August 2020

Donald Trump Finally Wears Mask In Public

Trump Backs Oracle In Reported TikTok Bid

August 19, 2020 10:43 am

President Donald Trump has voiced approval of Oracle Corp’s reported bid for TikTok, the Chinese video-sharing sensation that could also be bought by Microsoft.

Reports said Oracle — whose chairman Larry Ellison has raised millions in campaign funds for Trump — was weighing a bid for TikTok’s operations in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

The Trump administration has given TikTok’s parent company ByteDance a 90-day deadline to divest the app before it is banned in the United States, citing national security concerns.

Taking questions after a speech on Tuesday in Yuma, Arizona, Trump said: “I think Oracle is …

Nigeria’s Foreign Assets At Risk As Enron Seeks $22m Arbitration

Nigeria’s Foreign Assets At Risk As Enron Seeks $22m Arbitration

August 19, 2020 6:36 am

Nigeria is making frantic efforts to stop Enron Nigeria Power Holding (ENPH) from enforcing a $22 million arbitration award that could risk the country’s assets in the US.

ENPH, an incorporation of the defunct Enron International, is seeking a turnover of Nigeria’s claim to proceeds from an $80 million mega yacht that was sold in the US.

In 2019, a US federal court had given Nigeria approval to sell the yacht, named “Galactica Star”, as part of an ongoing corruption case against Kola Aluko, Nigerian businessman who allegedly acquired it with diverted profits from oil sales in Nigeria.

The yacht …

Trump To Deliver Convention Speech From White House

Trump To Deliver Convention Speech From White House

August 19, 2020 6:14 am

U.S. President Donald Trump will use the White House to deliver a partisan political speech to the Republican National Convention next week.

Trump will be formally nominated by the party next week and is due to give his acceptance speech at the end of the four-day convention, which is taking place mostly online due to the coronavirus pandemic.

During a visit to Arizona, Trump confirmed he will make the speech from the South Lawn of the White House on Thursday.

He also pledged to give the speech live, mocking Michelle Obama, the former first lady, who reportedly had pre-recorded her …

Mali: France, ECOWAS Issue Orders To Soldiers After Coup

Mali: France, ECOWAS Issue Orders To Soldiers After Coup

August 19, 2020 5:51 am

France has reacted to the current political tension in Mali, condemning the arrest of the President and Prime Minister of the country by mutiny soldiers.

France said it “in the strongest terms” condemned the turn of events in the African country.

Foreign Minister, Jean Yves Le Drian, said in a statement on Tuesday, “France has become aware of the mutiny that has taken place today in Kati, Mali. It condemns in the strongest terms this serious event.

The statement further urged the soldiers to return to their barracks “without delay”.

Read Also: Mali Coup: President And Prime Minister Arrested By

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Ghana: Peter Obi Seeks FG’s Intervention Over Clampdown On Nigerians

Ghana: Peter Obi Seeks FG’s Intervention Over Clampdown On Nigerians

August 19, 2020 5:48 am

Former Anambra State governor, Mr. Peter Obi, has described as unfair, the recent clampdown on Nigerian businesses in Ghana by the Ghanaian Authorities.

Obi in a press release in Awka through his media aide, Mr Val Obienyem, said such actions negated the true spirit of African brotherhood.

He said it was unfair and unjust to close up shops and offices of businesses that were legally registered and of which their owners were law abiding residents.

Read Also: FG Threatens Action Against Ghana Over Treatment Of Nigerian Traders

Speaking on the $1 million business registration fees and taxes allegedly levied on …

Fashola Tasks Vice Chancellors To Woo Investors

Fashola Tasks Vice Chancellors To Woo Investors

August 19, 2020 5:45 am

The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola has underscored the need for Nigerian Universities to provide well structured plans on the creation of infrastructure in their campuses to woo investors.

He made this assertion when the Association of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities led by it’s Secretary General, Prof. Yakubu Ochefu paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja on Tuesday.

Read Also: I Was Misquoted On State Of Federal Roads – Fashola

According to him, investors want to be sure of the returns on their investments.

“When we talk about money, I say to people what is the

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FG Has No Plans For Re-Opening Of Universities – ASUU

ASUU Gives Condition For Resumption Of Talks With FG

August 19, 2020 5:38 am

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called on the Federal Government to pay the withheld salaries of its members to pave way for further discussions on the outstanding issues of 2019 Memorandum of Action.

The President of the association, Mr Biodun Ogunyemi, made the call at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday.

Ogunyemi said five months salaries of ASUU members in some universities were still withheld by the Accountant General of the Federation on account of non-registration on IPPIS.

Read Also: ASUU, Others React To Purported Removal Of Unilag VC Ogundipe

According to him, thousands of other …

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 …

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