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Following reports that her husband’s family had written to the Honourable Speaker of the House of Representatives, to demand the sum of N500m as compensation, Josephine Okereke, the wife of Emeka, the newspaper vendor killed by the Speaker’s security aide, has said she is displeased with her inlaws.


Read more===http://thestreetjournal.org/2020/11/family-of-slain-vendor-demands-n500-million-compensation-from-gbajabiamila/

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi state on Thursday continued his sacking spree in the state as he sacked the coordinators of Ivo and Echiele Development Centres, Okorie Daniel and Fabian Ovoke, respectively.

Read more===https://thestreetjournal.org/2020/11/governor-umahi-continues-sacking-spree-sacks-two-more-aides/

The Federal High court in Abuja has adjourned till April 2021, the case filed against the founder of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, by Nigerian politician, Adamu Garba.

Read more===https://thestreetjournal.org/2020/11/endsars-adamu-garba-fails-to-appear-in-court-for-1bn-suit-against-twitter-owner-jack-dorsey/

Nigerian DJ and activist, Obianuju Catherine Udeh, more popularly known as DJ Switch has described the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed as a ‘misinformed minister of information.’

Read more===https://thestreetjournal.org/2020/11/he-is-misinformed-information-minister-dj-switch-says-of-lai-mohammed/

The Lagos state police command have arrested a 19-year-old lady for setting ablaze the house of one Mohammed Yusuf, of Monkey Village, Lagos State, and killing his lover, Rabi.

Read more===https://thestreetjournal.org/2020/11/19-year-old-lady-arrested-for-setting-ex-lovers-home-ablaze-killing-new-girlfriend/

A family has threatened to drag the Nigerian Army to court after their son simply identified as Nwafor died during military drills in the course of training last year.

Read more===https://thestreetjournal.org/2020/11/new-army-recruit-dies-during-military-drill-at-training-college-family-moves-to-drag-buratai-to-court/

A former Commissioner of Health in the previous administration in Bauchi, Dr Zuwaira Haasan, has died in a car accident.

Read more===https://thestreetjournal.org/2020/11/just-in-ex-bauchi-commissioner-perishes-in-fatal-car-accident/

There seems to be leadership crisis at the moment in the camp of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB the group’s deputy leader, Uche Mefor has resigned from the organisation. Not only that, he has reportedly floated a new radio station which he calls ‘Biafra Human Rights and Freedom Radio (BHFR)’ two weeks after her put in his resignation.

Read more===https://thestreetjournal.org/2020/11/leadership-crisis-rocks-ipob-as-kanus-deputy-resigns-floats-new-radio-station/

Leaders of Nigerian labour unions on Sunday November 22, walked out from a meeting with the federal government barely five minutes after it started, The Nation reports.

Read more===https://thestreetjournal.org/2020/11/labour-leaders-walk-out-of-meeting-with-fg-over-hike-in-fuel-price/

Nollywood actor, Williams Uchemba yesterday walked down the aisle with his partner, Brunella Oscar in a church ceremony officiated by Pastor David Ogbueli Of Dominion City Church Worldwide, Lagos.

Read more===https://thestreetjournal.org/2020/11/actor-william-uchemba-marries-partner-brunella-oscar-in-star-studded-wedding/

Philip Shekwo, chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa state is dead. Shekwo who was abducted on Saturday night from his residence in Lafia, was found dead on Sunday.
According to TheCable, during his abduction, the abductors were said to have exchanged gunfire with the security detail attached to the APC chairman before whisking him away.

Read more===https://thestreetjournal.org/2020/11/breaking-kidnappers-murder-nasarawa-apc-chairman/

Amid the ongoing 10-month old strike embarked on by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the federal government has commenced the process of registering a rival union.

According to The Nation, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige disclosed this when the leadership of Congress of University Academics (CONUA) led by its National Coordinator, Niyi Sunmonu, paid him a courtesy visit on Thursday November 19.

Read more===http://thestreetjournal.org/2020/11/ASUU-strike-fg-begins-registration-of-rival-union/

The cult war between rival gangs, Aiye and Vikings in Benin City, Edo State is yet to abate as many bodies continue to litter the streets of the ancient city.

As of this morning, dozens of bodies were seen littered in several areas in renewed cult war.

