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By Henry Umoru – Abuja The Senate has taken a swipe at the former Military Governor of Kaduna State, Col. Abubakar Dangiwa Umar and others  who have accused President Muhammadu Buhari of lopsided appointments into Federal Government establishments and agencies. The Senate while defending the appointments so far made by Buhari’s administration, described such criticisms and comments as mere beer parlour talks. Addressing Journalists in Abuja, Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Ajibola Basiru, All Progressives Congress, APC, Osun, described as a “beer parlour talks”, claims that Buhari’s appointment was lopsided. Senator Basiru, however, asked  Nigerians to x-ray the appointments made by President Buhari based on geopolitical zones, rather than from whether the appointee is from the North or South. Reacting to the Senate confirmation of a northerner, who is Buhari’s nominees for the position of the Chairman of the Board of Federal Character Commissio...

By Elizabeth Osayande Experts at the 6th Lagos State University (LASU), virtual public lecture entitled “COVID-19: Effective Use of Science in Overcoming the Pandemic” have urged Nigerians to embrace natural foods and proper hydration to boost their immune system in the fight against Covid-19. The lecture, which was hosted by the Faculty of Science, was moderated by Dean of the Faculty, Professor Adenike Boyo, with the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olanrewaju Fagbohun(SAN), as the Chief Host. A Professor of Biochemistry at the Lagos State University, Babajide Elemo, who spoke on the sub-theme: “COVID-19: Adequate Nutrition as a First Line of Defence,” harped on the need for regular consumption of balanced diet. He posited that “balanced diet and hydration are vital in a pandemic. The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently published nutrition advice during this period to the effect that people should daily eat fresh and unprocessed food, drink enough water, eat a moderate amount of fat a...

BUA Ports and Terminals, a subsidiary of BUA Group, will soon resume operations at the BUA Terminals within the Rivers Ports. This is just as the Nigeria Port Authority (NPA) is set to immediately withdraw the notice of termination of concession it had earlier issued BUA in 2019. The NPA had, in May 2019, decommissioned the BUA Terminals within the Rivers Ports, following a disagreement between the NPA and BUA over repairs of a jetty in the terminal — a move BUA contested. A statement by BUA Group, on Wednesday, revealed that plans are in top gear to immediately restart operations.

The people of Edda Clan, Afikpo South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State have written the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mo Adamu expressing concern over 22 unresolved murder cases in the area. A petition to that effect was written by the Edda Intervention and Rescue Initiative, a group pressing for the rights of the people. […] Ebonyi clan cries out to IGP over 22 deaths, rape, torture Source: https://dailypost.ng/2020/06/03/ebonyi-clan-cries-out-to-igp-over-22-deaths-rape-torture/ share this story with friends:

A Nigerian man has spoken up against relaxation of lockdown while sharing a video of corpses of Coronavirus patients wrapped up for burial in Lagos.Source: https://www.tori.ng/news/147671/lagosian-condemns-lockdown-relaxation-after-witnes.html share this story with friends:

NORWICH, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 15: The Heads up campaign logo is seen ahead of the Premier League match between Norwich City and Liverpool FC at Carrow Road on February 15, 2020 in Norwich, United Kingdom. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images) The Premier League have announced that one person has tested positive for COVID-19 during the latest round of testing. Clubs are preparing for the return of the 2019/20 season on June 17, and are carrying out testing twice a week, with just one person from 1,197 samples testing positive on this occasion. “The Premier League can today confirm that on Monday 1 June and Tuesday 2 June, 1197 players and club staff were tested for COVID-19. Of these, one has tested positive,” a statement from the Premier League read. “The individual who tested positive will now self-isolate for a period of seven days. “The Premier League is providing this aggregated information for the purposes of competition integrity and transparency. No specific details as to clubs ...

