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Human Rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana has stated that the N5 million fine imposed by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on Nigeria Info 99.3 over Obadiah Mailafia's comment of a northern governor is one of the commanders of Boko Haram, is illegal. NBC which imposed the fine on the radio station has alleged that Mailafia's comment in the interview, violated provisions in the amended sixth edition of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code. However reacting to this, Falana averred that the amended code under which the radio was fined was yet to come into force. He further disclosed that the investigation being conducted into Dr. Obadiah’s interview by the State Security Service has not been concluded. Falana said; “The chairman of the NBC board disclosed that the amendment of the code authorising the payment of the fine of N5 million was not approved by the board. That means that the amendment of the code h...

Paris Saint-Germain reportedly lining up a shock move for Odion Ighalo.

Paris Saint-Germain is reportedly lining up a shock move for Manchester United's on-loan star Odion Ighalo. The French giants have identified the 31-year-old Nigerian striker as a replacement for Edinson Cavani after the 33-year-old Uruguayan left the club following the end of his contract last month. Ighalo on loan from Shanghai Shenhu recently extended his loan deal to stay at United until January, after scoring five times for the club. According to the French publication, Foot Mercato, PSG, has made contact with Ighalo's representatives about a possible transfer to replace Edinson Cavani despite splashing out £52million to sign Mauro Icardi on a permanent basis earlier this summer.

Ogun State Government reopens churches and mosques; cinemas and event centers to remain closed

The Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, has approved the reopening of worship centers in the state. Churches, Mosques and other places of worship in the state have been closed since March this year as part of measures to contain the spread of Coronavirus in the state. In a statement released on Friday, August 14, the governor said he took the decision after thorough deliberation, consideration, and resolution with stakeholders. He also disclosed that the decision to lift the weekend's lockdown was due to the opening of worship centers for activities. “After thorough deliberation, consideration, and resolution, we decided to reopen the worship centers with effect from Friday 14th August 2020 as indicated in my last address. This decision was made in line with an agreement reached by the committee set up to develop guidelines for the reopening of the religious centers. The Committee includes the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN); the League...

NJC recommends 22 judges to Buhari for appointment to Supreme Court and others

The National Judicial Council has recommended the appointment of more judges for the Supreme Court and other courts following its second virtual meeting held on August 11 and 12, 2020. NJC's Director of Information, Mr. Soji Oye said the council presided by its chairman who is also the Chief Justice of Nigeria Tanko Muhammad, recommended a total of 22 judicial officers across various courts including the Supreme Court, following a steady decline in the number of its justices in the last two years. Four of the nominees were appointed to the Supreme Court while the others were nominated to other Nigerian courts. The statement read; NJC recommends appointment of four (4) Justices, Supreme Court of Nigeria, three (3) Heads of Court, eleven (11) Judges for State High Courts and four (4) Kadis, of Sharia Court of Appeal; The National Judicial Council under the Chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Honourable Dr...

Police rescue 32 -year-old man locked up in a room by his father and stepmum for 7 years (photos/Video)

A 32-year-old man identified as Ahmad Aliyu has been rescued by men of the Kano state police command after he was locked up in a room by his father and stepmother for seven years in Farawa Babban Layi, Mariri Quarters in Kumbotso Local Government Area of the State. The police came to Aliyu's rescue after a video showing his sad state went viral. Aliyu looked emaciated and dehydrated in the viral video. He has spent days without food and water and reportedly drank his own urine whenever he was tasty. A concerned neighbor alerted the police in Farawa and members of a non-governmental organization, Human Rights Network. According to reports, Ahmad was “imprisoned” by his father and stepmother on the suspicion that he had started smoking and getting involved in drug consumption. The police arrested his father and stepmum and took away their victim. This incident comes days after a 10-year-old Down syndrome patient was rescued after h...

