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Uganda presidential hopeful, Bobi Wine, has alleged that his phone line and that of his wife were ‘blocked’ and they were unable to receive or make calls. Wine disclosed this in a tweet on Thursday evening. “Like my wife’s, my phone has been blocked and I am unable to recieve or make regular calls. I know this is to stop me from communicating to our agents and coordinators. I encourage you comrades to be vigilant as I try to devise ways of reaching out to you. #WeAreRemovingADictator,” he tweeted.‬  Like my wife's, my phone has been blocked and I am unable to recieve or make regular calls. I know this is to stop me from communicating to our agents and coordinators. I encourage you comrades to be vigilant as I try to devise ways of reaching out to you. #WeAreRemovingADictator — BOBI WINE (@HEBobiwine) January 14, 2021 Polls have closed and vote counting is under way in Uganda’s tense presidential election that pits longtime President Yoweri Museveni against Wine, a...

Gladys Kanu with her late husband, Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu. Gladys Kanu, wife of the late former Lagos State military administrator, Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu, has blamed the death of her husband on alleged deceit by a Nigerian hospital. Kanu, a retired Rear Admiral of the Nigerian Navy, who died on Wednesday after a brief illness, was also at a time the military administrator of Imo State. Gladys Kanu with her late husband, Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu. At the time of his passing, he was 77. Speaking to journalists on Thursday at her Lagos residence, Mrs Kanu explained that the hospital where her late husband received treatment said he was responding well to treatment before he suddenly passed on. She said, “My husband is one in a billion. He was highly principled, very honest and always out to help people. Since I met him, he had never been sick – that was the first time. “Within 11 days, I took him to three different hospitals. I was about to fly him abroad for treatment but the hos...

Donald Trump Christopher Stanton Georgia, a United States citizen, has reportedly shot himself dead at his home in Alpharetta after being charged for invading the Capitol. According to UK Daily Mail, the father-of-two was found with a gunshot wound to the chest and died by suicide. Donald Trump Tim Viwer The newspaper quoted The Fulton County Medical Examiner as saying Georgia died days after he was charged alongside some others for breaching the Capitol police and flouting curfew. Two semi-automatic rifles were reportedly removed from his house. Documents obtained by UK Daily Mail showed Georgia’s wife called 911 on Saturday morning, telling authorities there was ‘blood everywhere’. His body was found in the basement of the home they shared.  Family members on the scene were described by police as ‘extremely distressed’ in a police report. According to documents from the Superior Court of DC, Georgia had been charged with attempting to ‘enter certain property, that...

File photo used to illustrate story. The Oyo State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun Corps, has dismissed one of its operatives, Kazeem Afolabi, for killing a young man in Ibadan. Afolabi was dismissed for killing Tosin Thomas at Mokola Roundabout area in the city on Wednesday. File photo used to illustrate story. In a statement issued by the security network on Thursday, the state Commandant of Amotekun, Olayanju Olayinka, said the agency was alerted to a purported armed robbery operation at Total Filling Station, Mokola, Ibadan and it deployed a seven-man team to the scene. He said the team later discovered it was not a robbery attack, though a crowd had gathered. According to him, in the confusion that ensued, Afolabi allegedly shot the victim against Amotekun’s protocol. The statement read; “At about 10pm on Wednesday, January 13, 2021, operatives of Amotekun, led by Team Leader George Idowu got alerted to a purported armed robbery operation at Total Fill...

The Nigerian government has said the January 18, 2021 resumption date for schools stands. Ben Goong, Director, Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Goong said the decision not to alter the date was taken after wide consultation. The statement read, “Sequel to the hint given during the press statement of 12 January, 2021 for the review of the proposed resumption date of 18th January 2021, the Federal Ministry of Education has undertaken a comprehensive appraisal of the situation. “After extensive consultations with relevant stakeholders, including state governors, commissioners of education, proprietors and heads of institutions, staff unions and students, the consensus of opinion is that the resumption date of 18th January should remain, while parents and respective institutions must ensure full compliance with COVID-19 protocols.  “These measures, which are to ensure safe reopening of schools for academic...