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The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has named some federal lawmakers who allegedly got contracts from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The named lawmakers include the Chairman of the Senate committee on Niger Delta, Peter Nwabaoshi, whose name was listed against 53 projects. Some of the projects include emergency repairs of Asue Street, Owa Phase 2; ldumuogbe Road via Ojemaye; Otolokpo College Road, Otolokpo; and the Police lshu Ani Ukwu Road, Issele Uku, in Delta State. Mr Akpabio also said Senator Matthew Urhoghide got six projects, Senator James Manager got six contracts while a former senator, Samuel Anyanwu, got 19 projects. The former Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on the NDDC, Nicholas Mutu, was also named by the minister as receiving 74 contracts – the highest among the listed lawmakers. Some of the projects are emergency roads in Delta, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa and Rivers states. A few others were simply identified as Ondo a

A San Francisco bus driver was attacked this week by a miniature souvenir baseball bat-wielding passenger who became irate when he was told he had to wear a mask, reports said. The attacker was one of a group of three maskless men who boarded the Muni city bus Wednesday in the city’s SoMa district. Passengers are required to wear face coverings on San Francisco’s public transit, and the driver instructed the trio multiple times to put on the required face coverings, but they refused, officials said. The driver then pulled over to escort the riders off, when one of the three attacked him with the mini bat, according to reports. The driver’s injuries were not life threatening and he is recovering, police said. A union rep told  local TV station KTVU,  that the victim had a fractured finger, and was also spat on. No arrests have been made.

Indonesia recorded 1,525 new cases of coronavirus on Monday, taking the country's total to over 100,000 confirmed cases, according to data released by the Ministry of Health. The country has now recorded 100,303 cases of the virus, 58,173 recoveries, and 4,838 fatalities.

A lady has said that a man she's has been dating for the past three years is only important to her sex life and not to her heart. She also said that relationship happened  because of pity, she did not  love him the whole time. "I'll miss the luxury that comes with dating you, but I don't love you, I can't marry you. You're important to my sex life, not my heart" ,   she said.

Nigeria recorded 555 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking the country's total cases to over 40,000, according to data released by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC. Total number of cases now stands at 40,532, with 17,374 recoveries, as well as 858 fatalities. State by State breakdown of the new cases are as follows; Lagos-156 Kano-65 Ogun-57 Plateau-54 Oyo-53 Benue-43 FCT-30 Ondo-18 Kaduna-16 Akwa Ibom-13 Gombe-13 Rivers-12 Ekiti-9 Osun-8 Cross River-3 Borno-2 Edo-2 Bayelsa-1

Rapper Kanye West has apologized to his wife Kim Kardashian West, after his recent Twitter rants. Kanye West took to the same media where he made the rants and offered his sincerely apologies, saying "I did not cover her like she has covered me.". "I would like to apologize to my wife Kim for going public with something that was a private matter. I did not cover her like  she has covered me. Kim I want to say I know I hurt you. Please forgive me. Thank you for always being there for me," Kanye tweeted

Tesla Boss Elon Musk has said that he tried to convince his friend Kanye West to stand for president in 2024. Musk, in an interview with New York Times, talked about his friendship with Kanye,  who recently suffered a public breakdown during his first campaign rally in South Carolina. Mr Musk said he tried to convince the artist, who announced his bid for presidency earlier this month, that running this year may lead to accusations of him trying to split the black vote with Democrat candidate Joe Biden. The two have known each other for “at least 10 years, maybe longer”, said Mr Musk, and text “fairly often”.

Indonesia reported 1,492 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, bringing the total tally to 98,778, data from the country's Health Ministry website showed. The number of deaths in the Southeast Asian nation related to COVID-19 rose by 67, bringing the total to 4,781, the data showed. The Data also shows a total of 56,655 recoveries.

