September 2020

NANS not part of planned protest over petrol price - Spokesman (1)

NANS Not Part Of Planned Protest Over Petrol Price – Spokesman

September 13, 2020 5:05 am

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has dissociated itself from a planned protest over the recent hike in fuel pump price and electricity tariff.

Mr Azeez Adeyemi, the National Public Relations Officer of NANS, said
a so-called NANS southwest Zone D that announced the protest, is not recognised by the NANS leadership.

The group led by Kappo Olawale gave the Federal government a five-day ultimatum to reverse the hike in the prices of fuel and electricity tariff.

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Olawale said the students would shutdown the southwest states in a …

Civilians killed in Mali explosion

Civilians Killed In Mali Explosion

September 13, 2020 5:04 am

Six civilians have died in an explosion in Mali.

The incident occurred near Boura, Mali’s southern region of Sikasso.

A local security source confirmed the blast to Xinhua on Saturday.

The officer said an ambulance carrying a patient from Boura hit an IED killing six people on board.

On the driver survived but was ‘severely injured and evacuated to Koutiala (south).’

Read Also: Mali Leaders To Discuss 2-Year Transition Govt

The victims included a pregnant woman and a two-year-old kid.

On Friday, the bodies of the two staff of the Environment Ministry were found.

They were abducted kidnapped by armed …

Daddy Freeze finally apologises to Bishop Oyedepo (1)

Daddy Freeze Finally Apologises To Bishop Oyedepo

September 13, 2020 5:04 am

Controversial On-Air Personality, Daddy Freeze, has apologised to the founder of Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo, over an old clip where he called the cleric baldheaded old fowl.

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Freeze took to his social media pages, to upload a video of him saying sorry.

‘My attention was been drawn to a video I released circa two years and seven months ago, while addressing some pertinent issues that arose back then.’

‘I apologise for the delivery of my message and for any insult to Bishop David Oyedepo.’

‘I did not

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C/River State Judiciary Facing Constitutional Crisis – Lawyers

C/River State Judiciary Facing Constitutional Crisis – Lawyers

September 13, 2020 5:04 am

Senior lawyers in Cross River State have lamented the crisis faced by the state judiciary following the non-appointment of an acting or substantive Chief Judge (CJ) in the state.

Speaking to Newsmen on behalf of the Senior Lawyers via phone on Saturday, the Chairman, Bar/Bench Forum, Calabar branch of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Barr (Mrs.) Rosemary Obanya, regretted the current situation in the state judiciary, particularly, the non-appointment of CJ.

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Mrs. Obanya, who was the former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in the state, said “What is …

Osaka harnesses power of sport to highlight racial injustice (1)

Osaka Harnesses Power Of Sport To Highlight Racial Injustice

September 13, 2020 4:22 am

Naomi Osaka capped a transformative U.S. Open with a challenge to the millions watching across the globe on Saturday to “start talking” about racial justice.

Striding into Arthur Ashe Stadium for her first-round match 12 days ago, Osaka put her activism front-and-center from the start, wearing a mask to honour Breonna Taylor, a Black woman killed by police officers who burst into her apartment in March.

Osaka would go on to recognize seven different Black Americans – one for each of the seven rounds of the tournament – bringing the Black Lives Matter protests against police brutality to her sport’s …

Gunmen Storm Funeral, Shoot And Kidnap Guests In Rivers

Gunmen Storm Funeral, Shoot And Kidnap Guests In Rivers

September 13, 2020 4:22 am

Unknown gunmen, Saturday stormed Banigo Isile-Ogono community in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State, shot sporadically and abducted several persons in a gory operation.

Some of the abducted victims are identified as Sunny Hart, Thomas Allison and Theophilus Ibiama, among several others.

Chairman of Bonny Local Government Council, David Irimagha and lawmaker representing Bonny Constituency in the Rivers State House of Assembly, Abinye Blessing Pepple, escaped being killed in the attack.

