The Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, has announced  663 new cases of COVID-19 in the country bringing the total to 13,464. 4 new deaths were recorded along with 166 recoveries with Lagos again topping the list.

The 663 new cases are reported from 26 states- Lagos (170), Ogun (108), Bauchi (69), Ebonyi (49), Edo (33), Rivers (30), FCT (26), Jigawa (26), Delta (20), Anambra (17), Gombe (16), Kano (16), Imo (15), Abia (14), Borno (11), Oyo (11), Plateau (, Kebbi (6), Kaduna (6), Ondo (4), Niger (2), Katsina (2), Osun (1), Ekiti (1), Kwara (1), Nasarawa (1)

The breakdown in the tweet of NCDC shows that the 663 cases were from 26 different states. Lagos State recorded the highest number of cases with 170. Ogun state followed with 108 while Bauchi had 69. 166 people recovered which brings the recoveries up to 4206 from 4040. There were 4 new deaths. Find the breakdown below:

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FG IMPROVING SMALL BUSINESSES TO UPLIFT ORDINARY NIGERIANS - OSINBAJO
 Commissioning of a 200,000 capacity Yam Storage Facility in Benue

Improving the working and trading environment for small and medium-sized businesses through Shared Facilities, MSMES Clinics and other government interventions are critical parts of the Federal Government's drive towards supporting Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country, while uplifting the lives of ordinary Nigerians, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN.

The Vice President stated this on Tuesday during the virtual commissioning and handing over of the 200,000-capacity Yam Storage Facility at the Zaki Biam International Yam Market in Benue State.

Prof. Osinbajo further noted that post-harvest losses due to poor storage facilities for the nation's agriculture produce would be a thing of the past if more storage and processing facilities like the new storage facility in Benue State are established around the country.

The 200,000-capacity Yam Storage Facility is part of the National MSMEs' Shared Facility Scheme being implemented by the Federal Government under the National MSMEs Clinics put in place by the Buhari administration.

The Zaki Biam Yam market is said to account for about 70% of yams cultivated in the country, with over 200 trucks loading 2 million tubers of yams weekly from the state renowned as the nation's food basket.

Prof. Osinbajo noted that, despite this, "the market has had very little storage capacity and its infrastructural facilities are way behind its capacity and the size of commerce that goes on here daily."

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The government of Burundi announced that their President, Pierre Nkurunziza, has died after suffering a cardiac arrest. 

The death was announced on the government's official Twitter account.

“The Government of the Republic of Burundi announces with great sadness the unexpected death of His Excellency Pierre Nkurunziza, President of the Republic of Burundi… following heart failure on June 8, 2020.” 

 The BBC reported that the statement said the president was admitted to the hospital on Saturday after feeling ill. His condition improved but on Monday he had a cardiac arrest and efforts to revive him were in vain. According to the government, the country is set to observe 7 days of mourning.

The president came into power in 2005 and was a hugely controversial figure who was widely criticized. His decision to run for a third term in 2015 caused a major backlash among his citizens. The ensuing violence left more than 1200 people dead.

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#Black Lives Matter protest

The Minneapolis city council pledged to defund the city's police department amid protests from the public. The council declared its intention to cut the police department's funding and invest it in community-led public safety. This move would represent a groundbreaking victory in the nationwide movement to protest against police violence.

New York City's mayor also pledged to cut police department funding. City mayor, Bill de Blasio, pledged to divert those funds to social services. He declared this in a tweet from the city of New York outlining policing reforms. In his tweet, he included plans to shift funding from NYPD to Youth and Social Services.

Last week, George Floyd's memorial service was held in Minneapolis with a large audience granting the occasion including several celebrities and politicians.

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According to Belgian goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois, Eden Hazard has recovered from his injury and is better than ever. Eden Hazard has played just 15 matches since he completed a €100 million deal to Madrid. His limited appearances have been due to injury and fitness issues but he looks set to play again.

His teammate, Thibaut Courtois, provided an update on his fitness. "Hazard is just fine. The rhythm he has is surprising, but we have to go bit by bit. We can't expect him to be on his top form without playing. I think he's in shape and we'll need him to fight for the title."

Eden Hazard broke his ankle prior to the La Liga campaign being suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, but he has used the near-three-month suspension to recover from the injury as the league is set to restart.

Real Madrid is currently two points behind league leaders Barcelona with 11 matches to go.

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Nobody could have predicted this. Abia state, a state that had recorded just 16 confirmed cases up until this point, topped the COVID-19 table. Not only did they displace Lagos from the top spot, but they also created a personal record. Abia state recorded a 400% increase in cases with 67 confirmed COVID-19 infections yesterday.

The Nigeria Center for Diseases Control, NCDC, announced 260 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria yesterday evening. This moved the total number of cases to 12,486 from 19 different states.

There were a few surprises which include; Abia state topping the table, Lagos state dropping to third, Oyo state recording no case, among others.

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Shocking news! Lagos state dropped down the daily COVID-19 infection table. No, they are not even second on the table. Abia state topped the table yesterday night with a personal record of 67 new cases while Lagos recorded just 38 cases.

The NCDC announcements have been predictable for the last few weeks but last night deviated from the norm. We have grown used to Lagos state recording over 100 new cases per day and they have been rightly tagged the COVID-19 infection capital. However, with just 38 new cases recorded yesterday and a drop to third on the 24 hours' table behind Abia and FCT, we can't help but wonder if this is a sign of things to come.

Some of the reasons Lagos state has been ahead of the pack are due to the superior testing capacity, population congestion in the state, the presence of an international airport among others. Lagos has been the frontrunner in terms of preparedness, handling, and resources to tackle the virus. So, imagine our surprise that it lost its spot to Abia state; a state with significantly fewer resources in comparison.

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Nollywood actress Foluke Daramola-Salako made a shocking revelation about the involvement of religious leaders in rape cases. The actress who is also the founder of  Passion Against Rape and Abuse Africa, PARAA, discussed with Funmi Iyanda on Public Eye Live on Friday.

She said, “75% of the cases I have on my table are from religious leaders. And a lot of time, we don’t get to the end of it. Because when we start, the family would come and tell us we should leave the religious leader to God.”

When asked about the influence of indecent dressing on rape, she replied.

“Nothing attracts rape, it is a sign of weakness. Why do they rape minors, teenagers, and even old women, is that also about indecent dressing?”

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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation made a $1.6 billion commitment to Gavi over the next 5 years. Their aim is to deliver life-saving vaccines to the poorest countries.

Gavi, the vaccine alliance, is an international organization created in 2000 to ensure the distribution of vaccines to the poorest countries.

This pledge made would ensure that poor people will have access to the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available.

The commitment was announced at the Global Vaccine Summit 2020, hosted by Prime Minister Boris Johnson of the United Kingdom.

The summit was aimed at raising funds for Gavi’s efforts to immunize children amid the coronavirus crisis. At the end of the meeting, $8.8 billion was raised from world leaders and companies.
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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation made a $1.6 billion commitment to Gavi over the next 5 years. Their aim is to deliver life-saving vaccines to the poorest countries.

Gavi, the vaccine alliance, is an international organization created in 2000 to ensure the distribution of vaccines to the poorest countries.

This pledge made would ensure that poor people will have access to the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available.

The commitment was announced at the Global Vaccine Summit 2020, hosted by Prime Minister Boris Johnson of the United Kingdom.

