May 2020

COVID-19 - British Airline To Pay Nigerian Govt N1m

COVID-19: British Airline To Pay Nigerian Govt ₦1m

May 25, 2020 5:28 am

FlairJet, a British private charter company, has been directed to pay the Nigerian government the sum of one million naira for violating COVID-19 airport directives in Nigeria.

The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, disclosed this on Sunday via his verified Twitter page.

The airline was charged after being found guilty of violating civil aviation regulations IS 1.3.3(a) Table 2(IV) 7(a) and IS 1.3.3 (a) Table 2 (VIII) (4), the minister said.

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“Flair Aviation, a UK company, was given approval for humanitarian operations but regrettably we caught them conducting

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President Buhari Warns Nigerians To ‘Be Very Careful’

President Buhari Warns Nigerians To ‘Be Very Careful’

May 25, 2020 5:27 am
President Muhammadu Buhari has warned Nigerians to be very careful amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Buhari said this while speaking with State House reporters, after Eid prayers to commemorate the Eid-el-Fitr celebration on Sunday.

According to the President, the Coronavirus has brought Nigeria and more advanced countries to their knees.

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He urged Nigerians to obey all the guidelines issued by the Federal Ministry of Health and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

“Nigerians can see that the COVID-19 has reduced us, both the developing and developed countries, to the

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Abike, Patami fight Dirty On Twitter Over Office Space

Abike Dabiri, Patami fight Dirty On Twitter Over Office Space

May 25, 2020 5:26 am
The Minister for Communications, Isa Patami and the Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri have taken it to Twitter to trade insults over office space.

Mrs Dabiri in an interview with Sahara Reporters had claimed that the Minister denied her agency an office space given to the Diaspora Commission by the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC).

Patami on Sunday reacted, saying that the claim by Dabiri is a “lie”

Read Also: Imo Diaspora Joins Abike Dabiri And Others

“THIS IS A FAT LIE FROM HER: The owner of the building @NgComCommission has faulted her lies on their social media

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50 Trafficked Nigerian Girls, Others Evacuated From Lebanon

50 Trafficked Nigerian Girls, Others Evacuated From Lebanon

May 25, 2020 5:26 am

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has announced that 69 Nigerians who were evacuated from Lebanon have arrived the country.

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Onyeama, who disclosed this in a tweet via his Twitter account, said the evacuees- 50 trafficked Nigerian girls and 19 stranded Nigerians arrived in Abuja on Sunday.

 

He said “With the financial and logistic support of the Lebanese Government and Lebanese community in Nigeria, 50 trafficked Nigerian girls and 19 stranded Nigerians were successfully evacuated and arrived Nigeria today.

“Profound gratitude to Ambassador Houssam Diad, Lebanese Ambassador in Nigeria and

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Buhari Told To Reopen Worship Centres, Schools Immediately

Buhari Told To Reopen Worship Centres, Schools Immediately

May 25, 2020 5:25 am

The National Coordinator, Concerned Advocates for Good Governance, CAGG, Barrister Olusegun Bamgbose, Esq., has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to open up worship centres in the country without further delay.

Bamgbose noted that religious houses are power houses of the country, adding that continuing shutdown of such places may spell doom for Nigeria’s political leaders.

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The senior lawyer, in a statement on Monday, also urged the Federal Government to open schools in batches.

According to him, “It’s no doubt that the temporary closure of religious activities in Nigeria was

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Army Launches ‘Crocodile Smile’ As #EndSARS Protests Persist

Boko Haram: Buratai Reveals Number Of Insurgents Killed In 6 Weeks

May 25, 2020 5:24 am
Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, has said over 1,000 Boko Haram insurgents have been killed in the last six weeks.

He disclosed this during a luncheon organised by Operation Lafiya Dole on Sunday.

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Buratai stated that about 84 high ranking Boko Haram logistics and informants were apprehended within the period.

“We have successfully displaced major camps of the BHTs. We have killed 1,015 terrorists and ISWAP in the ongoing operation in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states respectively.

