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Panic As Facebook Shuts London Office Over Coronavirus Scare

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Facebook said Friday it was shutting its London office and part of its Singapore base for “deep cleaning” after an employee in the Asian city-state was diagnosed with coronavirus.

A staff member working at the US technology giant’s Marina One office in Singapore was on Friday diagnosed with COVID-19, a spokesman told AFP.

“We have immediately closed the affected areas for deep cleaning and advised employees based in the affected area to work from home until 13 March,” he said in an emailed statement.

The infected employee had also visited Facebook’s London offices between February 24 and 26.

“We are therefore closing our London offices until Monday for deep cleaning and employees are working from home until then,” the spokesman said.

The company said it was getting in touch with individuals who had direct contact with the person infected, and had asked them to self-isolate and monitor for any potential symptoms.

Facebook has already closed its Shanghai office until further notice, while employees in Italy and South Korea have been encouraged to work from home.

In addition, staff in the San Francisco Bay area have been “strongly recommended” to work from home starting from Friday.

Coronavirus has infected more than 100,000 people across 91 countries globally, according to an AFP tally, while more than 3,400 people have died.

A total of 163 people have currently tested positive for the virus in Britain, and two people have died, health authorities said Friday.

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SEN. OKOROCHA RECEIVES NIGERIAN STUDENTS PARLIAMENT LEADERS

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The Chairman, Senate committee on Culture, Arts and tourism, representing Imo west senatorial district. Sen. Rochas Okorocha on Friday in his office at the national assembly, Abuja, received in audience the delegation from Nigerian Students Parliament (NSP) led by the National Speaker of NSP, Rt.Hon. Mubarak Aliyu Rimi.

Senator Okorocha congratulated the Nigerian Students Parliament speaker on his emergence and promised to support his administration in any capacity required of him.

There was a lofty session of brainstorming on programs and strategies to integrate NSP members with members of the national assembly in order to effects cordial relationship between the studentdom and the federal lawmakers.

Okorocha at a time in history was the Governor of the Imo State, a position he served out before emerging a federal lawmaker

Nigerian Pastor Jailed For 34 Years For Raping, Impregnating Children In UK

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An evangelical pastor was jailed for 34 years in Britain on Friday, after he was convicted of a catalogue of rape and sexual abuse against children and adults over two decades.

A judge said self-styled prophet Michael Oluronbi carried out “one of the worst cases of sexual abuse” against children to come to court.

Oluronbi, 60, who is originally from Nigeria, was convicted of 15 counts of rape, seven counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual assault at a trial that ended in January.

The court was told there were at least 88 separate occasions on which he raped his victims, who are now adults.

Some offences were carried out after he convinced some of his victims to take part in “spiritual bathing”, which he said would “cleanse” them of evil spirits.

Birmingham Crown Court in central England was told some of his young female victims became pregnant several times.

But Oluronbi, a trained pharmacist, took them to abortion clinics to hide his crimes.

The minister’s wife, Juliana, 58, was jailed for 11 years after being found guilty of three charges of aiding and abetting rape after helping arrange some of the terminations.

Judge Sarah Buckingham called Oluronbi “arrogant, selfish and vain”, adding: “You abused your position of trust.

“They (his victims) trusted you like God…. In my judgment, your offending must be one of the worst cases of sexual abuse of multiple children to come before the courts.”

Oluronbi, described by his victims as “controlling”, was arrested when one of those he abused came forward. He was detained by police last year at Birmingham airport on his way to Nigeria.

When asked about the offences, which took place in Birmingham and London dating back to the 1980s, the court was told he said: “The devil made me do it.”

The court was told Oluronbi was linked to a Birmingham branch of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church, which was founded in Nigeria.

He set up a splinter group separate from the church and at another address for about 40 adults and children, where he began his practice of “spiritual bathing”, jurors heard.

Evangelical churches are hugely popular in Nigeria, predominately in the Christian south.

APC Crisis: Police Bar Oshiomhole’s Aides From Accessing Party Secretariat

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Efforts by some aides of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole were Friday rebuffed by a detachment of security operatives who have continued to lay a siege to the party premises.

The policemen, drawn from the Counter-Terrorism Unit CTU, Mobile and regular forces had sealed the party Secretariat from morning till evening, turning back staff, visitors and journalists who wanted to access the building.

As at 6:20pm on Friday, the Secretariat was still sealed.

However, at about 3:30pm, some men who security sources later described as aides of Oshiomhole came around and made to access the secretariat. Upon discussions with security operatives at the gate of the secretariat, they left.

A sources dasclosed that the national chairman and some members of the National Working Committee NWC were locked in several hours of meeting with the Inspector General of Police IGP, Muhammed Adamu.

Shortly after, at about 4:20pm, special forces from the Department of State Services DSS riding in five power bikes came to the secretariat.

An hour later, some DSS operatives also came in two black Hilux Vans. It was not immediately clear the mission of the two teams who later left in a single convoy at 6pm.

However, APC strategists were left pondering several options last night.

