George Floyd’s Funeral To Hold On June 9

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June 2, 2020

As families in the country make efforts to overcome the impact of COVID-19, Mr and Mrs Harrison Nwachukwu of Ekwuruke Street by Okigwe Road, Umuahia Abia State are currently nursing their grief after the disappearance of their baby boy.

The 10-month old boy is alleged to have been stolen by a strange couple on Friday last week.

ABN TV correspondent gathered that the mother of the missing baby boy since the incident happened has been acting strangely.

Father of the 10-month old boy who gave his name as Harrison while narrating how the incident took place called on those in the custody of the missing boy to return him.

Mr Harrison, an official of FRSC explained that while at his duty post on a fateful day, he got an urgent call to come home.

On arrival at a hairdressing shop belonging to his wife situated at Ekwuruke Street by Okigwe Road, he was told how a man and lady deceived his wife, Charity, and stole the baby.

He said “Three weeks ago, this couple came to the saloon and the lady told my wife that she was looking for a good salon to make her hair.

“She said that they moved into the neighbourhood a few weeks ago from Port Harcourt and had been searching for a good salon to make her hair.

“My wife welcomed them, thinking that they were genuine, not knowing that they had another thing in mind.

“From that day, the ‘couple’ started visiting the saloon on a regular basis and were admiring my children, especially the 10 months old Emmanuel.

“The lady told my wife that they have been married for two years without a child and have been praying for a child like my baby son.

“They come around every day to greet my wife, thereby creating a kind of familiarity.

“On Friday, the couple came to inform my wife that the wife would be making her hair on Saturday, but my wife told them that since Saturday was clean-up day, they should come in the afternoon.

“They returned later on Friday with the excuse that they would not be chanced on Saturday afternoon. The man even bought roasted yam and ate it while my wife was preparing the attachment to make the wife’s hair.

“While my wife was working on the attachment the lady gave my wife a padlocked bag and told her not to let her husband get hold of the bag because it contained money, which she didn’t want her husband to see.

“It was while the stylist was busy preparing the attachment that the woman left while her husband took away the child, telling neighbours that she was taking the child to Shoprite to shop for him.

“On realising that both husband and wife were nowhere to be found, my wife raised the alarm. On opening the bag, they discovered that it contained only serviettes.

“The matter was reported to Central Police Station, Umuahia.

“Now, it is like my wife is developing mental issues. She has not eaten since then and would say that her son is crying and needs her.”

Ikpeazu, Deputy, Others Finally Submit Samples For Testing

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June 2, 2020

As fear increases that the late Commissioner for Environment in Abia State, Dr Solomon Ogunji may have died of COVID-19 complications, the state governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, his deputy, Ude Oko-Chukwu and members of the state executive council have submitted their samples to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control for COVID-19 test.

This is in line with the earlier directive issued by the governor earlier.

This was made known to ABN TV on Monday in a release signed by the state Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi-Kalu, stated this on Monday.

He reiterated that the decision became imperative after it was discovered that the late exco and member of the Inter-ministerial Committee on COVID-19, Chief Solomon Ogunji, who died on Saturday, May 23, 2020, contracted the disease before he passed on.

Okiyi-Kalu said, “Following the outcome of tests conducted on close family members of the late member of the state executive council and member of the Inter-ministerial Committee on COVID-19, Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, directed members of the committee and the exco who might have recently come in contact with the late commissioner to immediately Submit Samples and undergo COVID-19 tests and isolate themselves thereafter pending the outcome of the tests.”

About 33 members of the state executive council on Monday volunteered themselves for sample collection, which a source said was done at the state Commissioners Quarters, Umuahia.

Apart from the Commissioner’s death, no casualty has been recorded from the COVID-19 pandemic in the state.

He, however, did not test positive before passing on.

Floyd Mayweather Jnr Rated Greatest Boxer Of All Time

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June 2, 2020

Unbeaten American boxer, Floyd Mayweather Jnr has been ranked the greatest boxer of all time while former undisputed world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson did not make the cut.

The top 10 list, compiled by respected boxing outlet BoxRec, sees Mayweather Jnr come out comfortably on top, having never tasted defeat during 21 years as a professional.

Philipino great Manny Pacquiao ranks second, Argentine great Carlos Monzon has ranked third ahead of legendary fighter Muhammad Ali who is in fourth.

Aside Tyson – who is plotting a comeback to the ring this year at the age of 53 – other notable absentees are Evander Holyfield, Rocky Marciano and Roberto Duran.

