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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, November 2, 2020, re-arraigned the former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, alongside his then Commissioner of Finance, Omodachi Okolobia before Justice Ahmed Ramat Mohammed of the Federal High Court Abuja for fraud. Both were docked on amended 11-count charges, bordering on theft, criminal breach of trust, illegal award of contracts and money laundering to the tune of N3.1 billion. One of the charges read, “That you Gabriel Torwua Suswam and Omodachi Okolobia, while being Benue State governor and commissioner of Finance in Benue State respectively, between 8th August and 30th…

The Imo State Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Police Brutality and Related Extra Judicial Killings has frowned at the poor turn out of petitions by the people of the state who have suffered brutality in the hands of the police. Chairman of the commission, Justice Florence Duruoha-Igwe, who disclosed that only two petitions were received by the panel following #EndSARS protests, lamented that victims were not coming forward with petitions to address their problems with the police and security agencies. She said, “I’m surprised that the bar is empty despite the publicity given to the sitting. “We have only two…

Wales manager Ryan Giggs has denied an allegation of assault made against him. The Wales manager has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting his girlfriend, several newspapers have reported. His representatives said he denies all allegations of assault made against him and is co-operating with the police. Greater Manchester Police said a man, 46, had been arrested on suspicion of section 47 assault and section 39 common assault and bailed pending further inquiries. The Football Association of Wales (FAW) has cancelled a press conference planned for Tuesday where Giggs was due to announce his squad for upcoming international games. It…

The Nigerian Ministry of Interior has described as fake news the stories making the rounds that it has created a “no-fly list” that would restrict certain persons from flying out of the country. The reports had claimed that the no-fly list was generated to target those who actively participated in the EndSARS protest including Modupe Odele known as Moe. Moe is an EndSARS protester was denied access to leave the country. In a tweet by the Ministry of Interior on Tuesday, it noted that it has not generated any list and will not be generating the said list. #EndSARS protesters’…

The results of the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) conducted between August 17 and September 12 show that 65.24% of candidates passed mathematics and English language. These candidates have credits (C) and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics. The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) announced this on Monday at a media briefing on the release of the results of the 2020 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSSCE). The examination was earlier scheduled to start on April 6 but could not because of the outbreak of coronavirus. WAEC’s Head of the National…

Tributes have poured in for an #EndSARS protester, Valentine Egbabon, 32, who reportedly died of coronavirus at the Yaba COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit in Lagos. A series of messages were tweeted in honour of Egbabon, a medical doctor, died on Monday after testing positive for the virus three weeks ago. The aspiring surgeon was on the frontline, treating injured protesters as the #EndSARS agitations against police brutality intensified nationwide. According to protesters, Egbabon treated protesters who were in need of medical care during the nationwide agitation. “Today is a sad day! My colleague and classmate @ehival lost his life after…

Former Vice President Joe Biden took all five of the votes cast for president in Dixville Notch, a tiny New Hampshire township along the US-Canada border that is among the first places in the country to make its presidential preference known. The ballots were cast in the minutes after midnight, becoming some of the first cast and counted on Election Day. By tradition, all eligible voters gather in the storied “Ballot Room” at The Balsams resort in Dixville Notch to cast their secret ballots once polls open at midnight. Once every ballot is cast, votes are tallied and results announced…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has insisted that its current strike will continue, following a deadlock during talks with the Federal Government. In a statement by its Lagos Zone Coordinator, Prof. Olusiji Sowande, the union noted that the lackadaisical attitude of government towards funding education would make the strike linger. Similarly, the Calabar Zone also insisted its eight-month-old strike will continue, stressing that, its members will not go back to the classes on empty stomachs. The zonal chairman of the union, Dr. Aniekan Brown, said this at a briefing at the University of Calabar on Monday. IPPIS: Senate…

In one voice on Monday, the North wrote off the #EndSARS protest as a “subversive action” intended to divide Nigeria. The region said hijackers of the protest who vandalized, looted and burnt public and private properties, were seeking to change the Muhammadu Buhari government outside the ballot box. These are the highlights of the meeting of North’s governors and traditional rulers, top federal government functionaries led by Chief of Staff to the President Prof. Ibrahim Gambari. The parley was attended by Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu, Senate President Ahmad Lawan and House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Idris Wase. The…

Voters in America will decide on 3 November whether Donald Trump remains in the White House for another four years as he goes head to head against Joe Biden. The Republican president is being challenged by Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden, who is best known as Barack Obama’s vice-president but has been in US politics since the 1970s. As election day approaches, polling companies will be trying to gauge the mood of the nation by asking voters which candidate they prefer. We’ll be keeping track of those polls here and trying to work out what they can and can’t tell…