One of the options is to get the president to ask Oshiomhole to obey the FCT High Court order which upheld his suspension, but the major point of disagreement is about who takes charge in his absence.

While those considered as loyalists of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu want the newly appointed Deputy National Chairman, South, Sen. Abiola Ajimobi to take charge, those considered as anti-Tinubu, however, want the Deputy National Secretary of the party, Chief Victor Giadom who has been acting as National Secretary to hold the fort.

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I Want To Marry 3 Husbands…The Way It’s Doing Me Now – Ifu Ennada

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BBNaija former housemate, Ifu Ennada has shared her desire to marry three husbands.

According to the reality star and business woman, marrying three men is something she is craving for at the moment.

“I think I want to marry three husbands…the way it’s doing me now. Just thinking out loud sha,” she wrote.

Some months ago, Ifu Ennada took to social media to wonder why getting married and settling down in a husband’s house is such a priority to the average Nigerian woman.

Her comment came after a follower on her page teased her by labelling her “somebody’s wife”. In response, Ennada stated that marriage is not in her books for now because she has so many things she wants to achieve in life.

Tension As Suspected Fulani Herdsmen Strike In Okigwe, Kill 10, Scores Wounded

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No fewer than ten {10} persons have been confirmed dead as suspected Fulani herdsmen strike in Okigwe council area of Imo state.

According to an eyewitness, the attack yesterday which was unchallenged by the police or the Army happened around Ojukwu street, Umuchima, Owerri road by union bank and Six-to-six area.

The Imo State House of Assembly in reaction to the barbaric act have summoned the state’s Commissioner of Police Olaniyi Fafowora, to appear at the floor of the State Assembly next Tuesday.

According to IGBERE TV, Fafowor’s invitation was sequel to the motion moved by Chidiebere Ogbunikpa, a member representing Okigwe state constituency, during plenary on Thursday where he registered his displeasure on the invasion of Fulani herdsmen in the area.

The motion reads, “whereas the police and other security agencies are charged with the responsibility of protecting lives and properties of Nigerian citizens, Okigwe people inclusive.

“The police and other security agencies have failed to protect the people of Okigwe local government area. This fact became clear with the type of sporadic shooting that took place in Okigwe town last night which left eight persons dead and not less than twelve others wounded.

“The hoodlums had a field day as they went street by street in Okigwe town with bike shooting and killing my people unchallenged by the police and other security agencies in the area including the army.”

“Be it resolved by this honourable House that Imo state government and the police to provide operational vehicles and other equipment or manpower to enable the officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force fight armed gangs in Okigwe.”

Ogbunikpa further charged the police to wade into the situation, expressing fears that more persons may fall victim if the situation was not arrested.

Igbere TV gathered that the motion which received massive support from members was cosponsored by Paul Emeziem of Onuimo state constituency, Pascal Okolie of Orlu constituency and Kennedy Ibeh representing Obowo state constituency.

“I’m Not Aware” – Amaechi Queries Removal Of Dakuku As NIMASA DG

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The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Thursday said he was not aware of Dr Dakuku Peterside’s sack as NIMASA Director General and appointment of Dr Bashir Jamoh as his replacement.

Jamoh is the current Executive Director, Finance and Administration at NIMASA.It was reported on Wednesday that President Muhammadu Buhari had appointed Jamoh to replace Dakuku.

But Amaechi, who spoke during a live TV programme in Lagos said that as the Minister of Transport, he ought to know when Dakuku was to be removed or not by the President.

Amaechi said he spoke to Dakuku Wednesday evening when he was having a board meeting.“But if it is a sack as you said, if am still the Minister of Transport, I am the one who will inform him of his removal,” he stated.

How Buhari Intends To Spend $22.7m Foreign Loan

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Here is how the Buhari administration plans to spend the loan and where the projects are located as contained in the document:

INFRASTRUCTURE
– Emergency road rehabilitation and maintenance ($434.7m, nationwide)
– Abidjan-Lagos corridor highway development project study ($1.5m; multinational) – Abuja mass rail transit project (phase 2) ($1.25bn; FCT)
– East-west road ($800m; Niger Delta)
– Nigeria Housing Finance Project Guarantee Scheme ($100m; national)
– Lagos-Kano railway modernisation project (Ibadan-Kano segment double track) ($5.53bn; Ibadan-Kano states)
– Railway modernisation coastal railway project (Calabar-Port Harcourt-Onne deep sea port segment ($3.47bn; Cross River and Rivers states)

SOCIAL INVESTMENT
– National Social Safety Net Project ($500m, nationwide)
– Multi-sectoral crises recovery programme ($200m, north-east)
– North-east Nigeria integrated social protection, basic health, education, nutrition services and livelihood restoration project ($100m; north-east)

POWER
– Power transmission project ($200m; Lagos, Ogun)
– Vocational training in power sector ($50m; FCT, Lagos, Ogun. Kano, Plateau, Niger, Enugu, Kaduna and Cross River)
– TCN overall transportation system enhancement project ($200m; nationwide)
– Mambila hydro-electric power project ($4.8bn; Taraba)
– Nigeria Electricity Transmission and Access Project ($364m; nationwide)

