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Formula One has banned drivers from wearing clothing bearing messages while performing official duties. The decision came after Lewis Hamilton wore a top at the Tuscan Grand Prix on 13 September that said “Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor”. Since March, celebrities have not shied away from wearing clothing in support of Black Lives Matter (BLM) at high-profile events – but not without a backlash. The Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka was told to “keep politics out of sport” when she brought seven face masks with the names of different victims of police brutality to the US Open. Almost 2,000 people complained to Ofcom – which has yet to decide whether to investigate – about the BLM necklace worn by Alesha Dixon on Britain’s Got Talent (only a few weeks after the programme received 24,500 complaints – later dismissed by the regulator – about a performance by the dance group Diversity that was inspired by the police killing of George Floyd). The framing of these moments as r...

When asked about the report in his daily briefing, Mr Trump said: "It's totally fake news, made up, fake. "Actually I paid tax." Mr Trump insisted his tax details would be released when the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) finishes its audit. "They've been under audit for some time," Mr Trump added. "The IRS treat me very badly." A lawyer for the Trump Organisation told the newspaper that "most, if not all, of the facts appear to be inaccurate". The NY Times report claims Mr Trump was able to minimise his tax bill by reporting heavy losses across his business empire. It said he claimed $47.4m (£37.1m) in losses in 2018, despite saying he had income of at least $434.9m (£340.7m) in a financial disclosure that year. The US president's consistent refusal to release his taxes has been a departure from standard practice for presidential candidates. He is currently in a legal battle with New York City prosecutors and congressio...

Well, we'll have to see what happens," the president told a news conference at the White House. "You know that." Mr Trump also said he believed the election result could end up in the US Supreme Court, as he again cast doubt on postal voting. More states are encouraging mail-in voting, citing the need to keep Americans safe from coronavirus. Every losing presidential candidate has conceded. What did Trump say? Mr Trump was asked by a reporter on Wednesday evening if he would commit to a peaceful transfer of power "win, lose or draw" to Mr Biden. The president currently trails his challenger in national opinion polls with 41 days to go until the election. "I've been complaining very strongly about the ballots," Mr Trump, a Republican, said. "And the ballots are a disaster." When the journalist countered that "people are rioting", Mr Trump interjected: "Get rid of the ballots, and you'll have a very - you'...

- The late army officer, Colonel, D.C Bako, was killed on Sunday, Septemeber 20, in Borno - Lt General Tukur Buratai expressed shock over the death of the fallen Army officer A report by the Channels TV indicates that a Nigerian Army, colonel, D.C Bako, has been killed in a Boko Haram ambush. Legit.ng gathered that the news of Colonel Bako’s death was disclosed by the Force, in a communique issued on the night of Monday, September 21. The report quoted the newsletter signed by an Army spokesman, Colonel Ado Isa, that the fallen soldier was gallant and was one of the finest war heroes. The statement further revealed that Col DC Bako always led from the front and was a patriotic Nigerian, who led a patrol to clear Boko Haram Terrorists from Sabon Gari-Wajiroko axis near Damboa. The deceased's patrol team entered an ambush at about 10 am on Sunday, September 20, while carrying out his duty The late senior officer was recuperating well after a successful operation at the hospit...

Messi stunned the world last month when he informed Barca of his intention to depart the LaLiga giants, with the 33-year-old intending to trigger a clause in his contract to walk away on a free transfer at the end of last season. However, the validity of such a stipulation was murky due to the campaign being extended by the coronavirus pandemic, and six-time Ballon d'Or winner Messi ultimately opted to remain in Catalonia rather than challenge Barcelona in a legal battle. Asked about Messi heading into 2020-21, Roberto told RAC1: "I thought the same as all the Catalans, that it could not be true that Messi did not continue with us. I cannot imagine a Barca without Leo and I crossed my fingers so that he would stay. I see him training very well. He is a very professional player and I have no doubt that he will always give 100 per cent for this shirt and this club." Ronald Koeman is at the helm as Barca prepare for their LaLiga opener against Villarreal on Sunday. Koe...

