US ex-cop pleads guilty to 13 murders, rapes

A US former policeman dubbed the “ Golden State Killer ” pleaded guilty to 13 murders Monday , as well as confessing to dozens of rapes , robberies and kidnappings , drawing a line under a sadistic crime spree that terrorized California for two decades .

Joseph DeAngelo Jr . admitted to being the notorious killer and rapist who stalked the state during the 1970 s and 1980 s , as the appalling details of his crimes were read out at a plea hearing held in Sacramento .

“ The scope of Joseph DeAngelo ’ s crime spree is simply staggering , ” prosecutor Thien Ho told the makeshift courtroom – a university ballroom converted to allow victims to attend while social distancing .

“ Each time he escaped , slipping away silently into the night, leaving communities terrified , ” Ho added .

A frail - looking DeAngelo , 74 , wheeled in wearing an orange jumpsuit and a clear face shield , rasped simply “ Yes , ” “ No , ” “ Guilty ” and “ I admit ” to the judge ’ s questions , as he consented to the terms of the plea deal .

Prosecutor Amy Holliday said the state was prepared to remove the death penalty and secure 11 consecutive life terms without parole for the former cop and Vietnam veteran .

DeAngelo was arrested in 2018 , three decades after the “ Golden State Killer” had last struck . The manhunt finally ended after investigators successfully matched DNA evidence from crime scenes with a family genealogy database used by his relatives .

He was initially charged with only the 1978 murders of Brian and Katie Maggiore , a newlywed couple who were shot dead in Rancho Cordova , a Sacramento suburb , while walking their dog . At the time , he entered no plea .

But prosecutor Ho said DeAngelo ’ s crimes encompassed “ 13 known murders and almost 50 rapes, ” as well as dozens of robberies .

The statute of limitations for the rapes have expired, but all offences were read out by prosecutors in a hearing that stretched over seven grisly hours .

In one case, the judge heard how DeAngelo had forced a victim to orally copulate him by threatening to cut off the ear of her baby boy .

Politicians attempting to blackmail me over 774,000 jobs —Keyamo

The Minister of State for Labour and Employment , Festus Keyamo ( SAN ) , has accused unnamed politicians of harassing him over the public works programme meant to create 774, 000 unskilled jobs .

He vowed not to succumb to any form of blackmail , pledging to drive the initiative to a successful conclusion .

Speaking in Abuja on Monday at the inauguration of state selection committees of the programme , Keyamo cautioned the state chairmen against compromising the objective of the initiative which he said was to give job opportunity to the people .

He said any chairman that failed to adhere to the guidelines on the operation of the scheme would be removed.

The minister said , “ There have been attempts at blackmailing me in this particular programme too to make us also yield to political leaders and we have said no – not while I am here .

“ I have a pedigree ; I have a background; I know where I am coming from . Before I came into public office , I have a pedigree and what I stand for .

“ Except Mr President, who appointed me stops me, and who gave me the opportunity and rare privilege to drive this programme, except he stops me, no other political leader or person can stop me. I am answerable only to Mr President . ”

The minister added that in the past, certain people entrusted with such a programme handed it over to political leaders as a form of patronage .

75-year-old man dies in accident involving Nigerian Army convoy

A 75 - year - old man , Alhaji Salisu Ibrahim, on Monday, lost his life in a road traffic accident involving the convoy of the Commander, 17 Brigade , Nigerian Army , Katsina, Brigadier General Warrah Idris .

The accident occurred when the convoy went to refuel and was returning to pick up the Brigade Commander.

Eyewitnesses said the accident occurred around Mani House junction in the Katsina metropolis.

It was also learnt that the man died on the spot .

The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Colonel Sagir Musa, confirmed the development in a statement .

He said a delegation of the Nigerian Army led by the Brigade commander have visited the late Ibrahim family to commiserate with them .

Iran sentences ex-opposition leader to death

Iran on Tuesday said it has sentenced to death Ruhollah Zam , a former opposition figure who had lived in exile in France and had been implicated in anti -government protests .

“ The court has considered 13 counts of charges together as instances of ‘ corruption on earth ’ and therefore passed the death sentence , ” judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said .

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced the arrest of Zam in October last year , describing him as a “ counter -revolutionary” who was “ directed by France’ s intelligence service ” .

Corruption on earth is one of the most serious offences under Iranian law .

