June 2020

Legal Battle To Secure Orji Kalu’s Release Starts Today

Legal Battle To Secure Orji Kalu’s Release Starts Today

June 2, 2020 5:37 am

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos  south west Nigeria will today commence the hearing of application filed by team of lawyers on behalf of former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu to secure his release.

This follows the Supreme Court judgment of May 8, 2020 which declared that the Judge who sentenced him to 12 years imprisonment had no jurisdiction to do so.
Orji is serving a 12-year jail term at the Correctional Service Centre in Kuje, Abuja for looting N7.65billion belonging to the Abia State Government.
The former Governor now a Senator of the Federal Republic
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misinformation Facebook slams 'severe' Singapore misinformation law

Facebook Slams ‘Severe’ Singapore Misinformation Law

June 2, 2020 5:36 am

Facebook said Monday Singapore’s use of an online misinformation law is “severe” and risks stifling free speech, after the company was again forced to block a page in the city-state.

It was the latest criticism from the tech giant over legislation that empowers ministers to tell internet platforms to put warnings next to posts they deem false and order the blocking of pages.

Fringe political website the National Times Singapore was accused of making false statements via its Facebook page, including a claim that “every criticism” of the government had been outlawed under the disinformation law.

The site was ordered …

George Floyd - Autopsy Report Reveals Cause Of Death

George Floyd: Autopsy Report Reveals Cause Of Death

June 2, 2020 5:36 am

The autopsy report showing the real cause of American, George Floyd’s death in Minnesota has been revealed.

Floyd, an unarmed 46-year-old American man died on May 25, 2020, at the hands of a White police officer in Minneapolis.

So far, the officer who was seen in the viral video with his knee on Floyd’s neck has been charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter which some blacks and protesters believe are not harsh enough for the crime.
Many cities in the US, following the killing of Floyd have seen protests, violent demonstrations, mostly of the black race over police brutality with

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Aviation Minister, Sirika Clears Air On Flight Bribe Allegations

Aviation Minister, Sirika Clears Air On Flight Bribe Allegations

June 2, 2020 5:35 am

Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has denied asking or receiving a bribe to approve flights.

Sirika, speaking at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 daily briefing on Monday, dared anyone who has evidence to prove otherwise to come forward.

According to him, the clarification became necessary, after rumours on social media that the Ministry is taking money from airlines.

Read Also: Enugu Airport To Be Opened Before Easter -Aviation Minister

Sirika also insisted that flight approval is free.

“I’ve been minister for five years now and I challenge anybody before all of these cameras.

“There’s not a

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Mayweather To Pay For George Floyd’s Funeral Services

Mayweather To Pay For George Floyd’s Funeral Services

June 2, 2020 5:35 am

Retired boxing champ Floyd Mayweather will pay for the funeral services for George Floyd, Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe told ESPN on Monday.

George Floyd died last week after a Minneapolis policeman knelt on the 46-year-old man’s neck for almost nine minutes.

Floyd, who was handcuffed, became unresponsive after almost three minutes.

The death of the unarmed black man while in police custody has ignited violent reactions across America.

Ellerbe confirmed to ESPN that Floyd’s family had accepted Mayweather’s offer to pay for funeral services.

Read Also: George Floyd: Rioters Burn Down Police Building As Protests Spread

“He’ll probably get …

Time for Buhari to replace his Mercedes with Innoson - Ogbonnia

Time For Buhari To Replace His Mercedes With Innoson – Ogbonnia

June 2, 2020 5:34 am

SKC Ogbonnia, a former presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to replace his German-made Mercedes Benz official car with a vehicle from Innoson Motors.

Ogbonnia made the call while stressing that the coronavirus pandemic should push Nigerian leaders into patronizing locally-made products.

The APC chieftain, in a statement he personally signed, lamented that Nigerian leaders preferred foreign-made products.

In the statement, Ogbonnia lamented that the pattern of lavishness by the leaders was “plain cold-blooded.”

 

The consensus around the world is that the lessons from the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) would

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Zuckerberg Stands With The Black Community In US

Zuckerberg Stands With The Black Community In U.S

June 1, 2020 5:00 pm

Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook has said that he and his company will stand with the black community in the United States of America.

This, he said in reaction to the deaths of a number of African Americans at the hands of police brutality and racial injustice.

The Facebook founder mourned the murder of, not just George Floyd, but also Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and others.