Inter Milan have completed a deal to sign Arturo Vidal from Barcelona for 1 million euros ($1.17 million), the clubs announced on Tuesday. "Barcelona and Inter Milan have reached an agreement for the transfer of the player Arturo Vidal," Barca said in a statement. "The Italian team will pay FC Barcelona 1 million euros in variables." After joining in 2018, Vidal played 96 games for the Catalans and scored 11 goals, helping them win La Liga in his first year in Spain. But the 33-year-old was seen as expendable by the club after their dreadful end to last season, with Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu admitting players would have to leave before new ones could come in. Vidal will be reunited with Antonio Conte at Inter, the coach he played for at Juventus between 2011 and 2015, before joining Bayern Munich and then Barca

Jennifer Lopez and Maluma are teaming up to quiz each other about their lives and careers as part of Billboard's Latin Music Week. The collaborators will talk candidly about their backgrounds, their music, and how Latinos are changing the landscape in both Hollywood and the music industry. They will also discuss their upcoming film, Marry Me, in which they play music superstars Kat Valdez and Bastian, who are about to get married before a global audience of fans. But when Kat learns, seconds before her vows, that Bastian has been unfaithful, she decides to marry Charlie, a stranger in the crowd, instead. The movie, which also stars Owen Wilson and Sarah Silverman, will feature original songs from both singers and be released in February. The highly-anticipated Q&A has been added to a line-up of online chats that will bring the likes of Rosalia and Pharrell Williams, J Balvin and Deepak Chopra, and Carlos Vives and Gustavo Dudamel together. The talks will take place virtu...

President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to borrow N850bn from the domestic capital market to finance projects in the 2020 budget has been approved by the House of Representatives. His request was approved barely a week after the Senate gave accelerated approval to the loan. The Senate however mandated it’s that the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed    should liaise with its committees on finance, appropriation, Domestic and Foreign Debt and National Planning. More details later…….

 Reactions by Nigerians has greeted claims by Pophet Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere known as Prophet Odumeje, that “there is no Coronavirus in Nigeria. Earlier that the controversial Anambra Prophet made this claim on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Monday, a day the NCDC, comfirmed 245COVID-19 new cases in Nigeria The controversial prophet who is Spiritual Director of Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention Deliverance Ministry World Miracle Center, alias Land of Freedom, insisted that there is no COVID-19 in Nigeria, adding that Our just taking it as an oppotunity for looting money “There’s no Covid-19 in Nigeria if you look deeply you will know that we have only businessmen,” Prophet Odumeje tweeted on Monday morning before the NCDC announced 245 new Coronavirus cases in Nigeria on Monday evening. Prophet Chukwuemeka Ohanemere @Dlionhimself ...

  The Lagos State Government has on Tuesday confirmed 76 new cases of the deadly  COVID-19 disease in the state. This was made known by the Lagos State Ministry of Health in a post on its Twitter handle. The post read: “COVID19Lagos Update as at 2nd May 2020. ”76 new cases of COVID19 Infection confirmed. ”Total confirmed cases in Lagos now 1,199. ”14 COVID19Lagos patients; 8 males & 6 females were discharged. Total Discharged now 261. ”Unfortunately, 1 COVID-19 death was recorded. ” This brings the total number of #COVID19 related deaths in Lagos to 31. ”Call 08000CORONA for any COVID19 issues.                                                              ...

NIGERIA RECORDS 245 NEW CASES The NIGERIA CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL , NCDC on Monday, May 4th confirmed 245 new cases of Coronavirus in the country. This brings the total number of cases in the country to 2802, however, 417 persons has been discharged and 93 death recorded. According to the report by NCDC,  76 cases were recorded in Lagos state, 37 in Katsina, 32 in Jigawa, 23 in Kano, 19 in FCT, 18 in Borno,  10 in Edo, 9 in Bauchi, 6 in Adamawa, 5 in Oyo, 5 in Ogun, 1 in Ekiti, 1 in Osun 1-Benue,  1 in Niger and 1 in Zamfara. NCDC SAYS WHY NIGERIA MAY GO ON ANOTHER COVID-19 LOCKDOWN The NCDC has revealed that the Federal Government will lockdown parts of Nigeria if there is a massive increase in COVID-19 cases. This was made known by the Director-General of the NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, during the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 The NCDC DG expressed worry over corporate organisations, especially banks on Monday flouti...

