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Rwanda: Districts to Get e-Waste Collection Points

[New Times] The Government and its partners last week unveiled a countrywide awareness campaign that will see every district have an e-waste collection point within the next two months in a move aimed at building a sustainable e-waste management ecosystem in Rwanda. via LATEST NEWS
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BREAKING: Convoy Of Ondo Governor, Akeredolu, Kills Man In Owo

  The convoy of Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has killed a middle-age man in Owo area of the state. SaharaReporters learnt that a driver in the convoy of the governor on high speed rammed into the man and crushed him to death.  Sources confirmed that the victim was a close relation to Mr Bob Aladeniyi, a popular musician in Owo town. It was gathered that the accident occurred around 8:30pm on Sunday close to a technical college near Akeredolu's campaign office in Owo. SaharaReporters gathered that the governor was coming from Oka Akoko and heading to Akure, the state capital, when the incident occurred. The source said, “The governor was coming from Akoko where he went to receive some new members of APC when his convoy caused the accident. “The victim died on the spot and the governor's convoy had to speed off with his crew to Akure while the people were shouting. “The people had to block the road this night to show their grievances over the incident.”
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Lead Singer Of Music Band Flown To Perform At Gbajabiamila’s Mother’s 90th Birthday Bash Dies In Dubai

Late Ejiro Emokinovo Ejiro Emokinovo, lead vocalist of music group, Veentage Band, has died in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She passed away after a surgery on Thursday, March 5, 2020. Emokinovo had undergone the surgery shortly after registering an impressive performance during the lavish 90th birthday bash of Alhaja Lateefat Olufunke Gbajabiamila, mother of Nigeria’s Speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila. The late vocalist and the rest of Veentage Band are among over 300 guests flown to Dubai by Gbajabiamila on public funds for the extravagant ceremony.  Recall that shortly after an exclusive story by SaharaReporters on March 2, 2020 revealing how Gbajabiamila had earmarked at least N500m for the elaborate ceremony, media aides to the Speaker swiftly debunked the report, claiming that only few family members were billed to attend the event.  However, with Emokinovo’s demise on Thursday and disclosure that Veentage Band performed at the birthday bash, it
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BREAKING: Convoy Of Ondo Governor, Akeredolu, Kills Man In Owo

  The convoy of Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has killed a middle-age man in Owo area of the state. SaharaReporters learnt that a driver in the convoy of the governor on high speed rammed into the man and crushed him to death.  Sources confirmed that the victim was a close relation to Mr Bob Aladeniyi, a popular musician in Owo town. It was gathered that the accident occurred around 8:30pm on Sunday close to a technical college near Akeredolu's campaign office in Owo. SaharaReporters gathered that the governor was coming from Oka Akoko and heading to Akure, the state capital, when the incident occurred. The source said, “The governor was coming from Akoko where he went to receive some new members of APC when his convoy caused the accident. “The victim died on the spot and the governor's convoy had to speed off with his crew to Akure while the people were shouting. “The people had to block the road this night to show their grievances over the incident.”
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EXCLUSIVE: Coronavirus: Nigerian Churches Ignore Basic Precautionary Measures, Leave Protection Of Worshippers In ‘Hands Of Holy Spirit’

Front view of a church Front view of a church Google   Despite major events including religious programmes being cancelled and or safety and precautionary measures being improved to keep such alive around the world following the outbreak of Coronavirus, Nigerian religious movements, especially churches, have gone on with their businesses as usual without blinking an eyelid. A yet to be identified Italian had brought in the deadly virus into Nigeria on February 24, 2020, coming in contact with several persons in Ogun and Lagos, thereby increasing chances of a further spread of the disease in the country. As a result of the situation, Nigeria’s Ministry of Health advised individuals and organisations to embrace a number of hygiene measures including regular washing of hands with soap and water, applying alcohol-based hand sanitisers, avoiding places lacking proper ventilation, wearing nose masks in crowded places in order to prevent the spread of the virus. The Christian Asso
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Suspected Cases Of Coronavirus In Edo Test Negative

The Edo State Government has said that persons suspected to have been infected with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease in the state tested negative after laboratory examination. The state government in a statement by Special Adviser to Governor Godwin Obaseki on Media and Communication Strategy, Crusoe Osagie, said they had put in place measures to keep the people from being infected with the deadly virus. The government also urged resident to disregard any fake news rising from the social media without authentication from the state’s ministry of health. The statement reads, “At the moment, we want to inform the general public that there is no confirmed case of COVID-19 in Edo State. “The Commissioner for Health, Dr Patrick Okundia, in his last update said for the last suspected case which was presented at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, samples were taken to the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, which tested negative to COVID-19. “All suspected cases of COVID
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Nigerian Footballer Slumps, Dies During Match In Nasarawa

