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Democrats Subpoena White House; Escalates Impeachment

Democrats Subpoena White House; Escalates Impeachment

October 5, 2019 4:44 am

House Democrats on Friday issued a subpoena to the White House for documents related to Ukraine, ratcheting up the Democratic impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.

The subpoena came after the three committees leading the impeachment inquiry separately sent a letter Friday seeking documents from Vice President Mike Pence as part of their investigation into Trump and his conversation with the President of Ukraine.
The subpoena from House Oversight Chairman Elijah Cummings to the White House includes a request for a host of documents and communications tied to the President’s July 25 call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the holding
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Corpse Mysteriously Disappears From Mortuary At Agbozume

Corpse Mysteriously Disappears From Mortuary At Agbozume

October 5, 2019 4:04 am

A corpse that was deposited at the Hosana Clinic and Mortuary, a private mortuary facility in Agbozume in Ketu Municipality in the Volta Region has disappeared.

According to police in the area who confirmed the incident to Newsmen, the family of Torgbui Dictionary Akoklo deposited their deceased relation in the facility on September 27, 2019, but when they went to the said mortuary for the remains of their loved one to proceed for funeral and burial, the mortuary attendant could not find the it.

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Leicester Set To Break Liverpool’s Premier League Record

Leicester Set To Break Liverpool’s Premier League Record

October 5, 2019 3:15 am

Leicester City will travel to Anfield today to square-up against defending Premier League champion, Liverpool, who are yet to drop a point in the seven-week-old league. The Foxes will, however, be buoyed by their last week 5-0 demolition of Newcastle and also hope to exploit the shaky Reds defense that chipped in three goals in 20 minutes against RB Salzburg in midweek UEFA Champions League encounter.

But against a free-scoring Liverpool side that is desperate to win the Premier League for the first time, the Foxes will have another think coming. But for a former Reds Captain-Steven Gerrard stumble …

Dangote Establishes ₦3bn Tomato Processing Factory In Kano

Dangote Establishes ₦3bn Tomato Processing Factory In Kano

October 5, 2019 2:57 am

Dangote Tomatoes Processing Plant has established a ₦3 billion Green House nursery in Kano, designed to process over 300 to 350 million tons of hybrid tomato seedlings expected to make Nigeria self-sufficient in tomatoes production.

The Managing-Director of the Farm, Mr. Abdulkarim Lawal Kaita, said that the Green House Nursery would facilitate increased production of high-quality seedlings which the company plans to roll out to tomatoes farmers to both production of fresh tomatoes and locally made tomatoes paste in the country.

Kaita told reporters yesterday that, for the Federal Government to sustain the new quest for consumption of locally …

Alleged Treasonable Felony: Sowore Gets ₦100m Bail

Alleged Treasonable Felony: Sowore Gets ₦100m Bail

October 5, 2019 2:39 am
Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court on Friday admitted detained convener of Revolution Now Protest, Omoyele Sowore to bail in the sum of ₦100m.
Also admitted to bail in the sum of ₦50m is Sowore’s co-defendant, Olaleye Bakare, facing alleged Treasonable felony charges among others.
Justice Ojukwu who admitted the defendants to bail in a ruling, held that the offences they were been charged with are bail-able.
As part of the bail conditions, Sowore is to produce two sureties in like sum who must be resident in Abuja and show evidence of tax payment for three years
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Fight For Your Place In England; Guardiola Urges Walker

Fight For Your Place In England; Guardiola Urges Walker

October 4, 2019 12:39 pm

Pep Guardiola has challenged Kyle Walker to prove Gareth Southgate wrong after the England manager left him out of his national squad for the second time this season.

The Manchester City full-back has fallen behind Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold and Kieran Trippier, now at Atletico Madrid, in Southgate’s pecking order ahead of the Euro 2020 qualifiers against the Czech Republic and Bulgaria.

With Manchester United’s Aaron Wan-Bissaka also in contention, it may be that Walker will not add to the 48 caps he has won for his country.

