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Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, Nigeria. The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev Alfred Adewale Martins, has faulted the freezing of accounts of #EndSARS promoters. The Archbishop disclosed this in a statement by its Director of Social Communications, Rev. Fr. Anthony Godonu. Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, Nigeria. Public Domain The clergyman advised the Nigerian Government to be guided in handling prominent figures in the #EndSARS protests. The statement reads, “We have been reading with great concern, reports of arrest, seizure of international passports and the freezing of bank accounts of some of the prominent figures in the #EndSARS protest. “Everyone was delighted to hear the President say that the voices of the youth had been heard loud and clear. That left everyone with the impression that the government had seen the point in their protest and had taken a cue on how to meet their co

Two members of the National Youth Service Corps have tested positive for Coronavirus in Kano State. Coordinator of the scheme in Kano State, Hajiya Aisha Tata, made the disclosure on Monday while speaking with journalists after the induction of the 2020 Batch ‘B’ Stream A corps members, according to the News Agency of Nigeria. Tata disclosed that 826 corps members posted to the state had undergone screening on COVID-19 before they were allowed access to the orientation camp. She said, “As you have seen, we have provided all the necessary prevention facilities and ensured that all the corps members used them. “We have also ensured comprehensive fumigation to ensure that the camp remains a clean environment for the corps members.” The oath of allegiance was administered on the corps members by Chief Magistrate Jibril Muhammad. PUBLIC HEALTH News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from 24HRSNEWS via 24HRSNEWS from E

Nigerians have reacted to news of the United Arab Emirates approving the issuance of a 10-year golden visa for more professionals including PhD holders, physicians, engineers as well as graduates from certain universities in a bid to keep the “talented people and great minds” in the Gulf country and help in nation-building. Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, in a series of tweets on Sunday said the golden visa also extends to spouses of beneficiaries and their children. He said, “We approved granting the 10-year Golden visa to all PhD holders in the UAE. Also, the Golden visa will be granted to top graduates from UAE-accredited universities with a GPA of 3.8 and above. Today, we approved granting the 10-year Golden Visa to all PhD holders in the UAE. Also, the Golden Visa will be granted to top graduates from UAE-accredited universities with a GPA of 3.8 and above. — HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) November 15, 2020 UAE Golden

Africans on Twitter are criticising Nigerian billionaire businessman, Tony Elumelu, after he accepted an honour conferred on him by Belgium over links to colonial genocide in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Officer in the Order of Leopold, which Elumelu was conferred with, is Belgium’s oldest and most important national honour. King Leopold II, who the award was named after, from 1885 to 1908 perpetrated many crimes against humanity in the Congo Free State now DRC. Leopold plundered the country to build Belgium and forced locals to surrender their rubber, Ivory and other valuables — those who resisted were brutalised, raped and killed en masse. About 15 million people are said to have died on his orders during his reign of terror in the Congo. He also captured Congolese natives and took them to human zoos in Belgium where they were displayed as animals. Elumelu, who owns several businesses across Africa, posted on Twitter that he had accepted the Officer in the Order

"Dr" Babatunde Fowler A former Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Babatunde Fowler, on Monday returned to the Lagos office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for question over his involvement in alleged financial misappropriation under his watch. SaharaReporters gathered that a fresh N9.2bn was traced to Fowler’s personal account from Lagos Inland Revenue Service and Alpha Beta scam in which a former governor of Lagos, Bola Tinubu, had also been mentioned. Babatunde Fowler See Also Breaking News BREAKING: EFCC Arrests Former FIRS Chairman, Tunde Fowler, Over Alleged N5b Fraud 0 Comments 2 Weeks Ago Recall that the former FIRS boss was on November 2 invited for questioning by the EFCC over a N5bn fraud perpetrated in the agency under his watch. Earlier, nine senior officials of the agency were detained by the EFCC over alleged multi-billion naira fraud in 2019. Fowler was sacked by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019 after a query f