Monday, July 19, 2021

Kate Henshaw Celebrate 50th Birthday, Wish Her Happy Birthday- Photos



     Kate Henshaw  took to Instagram and thanked God for favoring her despite not being perfect. Shewrote;


”Never would have made it this far without the King of Kings…🙏

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The laughter and joy in my life testifies of His goodness and mercy over me…..


I am highly favoured!!


This I know


Who am I that thou art mindful of me??


My glory and the lifter up of my head🙏


Not that I am perfect O Lord but that you favoured me and the enemy did not triumph over me…. Alleluia”


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NCC denies reports it renewed Airtel’s operating license for another 10 years

   


The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC)  has debunked reports it has renewed the operating license of telecommunications giant, Airtel for another 10 years.

The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Nigeria, Mr. Olusegun Ogunsanya during the media launch of Airtel’s corporate social responsibility programme in Lagos, last week made the claim that it's license had been renewed for the next ten years but the NCC has denied the claim saying it was still considering Airtel's application.

NCDC Confirms 203 New COVID-19 Cases As Federal Government Places Six States On Red Alert

 


 Nigeria on Sunday recorded an increase in new Covid-19 cases after 203 infections and one death were confirmed across the country. According to data from the Nigeria Centre of Disease Control, Lagos took the lead with 186 new cases. The rest of the cases were from Edo (4), Oyo (4), Rivers (4), FCT (3), and Kwara (2).

   This brings the number of cases recorded in the country to 169,532 – although 164,699 have been discharged – and a death toll of 2,127. The surge in new cases comes as the Federal Government on Saturday placed six states on red alert amid fears of a third wave triggered by the Delta variant of the virus.

Court Halts Impeachment of Zamfara Deputy Governor

   



    Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday restrained the Zamfara State House of Assembly, the Chief Judge, and others from effecting the impeachment of the state’s Deputy Governor, Mahdi Gusau.

I only whipped my wife with belt, didn’t mean to kill her – Suspect

   


A Nigerian man identified as John Christopher, who was arrested by the Edo State Police Command for allegedly killing his wife, said he had no intention to kill her. The waste manager during an interview with The Punch revealed why he regrets his action.

What do you do for a living?


I am a private waste manager. I am a driver. I have a truck I use for refuse collection. I am not registered with the Edo State Government but I used to work under a boss who is registered. But when the residents got to know me in the business, they decided to patronise me. I am Urhobo, from Delta State, but I was born and brought up in Edo.


What is your level of education?

Man sentenced to death for killing his former employer's wife in Oyo

   


A High Court sitting in Oyo town has sentenced a 37-year-old truck driver, Adeyemi Morenikeji, to death for the murder of Mrs. Racheal Ayanwale, his boss' wife and a staff of Federal School of Surveying Oyo. 

Controversy over Air Force jet in Kaduna


   There was controversy on Sunday over the reported crash of another Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet in Kaduna State.

The Nation gathered from a source close to the Airforce that there was no casualty in the accident as the lone pilot of the fighter plane parachuted to safety. But NAF NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information (DOPRI), Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, said the headquarters had not received any operational report of a crash of its aircraft.

Lagos demolishes 4 severely distressed buildings at Ebute Metta

 


  The Lagos State Government, through the state Building Control Agency, LASBCA, on Monday, embarked on the removal of the carcass of the partially collapsed building at No 19, Herbert Macaulay Street, Ebute Metta.

   This happened just as it removed three severely distressed buildings as well as marked several others for demolition in furtherance of the state government zero tolerance to incidences of building collapse in the state. The General Manager of the agency, Arc. Gbolahan Oki, in his reaction to the ongoing demolition of structures across the state, said that removal of all distressed buildings in the state became necessary to prevent building collapse and its attendant loss of lives and properties.

Why We Voted For E-Transmission Of Results With Conditions – Senate President

 


 President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has advanced reasons to justify the position taken by the Senate on the electronic transmission of election results.

   The Senate on Thursday, while considering the Electoral Act 2010 Amendment Bill, voted that “The Commission(INEC) may consider the electronic transmission of results, provided the national coverage is adjudged to be adequate and secure by the National Communications Commission (NCC) and approved by the National Assembly.”

   Lawan explained that the Upper Chamber voted the way it did in defense of about half of the Nigerian voters whose votes may not be counted with immediate deployment or application of electronic transmission of election results.

The Senate President spoke to journalists at the weekend while on a constituency visit to his Yobe North Senatorial District. Asked to comment on the passage of the Electoral Act 2010 Amendment Bill, Lawan said: “I’m happy that we have been able to pass the amendment even though some people are complaining of what we have passed in the Senate and probably what the House of Representatives has also passed.