June 2020

Amotekun Arrests 42 Cows Over Alleged Destruction Of Farmlands In Ondo

Amotekun Arrests 42 Cows Over Alleged Destruction Of Farmlands In Ondo

June 24, 2020 2:56 pm

News Investigators/ The Ondo State Command of the regional Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun Corps, has arrested 42 cows over alleged destruction of farmlands around Alagbaka Extension in Akure, the Ondo State capital.

State Commander, Amotekun Corps, Adetunji Adeleye, made this known while conducting journalists round the affected farmlands.

Mr. Adeleye explained that the cows were arrested after series of complaints by owners of the farmlands in the area.

According to him, more than eight separate farmlands with crops such as maize and cassava were completely destroyed by herdsmen who usually grazed their cows around the affected area

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No COVID-19 case in Cross River – Govt counters NCDc

No COVID-19 Case In Cross River – Govt Counters NCDC

June 24, 2020 2:55 pm
The Chairman of the COVID-19 Taskforce in Cross River State, Dr Betta Edu, has insisted that there is no COVID-19 case recorded in the state.

Recall that the NCDC’s Director-General, Chikwe Ihekweazu on Monday said that no state in Nigeria is COVID-19 free.

Ihekweazu said that a state can only talk about being coronavirus free, when it is testing adequately.

But, Edu during a press briefing with journalists in Calabar said that the state does not have any case, but advised residents to take all safety measures serious to safeguard their lives against the virus.

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Southern Kaduna Killings: Sheath Your Swords – Army To Residents

Army Blasted For Arresting Soldier Over Comments On Buratai, Service Chiefs

June 24, 2020 12:43 pm

Timi Frank, former deputy national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has called on the Nigerian Army to immediately release Lance Corporal Martins.

Martins was arrested after making a video that criticized the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, and other security chiefs.

The soldier was reportedly picked up by senior military officers, who said they were acting on “orders from above.”

In a viral video, the soldier condemned Buratai, Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin and other military heads over the incessant killings in Nigeria.

He lambasted them for ordering the detention of soldiers, …

Johnson & Johnson To Pay $2.1bn Over Cancer-Causing Talcum Powder

Johnson & Johnson To Pay $2.1bn Over Cancer-Causing Talcum Powder

June 24, 2020 12:42 pm

A US court has upheld a verdict that talcum powder sold by Johnson & Johnson caused ovarian cancer and ordered the pharmaceutical giant to pay $2.1 billion in damages.

The decision by the Missouri Court of Appeals cut by more than half the $4.4 billion a jury had awarded 22 people in 2018. The court agreed that some of the plaintiffs should not have been included in the case as they were from outside the state.

But the Tuesday decision upheld the awarding of damages for the company “knowingly selling products that contained asbestos to consumers.”

“Because defendants are large, …

\NYSC Trust Fund Will Decline Insurgency, Joblessness – HURIWA

NYSC Begins Registration Of Batch A, Warns Members On Date Of Birth

June 24, 2020 12:41 pm
The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has commenced its online registration for prospective corps members.

The registration is for Batch A orientation course.

A check on NYSC’s official portal by Africa Daily News, New York showed that the registration process will run till 29 of June, 2020.

However, the scheme also warned prospective corps members against changing their date of birth.

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In a series of tweets, NYSC warned that corps members can’t change their date of birth after service.

The tweets titled “IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO ALL PROSPECTIVE CORPS

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FFK - Aisha Buhari Is The Only Light In Aso Rock; Buhari Under A Spell

FFK: Aisha Buhari Is The Only Light In Aso Rock; Buhari Under A Spell

June 24, 2020 9:38 am

Femi Fani-Kayode, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said the Presidential Villa is shrouded in darkness and President Muhammadu Buhari placed under a spell.

He said this in a tweet on Wednesday.

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The former minister of aviation said Aisha Buhari, the First Lady, is the only ray of light in the Villa.

