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Man wears G-string fashioned from face mask, parades London street ON JULY 25

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

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...

Oyo APC, Makinde in war of words over N100bn bond Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/07/oyo-apc-makinde-in-war-of-words-over-n100bn-bond/

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

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

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

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

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...