Chineme Martins, a defender with Nasarawa United FC, has died after slumping on the field. The incident took place during a match between his team and Katsina United in Lafia, Nasarawa State, on Sunday. Martins was rushed to a hospital after he was attended to by medics on the field but was pronounced dead couple of minutes later. Confirming Martins’ death, Chairman of the League Management Company, Shehu Dikko, said the league regrets the passing of the young man in his prime. Dikko also called for a full autopsy to reveal the real cause of the player’s death. He said, “We commiserate with Nasarawa United and the immediate family of the late player. “It is hoped that the findings of the autopsy would inform subsequent measures, if any that has not been addressed by the existing standard procedure.” The LMC stated that it would engage the club and the player’s family to offer support and succour. Sports News OBITUARY AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, N
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Lead Singer Of Music Band Flown To Perform At Gbajabiamila’s Mother’s 90th Birthday Bash Dies In Dubai

Late Ejiro Emokinovo Ejiro Emokinovo, lead vocalist of music group, Veentage Band, has died in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She passed away after a surgery on Thursday, March 5, 2020. Emokinovo had undergone the surgery shortly after registering an impressive performance during the lavish 90th birthday bash of Alhaja Lateefat Olufunke Gbajabiamila, mother of Nigeria’s Speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila. The late vocalist and the rest of Veentage Band are among over 300 guests flown to Dubai by Gbajabiamila on public funds for the extravagant ceremony.  Recall that shortly after an exclusive story by SaharaReporters on March 2, 2020 revealing how Gbajabiamila had earmarked at least N500m for the elaborate ceremony, media aides to the Speaker swiftly debunked the report, claiming that only few family members were billed to attend the event.  However, with Emokinovo’s demise on Thursday and disclosure that Veentage Band performed at the birthday bash, it
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It’s Unconstitutional To Exclude South-East From Fruits Of $23bn Loan By Aloy Ejimakor

According to several credible news outlets, the South-East is excluded from the proceeds of, or the spending plan proposed for the $23bn foreign loan recently approved by the Nigerian Senate. That’s unconstitutional and wrong, to boot. First, it’s mischievous to suggest that the loan was approved for the Federal Government. It’s not. Instead, the loan was, as a matter of law, approved for Nigeria or the Federation of Nigeria and the proceeds must be bound for the federation account, not the account of Federal Government. If it’s the Senate that is characterizing the proceeds of this loan as belonging to the Federal Government alone, that too is unconstitutional. It’s not the Senate of the Federal Government but a Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria or of the federation. Second, it’s not the separate resources of the Federal Government that will be used in repaying the loan. It’s the resources of Nigeria or the Federation of Nigeria, particularly oil, of which a substan
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Nigerian Footballer Slumps, Dies During Match In Nasarawa

Chineme Martins, a defender with Nasarawa United FC, has died after slumping on the field. The incident took place during a match between his team and Katsina United in Lafia, Nasarawa State, on Sunday. Martins was rushed to a hospital after he was attended to by medics on the field but was pronounced dead couple of minutes later. Confirming Martins’ death, Chairman of the League Management Company, Shehu Dikko, said the league regrets the passing of the young man in his prime. Dikko also called for a full autopsy to reveal the real cause of the player’s death. He said, “We commiserate with Nasarawa United and the immediate family of the late player. “It is hoped that the findings of the autopsy would inform subsequent measures, if any that has not been addressed by the existing standard procedure.” The LMC stated that it would engage the club and the player’s family to offer support and succour. Sports News OBITUARY AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, N
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Hurricane Hattie

Hurricane Hattie . Hurricane Hattie was the strongest and deadliest tropical cyclone of the 1961 Atlantic hurricane season. The ninth tropical storm and seventh hurricane of the season, Hattie became a major hurricane on October 28 and strengthened to Category 5, with reported maximum sustained winds of 165 mph (270 km/h). It produced hurricane-force winds and caused one death on San Andres Island, and it dropped rainfall of up to 11.5 in (290 mm) on Grand Cayman. It weakened to Category 4 before making landfall on October 31 in British Honduras (now Belize). In Belize City, 70% of the buildings were damaged, leaving more than 10,000 people homeless and prompting the government to relocate the country's capital inland to Belmopan. Across the country, 307 people were killed. Elsewhere in Central America, Hattie killed 11 people in Guatemala and one in Honduras. (This article is part of a featured topic: 1961 Atlantic hurricane season.)
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Hurricane Hattie

Hurricane Hattie . Hurricane Hattie was the strongest and deadliest tropical cyclone of the 1961 Atlantic hurricane season. The ninth tropical storm and seventh hurricane of the season, Hattie became a major hurricane on October 28 and strengthened to Category 5, with reported maximum sustained winds of 165 mph (270 km/h). It produced hurricane-force winds and caused one death on San Andres Island, and it dropped rainfall of up to 11.5 in (290 mm) on Grand Cayman. It weakened to Category 4 before making landfall on October 31 in British Honduras (now Belize). In Belize City, 70% of the buildings were damaged, leaving more than 10,000 people homeless and prompting the government to relocate the country's capital inland to Belmopan. Across the country, 307 people were killed. Elsewhere in Central America, Hattie killed 11 people in Guatemala and one in Honduras. (This article is part of a featured topic: 1961 Atlantic hurricane season.)
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