In his words:

There is only one ray of light in the Villa & that ray of light is @aishambuhari. Outside of that the place is shrouded in darkness. To those that have

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European Football Clubs Hit By Coronavirus, Valuation Plunges

European Football Clubs Hit By Coronavirus, Valuation Plunges

June 24, 2020 9:09 am

European football clubs could take a 20 to 25 percent hit to their enterprise values (EV) because of the “unprecedented crisis” caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

A study conducted by KPMG revealed this, taking into account players’ devaluation as well as the performance of the largest listed teams in recent months.

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It then compared this with KPMG’s data collected earlier in the year.

“… KPMG’s forecast of the devaluation of the football sector at the top end of the market is between 20 percent and 25 percent, when compared with our …

Ondo Deputy Accuses Akeredolu Of Bribing Lawmakers To Impeach Him

Ondo Deputy Accuses Akeredolu Of Bribing Lawmakers To Impeach Him

June 24, 2020 9:08 am

Embattled Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi, has alleged that Governor Rotimi Akeredolu is inducing members of the state House of Assembly to impeach him.

Mr Ajayi made the allegation in a statement on Tuesday by his spokesperson, Tope Okeowo.

He said the governor wants to “impeach him through illegal and unconstitutional means. The illegal impeachment move would be carried out through financial inducement of members of the Ondo State House of Assembly.”

The deputy governor said he is ready to battle the “kangaroo and infamous move from the desperate and drowning governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu, …

Edo 2020 - Uzodinma-Led Committee Submits Report To APC NWC

Edo 2020: Uzodinma-Led Committee Submits Report To APC NWC

June 24, 2020 9:07 am
The Primary Election Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) headed by Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo, has submitted its report, confirming Mr. Osagie Ize-Iyamu as the party’s flag bearer for the Sept. 19, governorship election in Edo.

Uzodinma, who was represented by the committee’s Secretary, Dr. Surajudeen Bashiru, submitted the report to the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) headed by the Deputy National Chairman, Sen. Abiola Ajimobi, in Abuja on Tuesday.

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The governor described the primaries as peaceful, as the party members maintained orderliness and observed Coronavirus (COVID-19) …

Father of Ex-Governor - Kidnappers demand N100m ransom

Father Of Ex-Governor: Kidnappers Demand ₦100m Ransom

June 24, 2020 8:30 am

A source close to the former Governor, Joshua Dariye, said the men who kidnapped his father, Pa Defwan Dariye had made contact with the family members.

According to the source, the kidnappers demanded ₦100 million ransom.

The source said, ” The former Governor is not happy about the kidnap of his father for the second time. They (kidnappers) have made contact with the family and they are demanding the sum of ₦100 million as a ransom”.

However, the Plateau State Police Command, on Tuesday, said the search to free Pa Defwan Dariye is ongoing.

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The Crudity And Timidity Of Nigerian Army Led By Burutai

Insecurity: Details Of Meeting Between Buratai, Senior Officers

June 24, 2020 8:29 am
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has charged senior military officers and operational commanders to see to the end insecurity across the country.

Buratai met with the senior officers and operational commanders on Tuesday, in Abuja.

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Col. Sagir Musa, the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, disclosed the outcome of the meeting to newsmen in Abuja.

He quoted Buratai as saying that the meeting became imperative as efforts are being made to combat Boko Haram insurgency, North West banditry and the myriad of other security

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Naira Marley - Abuja Court Unseals Jabi Lake Mall

Naira Marley: Abuja Court Unseals Jabi Lake Mall

June 24, 2020 8:26 am

A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) magistrate, Monday, re-opened Jabi Lake mall, 10 days after ordering its management to publish an unreserved apology to government in national dailies, for hosting the Lagos-based controversial artist, Naira Marley in concert.

The mall was shut down last week by an order of same court for organising a drive-in-concert which attracted crowd within the premises, against the social distancing rules and the extant 8pm-6am curfew.

Three staff of the mall who were arraigned before the magistrate that sat as a mobile court at Jabi, were accused of organizing a concert that violated the COVID-19 health …

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