The Senate will on Thursday, consider the revised 2020 budget. The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, gave the hint on Wednesday during plenary after the Committee on Appropriation laid the report on the 2020 revised budget. “Tomorrow, we can receive and consider the report to ensure that we don’t delay anything as important as that. So, this is the essence of altering the order paper,” Lawan said. The Senate had on Tuesday deferred presentation of the report over a delay by the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, to provide details for the sum of N186…
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A Brazilian gay rights activist has filed a criminal complaint against Neymar for homophobia, after the football superstar called his mother’s boyfriend an anti-gay slur in comments leaked to the media. The Sao Paulo prosecutor’s office confirmed to AFP it had received the complaint, which it must now examine to decide whether to open a case against the Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil star. Neymar’s communications team declined to comment on the complaint. The case was brought by activist Agripino Magalhaes, who said on Instagram he planned to press charges against Neymar and his friends for “criminal homophobia, hate speech and…
Europe’s most powerful countries urged the European Union to better prepare for the next pandemic after chaotic responses to the coronavirus, as Moscow emerged from lockdown despite Russia still being in the grip of a surging epidemic. There should be a “common European approach” to challenges like COVID-19 in future, leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel wrote in a letter and policy paper to the European Union’s top official. Europe has been the hardest-hit continent with nearly 185,000 people killed, and the leaders said a lack of coordination had left nations short of crucial medical…
President Muhammadu Buhari says the Ninth Assembly has brought dignity and honour to the country. Buhari made this known in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina on Wednesday. While felicitating with the Parliament on its first anniversary, the President extolled the lawmakers for their sense of duty and diligence in handling issues related to the development of the country. Buhari noted that the speedy processing and passing of bills has had a direct impact on the welfare of Nigerians, appreciating the National Assembly for “courageously finding common grounds to move the country forward,…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons (NAPTIP), is proposing the establishment of special courts in the country to try sexual offenders. According to the Director-General of NAPTIP, Julie Donli-Okah, the special courts will allow for speedy trial of all persons accused of rape. The NAPTIP DG made the comments at a media briefing in Abuja on Wednesday. She also expressed concerns over the non-adoption of the Violence Against Persons Act by state governments, noting that such states are inadvertently promoting sexual violence in their domain.
The friendly game between Manchester United and Stoke City has been cancelled after the Potters gaffer, Michael O’Neill tested positive to COVID-19. Michael O’Neill was confirmed positive for COVID-19 following the most recent round of testing conducted on Monday. The planned match between the duo was called off on Tuesday following the development with Stoke having arrived at the Manchester United’s Carrington training ground and were already in the academy building. “Stoke City can confirm that manager Michael O’Neill has tested positive for the Covid-19 virus following the latest round of testing on Monday (June 8),” read a statement on…
The Anambra State police have shot a man, who reportedly stole a bag containing N3.5 million from a victim, close to a new generation bank in Awka. The suspect, Chukwuemeka Afor, was said to have engaged the police in a shooting spree for hours as he made to escape on Monday night. “He was shooting indiscriminately. Four persons were hit during the gun battle. But the police overpowered him, because he sustained gunshot injuries in the process,” an eyewitness pleading anonymity said. Haruna Mohammed, the police spokesperson who confirmed the incident, said the suspect was apprehended and a firearm and the stolen…
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has kicked against a closed-door public hearing by the House of Representatives on the Control of Infectious Disease Bill. CUPP, in a statement by its national spokesman, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere on Wednesday, therefore, called on members of the House of Representatives to rise against Speaker Gbajabiamila over the development. “Nigerians have been treated to yet another shocking episode in the desperation of Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila to force the compromised, plagiarized and sponsored Control of Infectious Diseases Bill down the throat of Nigerians,” Ugochinyere said. The House of Reps was said to have only…
Management of the University of Ibadan (UI) has confirmed that Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, graduated from the institution. The university made this known in a press statement by its Registrar, Mrs Olubunmi O Faluyi, on Wednesday. The statement on Wednesday, said Mr Obaseki gained admission into the university in 1976 and graduated in 1979. Faluyi citing records, stated that the governor graduated with a second class honours (lower division). “Mr Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki, the Governor of Edo State graduated from the University of Ibadan where he studied Classics, she stated.“Records of his Admission and Graduation are intact in the…
Naira made a rally against the U.S. dollar at the parallel market segment of the foreign exchange (forex) market on Tuesday. Market data obtained from exchange rates platform, abokiFX, revealed that Naira appreciated to N448 to a dollar yesterday, improving by N2 relative to the N450 to a dollar it exchanged for on Monday. The gain is attributable to a fall in forex demand by currency speculators. Meanwhile, at the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window on Tuesday, Naira strengthened against the U.S. dollar. Naira traded at N387.08 to a dollar, gaining N0.25 compared to the N387.33 rate of exchange at the session before. The…