June 2020

Forbes-Celebrated Nigerian Pleads Guilty To $11m Fraud In US

Forbes-Celebrated Nigerian Pleads Guilty To $11m Fraud In U.S

June 19, 2020 4:14 am

Invictus Obinwanne Okeke, the Nigerian businessman who was arrested by the U.S Federal Bureau of Investigations, has pleaded guilty to $11 million (₦4.2 billion) fraud charge.

The Forbes-celebrated entrepreneur was arrested in August, 2019 for allegedly being the ringleader of a cybercrime syndicate. According to the FBI, his organised syndicate had defrauded several American citizens to the tune of $11m “through fraudulent wire transfer instructions in a massive coordinated business email compromise scheme.

Invictus Obi has pleaded and is waiting to be sentenced in October. The 32-year-old admitted to American prosecutors that he was involved in computer-based fraud between …

WHO Declares Nigeria Polio Free

WHO Declares Nigeria Polio Free

June 19, 2020 4:13 am

The World Health Organisation, WHO, has declared Nigeria free of wild polio, following the completion of its documentation for the free status.

The UN health agency made this known in a tweet via its regional office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, official twitter account on Thursday.

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According to the agency, Nigeria’s complete documentation for the wild polio virus-free status was accepted by the Africa Regional Certification Commission for polio eradication (ARCC).

“Today, Nigeria’s complete documentation for Wild Polio virus-free status was accepted by the Africa Regional Certification Commission for

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Beyoncé And Jay-Z Sued By Jamaican Artist Over 'Black Effect'

Beyoncé And Jay-Z Sued By Jamaican Artist Over ‘Black Effect’

June 18, 2020 5:46 pm

Beyoncé Knowles Carter and her husband Jay-Z are being accused of not giving a Jamaican artist credit for her contribution to their single “Black Effect.”

Lenora Antoinette Stines filed Tuesday in the United States District Court Central District of California to be compensated for copyright infringement, right of publicity and unjust enrichment.
The suit is centered around the song “Black Effect” from the couple’s joint 2018 album, “Everything is Love.”
Jay-Z’s legal name is Shawn Carter and the album is credited to “The Carters.”
CNN has reached out to reps for the couple for comment.
According to the suit, a
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Indian Army Says 'No Soldier In Chinese Custody

Indian Army Says ‘No Soldier In Chinese Custody’

June 18, 2020 5:46 pm

  • The Indian army says none of its soldiers is missing following the “violent face-off” with Chinese troops, according to a report by India’s NDTV network.

  • Indian and Chinese army officers are reportedly holding talks to end the deadly standoff in the Himalayan region of Ladakh.

  • India is holding funerals for the 20 soldiers killed in the brawl with Chinese troops on Monday, the deadliest in decades.

  • The border tension with China has become Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s most serious foreign policy challenge since he took power in 2014.

Here are the latest updates:

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Egypt Announces New Oil Discovery

Egypt Announces New Oil Discovery

June 18, 2020 4:15 pm

The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announced on Thursday that it has discovered a new oil site at the Gulf of Suez.

Petrogulf Misr joint company discovered the new site on behalf of Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC), Pico GOS Petroleum Company Limited and the Egyptian unit of Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC), the ministry said.

It is estimated to initially produce 2,000 barrels of crude per day in the shallow waters of Geisum concession south of the Gulf of Suez.

Indications showed that the discovery, referred to as GNN-4, contains about 70 million barrels of extractable …

Jean Kennedy Smith, Last Surviving Sibling Of JFK, Dies At 92

Jean Kennedy Smith, Last Surviving Sibling Of JFK, Dies At 92

June 18, 2020 4:14 pm

Jean Kennedy Smith, a former diplomat and the last surviving sibling of President John F. Kennedy, died Wednesday in her New York apartment, her daughter, Kym Smith, told CNN. She was 92.

