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Armed bandits kill Kaduna-based activist

Saturday, November 21, 2020 NEWS No Comments

 

A Kaduna-based activist, Rabiu Awwal, has been killed by suspected armed bandits.

 

Senator Shehu Sani who shared the sad story online said Rabiu was killed during a gun attack by the armed bandits in his community on Friday evening, November 20.

 

 Sani who used to represent Kaduna Central in the Senate said the deceased would be buried later today, November 21. His tweet reads

''This young man Rabiu Awwal was a frontline Secure North campaigner based in Kaduna;Late evening yesterday,he lost his life as a result of gunshots sustained when Bandits attacked his community.He would be buried today.Inna lillahi wainna Illayhir rajiun.May Allah forgive him.''

 

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2020 WTD: Harpic champions end to open defecation, donates 47 public toilet units in Lagos

Saturday, November 21, 2020 NEWS No Comments

 In commemoration of the 2020 World Toilet Day, Harpic, Nigeria’s leading toilet cleaning brand from Reckitt Benckiser (RB), the market leader in health, hygiene, and home care products, has partnered with the Lagos State Ministry of Environment and Water Resources to upgrade and refurbish 47 public toilet units for six communities in Lagos. The donation was done alongside the flag-off of the ‘Clean Lagos: Use the Toilet’ campaign on November 19.

 

One of the newly refurbished toilets

 

The newly refurbished public toilets are located at Oshodi, Ojota, New Garage, Apapa, Costain, and Leventis in Victoria Island.

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Speaking at the official commissioning of the toilets and the flag-off of the ‘Clean Lagos: Use the Toilet’ campaign in Lagos, Country Manager, RB Hygiene West Africa, Mr. Asif Hashimi reiterated Harpic’s commitment to changing the stories surrounding open defecation and toilet sanitation in Lagos, and Nigeria in general. He added that the brand was interested in tackling the challenge of open defecation in Nigeria as a way of ensuring Healthier and Happier lives in Nigeria.

 

L-R: Chairman, Onigbongbo LCDA, Mr Oladotun Olakanle; Senior Brand Manager, Home and Hygiene, Reckitt Benckiser West Africa, Mrs Chioma Sylva-Ifedigbo; Permanent Secretary, Office of Environmental Services, Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, Mrs Belinda Aderonke Odeneye; Harpic Brand Ambassador, Dr Helen Paul and Director Sanitation, Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, Dr Hassan Sanuth, at the 2020 World Toilet Day Celebration and Commissioning of Public Toilets donated by Harpic in Lagos.

 

According to him, “At the moment, Nigeria ranks first among countries practicing open defecation globally. This ‘stigma’ can only be removed if we all join hands to work towards this goal. Harpic’s purpose is to help Nigerians access hygienically clean toilets and also be an enabler for change in the fight for improved sanitation in Nigeria. The Harpic toilet refurbishment project will inspire a big positive attitudinal change, which will impact the lives of the people and the environment. It is about taking action to tackle the global sanitation crisis and achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030.”

 

 

Harpic has been at the forefront in the fight against open defecation, donation and refurbishment of public toilets in Nigeria. Since 2018, Harpic has donated about 80 toilets and refurbished 10 public toilets in Lagos State alone.

 

Cross section of guests at the event

 

At the commissioning and flag-off ceremony which held immediately after a sensitization walk around Ojota axis of Lagos to sensitize Lagosians on the need for proper toilet practices, the government commended Harpic for her continued support in building a hygienic and healthy environment in the state, stating that the donation of public toilets by Harpic is another step taken in the right direction.

 

 

Present at the commissioning were notable dignitaries from the Lagos State Government, heads of government agencies, key executives of RB and Harpic Brand Ambassador, Dr. Helen Paul.

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DSS confirms arrest of its officer who shot vendor dead in Abuja

Saturday, November 21, 2020 NEWS No Comments

 

The Department of State Security DSS has confirmed the arrest and detainment of its officer, Abdullahi M. Hassan, attached to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, who fired a gunshot that killed a vendor, Ifeanyi Okereke (pictured above), in Abuja on Thursday, November 19.

 

A statement released by Peter Afunanya, the Public Relations Officer of the DSS, says the erring officer has been taken into detention and promised to ensure that justice is served.

 

The attention of the Department of State Services (DSS) has been drawn to the allegation of shooting and killing of one Ifeanyi Okereke by a security aide of the Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

 

2. The Service hereby confirms that the suspect is one of its personnel deployed to the Speaker’s Convoy as a security detail. And as already stated by the Speaker that he has been suspended from his Convoy, the Service has further withdrawn him from the assignment. 

 

3. As part of its disciplinary procedures in the instance, he has been taken into detention. In addition, the Service has opened a detailed investigation into the matter. While it pledges to be transparent and accountable in handling this, it is liaising with appropriate authorities to achieve this objective. The Service condoles with the family of the deceased and his loved ones. It has promised a thorough investigation into the circumstances that led to the unfortunate incident and will surely keep to this. ''

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DJ Cuppy says she messed up relationship with ex-boyfriend Asa Asika

Saturday, November 21, 2020 ENTERTAINMENT NEWS No Comments

 

DJ Cuppy has revealed that she messed up her relationship with her ex-boyfriend and talent manager, Asa Asika.

