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Some Nigerians have punched the buttons of Twitter and poured bile on the comment by Bello Abdullahi Bodejo, the National President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, that “the Fulani own Nigeria and will rule the country forever.” Femi Fani-Kayode, in his Twitter, retweeted Hore’s statement, “Abdullahi Abdullahi who stated this in an interview with the Sun, also revealed that his organisation had concluded arrangements to flag-off its own security outfit with about 5,000 to 100,000 vigilantes to be deployed across all the states of the country. Fani-Kayode, an ex-Minister of Aviation quoted “He said that Fulani don’t need permission from…

By: Akanimo Sampson An Italian energy major, Eni, that is operating an offshore oil terminal in Bayelsa State, has run into trouble with its host community. Brass, a coastal community in Bayelsa is demanding remediation on their environment and economic damages to their canal by the Brass Crude Export Terminal for the past 48 years. The community lawyers from Ntephe, Smith and Wills, a reputable law firm, made the demand in a letter dated May 25 to the Managing Director of Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC). NAOC is a subsidiary of Eni operating the offshore oil terminal along with some…

Nigeria has confirmed 328 persons contracted coronavirus in Nigeria in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 11,844. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control which made this known on Friday, said, “On the 5th of June 2020, 328 new confirmed cases and 10 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. “No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours. “Till date, 11844 cases have been confirmed, 3696 cases have been discharged and 333 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory. “The 328 new cases are reported…

For the first time, a prominent radio On-Air Personality in the country has held back witty criticisms and congratulated Apostle Johnson Suleman, the General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International on his wedding anniversary. Daddy Freeze, fond of criticising men of God copiously, in his Twitter handle rejoiced with Suleman and his wife, Lizzy on their 16th wedding anniversary. Freeze tweeted on Friday “Happy wedding Anniversary to this couple. A son of God who makes peace and his wonderful wife. He is thoughtful and kindhearted to a fault. A beautiful couple, a wonderful union they make a lovely family.” Apostle…

The Premier League football is set to return on June 17 after its hiatus due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Consequently, English Premiership League has released fixtures for the 2019/20 season with dates and kick-off times, showing that the remaining 92 matches will start from June 17 to July 2. See the full schedule below:  Wed 17th June Aston Villa vs Sheffield United (6 pm) Sky Sports Man City vs Arsenal (8 pm) Sky Sports Fri 19th June Norwich vs Southampton (6 pm) Sky Sports Tottenham vs Manchester United (8 pm) Sky Sports Sat 20th June Watford vs Leicester (12.30 pm)…

By: Akanimo Sampson A global rights group, Human Rights Watch, is calling on governments at all levels to focus on helping the most vulnerable with educational, healthcare, and social programmes to ensure each person live a life of dignity with a fair chance to reach their potential Speaking against the backdrop of the worrisome racial killings in the US, the rights group says, “it is impossible not to be appalled watching the video of a Minneapolis police officer with his knee on George Floyd’s neck as he gasps for his life and finally loses it. “No one should ever be…

By Akanimo Sampson Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State says Nigeria’s economy will take a dramatic turn for the better when the Ibom Deep Seaport comes on stream. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governor has accordingly lauded the Federal Government over moves to ensure the speedy realisation of the deep seaport project. He also commended the Transportation Minister, Chibuike Amaechi, and all the relevant federal regulatory agencies for working tirelessly with the state government to actualise a vision that will transform the economic fortunes of the entire country. Emmanuel also commended the Technical Committee on the Realisation of Ibom…

Nigeria has on Thursday recorded 350 new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), with the confirmed cases hitting 11,516. Announcing the new cases via its official twitter handle, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) indicated the breakdown of the new cases per state thus; “Lagos-102; Ogun-34; FCT-29; Borno-26; Kaduna-23; Rivers-21; Ebonyi-17; Kwara -16; Katsina-14; Edo-10; Delta-10; Kano-10; Bauchi-10; Bayelsa-9; Imo-8; Plateau-4; Ondo-3; Nasarawa-2; Gombe-1; Oyo-1.” It said, “On the 4th of June 2020, 350 new confirmed cases and 8 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. “No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours. “Till date, 11516…

New charges have been announced against the four of the sacked police officers present at the death of African American, George Floyd in Minneapolis. The charge against Derek Chauvin has been elevated to second-degree murder, court documents show. The other three officers, previously uncharged, face counts of aiding and abetting murder. Floyd’s death has sparked huge protests across the US against racism and the police killings of black Americans. The vast majority of demonstrations over the past eight days have been peaceful, but some have turned violent and curfews have been imposed in a number of cities. Announcing the new…

The Federal Government on Wednesday announced that schools in the country would officially reopen in phases starting on July 13, 2020 with university final-year students, SS3 students and primary school pupils. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha has revealed that schools will be reopened on July 13, 2020 to enable final year, SSCE, and Primary Six students take their exams. This announcement came today in the meeting held in Abuja on a daily COVID-19 briefing. Boss Mustapha on Monday said schools remain closed until further evaluations but on Wednesday…