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A Ghanaian High Court on Monday threw out a suit instituted by Dumo Lulu-Briggs, Chairman Platform Petroleum and second son of late oil mogul High Chief Dr. O. B. Lulu-Briggs. The suit, it appears, sought to further delay the burial of the respected Nigerian High Chief and industrialist by evading the need to fulfil the 23rd December 2019 court imposed preconditions for the release of the body of his father by the Ghanaian Police and Mortuary. A mild drama was said to have ensued in Court when his lawyers sought to move their application for clarification of the 23rd December…

Japan will send a chartered flight to the central Chinese city of Wuhan later in the day to repatriate about 200 of its citizens, the government says. The government will also send doctors, nurses and quarantine officers so that those Japanese citizens can undergo checkups on a plane, according to the health ministry. The aircraft is scheduled to come back to Japan on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi says. Since a total of 650 Japanese in Wuhan wish to return, the government will send more flights to take them home, Motegi says. China and countries around the world are scrambling…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the promotion of 3,295 members of its staff nationwide. The commission made the announcement in a statement issued by Director Voter Education and Publicity, Mr Oluwole Osaze-Uzi, in Abuja. Osaze-Uzi said that those promoted had sat for the 2019 promotion examination and were properly evaluated before their elevation. $1.6bn Fraud: EFCC files charges against Omokore, others A breakdown of the figure showed that 15 Deputy Directors were promoted to Directorship level; 1,965 promoted to between GL 07 and 15; and 1,315 to between Grade level 03 and Grade Level 06. “Those promoted…

Arsenal are expecting an approach from Spanish champions Barcelona for Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 30. (Telegraph) Manchester United have decided to give Chile forward Alexis Sanchez, 31, another chance to prove himself at Old Trafford and will recall him from Inter Milan in June. (Star) United are considering an improved offer for Sporting Lisbon’s Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes, 25, before Friday’s transfer deadline. (Guardian) However, Fernandes was named in the Sporting squad to play Maritimo on Tuesday evening, making an imminent transfer unlikely. (Express) Manchester United are likely to make no signings in the transfer window, with a reported £20m difference in valuation for Fernandes and Paris St-Germain’s Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani, 32, who is…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday, January 27, 2020, filed additional 15 criminal charges against Jide Omokore and others, which include two of his companies: Atlantic Energy Brass Limited and Atlantic Energy Drilling Concept Limited, Victor Briggs and Membere Abiye in their on-going trial before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Abuja. They pleaded not guilty to the charges. Omokore and the other defendants are facing nine-count amended charges from the EFCC that border on alleged money laundering and procurement fraud to the tune of $1.6billion. Led in evidence at today’s sitting by prosecution counsel,…

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta felt his young side showed “courage” to overcame struggling Bournemouth at Vitality Stadium and set up an FA Cup fifth-round trip to Portsmouth. Mikel Arteta’s side were good value for their victory, the platform for progress into the next round built on first-half goals from Bukayo Saka and Eddie Nketiah. Bournemouth substitute Sam Surridge pulled a goal back deep into eight minutes of stoppage to give the scoreline a look of respectability and give Arsenal some late anxious moments, but in reality the Gunners were by far the superior team. “I’m very pleased. I knew it…

British ministers are expected to allow Huawei limited access to the UK’s 5G networks at the National Security Council on Tuesday (28 January), amid concerns over the firm’s links to China’s intelligence services. While 3G made mobile internet possible and 4G allowed mobile broadband, 5G is expected to become the connectivity infrastructure that will pave the way for new product and services, such as self-driving cars or industrial robotics. “We are going to come up with a solution (…) to have access to fantastic technology, fantastic communications, but also [to] protect our security interests and protect our key partnerships with…

The Nigerian Army troops of 29 Task Force Brigade, Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD), deployed at Jakana, near Maiduguri on Sunday dealt a deadly blow to Boko Haram Terrorists at Mainok axis and Lambawa forest. The counter led to the killing of several of the terrorists, while others retreated with gun shot wounds. The fierce battle took place at Lambawa forest and Mainok areas when the Nigerian Army encountered an ambush around Mainok – Jakana general area. Jakana, a town located about 50km from Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, has of recent seen an increased terrorists activities of which the resilient…

The death toll from the new coronavirus now stands at 106, as cases of new infections have almost doubled in a day, Chinese authorities said. The number of total confirmed cases in China rose to 4,515 as of 27 January, up from 2,835 a day earlier. Travel restrictions have been tightened and wearing masks in public is now mandatory in some cities. The city of Wuhan is at the epicentre of the outbreak but it has spread across China and internationally. Wuhan, and the Hubei province it is located in, are already effectively in a lockdown with transport restrictions in…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has explained that nations are not built by politicians or their opinions but by men and women in business, the professions and commerce. Speaking at a townhall meeting commemorating 50 years after the end of the Nigerian Civil War in Umuahia, Abia state, Prof. Osinbajo urged Nigerians to build a country devoid of any form of discrimination and marginalization. “This is the ideal to which we are striving. However, we cannot prosecute this struggle with weapons of bigotry and hatred.” “The ties that bind us have survived the most intense disagreement we have ever known as a…