June 19, 2020

Google Giving $1 Billion In Ads To Non-Profits This Year

Google Giving $1 Billion In Ads To Non-Profits This Year

June 19, 2020 5:16 pm

Google on Thursday boosted to $1 billion the amount of free advertising it will give non-profits this year, taking special interest in groups combating racism and damage done by the coronavirus pandemic.

The internet titan increased its free advertising initiative by $200 million, with the added funding intended for non-profits “tackling pressing issues like COVID-19 response and recovery — especially in hard-hit developing economies — and fighting racial injustice around the world,” Google Ad Grants head Michelle Hurtado said in a blog post.

Since 2003, Ad Grants has provided non-profits with up to $10,000 per month in free ads served

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Govt Says Hotels May Open. Hotels Prefer To Stay Closed

Indonesia: Govt Says Hotels May Open. Hotels Prefer To Stay Closed

June 19, 2020 4:55 pm

Hotels in Indonesia are likely to remain closed throughout June, with operations to resume in July at the earliest, a hotelier association has said, citing concerns about low demand amid consumer fears over the COVID-19 pandemic.

Demand for accommodation is projected to still be low this month, especially with the enforcement of large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) in several regions, according to Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) chairman Hariyadi Sukamdani.

“Most hotel owners have decided to still halt operations throughout the month. Maybe we’ll start reopening our doors in July. We could suffer additional losses if we forced ourselves to

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Third Black Lives Matter Protester Tests Positive For Coronavirus

Third Black Lives Matter Protester Tests Positive For Coronavirus

June 19, 2020 4:00 pm

A third person who attended the Black Lives Matter protest in Melbourne has tested positive for the coronavirus.

There has been a spike of 18 new cases in Victoria, it was announced on Thursday, with just six in hotel quarantine.

It comes after the state confirmed on Wednesday it recorded 21 new cases in a single day.

A man in his 30s who attended the June 6 protest tested positive for the coronavirus last Thursday, with Victoria’s chief health officer Brett Sutton confirming on Monday a young woman who attended the demonstration was the second to test positive.

Victoria’s Health …

Warner Records Signs Black Lives Matter Protest Singer, 12

Warner Records Signs Black Lives Matter Protest Singer, 12

June 19, 2020 3:54 pm

 

Sooooooooo Thankful To Share Alongside The Bryant Family And @WarnerRecords, The Most Important Message In The World!! #IJustWannaLive By @KeedronBryant I Also Want To Officially Welcome Keedron To The #UMadeUsWhatWeAre Family!!! “I JUST WANNA LIVE” DROPS JUNETEENTH!!!

A post shared by Dem Jointz (@demjointz) on Jun 18, 2020 at 9:54am PDT

Keedron Bryant’s song “I Just Wanna Live”, about his fears growing up as a black man in America, will be released

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Abike Dabiri-Erewa Reacts, Not All Nigerians Abroad Are Fraudulent

Not All Nigerians Abroad Are Fraudulent – Abike Dabiri-Erewa

June 19, 2020 2:24 pm

The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, says not all Nigerians succeeding abroad are engaging in fraudulent activities.

Abike Dabiri-Erewa was reacting to a fraud allegation levelled against Ramoni Igbalode, aka Ray Hushpuppi by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Read Also: How Minister, Pantami Drove Us Out Of Office With Guns – Dabiri-Erewa

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said it was working with the FBI to trace the victims of the suspect.

“Nigeria’s most-wanted hacker, Ramoni Igbalode, alias Ray hushpuppi, recently arrested by the International Police and the FBI, has considerable cases of cybercrimes being investigated

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N700million Fraud - Court Adjourns Ize-Iyamu, Four Others’ Case.

₦700million Fraud: Court Adjourns Ize-Iyamu, Four Others’ Case.

June 19, 2020 2:23 pm

A Federal High Court sitting in Benin City, on Thursday, June 18, 2020, adjourned the money laundering case instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against Pastor Osagie Ize -Iyamu, PDP governorship candidate in Edo State in 2016 election and four others to July 2.

The other four defendants are Lucky Imasuen, former deputy governor of Edo State, Chief Dan Orbih, PDP chairman in Edo State; Tony Aziegbemi and Efe Erimuoghae.

