Reps move to sue Akpabio for defamation, perjury

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House of Representatives has resolved to sue the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, for alleged perjury and defamation of the parliament. Akpabio had on Monday, while appearing before the House Committee on the Niger Delta Development Commission at an investigative hearing on the alleged illegal spending and mismanagement by the NDDC, alleged that members of the National Assembly got 60 per cent of contracts from the commission. The Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, with the leave of the House, on Tuesday, had asked the minister to provide details of…

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Covid-19: Brazilian president tests positive for the third time

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Jair Bolsonaro, Brazilian President, has again tested positive for the new coronavirus, his office announced Wednesday, saying he would extend his two-week quarantine and suspend upcoming travel plans. The far-right leader, who has faced criticism for downplaying the pandemic and flouting social distancing measures, has been in self-isolation in the presidential palace in Brasilia since first testing positive for the virus on July 7. “President Jair Bolsonaro’s health continues to improve, under the treatment of the presidential medical team,” his office said in a statement. “A (new coronavirus) test carried…

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Covid-19: Kano suspends Sallah durbar

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The traditional Sallah festivities to mark Eid-el-Kabir celebrations in Kano State has been cancelled by the State Executive Council on Wednesday. The measure, according to the state government, is part of efforts to consolidate the successes recorded in the fight against COVID-19. At the end of deliberations at its weekly meeting at the Government House, the state government, however, endorsed the conduct of Eid congregational prayers across the state, but with strict observance of COVID-19 preventive protocols, which would be supervised by government officials. The state Commissioner for Information, Malam…

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Jegede wins Ondo PDP ticket, to battle Akeredolu in Oct poll

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‌Mr Eyitayo Jegede, former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Ondo State, has been elected the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the October 10 governorship election in the state. Jegede defeated other contestants having polled 888 votes, while the deputy governor of the state, Mr Agboola Ajayi, polled 657 votes; and the PDP National Vice Chairman, Dr Eddy Olafeso, came third with 175 votes. Also, Dr  Bode Ayorinde scored 95 votes, Mr Banji Okunomo polled 90, Senator Boluwaji Kunlere got 33, Sola Ebiseni scored 29 and Godday Erewa…

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Covid-19: Fayemi tests positive, wife, commissioners, others undergo test

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Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has tested positive for coronavirus. Following the positive COVID-19 result of the governor, his wife Bisi, members of the state executive council and aides of the governor have taken coronavirus tests. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Yinka Oyebode, said, “The wife of the governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, being the closest to the governor, and members of the executive, including myself, as well as personal aides of His Excellency, have submitted ourselves for COVID-19 test.” Oyebode, who spoke in Ado Ekiti on…

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COVID-19: Pandemic will probably get worse — Trump

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United States President, Donald Trump, on Tuesday evening admitted that the COVID-19 pandemic “will probably get worse before it gets better’’. Speaking at a White House news briefing, Trump noted the rising cases in southern and western states of the country, especially Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia and Texas. “It will probably, unfortunately, get worse before it gets better, something I don’t like saying about things, but that’s the way it is,” he said. Until the rise in new cases, Trump had downplayed the COVID-19 crisis in the U.S., and was…

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Oyo government cancels 3rd term in schools

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Third Term for the 2019/2020 school session has been cancelled by the Oyo State Government. Promotion of students for all affected classes will now be determined by First and Second Term Continuous Assessments. Mr Olasunkanmi Olaleye, the state Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, announced the decision after the State Executive Council meeting in Ibadan on Tuesday. He said the state government has also approved the academic calendar to guide resumption of schools and other associated educational activities for the 2020/2021 session in the state. According to the commissioner, Pry-6,…

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Covid-19: Nigeria records 576 new cases, total now 37,801 

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced that Nigeria recorded 576 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday bringing total infections reported to 37,801. This was made known via its Twitter handle, noting that 15,677 patients have been discharged upon treatment and recovery from 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory Abuja. It added that 805 associated fatalities have been recorded so far. The NCDC gave a state-by-state distribution of cases confirmed on Tuesday as, “Lagos – 88, Kwara – 87, FCT – 82, Plateau – 62, Ondo – 39, Enugu –…

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Man drugs, defiles five-year old girl in Bauchi

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‌Saleh Hassan, 38, has allegedly drugged and raped a five year-old-girl in Bauchi State. The Executive Director, Prison Inmate Development Initiative (PIDI-Nigeria), a human rights group, Cate Iya Rize, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. She alleged that the five year old girl was raped by the man at Unguwar Hardo area of the Bauchi State capital. Rize said, “It is now a saddening case of a (victim) who was drugged and raped by one Saleh Hassan (shoe shiner) in Paparanda Unguwan Hardo. “Saleh Hassan is 38 years old,…

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Corruption allegations: Recovered vehicles auctioned to Presidential Villa, ministries – Magu

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Ibrahim Magu, the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, says some of the vehicles recovered by the EFCC were auctioned to the Presidential Villa, the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development as well as  the Federal Inland Revenue Services and other agencies. He further stated that some of these agencies had not paid for the vehicles but there was an arrangement that the money would be deducted from their financial allocation. Magu, in a letter addressed to the  Justice Ayo Salami-led panel titled,…

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