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 A former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Charles Soludo, has won the governorship primary of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) held on Wednesday in Awka. Mr Soludo, a professor of econometrics, had been disqualified previously by a faction of the party headed via Jude Okeke, along with other aspirants. But the National Chairman of the party, Victor Oye, had informed the public to brush aside the news about Mr Soludo’s disqualification. “Who suspended him? Please neglect the impostors and desperadoes,” Mr Oye stated in a text message to PREMIUM TIMES earlier on Wednesday. “APGA has no factions. We are one, united party. Ask those parading themselves as acting chairman which convention produced them? I am the only constitutionally, legally and legitimately elected National Chairman of APGA. It is not in contention,” he added. The 60-year-old Mr Soludo, in his acceptance speech after the primary, stated he was humbled via his choice as APGAs governorship candidate

  A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kano on Wednesday ordered the remand of two teachers: Hajara Musa, 26, and Farida Ahmed, 26, for the alleged homicide of the 8-year-old boy. The defendants, who are residents of Kurna Quarters, Kano, are standing trial on a count charge of culpable homicide. The Chief Magistrate, Mustapha Sa’ad-Datti, ordered that the defendants be remanded in the correctional centre and adjourned the matter till June 28, for mention. Earlier, the prosecution counsel, Mr Jamilu Abubakar, had informed the court that one Kamalu Suraj of Kurna Makaranta Quarters, Kano, reported the matter at Rijiyar Lemo Police Division Kano, on June 1. He alleged that on the same date at about 10:30 a.m., the defendants being teachers of Al Salam Academy in Kano, whilst in the classroom used a cane and beat the 8-year-old boy on his head and other parts of the body. “As a result, the boy became unconscious and was rushed to Kunya Hospital Kano; in the process, he died whilst receiving trea

  The Federal Government was defiant yesterday over its suspension of Twitter as the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Abuja, in a landmark ruling, stopped it from prosecuting Nigerians using Twitter. The Court held that “Any interference with Twitter is considered as interference with human rights, and that will violate human rights.” The court “restrained the authorities of President Muhammadu Buhari and its agents from unlawfully imposing sanctions or doing anything whatsoever to harass, intimidate, arrest or prosecute Twitter and/or any other social media carrier provider(s), media houses, radio and tv broadcast stations, the plaintiffs and other Nigerians who are Twitter users, pending the hearing and dedication of this suit.” The ruling followed the suit filed in opposition to the government by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP and 176 worried Nigerians. They argued that “the illegal suspension of Twitter in Nigeria, criminalization of Nigerians and other people usin

 Warren Buffett is resigning as a trustee from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The announcement comes weeks after Bill and Melinda Gates announced that they were divorcing after 27 years of marriage but would continue to jointly run the foundation, one of the greatest charitable foundations in the world. Gates was previously the world’s richest person and his fortune is estimated at well over $100 billion. “For years I have been a trustee – an inactive trustee at that – of only one recipient of my funds, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMG). I am now resigning from that post, just as I have done at all corporate boards other than Berkshire’s,” Buffett stated in a organized statement Wednesday. “The CEO of BMG is Mark Suzman, an outstanding recent selection who has my full support. My goals are a hundred percent in sync with those of the foundation, and my physical participation is in no way needed to obtain these goals.” Buffett, the chairman and chief executive of Berksh

  The World Health Organization is suggesting that parents should hold off on vaccinating their kids against COVID-19, according to its June guidance. The WHO states that since children have a tendency to experience milder symptoms compared with adults, they aren’t in pressing need of vaccinations unless they have a pre-existing condition. Instead, vaccines should be prioritized for those with such stipulations as well as for older adults and health care workers. “More proof is needed on the use of the different COVID-19 vaccines in children to be capable to make general guidelines on vaccinating kids in opposition to COVID-19,” the WHO states on its website. So far, only the Pfizer/BionTech vaccine is approved for those aged 12 years and above, however, trials are being executed on other vaccines for children. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that “everyone 12 years and older should get a COVID-19 vaccination to assist protect against COVID-19.” “Widespread va

 IKEA is under fire after one of its stores listed fried chicken and watermelon on a menu for its employees in celebration of Juneteenth, and now the store manager is apologizing. An Atlanta-based IKEA store sent an e mail to its employees about the celebration, telling them to watch for “a special menu” that would consist of fried chicken, watermelon, mac and cheese, potato salad, collard greens and candied yams, according to a photo of the e-mail that was circulated on social media. An employee who desired to remain anonymous informed WGCL-TV in Atlanta, “You can't say serving watermelon on Juneteenth is a soul food menu when you don’t even know the history, they used to feed slaves watermelon throughout the slave time.” The e-mail stated the celebration was intended “to honor the perseverance of Black Americans and acknowledge the growth yet to be made,” but employees stated the menu was racially insensitive. According to employees, WGCL-TV reported, 33 people called out from wo

