September 5, 2020

Navalny Out Of Medically Induced Coma – Berlin Hospital

Outrage After Germany Says Putin Critic Navalny Was Poisoned

September 5, 2020 2:56 pm

Western leaders demanded explanations from Moscow on Wednesday after Germany said that Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent in an attempt to “silence” the Russian opposition leader.

The 44-year-old last month became the latest in a long line of Russian defectors and critics of President Vladimir Putin to be poisoned in suspicious circumstances, and is now in hospital in Berlin.

Medical tests from German military’s chemical weapons laboratory had given “unequivocal evidence” that Navalny had been afflicted by military-grade Novichok, a poison first developed by the Soviet Union towards the end of the Cold War.

The findings …

12 Killed In Bangladesh Mosque Gas Explosion (2)

12 Killed In Bangladesh Mosque Gas Explosion

September 5, 2020 2:56 pm

A suspected gas explosion tore through a Bangladesh mosque killing at least 12 people while dozens suffered life-threatening burns, police said Saturday.

Worshippers were at Friday evening prayers when the blast sent a ball of flames through the mosque in the central district of Narayanganj, emergency services said.

Investigators suspected a spark from an air conditioner which came on after a power cut set off the gas.

“Leaked gas entered the mosque,” Narayanganj fire chief Abdullah Al Arefin told AFP.

“When they shut the windows and doors and switched on the air conditioners there was an electricity spark that led …

UN Begins Withdrawing Troops From Protection Sites In S -Sudan (1)

UN Begins Withdrawing Troops From Protection Sites In S/Sudan

September 5, 2020 2:55 pm

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said Friday it has begun withdrawing troops from various camps around the country where tens of thousands of civilians sought protection during its civil war.

The camps were set up in the capital Juba and other key cities after civil war erupted in 2013, prompting thousands to flee to UN bases in search of protection, particularly from brutal ethnic atrocities which characterised the conflict.

Currently, just over 180,000 still live in the camps in white tents, but UNMISS said that they are no longer under threat, six months after the country’s main …

Japan on full alert as typhoon approaches (1)

Japan On Full Alert As Typhoon Approaches

September 5, 2020 2:26 pm
Japan has put about 22,000 of its soldiers on full alert as typhoon Haishen is expected to hit southwestern Japan in the next few days.

The Japanese Defense Minister, Taro Kono, disclosed this on Saturday as reported by the NHK broadcaster.

“In case something happens, 22,000 members of the self-defense forces are on full alert.

“The self-defense forces must gather all their strength and be ready for anything,” Kono was quoted as saying.

Earlier in the day, Japan’s Meteorological Agency said that the typhoon might cause high waves that could be comparable to tsunamis.

Atmospheric pressure in Haishen’s centre is …

Osinbajo wants equal distribution of COVID-19 vaccine (1)

Osinbajo Wants Equal Distribution Of COVID-19 Vaccine

September 5, 2020 2:26 pm

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo said the deployment of the COVID-19 vaccine should be done in an equitable and affordable manner rather than on the basis of the highest bidder.

This is in accordance to a statement released by his spokesman, Laolu Akande, at the virtual 2020 EURAFRICA Forum with the theme, “Towards a Realistic Euro-African Partnership During and Beyond the COVID-19 Era”.

Osinbajo said that such an approach would effectively contain the global spread of COVID-19.

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The summit featured presentations from notable global leaders, including the UN Secretary-General, Mr Antonio Guterres and …

Ogun Lawmakers Okay Abiodun’s Request To Access CBN Fund (1)

Ogun Lawmakers Okay Abiodun’s Request To Access CBN Fund

September 5, 2020 2:25 pm

Lawmakers in Ogun State House of Assembly have approved the request of the State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun seeking the Assembly’s approval to access ₦2.5 billion in the ongoing intervention fund provided by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN.

The fund is towards strengthening the State Health Sector to enable it meet up with the rising demand for healthcare products and services as part of efforts at ameliorating the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic in the nation.

