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IGP queries force legal officer for suing #EndSARS panels

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  The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu , has disowned the suit challenging the legality of the states’ judicial panels of inquiry investigating allegations against officers of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad. He directed an immediate investigation into the lawsuit and the alleged role of the Force Legal Section, including its head, CP Tuesday Assayomo. The IG also expressed the disapproval of the Force Management Team on the matter. The police had in suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/1492/2020, filed before the Federal High Court, Abuja, sought to quash the panels across all states, describing them as unconstitutional. Police lawyers, led by Oyetola Atoyebi (SAN), said states had no powers to hear allegations of wrongdoings against police officers, noting that only the Nigeria Police Force could handle personnel issues. The force described the probe as “a violation of the provisions of Section 241 (1)(2) (a) and Item 45, Part 1, First schedule, 1999 Constitution of the Federal R

Biden begins transition as Trump refuses to concede defeat

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 US President-elect Joe Biden took the first steps Sunday towards moving into the White House in 73 days, as Donald Trump again refused to admit defeat and tried to sow doubt about the election results. With congratulations pouring in from world leaders and supporters nursing hangovers after a night of celebrations, Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris announced they would receive a joint briefing Monday in Wilmington, Delaware from their transition Covid-19 advisory team. Biden would then deliver remarks on coronavirus and economic recovery. They also launched a transition website, BuildBackBetter.com, and a Twitter feed, @Transition46. Meanwhile, Trump played golf at his course near Washington, the same place where he was Saturday when news broke that Biden had secured enough Electoral College votes for victory. “Since when does the Lamestream Media call who our next president will be?” Trump complained in a tweet on Sunday. Trump, who has no public events scheduled for Mo

Ibadan Suspected Serial Killer Murdered Another Woman Shortly After Escape From Police Custody

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  The prime suspect in connection with incessant ritual killings of residents of Akinyele area of Ibadan in Oyo State, Sunday Shodipe, who escaped from police custody, has killed another woman in the community. The incident occurred on Saturday when the fugitive sneaked into the room of a woman identified as Funmilayo (Iya Ibeji) and smashed her head with an object believed to be a cutlass. A friend of the victim was said to have alerted neighbours, who rushed her to a private hospital, where they stitched her head but later referred her to the University College Hospital because of the severity of the injuries. She was also rejected because of lack of bed space. It was gathered that she was later taken to Adeoyo Hospital at Ring Road where she died as a result of lack of proper medical attention to save her life. An eyewitness, who is also a friend of the victim, Medinat Amusat, while speaking with SaharaReporters, said, "We were together outside the house around 12:00pm before w

Obaseki Rounds off Campaign in Edo North, Vows to End Godfatherism

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 The Edo State Governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 19, 2020 gubernatorial election, Mr. Godwin Obaseki , has concluded his ward-to-ward reelection campaign in Edo North Senatorial District with a promise to protect the interests of the majority of the people and bring an end to godfatherism, which he said is a threat to the growth and development of the state. Obaseki made the promise while speaking to party faithful in Ward 7, Etsako West Local Government Area, on Sunday, and called on the people to support him in the fight against godfatherism by voting en masse for the PDP in the forthcoming governorship poll. The governor said that the progress of the state had been held down for too long by the godfather, adding: “In three years and a half, my eyes have seen a lot in Government. We need people who know what they are doing in Government. We want to stop all this nonsense so that we can create more jobs and a better future for our people.”

Federal Government Dumps Proposed Bayelsa Pipe Mill, Unveils Gas Hub

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  The federal government has unveiled the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) gas hub on a 10.6-hectare piece of land, which was earlier proposed as a pipe mill for the oil and gas industry in 2013. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, who performed the ceremony, also used the opportunity to carry out the ground-breaking ceremony of Rungas Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) composite cylinder manufacturing plant located inside the gas hub at Polaku community in Bayelsa State. The board had purchased the land in 2013 for the purpose of establishing a pipe mill, but the company said discussions with various investors regarding setting up of the pipe mill did not yield desired results, thereby forcing it to deploy it for other productive uses. Sylva stated that the project was in furtherance of the efforts of President Muhammadu Buhari ’s administration to diversify the Nigerian economy by developing the country’s huge gas resources across t

