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2023: Wike will pull down mosques, Fayemi, Fayose to marginalize Muslims

As Nigeria’s political parties announce the dates of their primaries for the 2023 general elections, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has fingered some presidential aspirants who must be avoided by delegates of their political parties. MURIC laid particular emphasis on Governors Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti and his predecessor, Ayodele Fayose. It claimed that Wike would demolish mosques, while Fayemi and Fayose would marginalize Muslims in the country. This was disclosed in a statement made available to journalists on Saturday by the director and founder of…

New York Attorney General demands judge to force Cushman & Wakefield to comply with subpoenas in Trump civil case

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The New York Attorney General’s Office asked a judge Friday to force Cushman & Wakefield to comply with subpoenas issued in connection with the civil investigation of former President Donald Trump. The motion to compel followed two subpoenas, one issued this past February and another in September of last year, that sought documents and records associated with several Trump properties: 40 Wall Street, a skyscraper in Manhattan; Seven Springs, an estate in Westchester, New York; and Trump National Golf Club in Los Angeles. Cushman & Wakefield handled the appraisals of…

Team Rishi turns on Boris over ‘awful’ leaks about wife

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Isolated Sunak blasts ‘smears’ against Akshata Murty with allies blaming No10 as it emerges she may have avoided £20m tax bill from stake in firm that has UK public contracts worth £50m Downing Street was at the centre of political infighting over Rishi Sunak’s wife today as allies of the chancellor accused Boris Johnson and No10 of being behind ‘smears’ about her non-dom status – as it was revealed she may have side-stepped a £20million UK tax bill. Mr Sunak came out fighting in defence of billionaire heiress Akshata Murty…

Mother’s final kiss for daughter who died after eating ‘cannabis gummy sweet

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Damilola Grace Olakanmi, 23, bought the ‘gummies’ with her friend through a messaging app on her phone last Tuesday and they were delivered to her home. However, they both immediately fell ill at the house in Illford, east London, after eating just one sweet each. Ms Olakanmi’s mother Wunmi, 51 kept a vigil by her bedside as she fought for her life in Romford’s Queen’s Hospital, where she died on Saturday. A heart-breaking photo shows her kissing her daughter’s head in a final farewell as she lay dying. Justice campaigner…

Ketanji Brown Jackson make history as first black woman on the US supreme court

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The US Supreme Court is to include a black female justice for the first time in its 233-year history after the Senate confirmed Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to the nine-member bench. Three Republicans crossed the aisle to seal her appointment by a vote of 53 to 47. Justice Jackson’s appointment fulfils President Joe Biden’s campaign promise to put a black woman on the court. Chuck Schumer, the majority leader, called it a “joyous day” for the US. The vote was overseen by Vice-President Kamala Harris, the first black woman to…

Buhari confers award on three Nigerians

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday conferred the Nigerian National Order of Merit (NNOM) Award for years 2020 and 2021 on three Nigerians who distinguished themselves in the field of medicine and science, declaring that Nigeria’s future rests on active participation in science and technology. Conferring the award on the recipients, Dr. Oluyinka Olurotimi Olutoye, Medicine (2020); the late Professor Charles Ejike Chidume, Science (2020) and Professor Godwin O. Samuel Ekhaguere, Science (2021), the President said he was very proud to welcome the new Laureates to the prestigious league of highly…

Police withdraws charges against hotel owner, workers over OAU student death

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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja on Tuesday struck out criminal charges filed against the owner of Hilton Hotels, Ile Ife, Osun state, Rahman Adedoyin, and some of his workers in the murder of Timothy Adegoke, a postgraduate student of the Obafemi Awolowo University. The deceased student reportedly died under mysterious circumstances at the hotel in November 2021 and was buried in a shallow grave, leading to the arrest of the hotel owner along with some of his workers. Justice Modupe Osho-Adebiyi struck out the case when…

PDP nominates Shuaibu Lau as Senate Deputy Minority Leader

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has nominated Senator Shuaibu Lau as the new Deputy Minority Leader of the Senate. This is contained in a letter by the PDP National Chairman, Iyorcha Ayu, read at Tuesday’s plenary. Mr Ayu said that Mr Lau would replace Emmanuel Bwacha, who has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). “Following the defection of Sen.Emmanuel Bwacha to the ruling APC, the PDP Senate caucus has nominated as his replacement, Sen. Shuaibu Lau. “Lau is from Taraba in the North East geo-political zone of the country,…

BP posts $12.8 billion profit in 2021

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British energy giant bp reported a $12.8 billion profit in 2021, compared to a $5.69 billion loss in 2020, fueled by higher global oil and gas prices, it announced on Tuesday. The company recorded a $4.06 billion profit in the fourth quarter of 2021, up from a $3.3 billion profit in the third quarter, driven by ‘higher oil and gas realizations, higher upstream production volumes and stronger refining commercial optimization.’ The company managed to reduce net debt for the seventh successive quarter to $30.6 billion at the end of 2021….

US President” Biden plans to build national network of electric vehicle chargers

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US President Joe Biden unveiled his administration’s plans Tuesday to build a national network of electric vehicle (EV) chargers.”It is going to help ensure that America leads the world in electric vehicles. China has been leading that race up to now, but this is about to change, because America is building convenient, reliable, equitable national public charging networks,” he said at a White House news conference. “Wherever you live, charging an electric vehicle would be quick and easy, and this foundation will help American automakers set the pace for electric…