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July 4: COVID-19 Dampens Independence Day Plans
June 27, 2020
3:12 pm
Beaches in a Florida county hard-hit by the COVID-19-causing coronavirus will soon close ahead of the Fourth of July weekend as the pandemic dampens celebrations across the country.
Miami Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez is due to sign an emergency order on Saturday closing all beaches in Miami-Dade County from July 3 to 7, spanning Independence Day weekend. The measure could be extended “if conditions do not improve” and if people don’t follow rules to wear masks in commercial settings and outdoors when staying 6ft apart is not possible, he said in a statement.
The decision came as Florida was …
Iran’s Khamenei Warns Economy Will Worsen If Virus Spreads
June 27, 2020
3:12 pm
“It is correct to say that something must be done to prevent economic problems caused by the
Coronavirus Cases In India Cross 500,000
June 27, 2020
3:11 pm
India has the world’s fourth-biggest outbreak of the virus that causes COVID-19, below only the United States, Brazil and Russia in confirmed infections, according to a Reuters tally.
Infections are expected to continue rising steadily in India. Experts advising the federal government say the authorities should now prioritise reducing mortality over containing the spread of the virus.
“Our focus …
Iceland President Set For Landslide Election Win
June 27, 2020
2:07 pm
Opinion polls suggest Johannesson’s rightwing challenger, former Wall Street broker Gudmundur Franklin Jonsson, has almost no chance of winning.
Voter surveys have since early June predicted a landslide victory
Malami Responds To Critics Attack Over Swearing-In Of APC Chairman
June 27, 2020
2:06 pm
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami says there was no legal impediment on him in relation to the administration oaths.
This followed condemnations trailing the oath he administered on All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker Chairman and Yobe Governor, Mai Mala Buni at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
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The AGF reminded his critics that he is a lawyer, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and a legal practitioner.
Malami’s reaction was contained in a statement on Saturday by Umar Gwandu, his spokesman.
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Group Raises Alarm, Writes FG As Ghana Detains 35 Nigerians Illegally
June 27, 2020
2:04 pm
Barely a week the Nigerian Embassy in Ghana was demolished, another controversy is gradually being stoked, as a group named Concerned Citizens Rights (CCR), has written to the Federal government over alleged detention of 35 Nigerians in the same West African country.
The group, in a letter signed by its National President, Dr. Olusegun Adeola and addressed to the Chairman, Nigeria in Diaspora Commission (NiDCM), Hon. Abike Dabiri, on June 26, 2020, said that Nigerians were languishing in a border town of Aflao in Ghana located between the country and Togo Republic.
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Jnr Lawyers Trying To Take Position Of NBA President From SAN
June 27, 2020
1:51 pm
A former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Osun State, and the Secretary to Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria, BOSAN, Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN, has expressed worries over some developments ahead of the forthcoming Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) national elections.
Awomolo in a letter to Chief T.J.O Okpoko, SAN, and the Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria, BOSAN, expressed concerns over an alleged move by members of the Outer Bar to wrestle the office of the NBA president from the members of the Inner Bar.
He said that the
Yahaya Bello Lied: PDP Governors Debunk Reports Of Defection
June 27, 2020
1:11 pm
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, on Saturday, debunked the reports of defection raised by Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State.
Yahaya Bello, in an interview on a television program on Friday night, said 10 governors elected under the platform of the PDP were set to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The Director-General of the PDP Governors’ Forum, Mr. C.I.D. Maduabum, in a statement issued in Abuja, however, said there was no attraction whatsoever for any PDP member, let alone a governor, to defect to the APC.
Maduabum described the claim by Gov. Yahaya Bello of …
COVID-19: Peter Of Psquare, Wife, Daughter Test Positive
June 27, 2020
1:10 pm
Peter Okoye, the other half of the defunct music group (P-Square) also known as Mr. P tested positive for COVID 19.
The Nigerian musician confirmed this via his verified Twitter page on Saturday.
In a series of videos posted, Peter Okoye revealed his wife, Lola Omotayo, and daughter, Aliona also tested positive for Coronavirus.
He added that two of his domestic staff also contracted the virus.
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According to Peter, he was first to be diagnosed with the virus three weeks ago while his daughter, Aliona caught the …
I Told You, Buhari, Tinubu Won’t Save You – Bamgbose Mocks Oshiomhole
June 27, 2020
11:50 am
A senior lawyer and National Coordinator, Concerned Advocates for Good Governance, CAGG, Olusegun Bamgbose, Esq., has described the sacking of Adams Oshiomhole as the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, as a sad and unfortunate end for the former labour leader.
Oshiomhole was tactically removed completely as the National Chairman of the APC by the party’s National Executive Committee, NEC, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday.
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The factionalized National Working Committee of the APC was dissolved at the NEC convened by the former Deputy National
Eko Electric (EKEDC) Announces Date To Commence New Tariff
June 27, 2020
11:49 am
Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has announced that it would commence implementation of the upward review of electricity tariff from July 1.
Mr Godwin Idemudia, General Manager, Corporate Communications, EKEDC, made the announcement in a statement issued on Friday in Lagos.
Idemudia said the review was aimed at projecting a service reflective tariff that would enable the company to invest heavily in its infrastructure and complaint resolution mechanisms.
He noted that the company understood how inconvenient the timing might be, considering the ongoing pandemic, but appealed to customers that it was imperative to …