“We have also arrested 84 BHTs logistics and information suppliers in the

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Nsukka Flood - Gov Ugwuanyi Calls For Lasting Solution

Nsukka Flood: Gov. Ugwuanyi Calls For Lasting Solution

May 25, 2020 5:24 am

Perturbed by recent incidents of storm water flooding on some of the roads in Nsukka metropolis as a result of heavy rains, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has directed the State Ministry of Works and Infrastructure to immediately carry out detailed engineering survey and investigation of the affected areas.

In a statement by the State Commissioner for Information, Nnanyelugo Chidi Aroh, the directive is “to determine a lasting solution to contain the storm water flood menace in Nsukka while awaiting commencement of the proposed comprehensive erosion water management works by the Nigerian Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) which

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Mike Tyson Wrestles With His 'Pet' Tiger

Mike Tyson Wrestles With His Pet Tiger

May 24, 2020 5:35 pm

This is the incredible moment Mike Tyson was captured wrestling his 39st TIGER.

Iron Mike infamously owned three Bengal tigers – which reportedly cost £48,000 each – with the huge cats adding to his iconic status.

The former ‘Baddest Person on the Planet’ forged a special relationship with the exotic cats – to the point that he’d take them for walks on leads and even play-fight with them.

And footage of Tyson sparring with his white Bengal tiger, Kenya, has resurfaced after he was interviewed as part of the ‘Inside Edition’ programme back in 1996.

The shocking scenes show the …

NYTimes marks grim US virus milestone with front page victim list

NYTimes Marks US Virus Milestone With Front Page Victim List

May 24, 2020 5:16 pm

As the United States approached 100,000 coronavirus deaths, The New York Times on Sunday marked the grim milestone with a stark memorial on its front page — one-line obituaries for 1,000 victims.

“The 1,000 people here reflect just one percent of the toll. None were mere numbers,” the newspaper said in a short introduction on the front page, which was entirely covered in text.

The United States has been the hardest-hit country in the coronavirus pandemic by far, in deaths and number of infections.

As of Saturday evening, the US had recorded 97,048 deaths and 1.6 million cases of the …

Thousands protest in Hong Kong over China security law proposal

Thousands Protest In Hong Kong Over China Security Law Proposal

May 24, 2020 5:14 pm

Police fired tear gas and water cannon at thousands of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters who gathered Sunday against a controversial security law proposed by China, in the most intense clashes for months.

As the demonstrators and police were facing off in the semi-autonomous financial hub, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi insisted in Beijing that the proposed law must be imposed “without the slightest delay”.

The planned legislation — expected to ban treason, subversion and sedition — comes after Hong Kong was shaken last year by months of massive, often-violent protests, and repeated warnings from Beijing that it would not …

China warns US pushing relations to 'brink of new Cold War'

China Warns US Pushing Relations To ‘Brink Of New Cold War’

May 24, 2020 4:14 pm

The United States is pushing relations with China to “the brink of a new Cold War”, China’s foreign minister said Sunday, rejecting Washington’s “lies” over the coronavirus while saying Beijing was open to an international effort to find its source.

Keeping up the worsening war of words with Washington over the pandemic and a Beijing move to tighten control over Hong Kong, Wang Yi said the United States had been infected by a “political virus” compelling figures there to continually attack China.

“It has come to our attention that some political forces in the US are taking China-US relations hostage …

Israel Planning UAE Flights Over Saudi – Netanyahu

Netanyahu Lashes Out At ‘Ludicrous’ Graft Charges As Trial Begins

May 24, 2020 4:12 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived at a Jerusalem court Sunday for the start of his long-delayed corruption trial, rejecting the “ludicrous” charges against him and declaring he was facing the hearing “with my head held high.”

The veteran premier, who has just forged a unity government after over a year of political turmoil, now faces the next challenge — being the country’s first premier to face criminal charges while in office.

Flanked by ministers and bodyguards, Netanyahu addressed reporters before entering the Jerusalem District Court where he was to face charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust.

He …

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