"Love you B" Maureen Esisi writes as she shares the "truth" about her broken marriage to actor Blossom Chukwujekwu

Maureen Esisi, the estranged wife of actor Blossom Chukwujekwu, has released a statement to clear all the misconceptions published about her since her marriage to actor Blossom Chukwujekwu ended one year ago. The fashion designer said on, August 11, is the one year anniversary of the day that Blossom told her that their marriage is over. A number of reports as to why their marriage ended were shared online and Maureen addressed each point raised in the report, one after the other. Reacting to the allegation that she chased Blossom because of his fame, she said: "I didn't chase Blossom. We didn't start off the friendship on the note that we would ever date or get married." She added that she and Blossom were married for 4 years and she was with him for 5 years. Reacting to the claim that she got married to him for the fame, she wrote: "If it was fame I wanted, it won't have been Blossom." She also denied reports that she snatched Bloss...

Kanye West posts bizarre new tweet about Kris Jenner after calling her 'Kris Jong Un'

Kanye West has shared another bizarre tweet about his mother-in-law, Kris Jenner. The rapper, 43, who is currently running for the office of President of the United States tweeted this afternoon: "My mother in law Kris Jenner ... makes the best music playlist [smiling emoji]" The appreciative comment comes days after Kanye referred to his mother-in-law as 'Kris Jong Un', in a reference to North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un and said the matriarch is involved in “white supremacy” during his Twitter meltdown. Kim Kardashian, 39, was reportedly upset by West's insults toward her mother. "She was most upset that [Kanye] said that Kris isn't allowed around the kids," an insider told People magazine last month. "Nothing could be further from the truth. Kris is an important part of the kids' lives and Kim loves the bond they have. She's 100% allowed around the kids." Kanye and Kim have since reunited after his Tw...

Politicians are exploiting insecurity for personal gains - Governor Matawalle

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has alleged that some politicians have been exploiting insecurity for personal gains. The Zamfara State Governor who said this at the Special Army Super Camp 4 in Faskari town in Katsina state, stated that those fuelling insecurity are not interested in the well-being of the people. Matawalle said; “We, the politicians, are to be blamed for the intractable security challenges bedeviling our communities. It is evident that some politicians exploit insecurity for political gains. These unscrupulous politicians would hardly commend the military for their successes at the battlefronts. “However, they would be eager to rush to the media to report attacks by bandits or other miscreants. “For this crop of politicians, politics is not about genuine commitment to the wellbeing of the people; it is all about power and nothing more. “I, therefore, urge the security agencies to deal decisively with anyone found politicisi...

Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as his running mate for 2020 presidential elections

Democratic presidential candidate, Joe Biden has named Kamala Harris as his running mate for the US 2020 presidential elections. Biden's campaign announced on Tuesday, August 11 that the former California attorney general Harris will be his vice-presidential pick, making her the first Black and South Asian American woman to run on a major political party's presidential ticket. Harris, 55, who is more than 20 years younger than Biden, is a former prosecutor and has been a senator from California since 2017. Biden's decision gives Harris a big advantage in 2024, if Biden were elected president in November and decides not to run for a second term. "I need someone working alongside me who is smart, tough, and ready to lead. Kamala is that person," Biden announced in a statement Tuesday. "I need someone who understands the pain that so many people in our nation are suffering. Whether they’ve lost their job, their business, a loved one to this...

Woman who rejected her boyfriend's proposal because he didn't kneel speaks out after she went viral (video)

The Nigerian woman who rejected her boyfriend’s proposal because he refused to kneel down to propose has reacted after the video went viral. The woman identified herself as Lucia and she defended her decision. She called out her boyfriend for allowing the video to be public, thereby causing people to insult her under his post. She stated that everyone has their preferences and kneeling to be proposed to is her preference. She added that kneeling to propose is a sign of respect and maybe the only time the man may get to show respect for his woman since, after marriage, she's expected to serve the man. She further stated that as a woman she deserves and demands that respect. She asked people to do what works for them and stated that she will do what works for her. She said it would have been a different case if the proposal was private, but since he chose to make it public, he should have knelt down. She added that it was supposed to be a private moment betwe...

