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10/07/20
Kyrgyzstan election: Euphoria turns to insecurity as mob rule spreads
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A power vacuum resulting from the seizure of parliament threatens to further destabilise the country.
A power vacuum resulting from the seizure of parliament threatens to further destabilise the country.
Four years and counting: The epic China-US takeover
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The deadline for a Chinese firm's buyout of an American rival has already been extended 16 times.
The deadline for a Chinese firm's buyout of an American rival has already been extended 16 times.
Nigerian Man Shot Dead At United States Gas Station Five Months After Graduating
A 23-year-old Nigerian graduate, Alexander Nwogu, was shot dead in upper North-West Washington on Monday, October 5 by unknown gunmen.
According to Washington Post, police are trying to determine whether the same people involved in the fatal shooting of Nwogu also shot and wounded a 75-year-old Uber driver hours earlier and a mile South in Tenleytown.
“We are exploring the possibility,” said Brianna Jordan, spokeswoman for D.C. police.
She said detectives “are very early in the investigation.”
Police said robbery is a possible motive in both incidents.
The shootings on well-travelled roads have worried residents in some of the district’s more affluent neighborhoods and come amid a 15 per cent increase in homicides from this point in the year in 2019.
No arrests have been made.
One of his best friends and classmates said Nwogu graduated in May from Virginia Tech with an engineering degree and had just started working at a consulting firm in Northern Virginia.
A police report said Nwogu suffered blunt trauma to the back of his head and a single gunshot wound to the middle of his back.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
D.C. Council member, Mary M. Cheh (D-Ward 3), said she and her constituents were worried that the crimes were random.
“Shootings, murders are not the normal fare in Upper North-West,” Cheh said, adding that the two incidents “look like random street crimes. That’s the worst, because you really can’t protect yourself. It could happen to anybody.”
The shootings come two weeks after a man was fatally shot on September 24 in nearby Friendship Heights in what police described as a robbery involving Marijuana.
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#ENDSARS: Despite Public Uproar, Nigerian Senate Rejects Scrapping Of SARS
Despite public uproar and condemnation, the Nigerian Senate has kicked against the scrapping of the dreaded Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a unit of the Nigeria Police Force.
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, condemned the call for the scrapping of the unit, positing that not all personnel of SARS engaged in extra-judicial activities while reacting to a motion moved by Senator Oluremi Tinubu.
Tinubu had called on the attention of the Senate to the growing outrage from Nigerians regarding the nefarious activities and profiling of Nigerians by SARS personnel.
She stated that SARS operatives harass, arrest and extort Nigerian youth unconstitutionally.
She also said the incessant killings of Nigerians by SARS personnel directly negates both local and international human rights charter Nigeria subscribes to.
Commenting on the motion, Lawan said scrapping SARS was not the right way to cleanse the unit.
He said, “Scrapping the SARS now may not be the best option because the nation may lose the best hands in the agency while trying to do away with the bad eggs among them.
“Scrapping of agencies when you have mistakes may not be the best position.
“If you scrap SARS, you lose the chance of getting those doing well to continue.”
The Senate, however, resolved to probe the extra-judicial arrest and killings of Nigerians by SARS operatives.
Lawan mandated the House Committee on Police, Judiciary and Human Rights to begin the probe of human rights abuses of Nigerians by SARS.
“Offenders must be arrested and prosecuted to serve as a deterrent to others,” he said.
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Presidential Panel: Nigerians Won’t Accept Tutored Report On EFCC, Magu —Group
The Civil Society Network Against Corruption has said that Nigerians are anxious to know the outcome of the report of the Justice Ayo Salami-led Presidential Investigative Panel set up by government to probe the suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu.
The group in a statement by its Chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju, said Nigerians are worried about information published by SaharaReporters on Tuesday, October 6, that the report will be manipulated by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN).
CSNAC said Nigerians and the international community will not accept any attempt to tutor the report, adding that already the manner in which the panel conducted the trial had indicated bias.
Suraju said his group would wish to see Malami respond to the disturbing report.
The statement reads, “We are deeply concerned about the need for a transparent probe by the Presidential Panel set up by the Federal Government. We are worried about reports that the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Malami has set up an in-house committee to write the report. This will be most unjust.
“From the beginning we have expressed worry about the trial. It has taken more than two months, but the report is yet to be released. It should have been a public trial, but the proceedings were manipulated. Malami, who is the chief witness failed to attend the trial where he should have backed up his claims.
“The trial led by Justice Ayo Salami has been challenged by Magu’s lawyers who said several sittings of the panel were conducted in secrecy in the absence of Magu contrary to Section 2 (D) of the Tribunal of Inquiry Act which the President relied on in setting it up. Magu’s lawyer, Wahab Shittu, said contrary to the act establishing the judiciary panel, since inception on July 3, 2020, the panel has conducted many proceedings in private.
“He said some witnesses were invited and cross examined in the absence of Magu. CSNAC urged the Attorney-General to address Nigerians on the allegations that he has constituted an in-house panel to write a report for the Justice Salami-led investigative panel probing Magu.”
