APC at the mega rally organised by the APC in the

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Coronavirus: 22 Americans Have Been Infected – Trump

March 1, 2020 6:03 am

US President Donald Trump has said that 22 people in the country have been hit by the coronavirus and that additional cases are “likely.”

Trump spoke on Saturday, after a woman was confirmed dead from the Covid-19

“We want to lower the amount of travel to and from the most impacted areas,” said Alex Azar, the secretary of health and human Services.

“This is a basic containment strategy.”

Trump described the woman that died on Saturday as being in her late 50s and having a high medical risk.

The President added that healthy Americans should be able to recover if

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