Jumat prayers not to exceed 20 minutes Church services only for one hour Shina Abubakar Osogbo Osun State Governor Adegboyega Oyetola on Wednesday directed religious centres to reopen for two weeks after holding separate meetings with Christian and Muslim leaders in the State. A statement by the Spokesperson the governor, Ismail Omipidan stated that the governor disclosed that the decision to reopen worship centers partially was in response to the request by religious leaders and the resolve of the Federal Government to lift the ban on religious activities. He said the state government had prepared some guidelines that must be followed to forestall possible spread of the virus as a result of the reopening, adding that further actions by the government would be determined by the effect of compliance level to the guidelines by churches and mosques during the two weeks.

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Ola Ajayi – Ibadan A teenage student of the Federal College of Animal and Production Technology, Moore Plantation, Apata, Ibadan, has reportedly been raped to death in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The 18-year old girl whose name was given as Barakat Bello was said to have been assaulted in her residence at Akinyele Local Government Area of the state. According to information, the student of Laboratory Technology was attacked on Monday but her corpse was later discovered.

Popular skit maker and comedian, Oluwadolarz took to Instagram to address r*pe allegations levelled against him.Source: https://www.tori.ng/news/147670/i-have-never-rped-anybody-in-my-life-comedian-oluw.html share this story with friends:

Coronavirus live Africa: latest Covid-19 news - 3 June Africa Covid-19 update: 13:30 WAT on Wednesday 3 June (14:30 CEST) According to the latest figures published by Johns Hopkins University,  6,405,532 cases have been detected worldwide, with 380,773 deaths and 2,747,909 people now recovered. Nigeria:  10,819 cases / 314 deaths South Africa:  35,812 cases / 755 deaths Ghana:  8,297 cases / 38 deaths Uganda leads the way in coronavirus testing Uganda has reported no deaths from Covid-19  despite the number of confirmed cases but has carried out the highest number of tests in the EAC.  A teacher holds a thermometer to take learners' temperatures at the entrance of a school  on their first day back, after a nationwide lockdown to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease in Cape Town, South Africa. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham/File Photo Africa cases top 155,000 The latest statistics show more than 155,000 reported cases of Covid-19 in Af...

As far as this write-up is concerned, a second-hand man is one who was previously married or has a child with another woman. Nollywood has been fraught with such intriguing occurrences and in this article, we shed light on only 5 of such Nigerian celebrities who decided to settle for less. 1. Mercy Johnson The versatile actress is married to Prince Odianosen Okojie and together they have four kids. The marriage was first shrouded in controversy after Prince’s former wife decided to cause a scene and prevent him from going ahead to marry the actress. The lady, identified simply as Lovely claimed Mercy Johnson was dating her husband while they were still married. 2. Nuella Tchikere Actress Nuella Njubigbo got married to movie producer and director, Tchidi Chikere. Drama started to unfold when Chikere’s estranged wife, (probably Nuella was still chopping Chikere while he was still with the woman) Sophia became a hindrance to their union as he accused the famous producer of shirking his re...

A former Nigerian lawmaker, Dino Melaye has won his case that has been pending in court.Source: https://www.tori.ng/news/147664/dino-melaye-wins-in-court.html share this story with friends:

Nigerians took to Twitter to demand justice for the r*ape and murder of the 18-year-old girl in Ibadan.Source: https://www.tori.ng/news/147649/justiceforbarakat-trends-as-18yearold-is-raped-and.html share this story with friends:

“Our fellow citizens are not the enemy and must never become so,” Mike Mullen wrote. Mike Mullen , former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, wrote in The Atlantic on Tuesday that he “cannot remain silent” about President Donald Trump any longer.  “It sickened me yesterday to see security personnel – including members of the National Guard – forcibly and violently clear a path through Lafayette Square to accommodate the president’s visit outside St. John’s Church,” he wrote.  Former Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen said American neighborhoods are our homes ― not “battle spaces.”  (ASSOCIATED PRESS) On Monday, Trump threatened to send U.S. troops into American cities to deal with civil unrest in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd , a Black man in Minneapolis, last week. After the president spoke, police forced peaceful protesters out of Lafayette Square near the White House so he could walk to the church for a photo op .  Mullen, who s...