July 12, 2020

Gov Akeredolu Under Fire Over Move To Reduce School Fees

Ondo: Akeredolu Speaks On APC ‘Disqualification’

July 12, 2020 7:14 am
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has debunked rumours of his disqualification from Ondo 2020 Governorship election. He reinstated that he is still in the State’s Governorship race in the Oct. 10 election.

This follows rumours of his disqualification from participating in the July 20 governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The screening, which took place from July 8 to July 10 in Abuja, was for the 12 APC governorship aspirants in the state.

Mr Ojo Oyewamide, Senior Special Assistant to the governor on Media and Publicity, in a statement on Sunday in Akure, said the rumour …

Donald Trump Finally Wears Mask In Public

Donald Trump Finally Wears Mask In Public

July 12, 2020 7:14 am

United States President, Donald Trump on Saturday wore a mask in public for the first time since coronavirus hit the world.

His refusal to wear masks in public evoked backlash even from members of his party.

Trump put it on during a visit to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre where he met wounded soldiers and frontline healthcare workers.

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The President spoke to reporters before leaving the White House.

“I’ve never been against masks but I do believe they have a time and a place,” he stated.

The …

Lebanon Lebanon Was Pure Hell, I Don't Wish It On Devil' - Returnee

‘Lebanon Was Pure Hell, I Don’t Wish It On Devil’ – Returnee

July 12, 2020 7:12 am

Twenty-nine Nigerians evacuated by the Federal Government from Lebanon arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Saturday afternoon.

They were received by officials of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and the House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora Affairs, among others.

Among them is a 31-year-old Nigerian lady, Temitope Arowolo, who was being prosecuted in Lebanon over alleged theft and attempted murder.

Read Also: 50 Trafficked Nigerian Girls, Others Evacuated From Lebanon

Another is Peace Busari, who was offered for sale on Facebook for $1000 by a Lebanese, Wael Jerro.

Arowolo, in a brief …

Ganduje thanks President Buhari over power upgrade in Kano

Ganduje Thanks Buhari Over Power Upgrade In Kano

July 12, 2020 3:40 am

Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has commended the Federal Government for the installation of a power sub-station at the Bichi Local Government Area of the state to boost power supply.

This is contained in a statement issued by the Director-General, Media and Public Relations to the Governor, Malam Ameen Yassar.‎

Ganduje gave the commendation while receiving the Managing Director of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Alhaji Sule AbdulAziz, who visited him at Government House in Kano.‎‎

The governor said that the project would trigger a post-COVID-19 economic recovery in the state.‎

Read Also: Ganduje Approves Eid Prayers Amid

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Magu Should Sleep In Cell As Law Provides Not Mosque – Sani

July 12, 2020 3:37 am
Human Rights activist and former lawmaker, representing Kaduna Senatorial Zone, Sen. Shehu Sani, has mocked the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu for refusing to sleep in a holding cell.

Shehu Sani, while reacting to the widely circulated report that Mr. Magu defied sleeping in the cell as provided by the law, said it was wrong for Magu not to obey the law.

In the report, the embattled acting chairman of EFCC, reportedly shunned the cell of the Force Criminal Investigation Department, FCID and turned the mosque in the premises of the police

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Former NNDC MD, Nunieh Makes Damning Revelations About Akpabio

Former NNDC MD, Nunieh Makes Damning Revelations About Akpabio

July 12, 2020 3:32 am

Former Acting Managing Director of Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Joy Nunieh has made some damning allegations against the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio.

The former Acting MD addressed the press after she appeared before the Senate ad hoc Committee investigating NDDC.

Nunieh in the interview recounted her alleged ordeal in the hands of Akpabio before she was removed as the NDDC MD.

Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari had in February 2020 reorganized the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), replacing Barrister Joy Nunieh with Professor Kemebradikumo Pondei, …

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Buhari Writes South African President, Laments Huge Corruption In Govt

July 12, 2020 3:31 am

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged African leaders to ensure the immediate actualisation of the Common African Position on Assets Recovery (CAPAR), as the continent celebrates Anti-Corruption Day, July 11, 2020.

In a letter to South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa, Chairman of African Union, the Nigerian leader asked for a re-commitment to the anti-corruption war by leaders on the continent to engender an “integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa, driven by its own citizens, representing a dynamic force in the international arena.”

Read Also; Buhari To Sign Revised ₦10.8 Trillion 2020 Budget Into Law

The President laments that “the massive corruption being …

PDP Insists Magu Must Answer To Allegations Of Corruption

PDP Insists Magu Must Answer To Allegations Of Corruption

July 12, 2020 3:30 am

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says Ibrahim Magu, the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), must be made to answer for alleged corruption and violation of rules.

PDP, in a statement issued by Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, its National Publicity Secretary, in Abuja, said that Magu must also answer for allegations of victimisation of Nigerians and stealing of recovered funds for which he has been suspended.

Read Also: Ubani: Magu Should Have Investigated Tinubu, Ganduje, Oshiomhole

“There are insinuations in the public space that the indicted EFCC boss was also harassing certain judges to get a

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