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Atlanta’s Police Chief Erika Shields has resigned after the fatal shooting of an African-American who had fallen asleep in his car at a drive-through restaurant. Rayshard Brooks, 27, was shot by a police officer during a struggle on Friday, authorities say. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said Erika Shields handed in her resignation on Saturday. Protesters in Atlanta took to the streets this weekend calling for action following Mr Brooks’ death. On Saturday evening, demonstrators closed down a major highway, Interstate-75, in Atlanta. Over the past three weeks, people across the US have already been protesting over the death of George…

Nigerians, contrary to popular belief, do not pay higher subscription for Dstv than customers in other countries. A look at the company’s websites in Ghana, Kenya and South Africa shows that Nigeria pays over 55 per cent less than other countries on the continent. According to information on the DStv website, DStv Compact costs N6,975 in Nigeria, equivalent to $15.50, while the same package costs 140GHS in Ghana which is equivalent to $25.45. In Kenya, DStv Compact costs KES 2,455, an equivalent of $24.55 while the same service goes for R359 ($21.11) in South Africa. Live LaLiga matches return to…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 501 confirmed new coronavirus cases in the country on Saturday. The 501 cases announced by the Centre for Disease Control takes the total number of confirmed cases to 15682. The NCDC also announced the discharge of 750 patients from isolation centers across the country with eight new deaths reported. Lagos state, the epicentre of the virus in Nigeria topped the number of confirmed cases with 195 new cases taking the total number of confirmed cases in Lagos alone to 7035. Nigeria announces 627 new coronavirus cases The Federal Capital Territory recorded…

Plans are underway by the International Police (INTERPOL) Nigeria to extradite Instagram celebrity Raymond Igbalodely a.k.a. Hushpuppi from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Nigeria to face alleged multiple fraud charges. The INTERPOL is also on the trail of other accomplices in the alleged fraud who are resident in Nigeria to bring them to justice. Commissioner of Police (CP) INTERPOL, Garba Umar disclosed these to The Nation yesterday while confirming the arrest of Igbalodely whose real name is said to be Ramoni Igbalode. He said: “It is true that Hushpuppi was arrested by the INTERPOL. We are currently working on…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Screening Panel which screened the governorship aspirants on the platform of the party in Edo State has premised its disqualification of Governor Godwin Obaseki on six grounds. The decision may have drawn the curtain on the governor’s aspiration on the platform of the party even as Obaseki himself vowed moments after the announcement of his disqualification that he would not appeal the panel’s decision. The grounds for disqualification, as sighted from the committee’s report by The Nation last night, are: claiming to have a Higher School Leaving Certificate which is unknown to the Nigerian educational…

Nigeria First Lady, Aisha Buhari has called for arrest of persons violating COVID-19 guidelines especially those traveling between states. In a series of tweets on Friday, the First Lady called on the Inspector General of Police to release her staff who are in police custody to save them from COVID-19 dnager. “That COVID-19 is real and still very much around in our nation is not in doubt,” she wrote on Twitter. “Consequently, I call on all relevant Government Agencies to enforce the Quarantine Act signed by Mr. President and ensure no one is found violating this law and the NCDC…

DStv and GOtv subscribers can look forward to the return of live sport this week, including action from the ongoing La Liga, the Charles Schwab Challenge, and RBC Heritage tournament from golf’s PGA Tour, New Zealand’s Aotearoa rugby competition, UFC Fight Night and WWE ‘Backlash’. These events will be broadcast from 12-18 June on various SuperSport channels exclusive to DStv and GOtv subscribers. Football fans will be delighted to see La Liga back in full force, with the resumption of the title race between Barcelona and Real Madrid. Also, African football fans will be able to watch some of the…

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos has announced that 90 coronavirus patients have fully recovered and have being discharged by the state government. Sanwo-Olu, the COVID-19 Lagos Incident Commander said 30 females and 60 males were discharged. He said, “I bring you great news from our isolation facilities. Today, 90 fully recovered COVID-19 Lagos patients; 30 females and 60 males, were discharged to join the society. “The patients; 28 from Onikan, 9 from Eti-Osa (LandMark), 10 from Agidingbi, 5 from Gbagada, 2 from First Cardiology, 10 from Lekki and 26 from Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Isolation Centres were discharged having…

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the party will readily admit embattled Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki, into its fold if he decides to join the main opposition party. The National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, disclosed this in a telephone chat with The Nation. Asked if the PDP was ready to admit the governor into its fold, Ologbondiyan said: “Yes, we will accept him of course”. The party spokesman however said Obaseki had yet to approach the PDP for membership as of the time he spoke with our correspondent at 6.57pm. Asked if the…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 627 confirmed new coronavirus cases in the country on Friday. The 627 cases announced by the Centre for Disease Control takes the total number of confirmed cases to 15181. The NCDC also announced the discharge of 143 patients from isolation centers across the country with 12 new deaths reported. Lagos state, the epicentre of the virus in Nigeria topped the number of confirmed cases with 229 new cases taking the total number of confirmed cases in Lagos alone to 6840. Nigeria announces 663 new coronavirus cases The Federal Capital Territory recorded…