June 3, 2020

Imo State Congress Of America To Partner With Imo Disapora

Imo State Congress Of America To Partner With Imo Disapora

June 3, 2020 8:01 am

The President of the Imo State Congress of America (ISCA), Engr. Sampson Udeh has expressed his interest to partner up with the Imo State Diasporan office to be able move things forward in the state.

Engr. Udeh started by talking about the organisation, Imo State Congress of America which he described as an umbrella organisation for Imo state indigenes living in the United States of America and Canada. It was formed in 2004 and since its inception, it has tried to reach out to all diasporan indigenes living in North America, it also addresses the needs of Ndi-Imo in diaspora …

Igbo People In US Are Wicked, Stingy, Gossipy – Nnamdi Kanu

Igbo People In US Are Wicked, Stingy, Gossipy – Nnamdi Kanu

June 3, 2020 7:22 am

Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, lamented on the stinginess of Igbos living in the United States of America while publishing the contributions of each country to the IPOB Defence Fund.

He criticized Igbo people in the United States of America for contributing as low as $2,300 to the fund, saying they are wicked, gossipy and stingy.

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Kanu stated this on Facebook on Tuesday, revealing that the total amount contributed by Biafrans all over the world is $143,000 (One Hundred & Forty-Three

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Asari Dokubo Is An Agent Of The Fulani Caliphate - Kanu

Asari Dokubo Is An Agent Of The Fulani Caliphate – Kanu

June 3, 2020 7:21 am

In response to the recent bribery allegations laid on him by Former Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force, NDPVF leader, Asari Dokubo, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB has taken to his Facebook page to lampoon Dokubo.

In the video, Asari Dokubo was seen making allegations against Nnamdi Kanu on how he accepted huge sums of money from Nigerian governors to cause political mayhem and how he betrayed his fellow activists to the Department of State Security.

Dokubo also denied taking any given sum of money from Nnamdi Kanu and his members while saying that he …

Vera Omozuwa - Police IG Takes Over Rape Case

Vera Omozuwa: Police IG Takes Over Rape Case

June 3, 2020 7:20 am

The Inspector-General of Police (IG) Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the transfer of investigation into the death of Vera Omozuwa, to the Force Headquarters, Abuja.

Force spokesman, DCP Frank Mba, announced this in a statement on Tuesday.

The 100-level female Microbiology student of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) was killed in a church in Benin by hoodlums, after raping her.

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The IG’s new order followed a preliminary report by investigators and forensic experts earlier deployed to assist the Police Command in Edo.

The Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG)

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Buhari Told To Reduce Fuel Price To N70 Immediately

Buhari Told To Reduce Fuel Price To ₦70 Immediately

June 3, 2020 6:20 am
The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has told President Muhammadu Buhari to reduce the price of Premium Motto Spirit, also known as petrol, to ₦70 per litre.

The PDP said it rejects completely, the ₦121 per litre announced by the President Buhari-led government yesterday.

Africa Daily News reported yesterday that for the third time, since the COVID-19 outbreak, the Buhari administration announced reduction in the pump price of petrol.

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In a statement posted on its official Twitter handle on Tuesday, the PDP described the new price as highly provocative and a

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Bandits From Neighbouring States Terrorising Anambra – Obiano

Obiano Orders Hospitals In Anambra To Provide Isolation Centres

June 3, 2020 6:19 am
Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, has ordered all hospitals in the state to provide Isolation Centres in their facilities.

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Obiano in a statewide broadcast on Tuesday evening, said all hospitals, private and public must provide places where they can keep patients suspected of having COVID-19 while they await the result of their samples.

“Every hospital in Anambra State must set up a mini holding ward where patients whose samples have been taken for a Covid-19 test can be kept while the result of the test is awaited.

“This

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Joe Biden Reacts To Death Of Donald Trump’s Younger Brother, Robert

Joe Biden Blasts Trump For Walking Into Church Holding Bible

June 3, 2020 6:18 am

Democratic presidential aspirant and former US Vice President, Joe Biden has blasted President Donald Trump for walking to a church near the White House as protesters were dispersed with tear gas, flash grenades and rubber bullets by security agents.

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Trump, surrounded by his aides on Monday, held up the Bible in front of the St. John’s Episcopal Church at the White House and declared “we have the greatest country in the world.”

Reacting to Trump’s action, Biden, while delivering an address in Philadelphia, referenced the Constitution’s First Amendment, guaranteeing freedom

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FCTA Vows To Pull Down All Buildings Contrary To Master Plan

Coronavirus: FCT Confirms 13 New Cases

June 3, 2020 6:17 am
The Federal Capital Territory has confirmed that 13 new cases of coronavirus disease have been recorded in Abuja.

The FCTA made the confirmation in a tweet via its Twitter account on Wednesday.

According to the Administration, two COVID-19 patients have also been discharged after showing full recovery.

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The tweet read: “13 NEW CASES, 2 DISCHARGED IN THE FCT

“Summary of #COVID19FCT as at June 2, 2020, Total number of confirmed cases: 687

“Total number of active cases: 465, Total discharged: 202, Deaths recorded: 20.”

The administration advised residents

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Sanwo-Olu And I Were Scared – Lagos Dep Gov, Hamzat

Sanwo-Olu And I Were Scared – Lagos Dep Gov, Hamzat

June 3, 2020 6:16 am
Lagos State Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, has revealed how he and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu were scared of challenges, as well as expectations from residents on assumption of office.

He made the revelation on Tuesday in an online session marking their one-year in power.

The session, tagged ‘Covinspiration’, was moderated by Dayo Israel.

NAN quoted Hamzat as saying, “I was scared. The emotion was not necessarily that of happiness, but I was scared as the expectations were high regarding what we need to do to make sure that we do not disappoint.

“I knew that we had been tutored very well;

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George Floyd - Trump Reacts As Looters Kill Retired Police Captain

George Floyd: Trump Reacts As Looters Kill Retired Police Captain

June 3, 2020 6:15 am

US President, Donald Trump has expressed condolence to the family of David Dorn, a retired police officer who was shot dead by some protesters on Tuesday.

David Dorn was reported to have been killed by looters after he responded to a burglary alarm at Lee’s Pawn & Jewelry on Martin Luther King Drive in St. Louis.

St. Louis Police Chief, John Hayden confirming his death in a press conference on Tuesday, said about 55 businesses, including the pawn shop, reported property damage overnight, following the protests held in Downtown St. Louis over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Reacting,

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American Police Officer Lambastes Trump

American Police Officer Lambastes Trump

June 3, 2020 4:19 am

A viral video making rounds on social media shows a Black American police officer blasting United States president, Donald Trump for his statement “When the looting starts, the shooting starts”.

The police officer starts by declaring that he is not afraid of the President because he took an oath to protect the citizens and not to harm them in any way.

He also says that President Donald Trump has nothing to offer if he can stand by and watch an innocent black civilian being killed by the police and nothing is done about it.

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