President Muhammadu Buhari has met with the President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Adesina has been at the centre of sundry allegations of misconduct at the Abidjan-based financial institution, which he has denied. Even though the Bank’s Ethics Committee has exonerated him, the US government is, however,...
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COVID-19 Is Real, Delta Govt Warns As Cases Soar To 88
Delta State government has warned doubting Thomases resident in the state on the reality of COVID-19 in the state, just as 88 cases have been confirmed, so far. TribuneOnline reports that in spite of the 88 confirmed cases with 63 active, 17 discharged and eight fatalities, it is a common sing-song in some parts of...
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FG Orders Investigation Into Gang-Rape, Murder Of Student, Abuse Of Minor
The Federal Government has directed the police to unravel the circumstances surrounding the gang-rape and murder of a female student of the University of Benin, Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, in Benin and the serial sexual abuse of a minor in Jigawa State by 14 men, with a view to bringing the perpetrators to justice. In a...
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BREAKING: Suspected killer of Uwa Omozuwa arrested
The Police in Edo have arrested one person suspected to have been part of the gang that raped and killed a 100-level Microbiology student of UNIBEN, Uwaila Vera Omozuwa. Chairperson of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, confirmed the development on her twitter handle @abikedabiri. She hinted the police carried out the arrest through the...
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ELDERLY MAN MOLEST LADY IN A PUBLIC TRANSPORT
An elderly man has been caught molesting lady inside a bus in the wake of the University of Benin student who was raped and murdered inside in a church. Twitter user, @DanielFaithArts, who posted the video online said his sister was molested all the way from Abuja to Akure by a male passenger who sat...
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Black Lives Matter Protest holds Under The Rain In Victoria Island, Lagos
Nigerians braved the rain to protest the murder of George Floyd and to call for an end to racial injustice. The protest was organised by the Black Lives Matter Movement in Nigeria (BLMMN). The convener, Josephine Okpara, stormed the streets of Victoria Island, Lagos, with other protesters. They carried placards with words such as “Black...
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21 YEAR OLD KILLS FRIEND OVER OWNERSHIP OF GIRLFRIEND
A case of a love triangle turned sour occurred when a 21-year-old young man, Ishaku in Dass, headquarters of Dass LGA in Bauchi State allegedly killed his friend, Zeloti John over ‘ownership’ of a girlfriend. The sad event occurred on Friday, 29th May 2020 barely a week after a 21-year-old security guard with New Trafford...
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COURT ORDERS RELEASE OF ORJI KALU FROM JAIL
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered the release of a former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, from prison. Kalu was to serve 12 years in prison, after he was convicted of N7.1bn fraud alongside his firm, Slok Nigeria Limited, and a former Director of Finance at the Abia State Government...
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COVID-19: RIVERS STATE GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES FREE BUS SCHEME
Rivers State Government has launched a COVID-19 Free Bus Scheme to cushion the effect of the pandemic on citizens. Inaugurating the Scheme in Port Harcourt today, the Commissioner for Transport, Mr. Sunny Ejekwu commended Governor Wike for the initiative which is the first of it’s kind in the country. Mr. Ejekwu stated that the buses...
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TRUMP SLAMS GOVERNORS AS ‘WEAK’ , URGES CRACKDOWN ON PROTESTS
Trump spoke to governors on a video teleconference with law enforcement and national security officials, telling the local leaders they ‘have to get much tougher.’ President Donald Trump on Monday derided the nation’s governors as “weak” and demanded tougher crackdowns on protesters in the aftermath of another night of violent protests in dozens of American...