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I Have No Plans To Return To The PDP — Senator Akpabio

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Former Governor of oil-rich Akwa Ibom and chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Godswill Obot Akpabio has denied allegations that he called his party evil and was considering returning to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a press release on Thursday, signed by his Special Assistant on media, Anietie Ekong, Senator Akpabio disclosed that he had no regret whatsoever for the decision he took as a nationalist to join the APC. He re-echoed his earlier stand that he was rigged out of the race for re-election as Senator…

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Buhari signs N30,000 Minimum Wage Bill

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The Minimum Wage Repeal and Re-enactment Bill, 2019, has been signed into law yesterday by President Muhammadu Buhari, saying implementation takes immediate effect. The National Assembly had on March 27 transmitted the bill to the President for assent. Briefing State House correspondents, Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters, Senator Ita Enang, said: “You can see me smiling on behalf of Nigerian workers. President Buhari has assented to the Minimum Wage Repeal and Enactment Act 2019. This makes it compulsory for all employers of labour in Nigeria…

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CCT convicts, sacks Onnoghen as Chief Justice

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The allegation of false and non-assets declaration against Justice Walter Onnoghen, came to a dramatic end yesterday at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Onnoghen watched helplessly as the tribunal headed by Mr. Danladi Umar, a non-judicial officer, found him guilty of the six-count charge brought against him by the Federal Government through the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). The tribunal in a unanimous judgment also ordered the removal of Onnoghen as Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) and chairman, National Judicial Council (NJC). He was also barred from holding public…

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Wife beats husband to death for supporting daughter over theft

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Hafsat, a 50-year-old housewife, has been arrested by the Niger State Police Command yesterday, alongside her 25-year-old son for allegedly beating the father, Ali Haruna, to death for shielding his daughter for stealing from their mother. One of the daughters of the couple was said to have stolen money of her mother and this led to a sharp disagreement between the parents which eventually led to physical combat between them. The incident occurred on 13 April 2019, behind Shango Primary School Minna, in Chanchaga Local Government area of the State.…

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TIME Names Mohamed Salah One Of World’s 100 Most Influential People

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Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah said men in “my culture and in the Middle East” need to treat women with more respect as he was named one of the world’s 100 most influential people by Time magazine. The Egypt striker, 26, a practising Muslim, was also one of the US magazine’s six cover stars and used his interview to discuss women’s equality. “We need to change the way we treat women in our culture,” he told Time. “That has to be, it’s not optional.” He added: “I support the woman more…

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Pastor sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for fraud

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An Igbosere Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a pastor with a Pentecostal church, Fisayo Nehemiah, to five years’ imprisonment after he was convicted of fraud. Nehemiah was sentenced by the Chief Magistrate R. Davies-led court on Friday. Our correspondent learnt that the convict obtained iron rods valued at N1,400,385 from a company, Mukaz Nigeria Limited, under false pretences. He was also said to have issued a Diamond Bank dud cheque to the General Manager of the company, Alhaji Babalola Wasiu, as means of payment for the goods. Nehemiah was arraigned on…

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Robbers break into police station in Kenya, steal rifles as officers watch UEFA match

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Thieves broke into a police station on Tuesday night as all officers on duty abandoned their post to watch a UEFA Champions League match at a nearby trading centre. The incident happened at Kobujoi Police Station, Nandi County, Kenya. The thieves made away with three rifles and ammunitions. On returning to the post, the soccer-crazy policemen discovered that the room of the officer in-charge, which also serves as an armoury was open. They walked in to find the steel box, in which firearms are kept, broken. The thieves stole three…

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12-year-old boy killed by father over witchcraft allegation

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The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested one Essien Okon, who allegedly killed his 12-year-old son, Joseph, over alleged witchcraft. Essien and his wife, Peace, allegedly prepared a poisonous concoction with a certain seed called asene and forced the boy to drink it. It was learnt that they took the victim to a swamp where he was buried. The father, who confessed to the crime, said Joseph was a wizard, who killed his former wife. It was learnt that Essien married Peace after the death of his former wife, Joseph’s mother. He…

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Asthmatic NYSC member dies after parade in Bauchi

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A Batch A corps member, Magdaline Yohana, has died while participating in a parade at the orientation camp of the National Youth Service Corps in Bauchi State. The late Yohana, who died at the age of 28, was said to be asthmatic. It was gathered that although the incident happened on Monday, April 1, 2019, the management of the NYSC in the state had not yet made any official statement on it. A source said the corps member, who hailed from Harshuwa, Kwaturu district, in the Kachia Local Government Area…

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Gov. Yahya Bello Declares For Second Term, Gives Reasons

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Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi, on Wednesday, officially declared his intention to seek reelection for a second term on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Bello made the declaration while inaugurating the board of the State House of Assembly Service Commission at Banquet hall Government House, Lokoja. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has slated the governorship election in the state for Nov. 2. The governor said his declaration came after consultations with the leadership of his party both at the national and state levels and pressure from…

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