August 2020

Delta Vigilantes Torture 26-year-old Man To Death

Delta Vigilantes Torture 26-Year-Old Man To Death

August 31, 2020 10:02 am

A 26-year-old man has been allegedly tortured to death by members of the Irri Community Vigilante Group in the Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State.

NAN gathered that the victim was tortured to death on Friday over the disappearance of N70,000 belonging to his uncle, who is a member of the vigilante outfit.

A source in the community told our correspondent on condition of anonymity that the victim, who hailed from the Emede community, visited his uncle in Irri.

The source stated, “In the course of his stay, he was accused of stealing N70,000 kept in the …

Yoruba World Congress Sacks Officers, Appoints Interim Exco

Yoruba World Congress Sacks Officers, Appoints Interim Exco

August 31, 2020 7:23 am

The Yoruba World Congress has dissolved its 16-man executive council and replaced it with an interim caretaker committee.

The decision was reached at the meeting of the group in Ibadan at the weekend, according to Princess Tanimowo Okusaga, who signed a communique.

According to the group, the interim committee that will run its affairs is headed by its President, Professor Banji Akintoye.

He has three other persons who will work with him to midwife the next convention of the YWC.

The statement by the …

NIN Registration: Federal Government Extends Deadline

NIN: Buhari Moves NIMC To Communications Ministry

August 31, 2020 7:22 am

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the transfer of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy.

Uwa Suleiman, Spokesperson to Isa Pantami, the Minister, made the announcement in a statement.

The president’s approval was based on the role of NIMC towards the realization of the objectives of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy for a Digital Nigeria (NDEPS).

Suleiman noted that Pantami has within his first year in office resolved the ICT sector’s decade-long dilemma of Right of Way charges, among others.

Read Also: Exposed! New NIMC Card Fraud In Lagos

The …

Mali Protesters Want To Run Govt, Split With Junta Imminent

Mali Protesters Want To Run Govt, Split With Junta Imminent

August 31, 2020 5:46 am

The protest coalition that campaigned against former Mali president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has demanded a major role in the 18-24 month transition programme to democracy.

On Saturday, the junta received representatives of the June 5 Movement at the Kati barracks near Bamako late Saturday, after announcing they would postpone a meeting with civic groups, political organisations and former rebels on the transfer of power due to “organisational reasons”.

One of the leaders who attended the meeting told AFP that they demanded a role in the transition, in keeping with its role in spearheading Keita’s ouster.

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Cyber Attackers Hit Website Of New Zealand Stock Exchange

Cyber Attackers Hit Website Of New Zealand Stock Exchange

August 31, 2020 5:45 am

Cyber attackers have downed the website of the New Zealand Stock Exchange for the fifth day in a row.

The attack, which started last week hit the bourse’s ability to operate normally.

The cyber bullies hit the website repeatedly by distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, a common way to disrupt a server by overwhelming it with a flood of internet traffic.

But on Monday, despite the online disruption, trading was unaffected.

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According to Reuters, the disruption came about an hour after NZX Ltd said it had agreed with the Financial …

Tinubu Praises Buhari Over Kastina Schoolboys' Release

Tinubu Congratulates Adesina On Re-Election As AfDB President

August 31, 2020 5:40 am

The National Leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Amhed Tinubu, has felicitated with Nigeria’s former Minister of Agriculture, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, on his re-election as the President of African Development Bank, AfDB.

The former Governor of Lagos State said Adesina’s reelection is an affirmation of Africa’s confidence in his ability and commitment to the development of the region.

Adesina was re-elected for another term of five years last Thursday by the Board of Governors of the AfDB Group at its 2020 Annual Meetings in Abidjan, Cote D’Vorien capital.

According to …

Salami Panel Denies Issuing ‘Interim Report’ On Magu

Salami Panel Denies Issuing ‘Interim Report’ On Magu

August 31, 2020 3:55 am

The suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has said that the purported interim report of his probe did not emanate from the Presidential Panel.

Lawyer to Magu, Wahab Shittu, disclosed this in a statement made on Sunday.

He quoted Chairman of the panel, Justice Ayo Salami, as ruling on his application against the media report.

Magu was arrested on Monday, July 6, 2020, and dragged before the panel.

Read Also: Sagay Faults Buhari’s Panel Probing Magu, Says They Are All Accusers

Sunday, August 29 marked 55 days from the date of Magu’s …

Fani-Kayode Vs Daily Trust: Presidency Mocks Ex-Minister

Fani-Kayode Vs Daily Trust: Presidency Mocks Ex-Minister

August 31, 2020 3:52 am

The Presidency on Sunday reacted to Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister’s attack on a reporter Charles Eyo.

President Muhammadu Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu said there was no stupid question in Journalism.

Read Also: Fani-Kayode Opens Up At Last On Bankrolling Of His Tours

According to Shehu, the basics in journalism indicate that there are only stupid answers and not questions.

In a tweet, Shehu wrote: “In journalism 101, you learn that there is no stupid question, only stupid answers. A former Nigerian minister just brought home this lesson.”

Recall that Fani-Kayode had verbally …

Half Of Lebanese Could Face Food Shortages – UN

Half Of Lebanese Could Face Food Shortages – UN

August 30, 2020 2:53 pm

More than half of Lebanon’s population risk facing a food crisis in the aftermath of a Beirut port blast that compounded the country’s many woes, a UN agency said Sunday.

“More than half of the country’s population is at risk of failing to access their basic food needs by the year’s end,” the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) said.

“Immediate measures should be taken to prevent a food crisis,” ESCWA executive secretary Rola Dashti said.

Lebanon’s government, she said, must prioritise the rebuilding of silos at the Beirut port, the country’s largest grain storage.

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Mali Protesters Want To Run Govt, Split With Junta Imminent

Mali: ECOWAS, Military Reach Agreement On Transition

August 30, 2020 2:43 pm

The military junta in Mali has agreed with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on the proposed transition programme.

ECOWAS had on Friday given the military 12 months to return the country to civilian rule.

This was after the military junta had insisted on a three-year programme.

The military junta has now settled for the formation of a civilian transitional government in the next twelve months.

This was contained in a declaration made available to reporters after a video conference meeting among the Heads of State, the ECOWAS Mediator, former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, and the CNSP leadership.…

IG Promotes 16 Officers Killed In EndSARS Riots, 82,763 Others

IGP: Politicians Arming, Deploying Thugs For Edo, Ondo Polls

August 30, 2020 2:42 pm

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has raised the alarm over the ongoing arming and movement of thugs by politicians in preparation for the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states.

The polls are scheduled to hold on September 19 and October 10, 2020, respectively.

The IG stated that the Election Security Threat Assessment Reports submitted by the Commissioners of Police from both states in a meeting held on August 25 also revealed the use of inciting statements during political campaigns.

Read Also: PDP Vs APC: Alarm Raised Over Tension, Violence In Edo

He said the report also identified a …

PDP Installs Billboard To Mock Oshiomhole's 2016 Speech

PDP Installs Billboard To Mock Oshiomhole’s 2016 Speech

August 30, 2020 1:49 pm

As part of its campaign strategy, the Edo State Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has installed electronic billboard to broadcast the former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole’s attestation to the credibility and integrity of Governor Godwin Obaseki during the 2016 governorship election campaign in the state.

The South-South acting chairman of the party, Dan Orbih, commissioned the electronic billboard located at the defunct African Continental Bank (ACB) building in Ring Road, Benin City.

Orbih, who is also the PDP state campaign council chairman for the September 19 governorship election, said the electronic billboard …

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