  The opposition political parties revealed that the controversial Control of Infectious Diseases Bill 2020 otherwise known as the Compulsory Vaccination Bill is proposing a compulsory vaccination of all Nigerians. According to CUPP, the House of Representatives will under whatever guise pass the Bill tomorrow 5th May 2020 upon resumption. The statement reads: “ The Nigeria opposition rejects the Bill and urges opposition lawmakers in the House of Representatives to confront the Speaker of the House with these facts tomorrow at plenary and resist every plan to illegally pass the Bill. “We have been informed that the alleged deal on the passage of the Bill was struck during a trip to Austria a few months back while the financial support for the promotion of the Bill was allegedly received last week to mobilize for a push leading to the hurried attempt to pass the Bill by any means necessary. “Nigerians are reminded that at present, there is no discovered/...

        According to the SGF, there were evidence of community spread of the deadly coronavirus disease. Mustapha said: “Considering the dynamic nature of the response plan, the strategy for testing has been modified and door-to-door testing is now taking place in some communities in Lagos and Abuja. “Testing, detection, isolation, care and case management remain central to our success in this fight. “The situation in Kano continues to be of concern and the PTF is working in close contact with the state government to arrest the situation. The PTF will update you as soon as there are new developments.”         W ith the latest update given by the NCDC, as at 11:25 pm 22nd April there are 873 confirmed cases of coronavirus reported in Nigeria. 197 cases have been discharged and 28 deaths have been recorded.    

91 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported on Wednesday in Nigeria by the NIGERIA CENTER FOR DIESES CONTROL (NCDC). With the latest update given by the NCDC, as at 11:25 pm 22nd April there are 873 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria. 197 cases have been discharged and 28 deaths have been recorded. NCDC ✔ @NCDCgov 91 new cases of # COVID19 have been reported; 74 in Lagos 5 in Katsina 4 in Ogun 2 in Delta 2 in Edo 1 in Kwara 1 in Oyo 1 in FCT 1 in Adamawa As at 11:25 pm 22nd April there are 873 confirmed cases of # COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 197 Deaths: 28 10.8K 23:26 - 22 Apr 2020 Twitter A...

  The Federal Government on Sunday has revealed an update on Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) to Nigerians. Presid ent Muhammadu Buhari administration in the statement noted that 428,941 beneficiaries that have received money, 130,455 are from Katsina State. The development was revealed by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq while delivering three trucks of rice to the Katsina Government. Farouq in a statement through her spokesperson, Salisu Dambatta noted that the Minister was represented by the Deputy Director in charge of Disaster Management, Abubakar Sulaiman. The Minister while speaking on the TraderMoni presented to traders in the state further stated that the 10,000 loan is for traders that depend on daily income, while 5,000 MarketMoni is for providers of essential service...

Pastor Enoch Adeboye , the General overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, (RCCG), has revealed that Nigeria will experience a big fire outbreak. Daddy G.O., as he is called by members of the RCCG , gave the warning during a live service on Sunday. According to the world-renowned cleric, Nigeria will also experience a major flood. Pastor Adeboye asked Nigerians to clear their gutters and pray to God to avert the disaster. He said: “If you have notice there have been different fire outbreak, we need to pray against fire incident because a big one is on the way. “Clear your gutters and pray against fire outbreak and flood there is little we can do but pray against flood. I am also praying and he will answer me.”

  The governor of Edo, southern Nigeria, Godwin Obaseki, says the state government has spent over N1billion to curtail the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.   The Edo State Governor made the statement in Benin City during a live briefing on the virus by the State Response Team on Sunday, April 19. Governor Obaseki reiterated his administration’s commitment to ending the scourge of coronavirus in Edo state. His words: “The government of Edo State is leading this battle from the front. We have already spent over N1billion of our limited resources so far on this fight. “We have constituted the Edo State Fund-Raising Committee which is made up of our sons and daughters who are captains of industries, religious leaders, traditional rulers to help us galvanise efforts at mobilizing resources to beef up the state government’s response to this pandemic,” he said. The governor   ...

  The Commissioner for Health in Lagos State, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has confirmed twenty-three new cases of Coronavirus in the state. The Commissioner revealed the development in a post on his Twitter account on Sunday. Following the announcement, the number of cases in the state now stands at 309. Prof. Abayomi tweeted, “23 new #COVID19 cases confirmed in Lagos State.” “The total number of confirmed #COVID19 cases in Lagos is now 309.” “4 COVID19 patients were discharged as at 18th of April bringing the total discharged cases to 94@jidesanwoolu.” Recall that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on a Saturday confirmed 49 new COVID-19 cases in the country.      The new cases were identified in Lagos, FCT, Kano, Ogun, Oyo, and the Ekiti States. The number of confirmed cases in Nigeria now stands at 542.