August 18, 2020

Mississippi Selects Its Final Five Designs For New State Flag

Mississippi Selects Its Final Five Designs For New State Flag

August 18, 2020 5:47 pm

Mississippi is getting closer to picking a state flag that residents can vote on in November.

The commission tasked with designing a new state flag selected five final options on Tuesday for the public to weigh in on after the state decided earlier this year to remove the Confederate emblem from their flag.

Three of the flags feature a magnolia flower, Mississippi’s state flower, in the center. On each of those flags, the flower is surrounded by a circle of stars to signify Mississippi’s status as the 20th state. A fourth flag features a white magnolia tree on a blue …

US Cities Move Cautiously On Defunding The Police

US Cities Move Cautiously On Defunding The Police

August 18, 2020 4:17 pm

The death of George Floyd and the ensuing “Defund the police” rallying cry led to ambitious proposals in cities to rethink the role that police departments serve in communities and how governments should allocate funds for the services police provide, especially those that are not directly related to law enforcement, such as dealing with homeless or mentally ill civilians.

The resulting changes, though, have been disappointing for some defunding proponents who want bolder steps toward reducing police budgets, and alarming for others who worry about the fallout of such cuts — and fear that it will ultimately diminish …

Mali Junta Says It Has Released Ousted President

Mali Coup: President And Prime Minister Arrested By The Army

August 18, 2020 4:04 pm

Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse were detained by mutinying soldiers on Tuesday night, worsening a national crisis in a country already grappling with a jihadist insurgency and mass protests. 

The two leaders were taken into custody in an apparent mutiny, army officer Sidi Gakou told Newsmen.

Earlier on Tuesday, soldiers took up arms at the military base in Kati, a town 15 kilometers (nine miles) from Bamako, and began arresting senior military officers and civil servants.

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday said soldiers had launched a “mutiny” and urged them …

Ganduje Sacks Aide, Yakasai For Demanding Buhari’s Resignation

Execute Convicted Singer For Blasphemy – Shari’ah Council To Ganduje

August 18, 2020 2:07 pm

The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria has called on Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje to execute the court judgement that found a singer Yahaya Sharif-Aminu guilty of blaspheming against Prophet Muhammad.

The council in a statement signed by its secretary-general Nafi’u Baba-Ahmad on Tuesday, August 18 said executing the judgement would serve as a deterrent to others.

Read Also: Blasphemy: Boko Haram’s Shekau Blasts Kano Death Sentencing

It berated those calling for the pardon of the convict and advised the Kano State Government not to be swayed by their antics.

“The calls by some so-called human rights groups …

Mompha Sues EFCC, Demands ₦5m As Damages

Mompha Sues EFCC, Demands ₦5m As Damages

August 18, 2020 2:07 pm

Social media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha aka Mompha, has slammed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) with a ₦5million lawsuit over his recent arrest.

Mompha, who is currently facing money laundering charges before the Federal High Court, was rearrested on Friday, August 14.

Following a court order, Mompha had gone to the EFCC office in Ikoyi, Lagos to reclaim his five wristwatches, one Apple Air pod, one iPhone 8 mobile phone and one pair of sunglasses, seized from him by the anti-graft agency, when he was rearrested.

Read Also: Mompha Rearrested By EFCC

In the suit filed against EFCC …

Eleven Shot Dead In Papua New Guinea Prison Break

Eleven Shot Dead In Papua New Guinea Prison Break

August 18, 2020 1:59 pm

Eleven prisoners have been shot dead following a mass jailbreak in Papua New Guinea and 36 others remain on the run, authorities said Tuesday.

The detainees escaped from Buimo prison in the Pacific nation’s second-biggest city Lae after rushing a gate when a sick prisoner was being moved for medical treatment.

The group overwhelmed a duty officer and attacked him with a knife before running from the prison compound.

Read Also: Afghan Ceasefire Holds As Hundreds Of Taliban Prisoners Freed

Correctional Service Commissioner Stephen Pokanis said 11 prisoners were shot dead by guards and police during attempts to apprehend the …

Half Of Lebanese Could Face Food Shortages – UN

UN Expert Urges States To Ban Evictions Amid Pandemic

August 18, 2020 1:54 pm

A UN rights expert called Tuesday for governments to ban evictions until the COVID-19 pandemic ends, warning the number of people being expelled from their homes was rising globally.