“It is the end of an era,” Kym Smith said of her mother’s passing.
“She lived a great life” and was vibrant up until her death, her daughter told CNN.
Smith was the youngest daughter of Rose and Joseph Kennedy, born in Boston, Massachusetts, on February 20, 1928. She was the eighth child out of nine in a family that was such a major force in American
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Twitter Says Discussions With FG Have Been 'Respectful And Productive'

Twitter Opens Up New ‘Voice Tweet’ Feature

June 18, 2020 3:43 pm

Twitter has spent years trying to combat misinformation and abuse on its platform. Now it’s introducing a new feature with the potential to complicate that effort: audio tweets.

On Wednesday, the company said it’s allowing a “limited group” of iOS users to create tweets with their voice. In the coming weeks, all iOS users should have access to voice tweets.
The feature comes after the launch of a buzzy, invite-only app called Clubhouse, which encourages users to spontaneously drop into voice chat rooms. But it also potentially opens the door to new forms of abuse, whether it be verbal harassment
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Flood Sweeps Away 4-Year-Old Child In Lagos

Flood Sweeps Away 4-Year-Old Child In Lagos

June 18, 2020 2:07 pm
Officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) are searching for a 4-year-old child who was swept away by a flood.

The rescue team began their search at 38 Fashola street, Papa Asafa, Orile, Agege.

Director-General of LASEMA, Dr Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed the incident to the publication, saying that the agency received a distress call from a witness.

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According to the eyewitness, the incident reportedly happened around 10 am during the torrential rainfall with attendant heavy flooding.

Meanwhile, Oke-Osanyintolu stated that a response team from the agency had been dispatched immediately.…

NLC/TUC Have Betrayed Nigerians – HURIWA

HURIWA Lists Those Buhari Must Arrest, Detain Over Killings

June 18, 2020 2:03 pm
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, on Thursday asked President Mohammadu Buhari to arrest and detain his Service Chiefs rather than protesters over the spate of insecurity in the country.

HURIWA, an advocacy group said Buhari should arrest the Inspector General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, Director-General of the Department of State Services, DSS, the Comptroller Generals of both Customs and Immigration and the Minister of Defence.

The group made the call while urging President Buhari to stop attacking, harassing, arresting and detaining protesters who are rightly demonstrating against the serious challenge of insecurity and breaches of national

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Micheal Akinleye Declares Ajimobi’s Appointment Illegal

Michael Akinleye Declares Ajimobi’s Appointment Illegal

June 18, 2020 1:02 pm

Michael Akinleye, Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ado Ekiti Local Government, has threatened legal action against the appointment of Abiola Ajimobi as Acting National Chairman.

This was contained in a letter on Wednesday to the National Working Committee (NWC) through his counsel, Tunde Oke.

He called the NWC’s appointment of the former Oyo State Governor as “outright nullity and contempt of court”.

Michael Akinleye reminded the NWC that there is a pending case with suit No. FHC/AD/CS/8/2020 before the Federal High Court in Ado-Ekiti.

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He said the …

COVID-19 - Ekiti Molecular Lab Commences Pilot Testing

COVID-19: Ekiti Molecular Lab Commences Pilot Testing

June 18, 2020 12:59 pm

The Ekiti State Government has said that its recently inaugurated molecular laboratory, has been accredited and authorised to commence testing for COVID-19 infection.

Also, the state is to initiate a pilot test among healthcare professionals who are at the frontline of battling coronavirus in the State.

The State Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr (Mrs) Mojisola Yaya-Kolade made this known on Wednesday in Ado Ekiti during a Press briefing on the activities of the State COVID-19 Taskforce.

She explained that the Molecular Laboratory which is situated at the Ekiti State Teaching Hospital, (EKSUTH) has been accredited and authorised to

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Buhari Meets Service Chiefs At Villa

Buhari Meets Service Chiefs At Villa

June 18, 2020 12:57 pm

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with Service Chiefs at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The Service Chiefs, led by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin arrived at the seat of power at 08:50 GMT and proceeded straight to the Council Chambers.

The President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, Muhammadu Buhari joined the meeting at 09:00 GMT and the meeting immediately went into a closed session.

The Service Chiefs are expected to brief State House Correspondents at the end of the meeting.

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