The summit was aimed at raising funds for Gavi’s efforts to immunize children amid the coronavirus crisis. At the end of the meeting, $8.8 billion was raised from world leaders and companies.
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It's official; Biden would run against Trump for the US 2020 presidential election.  Joe Biden announced that he had secured the Democratic delegates needed to run the presidential race.

The former Vice president announced on Twitter. “Folks, tonight we secured the 1,991 delegates needed to win the Democratic nomination,”
“I’m going to spend every day fighting to earn your vote so that, together, we can win the battle for the soul of this nation.”

It was no surprise to see Biden come out as winner since his challenger Vermont Senator  Bernie Sanders dropped out of the race. Thereafter, Sanders had declared his support for Biden. Biden surpassed the 1,991 votes needed to win the race on Friday. It comes at a time when the nation is experiencing one of its most difficult times in history.

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Wole Soyinka claims that the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, is not really in charge of this nation.

Mr. Soyinka told Plus TV Africa on Thursday during an interview “I don’t really believe there’s anybody in charge at Aso Rock.”

“I am sorry to say this, but I have been studying the trend over the past year and a half. I believe that this president is not in charge of this nation.”

Mr. Soyinka commended Abubakar Umar for his recent open letter about the president. Umar, a former military governor of Kaduna state, criticized the lopsided appointments made by the Buhari.

He warned Buhari that there may be a crisis if his favouritism in making national appointments continues.

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There has been a lot of controversy in Kogi state lately. This is because of the announcement of two index cases of COVID-19 in the state by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC). The governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, rejected those results because he believed they were dubious.

The two index cases are said to be a male community leader and his son from Kabba/Bunu local government area. The governor maintained that the state is "COVID-19 free" and that the NCDC "dubiously allocated index cases". Then, he felt the need to take precautionary measures because of the "obvious move to spread the virus" in the state.

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It was a joyous occasion for graduands, parents and well-wishers as Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike (MOUAU), Abia State held its 9th convocation ceremony on November 30, 2019 where 7,028 students graduated with first and higher degrees.

The statistics of the graduands showed that 6,214 obtained bachelor’s degrees; 141 got postgraduate diploma, while 505 graduands were awarded master’s degree and 142 received doctorate degree after successfully completing their academic programmes.

Among the thousands that graduated with bachelor’s degrees 100 shone brightly as they came out with first class, a record number going by previous convocation ceremonies of MOUAU.

It was observed that the nineth convocation involved students that had graduated between 2014/2015 and 2017/2018 academic sessions with some that graduated from accounts department in the 2010/2011 session.

According to the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Francis Otunta, the graduands earned their degrees meritoriously “through a proper mix of course work and research.”
He said in the course of their academic programmes, the graduands were exposed to entrepreneurial orientation and innovative talents to function as wealth creators and social reformers.

“Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike is dedicated to the training of its students to become professionally competent and confident graduates with exquisite dexterity.”

Otunta, who assumed duties in March 2016, said he has continued to apply himself to the task of transforming the university, adding that a lot of changes have already taken place since he assumed office.

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Nigeria’s Chi Onwurah Sworn In As Member Of Parliament For Newcastle Central

54-year-old British Nigerian Chinyelu Susan Onwurah was sworn in as Member of Parliament for Newcastle Central on Tuesday.

Onwurah who became Newcastle’s first black MP in 2010 and re-elected in 2019, took to her official Twitter handle to thank the people of Newcastle Central and vowed to represent them.

Onwurah Wrote: “Today I was sworn in as Member of Parliament for Newcastle Central. It is an honour & a privilege to represent you, the people of Newcastle Central. However, you voted I am your voice in Parliament & will do all I can to help you.”

Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa also sent a congratulatory message to Onwurah, she wrote: “Hearty congrats and best wishes.”

Chinyelu Susan Onwurah’s early life:

Onwurah’s mother was from Newcastle. Her father, from Nigeria, was working as a dentist while he studied at Newcastle University Medical School when they met and married in the 1950s.

Onwurah was born in Wallsend, Northumberland, her family moved to Awka, Nigeria, in 1965 while she was still a baby. Just two years later the Biafra War broke out, forcing her mother to bring the children back to Tyneside, while her father stayed there in the Biafran army.

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FG Committed To Digital Economy – Minister

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Ali Pantami, has expressed the resolve of the Federal government to move the nation’s economy to a digital economy.

He stated this during the launching of an Information Technology and Innovation Centre by the National Informational Technology Development Agency (NITDA) at the University of Portharcourt (UNIPORT).

Pantami said the facility, known as Information Technology Innovation and Incubation Park building, would be used to develop ideas to end the nation’s dependence on crude oil.

The minister said: “This policy was derived after we came up with the idea of establishing IT skills centres all over the country.

“The Federal Government is establishing these centres across the country as part of its drive diversify the economy away from oil and gas.

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A shallow 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck the island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines on Sunday, killing at least four people, local officials have said.

In an updated report, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the quake, which struck at 2:11 p.m. local time, hit at a depth of 3 kilometers, about 5 kilometers northwest of Matanao town in Davao del Sur.

Police said among the dead is a six-year-old from Asinan, a village in Matanao town in Davao del Sur. She died after hit by a concrete wall of her house.

A three-storey supermarket building collapsed in Padada town, trapping people under the debris. At least three people died and several others injured in that incident, Chief Superintendent Samuel Tadeo of the provincial Bureau of Protection told a radio interview.

Several market vendors were also pinned by a collapsed wall in Padada.

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Presidency Reviews Approved 2020 Budget

The presidency has set up a committee to scrutinise the 2020 Appropriation Bill passed by the National Assembly, charging it to look critically into the differentials between the figure submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari and the one approved by the legislature, and advise the president on assent, THISDAY learnt last night.

The National Assembly had on December 5, passed N10.59 trillion, N264 billion more than the N10.33 trillion estimates submitted for 2020 by the president in October.
This differential, a reliable source told THISDAY, would be thoroughly scrutinised by the committee, before presidential assent.

The budget was last Thursday transmitted to the president for assent.
Although there is pressure on the president to give assent because of the administration’s desire to return to the January-to-December fiscal calendar, Buhari is said to be insistent on ensuring that his core financial objectives are not distorted by the fresh insertions, which are already causing disquiet in the Senate.

“The president wants to ensure that the projects inserted conform to his overall fiscal objectives,” a source told THISDAY, saying the exercise would not necessarily lead to the defeat of the desire to return to January-to-December budget cycle.

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A former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, who has been standing trial for an alleged fraud of N7.65 billion has been found guilty of the offence.
Kalu has been standing trial alongside his firm, Slok Nigeria Limited, and Udeh Udeogu, who was Director of Finance and Accounts at the Abia State Government House during Kalu’s tenure as governor.

Justice Mohammed Idris in his judgment on the………………………………………………

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Pipeline Explosion In Lagos

Barely 24 hours after a gas explosion rocked a popular hotel in Victoria Island Lagos, residents of Glory Land Estate, Isheri-Olofin, Egbe Idimu LCDA in Lagos State, are currently scampering for safety following a pipeline explosion in the area.
At the time of filling in this report, the casualty figure……………………………

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“Stop Forming Stupid and Unbelievable Stories Just to Look Relevant” – Funke Akindele

Funke Akindele is shaking a table that has several celebrities on it and she doesn’t care about the casualties.
The movie star took to her Instagram on Thursday, December 5, 2019, where she warned a certain set of celebrities who go around making ‘stupid and unbelievable stories just to look relevant.’
“Stop forming stupid and unbelievable stories just to look relevant. If your colleagues’ bag endorsement deals, it’s their time to shine. Yours is coming too!!! So don’t feel less!!! Don’t be pressured o!! All man get him time. May our time never pass………………………………..