At the same time, the City manager placed further pressure on Walker by …

Banksy 'Chimpanzees In The House' Picture Sells For £9.9m

Banksy ‘Chimpanzees In The House’ Picture Sells For £9.9m

October 4, 2019 2:41 am

A BANKSY painting of chimpanzees in the House of Commons sold at auction for a whopping £9.9million last night as the artist said: “shame I didn’t still own it”.

The iconic oil painting ‘Devolved Parliament’ shows MPs as monkeys and is 13ft wide.

Its sale shattered the 2008 record for a Banksy artwork which was £1.4million for a Damien Hirst “spot” painting stenciled over by the graffiti artist.

The hammer came down after 13 minutes of bidding smashing its £2m estimate.

Banksy reacted on Instagram …

Senator Akinfenwa

Former AD National Chairman, Senator Akinfenwa, Dies At 89

October 4, 2019 2:16 am

A former National Chairman of Alliance for Democracy (AD), Senator Mojisoluwa Akinfenwa, is dead.

An indigene of Erin Ijesa in Osun State, Akinfenwa, aged 89, died in his Ibadan home, on Thursday.

Confirming the death of Akinfenwa to Nigerian Tribune, a former AD chairman in Osun State, Hon Olapade Fakunle, said, the former AD national leader enjoyed good health till he breathed his last.

According to him, “Senator Akinfenwa left his Osun home on Monday, but only complained of having malaria symptoms on his way, and as he arrived in Ibadan, he went to his doctor, who asked him …

In Kaduna, Gunmen Abduct 6 Female Students And 2 Teachers

In Kaduna, Gunmen Abduct 6 Female Students And 2 Teachers

October 4, 2019 1:42 am

Six students of a private secondary school and two of their teachers in Kakau Daji village in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State were yesterday kidnapped by gunmen.

The village is located behind the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemicals Company (KRPC) in the state capital.

Confirming the incident, spokesman of the Kaduna State Police Command, Yakubu Sabo, said the gunmen invaded the school through a porous fence in the early hours of yesterday, went straight to the female hostel and abducted six students.

The spokesman also disclosed that two teachers residing inside the school were also kidnapped by the bandits …

Shisha Smoking Is Dangerous To Your Health - Efuribe

Shisha Smoking Is Dangerous To Your Health – Efuribe

October 4, 2019 1:19 am

Shisha is as dangerous, if not more dangerous than tobacco; writes Adaku Efuribe.

It would be germane to begin this reflection with a basic definition of what waste-pipe or shisha is about. The British Heart Foundation (BHF) stated that shisha smoking is a way of smoking tobacco, sometimes mixed with fruit or molasses sugar, through a bowl and hose or tube.

Shisha smoking—also called hookah, narghile, waterpipe, or hubble bubble smoking—is increasingly becoming a public health issue in many towns and cities of Nigeria. Shisha also poses the same risks as cigarette smoking. I have decided to write this article …

Federal Government Cannot Pay The New Minimum Wage - Ngige

Federal Government Cannot Pay The New Minimum Wage – Ngige

October 4, 2019 12:38 am

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, Thursday stated that the federal government would have to lay off workers to be able to meet a wage bill of ₦580 billion needed to meet labour’s demand on the new minimum wage.

Ngige told labour leaders in Abuja that the sum was what would be needed by the government to pay the consequential adjustments as demanded by labour.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that the minister’s announcement is the latest in the increasing drama over payment of the new wage.

Ngige was speaking when the leadership of …

3 Out Of 10 Nigerian Men Are Not The Fathers Of Their Kids

3 Out Of 10 Nigerian Men Are Not The Fathers Of Their Kids

October 3, 2019 12:43 pm

A DNA expert has shared some knowledgeable findings as it relates to the paternity of children, especially in Nigeria. According to him, it is high time people took this DNA testing seriously, as an alarming 3 out of every 10 Nigerian men are not the true and biological fathers of their children.

Is paternity testing becoming an issue in Nigeria?

We have seen that there is serious need for it because in many homes things are happening that are scary both to the lives of children and their parents. And for the general statistics that are now available, it …

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