Zam was also sentenced to time served over other charges , Esmaili added , without elaborating .

The sentence could be appealed before the supreme court , he said , quoted by the judiciary ’ s official website.

Zam , who reportedly lived in Paris, ran a channel on the Telegram messaging application called Amadnews .

At the time , he was accused by authorities of playing an active role in anti -government protests sparked by economic hardships during the winter of 2017 - 18 .

Oyo discharges 180 COVID-19 patients

The Oyo State Government has discharged 180 COVID - 19 patients after two consecutive negative results .

Governor Seyi Makinde announced this via his official Twitter handle on Monday.

Makinde said that the number of COVID - 19 cases managed and discharged in Oyo State has risen to 688 .

He, however , said the state recorded one coronavirus associated death , bringing the total death toll in the state to 12 .

The governor said that the state also recorded 66 new cases of COVID - 19 .

He wrote , “ 180 confirmed COVID - 19 cases received their second negative test results and have been discharged . This brings the number of discharged cases in Oyo State to 688.

“ Also , the COVID - 19 confirmation tests for 66 suspected cases came back positive .

“ The cases are from Ibadan North West ( 26 ) , Ibadan N ( 9 ) , Ibadan SW ( 6 ) , Ido ( 6 ) , Lagelu ( 4 ) , Egbeda ( 3 ) , Oyo E ( 3 ) , Ibarapa N ( 3 ) , Saki W ( 2 ) , Ibadan SE ( 1 ) , Ibadan NE ( 1 ) , Akinyele ( 1 ) and Itesiwaju ( 1 ) LGAs.

“ So, the total number of confirmed cases in Oyo State today is 1 , 372.

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News update, Tuesday, 30/06/2020

**FG reopens schools, lifts ban on inter-state movement

**ASUU kicks against reopening of schools

** IGP orders Ondo CP to restore deputy gov’s security details

**Parakoyi of Ibadanland, Chief Bode Akindele dies

**Makinde mourns Chief Bode Akindele

**Sanwo-Olu unveils COWLSO’s 5,000 transistor radios to improve access to learning

**Group calls for probe of Yari over missing N47 billion State funds

**LASG presents cheque to family of slain KAI official

**I never said Igbos 'll never be president - Shettima Yerima

**COVID-19: Health workers, others in Ajegunle get PPEs

**Alasoadura, civil societies seek peaceful Ondo guber

**COVID-19 spreading in Kogi community - Infected lawyer urges NCDC to intervene

**COVID-19: 3 deaths,24 health workers infection in Ebonyi frightening -  Umahi

**A’Ibom Govt House deserted over COVID-19 scare

**N-POWER online portal receives over 1m applications in 48hrs

**NUC accredits law, 13 other programmes in UniAbuja

**JAMB: UNILORIN, ABU, UNILAG are Nigeria’s most preferred universities

**Sex workers dislodged as fire razes brothel in Rivers

**One dies, over 70 houses destroyed in Ondo rainstorm

**Iran issues arrest warrant for Trump over Soleimani’s assassination

**Blasts at Afghan market kill 23 civilians

**Russia denies offering bounty for killing U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan

**Inter Milan’s late comeback win vs Parma excites Moses

**CAF Exco Committee meeting may shift AFCON 2021 to 2022

Thank God for witnessing the last day in the month of June.  Congrats and wishing you many more in sound health and peace.

Covid-19 updates

566 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-166

Oyo-66

Delta-53

Ebonyi-43

Plateau-34

Ondo-32

FCT-26

Ogun-25

Edo-24

Imo-15

Bayelsa-13

Benue-12

Gombe-11

Kano-11

Kaduna-11

Osun-8

Nasarawa-7

Borno-5

Katsina-2

Anambra-2

25,133 confirmed

9,402 discharged

573 deaths

German airport gets COVID-19 testing centre

One of Germany ’ s biggest airports located in the financial hub of Frankfurt , on Monday, got kitted with a coronavirus testing station , potentially allowing some passengers to avoid quarantine at their destination .

The project was inaugurated by German Biotech Company , Centogene, in conjunction with Fraport , which runs Frankfurt Airport and Lufthansa .

The plan is to offer testing to both arriving and departing Lufthansa passengers until the end of July 2021 , at a walk - in centre close to the terminal building .

Centogene referred to the programme as a blueprint to opening international borders, hoping the testing would assist travellers to get regulations at their destination .