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DPR seals NNPC filling station in Uyo

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Eket Field Office, has sealed the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) filling station in Uyo for discharging petroleum products while selling the products to motorists.
The Operations Controller of DPR in Akwa Ibom, Mr Tamunoiminabo Kinsgley-Sundaye, disclosed to this Journalists while on routine surveillance in Uyo on Thursday.
He expressed dismay that the filling station was………………………………………..

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Traders Lament Excesses Of Customs Men At Checkpoints

Members of the Shoes Dealers Association have raised the alarm over what they described as unnecessary harassment of its members by men of Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), calling on the Comptroller-General of Customs to immediately intervene in the situation.
Addressing journalists in Jos the Plateau State capital, the Organising Secretary of the association and member of the North Multi-various Traders Union of Nigeria, Umar Umar, cited Lagos-Jos roads where his members are always unduly embarrassed, adding that they are just minor traders in…………………………………………………

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Dr. Eddie Mbadiwe, former lawmaker in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, called for more efforts in ensuring good governance in Nigeria through improved transparent and accountable leadership.
Mbadiwe said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja while analysing two of his books namely: “Stunted Nigerian Dreams” and “A Scientist in Parliament.”

He explained in “Stunted Nigerian Dreams”………………………………………………………


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Onaiyekan Bows Out As Abuja Catholic Archbishop

John Cardinal Onaiyekan on Tuesday formally bowed out as the Catholic Archbishop of Abuja and handed over to his successor, Ignatius Kaigama.
Onaiyekan, who handed over at a press conference in Abuja, said that Kaigama would be formally inaugurated on Thursday in Abuja.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the Pope recently accepted the retirement of Cardinal Onaiyekan, who clocked the retirement age of ………………………………

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Why Malaria Still Infects Millions Of People Every Year

The World Health Organisation has said on Wednesday that malaria still infects millions of people every year and kills more than 400,000 – mostly children in Africa – because the fight against the mosquito-borne disease has stalled.
It said funding for the global battle against malaria – which kills a child every two minutes – is broadly flat, adding that due to continuing transmission via mosquitoes, half the world’s population remains at risk.

The organisation called on donor nations and…………………………………….

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Mongolia Launches National Anti-smoking Campaign

Mongolia launched a national anti-smoking campaign on Wednesday to raise public awareness about the negative impacts of smoking.
The youth-oriented anti-smoking campaign, called `Let’s say goodbye to smoking,’ was co-organised by the country’s National Police Agency (NPA) Health Ministry, Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports, among other relevant institutions.
During the year-long campaign, students would…………………………………………

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Shippers’ Council, Transport Agencies Move To Eliminate Corruption In Maritime

Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) is collaborating with agencies under the Ministry of Transportation to develop strategies to curb corruption in Nigeria and Africa.
The Executive Secretary of NSC, Hassan Bello, said this in a statement made available to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday.
”The maritime and transport sectors are strong catalysts for socio-economic development of any nation, particularly as it concerns businesses, markets, countries and people/citizens.
”Despite the gains recorded in the fight against………………………………………………..

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No fewer than 100 fake professors have been uncovered in Nigerian universities by the National Universities Commission, NUC.

Prof Abubakar Rasheed, the commission’s Executive Secretary, disclosed this in the NUC’s November bulletin.

Rasheed said the NUC published the details of the fake professors on its website and also sent the names to the various universities for verification.

He said this at the 2019 retreat for Vice-Chancellors by the NUC Strategy Advisory Committee.

“The updated version of those documents will be published by December 2019 and professors in their respective universities uploaded their CV on the website which was used in the compilation of the directory. About 100 fake professors also uploaded their details but we detected them.

“This measure helped in identifying fake professors in the system. The fight against fake professors is a collective responsibility,” he said.

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U.S. Resumes Aid To Lebanese Military

An official on Monday confirmed that the U.S. has resumed its aid to the Lebanese military worth some 105 million dollars.

A State Department official confirmed the information saying there had been unspecified disagreements about the efficacy of the assistance.

However, Concerns mounted on Capitol Hill that the delay in the congressionally mandated aid package would hurt efforts to counter Islamist extremists in the Middle East and potentially be a boost to U.S rivals, including Iran.

The freeze on the aid came as Lebanon was rocked by protests against the government over financial mismanagement.

The entire process of freezing the aid for months was shrouded in secrecy and unclear concerns.

It came as Democrats in the House of Representatives launched an impeachment inquiry against U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Federer Becomes First Living Swiss On Minted Coin

Tennis great Roger Federer is to become the first living Swiss to have a coin minted in their honour, with a commemorative 20-franc (£16) silver piece bearing his image being issued in January.

The 38-year-old 20-time Grand Slam champion is regarded by many as the greatest tennis player ever and is a national hero in Switzerland.

Swissmint confirmed that 55,000 of the coins, featuring Federer delivering a backhand, will be produced and will be available for pre-order from today until December 19.

“Roger Federer’s sporting achievements, his charitable commitments, his easy-going nature and his accessibility to his fans have prompted Swissmint to dedicate this 20-franc silver coin to him, the first time it has done so with a living person,” a Swissmint spokesperson told Reuters.

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At least 50 children killed by measles in Samoa as outbreak worsens

A measles outbreak in Samoa has killed 50 children as authorities race to vaccinate the entire population.
Located in the continent of Oceania & Australia. Samoa covers 2821.00 square kilometers of land and has a population of 194320 as at 2012.
The government of the South Pacific nation on Monday said that another five children had died within the past day as the epidemic continues to spread.

In all, 53 people have died since late October, including one adult and two teenagers older than 14. Most of those who have died have been babies and young infants…………………

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Obey Nigerian Courts Like You Obey British Courts, Falana Tells FG

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr. Femi Falana, has accused the federal government of disobeying valid court orders in Nigeria while it complies with orders from the United Kingdom.

Granting a stay of execution for a $9.6 billion judgment awarded against Nigeria in favour of Process & Industrial Development (P&ID) Limited, Christopher Butcher, judge of a commercial court in London, had ordered that Nigeria deposit $200 million.

The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, said a $200 million bond deposit had been made following………………………………………

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Hate Speech Bill: Nigeria Back To Dictatorship, Says Archbishop Obinna

The Metropolitan Archbishop of Owerri, Rt. Rev. Anthony Obinna

The Metropolitan Archbishop of Owerri Ecclesiastical Province, Most Rev. Anthony Obinna has said that the country is gradually drifting to military-like dictatorship if the proposed hate speech bill before the National Assembly is allowed to succeed.

The cleric who was delivering a homily yesterday, December 1, 2019 at the Maria Assumpta Cathedral Parish, Owerri during the mass to inaugurate the Catholic Lawyers Association of Nigeria declared that many things are going wrong in the country as a result of bad leadership.
According to him, reckless killing of………………………………………………………

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Afe Babalola Backs FG On Border Closure

Afe Babalola
The Founder, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), Chief Afe Babalola (SAN) has implored Nigerians to endure the economic hardship brought by the partial closure of land borders in the country’s interest.

