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[ICYMI] FG Reintegrates 601 Repentant Boko Haram Terrorists into Nigerian society after DRR graduation in Gombe ON JULY 25, 20208:01 PMIN NEWS Kindly Share This Story:FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsAppPinterestShare The 601 Repentant Boko Haram Terrorists By Kingsley Omonobi – Abuja The Federal Government, through the Defence Headquarters, has reintegrated 601 ex-Boko Haram terrorists including 14 foreign nationals from Cameroon, Chad and Niger into the society through their respective national and state authorities. Coordinator of Operation Safe Corridor, Major General Bamidele Shafa, disclosed this on Saturday at the DRR Camp in Mallam Sidi, Gombe State. Shafa said the concept of Operation Safe Corridor was a unique non-kinetic operation aimed at giving hope to ex-combatants, who willingly give up their arms to embrace peace. He said, “On arrival at the camp, the clients went through documentation processes to obtain vital background information after which they were subjected to comprehen...

PDP will retain Edo – Gov Diri ON JULY 25, 20206:49 PMIN NEWS Kindly Share This Story:FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsAppPinterestShare Gov Diri Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the Edo State governorship election, Godwin Obaseki, will be re-elected in the September poll. He maintained that Governor Obaseki’s performance has surpassed the expectation of the Edo people. Governor Diri, who joined his counterparts from Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto), Bala Mohammed (Bauchi), Seyi Makinde (Oyo) and other party stalwarts, spoke on Saturday at the flag-off of the Edo PDP governorship campaign at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City. He urged Edo people to turn out en masse to vote for the PDP in the September 19 election. Senator Diri urged the people of Edo to remain resolute and not be deceived into accepting what they rejected in the last election. A press release by his acting...

Strike: Resident doctors extend ultimatum for 3 weeks ON JULY 25, 20207:41 PMIN NEWS Kindly Share This Story:FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsAppPinterestShare By Joseph Erunke ABUJA – RESIDENT doctors, Saturday, extended their early deadline given the federal government to meet their demands by three weeks. The doctors under the aegis of National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, addressing the media in Abuja, said the decision was a fallout of their extraordinary meeting held in respect to government’s response to their demands. But the doctors warned that nothing will prevent them from embarking on industrial action if the government fails to address their demands before the end of the new ultimatum, expected to end on August 17. President of NARD, Dr Aliyu Sokomba, who spoke on behalf of executive members he led to the briefing, regretted that government had not demonstrated much willingness to address the union’s demands. READ ALSO: You won’t get hazard allowance in the UK, Ehanire t...

FG partially shuts 3rd Mainland Bridge after stakeholders meeting ON JULY 25, 20202:38 PMIN NEWS Kindly Share This Story:FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsAppPinterestShare Mainland Bridge The Federal Government, on Saturday, partially closed the Third Mainland Bridge, Nigeria’s busiest bridge, for rehabilitation works after site inspections for traffic architecture assessments. The work began at midnight on July 24 as workmen use crash barriers to barricade the outbound mainland traffic on Adeniji Adele junction. They went on to line more barriers and signage on various other sections blocking off a section of the Oworonshoki bound carriageway. Supervising the closure, the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr. Olukayode Popoola said that the traffic management and diversion architecture had been perfected at an earlier stakeholder meeting on Friday. READ ALSO: Third Mainland Bridge: No closure during peak periods — Govts Popoola explained that vehicles outbound the Lagos Island, at peak pe...

FG opens COVID-19 test facilities in FCT ON JULY 25, 20204:06 PMIN NEWS Kindly Share This Story:FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsAppPinterestShare By Dirisu Yakubu – Abuja In a bid to stem the spread of the Coronavirus in the workplace, the federal government has provided facilities for the conduct of tests for civil servants in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. The facilities are located at the Thisday Dome in the Central Business District of the nation’s capital city. A memo signed by Dr. Evelyn Ngige, Permanent Secretary, Service Welfare, Office of the Head of Service of the Federation, urged the relevant authorities to “notify all staff of the availability of the testing facilities to enable members of staff who experience COVID-19 related symptoms and those wishing to get tested in your Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs to take advantage of this opportunity.” READ ALSO: Oyo State COVID-19 death toll rises to 24 The Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation h...