The President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro,has indicated in a tweet that he has tested negative for the novel coronavirus, after he tested positive thrice. Bolsonaro joins only a handful of world leaders to have contracted the virus. Brazil has reported close to 2.4 million confirmed coronavirus cases, second only to the U.S.  The far-right Bolsonaro has called the virus "a little flu" and said he believes much of the population will inevitably contract it.

English clubs, Manchester United, Chelsea and Leicester City all go into the final day of the English Premier League, with the aim of securing a top four finish, and a place in next season's UEFA Champions League. Manchester United and Chelsea are currently in third and fourth places respectively, both on 63 points, with United leading on Goals difference, while Leicester City sits at fifth position, a point adrift Champions League spot. Chelsea trade tackles with Wolves, who need a win to secure a place in next season's UEFA Europa League, with the former needing a draw to secure top four finish. Leicester City host Manchester United in what promises to an epic encounter as the League climaxes.  United need a draw to secure Champions League spot, while Leicester City need to win to secure qualification for next season's Champions League.

Governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has lost his father. Governor Abdulrahman, made the announcement via a tweet on his Official Twitter page. He wrote; "With total submission to the will of the Almighty Allah, I announce the passing away of my father and a stateman, Alhaji AbdulGaniyu Folorunsho Abdul-Razaq SAN (OFR), at the age of 93. May Allah SWT grant him Aljannatul Firdaus."

Longtime television star Regis Philbin has died at age 88, the Philbin family confirmed to PEOPLE magazine.  The former TV host died on July 24, according to PEOPLE. In a statement to PEOPLE, the family said,  "We are deeply saddened to share that our beloved Regis Philbin passed away last night of natural causes, one month shy of his 89th birthday." Philbin would have turned 89 on August 25. Philbin became the host of "Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee" in 1988. Then in 2001, "Live! with Regis and Kelly," co-starring Kelly Ripa was launched. Philbin later departed from the show in 2011.  From 1999 until 2002, Philbin hosted the game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"  Philbin is survived by his wife Joy Senese Philbin.

Barcelona icon, Xavi Hernández has tested positive for Coronavirus but is asymptomatic and currently in self-isolation. The 40-year-old Barcelona and Spain legend, who is the current manager of Al Sadd in Qatar, announced his diagnosis today July 25 on Instagram. He wrote on his page: ' A few days ago, following the QSL (Qatar Stars League) protocol, I tested positive in the last COVID19 test. Fortunately, I’m feeling ok, but I will be isolated until I am given the all-clear. When the health services allow it, I will be very eager to return to my daily routine and to work.  I’d like to thank all the authorities, especially those working in [the] QSL, [the] QFA (Qatar Football Association) and [at] Al-Sadd for supplying the means of early detection, reducing the spread of infection and that guarantees the normal development of the competition.' Xavi will now miss the club's Qatar Stars League game against Al Khor on Saturday as a result of contracting th

Nigeria recorded 438 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the NCDC announced. Nigeria has now recorded a total of 39,977 cases, 16,948 recoveries and 856 deaths. State by State breakdown of the new cases are as follows; Lagos-123 Kaduna-50 Rivers-40 Edo-37 Adamawa-25 Oyo-20 Nasarawa-16 Osun-15 Enugu-15 FCT-14 Ekiti-13 Ondo-13 Ebonyi-11 Katsina-10 Abia-9 Delta-8 Kwara-4 Ogun-3 Cross River-3 Kano-3 Bauchi-3 Yobe-2 Sokoto-1 Niger-1

Ciara has given birth to her third chid. The singer took to  Twitter  to announce her son Win Harrison Wilson has been born. Sharing a video of herself cradling the newborn, she wrote: "Happy Birthday WIN!!! Mommy & Daddy Love You! Win Harrison Wilson 7.23.2020 8lbs 1 oz." Ciara welcomed her son with her husband Russell Wilson.

