July 28, 2020

Lagos shuts Banana Island Water Treatment plant

Lagos Shuts Banana Island Water Treatment Plant

July 28, 2020 8:19 am

The Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission (LSWRC) on Monday sealed the Banana Island Property Owners Resident Association (BIPORAL) Water Treatment Plant for failing to meet the required safety and quality standards.

The regulatory compliance seal order on the BIPORAL water plant supplying water to residents of Banana Island in Ikoyi was sequel to tests earlier conducted by the LSWRC which revealed that the water quality of the plant was unsafe for consumption, and needed to be subjected to improved treatment.

Addressing newsmen at the site of the plant during quality control enforcement, LSWRC Executive Secretary, Mrs Funke Adepoju said the …

Stop Trump - Six US Mayors ask Congress

Stop Trump: Six U.S. Mayors Ask Congress

July 28, 2020 8:10 am

Six U.S. mayors on Monday called on Congress to halt President Donald Trump’s deployment of federal forces to their cities.

According to them, the troops presence has escalated tensions at anti-racism protests spreading across the country.

Read Also: Biden Labels Trump First U.S. Racist President

Federal agents dispatched to Portland, Oregon, have drawn national attention for whisking away demonstrators in unmarked cars, beating a U.S. Navy veteran and tear-gassing activist mothers and the city’s Democratic mayor.

The tactics, condemned by Democrats as federal overreach, have fueled a new wave of protests following demonstrations sparked by the death of George …

Half Of Lebanese Could Face Food Shortages – UN

UN Suspends Another Employee Over Alleged Viral Sex Video

July 28, 2020 8:09 am

The United Nations says it has identified and placed on administrative leave without pay another staff member involved in a recent viral sex video in Israel.

Mr Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General, disclosed this during the daily news briefing held virtually on Monday

Haq said: “A third male international staff member who was in the UN vehicle in Tel Aviv has also been identified as having engaged in alleged misconduct.

“The staff member has been placed on Administrative Leave Without Pay, pending the results and conclusion of the ongoing OIOS (Office of Internal Oversight Services) investigation.”

On July …

Trump slams Twitter for showing negative trends about him

Trump Slams Twitter For Showing Negative Trends About Him

July 28, 2020 8:09 am
U.S President Donald Trump berated Twitter for showing negative trends about him ahead of the November election.

The platform flagged some of the president’s tweets as “potentially misleading” and “glorifying violence”, placing “fact-check” and “public interest” notes.

Trump claimed Twitter is controlled by “the Radical left” and accused the company of trying to “interfere” in the 2020 vote.

US President Donald Trump on Monday criticized the “Trending” section on Twitter as “ridiculous”, “illegal”, and “very unfair”, suggesting that the platform only displays bad trends about him.

Read Also: Twitter, Facebook Delete Accounts Of Bolsonaro’s Supporters

The president claimed that Twitter …

My Deputy Has No Political Value – Akeredolu Mocks Ajayi

My Deputy Has No Political Value – Akeredolu Mocks Ajayi

July 28, 2020 5:50 am

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has mocked his Deputy, Agboola Ajayi, ahead of the October 10 governorship election in the State.

Akeredolu, who is the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), claimed that Ajayi has no political value and had no hold on any local government area in the State.

According to him, he would defeat Ajayi in his local government area.

The governor stated this while speaking with journalists yesterday in Abuja.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that Ajayi had dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, for the PDP after a fallout with the …

‘Pay Our Gratuities’ – Ogun Pensioners Tell Gov Abiodun

Gov Abiodun Makes 72 New Appointments In Ogun

July 28, 2020 5:47 am

Governor Dapo of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, has approved further appointments of 72 persons into statutory boards and commissions in the state.

In a statement on Monday by Gov Abiodun’s Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, it was gathered that the appointment is in fulfilment of the governor’s promise to appoint more people to run the affairs of the State’s commissions and boards.

Read Also: Gov Abiodun Shuns Striking Doctors; Replaces Them With Volunteers

It will be recalled that similar appointments were announced by the governor on Thursday.

In his advice, Abiodun appealed to the new appointees to see their appointments …

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FG Announces Closure Of Air Peace Evacuation Of Nigerians From UK

July 28, 2020 5:35 am

The Nigerian High Commission in the UK has announced the closure of Air Peace Evacuation flights from that country scheduled for August 8, as all seats on the aircraft are fully booked.

The High Commission disclosed this in a statement made available to the news agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja.

The High Commission advised prospective evacuees, who are yet to make payment not to do so, and necessary arrangements are being made for alternative flights.

Read Also: Evacuation: 35 Nigerians Arrive Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport From France

“Further to the notice of July 25, 2020, the High Commission

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Afe Babalola petitions IG, Adamu over death of Ibadan businessman in police custody

Afe Babalola petitions IG, Adamu Over Death Of Businessman

July 28, 2020 5:35 am
A legal luminary, Aare Afe Babalola, on Monday, petitioned the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, over the arrest and death of one Mr. Kehinde Omotosho.

Babalola in a petition made in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, alleged that Omotosho was arrested and detained by some officers of the anti-cultism unit of the Oyo State Criminal Investigation Department last week.

The legal luminary further explained that Omotosho was detained for six days without trial, the arrest which led to his death in police custody.

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Babalola in a petition signed by

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