Babalola said the federal government’s initiative was in the best security and economic interest to revamp the country’s industries and give local entrepreneurs hopes of survival in the country.

He spoke yesterday during the closing ceremony of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) project training for youths in Oyo and Ekiti states………………..

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CRC Credit Bureau Improves Access To Credit Consumers, MSMEs

The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of CRC Credit Bureau, Mr. Tunde Popoola, has said the firm has improved access to credit for consumers and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
Speaking ahead of the company’s 10th anniversary celebration slated for December 11, 2019, Popoola said CRC was licenced and commenced full live operations in 2009.

CRC set for itself the vision, “to set standard for financial empowerment and informed decision making,” and a mission “to deliver innovative products and services that enable our…………

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Contrary to what many people love to believe, watching porn can actually make you develop erectile dysfunction, rewire your brain to start functioning like that of a child and lead ultimately to a mental breakdown.

Porn consumption can kill your ability to get erection or orgasm with a real-life partner!

These are some of the findings of a neuroscience PhD student and researcher at Canada’s Université Laval, Rachel Anne Barr, who warns that people who regularly watch adult entertainment — a.k.a, pornography — often develop damage to the brain region (prefrontal cortex) that controls morality, willpower and impulse.

The prefrontal cortex region is, crucially, one that does not fully develop until adulthood, she notes.

According to the researcher, watching porn not only erodes that important region of the brain, it also rewires it into a childish state.

Read more: https://newsbreakers.ng/porn-can-kill-your-ability-to-get-erection-or-orgasm-with-real-life-partner-scientist/


K-pop Sentenced to 6 Years in Jail for Rape, Sharing Videos

A South Korean court sentenced a K-pop musician to six years in prison on Friday for raping a woman and distributing a video capturing the act in a case that drew attention to the darker side of the country’s lucrative entertainment industry.

Jung Joon-young, 30, was arrested in March. Choi Jong-hoon, 30, a former member of South Korean boy band FT Island, was also sentenced to five years in prison for the rape of the woman.

Both were members of online chat groups that shared secret sex tapes and made jokes about drugging and raping women, the Seoul Central District Court said.

Jung’s conviction also includes the illegal distribution of other videos he took secretly while having sex with women.

The identities of the victims were suppressed to protect their privacy.

The court also sentenced each man to 80 hours in “sexual violence treatment” education.

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Ibrahimovic Files ‘Fate Crime’ Complaint After House, Statue Vandalised

Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic Thursday filed a “hate crime” complaint Thursday after being the target of vandalism and racists threats, police said, a day after the star announced his part ownership in football club Hammarby.

A statue of the player in Malmo was attacked with fire and paint while the word “Judas” was daubed across the front door of his residence in Stockholm.

The perpetrators of the threatening acts have not been identified but “Ibra” angered fans of Malmo FF (MFF) — the club where he started his professional career in 1999 — on Wednesday when he announced he had bought a share in rival club Hammarby.

In Malmo, several people, most of them wearing hoods, vandalised a statue of Ibrahimovic that was unveiled just two months ago. Near the monument, they wrote the words “Cigani do” (“Gypsy” in Bosnian, and “die” in Swedish) in spray paint.

Born in Malmo, Ibrahimovic is the son of a Bosnian father and Croatian mother.

Videos posted on social media showed masked people lighting fires and aiming them at the statue. There was no significant damage and a protective barrier has since been put up around it.

“An investigation has been opened into vandalism and threats with suspected hate crime motive. Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the plaintiff,” a police spokesman told AFP.

Earlier on Wednesday, angry supporters had slipped a toilet seat on to one of the statue’s arms.

Hammarby, a Stockholm-based team playing alongside MFF in Sweden’s top league, announced Wednesday morning that Ibrahimovic had bought around 25 percent of the shares in the club.
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“He’s turned his back on the city and what made him who he is,” Kaveh Hosseinpour, vice-president of the MFF supporters’ club, told broadcaster TV4.

At noon on Thursday, nearly 7,000 people had signed an online petition calling for the immediate removal of his statue in Malmo.

“How could you do this to us?” one outraged signatory wrote while another proclaimed that “everything can’t just be about money”.

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A middle-aged woman, Eki Ekhator, has been arrested by the Edo State Police Command for allegedly killing her husband by violently grabbing his scrotum and squeezing it till he died.
The incident, which happened at the Ukhiri community in the Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of the state, shocked the residents as the man was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was confirmed dead.
Eki was said to have regularly had ……………………………………………


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Appeal Court Upholds Gov Ortom’s Election, Fines APC, Jime N150,000

The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, on Thursday, upheld the election of Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State.
The appellate court, in a unanimous judgement by a five-man panel of Justices, dismissed a joint appeal the All Progressives Congress, APC, and its candidate, Emmanuel Jime, filed to challenge the outcome of the governorship election that held in the state on March 9.
In the lead judgement that was read by Justice Fred Oho, the court resolved four issues the Appellants raised before it, against them, even as it awarded……………………...................

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Rise of Skywalker’ actor John Boyega: ‘I left the script under my bed

Nigerian-British actor John Boyega said on Wednesday that he left his copy of the closely-guarded script for the new “Star Wars” movie under his bed and that it ended up for sale on eBay.
Boyega, who plays Stormtrooper turned resistance fighter Finn in “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” told U.S. television show “Good Morning America” that a cleaner had found the script and put it on the eBay auction site.
Director J.J. Abrams said earlier …………………………………………………….

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Tambuwal Charges Media to Remain Vibrant

Tambuwal made the appeal in Sokoto on Thursday while declaring open the 15th All Nigeria Editors Conference (ANEC 2019) in Sokoto.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme of the conference is, “A Distressed Media: Impact On Government, Governance and Society”.
According to Tambuwal, the media is also feeling the heat of the harsh………………………….

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Buhari Seeks Approval of NASS on External Borrowing Plan

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday sought the re- consideration and approval of the National Assembly on the 2016-2018 External Borrowing Plan of the Federal Government.
Buhari’s request is contained in a letter address to President of Senate Ahmad Lawan and read at the plenary on Thursday.

“Request for the National Assembly to re-consider and approve the Federal Government’s 2016 and 2018 External Borrowing Plan.
“Pursuant to section 21 and……………………..

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The Forum of Chairmen of Nigerian Political Parties has indicted security agents and politicians over the violence witnessed during the just concluded Bayelsa/Kogi states governorship elections.

This is even as it called for a quick conclusion of the Electoral Act Amendment to allow for electronic accreditation and transmission of results from the polling unit to a central database.

The forum gave its position while briefing newsmen in Abuja on Monday after a review of the conduct of the elections in the two states.

The event had chairmen of 60 political parties in attendance including Hon. Perry Opara, National Unity Party (NUP), Alhaji Adamu Takai (Advanced Congress of Democrats) and the Chairman of the Action Alliance (AA), Barr. Kenneth Udeze.

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President Buhari Receives Netherlands PM

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday received Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, at State House, Abuja.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Rutte was received at the forecourt of the villa, by the President.

The two leaders immediately went into a closed-door meeting at the President’s mini-conference office.

