August 28, 2020

Biden Unveils New Stimulus Plan Including $1,400 Checks

Biden: COVID-19 Crisis, Racial Strife Symptoms Of Trump Era

August 28, 2020 10:55 am

America’s coronavirus pandemic and racial strife are symptoms of Donald Trump era and he must be voted out for rectification.

Joe Biden, former vice-president of the U.S. and candidate of the Democrats in the November election made the assertion on Thursday.

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“The problem we have right now is we’re in Donald Trump’s America,” Biden said on MSNBC in his first public reaction to this week’s Republican convention, where speakers have alleged a Biden administration would produce chaos and disorder.

“He just keeps pouring fuel on the fire. He’s encouraging

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Paddy Obinna - A Statesman And A Curator

Paddy Obinna: A Statesman And A Curator

August 28, 2020 10:43 am

He is an intellectual and an academic of sort but he doesn’t seem to know these attributes of his. He’s also deeply cerebral without a fuss.

But more remarkable is that he is a statesman; A most benign kind and a cultural ambassador.

Ndaa Paddy, as we love to call him is probably the best-looking near-80-year-old in the entire land. He must also be the most warm-hearted and best-spoken fellow you knew.

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An artist, curate, writer, newspaper publisher, Igbo culture ambassador, a farmer and an unaffected native. Ndaa Paddy …

Luxury Buses Banned In Kano State As Traders Lament

Luxury Buses Banned In Kano State As Traders Lament

August 28, 2020 10:13 am

Some traders in Kano, especially those who travel to the southern part of the country for their business, have lamented the restraining order placed on the operations of luxurious buses in the state.

The Kano Road and Traffic Agency, popularly known as KAROTA, had earlier directed the luxurious owners to relocate from the Sabon Gari Park to Unguwa Uku Motor Park, but the Luxurious Bus Association refused to comply with the directive.

This prompted the agency to go to court with a prayers seeking to ban luxurious buses operation in the state.

A Chief Magistrate Court in Kano on …

Jail Any Fulani Who Comes To Benue As Vigilante - Ortom

Jail Any Fulani Who Comes To Benue As Vigilante – Ortom

August 28, 2020 10:09 am

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Thursday warned that he would use the rule of law to ensure that any Fulani herdsman who dared to come to the state for vigilante group was jailed.

Recall that the Fulani organisation, Miyeitti Allah Kauta Hore, had at a press conference in Abuja recently, vowed to establish vigilante group in all states of federation to combat insecurity.

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In his response to this, Ortom through his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, warned the Fulani organisation not to come to his state, …

Oba of Benin invites Obaseki, Ize-Iyamu for peace pact

Oba Of Benin Invites Obaseki, Ize-Iyamu For Peace Pact

August 28, 2020 5:47 am

The Oba of Benin, who is worried of the violent dimension that campaigns are going, said he would invite all the governorship candidates participating in the coming governorship election in the state to his palace to sign a peace pact.

This, he said especially between the two major political parties; the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Oba Ewuare II said this while receiving, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), Prof. Mahmud Yakubu and his entourage in the palace.

According to the …

Zamfara FRSC Officials Return ₦2.5m To Accident Victim

25 VIOs, FRSC Officials Arrested In Lagos Over Fraud

August 28, 2020 5:45 am

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested 25 Lagos Vehicles Inspection Officers and Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, officers over drivers’ license fraud in the State.

The ICPC made the arrest in collaboration with the  Department of State Services (DSS) and FRSC.

Also arrested were some officers of the Motor Vehicle Licensing Authority (MVLA) and other persons in connection with drivers’ license and vehicle particulars fraud in Lagos State.

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According to the ICPC, the operation was carried out in Ikeja, Somolu, Eti-Osa, and Anthony Drivers’ License …

CBN Orders BDC Operators To Sell Dollar At ₦386

CBN Orders BDC Operators To Sell Dollar At ₦386

August 28, 2020 5:42 am

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has resumed sales of foreign exchange to Bureau De Change (BDC) operators.

The apex bank pegged sale to Nigerians at ₦386.

Ozoemena Nnaji, Director Trade and Exchange Department, made this known in a circular on Thursday.

Nnaji gave the applicable exchange rate for disbursements of proceeds of International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs) for August 31 to September 4.

IMTSOs to banks – N382/$1; Banks to CBN – N383/$1; CBN to BDCs – N384/$1; BDCs to end-users – Not more than N386; Volume of sale to each market – $10,000 per BDC.

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Gov Akeredolu Under Fire Over Move To Reduce School Fees

Gov Akeredolu Under Fire Over Move To Reduce School Fees

August 28, 2020 5:42 am

The senior pastor of Awaiting The Second Coming Of Jesus Christ Ministry, Adewale Giwa, on Friday described the decision of the Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to reduce fees being paid at the State-owned tertiary institutions, as a “dirty trick”.

He specifically said the people of Ondo State could not be fooled again for another four years.

Governor Akeredolu had increased the tuition fees by about 200 per cent in 2018.

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But the Governor has now said plans were already on to reduce the tuition fees. He said this …

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