October 2020

President Buhari Speaks Ahead Of Ondo Election

President Buhari Speaks Ahead Of Ondo Election

October 8, 2020 5:19 am

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that all necessary measures have been put in place to ensure that the October 10 gubernatorial election in Ondo State is peaceful, transparent and credible.

President Buhari also assured the electorate in Ondo of the provision of adequate security to forestall any breach of the peace by unscrupulous elements.

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In a video message to party supporters at the Grand Finale of the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign for the Ondo Governorship Election, the President urged the electorate to turn out en masse to …

Nuhu Bamalli - Mallawa House Produces New Emir Of Zazzau

Nuhu Bamalli: Mallawa House Produces New Emir Of Zazzau

October 8, 2020 5:18 am

The Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, on Wednesday, approved the appointment of Alhaji Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli as the 19th Emir of Zazzau.

He succeeds HRH Alh. (Dr.) Shehu Idris who died on Sunday, 20th September 2020 after reigning for 45 years.

In a statement on Wednesday by Commissioner, Ministry of Local Government Affairs, Ja’afaru Ibrahim Sani said, Alh. Bamalli is the first emir from the Mallawa ruling house in 100 years, following the demise in 1920 of his grandfather, Emir Dan Sidi.

Read Also: Arewa Forum Mourns Emir Of Zaria, Shehu Idris

According to the statement, ‘Until his

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Catholic Priest Reportedly Shot Dead In Benue

Thieves Break Into AIT Office, Cart Away Hardware

October 8, 2020 5:17 am

Persons suspected to be thieves on Wednesday, burgled the Adamawa State office of the privately-owned African Independent Television (AIT), based in Yola.

Chief Timawus Mathias, the Yola Head of the station, confirmed the incident to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Yola.

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Mathias told Newsmen that some sensitive hardware was stolen by the suspected burglars.

‘We have reported the matter to the Police and the security man was invited for investigation.’

‘And equipment so far discovered carted away include 2 pieces of 42 inch TV, One piece

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UK COVID-19 Variant Hits Spain, Sweden

Coronavirus Climbs Again In Nigeria, Lagos Leads

October 8, 2020 3:25 am

Nigeria recorded a rise in Coronavirus infections on Wednesday, with Lagos ramping up more than half of the new cases.

The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, announced 155 new infections, an increase from the 118 cases raked in the previous day.

Lagos posted 84 new cases, with Rivers, 31 cases, Kaduna, 12 cases and Osun, 10 cases, making the top four.

Read Also: Coronavirus Cases Plunge Further In Nigeria

Overall, the nation now has 59,738 confirmed Coronavirus cases, with 51,403 discharged and1,113 deaths recorded.

The fresh cases were recorded in seven states and the Federal Capital Territory.

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Lagos Serves Abatement Notice To Houses In Agege, Ejigbo

Lagos Serves Abatement Notice To Houses In Agege, Ejigbo

October 8, 2020 3:25 am

In a bid to restore cleanliness to Housing Estates and other parts in the State, the Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) has reiterated its readiness at promoting a cleaner, hygienic and aesthetically resplendent environment through constant monitoring of environmental infractions and other nuisances such as distressed soak-away, inappropriate discharge of wastewater, defective plumbing works, improper waste disposal, and untidy general surroundings.

The Corps Marshal of the Agency, CP Gbemisola Akinpelu (Retd) expressed her displeasure on these unwholesome acts at the Agency’s Command Headquarters Bolade-Oshodi.

According to her, ‘’the present administration of Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu is poised at ensuring a healthy …

UN Refugee Chief Tests Positive For COVID-19

UN Refugee Chief Tests Positive For COVID-19

October 7, 2020 4:54 pm

The UN refugee chief said Wednesday that he had tested positive for Covid-19 after leading the first day of the agency’s main annual meeting in person.

Filippo Grandi, who kicked off UNHCR’s week-long Executive Committee meeting in Geneva on Monday, told participants via video-link that he would need to continue following the event from home.

“I am engaging with UNHCR’s Executive Committee from home as I have to isolate after testing positive to #COVID19,” he said in a tweet.