The Speaker of the Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo, who read the Governor’s letter dated 12th August, 2020 before the lawmakers at the Assembly Complex, …

How Obiano Borrowed ₦3B To Buy Cars For Traditional Rulers (1)

How Obiano Borrowed ₦3B To Buy Cars For Traditional Rulers

September 5, 2020 1:46 pm

Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, recently presented 130 brand new Ikenga IVM SUV vehicles made by the Nigerian vehicle manufacturer, Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM) to 130 traditional rulers in the state.

The presentation is coming weeks after billionaire oil mogul, Prince Arthur Eze allegedly presented 12 Lexus 570 SUVs to 12 traditional rulers who were suspended for joining him to Abuja to see President Muhammadu Buhari. Eze had recently accused Obiano of ill-treatment to traditional rulers in the state by refusing to give five per cent of the state’s revenue to the traditional institution as had been agreed by …

Nigeria’s Economy Is Still Weak Under Buhari – Tinubu

Nigeria’s Revenue Formula Needs Review – Tinubu

September 5, 2020 1:02 pm
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called for an urgent review of the revenue formula of the country.

According to Tinubu, if the fiscal elements of Nigeria’s economy are strictly supervised, the population of the country can be turned to prosperity rather than liability.

The APC national leader said this on Saturday in Akure, Ondo State capital during the commissioning of the Ondo State Internal Revenue Service Complex constructed by the Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu’s administration.

Read Also: 16,700 Sign Reno Omokri’s Petition Against Tinubu

Commissioning of the complex was part of events to

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First International Flight Lands In Lagos Airport After 5 Months (1)

First International Flight Lands In Lagos Airport After 5 Months

September 5, 2020 1:01 pm

There was palpable joy on Saturday as the first international flight landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.

This is coming after five months of the closure of the Nigerian airspace due to lockdown occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic.

The aircraft operated by Middle East Airlines touched down at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.

Read Also: Ghana: International Flights Resume September 1

The Nation gathered that the plane which took off from Beirut, Lebanon, landed at the airport at exactly 02:27 pm.

 

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Trump Finally Agrees To Leave White House

Trump Called US Marines Killed In WWI Battle ‘Losers’: Report

September 5, 2020 1:01 pm
US President Donald Trump referred to US Marines buried in a WWI cemetery in France as “losers” and “suckers” for getting killed in action, according to a report friday in the Atlantic magazine.

 

The report, penned by the magazine’s editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg, said Trump had refused to visit the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery near Paris in 2018 because “he feared his hair would become dishevelled in the rain,” although the official explanation offered by aides was that the helicopter due to take him there could not fly due to weather.

“In a conversation with senior staff members on the morning …

Kwara Gov Appoints Prince Abdulkadir As New Chief Of Staff (1)

Kwara Gov Appoints Prince Abdulkadir As New Chief Of Staff

September 5, 2020 8:43 am
Prince Mahee Abdulkadir has been appointed as the new Chief of Staff to Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq.

Prince Abdulkadir is a son of the late 10th Emir of Ilorin, Mallam Aliyu Abdulkadir.

He will replace the late Chief of Staff to the governor, Alhaji Aminu Adisa Logun, who died recently of COVID-19.

Prince Abdulkadir was a former Permanent Secretary in the Government House, Ilorin in 2003.

He also served as the Clerk of the State House of Assembly in 2004, and left in 2007.

Read Also: Kwara Govt Probes ₦300m Controversial LG Funds

A close friend of the governor’s younger brother,

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FRSC dismisses eight personnel, gives reasons (1)

FRSC Dismisses Eight Personnel, Gives Reasons

September 5, 2020 8:43 am

The board of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has granted approval for the dismissal of 8 erring officers of the Corps in accordance with the provisions of its regulation on discipline.

The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), ACM Bisi Kazeem, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday in Abuja.

Kazeem said that the dismissal was part of the efforts made to rid the FRSC of undisciplined and corrupt elements.

Read Also: FRSC Set To Commence Enforcement Of Speed Limit Devices

He also explained that the officers had been found culpable of offences ranging from

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