A number of treaties were expected to signed at the end of bilateral consultations between the delegations of the Nigeria and the Netherlands.

Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Netherlands, Oji Ngofa, had told NAN that the visit would provide an opportunity to attract more Dutch investments to the country, particularly in the manufacturing and agriculture sectors.

He said that the Rutte would be accompanied by a trade delegation made up of Chief Executive Officers of Dutch companies already operating in Nigeria as well as prospective investors.

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German Heist: Police Still Scouring For Clues On Second Day

German police were back at a Dresden museum on Tuesday scouring for clues, a day after thieves made off with a haul of jewellery from an 18th century royal collection

“The work continues today,” a spokesman said.

Police do not yet have a solid lead in the case and the search goes on for the perpetrators, he added.

More information on the status of the investigation is expected to be released in the afternoon.

Two unidentified suspects broke into the Green Vault museum early on Monday and managed to steal parts of three jewellery sets studded with diamonds, despite stringent security measures.

Up to 100 objects may have been stolen from the sets, which consist of clasps, buttons, medals, epaulettes, sashes and ornaments for hats and canes, decorated with diamonds, emeralds, rubies and sapphires.

The value of the stolen goods is impossible to calculate, museum officials have said.

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Buhari Begins Process To Lift 100m Out Of Poverty – Akume

The process of actualising the vision of President Muhammadu Buhari to lift over 100 million Nigerians out of poverty has commenced, the Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs Sen. George Akume has said.

The Minister disclosed this on Monday at the opening of a Special Retreat organized by the Federal Ministry of Special Duties and inter-Governmental Affairs.

The conference had as its theme: “Strategies for Actualization of the Federal Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs”.

Akume said that the purpose of the retreat is to appraise key issues relating to the actualization of its mandate and designing framework for realising the objective.

Akume commended President Buhari for finding it worthy to recreate the Federal Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs with the mandate among others to implement Special Programmes and Projects on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria.

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Gov. Zulum Sacks HoS, Set Up Minimum Wage Committee

Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has relieved the state Head of Service (HOS), Mr Mohammed Hassan, of his appointment.

Alhaji Usman Shuwa, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), made the disclosure in a statement on Tuesday in Maiduguri.

Shuwa disclosed that the governor also approved the appointment of Mr Simon Malgwi, as the new HOS, adding that the appointment was with immediate effect.

“Gov. Babagana Zulum has relieved Mohammed Hassan of his appointment as the HOS with immediate effect.

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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, yesterday in Lagos warned students to avoid regrets in the future by staying away from hard drugs and truancy in school.
The Special Adviser to the Speaker on Media and Publicity, Lanre Lasisi, disclosed this in a statement issued yesterday.
Gbajabiamila, who stated this during a Health and Education initiative for students in Surulere 1 Federal Constituency in Lagos, organised by some of his aides and other professionals under the aegis of the Gbaja Professional Volunteer Network (GPVN), said the need to take……………..

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Rivers Govt Accredits 1,415 Private Schools

In line with Rivers State Government’s desire to establish a formidable educational sector at the public and private institutions, the Committee for Accreditation and Approval of Private Schools setup by the Governor Nyesom Wike has submitted a comprehensive report to the state government.
While receiving the report, Wike said he was concerned and committed to ensuring that private schools are of approved standard with right facilities.

The governor, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Tammy Danagogo, added: “We have no doubt that this report will help us sanitise the educational sector to create a state with high educational standards befitting for the growth and…………………..

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Okowa Felicitates With Atiku At 73

Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has congratulated former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, GCON, as he turns 73 on Monday.
In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, in Asaba, the governor described Atiku, the Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, as “a man of strong convictions”.

According to him, Atiku’s drive and tenacity to…………………………………………………

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Kashamu Hails Buhari over Adoke’s Arrest

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State during the 2019 general election, Senator Buruji Kashamu, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari over the arrest of the former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohmammed Adoke (SAN), by the International Criminal Police in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

In a statement issued in Lagos yesterday, Kashamu said the arrest was a proof that the fight against corruption being championed by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration was working.
“The arrest of ex-AGF Adoke is another step in the right direction in the anti-graft war of the President Buhari-led…………………………………………………………..

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The Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), on Friday said that one person died while three others sustained various degrees of injuries in a road accident on Idiroko Road, Ogun

Sango-Ota Area Commander of TRACE, Adekunle Ajibade, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, Ogun.

Ajibade said that the accident which happened at about 9:59 a.m. on Friday, around Iyana-Iyesi on Idiroko road, involved a tipper, a jeep and a tricycle.

He explained that a tipper with registration number MUS 217 YL lost control due to brake failure and rammed into a tricycle marked LAR 304 VD and an Acura Jeep with registration number KTU 636 DQ.

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18-year-old Nigerian Arotiba Bags 2018 Best WAEC Candidate

An 18-year-old Nigerian, Peter Arotiba from Kogi State, has been awarded the National Distinction and Merit Award by the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) for emerging overall best student in the 2018 examinations.

Arotiba, who is currently studying Medicine and Surgery at the University of Ibadan, graduated from the Nigeria Air Force Secondary School, Ikeja, Lagos State.

He was recognised alongside two others at the opening of the 57th Annual Meeting of the Nigeria National Committee (NNC) of WAEC, in Abuja on Thursday.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that Arotiba had obtained distinction in all the eight subjects offered in the 2018 West African Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

Speaking with journalists after the awards presentation, Arotiba said that achieving success was a function of so many factors, the chief of which was God’s grace and hard work.

“A lot of heroes, who have participated in building me up to whom I am today, instilled the spirit of excellence in me – my parents, my teachers and, personal hard work.

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The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) says it will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to strengthen effort in the fight against corruption in the country.
NEITI disclosed this in a statement signed by Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, Director, Communications, and Advocacy, in Abuja.
It said agreement on the signing of the MoU was part………………………….

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Queen Strips Prince Andrew From Royal Duties

The Queen has effectively sacked Prince Andrew from Royal duties after discussing the Epstein scandal with Charles and summoning the distraught Duke of York to Buckingham Palace to learn his fate.
The Monarch took decisive action to contain the fall-out from the duke’s disastrous Newsnight interview about his friendship with pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Last night the duke issued a statement confirming he was, with his mother’s permission, ‘stepping down’ from public duties. He will lose his £249,000 annual income…………………

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Ruiz Defeat Made me a Smarter Fighter, says Joshua

Briton Anthony Joshua said his first career defeat at the hands of Andy Ruiz Jr. was due to a lack of experience and he had become a “smarter” fighter ahead of December’s rematch.
Mexican-American Ruiz produced one of boxing’s biggest upsets when he dethroned the previously undefeated world heavyweight champion with a seventh-round stoppage at New York’s Madison Square Garden in June.

“It wasn’t burnout. The issues I faced in the last……………………………………………..

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Reps go After NDDC Over Illegal Spending for 11 Months

The Chairman, House Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Rep. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo (APC-Ondo) has said that the Commission had been spending illegally and without appropriation for 11 months.
This is even as he said that the NDDC had been running foul of the appropriation laws for the past 14 months as it had yet to submit any budget proposal to the National Assembly for approval since Sept. 2018.

He said that since the expiration of the approved 2018 Budget………………………………..

