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Trump Calls All African Nations ‘Complete Toilets’ In New Book (1)

Trump Calls All African Nations ‘Complete Toilets’ In New Book

September 6, 2020 7:49 am
In a new book out this week, U.S. President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, alleges that Trump regarded all African countries and nations run by black people as “complete toilets”.

The book also said Trump made disparaging remarks about Black world leaders including former South African President Nelson Mandela after he died.

In the book, Cohen alleges that Trump described Mandela as a poor leader and disparaged U.S. minorities in general, the Washington Post has reported.

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According to the newspaper, which has a copy of the book, Cohen …

Buhari hails veteran Journalist, Femi Onayemi (1)

Buhari Hails Veteran Journalist, Femi Onayemi

September 6, 2020 4:11 am
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Mr Femi Onayemi, a veteran Journalist, who has put in 50 years in active journalism practice, as he turns 80 on Sept. 6, 2020.

The president, in a statement by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Saturday, saluted the commitment of Pa Onayemi to a profession he loves dearly.

He noted that Onayemi had served variously as reporter, editor, now editorial consultant, in a journey of five decades that saw him through publications like Daily Times, Daily Sketch, The Punch, National …

Edo 2020 - Governor Obaseki Rounds Off Ward-To-Ward Campaign

Edo 2020: Governor Obaseki Rounds Off Ward-To-Ward Campaign

September 6, 2020 4:10 am

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the Edo governorship election, Gov. Godwin Obaseki, on Saturday dedicated his ward-to-ward campaign for the poll to God Almighty.

He said this as he rounded-off his five weeks campaign to political wards in the state at his homeward, Oredo Ward 4.

He declared the campaigns as successful and said that it was only God that made it a reality.

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Obaseki stated this while addressing a crowd of PDP supporters in his Oredo Ward 4 campaign ground in Benin.

According to …

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 …

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, …

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.

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Commissioning of the complex was part of events to

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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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COVID-19 - Nigerians shouldn’t relax yet – Ooni of Ife (1)

COVID-19: Nigerians Shouldn’t Relax Yet – Ooni Of Ife

September 5, 2020 8:42 am

Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife, has warned Nigerians against relaxing in the observation of necessary protocols as COVID-19 cases continue to drop.

Ogunwusi told State House correspondents after a courtesy visit to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Friday.

Read Also: President Buhari Pays Tribute To Late Ooni Of Ife, Oba Adesoji

The monarch said he was hopeful that COVID-19 pandemic will soon end and people will return to normal lives and activities.

“No, we cannot relax; it is not possible; COVID-19 is real; we have to keep protecting ourselves.

“ We have to

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IGP, Usman Baba Withdraws Senior Police Officers From EFCC

Choice Of EFCC Chairman Divides Aso Rock

September 5, 2020 4:47 am

Indications at the Presidency may have sealed any hope of recalling the suspended acting chairman of the anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, a Commissioner of Police (CP). He was suspended on July 7, 2020 on allegations of official corruption.

In order to justify his suspension, Malami instituted a probe panel headed by retired Justice Ayo Salami. Magu is being accused of sharp practices while he held sway at EFCC. But Magu is accusing his accusers of exercising
vendetta, on him claiming innocence.

Saturday INDEPENDENT discrete investigations authoritatively revealed that the Director of Operations Deputy …

Pope Francis Looses Personal Doctor To COVID-19

Pope Steps Up Call For Poor Country Debt Cancellation

September 4, 2020 6:34 pm

Pope Francis renewed a call on Tuesday for the cancellation of debt owed by poor countries in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, saying it was time for restorative justice.

The pope is preparing for an audience with the public on Wednesday, his first since the pandemic hit Italy nearly six months ago.

“I repeat my call for the cancellation of the debt of the most vulnerable countries, in recognition of the severe impact of the medical, social and economic crises they face as a result of Covid-19,” the Roman Catholic Church’s highest official said.

“We also need to ensure …

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