Oyo State COVID-19 death toll rises to 24 ON JULY 25, 20202:54 PMIN NEWS Kindly Share This Story:FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsAppPinterestShare Oyo State has reported two new COVID-19 deaths as the number of confirmed cases in the state increased to 2,497 on Friday night. Gov. Seyi Makinde revealed, via his Twitter handle, that the state’s COVID-19 death toll had increased to 24. Makinde also revealed that the state had discharged 22 more COVID-19 patients, following their recovery from the dreaded disease. The new data also revealed that a total number of 1325 patients are currently being treated for the coronavirus illness in the state. READ ALSO: COVID-19 not a barrier for our development in Kano — Ganduje “Twenty-two confirmed COVID-19 cases received their second NEGATIVE test results and have been discharged. This brings the number of discharged cases in Oyo State to 1,146. “Also, the COVID-19 confirmation tests for 191 suspected cases came back POSITIVE. “The cases are from Iseyin (5...

Lack of fresh ideas fueling leadership failure in Nigeria ― Fmr NASS Dep Speaker ON JULY 25, 20203:08 PMIN POLITICS Kindly Share This Story:FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsAppPinterestShare Hon. Chibudom Nwuche By Egufe Yafugborhi PORT HARCOURT – FORMER Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chibudom Nwuche has blamed increasing leadership failure in Nigeria on lack of fresh ideas in the nation’s politics. Nwuche, addressing current state of the nation in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, said one way to grow a country’s politics is by injecting new blood into the system, courageous young men and women devoid of ethnic bigotry. Nwuche stated, “Every right-thinking, qualified Nigerian citizen is eligible to contest for any office of his or her choice irrespective of ethnic background. “We have seen in the past where those who play God in politics used their position to witch hunt Rivers sons and daughters. Such leaders should have no place in our politics and should be shown the way out. R...

Man wears G-string fashioned from face mask, parades London street ON JULY 25, 20202:36 PMIN NEWS Kindly Share This Story:FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsAppPinterestShare One man made a mockery of the new rules by fashioning one into a G-string and strutting along Oxford Street in the nude. PHOTO: Reuters Just as many shops in Western countries mandate the wearing of facemasks, a man in the United Kingdom has converted the face mask to a G-string. On Friday, according to report, this man walked nonchalantly along Oxford Street, in London. naked except for the light blue face mask over his groin, some took pictures on their phones while others simply stared. The street which he decided to parade was central London’s most popular shopping street. Passerbys were nothing but astounded, amused and shocked. It was unclear what prompted the stunt but masks became compulsory on Friday in English shops. A Reuters photographer caught a picture of the man from an office above the street. One man made a...

Allow us correct your mistakes, APC tasks PDP ON JULY 22, 20209:40 PMIN NEWS, POLITICS Kindly Share This Story:FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsAppPinterestShare By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The All Progressives Congress APC has asked the opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP to allow it to focus its attention on correcting the 16-year mistakes of the erstwhile ruling party. APC gave the charge in a statement issued Wednesday night and signed by its Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Yekini Nabena.   READ ALSO:Senate Passes 29 year Old BOFIA Amendment Act The statement reads; “We are not oblivious of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP rehearsed, repeated and unintelligent statements on the ongoing probes of corruption allegations in the polity. “The position of the All Progressives Congress APC is unchanged. Clearly, President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration’s fight against corruption is total, unsparing and there are no sacred cows. As with all institutions of government, we must cont...