Tyson, who retired in 2005, holds the record for being the youngest heavyweight champion of the world at the age of 20, and finished his career in 2005 with a record of 50 wins, 6 losses and 2 no contest verdicts.

But it is Floyd Mayweather, who has an imperious 50-0 record, who tops the ranking having won multiple world titles in five different weight classes.

Known for his speed and accuracy as opposed to his knockout ability, Mayweather was also the highest-earning athlete in the world from 2012-2015, according to Forbes.

His long-awaited fight against Pacquiao took place in 2015 in Las Vegas, with the American coming out on top in the richest bout of all time.

Pacquiao, who has served as a senator in his native Philippines since 2016, has a record of 62 wins, 7 losses and 2 draws and is the only eight-division world champion in the history of boxing.

Finishing off the top three is Monzon, who held the undisputed world middleweight championship for seven years as he dominated opponents in the 1960s and 1970s.

Other famous names in the Top 10 list are Sugar Ray Robinson in fifth, Bernard Hopkins in sixth and Oscar De La Hoya, in ninth.

George Floyd’s Funeral To Hold On June 9

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June 2, 2020

A funeral for George Floyd, the black man who died in US police custody after a Minneapolis officer knelt on his neck, will be held June 9 in Houston, the family’s lawyer said Monday.

“In Minneapolis, there will be a memorial here Thursday, at 1:00 to 3:00,” said attorney Ben Crump, speaking at a press conference in Minneapolis to report the findings of an independent autopsy.

“On Saturday, there will be a memorial service in North Carolina, where he was born, at 1:00 to 3:00. And then on Tuesday, June the ninth, the funeral will take place in Houston, Texas at 11:00 am,” said Crump, who is representing the Floyd family.

ABN TV reports that George Floyd died on May 27 after a policeman knelt on the 46-year-old man’s neck for almost nine minutes. Floyd became unresponsive after almost three minutes.

His death, captured on mobile phone footage, reignited long-felt anger over police killings of African-Americans and echoed high-profile cases that spurred the Black Lives Matter movement such as the August 2014 shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and the July 2014 choking of Eric Garner in New York.

Nationwide uproar sparked over police brutality, and protests and rioting — many that turned violent — erupted in more than 140 cities over the weekend.

Crump announced the results of an autopsy arranged by Floyd’s family that shows he was suffocated by a Minneapolis police officer rather than dying from pre-existing heart problems as claimed by the official ruling.

Nigeria Records 416 COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 10578

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June 2, 2020

Nigeria has recorded new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases with the NCDC announcing 416 new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria.

ABN TV reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 416 new Coronavirus cases in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Monday evening, June 1.

This burgeoning online news platform understands that the NCDC noted that of the 416 COVID-19 cases recorded on Monday evening, 192 were detected in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial city, Edo-41 Rivers-33 Kaduna-30 Kwara-23 Nasarawa-18 Borno-17 FCT-14 Oyo-10 Katsina-7 Abia-5 Delta-5 Adamawa-4 Kano-4 Imo-3 Ondo-3 Benue-2 Bauchi-2 Ogun-2 Niger-1, northern Nigeria.

The NCDC tweeted: “416 new cases of #COVID19; Lagos-192 Edo-41 Rivers-33 Kaduna-30 Kwara-23 Nasarawa-18 Borno-17 FCT-14 Oyo-10 Katsina-7 Abia-5 Delta-5 Adamawa-4 Kano-4 Imo-3 Ondo-3 Benue-2 Bauchi-2 Ogun-2 Niger-1 10578 cases of #COVID19Nigeria Discharged: 3122 Deaths: 299 ,” the tweet added.

Lagos-192
Edo-41
Rivers-33
Kaduna-30
Kwara-23
Nasarawa-18
Borno-17
FCT-14
Oyo-10
Katsina-7
Abia-5
Delta-5
Adamawa-4
Kano-4
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10578 cases of #COVID19Nigeria
Discharged: 3122
Deaths: 299

Nigeria Records 416 COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 10578

BREAKING: Music Legend, Majek Fashek Is Dead

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June 2, 2020

Nigerian music legend and reggae king Majekodunmi Fasheke, popularly called Majek Fashek, is dead.

His death was confirmed by his manager Omenka Uzoma, on the late singer’s official Instagram handle.

“Today been having pressure calls, well it is true that the African No 1 Legendary ICON has gone to be with the LORD his Maker,” he said.

“Let celebrate him, his achievements, and his family, whatever decisions made by his immediate family will be notified.”

