October 2020

Erdogan Says Macron Needs ‘Mental Checks’

Erdogan Says Macron Needs ‘Mental Checks’

October 24, 2020 4:40 pm

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday slammed his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, over his policies toward Muslims, saying that he needed “mental checks.”

“What can one say about a head of state who treats millions of members from different faith groups this way: first of all, have mental checks,” Erdogan said in a televised address.

Read Also: Coronavirus: Erdogan Announces First Nationwide Lockdown

Macron’s proposal to defend his country’s secular values against radical Islam has angered the Turkish government, adding to a growing list of disputes between the French leader and Erdogan.

Macron this month described Islam as …

NDDC Chairman, Ndoma-Egba’s House Vandalised, Set Ablaze

NDDC Chairman, Ndoma-Egba’s House Vandalised, Set Ablaze

October 24, 2020 4:36 pm

The house of the Chairman, Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba has been vandalised and set ablaze in Calabar, Cross River State by hoodlums.

Ndoma-Egba was a three-time senator who represented Cross River Central Senatorial District of Cross River State in the Nigerian Senate from 2003 to 2015.

Hoodlums unleashed mayhem in Calabar on Saturday, vandalising properties and setting some ablaze in the aftermath of #EndSARS protests in the country.

The hoodlums had vandalised a warehouse in Calabar and made away with COVID-19 palliative materials.

Videos showed arsonists …

COVID-19 Palliatives In Jos Looted

COVID-19 Palliatives In Jos Looted (Video)

October 24, 2020 4:36 pm

Hoodlums on Saturday discovered and looted a warehouse full of COVID-19 palliatives in Jos, Plateau state.

The same incident happened in Lagos, Oyo, Kwara, Osun, Calabar, Edo and many other states.

Some of the items carted away include beans, noodles, sugar, salt, garri, rice and pasta.

Read Also: PDP Mocks Fayemi, Reveals Why Palliatives Were Looted

 

 

 

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PDP Mocks Fayemi, Reveals Why Palliatives Were Looted

PDP Mocks Fayemi, Reveals Why Palliatives Were Looted

October 24, 2020 3:10 pm

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ekiti State, has mocked the state Governor, Kayode Fayemi, over the looting of COVID-19 food stores by angry youths, saying it is a testimony to his failure.

Chairman of the main opposition party in the state, Otunba Bisi Kolawole, described looting of Silos and food stores in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, as a testimony of the misgovernance of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) both in the state and at the federal levels.

Kolawole said it was shameful that the state was being ravaged by chronic hunger under in the administration Fayemi, such …

Nigeria’s Economy Is Still Weak Under Buhari – Tinubu

I’m Still Jagaban, Asiwaju Of Lagos’ – Tinubu Boasts

October 24, 2020 3:04 pm

Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Saturday, denied eloping out of the country, amid the End SARS protest.

Tinubu boasted that he still remained the Asiwaju and Jagaban of Lagos State, while dismissing insinuations that he alongside his family members left the country due to the ongoing protests.

He spoke while addressing newsmen after he visited the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

Read Also: How Tinubu’s Presidential Ambition Got Him Into Trouble

According to Tinubu: ‘I still hold the title of the Asiwaju of Lagos and I’m still the Jagaban.’

‘Whatever they think, fake news

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Wike To Igbos: Why Will You Allow IPOB Criminals Speak For You?

Wike Outlaws IPOB, Places ₦50m Ransom On Its Leader In Rivers

October 24, 2020 5:52 am

Governor Nyesom Wike on Friday announced a ban on all activities of Igbo secessionist agitator group, the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB,  in Rivers State.

The ban follows the indictment of the group by the police in the series of violence that have rocked the Oyigbo Local Government Area and other parts of the State in the wake of the #EndSARS protests since the beginning of the week.

The Governor had on Wednesday declared 24 hours curfew in Oyigbo and other parts of the state to rein in activities of the group.