Many countries require a negative test result within the past 72 hours to allow direct entry.

According to Centogene Chief Executive , Arndt Rolfs , testing can be carried out either the day before departure or in a fast - track process on the day of traveling, with results sent through a digital platform linking them with flyer ’ s ticket.

Lufthansa Group’ s Bjoern Becker said by opening the test centre , the company was offering its guests a comfortable opportunity to test themselves for flights abroad or a stay in Germany to avoid quarantine .

Rape would reduce if society embraces porn and stop frowning at it - Amara Maduka

Nollywood actress Amara Maduka, has asked Nigerian men to embrace p.o.r.n instead of r.a.p.i.n.g women. She also encouraged the society to stop frowning at p.o/r/n assuring it will help men stop r.a.p.e.

She made this known in an interview with the NewTelegraph saying;

''In my opinion adult contents has nothing to do with r.a.p.e. As a matter of fact, r.a.p.e would reduce if the society embraced adult contents instead of frown at it. It’s basic knowledge that mankind will always long for the forbidden fruit.

Because it’s a big deal, people are going to always crave it. But if it’s embraced and the men know that a woman’s body is just a body.


Everyone has one and it’s not a big deal to see a woman’s body because their sisters have one and their mothers have one, then they would see every woman as human and not an object.

And whatever happened to masturbating? They have plastic vagina now and they won’t burn in hell for wanking when they’re horny, instead of raping they should probably watch some “adult contents” and masturbate. And all that aside, people really need to practice self control.''

Black officer in George Floyd killing has a Nigerian father

One of the black police officers at the scene of the killing of George Floyd by a white officer in Minneapolis in May has a Nigerian father [everyone wants to use Nigeria to trend]

Alex Kueng who joined the police largely because he believed diversity could force change in a Police Department long accused of racism,

New York Times reported that Mr Floyd, whose name has been painted on murals and scrawled on protest signs, has been laid to rest. Mr Kueng, who faces charges of aiding and abetting in Mr Floyd’s death, is out on bail, hounded at the supermarket by strangers and denounced by some family members.

Long before Mr Kueng was arrested, he had wrestled with the issue of police abuse of black people, joining the force in part to help protect people close to him from police aggression. He argued that diversity could force change in a Police Department long accused of racism.

He had seen one sibling arrested and treated poorly, in his view, by sheriff’s deputies. He had found himself defending his decision to join the police force, saying he thought it was the best way to fix a broken system. He had clashed with friends over whether public demonstrations could actually make things better.

“He said, ‘Don’t you think that that needs to be done from the inside?’” his mother, Joni Kueng, recalled him saying after he watched protesters block a highway years ago. “That’s part of the reason why he wanted to become a police officer — and a black police officer on top of it — is to bridge that gap in the community, change the narrative between the officers and the black community.”

As hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated against the police after Mr Floyd’s killing on May 25, Mr Kueng became part of a national debate over police violence toward black people, a symbol of the very sort of policing he had long said he wanted to stop.

Derek Chauvin, the officer who placed his knee on Mr Floyd’s neck for more than eight minutes, has been most widely associated with the case. He faces charges of second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter; Mr Kueng and two other former officers were charged with aiding and abetting the killing. At 26, Mr Kueng was the youngest and least experienced officer at the scene, on only his third shift as a full officer.

The arrest of Mr Kueng, whose mother is white and whose father was from Nigeria, has brought anguish to his friends and family. “It’s a gut punch,” Ms Kueng said. “Here you are, you’ve raised this child, you know who he is inside and out. We’re such a racially diverse family. To be wrapped up in a racially motivated incident like this is just unfathomable.”

Two of Mr Kueng’s siblings, Taylor and Radiance, both of whom are African-American, called for the arrests of all four officers, including their brother. They joined protests in Minneapolis.

Lagos begins enforcement of laws on distressed buildings

The Lagos State Government has begun stiff enforcement of laws against distressed buildings and called on property owners to carry out immediate integrity tests or risk demolition.

The General Manager, Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory (LSMTL), Dr Afolabi Abiodun, told the News Agency of Nigeria that property owners who did not ascertain the structural stability of their buildings risked sanctions.

Abiodun advised construction companies, developers, estate agents, builders and other stakeholders in the built environment to comply by testing their construction materials, ongoing and completed buildings to avert risks.


