A video of sworn testimony given by former president Donald Trump in a US rape and defamation lawsuit against him was made public Friday. The footage, some of which was aired in court this week, shows Trump being asked about his infamous comments in the “Access Hollywood” tape leaked before the 2016 election. Trump says during the deposition recorded in October 2022 that his comments that famous people had license to sexually assault women was “historically” true “over the last million years.” “I guess that’s been largely true. Not always, but largely true. Unfortunately or fortunately,” Trump says under questioning…
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The President Muhammadu Buhari and other Commonwealth leaders, on Friday, met with King Charles III in Marlborough House, ahead of his coronation in England. King Charles ascended the British throne on September 8, 2022, after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, and will officially be crowned King of England today. Source: Buhari Sallau
The World Health Organization has said COVID-19 is no longer a global public health emergency. A statement on Friday stated that the decision was reached at WHO’s International Health Regulations Emergency Committee held Thursday at its 15th meeting on the pandemic. WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, also agreed with the committee’s resolution that COVID-19 is no longer a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). “For more than a year the pandemic has been on a downward trend,” Tedros said at a news conference Friday. “This trend has allowed most countries to return to life as we knew it before…
The Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey, UK, has sentenced Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy senate president, to nine years and eight months in prison for organ harvesting. His wife, Beatrice, was handed four years and six months jail term during the sentencing on Friday, BBC reports. On March 23, the jury pronounced a guilty verdict on the senator, his wife, Beatrice, and Obinna Obeta, a doctor who acted as the middleman. The jury held that they conspired to bring the 21-year-old at the centre of the matter to London to exploit him for his kidney. The verdict is the first…
Funke Akindele, an actress turned politician in Nigeria, has explained her decision to avoid using Twitter. She said she stopped using the app because of insults, and she added that she was not scared of verbal abuse but had made the decision to be cautious. While responding, Akindele said, on Thursday on her Twitter account. A tweep, #apexproperties2, had asked Akindele why she had been absent from the platform saying. The user asked, “Madam Funke Akindele i site you… longest time… you run away for us abi wot happen.” Responding, Akindele said, “Dem too Dey insult people on this app…
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has announced May 8, as the start for the 2023 West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, for school candidates. The council through her Nigerian Head of National Office, Mr. Patrick Areghan, also said the examination, which would end on June 23, will take into consideration the safety of students, and other stakeholders, especially those in areas experiencing security challenges. Addressing newsmen at WAEC National Office, Yaba, Lagos, Areghan said: “I am delighted to inform you that the conduct of the WASSCE, for school candidates, 2023, will take place between May 8, and…
The long wait for Napoli to win Italy’s Serie A came to an end on Thursday night when the team’s third league championship was assured by a 1-1 draw against Udinese. After the game, Victor Osimhen of Nigeria and the other athletes celebrated and rejoiced that their 33-year wait was finally over. Osimhen and other players are seen celebrating their win in a video posted late on Thursday on Napoli’s Instagram account.
The House of Representatives Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission has threatened to move against the new management of the regional intervention body should it misuse or abuse public resources. The Chairman of the House Committee on NDDC, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, issued the warning in Abuja on Thursday as the management of the commission defended its 2021, 2022 and 2023 budgetary proposals before the lawmakers. Ogun Community Where Flood Sweeps Away Students… The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, NDDC, Samuel Ogbuku, had appeared before the committee to defend the budgetary estimates of the three years totalling N2.29tn. Tunji-Ojo noted that it was…
Sequel to the recommendation of the Controller General of Corrections, Haliru Nababa FICMC, MFR, mni, the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Service Board (CDCFISB) has approved and promoted Assistant Superintendent of Corrections II James Benjamin to Assistant Superintendent of Corrections I for the gallantry displayed during the Kuje jail attack in June 2022 The Controller General who was represented by the Deputy Controller General, covering duty, in charge of the Directorate of Human Resource, Ahmadu Adamu, said the Service is poised to recognize and reward the commitment of its personnel in the discharge of their duties. Adamu while imploring…
By Kabir Abdulsalam The Defence Headquarters on Thursday has issued a fresh warning to anyone preparing to thwart or disrupt the inauguration of President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu come May 29. Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, the Director of the Defense Media Operation, disclosed this at bi-weekly press briefing in Abuja. He said the military had not found any justifications for why the inauguration could not take place. His word, “As far as internal security is concerned, the police still remain the lead agency. The Armed Forces and other security operatives are only playing a supportive role. I want to reiterate that…
Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has said his government will partner the Federal Government to construct a world-class correctional centre equipped with facilities for the reformation and rehabilitation of inmates in the state. The governor disclosed this when he received the Chairperson of Edo State Parole Board, Justice Alero Edodo-Eruaga, who led members and other management teams on a courtesy visit to the Government House, Benin City. Obaseki said, “The Edo State Government has acquired a 100-hectare land towards Orhionmwon Local Government Area to build a correctional service to really correct those in prisons as what the Federal Government…
National Directorate of Employment (NDE) in Sokoto State has commenced registration of unemployed persons in the state which will last between 17th April to 9th May, 2023 in all the 23 local government areas of the state. The supervision of the exercise was witnessed by the representative of the HOD Planning Research and Statistics (PR&S) NDE Headquarters, Abuja, Mallam Umar Aliyu, and also a representative of the state coordinator, Mal. Suleiman Adamu Kangiwa. The registration exercise was conducted in the NDE Sokoto State office and simultaneously in the 23 LGAs and in turn subdivided to ward level to avoid overcrowding…