“Sorry about your man”“Thank you”“You know I used to think that this COVID-19 thing is a kind of scientific joke, but now I am beginning to take it seriously.” “How can you say that? It is people like you who mislead the public. I hope you have not been listening to those Pastors who tell people that COVID-19 is not real. I urge you not to commit suicide by exposing yourself unnecessarily. Are you aware that as at this moment the death toll worldwide is close to one million? And that over 21 million persons have been infected? You call that…
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has become an Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) partner company, joining a group of over 65 extractives companies, state-owned enterprises (SOEs), commodity traders, financial institutions and industry partners who commit to observing the EITI’s supporting company expectations. The new status would require that NNPC: • Publicly declare support for the EITI Principles and, by promoting transparency throughout the extractive industries, help public debate and provide opportunities for sustainable development• Publicly disclose taxes and payments. • Ensure comprehensive disclosure of taxes and payments made to all EITI implementing countries.• Publicly disclose beneficial owners and take steps to…
The opening match of Ligue 1 for the new season has been postponed from Aug. 21 after Olympique de Marseille said they had confirmed four cases of COVID-19, French professional soccer’s governing body, the LFP said on Tuesday. “In view of medical results passed on by Olympique Marseille, the LFP has decided to postpone the Olympique de Marseille/AS Saint-Etienne game to Sept. 16 or Sept. 17,” the LFP said in statement. The game was the only fixture set for Aug. 21, with the rest of Ligue 1’s first round of 2020/21 matches spread out over Aug. 22 and Aug. 23.…
The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria, has urged Kano State Government to execute the court judgement that found a singer guilty for blasphemy.In a statement signed by its Secretary General, Nafi’u Baba-Ahmad, Tuesday in Kaduna, the Shari’ah Council said executing the judgement will serve as deterrent to others. It berated those calling for the pardon of the convict, and advised the Kano State Government not to be swayed by their antics. “The calls by some so-called human rights groups to pardon the culprit should not deter the State Government from doing the right thing. “This case is purely an…
The members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the House of Representatives have rejected the 30 job slots allotted to each member of the green chambers from the 774,000 public jobs scheme of the Federal Government. The caucus stated this in a statement by the Minority Leader of the House, Rep. Ndudi Elumelu (PDP-Delta) on Tuesday in Abuja. Elumelu said that allocating 30 out of the 1,000 slots per local government, was grossly unfair and unacceptable saying that the lawmakers were the true representatives of the people. The lawmaker demanded a review of the criteria used for allocating job…
Barcelona have sacked coach Quique Setien and brought presidential elections forward to March 2021, the club said on Monday, three days after the Spanish side were hammered 8-2 by Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals. Setien, 61, was appointed in January after the club sacked two-time league winner Ernesto Valverde despite his side sitting top of the La Liga on goal difference. But after Barca were condemned to their heaviest defeat in European competition on Friday, Setien was also sacked after only seven months in charge, after overseeing the club’s first trophy-less season in 12 years. Barca finished second…
A Political Scientist, Malam Abdul-Rahoof Bello, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently enlist the spiritual support of African witches and wizards, to combat the endemic challenges of insecurity and corruption. The former University Lecturer, who proffered this option in a statement he issued and made available to newsmen in Abuja on Monday, said the challenges are navigating the ship of the Nigerian state towards a huge rock. Bello noted that the time was ripe and right for Buhari to apply this unorthodox method of African native intelligence in warfare, to defend Nigeria’s territorial integrity and sovereignty against the insurrection…
Foreign affairs minister Geoffrey Onyeama says Nigeria may have to approach the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court for a lasting solution to the continuous attack on Nigerian traders in Ghana. Onyeama made this known on Monday in Abuja when representatives of the Nigerian traders in Ghana under the Progressive Ambassadors of Nigeria (PAN) paid him a visit. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the association visited Onyeama to solicit for the urgent intervention of the Nigerian government in the recurring attacks on Nigerian traders in Ghana. Onyeama said that the Nigerian government had proactively swung…
The Federal Government announced that evacuation of Nigerians in diaspora as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic will end on Aug. 25, 2020. This was revealed by the chairman of the Presidential Task Force and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha at the PTF daily briefing on Monday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), reports that the U.S. and Egypt have indicated interest to repatriate Nigerians convicted, pardoned and paroled in those countries. Speaking during the briefing, Mustapha said:”a number of countries have signified intention to repatriate Nigerians convicted and pardoned and paroled in those…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Lagos State, on Monday notified electorate of its readiness to conduct both the Lagos East Senatorial District and Kosofe State House of Assembly Constituency bye-elections on Oct. 31. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr Sam Olumekun made this known in a statement obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. Olumekun said that the notices would be served at the Lagos East Senatorial District and Kosofe State House of Assembly Constituency. The commissioner, however, noted that this was in line with Section (30)3 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.…