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CSOs Urge NASS to Probe $195m Contract

Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has urged the National Assembly to probe the restoration of the $195 million Coastal Waterways Security contract awarded by the Ministry of Transport.
The CSOs led by Mr. Solomon Adodo, Convener, Empowerment for Unemployed Youth Initiative (EUYI) made the call on Wednesday in a press briefing in Abuja.

Adodo who addressed the press on the issue regretted that the contract awarded to HLSI security systems had been restored in spite of its cancelation by the Federal Executive Council (FEC).
“Following our petition, the House Committee on ..............................

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Dr. Olatoye Ogundipe, a gynecologist, on Wednesday, says the gender of a child is not determined by the sex position or duration contrary to beliefs by some people.
Ogundipe, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin, said that most couples had been misled in believing that there were certain sex positions to adopt to have a baby boy or girl.

“This is erroneous and misleading, the formation of a child is more than just sex by the couple, a lot goes on in the body.
“I hear some traditional healers say……………………………………………………………

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Buhari Celebrates Jonathan at 62 Says his Humility Will Continue to Resonate

President Muhammadu Buhari said former President Jonathan Goodluck’s humility will continue to resonate and inspire generations of Nigerians.
Buhari made the remark today in a special birthday message to his predecessor, who was born in Otuoke, Bayelsa State 62 years ago.
President Muhammadu Buhari said former Goodluck Jonathan’s humility will continue to resonate and inspire and inspire generations of Nigerians.
Buhari made the remark today in a special birthday……………………………..

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Emirates Buys 30 Boeing 787 Dreamliners Worth $8.8 bn

The Dubai-based airline Emirates on Wednesday disclosed a firm order for 30 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners in a deal worth 8.8 billion dollars.
The carrier said in a tweet that the deal firms up its previous Memorandum of Understanding for Boeing 787 Dreamliners, with deliveries commencing in May 2023 and continuing for the next five years.

Emirates Chairman and Chief Executive, Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, confirmed the previously pending order with the U.S. aerospace giant at an air show in Dubai on Wednesday.

“The 787s will complement our fleet mix by………………………………………

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Court Remands Man for Sodomising Neighbour’s son

A Magistrates’ Court in Gombe on Wednesday ordered that 40-year- old man, Kabiru Abdullahi, who pleaded guilty to sodomising his neighbour’s 14-year-old son, be remanded in a correctional facility, pending sentencing.
Abdullahi pleaded guilty and begged the court for leniency.

Chief Magistrate Babayo Usamatu, who gave the order, adjourned the case until Nov. 28, for sentencing.
Earlier in the First Information Report (FIR), the Police Prosecutor, Insp. Bako Shekari told the court that the defendant, who resides n Tashan Magarya in Kumo, Akko LGA, Gombe State, committed the offence in October.

The offense, he said, contravened the provisions of ………………………………………

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CSCS Launches Reg Connect for Capital Market Operational Efficiency

The Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc has launched a web-based application tagged “Reg connect” to ensure easier communication with registrars in the Nigerian capital market.
Mr. Haruna Jalo-Waziri, CSCS Managing Director, said Reg connect, powered by CSCS, would transform and improve the user experience of registrars by providing an easy to u platform in information dissemination.

Jalo-Waziri said the application was developed having reviewed CSCS operations and methods of interaction with registrars to conform with global best practices.

He stated that prior to the solution, registrars could only connect with CSCS through a Data Exchange application that did not have the ability………………………..

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Mr Kayode Makinde, the father of 10-year-old Joseph Makinde, who was beheaded by two siblings, Saheed and Ayodeji Obadimeji, on Monday, narrated to a Lagos State High Court in Igbosere how the duo killed his son and held on to his parts at the police station.

PUNCH Metro had reported that Saheed, 19, and Ayodeji, 18, had on November 27, 2018, around 8.30 pm, allegedly beheaded Joseph in an uncompleted building at Sapati, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, over N200,000.

The siblings allegedly lured Joseph into the uncompleted building by sending him to buy a beverage drink for them and when he brought it, they held him and cut off his head with a knife.

The duo alleged that they were contracted by one Sodiq Abefe to produce a human head for N200,000.

The defendants were arrested by the anti-kidnapping operatives of the Lagos State Police Command and were subsequently arraigned before Justice Adedaye Akintoye on two counts of conspiracy to commit murder and murder.

They pleaded not guilty to the charges

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Buhari Seeks Passage of 6 Aviation Bills by Senate

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, transmitted a letter to the Senate, seeking consideration and passage of six Aviation Bills.

The President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan read the letter during plenary.

The President, in the letter said: “Dear Distinguished Senate President; Transmission of Six Aviation Sector Bills to the National Assembly for consideration and passage into law.

“Pursuant to Section 58 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended, I formally request that the following six bills be considered for passage by the Senate.”

The bills include Civil Aviation Bill 2019, Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria Bill 2019, Nigerian College of Air space Management Agency Establishment Bill 2019.

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Amazon Deforestation Rate Hits Highest Level in 11 Years

The rate of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest has risen to its highest level in 11 years, according to Brazilian government data released Monday.

The data, which included the estimated deforestation rates for nine states of the Brazilian Legal Amazon, was generated by the Satellite Legal Amazon Deforestation Monitoring Project (PRODES).

About 9,762 square kilometers (3,769 square miles) of rainforest were lost for the 12 months through July 2019, according to the release from The National Institute for Space Research (INPE). That’s a 29.5% increase over the previous 12 months and is the highest rate of loss since 2008, INPE said.

The increase in deforestation comes while the country is under the leadership of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro who was elected in October 2018.

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Police parade pastor for the alleged rape of follower

The Enugu state police command on Tuesday paraded one Pastor Sunday Egbo, the founder of Christ Mercy Ministry, Ajuona Obukpa, in Nsukka Local government Area of the state for the alleged rape of a member of his church.

Parading the suspect along 36 other suspects at the Police Headquarters, the Police Commissioner, Ahmed Abdur-Rahman, said that the fake man of God had on November 9, 2019, allegedly invited one Ukwueze Ifebuche Blessing with the pretence of having a crusade on that faithful day by 6 pm.

According to the Commissioner, the suspect asked the victim to come along with the picture of her sick brother for prayers.

“On arrival, the Pastor took her to his house and left with the pretence to go and bring other people who were supposed to come for the programme but returned about 11 pm and dragged her to his room, brought out a magic Stone and threatened to kill her if she raised an alarm.

“He ordered her to remove her clothes, she refused and the Pastor slapped her and forcefully tore her clothes and raped her,” Ahmed said.

The police commissioner added, “The Pastor not satisfied, seized her pant, brazier and brought small a bottle and wanted to insert it into her private parts, and she struggled and ran naked to the door and shouted which attracted neighbours who came and invited the Police for her rescue and the Pastor was subsequently arrested.”

The suspect confessed to committing the crime to journalists when he was asked to narrate why he was arrested by the police.

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Brazil staged a remarkable comeback for the second time in a week on Sunday to beat Mexico 2-1 in front of their own fans and win the Under-17 World Cup for the 4th time.
Just three days after they recovered from being 2-0 down to beat France 3-2 in the semi-finals, Brazil scored two goals in the last 10 minutes to overcome their Latin rivals.

Although Brazil had more of the early chances, Mexico took the lead at 66 minutes when Bryan Gonzalez rose between two defenders to head a cross from the left into the net.
Kaio Jorge equalized from the penalty spot with…………………………………………..

