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Trump sacks impeachment Witnesses
The president of the United States of America, Donald Trump has sacked two key witnesses in the impeachment charges brought against him. They are Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union and Ukraine expert Alexander Vindman, a decorated Army lieutenant colonel who were key witnesses for the Democrat led impeachment trial of the President in the United States Congress. On Wednesday evening, the US president was acquitted by the Senate on the two count charges he faced during the impeachment trial.
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Nigeria to spend N620m on Coronavirus prevention – Health Minister
The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire has expressed that the federal government will spend N620m special intervention fund to monitor, detect and contain the deadly Coronavirus. The minister, while briefing the Senate panel on the preparedness of the ministry to manage the Coronavirus outbreak in the country, revealed that the fund would come directly from the service-wide vote.
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PDP declares Prayer and Fasting to restore Ihedioha’s Mandate
The Imo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday declared a one week fasting and prayers for God to restore the mandate of the former governor of the state, Emeka Ihedioha. According to reports, members of the party in the state, are to dress in black during the exercise. “Prayer point is asking God to intervene and restore the victory of Emeka Ihedioha as the duly elected governor of Imo State. The party’s State Secretary, Nze Ray Emeana, announced this on Saturday, and revealed the fasting would commence on Sunday, February 9, 2020.
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Recruitment Forms for Amotekun to be released next Week – Akeredolu
Ondo Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has declared the recruitment forms for the South Western Security Outfit codenamed Operation Amotekun will be ready next week. This was according to a statement by his Special Adviser on Security Matter, Alhaji Jimoh Dojumo. “We are yet to issue out forms and if there is any form that is out now in Ondo State, it is illegal, we have drafted the forms but we have not issued them out. “The forms would be out next week. What we want to do is to first recruit. after the recruitment, we will issue out the forms. “All…
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Police arraign Iyanya for Car Theft
Iyanya Mbuk, Nigeria’s R&B singer better known as Iyanya, has been arraigned before a high court in Lagos state for alleged car theft. Iyanya was arraigned before Mobolanle Okikiolu-Ighile of the Igbosere high court on Tuesday by the Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) Ikoyi for allegedly stealing a car. The PSFU had charged Iyanya for the offense, which he was said to have committed in September 2018. The police had filed one-count charge against the singer on March 15, 2019. it was alleged that Iyanya “dishonestly converted to his use” a company’s black Toyota SUV in an offense punishable under…
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I never called Buhari a Religious Bigot – Tinubu
A 2003 quote making rounds on the internet attributing the APC chieftain, Asiwaju Tinubu as describing Buhari to be “an agent of destabilization, ethnic bigot, and religious fanatic”. “Muhammadu Buhari is an agent of destabilization, ethnic bigot, and religious fanatic who if given the chance would ensure the disintegration of the country. His ethnocentrism would jeopardize Nigeria’s national unity,” read the quote. This quote was said to have been made in 2003, when Buhari contested the presidential election under the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), while Tinubu was seeking a re-election as governor of Lagos, under the platform of Alliance…
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Killer Disease in Benue State a mystery : FG
The Nigerian government has spoken on the strange killer disease in Benue State. Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health, said the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) was working hard to unravel the mystery. Ehanire said this at a ministerial briefing in Abuja on Friday. The minister stated that the illness had been laboratory tested and showed no symptoms of Ebola, Lassa fever or coronavirus. The disease symptoms include headache, internal heat, diarrhea, vomiting, stomach ache, weakness of the body and swollen stomach. The illness broke out in Oyi-Obi community on Wednesday, January 29, 2020, and has killed 15 people. The…
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Femi Falana reacts to INEC’s de-registration of Political Parties
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has said that it was premature for the Independent National Electoral Commission to deregister 74 out of the existing 102 political parties political parties in the country. His words: “In deregistering the 74 political parties, INEC has relied on the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Fourth Alteration, No 9) Act, 2017 enacted on May 4, 2017, which amended section 222 of the 1999 constitution. The amendment empowers INEC to de-register political parties that fail to win any seat in local and national elections. “INEC must go the whole hog by complying…
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Pope to announce decision to allow married Men in Priesthood.
The Vatican on Friday said Pope Francis will on Feb. 12 release a document in response to a proposal to allow married men into the priesthood which will only be allowed in the amazon region. It was made in October by a summit of bishops, known as a synod, in order to deal with a serious shortage of clergy in the sparsely-populated South American rainforest region. The idea outrages traditionalists, who fear it could open the way to the complete abolition of the celibacy rule for priests, which is not part of church dogma but has been in place since…
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The Constitution Bars me from interfering in Ganduje, Emir of Kano Dispute – Buhari
The Emir of Ningi, Alhaji Yunusa Danyaya, had on Thursday pleaded with Buhari to save the traditional institution in the North from being destroyed by urgently intervening in the conflict between Sanusi and Ganduje. Buhari, however, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, said the Nigerian Constitution has barred him from interfering in their dispute. “I know my role as the President of Nigeria. By the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Governor of Kano State has his own roles, once a matter is in the hands of the House…
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What Happens In Our Industry Is Deep, Dark And Spiritual – Iyabo Ojo Says In Cryptic Post As She Denies Fighting Fathia Balogun Over A ‘Married Man’
Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo has denied her outburst on Instagram during her colleague’s birthday yesterday February 5 was over a “married man”. In a rejoinder post she shared, the actress alleged that what goes on in the movie industry is much more “deep, dark and spiritual” than what everyone thinks. Iyabo Ojo wrote; The Last thing I Alice Iyabo Ojo will ever ever do is fight any woman bcos of any married or single man …. ko Jor. God forbid gistlover o por ooooo ……. worst scenario I will just ignore you ni…… What goes on in our industry is beyond…
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Minimum Wage: Imo State approves immediate Implementation.
Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma has approved immediate implementation of the N30,000 minimum wage in the State Public Service. In a memo released by Oguwike Nwachuku, the Chief Press Secretary/ Media Adviser to the Governor, the payment of the minimum wage would be for the least paid worker on Grade level 1 Step 1. The release said consequential adjustments on other levels would be implemented as soon as the ongoing Government-Labour negotiations were concluded.
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