UN suspends another employee over viral car-sex video

The United Nations has identified and suspended another staff member without pay over his alleged involvement in a recent viral sex video in Tel Aviv, Israel. Mr. Farhan Haq, the Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General, disclosed this during the daily news briefing held virtually on Monday, July 27. Haq said: “A third male international staff member who was…

One killed, three injured in Lagos gas explosion

A man has died and three other men were injured following a gas explosion that rocked a story building in Lagos. The explosion at number 13C, Palmgroove Estate, Cappa Avenue, off Ikorodu road, occurred around 6pm on Monday, July 27. It was gathered that the explosion was caused by gas leakage from the cylinder reportedly used in filling…

648 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in Nigeria

648 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in Nigeria. The Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC says out of the 648 new confirmed cases, Lagos recorded 180, Plateau-148, FCT-44, Ondo-42, Kwara-38, Rivers-32, Oyo-29, Kaduna-21, Osun-20, Edo-17, Ogun-17, Ekiti-11, Kano-9, Benue-9, Delta-9, Abia-9, Niger-7, Gombe-3, Borno-1, Bauchi-1 and Imo-1. As of Monday, July 27, Nigeria…

Akinwumi Adesina cleared of all charges by panel led by ex-Irish president

Akinwumi Adesina, president of the Africa Development Bank has been cleared of all corruption charges by anindependent review panel led by former president of Ireland, Mary Robinson. Recall that earlier this year, it was alleged that the bank had been tarred by poor governance, impunity, personal enrichment and favouritism under Adesina’s leadership. In spite of Adesina’s insistence of…

Abia PDP Chairman, Johnson Onuigbo is dead

The Chairman of Abia state chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Johnson Onuigbo is dead. The close ally of former Governor Theodore Orji, now the current Senator representing Abia central senatorial district, died in the late hours of Monday July 27. His remains has been deposited at an undisclosed mortuary in a hospital in Umuahia.

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