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Indian Man Guards Lagos House With Lion

Operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit have surrounded a house being guarded by a lion on Muri Okunola Street, Victoria Island.

PUNCH Metro gathered that the officials had been deployed in the house since Friday after residents petitioned the state government on the presence of the wild animal in the house.

The animal reportedly belongs to an Indian national who………………………………….


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Inflation rate rises to 11.61% – NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said that Nigeria’s annual inflation rate rose from 11.24 percent in September to 11.61 percent in October.
The Bureau disclosed this in its monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for October report released, on Monday in Abuja.
It said that the increase was a 0.36 percentage points higher than 11.24 percent recorded in September
“Increases were recorded in all COICOP divisions that yielded………………………………….


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Yahaya Bello Emerges Winner of Kogi Governorship Election

Gov. Yahaya Bello of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared the winner of the governorship election held in Kogi State on Nov. 16.
The Returning Officer of the election, Prof. Ibrahim Garba, who announced the results in Lokoja on Monday said that Bello polled 406,222 votes to beat 24 other contestants, including Mr. Musa Wada of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who polled 189,704 votes.
Mrs. Natasha Akpoti, the candidate of the Social Democratic Party came…………………….


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OAU, UNILAG, Covenant University Win CFA Ethics Challenge

Covenant University, University of Lagos (UNILAG) and Obafemi Awolowo University, have emerged the top three winners in the CFA Society Nigeria Ethics Challenge.
Mr. Banji Fehintola, president, CFA Society Nigeria, announced the winners after the finale of the national competition of the 2019 CFA Ethics Challenge in Lagos.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the three schools emerged winners in a national competition contested by seven universities that qualified from………………………………..

Read More: https://newsbreakers.ng/oau-unilag-covenant-university-win-cfa-ethics-challenge/

A High Court in Bwari, Abuja on Thursday threw out the case filed by Photographer, Busola Dakolo against Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA).
This came after Fatoyinbo filed an objection and an affidavit at the Court reiterating that Busola’s statements were false and concocted to embarrass, scandalise and ridicule Fatoyinbo.

He argued that from the inception, she sought the attention of the media and press, and brought the civil action even while the……………………………………….

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DSS Says Ready to Release Sowore to ‘Appropriate’ Persons

The Department of State Services (DSS) says it is prepared to release Mr. Omoyele Sowore, the convener of the planned RevolutionNow protest but waiting for appropriate persons to make his delivery.

Dr. Peter Afunanya, the Public Relations Officer of the Service disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.
He said appropriate persons were yet to turn up to take his delivery adding that he would be released once the processes were concluded
According to him, it is only appropriate that those who stood surety for him present themselves and have him released to them.

“While all those that have so far shown up are not directly concerned with the matter and therefore unqualified; many others have either chosen to grandstand or politicize it to achieve hidden interests.

“The service reassures the public that……………………………..

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Nigerian Armed Forces Shine at International Sports

The contingent of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) have emerged victorious in the recent international sporting events in South Africa and Republic of Guinea.
The Acting Director of Defence Information, Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.
Nwachukwu disclosed that the Nigerian military contingent emerged winners of the recently concluded Military Skills Competition in Potchefstroom, South Africa.

He added that they also clinched 3rd position at the maiden edition of the International Military Sports Council – West African Liaison Office (CISM – WALO) Boxing Championship held in Conakry, Guinea.

“In the Military Skills Competition held in South Africa, the AFN participants comprising male and female personnel from the Nigerian Army, Navy and the Airforce bagged a total of six Gold, four Silver, and one Bronze medals.
“The team also carted away the award for the best participating country at the event.
“During the military sporting events, the AFN emerged first……………………….

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Bayelsa/Kogi Poll: INEC Insists on Use of Card Reader

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says no voter will be allowed to vote without voter card recognised by the Smart Card Reader in the Nov. 16 elections in Bayelsa and Kogi.
Prof. James Apam, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), told NAN on the sideline of a one-day Training on Election Duties, organised by Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) for its Staff at Kogi Sector Command Headquarters in Lokoja.
Speaking on behalf of Apam, Mr Olugbenga Ajayi, a staff officer of the…………………

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Sen. Olujimi Sworn into 9th Senate

The Senate on Thursday swore-in Sen. Biodun Olujimi as the Senator representing Ekiti South Senatorial District at the National Assembly.
Olujimi, garbed in a coffee-brown attire, was sworn-in by the upper chamber, following an oath administered by the Clerk of Senate, Nelson Ayewoh, at exactly 10:40 immediately after the commencement of plenary.
The lawmaker, who was the Minority Leader in the Eighth Senate, was last week declared the winner of the 2019 Senatorial election by the Kaduna Division of the Court of Appeal.

The Court which nullified the election of Spokesman of the ……………………….

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Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo says the far-reaching reforms and people-oriented policies that have changed the fortunes of the people will earn him a second term.
Obaseki said this at the Alaghodaro 2019 Summit held in Benin City, the Edo capital, to celebrate his third year in office.
“In spite of the very difficult and uncertain political environment in which we have operated in the last one year, we are grateful to God that we are able to achieve all these successes recorded.
“I am particularly happy that we…………………………………………………

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Drought Kills 200 Elephants in Zimbabwe – Official

More than 200 elephants have died amid a severe drought and a mass relocation of animals is planned to ease congestion, Zimbabwe’s parks agency says.
Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority spokesman Tinashe Farawo said at least 200 elephants have died in vast Hwange National Park alone since October and other parks are affected.
Animals including giraffe, buffalo, and…………………………………………………

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A/Ibom Guber Appeal: Again Gov. Udom Floors Ekere

The Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar on Wednesday affirmed that Gov. Udom Emmanuel of the PDP was duly elected in the March 9 gubernatorial elections in Akwa Ibom State.
Giving judgement in an appeal filed by APC’s candidate Nsima Ekere against the Tribunal Verdict which upheld the election of Gov. Udom, the Appellate court held that the petition was without merit.

In the Sept. 5 verdict by Tribunal which dismissed Ekere’s petition for wanting in merit, it held that the petitioner could not lead credible evidence to prove his claims that the elections were not conducted in substantial compliance with the Electoral Act.

Upholding the election of Udom Emmanuel, the…………………………………………………

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China Launches 5 Satellites With One Rocket

Five new remote-sensing satellites were sent into planned orbit from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in north China’s Shanxi Province on Wednesday.
The five Ningxia-1 satellites were launched by a Long March-6 carrier rocket at 2:35 p.m. (Beijing time).
The satellites are part of a commercial satellite project invested by the Ningxia Jingui Information Technology Co., Ltd., and will be mainly used for remote-sensing detection.

The satellites and carrier rocket were developed by………………….

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FG to go Tough on Fraudulent Miners – Ogah

Dr. Uchechukwu Ogah, Minister of State for Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, on Tuesday said that the Federal Government would no longer tolerate false declaration of mineral production and other sharp practices by some miners.

Ogah, head of the Committee on the Optimisation of Revenue from Mineral Resources Sector, spoke in Abuja shortly after Mr. Olamilekan Adegbite, Minister of Mines and Steel Development, inaugurated the 15-member team.

“The days of those who are in the habit of making false………………………………

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Kanye West might just be the second African American to become president of the United States of America.

Kanye West says he will be running for the position of the president of ‘God’s own country,’ the United States of America.