    A western Wisconsin man will share his millions in lottery winnings with a longtime friend because of a promise they made to each other nearly three decades ago. Friends Tom Cook and Joseph Feeney shook hands in 1992 and promised that if either one of them ever won the Powerball jackpot, they would split the money. That promise came to fruition last month when Cook bought the winning ticket for a $22 million jackpot at Synergy Coop in Menomonie, Wis. When Cook called to give his friend the good news, Feeney couldn’t quite believe it. “He called me, and I said, ‘Are you jerking my bobber?’” said Feeney, an avid fisherman. Cook retired after hitting the jackpot while Feeney was already retired. Neither has any extravagant plans for the winnings but are looking forward to enjoying more family time. “We can pursue what we feel comfortable with. I can’t think of a better way to retire,” Cook said. The pair said they’re looking forward to some traveling. The men chose the cas

Benjamin Mkapa, a former Tanzanian president has died age 81 in a Dar es Salaam hospital, the government announced on Friday, July 24, 2020. He was the country’s third president after independence from Britain in 1962 and ruled from 1995 to 2005. “I’m saddened by the death of the third president of Tanzania and that is a big loss for us as a country. Let’s pray for him and more information will follow later,” said President John Magufuli in a short televised speech. He did not reveal the cause of death. Mkapa was born in 1938 to a poor family in south-eastern Mtwara. He earned a degree in English in Uganda and later worked as a journalist before being appointed the press secretary for the country’s first president Julius Nyerere. He held several cabinet posts, such as foreign minister and information minister and also served as ambassador to the United States before he was elected president. Tanzania will hold a period of seven days of mourning, during which the national fl

The Australian cheese brand Coon will change its name to help “eliminate racism” following a campaign stating the product name was offensive to Indigenous Australians. Friday’s announcement by Saputo, the dairy company that owns Coon, “to retire the Coon brand name”, comes after a decades-long effort to rename the cheese, including an unsuccessful 1999 complaint to the Australian Human Rights Commission from Indigenous activist Dr Stephen Hagan. Coon, along with other businesses, artists and cultural symbols, has come under fresh scrutiny over racial connotations in recent months as the Black Lives Matter movement gained momentum in Australia. The brand, which was first sold in 1935, has long resisted calls to change its name, defending its historical decision to name the cheese after American cheesemaker Edward William Coon, who, according to the brand’s website, “patented a unique ripening process” used to make the dairy product. A new name for Coon has not yet been decid

Nigeria recorded 604 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the NCDC has announced. The new cases were recorded across different states in the country. Nigeria has now recorded a total of 38,948 cases of the virus, 16,061 recoveries, and 833 fatalities. State by State breakdown of the new cases are as follows; Lagos-203 Oyo-87 FCT-79 Edo-41 Osun-35 Ogun-24 Rivers-22 Kaduna-22 Akwa Ibom-20 Plateau-18 Delta-9 Ebonyi-9 Imo-8 Enugu-5 Kano-5 Cross River-5 Katsina-4 Nasarawa-3 Borno-2 Ekiti-2 Bauchi-1

The fraud case against Olalekan Ponle a.k.a Mr Woodberry who was arrested alongside Ramon Abbas a.k.a Hushpuppi, has been dismissed by a US court.   Recall that Woodberry was accused of tricking a Chicago company into sending wire transfers totalling $15.2 million. Prosecutors disclosed that companies based in Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, New York and California were also victims of the fraud.   He was arrested in the United Arab Emirate on June 10 after a raid by operatives of the Dubai crime unit, and subsequently extradited to the U.S. on July 2.  Though Woodberry was indicted by a grand jury on an eight-count charge of wire fraud, the United States government on Monday July 20th filed a motion through its attorney John R. Lausch, requesting that the case against him be dismissed without prejudice. Lausch said;  “Counsel for the government has spoken with counsel for the defendant and defendant’s counsel has no objection to this motion. Respectfully submitted."  He added

Hundreds of women from Southern Kaduna state, today July 23, took to the streets naked to protest the incessant killings recorded in the area. Some of the protesting women wore black cloths in the protest that terminated at the palace of Atak Njei, Agwamatyap Palace (Sarkin Atyap palace) of Zangon Kataf local government area of Kaduna State. The aggrieved women wept profusely, stating that the continued killings has taken away their breadwinners, parents, sisters, brothers, husbands and children, adding that today majority of them are widows. They called on relevant stakeholders, government, security agencies and the international community to come to their aides and save them from further killings and destruction of their properties. In the last four days, the area has witnessed two attacks with over 20 persons killed by the assailants.

