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The Nigerian Bar Association’s withdrawal of invitation from Kaduna Governor Malam Nasir el-Rufai not to participate during its annual general meeting in a panel discussion on national identity has sparked huge ripples in the social media. NBA Thursday withdrew the invitation following an outcry by some lawyers that the governor stands against what the profession represents. Malam el-Rufai has reacted to the decision of NBA to withdraw an invitation previously extended to him to speak at its annual general meeting. In a statement released on Thursday, August 20, by his spokesperson, Muyiwa Adekeye, Governor el-Rufai described the withdrawal of his invitation as an…

A total of 35 Nigerian states would benefit from the World Bank’s US$1.5 billion stimulus package to cushion the effects of the COVID-19. So far, 22 states that signed General Grant, GA, were Ekiti, Gombe, Zamfara, Sokoto, Niger, Taraba, Oyo, Abia, Enugu, Plateau, Delta, Bauchi, Ebonyi, Kaduna, Kwara, Cross River, Imo, Yobe, Ondo, Osun, Nasarawa and Benue. Of the number, 16 states had received N100 million grant each, totaling N1.6 billion. The states were Ekiti, Gombe, Niger, Sokoto, Taraba, Oyo, Abia, Enugu, Zamfara, Bauchi, Ebonyi, Kaduna, Kwara, Cross River, Imo and Delta. The five states next on the list for…

The English Premier League has released fixtures for the 2020/2021 football season. Premier League champions Liverpool will face newly-promoted Leeds United on the opening weekend of the 2020/21 season but both Manchester City and Manchester United will sit out the first round of fixtures. It’s a mouth-watering start to life back in the top flight for Marcelo Bielsa’s Championship winners Leeds, with their trip to Anfield on Saturday September 12, while fellow Premier League new boys Fulham host Arsenal in an opening weekend London derby and West Brom take on Leicester City at The Hawthorns. However, Manchester City vs Aston…

A Kaduna Magistrate Court 1 has charged the prime suspect of the death of Nigeria’s first female helicopter fighter for culpable homicide and criminal conspiracy. The court charged Nehemiah Adejor, who drove the car that killed Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, to Kaduna State High Court for culpable homicide not punishable with death on September 3, 2020. Meanwhile, the court has set free two suspected killers of the Nigeria Air Force Officer and its first female helicopter fighter. The Police at the end of their investigation said there is no premeditation to nail the suspects in the death of the Flying…

Nigeria has crossed the 50,000 mark of confirmed cases of COVID-19 with the discovery of 593 more cases. This was as Akwa Ibom has added 10 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total reported cases in the state to 260. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), an agency saddled with the responsibility of compiling figures reported, puts the confirmed number at 50,488. New cases were reported in 15 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Of the states, Plateau took the lead with 186 more infections and is trailed by Lagos and the FCT, where 172 and 62 new…

In a blistering rebuke of President Donald Trump in Wednesday’s Democratic Party convention, Barack Obama declared “Democracy was never meant to be transactional – you give me your vote; I make everything better. Obama, who spoke live Wednesday night from Philadelphia’s Museum of the American Revolution, said “So I am also asking you to believe in your own ability – to embrace your own responsibility as citizens – to make sure that the basic tenets of our democracy endure. Because that’s what at stake right now. Our democracy.” He accused his successor of unleashing America’s “worst impulses” and treating the…

Hard-fighting Bayern Munich continued their winning streak after pipping Lyon 3-0 to reach the Champions League final. Munich’s players celebrated their third goal during the UEFA Champions League semi-final football match with Lyon at the Jose Alvalade Stadium in Lisbon on August 19. Serge Gnabry scored twice and Robert Lewandowski netted his 55th goal of the season as treble-chasing Bayern Munich defeated Lyon 3-0 in Lisbon in the last four of the Champions League on Wednesday to set up a final against Paris Saint-Germain. Lyon squandered two golden opportunities to go ahead early on at the Estadio Jose Alvalade, through…

Some Nigerians have hailed Governor Godwin Obaseki over the establishment of Edo Modular and Refinery Company Limited and AIPCC Energy to provide jobs for his people. The legacy project is on the verge of completing the 5500bpd Edo Modular Refinery to recalibrate the state’s industrial base, birthed through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Kola Ologbondiyan, the National Publicity Secretary of PDP, tweeted “With a modular refinery at 80% completion, Osiomo Power Plant and many life-changing projects in just 4 yrs,  is truly a man worth his salt.” Soji Tade tweeted “So Edo State will soon get its own oil refinery.…

Malian military which overthrew the democratcially elected President and Prime Minister now in dilemma has hurreidly pledged to form a transitional government. The military junta reportedly led by a 25-year-old  Sadio Camara and Malick Diaw promised to conduct the country’s elections amidst AU, EU and UN condemnations. “Today, certain parts of the military have decided that intervention was necessary. Do I really have a choice? Because I do not wish blood to be shed,” Mr Keita said in a brief statement as quoted by Al Jazeera. The political unrest reached a climax on Tuesday when President Keita and the Prime…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 410 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. The 410 new cases brought the nation’s confirmed COVID-19 infection cases to 49,895. The agency made this known via its verified Twitter handle @NCDCgov on Tuesday. A breakdown of 410 new cases of #Nigeria COVID19 shows that Lagos has 210 and FCT-45. Others are Ondo-30 Plateau-21 Edo-19 Ogun-16 Oyo-13 Nasarawa-12 Bauchi-11 Enugu-10 Kwara-7 Kaduna-6 Anambra-4 Ebonyi-3 Abia-2 Rivers- 1. The agency reported that 49,895 were confirmed and 37,051 discharged while 981 deaths were recorded.