Read Also: How Kanu Registered IPOB As A

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

PSC Wants IGP To Hand Over 2020 Police Recruitment Exercise

October 24, 2020 5:51 am
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has asked The inspector-general of police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu to handover the ongoing recruitment exercise of police constables and cadets in compliance with the order of the court of appeal.

The police service commission had challenged the powers of the IGP to recruit 10,000 police constables into the force.

Inyang Ekwo, a federal high court judge, Abuja on December 2, 2019 dismissed PSC’s suit for lacking merit.

A three-man panel of the appellate court on September 30, 2020 led by Olabisi Ige ruled that the IGP and the NPF lack powers to recruit constables into …

#EndSARS - Lagos lawmaker to donate N10m to victims

#EndSARS: Lagos Lawmaker To Donate ₦10m To Victims

October 24, 2020 5:30 am

Mr Temitope Adewale, a Lagos lawmaker, says he has earmarked ₦10 million emergency relief fund for victims of the #EndSARS clash at Fagba area of the state.

Adewale, representing Ifako-Ijaye Constituency 1 in Lagos House of Assembly, made this known to newsmen in Lagos on Friday.

There was bloody violence, burning, and looting in Ifako-Ijaiye area this week under the guise of #EndSARS protest.

Adewale said that the fund was to give respite to victims of the sad occurrence which claimed many lives in Fagba, Iju, and Abattoir areas of Ifako-Ijaye, Lagos.’

‘It is with deep sorrow in my heart

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Abdulrazaq imposes 24-hour curfew in Ilorin over violent protest, looting

Abdulrazaq Imposes 24-Hour Curfew In Ilorin Over Violent Protest

October 24, 2020 5:27 am

Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has imposed 24-hour curfew in Ilorin following violent protest and looting of properties by hoodlums.

The governor announced the curfew late Friday night in a statewide broadcast.

He said he just had an emergency security meeting with commanders of various security agencies in the state to assess the situation in the state.

Read Also: End SARS: Buhari Is Wicked – Afenifere Blasts President

‘Over the last few days, I had earlier met with the traditional rulers, opinion leaders, members of the student community, and many other stakeholders in the state.’

‘Our observation is that what

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NITDA Trains 442 Government Workers On Digital Technical Skills

NITDA Trains 442 Government Workers On Digital Technical Skills

October 23, 2020 8:06 pm

The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Abdullahi, has noted that Nigerians must become Digital Literate if we must transform the country’s economy.

Read Also: Why 5G Is Critical To Nigeria’s Development’

The DG stressed this at the closing ceremony of the first phase of the capacity building for members of the Digital Transformation Technical Working Groups (DT-TWGs) of the Federal Public Institutions held today, 22nd October 2020 at the e-Government Training Centre, Public Service Institute of Nigeria, Kubwa, Abuja.

The training programme which is a follow up to the inauguration of heads of …

NYSC Pleads With Governors To Provide Land For Agro-Business

NYSC Pleads With Governors To Provide Land For Agro-Business

October 23, 2020 7:58 pm

The management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has pleaded with the 36 state governors to make land available to corps members to embark on Agro-business as part of the efforts towards achieving food security in Nigeria.

Read Also: Nigerian Govt Re-Opens NYSC Orientation Camps

Director-General of the scheme, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, made the appeal when the Executive Secretary of National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA), Prince Paul Ikonne, paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja.

The DG also disclosed that the NYSC introduced Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development Programme into its Orientation Course content in 2012 as …

US Ban On China Telecom Is ‘Malicious Suppression’ - Beijing

Xi Invokes Chinese Military Might With US In Mind

October 23, 2020 5:22 pm

President Xi Jinping on Friday warned of China’s military resolve to defeat “invaders”, speaking on a 70th anniversary for the Korean War, the only time Chinese forces have fought the United States.

In a long speech, heavy on patriotism and flecked by anecdotes of heroism by Chinese forces, Xi said victory in the 1950-53 conflict was a reminder that his nation stood ready to fight anyone “creating trouble… on China’s doorstep”.

Beijing frequently uses war anniversaries to fire thinly covered warnings to the US of the military strength of the “new China”.

The Korean War is a key foundation story

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