 

Asa and DJ  Cuppy who is the daughter of billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, used to be an item a few years ago until they both went their separate ways.

 

DJ Cuppy had a Twitter question and answer session with her fans on Friday, November 20.

 

One of her fans asked

''@cuppymusic What's your ex-boyfriend's name and why did you break up? #AskCuppyAnything,"

 

Responding, DJ Cuppy wrote

"His name is @AsaAsika and I messed it up."

 

 

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I have never contemplated leaving the PDP let alone joining the APC - Governor Bala Mohammed

Saturday, November 21, 2020 NEWS No Comments

 

Governor Bala Mohammed has ruled out plan of dumping the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressive Congress (APC).

 

A statement released by the governor’s media aide Mukhtar Gidado, debunked report of the Bala being among the three opposition governors negotiating to join the ruling party.

 

The statement read; 

 

“We wish to state that the story is disingenuous speculation driven by a clear marketing urge, to feed the appetites of readers whose hunger for salacious political news has been fuelled by the movement of the Ebonyi State Governor, His Excellency, Engr. Dave Umahi, to the APC and the spate of political alignments and realignments, in the country.

“We wish to state that His Excellency, Senator Bala Mohammed, has never contemplated leaving the PDP, let alone joining the APC.

“Rather, he is presently preoccupied with fulfilling those campaign promises, on the basis of which the good people of Bauchi State supported him to defeat an incumbent administration.”

 

Admitting that the Legislature and the Executive in Bauchi is controlled by different political parties, Bala averred that they have constructed a novel bipartisan arrangement whereby the government of the state was jointly run, in the war against hunger and other challenges in the state. 

 

The statement added; 

 

“To any patriotic politician, a huge challenge of this nature calls for full-time engagement and not political fortune-hunting.

Based on the above, Governor Bala Mohammed considers talks about decamping to another party and all the permutations about 2023, in the first place, as unwholesome distractions."

 

Bala described the claims of planned defection as premature and the height of insensitivity to the yearnings of the electorate for transformational change that would improve their living.

 

He called on his supporters, members of the PDP, as well as residents of Bauchi to ignore the report and further reassured them of his administration’s resolve to ensure the good life for all residents irrespective of their party affiliation, gender, tribe, or creed.

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Stop making Christianity white. God isn't white - Media gal, Bolanle Olukanni says

Saturday, November 21, 2020 NEWS No Comments

 

Media personality, Bolanle Olukanni, has asked people to stop with the narrative that God is white.

 

In a post shared on her social media pages, Bolanle insisted that Christianity isn't white and so is God.

 

When someone opined that she was about to defend the argument that God is black, she dismissed it.

 

See her post and exchange below.

 

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Davido shows off neck chain with an image of him and his mother he got as birthday gift for Chioma

Saturday, November 21, 2020 ENTERTAINMENT NEWS No Comments

 

Nigerian music star Davido who turned a year older today November 21,  has shown off a neck chain he got as birthday gift from his partner, Chioma. 

 

Sharing a photo of the neck chain which has an image of him and his mother, Davido wrote "me and my mother, emotional thank you @chefchi". 

 

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The only person from south-east in Aso Villa is a photographer - Abaribe

Saturday, November 21, 2020 NEWS No Comments

 

Senate minority leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe has stated that the only person from south-east in Aso Villa is a photographer. 

 

Abaribe said this when he featured on Channels Television's Sunrise Daily programme. The Senator who described Governor David Umahi's defection as a mere occurrence which will be evaluated properly during the next presidential election, stressed the need for back channels in government which according to him is the reason for the relevance of Mamman Daura, Buhari’s nephew in the present administration.

 

He said; 

 

“Before, every part of this country was represented in the Aso Villa, so when you want to do government business because sometimes government business is done from back channels, so if you have a problem or they want to do some consultations, you make a call into the Villa, you call to your countryman and say please, can you tell oga this or that so that we can have this talk, there is none today inside the villa. There’s one guy, his name is Sunny, I think he’s a photographer. 

“So, Umahi is going to talk to who? Ok, because he is governor, he can talk to chief of staff, he can go to see the president but what about others?”

 

There are however nine presidential aides who are from the south-east zone.

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Donald Trump Jr. tests positive for coronavirus

Saturday, November 21, 2020 NEWS No Comments

 

Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of President Donald Trump, has tested positive for the coronavirus, his spokesperson confirmed on Friday night, November 20.

 

“Don tested positive at the start of the week and has been quarantining out at his cabin since the result. He’s been completely asymptomatic so far and is following all medically recommended COVID-19 guidelines,” Trump Jr.’s spokesperson said.