He said that enforcement would be more proactive in line with the Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration’s zero tolerance for building collapse, saying that, using the right materials would prevent construction failure.

The general manager who assumed office in February said that soil test was also very important before any kind of construction to safeguard the construction from imminent collapse.

“Enforcement has taken a new toll in Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory now. Before my arrival, there was no enforcement and that is why I say there is a new Sheriff in town to unleash the law of the agency on all distressed buildings.

“There is need for those who have completed their buildings to do the Non-Destructive Test (NDT) and this test which we call the NDT is to be done every five years,’’ he said.

Osun man beaten to death while playing football

The Osun State Police Command has commenced investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of one Shuaib Isola after he was punched during a fight in Iwo on Sunday .

According to sources , the incident happened around 10 am at the playground of the St . Mary ’ s Grammar School , Iwo .

The deceased and others were said to be playing football , when he suddenly got into a fight with one Ahmed Lateef .

Isola was said to have collapsed after he was punched by Lateef .

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state , Yemisi Opalola , confirmed the incident .

She said one person had been arrested in connection with the incident .

Opalola stated, “ One Shuaib Isola of the Araromi area , Iwo , and others were playing football at the St . Mary ’ s Grammar School , Iwo , when one Ahmed Lateef engaged him in a fight.

“ Lateef reportedly gave the deceased a punch and he collapsed . Isola was later rushed to the General Hospital, Iwo , where he was pronounced dead .

Fraudster impersonating CBN director

The Central Bank of Nigeria on Sunday described as fraudulent the operations of a fraudulent twitter handle , @ YusufPhilipYila , purported to belong to the bank ’ s Director, Development Finance Department , Mr Philip Yusuf .

According to CBN ’ s Director of Corporate Communications , Isaac Okorafor , the impostor handle had been posting messages related to the bank ’ s N 50 bn Targeted Credit Facility .

Okoroafor said the fraudster was doing so with the intent of wooing unsuspecting loan seekers and owners of small scale businesses to enter into correspondence with the owner of the fake handle .

The CBN official warned unsuspecting members of the public not to have anything to do with the said Twitter handle .

He said , “ Although the CBN , through the NIRSAL Microfinance Bank , has indeed disbursed loans to successful beneficiaries under its COVID - 19 Targeted Credit Facility , none of the bank ’ s official engages in direct interactions with prospective or successful applicants. ”

Ex-junta chief Djibo to contest Niger presidential election

General Salou Djibo , former head of Niger’ s military junta, will contest the 2020 presidential election after being adopted on Sunday as the candidate for the Peace -Justice - Progress party .

He accepted the candidacy at a ceremony before some 5 , 000 people at the Niamey Sports Palace.

Djibo , 55 , led the military junta that ousted President Mahamadou Tandja in February 2010 , after he tried to stay on in power beyond his two - term limit .

Djibo stayed in power until April 2011 before handing back power to civilian rule , in the form of the current president Mahamadou Issoufou .

Djibo , who retired from the army in 2019 , hopes to succeed Issoufou , who is constitutionally barred from serving a third term .

US arraigns 11 Nigerians over fresh $6m fraud

Barely two weeks after the United States

indicted six Nigerians for their alleged involvement in over $ 6 m internet fraud, 11 more Nigerians have been arraigned over another $ 6 m bank fraud.

According to a statement by the US Attorney ’ s Office , District of New Jersey , the defendants are Sulaiman Dosunmu , 39 ; Tunde Adeowo , 40 ; Muritala Adeowo , 55 ; Ayanniyi Alayande, 47 ; Ahmmed Ponle , 41 ; Margiettu Kamu , 34 ; Rafiat Sarumi , 36 ; Babatunde Oke , 40 ; Adekunle Owolabi , 49 ; Olayinka Olaseinde , 42 ; and Olugbenga Oyedele , 47 .

They were charged for their alleged roles in a conspiracy to commit bank fraud in Southern New Jersey and Southeastern Pennsylvania over the course of four years , US Attorney , Craig Carpenito said .

The suspects , said to have swindled hundreds of victims through accounts domiciled in American banks including Wells Fargo , were arraigned on multiple counts such as fraud, forgery , amongst others .