Majek was born in Benin-City, Edo state,

In 2015, it was revealed that Majek was bankrupt and battling drug addiction. After admitting that he needed help at the time, he was admitted into a drug rehabilitation centre in Abuja.

As one of Nigeria’s surviving Reggae music legend, Majek attracted international attention in 1987, with his self-penned tune, ‘Send down the Rain.’

The singer also played a supporting role in the 2000 Nollywood movie ‘Mark of the Beast’.

George Floyd Was MURDERED – Autopsy

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June 1, 2020

A private autopsy ordered by the family of George Floyd has found that he was killed by asphyxia due to ‘neck and back compression that led to a lack of blood flow to the brain’.

Attorney Ben Crump and co-counsel Antonio Romanucci, who are representing the family of George Floyd, announced the findings of the independent autopsy Monday afternoon.

Also Read: George Floyd’s Death: Thousands Join UK Protest

Dr. Michael Baden and Dr. Allecia Wilson were hired by the Floyd family’s legal team to conduct the independent autopsy.

The pathologists say the sustained pressure applied by Officer Derek Chauvin on George Floyd’s neck impeded blood flow to his brain, while weight applied by another officer, who had placed both of his knees into his back, also impeded his ability to breath.

Their independent evaluation also found that Floyd had ‘no underlying medical problems that caused or contributed to his death.’

‘The compressive pressure on the neck are not seen at autopsy because the pressure is released by the time the body has come to the medical office. It can only be seen when the pressure is being applied – or in this instance in the video.

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‘This is confirmed by information from myself, from Dr. Wilson, and from the family,’ Baden said. ‘[Mr. Floyd] was in good health.‘

The cause of death was ruled mechanical asphyxia, with the manner of death ruled a homicide.

‘George died because he needed a breath,’ Crump said during a Monday afternoon news conference. ‘I implore all of us to take a breath for justice, to take a breath for peace, to take a breath for our country and to take a breath for George.’

Floyd, 46, died in Minneapolis police custody on Memorial Day after being restrained by officer Derek Chauvin, who had pinned him to the ground and kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes, ignoring his repeated cries of ‘I can’t breathe.’

An autopsy conducted by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s office last week greatly differs from the findings of Baden and Wilson.

That autopsy found ‘no physical findings that support a diagnosis of traumatic asphyxia or strangulation.’ The report also said Floyd had underlying health conditions, including coronary artery disease and hypertensive heart disease.

In conclusion, the medical examiner ruled Floyd likely died from a combination of underlying health conditions and potential intoxicants in his system that were exacerbated by the restraint placed on him by police officers.

But the notion was vehemently rejected by the Floyd family in the hours, who then enlisted the services Baden to conduct a second, independent autopsy.

The family called the medical examiner’s claims that Floyd had underlying health conditions ‘an illusion’.

BREAKING: Court Stops Obaseki From Prosecuting Oshiomhole

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June 1, 2020

A federal high court in Abuja has issued an interim order stopping Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state, from arresting and prosecuting Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC).

Oshiomhole is a former governor of Edo.

In January, Obaseki had set up a panel to probe the construction of the Edo specialist hospital and supply of equipment for the hospital.

Also Read: Oshiomhole Insists On Direct Primary In Edo

In May, the commission led by James Oyomire had indicted Oshiomhole for breach of the state’s public procurement law while he was governor of the state.

The commission recommended the arrest and prosecution of the national chairman.

Oshiomhole in an ex parte application filed through his lawyer West Idahosa prayed the court to stop his arrest and prosecution on account of the Edo state panel report.

Alex Ejeiseme, counsel to the Edo state government, filed a preliminary objection challenging the reliefs sought by Oshiomhole in his ex parte application.

Ejeiseme also contended that the court lacks the jurisdiction to hear the matter.

Apart from the Edo state government, other respondents in the suit are Yinka Omorogbe, Edo state attorney general and commissioner of Justice; James Oyomire; the inspector general of police (IGP) and the Department of State Services (DSS).

After hearing parties in the suit on Monday, Ahmed Mohammed, the judge, ordered the respondents to stay the action in pending the determination of the issue of jurisdiction.

”An interim order is hereby made restraining the prosecution of the applicant pursuant to the report submitted to the 1st to 3rd respondents or any white paper, pending the determination of the issue of jurisdiction raised in the 1st to 4th respondents notice preliminary objection,” the judge held.

The court also directed Oshiomhole’s counsel to serve all the respondents his processes within 48 hours.

The case has been adjourned to June 17, 2020.

Edo 2020: APC Govs In Crucial Meeting To Rescue Obaseki

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June 1, 2020