August 2020

Country That Pardons Terrorists Wants To Kill Man For Blasphemy – Suleman

‘Country That Pardons Terrorists Wants To Kill Man For Blasphemy’

August 11, 2020 4:58 pm

President of Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide Apostle Johnson Suleman has reacted to the death sentence handed down to a 22-year-old man by a Kano Upper Shari’a Court on Monday for blaspheming Prophet Muhammad.

Suleman via his Twitter page on Tuesday said Saudi Arabia will be shocked at the development.

He stressed that he could not understand how death sentence would be awarded for blasphemy while Boko Haram fighters are pardoned.

Read Also: $1,000: Apostle Suleman Fires Back At Witches Group

He wrote, “A country that pardons terrorists wants to kill a man for blasphemy.I am sure even Saudi Arabia is …

Herdsmen Attack Benue Community, Butcher Two

Armed Fulani Herdsmen From Mali, Niger Swamp Kogi Communities

August 11, 2020 4:57 pm

Armed Fulani herdsmen from Mali and Niger have swamped some communities in Kogi West Senatorial District, an environmentalist and community leader, Dr. Oluwayomi David Atte has cried out.

Atte, a former Commissioner for Education in the old Kwara State and former Governorship aspirant in Kogi State said bands of herdsmen have positioned themselves in various communities in Okun land , raising concerns about insecurity.

He told P.M.NEWS that some of the armed herdsmen were accosted by hunters in MopAmuro Local Government Area.

Read Also: Exposed! How Fulani Herdsmen Gang Raped An Igbo Girl (Video)

He said the Invaders brandished a …

Tinubu Tells Lagos Govt To Donate Revenue Of Toll Gate To Victims

Tinubu Hosts US Top Officials In Abuja

August 11, 2020 4:56 pm

Two U.S. top officials in Nigeria have paid a courtesy call on Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress.

Read Also: We’ve No Differences To Sort Out In APC, Says Tinubu

The American officials were US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard and United States Deputy Chief of Mission in Nigeria, Kathleen FitzGibbon.

The meeting took place in Tinubu’s Abuja home on Tuesday.

 

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Akeredolu Inaugurates Amotekun In Ondo

August 11, 2020 1:19 pm

The Ondo State Governor, Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, Tuesday inaugurated a security Initiative, Amotekun, expressing optimism that no criminal element shall trouble the relative peace being enjoyed in the stateugurated the state.

Read Also: My Deputy Has No Political Value – Akeredolu Mocks Ajayi

The Ondo State Governor, Mr Oluwaroyimi Akeredolu, Tuesday inaugurated the state Security Initiative, Amotekun, expressing optimism that no criminal element shall trouble the relative peace being enjoyed in the state.

He said that with a workable synergy among the leadership of the security agencies and that of Amotekun, a water-tight strategy capable of arresting …

NECO officials to swear oath of allegiance before taking part in exams – Registrar

NECO Officials To Swear Oath Of Allegiance – Registrar

August 11, 2020 11:46 am

The National Examination Council, NECO, has disclosed that it is now compulsory for all examination officials to swear an oath of allegiance before participating in its forthcoming examinations.

The Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the examination body, Prof. Godswill Obioma disclosed this during a press briefing to unveil the examination time table for the conduct of the 2020 examination.

The exam body said before the exams, the officials would be trained to build their capacities for the task

The Registrar explained that to ensure the safety of candidates and officials, NECO has prepared a Manual Guideline for the preparation …

UITH -Resident Doctors Begin 3-Day Warning Strike

UITH: Resident Doctors Begin 3-Day Warning Strike

August 11, 2020 11:44 am

The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) on Tuesday commenced a three-day warning strike over an alleged assault of one of its members by the family of a patient.

The President, ARD-UITH, Dr. Lanre Olosunde, who disclosed this to newsmen in Ilorin, said a member of the association was attacked and sustained a physical and psychological injury, NAN reports.

He explained that such assault could have caused more serious injuries or even resulted in the death of the doctor.

“The assailant also issued a threat to mobilize thugs from town to stage another attack on

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We’ve Paid Dissolved N-Power Batches – FG

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

August 11, 2020 11:43 am

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq has said that no fewer than five million candidates have applied for the N-Power program.