Japanese Economy Shrinks By Record 27.8% Amid Pandemic

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 The Japanese economy contracted at an annualised rate of 27.8 per cent in the second quarter, as the world’s third-largest economy was devastated by the novel coronavirus pandemic, a government report showed on Monday. The third straight quarterly contraction marked the biggest fall since 1980, when comparable data became available. The reading was almost in line with the 26.6 per cent contraction forecast by the Japan Centre for Economic Research. The centre expected the economy to bounce back in the July-to-September period with annualised growth of 13.6 per cent. Consumer spending, a major component of output, dropped 8.2 per cent quarter on quarter in the April-to-June period for the third straight quarter of decline following a consumption tax increase in October, according to the report released by the Cabinet Office. Corporate investment fell 1.5 per cent in the April-to-June quarter after a 1.7 per cent rise in the first quarter, the office said. Exports of goods and services

Oil Prices Fires Up As China Increase U.S. Crude Imports

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 Oil prices rose on Monday as China ’s plans to ship in large volumes of U.S . crude in August and September outweighed concerns over a slowdown in demand recovery after the coronavirus pandemic and an uptick in supplies. Brent crude added 30 cents, or 0.7 per cent to $45.10 a barrel by 0410 GMT while U.S . West Texas Intermediate crude was up 34 cents, or 0.8 per cent to $42.35 a barrel. Chinese state-owned oil firms have tentatively booked tankers to transport at least 20 million barrels of U.S. crude for August and September, Reuters reported on Friday. This is as China ramped up energy and farm purchases ahead of a review of the Sino-U.S. trade deal. Record crude imports from the world’s top importer and the easing of COVID-19 restrictions globally have supported oil prices. Although new waves of coronavirus outbreaks in several countries are expected to cool consumption again. “Oil demand data was largely positive last week, with the U.S. implied gasoline demand rising to just

Nigerians In South Africa Condemn Gender-Based Violence

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  The Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa has called for gender equality and an end to all forms of gender-based violence. Coach Oscar Emetuei, National Deputy President of NICASA, made the call in a telephone interview with the  News Agency of Nigeria  on the outcome of the monthly virtual conference of NICASA’s Women’s wing. The conference titled, “Gender equality; towards a just and equal world” was organised to mark this year’s women’s month in that country. Emetuei said, “The conference seeks to achieve the following objectives -build a collective and common understanding for driving change toward the achievement of a just and equal world. “To share experiences on lessons learned and innovative approaches to overcoming gender inequality in all sectors and societal spheres. “Identify key actions needed to address gender-based violence and all forms of discrimination against women and girls everywhere. “To tackle constraints that surround gender equality towards a just a

Kaduna Crises: Southern Kaduna leaders want brown envelopes, says El-Rufai

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  Kaduna State Governor , Nasir el-Rufai, says Southern Kaduna leaders accusing him of taking sides want to be “appeased” but notes that his administration will not grease the palms of trouble-makers. “I have no time for nonsense. I will not appease criminals. I will not appease idle people who have nothing to do but to raise a spectre of genocide. They do that to get money into their bank accounts and get donations from abroad instead of standing up,” the governor said during an interview on  Channels Television’s programme,  Sunday Politics . The southern part of the state has experienced the worst form of carnage in recent times with hundreds of residents murdered by bandits and other enemies of peace. It earlier reported that some leaders in Southern Kaduna including a lawmaker representing Zagon Kataf/Jaba Federal Constituency, Amos Magaji, have since cried out and fingered the governor for taking sides in the clashes between various ethnic and religious groups in the region. But

Family Planning: Expert warns women against patronising quackery

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 As the rate of unwanted pregnancies increase in the country and different complications arising from the adoption of different child spacing methods by women, a Family Planning expert, Temitope Oyedokun, has warned women to desist from patronizing unregistered family planning centres, saying that this may have a grave consequence on their health. Oyedokun, who is also the Chief Nursing Officer in charge of Obantoko Health Centre in Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State , gave this warning while speaking with journalists, shortly after a family planning sensitisation campaign in the Obantoko community and its environs, held at the weekend. She explained that women that are still sexually active should not be ashamed of contacting registered and approved family planning centres when the need arises, stressing that at such centres, they would be properly counselled and monitored. “I want to advise our women to stop patronising unregistered family planning centers. They should go to a