jON JULY 22, 20209:03 PMIN NEWS Kindly Share This Story:FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsAppPinterestShare By Adeola Badru   THE All Progressives Congress(APC) in Oyo State, yesterday, said it has uncovered fresh plots by Governor Seyi Makinde to add to the debt profile of the state through what it called needless borrowing of N100 billion styled bond by the governor to finance some projects. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING   But the state government, in a swift reaction, said the APC was frustrated and has exhibited its mercantile approach to governance. READ ALSO:Air Peace pilots not on strike — management   The war of words came on the heels of Governor Mankind’s approval for the issuance of N100bn Private bond for circular road, Iseyin-Ogbomoso road, Ibadan Airport expansion.   However, APC, in a statement by its Publicity Secretary in the state, Dr. Abdul-Azeez Olatunde, noted that the governor on his assumption of office, was shouting on the roof top of meeting debt from his p...

Girl, 3, shot in head while riding in back seat of father’s SUV, police say By PAIGE FRY and ROSEMARY SOBOL CHICAGO TRIBUNE | JUL 22, 2020 AT 6:48 AM A 3-year-old girl is in serious condition after she was shot in the head as she rode in the back seat of her father’s SUV early Wednesday in the South Shore neighborhood, Chicago police said. The girl was in the back seat of a white Chevrolet SUV when the shooting occurred at 12:45 a.m. in the 2400 block of East 74th Street, police said. Her parents told police they were driving when two men standing on the corner fired shots in their direction, hitting the child. The parents flagged down another driver, who took them to Jackson Park Hospital, police said in a media notification. The girl was transferred to Comer Children’s Hospital in serious condition. The girl had a bullet lodged in her forehead, according to a source. She suffered scratches to the eye, possibly from shattered glass, according to the media notification. It’s unknown wh...

Relax, don’t be anxious about COVID-19 – LASG advises citizens ON JULY 22, 202012:32 PMIN HEALTH Kindly Share This Story:FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsAppPinterestShare The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has advised citizens against anxiety, saying COVID-19 will eventually be contained in the state and Nigeria. Abayomi, through his Twitter account on Wednesday, expressed optimism that everyone would survive and enjoy a healthy Lagos together. Also read: Spike in COVID-19 cases in Kwara stalls continuation of Offa bank robbery trial “Relax, do not be anxious, COVID-19 will eventually be contained. We will all survive and enjoy a healthy Lagos together. “COVID-19 will pass #ForAGreaterLagos, we can #BeatCOVID-19,” he tweeted. He advised those having challenges coping with COVID-19 to speak out, and seek attention with the state healthcare professionals. “We are ready to support you through your healing process. “Don’t give up! The #ForAGreaterLagos spirit is the spir...

South African anti-apartheid icon, Andrew Mlangeni, dies at 95 ON JULY 22, 202012:34 PMIN FOREIGN Kindly Share This Story:FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsAppPinterestShare Andrew Mlangeni South African anti-apartheid figure, Andrew Mlangeni, who stood trial alongside Nelson Mandela in the 1963-64 Rivonia Trial, has died at the age of 95, the presidency announced on Wednesday. Mlangeni, 95, was the last surviving Rivonia trialist, spending more than quarter of a century imprisoned on Cape Town’s notorious Robben island before his release in 1989. “President Cyril Ramaphosa has learnt with deep sadness of the passing away overnight of the last remaining Rivonia Trialist,” the presidency said in a tweet. His death “signifies the end of a generational history and places our future squarely in our hands,” he declared. Mlangeni was admitted to a military hospital in the capital Pretoria on Tuesday with an abdominal complaint, the presidency said. Born in the Johannesburg township of Soweto, he join...

Commission seals 10 clubs, religious centres in Lagos over non-compliance of COVID-19 protocols ON JULY 22, 202012:23 PMIN NEWS Kindly Share This Story:FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsAppPinterestShare The Lagos State Safety Commission has sealed over 10 social and religious centres over non-compliance with the directive on social distancing and ban on the social and religious gathering. The enforcement team, led by the Director-General of the commission, Mr Lanre Mojola, disclosed that the commission sealed the Harvest Lagos, Bay Lounge, The Heavens Suites, Angle Villa Bar,  Ehi Guest House and Gardens Egbeda,  Mountain Top Hotels and Suites Ojodu. Also read: Inaugurate NDDC board now to avoid further plundering of the common wealth of the Niger Deltans The Technical Adviser to the Commission, Mr Seun Awojobi, explained that while carrying out the enforcement on Friday night, the team was allegedly attacked and shot at Osigold Hotels and Bar in Baruwa Ipaja, Lagos. He said the hotel...

