May 2020

Kanu: Buhari Trying To Set Southeast On Fire – HURIWA

Buhari Has Planted More Animosity Than Biafran Civil War – HURIWA

May 22, 2020 6:33 am
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, on Thursday said President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointments since assuming power has planted so much animosity among Nigerians.

HURIWA said Buhari’s appointments in the past five years has caused animosity among Nigerians than the Biafran civil war did.

A statement by HURIWA’s National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko and the National Media Affairs Director, Miss Zainab Yusuf lamented that Muslims have enjoyed the “topmost juicy” appointments under Buhari.

Read Also: COVID-19: You Lack Human Empathy – HURIWA Attacks Buhari

The statement reads: “Buhari’s administration in the last five years has planted animosity between

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Boko Haram: 'I Have Lost Respect For Zulum’ – FFK

Fani-Kayode, Church Of Satan Clash On Twitter

May 22, 2020 6:32 am

Former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has called for the destruction of the Church of Satan’s temple in the United States, US.

Fani-Kayode made the call while sharing a picture showing disciples of the Church of Satan having a procession in the US.

In a tweet, the former Aviation Minister called on God to destroy the Church of Satan’s temple and their disciples.

Read Also: FFK Raises Alarm Over Mission Of 15 Chinese Doctors

He anchored his call on claims that they were what he termed ‘the seeds of Belial and the offspring of the serpent.’

Sharing a photo of

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Coronavirus - FG Makes Clarifications On Reopening Of Schools

Coronavirus: FG Makes Clarifications On Reopening Of Schools

May 22, 2020 6:31 am

The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, has disclosed that the Federal Government is already making plans to reopen schools nationwide but it won’t happen in two weeks as being speculated in some quarters.

Speaking during the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Thursday, Nwajiuba said there was no exact date yet as to when schools will reopen.

He also urged members of the public to disregard rumours making the round on social media that the Federal Government would reopen schools in the next two weeks.

Read Also: FG Gives Condition To Reopen Churches, Schools

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How Nigerian Navy Rescued Crew Of Seized Chinese Vessel

How Nigerian Navy Rescued Crew Of Seized Chinese Vessel

May 22, 2020 6:28 am

The Defence Headquarters has revealed that pirates seized a Chinese vessel and sailed it down to Nigeria.

The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, stated this at a news conference on Thursday in Abuja.

The spokesman said the attack occurred on May 15.

Read Also: Nigerian Navy Foils Chinese Vessel Hijack, Arrests 10 Pirates

Enenche noted that the pirates stormed the vessel, MV HAILUFANG II, off the Coast of Cote D’Ivoire.

He noted the criminals took control of the vessel and directed it towards Nigerian waters.

“The vessel had 18 crew members comprising Chinese, Ghanaian and Ivorian. The Nigerian

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18-Year-Old Wife Salma Hassan Kills Husband To Avoid Sex

18-Year-Old Wife Salma Hassan Kills Husband To Avoid Sex

May 22, 2020 6:27 am

Salma Hassan, an 18-year-old housewife, who allegedly stabbed her husband to death, said that she did that because she didn’t know that sex was part of marital obligations.

Whilst being detained by Bauchi Police Command, Salma Hassan told newsmen that she killed her husband, Mohammed Mustafa because she thought he was trying to defile her.

“I didn’t know that sex is a marital obligation. On that day, when he approached me for sex, I refused because I have never been involved in it before.

“I thought he wanted to rape me but he got angry and was trying to

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Finally, Donald Trump Wears Face Mask

Finally, Donald Trump Wears Face Mask

May 22, 2020 6:27 am

United Staes President Donald Trump heeded warnings on Thursday to wear the mask as he visited a Ford factory in Michigan.

The photo of the masked President is now circulating on Twitter, his favourite social media platform.

Meanwhile Trump tweeted early Friday that U.S. flags will fly at half-staff for the next three days to mourn an estimated 100,000 Americans who have died from coronavirus.