The Minister made the disclosure in a statement on Tuesday by her Special Assistant on Strategic Communication, Mrs Halima Oyelade.

She said that the registration which commenced on June 26 was to end on July 26 but was extended by two weeks.

“A total of 5,042,001 Nigerian youths have applied as at the end of the registration.

“Due diligence will be applied during the next stages of the selection to ensure

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First Volunteer Receives Italian Anti-COVID-19 Vaccine

Russia Registers First COVID-19 Vaccine, Putin’s Daughter Inoculated

August 11, 2020 10:27 am
Russia on Tuesday became the first country in the world to officially register a COVID-19 vaccine and declare it ready for use, despite international skepticism.

To underscore its efficacy, President Vladimir Putin said that one of his daughters has already been inoculated.

In the Philippine, President Duterte in a late night address said he sees a COVID-free December as Russia has offered to give free vaccines to the Philippines.

Read Also: America’s COVID-19 Testing Insane, Worthless – Bill Gates

Putin emphasized that the vaccine underwent the necessary tests and has proven efficient, offering a lasting immunity from the coronavirus.

However, …

APC tells Wike, PDP, Obaseki to calm down, assures fair polls

APC Tells Wike, PDP, Obaseki To Calm Down, Assures Fair Polls

August 11, 2020 10:26 am
The days of stolen and procured electoral mandates are fast fading away, the All Progressives Congress (APC) declared on Tuesday.

The party was responding to accusations by Governor Godwin Obaseki, Governor Nyesom Wike, and the Peoples Democratic Party, that the APC is bent on rigging the September 19 poll in Edo.

Read Also: 2023: Ngige Reveals APC’s Power Rotation Agreement

The APC said it should be counted out of such plot going by President Muhammadu Buhari’s declaration that the party could have used the military and other security services to overrun opposition states in the 2019 general election.

Instead the …

MURIC Clears Air On ‘Receiving’ ₦200,000 From Boko Haram

MURIC Clears Air On ‘Receiving’ ₦200,000 From Boko Haram

August 11, 2020 9:46 am

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), on Tuesday denied receiving any money from terrorist group in or outside Nigeria.

The group director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, gave the denial in a statement, following reports that it’s receiving ₦200,000 from Islamic State for West Africa Province (ISWAP) a subsidiary of the Boko Haram sect.

Read Also: WAEC Timetable Is Anti-Muslim – MURIC

Akintola described the allegation as illogical, adding that the group has always condemned every act of terror.

The group said it was a wicked concoction from the pit of Jahannam, adding that it has never had any contact with ISWAP or …

Southern Kaduna Killings - Why El-Rufai Can’t Defend You – Omokri

Southern Kaduna Killings: Why El-Rufai Can’t Defend You – Omokri

August 11, 2020 9:46 am

Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has downplayed the possibility of Governor Nasir El-Rufai to protect people of Southern Kaduna.

Omokri said expecting protection from El-Rufai is like expecting Satan to protect you from demons.

The former presidential aide made the remark in a tweet via his verified Twitter handle.

Read Also: Buhari Supports Killings In Southern Kaduna – Omokri

He, however, urged people of Southern Kaduna to resort to self-defense, but they should not attack.

“Dear S Kaduna people,

“Expecting @Elrufai to protect you from herdsmen, is like expecting Satan to protect you from demons. Article

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Jail Any Fulani Who Comes To Benue As Vigilante - Ortom

Miyetti Vigilante Will Not Under Any Guise Operate In Benue – Ortom

August 11, 2020 9:45 am

The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has said that Miyetti Allah vigilante group is not present in Benue State and will not, under any guise operate in the state.

Ortom said this while reacting to a statement from the Fulani socio-cultural organization, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, which claimed that its vigilante outfit is embedded in the Vigilante Group of Nigeria, VGN and is already functional in 36 states of the country.

Read Also: Southern Kaduna Killings: Miyetti Allah Reveals Those Behind Fresh Crisis

In a statement released by the Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase on Tuesday, the Governor said …

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