Read more and watch videos===https://thestreetjournal.org/2020/11/obaseki-loses-benin-to-hoodlums-as-bodies-continue-to-litter-the-streets-of-benin-graphic-videos/

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, while admitting the killing of a newspaper vendor in Abuja by one of his security details revealed that the said aide has been suspended. He described the incidence as horrible, saying he is distraught by the incident.

Read more===https://thestreetjournal.org/2020/11/gbajabiamila-suspends-aide-who-killed-newspaper-vendor/

Nigeria seem to be shining the light on the African continent at the moment as a historic number of young basket-ballers of Nigerian origin were drafted to make the NBA class of 2020.

Of the seven players, two born in Nigeria, will be considered for pickup by some of the best basketball teams in the world ESPN reports. Precious Achiuwa and Udoka Azubuike are the players who were born in Nigeria and if selected in the top 30, would be the first time that two players from Nigeria are selected in the first round of the same NBA Draft.

Read more===https://thestreetjournal.org/2020/11/history-made-as-nba-drafts-record-high-number-of-players-of-nigerian-origin/

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed Feb. 24, 2021, for hearing in a N100 million suit filed by a whistleblower, George Davidson, against the ICPC.

Justice Nkeonye Maha, who adjourned the matter in her ruling, hinged the decision on the fact that parties in the suit had yet to be joined.

Also joined in the N100 million suit is a civil servant, Regina Davidson.

Read more===https://thestreetjournal.org/2020/11/whistleblower-arrested-for-giving-icpc-secret-information-goes-to-court-seeks-n100m-compensation/

A hospital built by the immediate past governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, has been demolished by the current governor of the State, Hope Uzodimma, in what many commentators have described as a badly thought-out act of political vendetta.

The hospital was named Somtochukwu Hospital, after a lad who was killed by a stray bullet when the old but major market, Ekeonunwa Market on Douglas Road Owerri in Ekeonunwa Street was being demolished.

Readmore===https://thestreetjournal.org/2020/11/uzodinma-demolishes-hospital-built-by-predecessor-okorocha/

The Federal Government is concluding plans to post 3,700 teachers to states across the country and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) through its Federal Teachers Scheme (FTS).

Dr Hamid Bobboyi, the Executive Secretary of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), made the disclosure while monitoring the conduct of the FTS Computer Based Test (CBT) in Abuja on Monday.

Read more===https://thestreetjournal.org/2020/11/federal-government-to-deploy-3700-teachers-across-the-country/

All things being equal, Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels husband, Ned Nwoko may be expanding his harem as he is said to be engaged to a UK-based lady allegedly.

The lady simply identified as “Sara” and “Sar8al” on Instagram has been in Nigeria for some time and is all set to become the seventh wife.

Read more===https://thestreetjournal.org/2020/11/regina-daniels-husband-allegedly-engaged-to-a-uk-based-lady-video-photos/

he Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) has announced that the IPPIS verification exercise for officers in the Federal Ministry of Education will commence between November 17th and 27th.

According to the FCSC, the exercise will be physically conducted for officers employed between 2017 and 2019, who have completed their IPPIS records online. The exercise is slated to take place at designated venues in the Federal Capital Territory and the six geopolitical zones.

Read more===https://thestreetjournal.org/2020/11/fcsc-to-conduct-ippis-verification-for-education-officers-from-nov-17/

The body of Jerry John Rawlings, the former president of Ghana is barely cold, having just given up the ghost on November 12th from Covid-19 complications and already, a woman has surfaced claiming that the late president fathered a son with her out of wedlock.

Read more and see photos===https://thestreetjournal.org/2020/11/late-jerry-rawlings-alleged-baby-mama-surfaces-with-son/

Fourteen of the twenty #EndSARS promoters whose bank accounts were frozen by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, have filed a countersuit before the Federal High court in Abuja, demanding the unfreezing of their accounts.

Recall that on November 5, the CBN secured an order from Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High court in Abuja to freeze the accounts of 19 #EndSARS promoters and a public affairs company. The apex court alleged that the accounts of the promoters were linked with terrorist activities. The court granted the request of the CBN and frozen the accounts for 90 days.

Read more===https://thestreetjournal.org/2020/11/endsars/