A Marine assigned to the military helicopter squadron responsible for transporting the president has tested positive for Covid-19, a Marine Corps spokesperson told POLITICO. The Marine, assigned to Marine Helicopter Squadron 1, was tested on Tuesday and received the positive result on Thursday, said spokesperson Capt. Joseph Butterfield, adding that the squadron administers 80 to 100 tests per week. The squadron was informed of the positive test on Thursday, ahead of the president's planned travel to Bedminster, N.J., this weekend, Butterfield said. The squadron is sanitizing all aircraft in the squadron and beginning the process of contact tracing.

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Kim Kardashian's mum Kris Jenner has broken her silence after being the target of several Kanye West Twitter rants. The 64-year-old momager, who is the manager of her daughters and behind their reality series Keeping Up With The Kardashians, seemed to be the focus of much of Kanye's venting in now-deleted Twitter posts to his 30million followers. These include him seemingly branding her a 'white supremacist' and comparing her to Kim Jong-un. Despite the jibes aimed at Kris, she seems to have ignored the drama and shared a sweet treat in her first social media post since Kanye's outbursts. In a short clip on her Instagram story, Kris shares a box of sugar coated doughnuts that had come from Beignet Box, a bakery in Los Angeles, not far from her home in Calabasas. Kanye went on Twitter yesterday to claim he has been trying to divorce Kim Kardashian ever since she met rapper Meek Mill in a hotel. The musician then appeared to brand h

US singer Demi Lovato has announced that she's engaged. The 27-year-old songstress announced the exciting news on Instagram as she gushed over her fiancé, actor Max Ehrich in an emotional post. Demi shares the news and some loved-up snaps with her 88.4 million followers. She wrote: "When I was a little girl, my birth dad always called me his “little partner” - something that might’ve sounded strange without his southern cowboy like accent. "To me it made perfect sense. And today that word makes perfect sense again but today I’m officially going to be someone else’s partner. @maxehrich - I knew I loved you the moment I met you. It was something I can’t describe to anyone who hasn’t experienced it firsthand but luckily you did too.. View this post on Instagram When I was a little girl, my birth dad always called me his “little partner” - something that might’ve sounded strange without his souther

Nigeria recorded 543 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the NCDC announced. The new cases were recorded across different states in the country. Nigeria has now recorded 38,344 cases of the virus, 15,815 recoveries, and 813 deaths. State by State breakdown of the new cases are as follows; Lagos-180 FCT-86 Kaduna-56 Edo-47 Ondo-37 Kwara-35 Ogun-19 Rivers-19 Kano-17 Ebonyi-16 Enugu-16 Delta-7 Bayelsa-4 Bauchi-3 Abia-1

Kim Kardashian has broken her silence on her husband Kanye West's mental health following a series of troubling social media posts from the rapper. West, who says he is running for US president, recently tweeted then deleted a series of concerning posts, including one that claimed Kardashian had called a doctor to come and “lock [him] up”. He then stated he is divorcing Kardashian, whom he referred to as a “white supremacist”. Read the full statement by Kim below 👇👇👇👇 "As many of you know, Kanye has bipolar disorder. Anyone who has this or has a loved one in their life who does, knows how incredibly complicated and painful it is to understand. (a thread) I’ve never spoken publicly about how this has affected us at home because I am very protective of our children and Kanye’s right to privacy when it comes to his health. But today, I feel like I should comment on it because of the stigma and misconceptions about mental health. Those that understand mental illnes