The incident happened during a funeral at Finiapiri-Ama, Banigo Isile-Ogono community in Bonny Local Government Area of the State.

While the LGA Chairman and the State lawmaker …

Drugs abuse - Gov. Fintiri tasks religious leaders on awareness (1)

Drugs Abuse: Gov. Fintiri Tasks Religious Leaders On Awareness

September 13, 2020 4:16 am
Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State has called on religious leaders to create more awareness against drug abuse, especially among the youth in the state.

Fintiri made the call during the general assembly and presentation of the 1442 Islamic calendar and prayer time by the state’s Muslim Council in Yola on Saturday.

He said that this would help the youth to succeed in life and to reduce the rate of crime such as kidnappings, farmers/headers clashes and the menace of `Shilaboys’.

He pledged more youth empowerment programmes and reiterated …

Makinde Calls For Tolerance As Muslims Celebrate Muhammed

Makinde Not Spending Funds On Politics In Other States – Aide

September 13, 2020 4:15 am

Mr Taiwo Adisa, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo, has denied the allegation that his boss has been spending the state’s resources on politics in other states.

A statement issued by Moses Alao, Makinde’s Special Assistant on Print Media, indicated that Adisa said this during a radio programme in Ibadan on Saturday.

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Adisa maintained that Makinde has been spending the state’s resources to benefit the people of the state, contrary to insinuations that the governor has been spending Oyo State’s money on politics in other …

Liberia declares rape a national emergency

Liberia Declares Rape A National Emergency

September 12, 2020 3:49 pm
Liberian President George Weah has declared rape a national emergency and has ordered new measures to tackle the problem after a recent spike of cases in the poor West African state.

 

The moves comes after thousands of Liberians protested rising incidents of rape in the capital Monrovia last month, in a bid to draw attention to the country’s alarming rate of sexual assault.

Late on Friday, Weah said he would install a special prosecutor for rape in Liberia, as well as set up a national sex offender registry, a statement from his office said.

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Second major protest in Mauritius over giant oil spill

Second Major Protest In Mauritius Over Giant Oil Spill

September 12, 2020 3:47 pm

Thousands of Mauritians marched Saturday for the second time in a month as public anger festers over the government’s handling of a devastating oil spill off the coast.

A sea of colourful demonstrators waving flags and chanting slogans descended on Mahebourg on the southeast coast, where a cargo ship ran aground in July and leaked more than 1,000 tonnes of fuel into the pristine sea.

The spill has inflicted untold damage to the Indian Ocean archipelago of 1.3 million people that depends crucially on its fabled coastline for fishing and ecotourism.

Prime Minister …

Rivers criminal Boboski dies hours after arrest

Rivers Criminal Boboski Dies Hours After Arrest

September 12, 2020 3:43 pm
Boboski, the most wanted suspected kidnapper, armed robber and murderer, whose real name is Honest Diigbara, has died from bullet wounds few hours after he was arrested and paraded at the Rivers State Police Command headquarters, Port Harcourt.

Boboski and his second in Command who were obviously groaning in pains while they were being paraded were drenched in blood sustained from bullet wounds.

The notorious gang Leader became lifeless in the presence of journalists and Police officers while they were being paraded.

Read Also: Police Nab ‘Boboski,’ Rivers’ Most Wanted Criminal Gang Leader

Boboski, who had been on the …

Former Adamawa gov James Ngilari dumps PDP for APC

Former Adamawa Gov James Ngilari Dumps PDP For APC

September 12, 2020 3:30 pm

Former Governor of Adamawa under the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. James Ngilari, has dumped PDP to All Progressives Congress (APC).

Alh. Ibrahim Bilal, state Chairman of APC confirmed the development on Saturday in Yola.

Bilal explained that the former PDP governor in the state dumped his party with thousands of his supporters.

‘I want to use this opportunity to announced that the former Governor of the state under the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr James Ngilari, has decamped to All Progressive Congress.’

‘Ngilari decamped to APC after a long consultation and he joined the progressive party with thousands of his supporters.’

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