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Presidential Panel: Nigerians Won’t Accept Tutored Report On EFCC, Magu —Group
The Civil Society Network Against Corruption has said that Nigerians are anxious to know the outcome of the report of the Justice Ayo Salami-led Presidential Investigative Panel set up by government to probe the suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu.
The group in a statement by its Chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju, said Nigerians are worried about information published by SaharaReporters on Tuesday, October 6, that the report will be manipulated by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN).
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CSNAC said Nigerians and the international community will not accept any attempt to tutor the report, adding that already the manner in which the panel conducted the trial had indicated bias.
Suraju said his group would wish to see Malami respond to the disturbing report.
The statement reads, “We are deeply concerned about the need for a transparent probe by the Presidential Panel set up by the Federal Government. We are worried about reports that the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Malami has set up an in-house committee to write the report. This will be most unjust.
“From the beginning we have expressed worry about the trial. It has taken more than two months, but the report is yet to be released. It should have been a public trial, but the proceedings were manipulated. Malami, who is the chief witness failed to attend the trial where he should have backed up his claims.
“The trial led by Justice Ayo Salami has been challenged by Magu’s lawyers who said several sittings of the panel were conducted in secrecy in the absence of Magu contrary to Section 2 (D) of the Tribunal of Inquiry Act which the President relied on in setting it up. Magu’s lawyer, Wahab Shittu, said contrary to the act establishing the judiciary panel, since inception on July 3, 2020, the panel has conducted many proceedings in private.
“He said some witnesses were invited and cross examined in the absence of Magu. CSNAC urged the Attorney-General to address Nigerians on the allegations that he has constituted an in-house panel to write a report for the Justice Salami-led investigative panel probing Magu.”
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Presidential Panel: Nigerians Won’t Accept Tutored Report On EFCC, Magu —Group
The Civil Society Network Against Corruption has said that Nigerians are anxious to know the outcome of the report of the Justice Ayo Salami-led Presidential Investigative Panel set up by government to probe the suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu.
The group in a statement by its Chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju, said Nigerians are worried about information published by SaharaReporters on Tuesday, October 6, that the report will be manipulated by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN).
CSNAC said Nigerians and the international community will not accept any attempt to tutor the report, adding that already the manner in which the panel conducted the trial had indicated bias.
Suraju said his group would wish to see Malami respond to the disturbing report.
The statement reads, “We are deeply concerned about the need for a transparent probe by the Presidential Panel set up by the Federal Government. We are worried about reports that the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Malami has set up an in-house committee to write the report. This will be most unjust.
“From the beginning we have expressed worry about the trial. It has taken more than two months, but the report is yet to be released. It should have been a public trial, but the proceedings were manipulated. Malami, who is the chief witness failed to attend the trial where he should have backed up his claims.
“The trial led by Justice Ayo Salami has been challenged by Magu’s lawyers who said several sittings of the panel were conducted in secrecy in the absence of Magu contrary to Section 2 (D) of the Tribunal of Inquiry Act which the President relied on in setting it up. Magu’s lawyer, Wahab Shittu, said contrary to the act establishing the judiciary panel, since inception on July 3, 2020, the panel has conducted many proceedings in private.
“He said some witnesses were invited and cross examined in the absence of Magu. CSNAC urged the Attorney-General to address Nigerians on the allegations that he has constituted an in-house panel to write a report for the Justice Salami-led investigative panel probing Magu.”
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Lagos Government Admonishes Residents On Attitudinal Change To Prevent Flooding
The Lagos State Government has called on residents of the state to act in an environmental-friendly way so as to avoid flooding in the city.
Corps Marshal of the Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps, CP Gbemisola Akinpelu (Retd), made the call as the country continues to experience high rainfall with reports of flooding being recorded in some states.
Akinpelu said residents of Lagos especially occupants of housing estates must stop the dumping of refuse in drainage channels and erecting structures on drainage alignments.
“All environmental infractions will not be tolerated and anyone caught violating the environmental laws of the state would be punished accordingly.
“Lagosians must adhere to the directives issued by the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, urging residents to adopt an attitudinal change by not dumping refuse in drainage channels and erecting structures on drainage alignments, emphasising that all residents owe the state a duty to support the efforts of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu's administration to ensure that expected heavy rainfall and release of dam water does not wreak havoc in any part of the state,” a statement by Adebayo Kehinde of Public Affairs Unit of LAGESC, partly reads.
Kehinde noted that some residents of Millennium Housing Estate, Oko-Oba, Agege, block of flats at Falowo bus-stop, Jakande Estate, Ejigbo, Olaolu Street, Igbeyin Adun Street in Oshodi/Isolo Local Government Area, have been served abatement notice for offences like the inappropriate discharge of waste water, defective plumbing works, improper waste disposal and untidy general surroundings.
The National Emergency Agency had identified 275 local government areas in 36 states including the FCT of being at risk of flooding.
Also, 108 deaths have been recorded in 12 states since July 2020.