Police arrest Ghanaian for assaulting, injuring lover ON JULY 16, 202010:56 AMIN NEWS Kindly Share This Story:FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsAppPinterestShare The Police in Enugu State say they arrested a 28-year-old Ghanaian, Emmanuel Opoku, for allegedly bathing his lover, Chiamaka Ngwu, 25, with hot water. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, said in a statement on Thursday in Enugu. Ndukwe said that the suspect was arrested on July 10 at about 2.00 p.m. following a petition from the Women Aid Collective (WACOL). He said that the suspect, who resides in Akuke-Awkunanaw in Enugu metropolis, allegedly violently attacked Ngwu, mother of his three children, with hot water. READ ALSO:Delta got N30.5 billion as IGR in six months — Aniagwu  “The arrest is sequel to a petition received at Enugu Area Command Headquarters from WACOL WACOL alleged that the suspect committed the offence on June 23 at about 8.00 p.m. following a misunderstanding with the victim. “On receipt o...

I spoke with my daughter hours before her sudden death, says Arotile’s father ON JULY 16, 20209:55 AMIN NEWS Kindly Share This Story:FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsAppPinterestShare Mr Akintunde Arotile, father of the late Nigeria’ s first female combatant helicopter pilot, Tolulope Arotile, said he spoke with her few hours before her sudden death on Tuesday. Arotile’s father told the Newmen in Lokoja on Wednesday that he was shocked to receive the news of her death few hours later. “Just yesterday (July 14) at about 1 p.m., I called her because she just came back from an operation against the bandits in Katsina. “They gave them one week to rest and so she was sleeping and told me she was in bed resting, she said she will later go out to make some photocopies. “I told her not to be long and to return home on time because she was staying with my first daughter in Kaduna. “Around 5.30 p.m, somebody called me and asked if I had called her today and I said yes, then the person told me to call he...

Delta got N30.5 billion as IGR in six months — Aniagwu  ON JULY 16, 202010:23 AMIN NEWS Kindly Share This Story:FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsAppPinterestShare …debunks media report accusing Perm Secretary of embezzlement …says Okowa’s govt’ll remain focused By Festus Ahon Delta State Government, Wednesday said it got N30.5 billion through Internally Generated Revenue, IGR from January to June 2020. The State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu who reeled out the figures for State’s IGR from January to June 2020 while addressing Journalists in Asaba,  said the State government would not be distracted by hirelings who were bent on derailing it through deliberate misinformation over alleged embezzlement of funds. According to him, N7.8 billion was realised in January; N5.3 billion for February; N6 billion for March; N3.9 billion for April; N3.5 billion for May; and N4 billion for June. Also read: New Year: Okowa, Oborevwori task Deltans on development He noted that flexi...

Everybody in NDDC board should be removed — Prof Sagay ON JULY 16, 20207:56 AMIN NEWS Kindly Share This Story:FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsAppPinterestShare Prof. Itse Sagay …NDDC has wasted huge funds, failed N’Delta — Reps By Tordue Salem, Levinus Nwabughiogu & Perez Brisibe CHAIRMAN of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti-Corruption, PACA, Prof Itse Sagay, SAN, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately sack every member of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Interim Management Committee, IMC. Sagay gave the advice while featuring on a current affairs programme on Channels Television. Sagay, an indigene of Delta State, one of the states of the Niger Delta, lamented what he described as mind boggling the level of pilfering of NDDC resources meant for the development of the region. He said: “What President Buhari has to do is to clear all of them out of the place, all the people involved and sweep the place clean.  When some of these appointments were g...