  A southern Illinois man has been sentenced to more than 5 years in jail for firing an automated rifle whilst attending a child’s birthday celebration in 2020, federal prosecutors stated Tuesday. Marco B. Orr, 32, of East St. Louis was sentenced Monday to sixty three months in federal jail after pleading guilty in April to illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Orr was additionally ordered to serve a 3-year term of supervised release. Orr is banned from possessing a firearm due to the fact of a 2013 conviction for aggravated battery with top notch bodily harm in St. Clair County. Court records show Orr can be seen on surveillance video discharging an AR-15 style rifle into the air several times. An East St. Louis police officer later recovered the rifle from a vehicle. According to police, the rifle was loaded with 17 rounds of ammunition in a high-capacity magazine. The U.S. Justice Department prosecuted Orr as section of its Project Safe Neighborhood, an effort to min

 President Joe Biden is saying new efforts to stem a rising national tide of violent crime as administration officials brace for what could be a turbulent summer, focusing on attacking gun violence, offering cash to cities that need more police and providing community support. The fear over crime is real: It has created financial hardship, displacement and anxiety. But there are additionally intricate politics at play. The spike in crime has emerge as a Republican talking point and has been a frequent topic of dialog on conservative media. White House aides believe that Biden, with his lengthy legislative record on fighting crime as a senator, is not easy to paint as soft on the issue, and the president has been clear that he is opposed to the “defund the police” movement, which has been successfully used in opposition to other Democrats to forged them as anti-law enforcement. But Biden additionally is making an attempt to enhance progressives’ efforts to reform policing, following a y

  The reality TV star, 24, has shared with her social media followers that she had to seek emergency medical care after being involved in a serious car accident. The blonde says she was in a “lot of pain and distress” as she updated her followers. Alongside a picture of herself in a hospital gown, she said: “Hi guys, I’ve just been collected from hospital due to being in a serious car accident. “I won’t be responding to anyone till I can. I am in a lot of ache and distress.” Chloe shot to fame on Love Island in 2017 and had in the past dated Towie's Jon Clark. During her time on the show, Chloe coupled-up with Sam Gowland but her time was cut short when the pair were booted out by the public earlier than expected. The blonde splendor lately admitted that she only ventured onto the ITV relationship show in a bid to make her ex Jon jealous after discovering that he had cheated on her. Chloe claims she only decided to head to Majorca to star on the show three hours before her flight t

  Britain is stated to be on track to lift all current restrictions for Freedom Day - regardless of current reports that some measures would still apply. Ministers are prompted by "very, very" low death numbers and a slowdown in infections, The Times reports. And if the developments continue, social distancing and the Rule of Six inside will be lifted, alongside with limits on mass gatherings outside. The Government is anticipated to confirm on Monday that July 5 is too early to lift restrictions, to make sure more people can get their second jab. But a senior government source informed The Times that ministers want to "get as close to normal as possible" on July 19. The emphasis will therefore no longer be on legal guidelines and regulations, but on "personal responsibility". It would mean face masks would no longer be obligatory certain spaces, replaced rather with recommendation for wearing them. Work from home guidance is additionally expected to be dr

 Raheem Sterling's twelfth minute goal saw England top their crew and effortlessly cruise via to the final stages. Supporters raved inside pubs and on the streets as excitement swelled throughout the country. Jess Preece, 18, of Manchester said: “I’m over the moon at the result. A few more goals would have been good however it’s fantastic to get through.” The apprentice engineer and referee added: “Things are looking good, come on England!” The rollercoaster game was full of near-misses and a disallowed goal that left fans on the edge of their seats. There was an audible gasp throughout the country as Sterling hit the woodwork just minutes into the game, whilst Harry Kane was denied by a great save. Wembley erupted again in the 86th minute as Jordan Henderson reputedly slotted his first-ever England goal in but it was quickly ruled offside. But Sterling's goal was sufficient to see England come top of their table - which means they now face the run of death thru the tournament.

 A quarter of a million kids in England missed school last week due to the fact of Covid infections, self-isolation or school closures, making it the most disrupted week since schools utterly reopened in March and prompting calls for students to be vaccinated. The upsurge has been most marked in northern centres such as Oldham, where Covid-related absences in schools are greater than double the national rate. Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, stated that self-isolation policies for kids needed to be reformed to avoid further disruption to their education. The national figures from the Department for Education (DfE) showed that one infant in every 30 at state school was out of the classroom on 17 June, including 9,000 students with proven Covid-19 cases, 16,000 with suspected cases and more than 7,000 whose schools had shut entirely because of Covid outbreaks. The majority of absences came after contact with suspected or proven cases within schools, with 172,000 students se

  Tens of thousands of EU citizens residing in the UK will be issued with a formal 28-day notice if they have failed to apply for post-Brexit settled status within a week, the government has warned. The notices will inform them to submit an application or risk penalties which include losing their rights to healthcare and employment. With a week to go before the Wednesday 30 June deadline for the EU settlement scheme, the Home Office is redoubling efforts to reach those who do not know about the rule change, inclusive of prone groups such as aged people and children in care. Immigration minister Kevin Foster stated it had ruled out extending the closing date despite a massive surge in applications, now running at 10,000 to 12,000 a day. “Put simply, extending the deadline is not the solution to reaching those people who have not yet applied, and we would just be in a position further down the line where we would be requested to extend again, creating extra uncertainties,” he said. Howev