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Artisans who have benefited from the Federal Government’s Survival Fund have begun giving testimonials to other citizens, encouraging them to also register. The beneficiaries also stressed that they did not know anyone in government before they benefited from the grant designed to cushion the effect of COVID-19 on artisans across the country. The beneficiaries told journalists that the transparency of the Guaranteed Takeoff will build trust between the citizens and the government. Uchechukwu Ipogu who is a trader in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, noted that although the money was not enough to solve all his problems, he was grateful to have…

SuperSport viewers on DStv and GOtv can look forward to Matchday 2 action from the 2020-21 UEFA Champions League in the midweek of Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4 November 2020. Tuesday 3 November features two potential thrillers in the night kick-offs, with Atlanta at home to Liverpool and Real Madrid facing Inter Milan in the Spanish capital, airing at 9:00pm live on SuperSport Variety 1. The Atalanta-Liverpool game at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo will air live at 9:00pm on SuperSport Premier League, the game is a meeting of two of the most attacking teams in Europe and will feature some brilliant forward players, including the…

A Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, on Tuesday, dissolved the 11-year marriage between Nurudeen Mabinuori and Zainab on grounds of sex starvation and fear of contracting sexually transmitted disease. Delivering judgment, Chief Henry Agbaje, the President of the court held that ”the court had done everything possible to settle the problem between Mabinuori and Zainab, all to no avail”. Agbaje consequently dissolved the union in the interest of peace and granted custody of the only child to Zainab. The arbitrator ordered Mabinuori to pay N5,000 as the child’s monthly feeding allowance. He further ordered Mabinuori to pay N84,000 for accommodation…

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…