Read Also: Trump Mulls Travel Ban On Brazil As Cases Skyrocket

“I will be lowering the flags on all Federal Buildings and National Monuments to half-staff over the next three days in memory of the

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Popular Hotelier Jimoh Bello Found Dead In His Car Trunk

Popular Hotelier Jimoh Bello Found Dead In His Car Trunk

May 22, 2020 6:26 am

A popular hotelier in Ogun State, Alhaji Jimoh Bello, who went missing on Monday night May 18, was found dead inside his car trunk.

He was found along Owode-Idi-Iroko Road in the state on Thursday, May 21.

Late Bello who owns Uncle J. Bee Hotel located at 168, Lagos-Idiroko Road, Owode, Yewa South Local Government area of Ogun State, was declared missing by his family after awaiting his return for 48 hours.

He was said to have left his home at Owode around 8:30 pm on May 18 for Idi-Iroko.

However, after an intense search, he was found naked inside …

Sudan - 43 Die, 32 Injured As Passenger Truck Crashes

Sudan: 43 Die, 32 Injured As Passenger Truck Crashes

May 22, 2020 6:25 am

Forty-three people died and 32 others were injured in a highway accident in Sudan’s Darfur region after a passenger truck collided head-on with another vehicle.

The police said the crash took place late Thursday in the town of Shangil Tobayi in North Darfur province.

The statement did nor elaborate on the cause of the crash.

It said a fire broke out in the truck before firefighters put it out.

Some of the injured were in critical condition and taken to a hospital in al-Fasher, the provincial capital of North Darfur, it said.

Read Also: Accident Claims Lives Of 6 Returning

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Nigerians Believe Govs Are Corrupt, Thieves – Gov el-Rufai

I Will Sack You If You Embark On Strike, El-Rufai Threatens Doctors

May 22, 2020 6:24 am

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has vowed to sack doctors and other health workers threatening to embark on strike.

Read Also: El-Rufai Speaks On Deportation, Plight Of Almajiri Kids

He said his administration would not succumb to blackmail by the doctors.

El-Rufai, in a statement on Thursday night by his Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Muyiwa Adekeye, said he would keep the health facilities in the state running and protect workers who were willing to work.

The governor stated that the strike notice served by the doctors was “criminal” in view of the fact that the purported strike to

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Ben Ayade Weeps As He Abolishes Tax For Poor People

Ben Ayade Weeps As He Abolishes Tax For Poor People

May 22, 2020 4:21 am

As part of COVID-19 palliatives and in furtherance of the State tax exemption law, the Cross River state governor Sir Ben Ayade on Wednesday inaugurated the anti-tax Agency with a charge to ensure small that scale businesses and peasant farmers enjoy tax holiday.

Read Also: Cross River workers protest as Gov. Ayade pays May salary

He insisted that the poor must be protected.

He said it better for him to “task my brain” than to expect tax from people who are still struggling.

The governor said as he went round the state, he noticed the level of poverty which has …

Cyclone Toll Hits 88 As Bangladesh And India Mop Up

Cyclone Toll Hits 88 As Bangladesh And India Mop Up

May 21, 2020 3:17 pm

India and Bangladesh began a massive clean-up Thursday after the fiercest cyclone since 1999 killed at least 88 people, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.

Cyclone Amphan flattened houses, uprooted trees, blew off roofs and toppled electricity pylons, while a storm surge inundated coastal villages and wrecked shrimp farms vital to the local economy.

The United Nations office in Bangladesh estimates 10 million people were affected, and some 500,000 people may have lost their homes.

But the death toll was far lower than the many thousands killed in previous cyclones — a result of improved weather forecasting and …

NFL Set To Lose $5.5 Billion If It Plays To Empty Stadiums

NFL Set To Lose $5.5 Billion If It Plays To Empty Stadiums

May 21, 2020 3:15 pm

NFL teams stand to lose a combined $5.5 billion (5 billion euros) in stadium revenue if the 2020 campaign is played without any spectators, according to a Forbes magazine estimate.

The magazine, which annually values each NFL club, said the amount teams would lose with no spectators due to the coronavirus pandemic equals 38 percent of total NFL revenue from the 2018 season, the latest from which figures are available.

That includes lost revenue from ticket sales, parking, sponsors, food and drinks and souvenir sales.

It’s uncertain whether or not fans will be able to attend 2020 NFL games, with …

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