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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos to set aside a judgment of a Federal High Court and to order public disclosure of asset declaration details submitted to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) by President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo, governors and their deputies and other politicians since 1999.” The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos had on Monday, May 11, 2020, dismissed the application filed by SERAP seeking “an order of mandamus to direct and compel the CCB to make available to the public specific details of asset…

Liverpool have enquired about Wolves’ Spanish winger Adama Traore, 24. (Sunday Mirror) Real Madrid have made an 80m euro (£71m) bid for Bayer Leverkusen’s Kai Havertz and would allow the 20-year-old Germany midfielder to stay at his current club next season before moving to the Bernabeu. (ESPN via Bild) Manchester United have revived their interest in Ajax and Netherlands midfielder Donny van de Beek, 23. (Sunday Times – subscription required) Aston Villa and England midfielder Jack Grealish, 24, has pushed ahead of international team-mate and Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho, 20, as Manchester United’s number one summer transfer target. (Sunday Mirror) Chelsea will listen to offers for several players following the expected arrivals of Morocco winger Hakim Ziyech,…

Nigerian troops have killed at least 70 bandits in the Kachia forest in the northern state of Kaduna, neutralising many armed cattle rustlers too. A statement by Major General John Enenche, Coordinator of Defence Media Operations, Defence Headquarters on Saturday said the attack was executed by Operation Thunder Strike. “In a combined ground and air offensive on 5 June 2020, troops of Operation Thunder Strike under Operation Accord in conjunction with troops of 312 Artillery Regiment and local vigilantes conducted a clearance patrol to Kachia Forest and neutralized some armed bandits/cattle rustlers. “This followed a timely and credible information on…

Edo guber polls will shape Nigeria’s democracy Governor Godwin Obaseki has dismissed as laughable reports that he lost his ward in last year’s elections, saying those making up such stories forget that election results are documented. The governor on a Thank You tour to principal officers and ward leaders in Oredo Local Government Area (LGA) of Edo State said he won his ward and urged the people of the state to be wary of the antics of rumour mongers in the run-up to the forthcoming governorship election in the state. He also said reports that forged his university certificate were…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 389 confirmed new coronavirus cases in the country on Saturday. The 389 cases announced by the Centre for Disease Control takes the total number of confirmed cases to 12233. The NCDC also announced the discharge of 130 patients from isolation centers across the country with nine new deaths reported. Lagos state, the epicentre of the virus in Nigeria topped the number of confirmed cases with 66 new cases taking the total number of confirmed cases in Lagos alone to 5729. Nigeria announces 328 new coronavirus cases Federal Capital Territory reported 50…

A member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Ahmed Jaha (APC Borno), has regretted rape comments he during plenary on Thursday, apologising to Nigerians, especially women. Jaha, at an interview with journalists on Saturday in Abuja, recalled his comments at the debate that women should cultivate a habit of proper dressing to avoid unnecessary harassment from men who could not control themselves. The lawmaker, representing Chibok, Damboa, Gwoza Federal Constituency of Borno, said he regretted making such statement as it affected the sensitivity of women. “I have made a mistake that has offended the sensibilities of fellow Nigerians and indeed,…

Thousands are marching against racism and police brutality in Washington DC, as protests in the US sparked by the death of George Floyd enter a 12th day. Crowds gathered near the Capitol, the Lincoln Memorial and Lafayette Park, where security forces blocked any approach to the nearby White House. Meanwhile, people paid their respects to Mr Floyd in North Carolina, where he was born, before a memorial service. Large anti-racism rallies also took place in a number of other countries. In the UK, Parliament Square in central London was filled with people supporting the Black Lives Matter movement, despite calls by the…

An aspirant in the forth coming Edo State Governorship election under the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC), Engineer Chris Ogiemwonyi has said that Governor Godwin Obaseki should not be allowed again to fly the party’s flag during the September 19 election. He said the governor was foisted on the state in 2016 through the instrumentality of indirect mode of governorship primary by the party and stressed that the governor does not deserve a second term in office if the state most progress. Ogiemwonyi who spoke at the National Secretariat of the party in Abuja said but for Comrade Adams…

At least two members of the Ebonyi State Executive Council have tested positive for COVID-19, sources said on Friday in Abakaliki. The cabinet members are among the 80 confirmed cases in the state so far. A two-month-old baby has also tested positive in Delta State while in neighbouring Anambra, the state government decided to restrict traffic flow on the Niger Bridge between 7pm and 6 am daily. Following the health status of the commissioners, Governor David Umahi on Thursday directed all other members of the executive council to go for test as they may have had contact with those who…

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