July 2020

Access Bank Completes Acqusition Of Kenyan Transnational Bank

Access Bank Completes Acqusition Of Kenyan Transnational Bank

July 20, 2020 3:06 pm

Sequel to its earlier announcement on October 28, 2019, the Board of Access Bank PLC is pleased to inform the investing public and the Nigerian Stock Exchange of the Bank’s successful completion of the acquisition of Transnational Bank (Kenya) Plc.

This follows the receipt of full regulatory approvals and fulfilment of all conditions precedent to completion.

The Bank’s vision is to be the World’s Most Respected African Bank and our entry into the Kenyan market, a key gateway in East Africa, not only brings us closer to that vision but entities our customers tap into our extensive global network that …

NDDC - Akpabio Opens Up On Fraud Synergy With Lawmakers

Exposed: Akpabio Opens Up On NDDC Fraud Synergy With Lawmakers

July 20, 2020 1:38 pm

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has accused members of the National Assembly of being the greatest beneficiaries of majority of the NDDC contracts.

Akpabio is currently being grilled by the Lawmakers, on the alleged mismanagement and illegal spending by the commission.

When asked if the NDDC should be closed down, he said he’s not against it, but that it shouldn’t be closed down because of the audit, stating that however the awmakers are the ones benefitting more from NDDC.

Read Also: NDDC: Buhari Gets Ultimatum To Remove Akpabio, Set Up Panel

When asked to explain what he …

COVID-19: UK Goes Into Recession First Time In 11 Years

Britain To Change Hong Kong Extradition Pact

July 20, 2020 12:28 pm

Britain on Monday said it would change its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in response to China’s imposition of a new security law on the territory.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is expected to announce the suspension of the treaty and will update the parliament in due course.

“There is a balance here. I’m not going to be pushed into a position of becoming a knee-jerk Sinophobe on every issue, somebody who is automatically anti-China.

“But we do have serious concerns concerning restrictions in Hong Kong and human rights abuses in China, including the treatment …

NDDC Probe - Pondei Was Auditioning For BBNaija – Omokri

NDDC Probe: Pondei Was Auditioning For BBNaija – Omokri

July 20, 2020 12:27 pm

Reno Omokri, former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan has described the video of the acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Kemebradikumo Pondei where he fainted during his appearance before the House of Representatives Committee as fake.

Pondei slumped while being grilled by members of the committee led by Thomas Ereyitomi over alleged financial mismanagement of the NDDC.

The acting MD was noticed to have fainted while one of the committee members was talking, which eventually disrupted the sitting as efforts were made to revive him.

Reacting, Omokri said that the drama displayed by Pondei shows that …

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Hospitalised

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Hospitalised

July 20, 2020 12:26 pm
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz has been admitted to King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh for medical checks.

State news agency SPA reported that the king was hospitalised due to an inflammation in the gall bladder.

SPA said it was quoting a statement from the Royal Court.

Read Also: Saudi Arabia Increases VAT To 15 Percent From Today

The 84 year-old king was crowned in 2015, becoming also the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques.

He was the deputy governor of Riyadh and later the governor of Riyadh for 48 years from 1963 to 2011.

Crown Prince Salman …

Breaking - Pondei, ‘Slumps’ During Reps Committee Interrogation

Breaking: Pondei, ‘Slumps’ During Reps Committee Interrogation

July 20, 2020 8:41 am

Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Daniel Pondei, slumped and went unconscious as the House of Representatives committee on NDDC grilled him on Monday.

The committee is in its fourth day of public hearing as it investigates alleged financial misappropriation at the agency.

Pondei had been grilled for over an hour and when he slowly slumped over his desk, appearing too faint.

Once he was spotted, several people present at the hearing rushed to his aid, propping him up and attempting to stabilise him, with the proceedings halted.