Read Also: President Trump Gives Update On Health Amid COVID-19 Battle

“I only have mild symptoms and hope to recover soon,” …

Egypt releases detained journalist amid outcry

Egypt Releases Detained Journalist Amid Outcry

October 7, 2020 4:53 pm

Egypt’s prosecutor-general has ordered the release of a journalist days after she was arrested in the country’s south, amid outcry from international press freedom advocates.

“The prosecutor-general has ordered the release of the defendant Basma Mostafa after she was questioned on the charges laid against her,” the prosecution said in a statement overnight Monday into Tuesday, adding that the investigation would continue.

Prosecutors had accused her of “using her personal social media account to publish and promote false news”, the statement said.

Read Also: Egypt Arrests Top Muslim Brotherhood Leader

Mostafa, a freelance journalist, had been brought before prosecutors on …

Policeman Charged In Death Of George Floyd Released On Bail

Policeman Charged In Death Of George Floyd Released On Bail

October 7, 2020 4:07 pm

The police officer charged with killing George Floyd, the African American whose death sparked a mass protest movement, was released from a Minnesota jail on Wednesday on $1 million bail.

Derek Chauvin, who was video recorded pressing his knee to handcuffed Floyd’s neck during an arrest in May until Floyd went limp, is charged with second and third-degree murder and manslaughter.

The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office posted a notice of his release after more than four months in jail, after Chauvin was able to post the hefty bond.

Read Also: Mixed Reactions Trail Bodycam Footage Of George Floyd’s Arrest

The …

Okonjo-Iweala Closer To WTO DG Job, Makes Final Stage – Sources

Okonjo-Iweala Closer To WTO DG Job, Makes Final Stage

October 7, 2020 4:04 pm

Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has reached the final stage in the race to lead the World Trade Organization. The former finance minister alongside Yoo Myung-hee of South Korea, has remained in the running. Sources familiar with the decision said Wednesday, in what will be a first for the trade body.

The official announcement of the two candidates left standing is expected tomorrow.

But several sources familiar with the member states’ decision told AFP that Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria had made it, while one source said Yoo Myung-hee of South Korea had also made the cut.

No woman has ever headed the …

Cuba denies doctors kidnapped in Kenya have been freed

Cuba Denies Doctors Kidnapped In Kenya Have Been Freed

October 7, 2020 2:00 pm
Cuba on Wednesday denied that two doctors kidnapped by suspected Al-Shabaab militants in 2019 have been released, rejecting claims to that effect by Kenyan police.

“I deny the information circulating this morning about the alleged liberation of the two kidnapped Cuban doctors, Assel Herrera Correa and Landy Rodriguez Hernandez,” said Foreign Affairs Ministry Press Director Juan Antonio Fernandez.

“Considerable efforts are ongoing to ensure their freedom and their safe and healthy return to our country.”

Earlier on Wednesday, a senior Kenyan police officer told AFP: “It is true they have been freed. The doctors are now safe.”

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Billionaires’ riches reach record highs during pandemic

Billionaires’ Riches Reach Record Highs During Pandemic

October 7, 2020 1:55 pm
The wealth of the world’s dollar billionaires reached record heights despite the global coronavirus crisis, notably thanks to a strong comeback by tech and health giants, said a report published Wednesday.

By the end of July, the cumulative wealth of billionaires stood at around $10.2 trillion, according to a study conducted by Switzerland’s biggest bank UBS and accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers.

That exceeded the previous peak of $8.9 trillion recorded in 2017.

The annual inventory of the super-rich’s fortunes identified 2,189 billionaires at the end of July — 31 more than …

U.S. stocks fall as Trump cancels talks over COVID-19 stimulus 2

US Stocks Fall As Trump Cancels Talks On COVID-19 Stimulus

October 7, 2020 11:17 am
U.S. stocks were down more than 1% in late afternoon trading Tuesday after President Donald Trump said he was calling off negotiations with Democratic lawmakers on coronavirus relief legislation until after the election.

Stocks, which had been moderately higher, reversed course after the comments on Twitter from Trump, who returned to the White House late Monday after a three-day hospital stay where he received an experimental treatment for the disease.

Hopes for further fiscal stimulus had been helping to support the market.

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“Investors are certainly focused on any type …

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