 

Trump Jr. has been isolating and has no symptoms, the spokesperson told the AP.

 

He is another person associated with the President who has tested positive for COVID-19.

 

Earlier on Friday, Rudy Giuliani’s son Andrew Giuliani, who is a White House aide, announced on Twitter he had tested positive. 

 

Trump Jr.’s girlfriend, Kimberly Guilfoyle, also tested positive for COVID-19 over the summer while the couple campaigned for the President, CNN reported.

 

Two Republican senators, Rick Scott of Florida and Chuck Grassley of Iowa, have announced in the last few days that they tested positive, the network reported. 

 

Twenty-six House members and 10 senators have so far tested positive or have been presumed positive since the beginning of the pandemic, according to CNN.

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I still don’t know who Paul or Peter is - Naira Marley wades into the Psquare feud

Saturday, November 21, 2020 NEWS No Comments

 

Naira Marley waded into the online conversation which was ignited by former bandmates and twins, Peter and Paul Okoye celebrating their birthday differently. 

 

Reacting to Davido's tweet in which he called out those that attended the different parties the brothers held, Naira Marley stated that he only knows Psquare and not Paul or Peter. 

 

He tweeted; 

 

I still don’t know who Paul or peter is. Na psquare I know

 

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Nobody can dictate and threaten us over 2023 presidential ticket – APC

Saturday, November 21, 2020 NEWS No Comments

 

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has stated that it will not allow anyone blackmail or threaten the party over where it should zone its 2023 presidential ticket to. 

 

The ruling party which reacted to statements by some southern leaders; Chief Ayo Adebanjo, Mbazulike Amaechi and Idongesit Ikanga, adviced Southern leaders to lean to lobbying as there is no need to overheat the polity with the ticket for 2023. 

 

APC Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Nabena Yekini said in the statement; 

 

“They don’t have any right to tell people what to do. It is not by force, threat or intimidation but by negotiation. If they feel strongly about the ticket, they should form their own political party and give their ticket to whichever zone they want to produce the president in 2023.

“It is called politics because you cannot impose anybody on any person. It is a game of numbers. The Southeast must lobby and tell other regions what they have for them. By the way, it is even too early to talk about zoning in 2023. Instead of heating up the polity,  they should resort to alliance, lobbying and consultations."

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Man is jailed for having sex with chickens and his own dog, resulting in the death of 15 chickens

Saturday, November 21, 2020 NEWS No Comments

 

A supermarket worker has been arrested and banned from keeping animals for life after admitting to having sex with chickens and a dog.

 

Shane Waters' crimes were exposed after a farmer discovered a number of the birds at his Accrington farm in England were injured and dead.

 

On September 19 2020, the farmer at Lower Holker Farm, Accrington, opened his chicken shed to discover a number of dead and injured birds.

 

Fearing "something sexual" had happened to them, he checked CCTV and called in the RSPCA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals).

 

The CCTV footage showed Waters prowling around the man's farm before leaving the barn at 11.40pm.

 

He was arrested on September 23 and told officers: "I need help. I know what I have done. I just get these urges."

 

Waters, 40, also admitted having sex with his own pet dog and has now been jailed for 30 months, according to Lancashire Live.

 

Burnley Crown Court heard Waters, a supermarket stock checker, has previous convictions for abusing horses in 1997 and 2016.

 

Judge Sara Dodd said the case was "as unusual as it is disturbing" as she handed down his sentence.

 

During his interview, Waters told police he had been on the farm on about nine previous occasions "but usually only had sex with one chicken".

 

Barbara Webster, prosecuting, said: "He did not like performing the act and said sorry to the chickens after."

 

The court heard a total of 15 chickens died as a result of Waters’ abuse.

 

He also admitted having intercourse with his pet dog over a four month period, but said the dog "did not like it and growled and bit him".

 

Anna Chestnut, defending, said Waters hoped to rebuild his life upon his release from prison.

 

She said: "This is not the person he wants to be. He is thoroughly disgusted by his behaviour."

 

Judge Dodd said: "As I understand it, at least 15 chickens died as a result of your sordid sexual activity.

 

"Those who kept the chickens are understandably horrified and appalled by what you have done.

 

"I have no doubt anyone hearing the details of this case will be disgusted.

 

"Your conduct is distressing and truly worrying, particularly in light of your previous convictions."

 

The judge made an indefinite criminal behaviour order banning waters from keeping animals, and made him subject to notification for life.

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143 new cases of Coronavirus recorded in Nigeria

Saturday, November 21, 2020 NEWS No Comments

 

143 new cases of Coronavirus were ecorded in Nigeria on Friday November 20, as confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

 

A breakdown of the new cases is as follows; Lagos-70, Kaduna-25, FCT-22, Ogun-11, Plateau-4, Oyo-4, Ekiti-3, Osun-2, Edo-1, Kano-1. 

 

There are now 65,982 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in the country and 1,165 deaths have been recorded.  61,782 patients who recovered from the disease have also been discharged. 

 

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