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Lagos Government Admonishes Residents On Attitudinal Change To Prevent Flooding
The Lagos State Government has called on residents of the state to act in an environmental-friendly way so as to avoid flooding in the city.
Corps Marshal of the Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps, CP Gbemisola Akinpelu (Retd), made the call as the country continues to experience high rainfall with reports of flooding being recorded in some states.
Akinpelu said residents of Lagos especially occupants of housing estates must stop the dumping of refuse in drainage channels and erecting structures on drainage alignments.
“All environmental infractions will not be tolerated and anyone caught violating the environmental laws of the state would be punished accordingly.
“Lagosians must adhere to the directives issued by the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, urging residents to adopt an attitudinal change by not dumping refuse in drainage channels and erecting structures on drainage alignments, emphasising that all residents owe the state a duty to support the efforts of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu's administration to ensure that expected heavy rainfall and release of dam water does not wreak havoc in any part of the state,” a statement by Adebayo Kehinde of Public Affairs Unit of LAGESC, partly reads.
Kehinde noted that some residents of Millennium Housing Estate, Oko-Oba, Agege, block of flats at Falowo bus-stop, Jakande Estate, Ejigbo, Olaolu Street, Igbeyin Adun Street in Oshodi/Isolo Local Government Area, have been served abatement notice for offences like the inappropriate discharge of waste water, defective plumbing works, improper waste disposal and untidy general surroundings.
The National Emergency Agency had identified 275 local government areas in 36 states including the FCT of being at risk of flooding.
Also, 108 deaths have been recorded in 12 states since July 2020.
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SARS Has Sent Many To Early Graves, Osun Youth Say After Joining Protest
Youths in Osun State have trooped out to join the nationwide #ENDSARS protest.
The youth joined the three-day protest to push for the scrapping of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force.
The call came following recent clamour to end extra-judicial activities and killings by operatives of SARS.
Protesters will be marching to the police headquarters to make the call for the scrapping of SARS and the reform of the police.
The protesters held placards with various inscriptions.
The same protest is simultaneously taking place in Lagos at the police headquarters, Ikeja.
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Nigerians at the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, will be joining the protest on Thursday.
Nigeria has recorded over 82 extrajudicial cases involving SARS in three years and about 100 cases by police in 2020 alone.
VIDEO: Backed By Impunity And Grand-corruption In The System, SARS Operatives Extra-judiciously Arrest, Detain, Extort And Kill Nigerian Youths At Will#EndSARS #EndSARSBrutality @PoliceNG
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SARS Has Sent Many To Early Graves, Osun Youth Say After Joining Protest
Youths in Osun State have trooped out to join the nationwide #ENDSARS protest.
The youth joined the three-day protest to push for the scrapping of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force.
The call came following recent clamour to end extra-judicial activities and killings by operatives of SARS.
Protesters will be marching to the police headquarters to make the call for the scrapping of SARS and the reform of the police.
The protesters held placards with various inscriptions.
The same protest is simultaneously taking place in Lagos at the police headquarters, Ikeja.
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Nigerians at the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, will be joining the protest on Thursday.
Nigeria has recorded over 82 extrajudicial cases involving SARS in three years and about 100 cases by police in 2020 alone.
VIDEO: Backed By Impunity And Grand-corruption In The System, SARS Operatives Extra-judiciously Arrest, Detain, Extort And Kill Nigerian Youths At Will#EndSARS #EndSARSBrutality @PoliceNG
— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) October 6, 2020
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UN Refugee Chief Tests Positive For COVID-19
The UN refugee chief on Wednesday said that he had tested positive for COVID-19 after leading the first day of the agency’s main annual meeting in person.
According to AFP, Filippo Grandi, who kicked off UNHCR’s week-long Executive Committee meeting in Geneva on Monday, told participants via video-link that he would need to continue following the event from home.
“I am engaging with UNHCR’s Executive Committee from home as I have to isolate after testing positive to #COVID19,” he said in a tweet.
“I only have mild symptoms and hope to recover soon,” he added.
Grandi had addressed delegates from the podium in the UN Assembly hall in Geneva on the first day of the event but participated remotely on Tuesday.
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UN Refugee Chief Tests Positive For COVID-19
The UN refugee chief on Wednesday said that he had tested positive for COVID-19 after leading the first day of the agency’s main annual meeting in person.
According to AFP, Filippo Grandi, who kicked off UNHCR’s week-long Executive Committee meeting in Geneva on Monday, told participants via video-link that he would need to continue following the event from home.
“I am engaging with UNHCR’s Executive Committee from home as I have to isolate after testing positive to #COVID19,” he said in a tweet.
“I only have mild symptoms and hope to recover soon,” he added.
Grandi had addressed delegates from the podium in the UN Assembly hall in Geneva on the first day of the event but participated remotely on Tuesday.
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Giant hogweed: One man's battle against 'toxic invader'
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Oskars has spent eight years trying to stop an invasive toxic weed surrounding his home in Latvia.
Oskars has spent eight years trying to stop an invasive toxic weed surrounding his home in Latvia.
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