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Saturday 18 July 2020

Trump Administration Drops Directive On International Students And Online Course

The Trump administration on Tuesday rescinded a policy that would have stripped visas from international students whose courses move exclusively online amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The move comes after the policy announcement last week sparked a flurry of litigation beginning with the suit brought by Harvard and MIT, followed by California's public colleges and later a coalition of 17 states.

Judge Allison Burroughs, a federal district judge in Boston who was expected to preside over oral arguments in the Harvard-MIT, made the surprise announcement at the beginning of the court proceedings Tuesday.

Tuesday 14 July 2020

Dead Man Forced Out Of Casket In Anambra For Refusing To Be Buried (Graphic)

Dead Man Forced Out Of Casket In Anambra For Refusing To Be Buried (Graphic)  - Sleek Gist

A viral video that recently surfaced online has captured the moment a dead man was forced out of his casket for refusing to be transported home for burial in Anambra State.

In the video, a young man is seen chanting some words on the dead body while it was in the casket.

Coming after this, he dragged out the corpse and carried him on his shoulder and transported him to the burial ground while the people of the community hailed the young man who summons the courage to transport the dead body.

Monday 13 July 2020

Magu Failed To Account For 332 Recovered Property


The suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has again been accused of failing to give a proper account of missing 332 – out of the 836 recovered – real estate property in March 2018.

Magu has not specifically reacted to the latest allegations, but he has always maintained he did nothing wrong.

Magu is reported to have written to the Inspector-General of Police in which he “provided both documentary and oral evidence to clear the air on all the allegations.”

His counsel last weekend said Magu had submitted video and documentary evidence to Attorney-General Abubakar Malami before now and would produce more to shame critics.

Akeredolu Disqualified By Screening Committee, Announcement Expected Soon

Ignore my disqualification rumour, Akeredolu tells APC supporters in Ondo

Although, the alleged disqualification of the governor was yet to be made public, it was reliably gathered that some bigwigs in the party, who got wind of the situation, had intervened to save Governor Akeredolu from the embarrassment of not participating in the exercise.

There is currently anxiety in government circle in Ondo State following the alleged disqualification of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu from the party's governorship primary election by the All Progressives Congress screening committee.

Although, the alleged disqualification of the governor was yet to be made public, it was reliably gathered that some bigwigs in the party, who got wind of the situation, had intervened to save Governor Akeredolu from the embarrassment of not participating in the exercise.

It was learnt that Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi, was leading moves to get the disqualification overturned.

Mama Arsenal: Hassan Nasimot Amoke Awarded N250, 000 For Her Passion


Hassan Nasimot Amoke, a 77-year-old grandmother popular known as Mama Arsenal, who trended a few days ago for showing her support and passion for Arsenal Football club has been recognized for her passion.

She will travel to the United Kingdom soon, for a tour of the Emirates Stadium.

She is now officially Authentic Nigerian Football Supporters Club member and she got a cash gift today as well.

At the end of the press briefing, a cheque of N250,000 was presented to her by the Authentic Nigeria Football Supporters Club President, courtesy of Hon. Rotimi Ajanaku.

Sunday 12 July 2020

Akpabio To Joy Nunieh: 'You Married 4 Husbands'

Akpabio: Corruption, Lack of Patriotism Crippled NDDC for 19 Years
• Says ongoing forensic audit will be ready December
• Explains dismissal of Joy Nunieh, NDDC’s former MD

The Minister of Niger Delta, Senator Godswill Akpabio yesterday said endemic corruption, lack of patriotism and the entrenched culture of patronage had crippled the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) from delivering its mandate to the people of the region in the last 19 years of its operations.

Akpabio, a former governor of Akwa Ibom State, also said all these challenges informed the decision of the federal government to commission forensic audit into NDDC’s operations between 2001 and 2019, noting that the report of the forensic audit would be ready before the end of the year.

Nigerian man held as collateral and tortured by dreaded Pakistani gang thanks Nigerians for coming to his aid (video)

Nigerian man held as collateral and tortured by dreaded Pakistani gang thanks Nigerians for coming to his aid (video)
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The Nigerian man who was filmed being tortured by a dreaded Pakistani gang after he was used as collateral has been identified as Ekenedirichukwu Innocent Chima.


A video of him has been released to assure Nigerians of his safety after a group of wealthy Igbo men came to his rescue and contacted the gang leader, Nuruz, to let him know as they will pay to secure Chima's release. They also assured Chima that they will not abandon him in Pakistan.

Apparently, their video was shown to Chima and he also recorded a video of his own to thank the Igbo men working to save him.

Malami: I Didn’t Buy ₦300 Million Abuja House For My Son

The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) on Saturday denied buying a N300 million house for his newly wedded son, Abdulazeez, in Abuja.

Malami, in a statement issued by his media aide, Umar Gwandu, also dismissed as untrue claims in a social media report that COVID-19 guidelines were flouted during Abdulazeez’s wedding fatiha held in Kano yesterday.

He daubed the report mischievous, deceitful, perfidious and “a clear violation of ethical journalism practices on verification of facts and authentication of claims.”

He challenged his accusers to name the vendor of the purported house and its location and to publish the title documents.

President Trump Finally Wears A Face-Mask In Public For The First Time

The president was visiting the Walter Reed military hospital outside Washington, where he met wounded soldiers and health care workers.

"I've never been against masks but I do believe they have a time and a place," he said as he left the White House.

He has previously said that he would not wear a mask and mocked Democratic rival Joe Biden for doing so.

But on Saturday he said: "I think when you're in a hospital, especially in that particular setting, where you're talking to a lot of soldiers and people that, in some cases, just got off the operating tables, I think it's a great thing to wear a mask."

The change of tone came as the US recorded 66,528 coronavirus cases on Saturday, a new daily record.