Month: March 2018

Governor Okowa frees five prisoners, commutes 30 death sentences to life

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Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has approved the grant of total pardon to five persons serving various terms in prison and commuted 30 others on death row to life imprisonment. Okowa’s gesture is in accordance with the exercise of his Prerogative of Mercy under Section 212 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended). A statement from the office of the state’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Hon Peter Mrakpor, stated that “the Governor acted pursuant to powers vested on him in exercise of his…

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‘Pogba problems nothing to do with me’

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Jose Mourinho has suggested that it is up to Paul Pogba to explain why he has been so inconsistent for Manchester United this season. The midfielder was in fine form for France on Tuesday, scoring with a 30-yard free-kick after setting up a goal for Kylian Mbappe in a 3-1 friendly international victory over Russia in Saint Petersburg. Pogba, though, has struggled for United in recent months. Having scored in their first two Premier League matches of the season, he has managed only one club goal since then, which came…

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US judge refuses to step down in Bill Cosby sex case

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The judge presiding over Bill Cosby’s retrial for alleged molestation on Friday quashed defense demands that he step down for purported bias because his wife works with sexual assault victims. Judge Steven O’Neill, in Pennsylvania, denied the request in a written order after reportedly telling a pre-trial hearing Thursday that there was no evidence of bias and his wife was an “independent woman.” The bid had been another attempt from Cosby’s defense team, headed by Tom Mesereau, to substantially delay the retrial for alleged sexual assault. Mesereau is the celebrity…

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I helped rig elections, Senator Mantu confesses

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A former deputy president of the Nigerian Senate, Ibrahim Mantu, has revealed how he helped his party to win elections in the past. Senator Mantu, who was a senator on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ‘confessed the truth’ during an interview on Hard Copy, a Channels Television programme that airs on Friday. Asked about how he helped to rig elections, he said, “I don’t have to go and change election (results) but when you provide money, you give money to INEC boys that if they see any…

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Pep feared Manchester City sack

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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has admitted he thought he may have been sacked last season. The 47-year-old is on the brink of winning his first Premier League title, with victory at Everton on Saturday potentially putting City 19 points clear of nearest rivals Manchester United with only 21 left to play for. So it seems implausible now that little over 12 months ago the Spaniard was sweating on his job. But last season’s clash at Goodison Park in January 2017 was a different story, with City crashing to a…

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20 Kenyans, others deported from United States

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Twenty Kenyans were among more than 100 people who were deported from the US over immigration issues. The rest of the people are of Somali and Sudanese origin. Police and immigration officials said a private plane carrying the 114 individuals landed at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Friday morning. The deportations had been anticipated given the ongoing operations in the USA targeting illegal immigrants. They arrived aboard an Omni International Airlines, a private airline. It landed at JKIA shortly after 10 am on Friday and was received by police and…

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US Visa applicants to provide social media history

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The US government is proposing to collect social media identities from nearly everyone who seeks US Visa, according to a State Department filing on Friday. The proposal, a broad expansion of the information gathered from applicants for U.S. visas, if approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), would require most immigrant and non-immigrant visa applicants to list all social media identities they have used in the past five years. The information will be used to vet and identify them, according to the proposals, which would affect about 14.7…

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Nigerian looters: Secondus, PDP reply Lai Mohammed

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The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Uche Secondus, has challenged the Minister of Culture and Information Alhaji Lai Mohammed to be ready to proof in court that he collected N200m from the National Security Adviser (NSA). Secondus made the challenge in a statement issued by his spokesman, Mr Ike Abonyi, on Friday in Abuja. He said he is challenging Mohammed to be ready to establish his allegations in court immediately. Secondus said that the agenda of the minister was to damage his reputation and distract him…

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FG releases names of alleged looters

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The Federal Government has released a list of some of those who have allegedly looted the nation’s treasury. The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, released the list during a press conference in Lagos on Friday. Mohammed said the individuals include officials in the past government. The names in the list revealed by the Federal Government include PDP chieftains who are currently being tried for corruption and financial crimes. “The PDP has challenged us to name the looters under their watch. They said they did not loot the treasury. Well, I…

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Resident doctors give 30 days ultimatum to federal government for recall of sacked colleagues

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The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) says it has given the Federal Government 30 days ultimatum to recall its members whose appointment were terminated in Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH). The association disclosed this in a communique issued at the end of it National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, a copy of which was made available to newsmen on Friday in Abuja. It said that the ultimatum would take effect from Monday April 2. The communique, jointly signed by Dr. Ugochukwu Chinaka, the NARD President, Dr Ugochukwu Eze, its Publicity…

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