August 5, 2020

Trump To Deliver Convention Speech From White House

Trump Flip-Flops Over Mailed Ballot, Backs It In Florida

August 5, 2020 8:35 am

U.S. President Donald Trump made a U-turn on Tuesday over mailed ballot, urging supporters in Florida to ‘request a ballot and vote by mail”.

The somersault came after weeks of attacking the voting system, claiming it is prone to fraud.

Trump, who is trailing presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden in polls, has repeatedly warned in recent weeks without evidence that mail-in voting carries more risks than voting by absentee ballot and could result in widespread fraud.

Voting by mail has been embraced as a way to limit exposure to the novel coronavirus. Most absentee ballots are also conducted by mail.…

Agba Jalingo, Others Arrested At #RevolutionNow Protest In Lagos

August 5, 2020 8:34 am

Agba Jalingo, Publisher of Cross River Watch, has been arrested alongside some journalists and Revolution protesters in Ikeja Lagos.

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The demonstration tagged national day of action, took place simultaneously across major cities in Nigeria in commemoration of the first anniversary of the #RevolutionNow Movement, which held on August 5, 2019, and saw citizens take to the streets in a peaceful manner to demand better governance from the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.

You would recall that several protesters were on August 5th 2019 arrested at the National …

Amotekun Commandant Dies In Motorcycle Accident In Oyo

Amotekun Lacks Proper Coordination In Oyo – Vigilante Group

August 5, 2020 8:34 am

The Oyo State Commandant of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN), Mr. Oladeji Olowolafe, has raised the alarm that the newly-created Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN) also known as Amotekun, lacks proper coordination in the state.

Olowolafe said that the much-anticipated Operation Amotekun may not achieve the desired result in the state with the present modalities put in place by the state government.

DAILY POST gathered that six governors from the South West region in a bid to fortify the security of the region had launched the new security outfit in Ibadan, the state capital some months ago.

The officers …

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Nothing Wrong With Ceding Nigeria’s Sovereignty To China – Amaechi

August 5, 2020 5:52 am

The Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, has said there was nothing wrong with Nigeria ceding her sovereignty to China.

The Minister was fielding questions on the controversies surrounding the $500 million loan from China on Channels Television’s Politics Today.

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Amaechi insisted that Chinese loans are the cheapest form of loans the country can get anywhere.

“What is wrong with Nigeria ceding its sovereignty to China?” Amaechi asked Tuesday evening.

“I said this because the sovereignty you are ceding is not the sovereignty that makes you a nation.

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Beirut Explosion: Lebanon Reveals Likely Cause, Isreal Reacts

August 5, 2020 5:52 am

Lebanon’s Interior Minister, Mohammed Fahmi, says the Tuesday explosion in Beirut was caused by ammonium nitrate.

He said the chemical was stored in a warehouse at the port.

More than 50 people were feared dead, with nearly 3,000 injured.

Prime Minister, Hassan Diab, disclosed that the warehouse had been the subject of warnings since 2014.

Diab assured that he would “reveal facts” about the facility soon.

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“I promise you this catastrophe will not pass without accountability. The people who are responsible will pay a price,” Diab said.

The PM …

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Nigerian Police Opens Up On Corruption Allegations Against IGP

August 5, 2020 5:52 am

The Nigerian Police Force has reacted to the allegations of corruption and illegalities against the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu.

The Police Force described the allegations that went viral on social media on Monday as false.

On Monday, an online publication read ‘Exclusive: How Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Adamu, Illegally Raised Millions of Naira for Construction of Training School in Nasarawa’.

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But in a statement on Tuesday by the Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba the police explained that the training school in Nasarawa was built with the …