Outrage as sex-scandal hit Bill Cosby performs first gig

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U.S. comedian Bill Cosby drew criticisms from social media after he performed his first stand-up gig since being swept up in sex scandals. He joked in Philadelphia on Monday about his blindness, according to video posted online. The 80-year-old entertainer’s appearance at the LaRose Jazz Club marked his first show since 2015 and came ahead of an April retrial for an alleged 2004 sexual assault in suburban Philadelphia. Cosby, who starred in the 1980s TV series “The Cosby Show,” has seen his family-friendly reputation destroyed by dozens of sexual assault…

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Excess Crude Account balance of $2.3b intact-Adeosun

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Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun said that the balance in the Excess Crude Account (ECA) still remains  $2.31 billion. She gave the figure against the backdrop of some legal challenges by some states to the plan by the Federal Government to spend $1billion out of the money to battle security challenges. Adeosun spoke today after the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) shared N655.17 billion to the three tiers of government as revenue for January. The money was distributed under four sub-heads. “The total statutory revenue for the month is…

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Manchester United pip Madrid in ‘Money League’

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Manchester United narrowly pipped Real Madrid to remain the top revenue-generating club in the world as Premier League sides underlined their growing financial clout, Deloitte’s “Money League” report said Tuesday. It is the 10th time United have topped Deloitte’s list, with revenue in 2016/17 of 676 million euros ($828 million, £593 million) — just 1.7 million euros ahead of Spanish giants Real. United on Monday confirmed the signing of Chile striker Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal in a deal that is expected to make him the Premier League’s highest-paid player. Barcelona…

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Tinubu denies visiting Buhari over Obasanjo

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All Progressives Congress National Leader,  Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday said that his visit to President Muhammadu  Buhari was not connected with the critical statement issued by former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Buhari’s presidency. Mr Tunde Rahman of  Tinubu’s Media Office said the visit by Tinubu and Chief Bisi Akande, former governor of Osun State,  to the Presidential Villa was scheduled since last week. ”President Buhari periodically schedules talks with Asiwaju Tinubu and Baba Akande, as he does with other Nigerians and APC figures, to discuss substantive issues pertaining to…

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“Together let’s put an end to drug abuse” – Olamide speaks on Ongoing Conversation about “Science Student”

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There has been a lot of criticism following rapper Olamide‘s new single “Science Student” especially as it is perceived to promote drug abuse.   The YBNL boss had erstwhile been silent on the issue but has now spoken via an Instagram post. He took time out to thank supporters of his music before advocating for an end to drug abuse. He posted the above photo on his page and wrote: Since the release of #ScienceStudent, the support has been massive. As you are all sharing, dancing, singing along to this relatable music of mine, I want…

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PIGB passage to check multi-billion dollar revenue losses — NEITI

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The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has welcomed with excitement, the passage of the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB) by the two chambers of the National Assembly. NEITI said that the decision of the Senate and the House of Representatives to consider the bill as priority resulting in its eventual passage was bold, courageous and progressive despite the challenges the bill has passed through in its legislative journey for over ten years. NEITI as an agency set up to enthrone transparency and accountability in the management of extractive industries…

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What George Weah must do as Liberia president – Abubakar

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Former military Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), has advised Liberia President-elect, George Weah to deepen democracy and sustain the peace enjoyed under Johnson-Sirleaf within her 12-year tenure. Abubakar spoke on Sunday shortly after arriving in Monrovia for Monday’s inauguration of Weah scheduled to hold at Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex. “It is a pleasure to see that in our region democracy is growing from strength to strength. “Liberia is a sister country to Nigeria, and during the Liberian crisis, the world knows the sacrifice Nigeria made in this…

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Football fan arrested for allegedly urinating in goalkeeper’s water bottle

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A Middlesbrough fan has been arrested for allegedly urinating in the opposition team goalkeeper’s water bottle, police said. The supporter was facing a ban from watching his team following the incident at Queens Park Rangers’ Loftus Road ground during Boro’s 3-0 away win. Video shared on social media showed a man throw a water bottle onto the pitch behind the QPR goal. Fans talking about the incident on a forum indicated the bottle may have been taken earlier by a pitch invader. Cleveland Police’s dedicated football officer said on Twitter:…

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NCC: What Nigeria needs for efficient broadband penetration

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The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, says the country needs more than 120,000 kilometres of metropolitan fibre networks interconnected across the country to achieve its goal of pervasive broadband penetration. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, said this in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday. Mr. Danbatta said this when he received a delegation from the Nigeria Industrial Policy and Competitiveness Advisory Council led by Edirin Akemu. According to him, only 38,000 kilometres have been covered so far. He, therefore, called on the federal government to ensure that…

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2019: Looking beyond the APC and PDP

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I believe in the formation of a radical, spirited and peoples’ centered political movement in Nigeria, a movement that is designed with a specific mandate to redeem and salvage Nigeria. We urgently need a mass movement that will place Nigeria above other considerations. Indeed, we need a movement that will break the chains of corruption, ethnicity, unemployment and bad governance in Nigeria. I am envisaging a revolutionary citizen movement that will vigorously confront the enemies of Nigeria. This movement must not be infested with the cancerous tumors of the ruling…

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