Tamika Mallory: 'Movement begins again' when the officers charged with killing George Floyd head to court

The protests against police brutality stemming from the death of George Floyd will eventually die down nationwide, according to 

Activist Tamika Mallory, but the next inflection point for demonstrators will come as the Minneapolis officers charged in relation to his killing head to court. 

Mallory, co-founder of Until Freedom, an intersectional social justice organization, and a co-chair of the Women’s March on Washington in 2017, said in an interview with Yahoo News that, after 11 straight days of protests, there comes a time that demonstrators should be able to go home, but that there is also more work to be done.

“In this particular moment, I believe that protesters should go home,” Mallory said. “We should be able to sit back and say, ‘OK, we’ve got a small victory here, and now I need to protect myself from COVID-19.’ … But then when it’s time for the court cases, and those officers are going to court, the police will be showing up. We have to be there as well. We need to be outside those courts. We need to make sure busloads, carloads, trainloads are showing up. So the movement begins again.”

Burna Boy Goes Platinum In France With 'Be Honest'

The Nigerian star continues to make his name known across the world.

Nigerian singer-songwriter Burna Boy has done it again. This time firing up the French music scene by being certified as platinum in France, according to twitter.

The singer achieved this feat with his second collaboration with British artist Jorja Smith, 'Be Honest' released in 2019. The Grammy-nominated artist released the music video for the track in 2019 with a bang, and has now proven the track to be as good as his fans originally thought.

source: okayafrica

Prophet TB Joshua’s 11 Fulfilled 2020 Prophecies

The founder of Synagogue Church of all Nations (SCOAN), Prophet T.B Joshua has reminded all of the prophecies which he delivered for the year 2020.

The SCOAN General Overseer who recently returned from a prayer mountain also had a message for the President of the United States, Donald Trump, whom he advised to invest in agriculture.

“President Trump, this is what is happening now. Another one is coming. President Trump, wake up to checkmate this. It will go beyond this. Another one is coming, starting from the ending of June. Where there is no vision, people perish”.

Below are Prophet TB Joshua’s 11 Fulfilled 2020 Prophecies…

1. This year will be a year of HUMILITY. This year, the Lord will humble us with our challenges. Challenges can be affliction, arrogance, pride, wickedness or bad habits. To humble us with these is for those things to destroy us or expose us. Let us move closer to God.
2. Agriculture will help the economy because the economy will have a backlash. People should invest in agriculture. Let us farm to help the economy.
3. There will be a common medicine that will cause people to be ‘high’ to die, to commit suicide, to think of what can lead to death. The governments of each nation should watch out and put a check on pharmaceutical dru*gs that come to their country.
4. America should invest more in agriculture because their economy will be affected. The economy they see today will be affected, so they should invest in agriculture and encourage their farmers. Also, approach to the security issue will affect the candidates and swing voters in the next election. It will be tough in the election. They should pray against a recount. It may be too tight.
5. Let us pray for the Nigerian government to be able to finish this year without an interlude that will cause a situation of for and against. Join me in praying for my nation.
6. Vice President, it is not yet over. Expect much more pressure. The pressure will be so much. I pray you will be able to stand the pressure. We join you in prayer.
7. Many sicknesses and diseases that leaders have been treating privately will surface this year. They will become bedridden and many will not make it.
8. Russia should pray for their leader to avert his being on the sickbed. Something will surface. There is a ladder to go up – if this is averted.
9. An incident will happen to the nation Iran that will cause panic throughout the world. We are praying to know the mind of God concerning this.
10. Work of God – people will be getting tired this year because the work of God is not by power and might; because of so many challenges, tribulations and burdens they will not be able to bear.
11. United Kingdom – there will be agitation from a section that wants to leave; that will become an issue. Also, pray for the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh against going in and out of the hospital; pray for God to give them revival.
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George Floyd death: Police officer regains freedom

One of the police officers charged for George Floyd’s death, Thomas Lane, has been freed.

Lane was one of the four officers arrested and charged for aiding and abetting second degree murder and manslaughter

He posted bail of $750,000 and was released on Wednesday from the Hennepin County Jail, with conditions.

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Shehu Sani suggests ways of defeating supporters of Nnamdi Kanu’s IPOB

Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has asked the federal government to treat all Nigerians with fairness irrespective of tribe.

Sani was speaking on the backdrop of calls by a foremost separatist group, IPOB, demanding a split of the country.

He advised that Igbos be treated with fairness and justice to defeat IPOB.

IPOB led by Nnamdi Kanu has been at the forefront to actualise the sovereign state of Biafra, thereby breaking up Nigeria.

A few days ago, the Presidency accuse Kanu and his group of trying to destroy Nigeria before the international community.

And Kano boasted that his group had already achieved the destruction of Nigeria, which will soon become evident.

source: Daily Post

Kenya’s Raise launches end-to-end fundraising platform for African startups

Kenyan company Raise has launched an end-to-end fundraising platform that allows founders and investors to open a private virtual deal room, run fundraising simulations, and issue compliant electronic share and convertible certificates.

Founded in 2018 by Marvin Coleby and Eugene Mutai, Raise launched its alpha in 2019 at the Africa Tech Summit in Kigali and silently launched its private beta to a waitlist of companies in January of this year. 

Now public, the beta programme provides startups with fundraising solutions via a digital platform, designed to simplify the fundraising process and make it easier to track and close deals remotely in Africa. 

source:distrupt-africa.com

Obaseki Was Our Student, Graduated in 1979, Says UI

The University of Ibadan (UI), the alma mater of Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin
Nogheghase Obaseki, wednesday laid to rest the controversy over the governor’s certificate with a declaration that he attended the nation’s premier university and graduated in 1979.

UI, in a statement by its Registrar, Mrs Olubunmi O Faluyi, said Obaseki gained admission into the university in 1976 to study Classics and graduated in 1979 with a Second Class Honours, Lower Division.

In his reaction to the authentication of his certificate, Obaseki said posterity would always vindicate the just.
The governor, who is seeking a second term on APC platform, has been severally accused of possessing dodgy credentials.
Party chieftains and others have been raising queries over his credentials.

Source: ThisDay