Lauryn Hill's daughter ,Selah details trauma of absent father and how her mom 'traumatized’ her as a child (video)

Selah Marley, the 22-year-old daughter of Lauryn Hill and Rohan Marley, son of Bob Marley, has opened up about her relationship with her parents. Speaking candidly with the public as she went live on Instagram on Monday, the model talked about the "trauma" she endured about having an absent father and a mother who used to discipline her during her childhood. Selah blamed all that she went through on the absence of her father and her mother's relationship with her then-partner, Rohan Marley. "Honestly guys, I'm just hurting. I can't even front that I'm not," she said. "I've been hurting for so much of my life and so much of my life has been me avoiding how much I'm really hurting just from the circumstances." Detailing how her mother used to spank her, Selah said her mom is "an amazing woman" but said "she would spank us to no avail" before giving an example by using a whipping motion with he...

Self-acclaimed prophet who allegedly swindles and rapes ladies in search of a life partner online has been arrested in Lagos

The Lagos state police command has arrested a self-acclaimed prophet, Williams Benard, who allegedly specializes in swindling ladies in search of a life partner on social media. According to Guardian, the suspect, Williams Benard, who operated as Evans Joris, a pseudo name on his Facebook account, was arrested by the Isheri-Oshun Police Station, where he and a member of his syndicate are being interrogated. Investigations by the police showed that the suspect's mode of operation was to send friend requests to his female victims and offer a business proposal or marriage promises. He would earn the victim’s trust, after which he would invite them to a hotel room where the syndicate would rape them and take their nude photographs, which they would threaten to post on social media if they raise any alarm. With the nude photographs, Evans and his other gang member would begin to blackmail their victims, extorting huge sums of money from them. Williams h...

Photos from President Buhari's meeting with North-East Governors

President Buhari on Monday, August 10, met with some Governors from the six North-East states behind closed doors. The meeting was also attended by all service chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police. Speaking at the meeting, Buhari noted that his administration ran on three key principles: security, the economy, and fighting corruption. He added that based on the level of insecurity his government inherited, the people of the North-East will appreciate what his government has done so far. Buhari also congratulated Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on his emergence as Chairman of the North-East Governors Forum. Governor Zulum who addressed newsmen after the meeting stated that the government must address the remote causes of insurgency in the North-East, which include widespread poverty, illiteracy, and access to farmlands. The Borno state Governor who declined to repeat his allegations of sabotage in the military when asked about the ...

US passes 5m Covid-19 cases as Joe Biden says the pandemic ‘breaks the heart’

The US has surpassed 5 million positive Coronavirus cases, a development Donald Trump’s rival for the 2020 presidential election, Joe Biden says 'breaks the heart' . The US now has the highest number of Covid-19 cases, crossing the 5m threshold and the highest number of deaths in the world from the virus, at nearly 163,000, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University. In response, Trump on Sunday Agust 9, signed an executive order for further economic relief for those who have lost their jobs or at risk of being thrown out of their houses by their landlords due to high unemployment rates caused by the Coronavirus pandemic. Trump has so far said the Coronavirus pandemic is under control and that the high number of cases is as a result of the high number of tests being carried out in the US, but the Democrats’ presumptive presidential candidate, Joe Biden, doesn't' seem to agree. Biden has now published a statement criticizing Trump over the new mil...

Major gas explosion destroys homes in Baltimore, killing 1 and trapping others (photos)

A major gas explosion has left one dead with several people injured in Baltimore, Maryland. According to the Baltimore Firefighters Union IAFF Local 734, three-row houses in northwest Baltimore were completely destroyed and several people were injured on Monday morning, August 10. Multiple people, including children, had been trapped and rescued from the rubble as crews were continuing to search for more trapped occupants. "This is a major incident," the IAFF Local 734 said in a tweet. More than 200 personnel were on scene, including officials with Baltimore County Fire, the city's emergency management office, and Baltimore Gas and Electric, the union said. Two of the homes’ occupants were taken to hospitals in serious condition, the fire department tweeted. One destroyed home belonged to an 88-year-old U.S. Army veteran, the Baltimore Sun reported. That veteran, Major Watkins, Jr., said the explosion “sounded like Korea.” ...

Appeal Court reverses INEC’s deregistration of 22 parties