He condemned police brutality saying it “reminds us how far our country has to go to give every person the freedom to live with dignity and peace.”

Read Also: George Floyd: State Of Emergency
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First Human Trial Of Antibody Treatment For COVID-19 Begins

First Human Trial Of Antibody Treatment For COVID-19 Begins

June 1, 2020 5:00 pm

Eli Lilly and Company said Monday it has started the first human trial of an antibody therapy designed to treat Covid-19.

The first phase of the trial will test whether the therapy is safe and well-tolerated; those results are expected in late June. The first Covid-19 patients being treated with the therapy are hospitalized at New York University’s Grossman School of Medicine in New York, Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles and Emory University in Atlanta, the company told CNN.
If the trial ultimately shows the treatment is effective against Covid-19, it could be available by autumn, according to the Indianapolis-based company.
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South Africans Cheer As Alcohol Goes Back On Sale

South Africans Cheer As Alcohol Goes Back On Sale

June 1, 2020 2:58 pm

Long queues have formed outside shops selling alcohol in South Africa after restrictions on its sale, imposed two months ago as part of measures to fight Covid-19, were lifted.

Social media posts showed people, who had braved the morning chill, cheering as buyers emerged with their bottles.

The alcohol ban was to allow police and hospitals to better focus on tackling the coronavirus, the authorities said.

Alcohol-fuelled violence is a huge problem in South Africa.

Doctors and police say the ban has had a dramatic impact, contributing to a sharp drop in casualty admissions.

But the country’s brewers and wine …

Breaking - Buhari Finally Reopens Churches, Mosques

Breaking: Buhari Finally Reopens Churches, Mosques

June 1, 2020 2:56 pm
The Nigerian Government has finally lifted the ban on religious gathering across the country.

The ban on religious gatherings had lasted for two months, a move taken to check the spread of Coronavirus.

However, at the briefing of the presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19 on Monday, Chairman of the task force, Boss Mustapha, announced that President Muhammadu Buhari had approved the relaxation of the ban for four weeks.

Read Also: Buhari To Take Decision On Reopening Schools, Churches

 

“The PTF submitted its recommendations and the President has approved the following for implementation over the next four weeks spanning

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Ex Imo Governors, Speakers Lambast Uzodinma Over Pensions Law Ban

Ex Imo Governors, Speakers Lambast Uzodinma Over Pensions Law Ban

June 1, 2020 2:56 pm
Controversies have trailed the recent abolition of pensions and privileges of former Governors, Deputy Governors, Speakers and Deputy speakers of Imo State as beneficiaries have threatened court action against the Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma.

Some of the beneficiaries are very aggrieved and are making moves to drag the Governor to court.

A beneficiary who spoke on conditions of anonymity said what the state government pays them as pension put together is not up to ₦7million (seven million naira) as against the billions of naira it alleged to pay the ex-government functionaries.

Read Also: Imo Assembly Passes Law Stopping Ex-Governors

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Names Of Occupied 350 Igbo Communities, Villages By Fulani And Arab Jihadists

Names Of Occupied 350 Igbo Communities, Villages By Fulani And Arab Jihadists

June 1, 2020 2:50 pm

This is a well articulated research/study.

Enugu: 72 Locations: Ibite Ogbaku, Akpugo, Achi, Inyi, Nachi, Ukpabi-Nimbo, Ukpata, Akegbe-Ugwu, Ugwuoba, Eka Aku, Igbo-Etiti, Amagunze, Amaechi Idodo, Ugwu-Onyeama, Egede, Adada, Nkpologwu, Afa, Uvuru, Ugwu Aboh, Waziri Estate-Nsukka, Enugu-Ezike, Neke-Uno, Akpogasi, Ugwuogo, Ekpebe, Madonna University Layout, Ihuokpa-3-Corner, Akwuke, Industrial Layout-Emene, Unity Layout, Ibagwa-Nike City Layout-Amokwe, Heritage Layout-Oyoho-Nike, Odo Rice-Emene, New Zion State Layout-Ugwu Onyeama, Phase 11, Independence Layout, 4-Corner (Enugu), Redemption Layout (Enugu), Amokpo, Ugbaka-Nkanu, Aninri, Umuabi (near FRSC Regional Training Headquarters in Udi), Awgu, Nenwe (in Aninri LGA) and Amiri Village in Nkanu West LGA. Others are: Eziani (Nsukka LGA), Ugwuogo-Nike, Oyoho …

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