Obaseki Unperturbed as APC Screening Committee Disqualifies Him

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State yesterday vowed not to appeal his disqualification by the Governorship Election Primary Screening Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), noting that his disqualification “is a mockery of the democratic process.”The APC screening committee had yesterday declared Obaseki and two others, ineligible to contest in the July 22 governorship primary election in Edo State.

It said the Edo State Governor was disqualified because the committee could not vouch for the authenticity of the Higher School Certificate Obaseki claimed.

But Obaseki said the screening and eventual report was a ruse.

In a statement, his Special Adviser on Media and Communication Strategy, Crusoe Osagie, said: “We have watched the mockery of democratic process, which Comrade Adams Oshiomhole is administering and superintending over in our great party the All Progressives Congress. It has been an unfortunate, disheartening and dreadful spectacle.

“We had initially asserted that going by the open display and enthronement ofillegality by one man in the party that comprises several organs and eminent personalities, there is no way Governor Godwin Obaseki would get a fair assessment in the run up to the nomination of candidates to fly the flag of the party in the forthcoming Edo gubernatorial election.”

He added: “It is unfortunate that this open show of shame, illegality and travesty of justice is the brand of democracy which Comrade Oshiomhole has reduced the APC into. The situation is quite saddening because this is a party supposedly reputed for change, equity and social justice.

“We have therefore decided that it would be effort in futility to appeal whatever the unjust outcome of the evaluation and screening process of the APC will be, especially when Comrade Oshiomhole has declared that he is the Supreme Court and ultimate determiner of the fate and future of our great party.

“We wish Oshiomhole luck in his maladministration of the party and trust that the Almighty will help our country to find the path to true liberty, freedom and justice. We call on all party members and the teeming supporters of Governor Obaseki to remain calm and await further directives.”

In his reaction, a former National Chairman of APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, said the party would suffer dire consequences in Edo State for disqualifying Obaseki.

Odigie-Oyegun described outcome of the screening as a hatchet job “aimed at installing a stooge that will allow some people unfettered access to the Edo treasury.”

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Nicki Minaj sparks pregnancy rumours as she poses in nipple pasties

Nicki Minaj has fuelled ongoing rumours she is pregnant with her first child by posing in a very revealing outfit.

The 37-year-old rapper was pictured wearing nothing but nipple pasties and high waisted knickers as she promotes her latest single Trollz.

Giving a sultry pose to camera, the scantily-clad star rocked some rainbow hair extensions that flowed all the way down to her hips.

After Nicki shared the racy snap to Instagram, fans immediately began to question if her outrageous outfit was used as a distracting technique to hide a blossoming bump.

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Uti petitions police over rape allegation levelled against him

Nigeria reality TV star and actor, Uti Nwachukwu has petitioned the Nigeria Police Force over the rape allegation levelled against him.

A young lady, simply identified as Kambili Korie had taken to Twitter on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, where she alleged that the reality TV star forcefully had sex with her a few years ago.

The reality TV star took to his Instagram page on Friday, June 5, 2020, where he shared photos of the petition he addressed to the Inspector General of Police over the rape allegations levelled against him.He went on to caption the letter with a post where he talked about how he hasn't been able to keep calm because of the allegation of rape levelled against by Korie.

"I have today, June 5th, 2020 filed a petition to the Inspector General of Police, demanding a full-scale investigation. I don’t even know where to begin this from, or what words to use Because I’m angry, hurt, and utterly disgusted; but these are feelings I’m now too afraid to express without being attacked for," he wrote.

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Kanye West Donates $2Million to the Families of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery

Kanye West took many by surprise when he donated the sum of $2M to the families and legal teams of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd.

Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd are African-Americans who met their untimely death in what has been described as racially motivated.

According to EOnline reports, West has set up a college savings fund to cover tuition for Floyd's 6-year-old daughter, Gianna.

Angelina Jolie Speaks Out on "Intolerable" System That "Might Not Protect" Daughter Zahara

Angelina Jolie said she is working to create a world where her daughter Zahara Jolie-Pitt will be protected from "racism and discrimination."

In an interview with Harper's Bazaar U.K., the Special Envoy of the High Commissioner for Refugees revealed that the recent pandemic and ongoing political unrest has shifted her perspective on the humanitarian work she does. Jolie explained that for the past 20-years, she's worked internationally to combat issues across the board, but now, she intends to "rethink the needs and suffering within my own country."

"There are more than 70 million people who have had to flee their homes worldwide because of war and persecution—and there is racism and discrimination in America. A system that protects me but might not protect my daughter—or any other man, woman or child in our country based on skin color—is intolerable," she explained. 

Jolie adopted a 6-month-old Zahara from an Ethiopian orphanage in 2005. Though her now-estranged husband Brad Pitt accompanied her on her trip to meet Zahara, he didn't formally adopt Zahara and Maddox Jolie Pitt until a year later. 

For this reason, Jolie said she hopes to see true reform in the United States. 

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Prince of Wales and Emmanuel Macron to meet on quarantine exempt visit

The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will be the first Royal Family members to hold a major event during the coronavirus lockdown when they welcome the French president to the UK.

Charles and Camilla will meet Emmanuel Macron at their London home on 18 June.

They will mark the 80th anniversary of a famous speech by Charles de Gaulle.

Mr Macron will be exempt from a 14-day quarantine imposed on most people who travel to the UK, as a "representative of a foreign country on business".

A Clarence House spokeswoman said government guidelines on social distancing would be followed.

The royal couple will travel from Birkhall in Aberdeenshire, where they have been staying for almost three months, to Clarence House in London to attend the meeting.

Both had to self-isolate in March after Charles, 71, contracted coronavirus.

They have been carrying out royal engagements remotely - via video calls or recorded messages - and are said to be "pleased" to be welcoming Mr Macron to the country.

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UK’s Johnson says will not ignore anger over racial injustice

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has acknowledged the “cold reality” behind angry protests against racial injustice but warned he would not tolerate violence or the breaking of coronavirus distancing laws.

Demonstrations have broken out across Britain following the death of George Floyd in the United States, most of them peaceful, although clashes in London left 35 police officers hurt.

“We simply cannot ignore the depth of emotion that has been triggered by that spectacle of a black man losing his life at the hands of the police,” Johnson said in a statement late Monday.

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