Read Also: Nobody Can Challenge My Membership Status – Ize-Iyamu

At Thursday’s sitting, prosecution counsel, Francis Jibro told the court that the matter was for ruling on …

Imo - Hon. Philip Ejiogu Takes Stance Against Rape

Imo: Hon. Philip Ejiogu Takes Stance Against Rape

June 19, 2020 2:20 pm

Performing lawmaker representing Owerri North State Constituency in the Imo State House of Assembly, Hon. Engr. Philip Ejiogu, popularly known as Mr. Integrity, has denounced the increasing cases of rape and sexual assault in the society.

The lawmaker recently raised a strong motion at the House of Assembly which would help curb the menace of rape in Imo State and other states in Nigeria.

Read Also: Imo: Hon. Philip Ejiogu To Crackdown On Illegal Private Schools

In in his words:

“Sequel to the increasing incessant cases of Rape in our society today and most especially, an earlier outburst of a

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Ekiti Reps Seek Stiffer Penalties For Rapists

Ekiti Reps Seek Stiffer Penalties For Rapists

June 19, 2020 1:21 pm
A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Wumi Olubunmi Ogunlola has advocated for stiffer penalties against perpetrators of sexual assault and other related offences in the country.

Ogunlola who represents Ekiti West Federal Constituency II condemned the incessant cases of rape and brutality against the girl-child, calling on relevant authorities to apply the full weight of the law on perpetrators of rape and other gender-based violence.

Read Also: Ekiti Assembly Concludes Plan To Invite Fayose Over ₦10B Budget

The federal lawmaker, in a chat with newsmen in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday, said the upsurge in the incidences of rape in

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Ebonyi - Umahi shuts courts, announces first coronavirus death

Ebonyi: Umahi Shuts Courts, Announces First Coronavirus Death

June 19, 2020 11:44 am
Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, has ordered that all courts be shut immediately.

He gave the directive in a broadcast on Friday.

The governor announced that Ebonyi has recorded its first COVID-19 death.

Read Also: Umahi Directs Army To ‘Take Over’ Two Ebonyi Communities

He described the development as regrettable and saddening.

Umahi ordered all staff of the Judiciary in the state to go for COVID-19 testing.

On Thursday, Ebonyi recorded 72 new cases of coronavirus.

AFRICA DAILY NEWS, NEW YORK

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Kanu Wants To Turn Biafra To Jewish State - Dokubo

Kanu Wants To Turn Biafra To Jewish State, Kill Christians – Dokubo

June 19, 2020 10:57 am

Former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, on Friday, spoke again on the Biafran agitation. He called the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu, an “idiot” and a Jewish State Protagonist.

The ex-leader of the Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force (NDPVF) and pro-Biafran, alleged that Kanu’s faction was promoting religious intolerance.

He said Kanu’s followers threatened to kill Christians and Muslims in the proposed country and make Biafra “a Jewish State”.

Dokubo declared that he could not work with such people, noting that “all of us are Biafrans”.

Read Also: Asari Dokubo Is An Agent

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Obaseki Formally Joins PDP

Obaseki Formally Joins PDP

June 19, 2020 10:45 am

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state has formally joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

This development is coming a few days after he resigned membership of his former party,the All Progressives Congress, APC.

He was received by the leadership of the party led by the state Chairman of the PDP, Hon Tony Aziegbemi.

Read Also: Edo 2020: Obaseki Picks PDP Membership Card Today

He just arrived the state Secretariat of the PDP along 1st East Circular Road with many of his followers and appointees.

 

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Okonjo Remains Nigeria’s Candidate For WTO Headship, FG Insists

Okonjo Remains Nigeria’s Candidate For WTO Headship, FG Insists

June 19, 2020 10:45 am

Nigeria has said that former Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, remains its candidate for the position of the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

According to it, Nigeria, like other sovereign states, reserves the right to nominate, withdraw or replace a candidate for any position, especially when a consensus has not been agreed to endorse a single candidate.

The federal government made its position known in a Note Verbale dated June 18, 2020, that was addressed to the African Union Commission, Members of the Ministerial Committee on Candidatures, among …

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