EDUCATION
– Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) ($500m, nationwide)

ECONOMY
– Development finance project ($500m, nationwide)
– Kaduna state economic transformation program for results ($35m, Kaduna)
– Development finance project (2) ($450m, min. of power)
– Development finance project (3) ($20m, nationwide)
– MSMEs project ($1.28bn; nationwide)

COMMUNICATION
– NTA digitisation project ($500m; nationwide)
– National Information and Communication Technology Infrastructural Backbone Project (NICTIB) phase II ($328.1m; Lagos, Abuja, Ibadan, Akure, Maiduguri, Lokoja, Kaduna, Akwanga, Bauchi, Kano, Katsina)

AGRICULTURE
– Staple crops processing zone support project ($100m, Kogi)
– Agriculture Transformation Agenda Support Project II (ATASP) ($200m, nationwide)
– Staple crops processing zone projects (2) (500m; nationwide)

HEALTH/WATER
– Regional disease surveillance systems enhancement project in West Africa ($90m, nationwide)
– Health System Project ($110m, Katsina)
– Rural water supply and sanitation ($150m; north-east, and Plateau)
– Greater Abuja water supply project ($381m; FCT)

GOVERNANCE
– Fiscal Governance and Institutions Project (FGIP) ($200m, government institutions)
– Institutional strengthening and implementation of policy reforms ($33.7m, min. of works and housing)

ENVIRONMENT
– Lake Chad Basin Commission ($13m, multinational)
– Integrated programme for development and adaption to climate change in the Niger Basin ($6m; Nigeria and Niger)
– Development of the mining industry ($150m, nationwide)

“SSCE Holder Can’t Be President, Governors” — Rep Proposes Bill To Raise Qualification

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The member representing Makurdi/Guma Federal Constituency, Hon. Benjamin Mzondu, has proposed a bill to raise the minimum qualification to contest for the post of president and governor.

The bill, which was introduced on the floor of the House of Representatives, passed First Reading at plenary on Thursday.

According to him, the bill seeks to alter Section 131 of the 1999 Constitution which requires candidates for the position of president and governor to have been “educated up to at least school certificate level or its equivalent”.

Mzondu added that the bill proposes a post-secondary school qualification for both positions.

“The constitution does not give an explicit qualification for the office of president.

“We want to define it properly. If it is secondary, it is; if it is university, it is. It is seeking to fill the gap.

“I am proposing (in the bill) that the president should have at least a diploma after secondary education. There should be a post-secondary school education that should be added,” TheCable quoted Mzondu as saying on Friday.

He was further quoted as saying that his bill proposes, in the absence of requisite academic qualifications, that a presidential candidate has “a post-secondary school experience of at least 20 years of working in the public sector”.

Alleged N1.23bn Fraud: You’ll Be Tried In Lagos Not Abuja, Judge Tells Maurice Iwu

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Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court in Lagos has dismissed an application by a former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Maurice Iwu, seeking the transfer of his N1.23bn fraud trial from Lagos to Abuja.

The judge, in a ruling on Friday, said the application lacked merit.

Justice Oweibo said a look at the list of witnesses submitted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission showed that most of the witnesses were in Lagos, with some retired, hence “justice will be better served for the trial to proceed in Lagos”.

Iwu, who was arraigned on four counts of money laundering and fraud, had through his lawyer, Mr Ahmed Raji (SAN), pleaded that the case be transferred from Lagos to Abuja on the basis of his old age.

At the previous proceedings, Raji had told Justice Oweibo that at the age of 70 years, his client was too old to be coming from Abuja to the Federal High Court in Lagos to stand trial.

Besides, Raji said the transactions leading to the charges against Iwu took place in Abuja.

The SAN said, “My Lord, this defendant is over 70 years of age and he always travels down to Lagos and books a hotel whenever this matter comes up. It will amount to great agony for him to continue with this trial in Lagos.”

But the prosecuting counsel for the EFCC, Mr Rotimi Oyedepo, opposed the prayer.

After declining the application on Friday, Justice Oweibo adjourned till April 28 for trial.

The EFCC had October last year arraigned Iwu on four counts, wherein he was accused of laundering N1.23bn in the build-up to the 2015 general elections, in which President Muhammadu Buhari defeated then-incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan.

According to the EFCC, Iwu, between December 2014 and March 27, 2015, aided the concealment of N1.23bn in the account of Bioresources Institute of Nigeria Limited with number 1018603119, domiciled in the United Bank for Africa.

The EFCC said Iwu ought to have reasonably known that the N1.23bn formed part of the proceeds of an unlawful act, to wit: fraud.

The prosecution told the court that the ex-INEC chairman acted contrary to sections 18(a) and 15 (2) (a) of the Money Laundering ((Prohibition) Act 2011 and was liable to be punished under Section 15(3) of the same Act.

But Iwu pleaded not guilty to the charges.

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