Warning of an impending “tsunami” of evictions, Balakrishnan Rajagopal, the United Nations’ top expert on the right to housing, stressed that “losing your home during this pandemic could mean losing your life”.

The independent expert, who is appointed by the UN but does not speak on its behalf, stressed that “the right to housing is central to any response to the pandemic”.

“But now we are seeing an acceleration in evictions …

Ogun Govt To Empower Disengaged N-Power Beneficiaries

Ogun Govt To Empower Disengaged N-Power Beneficiaries

August 18, 2020 10:54 am

The Ogun State government said it has opened another window of opportunity for disengaged Federal Government-owned N-power beneficiaries to become entrepreneurs in the agricultural sector.

This was contained in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Kunle Somorin, on Monday.

Somorin stated that the disengaged Npower beneficiaries could venture into various agricultural intervention programmes of the Ogun State government.

It was gathered that the programmes are particularly designed to encourage start-up agric-businesses and promote up-scaling of smallholders’ farmers.

Read Also: N-Power: 5M Candidates Applied For Batch C Enrollment – Farouq

Some of the programmes they …

Fresh Lockdown Looms in Uganda As COVID-19 Cases Spike

Fresh Lockdown Looms in Uganda As COVID-19 Cases Spike

August 18, 2020 10:52 am

The country could be thrown into a fresh lockdown following a rise in Covid-19 cases in the community.

On Monday, Uganda registered two new Covid-19 deaths bringing the total number of deaths to 15.

The two fatalities are both Uganda males aged 63 and 33 years old. The total number of cases stand at 1,560 with 1,411 recoveries.

The Ministry of Works and Transport on Monday warned it would shut down public transport again because of non-compliance with Covid-19 guidelines.

Works and Transport minister, Gen Katumba Wamala, said this is an alert to the industry .

“The transport industry falls …

Ortom Commends Buhari For Directive To Shoot Anyone With AK-47

Anti-Grazing Law: Check Activities Of Miyetti Allah In Benue – Ortom

August 18, 2020 10:46 am

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has urged security operatives to check the activities of Miyetti Allah groups in the state.

Ortom said security agents should ensure that members of Miyetti Allah are apprehended and made to face the wrath of the law for their crimes against people of the state.

He gave the call while insisting that his administration won’t repel the Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law in the state.

Read Also: Benue Gov, Ortom Exposes Miyetti Allah’s Plot To Attack Him

A statement by his spokesman, Tever Akase on Monday said the Open Grazing law would …

Buhari'll Commission Lagos-Ibadan Railway January – Amaechi

Chinese Loan: Nigerians Will Lose If We Fail To Access Loan – Amaechi

August 18, 2020 10:41 am

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has told the House of Representatives that ordinary Nigerians would be the biggest loser if several loan agreements with China were cancelled due to endless probes by the lower chamber.

Appearing before the House Committee on Treaties, Protocols and Agreements on Monday, Amaechi insisted that the loan arrangement with Chinese cannot become a subject of endless probes, insisting that if continued, the request would likely be declined, which he said will be disastrous for the citizens.

Read Also: Jonathan Also Collected Loan From China, Amaechi Replies PDP

The Minister emphasised: “If the loan is

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NBA Conference: Nigerians, Lawyers Condemn El-Rufai’s Inclusion

NBA Conference: Nigerians, Lawyers Condemn el-Rufai’s Inclusion

August 18, 2020 9:28 am

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) is facing a backlash over the invitation of Kaduna Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, to its 60th Annual General Conference.

El-Rufai is one of the speakers at the event scheduled for August 26 – 29, 2020.

Social media platform, Twitter, is currently awash with condemnations against the NBA’s choice of the governor.

Read Also: Buhari Reacts To Akpata’s Election As NBA President

Nigerians and lawyers are citing his comments on Southern Kaduna killings, alleged disdain for court orders, among others.

Reacting, @Lugard_Tareotu tweeted: Governor @elrufai has no business addressing lawyers at the @NigBarAssoc conference. As lawyers, it

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