Read Also: Breaking: Reps Order Arrest Of NDDC Boss,

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Gov Abiodun shuns striking doctors; replaces them with volunteers

Gov Abiodun Shuns Striking Doctors; Replaces Them With Volunteers

July 20, 2020 7:25 am
Governor Abiodun of Ogun State Government has taken drastic action against resident doctors working at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital Isolation Centre, Sagamu.

The striking doctors have been replaced with volunteer doctors.

The Association of Resident Doctors had last week asked their colleagues who were working at the centre to join them in their ongoing strike which commenced on July 1, 2020.

Read Also: Striking Ogun Doctors Irresponsible – Gov Abiodun

Failure of the government to meet their welfare demands was one of the reasons cited for their actions.

However, The Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, noted that …

Iran executes citizen Mahmoud Mousavi-Majd linked with CIA

Iran Executes Citizen Mahmoud Mousavi-Majd Linked With CIA

July 20, 2020 7:19 am
Iran executed on Monday an Iranian citizen, Mahmoud Mousavi-Majd, sentenced to death on charges of spying for the CIA and the Mossad.

He was arrested in October 2018 and sentenced to death in August 2019.

“Mahmoud Mousavi Majd’s sentence was carried out on Monday morning over the charge of espionage so that the case of his betrayal to his country will be closed forever,” the judiciary’s Mizan Online website reported.

Mousavi-Majd, who left Iran with his family as a child and grew up in Syria, was never a member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), “but he was able …

All Set For APC Primary Election In Ondo (Photos)

All Set For APC Primary Election In Ondo (Photos)

July 20, 2020 7:19 am

All is now set for the All Progressives Congress party to elect the standard-bearer for the October governorship election in Ondo State.

The party’s primary election will be contested by the state Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, and 9 other aspirants.

The primary will hold at International Event Centre, Dome Akure, the state capital.

Read Also: 11 Aspirants Yet To Know Venue Of Primaries – Ondo APC Chair

Below are some of the photos from the party’s voting centre on Monday morning.

Security operatives at the entrance of the voting centre, Dome Akure

Security operatives at the venue of the voting centre

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Zamfara Police Beefs Up Security, Deploys Over 2000 Police Men

The Gross Irresponsibility Of The Nigerian Police Force

July 20, 2020 6:39 am

The average Nigerian attempting to make precarious ends meet as taxi drivers, civil servants, market traders, shopkeepers and even students are accosted on a daily basis by armed police officers who demand bribes and commit human rights abuses against them as a means of extorting money. Those who fail to pay are frequently threatened with arrest and physical harm.

Far too often these threats are carried out. Meanwhile, victims of crime are obliged to pay the police from the moment they enter a police station to file a complaint until the day their case is brought before a court. In …

131 Democrats in race to replace John Lewis

131 Democrats In Race To Replace John Lewis

July 20, 2020 5:58 am

Democratic Party leaders in the U.S. state of Georgia will gather today to select a candidate to replace the late Congressman John Lewis in the November general election.

A spokeswoman said 131 people applied by Sunday evening deadline to be considered.

A nominating committee will select between three and five finalists, and then a committee of 44 party figures will vote on the final candidate.

The Democrat chosen will go up against Republican Angela Stanton-King in November.

Read Also: For Biden VP, Black Democrats Are Torn Between Harris And Warren

Lewis served 17 terms in Congress, and in 2016, the …

Southern Kaduna Fresh Attack - 19 Killed, 32 Injured

Southern Kaduna Fresh Attack: 19 Killed, 32 Injured

July 20, 2020 5:57 am
Suspected Fulani herdsmen have allegedly killed 19 persons in a fresh attack on Kukum Daji Village of Kaura local government area of Kaduna State.

About 31 people also sustained various degrees of injuries in the Sunday night attack.

The President of the Community, Mr. Yashen Sunday Titus who confirmed the incident to DAILY POST said that the victims were attacked at a wedding party in one of the houses in the community.

He explained that the attackers stormed the village at exactly 10:35pm, heavily armed and started shooting sporadically at the villagers, resulting to the killing and injuring of other

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