According to PEOPLE, the rapper made it known while speaking at Fast Company’s Innovation Festival in the United States. He said was planning to also change his name for a year and you’d be surprised at what Kanye plans to be called.

“When people say it’s crass to call yourself a billionaire, I say I might legally change my name to Christian Genius Billionaire Kanye West for a year until y’all understand exactly what it is, it will be on the license plate,” he said.
He then went to reveal his plans to run for the number one job in the United States of America in 2024.

“When I run for president in 2024 —” West said, to laughter from the audience. “What y’all laughing at?” I’m not going to run, I’m going to walk. What they’re saying is Kanye’s crazy — one and three African Americans are in jail and all the celebrities are in jail also because they can’t say nothing because they’re so scared,” he said.

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“My Father Use to Check to Confirm My Virginity” – Halima Abubakar
Halima Abubakar says her father used to check regularly to confirm that she was still a virgin while growing up.

She made this known via her Instagram page on Thursday, November 7, 2019, while reacting to American rapper, T.I’s statement on checking his daughter’s virginity status regularly. According to the movie star, it is not a bad thing for a parent to check their daughter’s virginity.

“I don’t see anything wrong in checking if your daughter is still a virgin. I remember my dad taking me to see different doctors, just to be sure…He stopped after the 3times. I hated him then a bit.

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Stepmother, Herbalist Burn Nasarawa Teenager’s Hands Over Witchcraft
A 13-year-old boy, Ovey Friday, whose hands were allegedly burnt by an herbalist on the prompting of his stepmother in Nasarawa State, has narrated how he ended up in the hospital.

Speaking in an interview with Northern City News on his hospital bed at the Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, Lafia, on Thursday, the victim said his troubles began when his stepmother, Mrs Mercy Jummai, 35, who is heavily pregnant, accused him of being a wizard.

According to him, Mercy, whom he lives with in the Wulko community in the Nasarawa-Eggon Local Government Area of the state, raised the alarm that he made love to her in her dream.

He said, “My stepmother said she was always seeing me making love to her in her dream, but I told her that it was not true.

“So, she started threatening me, saying that I would not stay in the same house with her. That was when she said she would take me to a native doctor’s house.

“The native doctor, who is a Fulani man, picked a stone and threw it at me. After that, he rubbed the stone on me and tied my two hands with a rope.

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Herdsman Kills Sibling for Having Affair With Wife
A Kwara State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ilorin has remanded a cattle herder, Iliasu Abubakar, in the Federal Correctional Centre, Ilorin, after confessing to murdering his brother, Isah, in Gwanara, Baruten Local Government area of the state.

Iliasu, who is standing trial for culpable homicide, allegedly killed his brother over allegation that the deceased was having an amorous affair with his wife.

The offence, according to the police prosecutor, is contrary to Section 221 of the Penal Code Law.

It was gathered that one Umaru Abubakar of Budo-Aiki, Fulani camp, via Gwanara, reported the incident at the community police post, from where it was transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Ilorin, for discreet investigation.

Umaru, who is the father of the two brothers, had gone to the camp of his sons but found no one around except for the cattle.

When he searched the camp, Umaru found Isah’s corpse, with machete cuts on his neck, but his brother was nowhere to be found.

It was learnt that discreet investigation into the incident revealed that Iliasu killed his brother and fled to Oyo State.

After he was arrested, Iliasu reportedly confessed to the police that he dealt his brother machete blows for having an illicit affair with his wife.

The deceased was said to have once confessed to his brother that he fathered the three-year-old child his wife was nursing.

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Three arraigned for stealing goats, fish in Ebonyi
The Ebonyi State Police Command, on Wednesday, arraigned three persons, Mbam Oliver, 35; Mbam Igbogu, 40; and Chukwuemeka Nwovu, 22, for allegedly stealing goats and fish.

They were arraigned before an Abakaliki Magistrates’ Court on four counts bordering on stealing, burglary, felony and conspiracy.

Southern City News gathered that the accused persons committed the offences on November 3, 2019, at Igidiagbo Okpotumo in the Abakaliki Local Government Area of the state.

The accused were alleged to have broken into the house of one Mr Godwin Nwogboga and stole his two goats.

It was also alleged that they forcefully entered into the house of one Mrs Cecilia Nwaji, whom they dispossessed of her fish.

The police prosecutor, Mr Eze Ndubuaku, told the court that the offences were punishable under sections 516A (a), 411 (a) and 390 of the Criminal Code, Cap 33 Vol. 1, Laws of Ebonyi State of Nigeria, 2009.

The charges read in part, “That you Mbam Oliver, Mbam Igbogu and Chukwuemeka Nwovu, on November 3, 2019, at Igidiagbo Okpotumo, Abakaliki in the Abakaliki Magisterial District, did conspire among yourselves to commit felony to wit; burglary and stealing, thereby committing an offence punishable under Section 516A (a) of the Criminal Code Cap 33, Vol. 1, Laws of Ebonyi State of Nigeria, 2009.

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The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Babajide Omoworare, Wednesday said President Muhammadu Buhari did not relegate Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo by traveling without transmitting a letter to the National Assembly to empower the vice president to act in his absence.

Omoworare stated this while briefing newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday.
Buhari had, on November 2, 2019, embarked on a private visit to London and he is expected to return to Nigeria on November 17.
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, had, on Tuesday, said that the President could “rule from anywhere.”

Omoworare backed Oshiomhole yesterday,……………………………………

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Nigeria’s Neighbours Must Obey Fair Trade Rules, Says Emefiele

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, Wednesday said Nigeria’s neighbours must comply with fair trade practices to avoid depriving Nigeria the benefits of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, explaining that the country would prevent itself from becoming a dumping ground for goods that did not originate from Africa.

Emefiele, who was represented by the Lagos Branch Controller of CBN, Mr. Ekhator Atise, spoke in Lagos, at the 2019 International Trade Seminar, with the theme: ‘Non-oil Export in Nigeria, Emerging Opportunities, …………………………………………………………

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PSG Sporting Director Leonardo Hits Out at Zidane For Mbappe Comments

Paris Saint-Germain( PSG) sporting director Leonardo has hit out at Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane for suggesting that Kylian Mbappe’s dream was to play for the Spanish club.

“Honestly, it’s a bit irritating, it’s annoying,” the Brazilian said following PSG’s 1-0 win over Club Brugge in the Champions League on Wednesday, adding that “it’s not the first time this has happened”.
Zidane was asked about a possible move for the…………………………….

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Buhari Weighs Options On Magu, Fowler’s Tenure

As the tenure of Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu, and the Chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr. Babatunde Fowler, come to an end, their fate hang in the balance with President Muhammadu Buhari weighing his options on the leadership of the two prime agencies.
Although there is lack of clarity on their effective dates of appointments, presidency sources told THISDAY wednesday that the president

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Rivers APC Crisis: I Was Accused Of Plotting To Kill Buhari, Says Abe

A former lawmaker, representing Rivers South-east Senatorial district, Senator Magnus Abe, has lamented that people opposed to his ambition to be governor of Rivers State went as far as accusing him of plotting to kill President Muhammadu Buhari in their bid to scuttle his ambition.
This came as he gave reasons why he went to court against some persons who wrote libelous stories against him in the media.
Abe, in a statement he personally signed and titled:……………………………………..

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