Their charge sheet partly read , “ The defendants are allegedly members of a Nigeria- based , multi - layered organization that engaged in a massive bank fraud conspiracy in several states , including New Jersey , Pennsylvania , Maryland and Rhode Island, between June 2016 and March 2020 

“ Members of the group stole numerous business checks from the United States mail, altered the payee on the checks to a fraudulent name and deposited the checks in bank accounts that had been opened with forged foreign passport documents and fraudulent US visas that matched the names on the stolen checks .

N-Power: FG receives 1m applications in 48 hours

The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs , Disaster Management, and Social Development has said over 1 million applications have been received from across the Federation in less than 48 hours that it opened the N - Power ( Batch C ) portal .

This was contained in a statement signed on Sunday by the ministry ’ s Deputy Director, Information , Rhoda Iliya .

The enrolment exercise for the new N -Power beneficiaries commenced on June 26 .

Iliya said youths with no formal education could send in applications for a new aspect of the programme with a focus on agriculture .

“ The Ministry wishes to reiterate that all young Nigerians between the ages of 18 - 35 with or without formal education can apply for a slot in the new program which would be very focused on agriculture .

“ The number of applications so far received is an indication of the number of our youths who need jobs and the confidence in the program .

COVID-19: Nigeria’s discharged patients exceed 9,000

Over 9 , 000 coronavirus patients have recovered in Nigeria , the country ’ s Centre for the Disease Control has said .

This was as the Centre announced that total infections confirmed in Nigeria reached 24 , 567 including 565 associated deaths .

The recoveries were recorded in the Federal Capital Territory , Abuja, as well as 34 states across the Federation with Lagos State reporting 1 , 592 discharged patients , the highest in the country.

The NCDC stated on Sunday, “ On the 28 th of June 2020 , 490 new confirmed cases and 7 deaths were recorded in Nigeria .

“ No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours .

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SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES, 29/06/2020

Punch

N-Power: FG receives 1m applications in 48 hours

Buhari inaugurates Ajaokuta-Kano pipeline construction Tuesday

Buhari, ACF, Fintiri mourn as Adamawa monarch dies

Kogi CJ, who died in isolation centre, buried in Abuja

Man, 61, arrested for impregnating daughter in Lagos

No going back on petrol price control, PPPRA insists

Real estate, construction firm’s non-performing loans hit N136.05bn

INEC lists tough conditions for campaign rallies in Edo, Ondo

Only APC can use Presidential Villa, says Garba

Nwodo kicks as new Ohanaeze leadership registers with CAC

Aviation: Onyema seeks bailout, says new charges’ll raise airfares

APC caretaker panel meets today, to set up convention committees

Lawyer asks court to reverse Lagos okada ban

2023: Stop APC from destroying Nigeria, says Wike

Sell Nigeria to investors, Lagos tells Nollywood

Lagos plans Kosofe roads expansion to ease traffic

COVID-19: Eight dead, 41 health workers infected in Plateau –Commissioner

No going back on strike in Cross River – NLC

Don’t reopen school in a hurry – Niger NUT

Osun man beaten to death while playing football

Two traffic robbers nabbed on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

US protests are about implanting microchips, not black lives – Oyakhilome

Again, Oyedepo faults Lagos, Ogun for not reopening churches

(www.punchng.com)

The Nation

Nigeria records 490 new cases of COVID-19, total now 24,567

Buhari, others mourn as Kogi CJ Ajanah dies at 64  

Governors, others at Ajimobi’s funeral 

Fed Govt airlifts 314 Nigerians stranded from London 

Nigerians in Ghana are safe, says deputy head of mission 

Power consumers, MAN kick over 100% tariff hike 

Whistleblower demands commission for exposing agency’s $1b 

Investors net N1.58tr gains in virtual deals amid COVID-19  

AMCON plans assets seizure over recalcitrant debtors  

Ecobank extends zero charge for money transfers  

Access Bank pays three-month Stamp Duty Charge for customers 

SEC moves to protect investors from bogus offers 

NECA to FG: reverse VAT to 5%

Ijaw need tested men in Senate, says Clark 

Ohanaeze raises alarm as splinter group emerges  

Troops kill many bandits in Katsina, Zamfara  

Stakeholders fear Ekiti APC may suffer worse defeat in 2022  

Anxieties over planned release of Oyan dam water 

(www.thenationonlineng.net)

Vanguard

$2BN POWER PROJECT: FRESH THREATS, AS FG, SIEMENS TAKE CONFLICTING POSITIONS

Boko Haram attacks convoy, kill 9 soldiers, two militia in Borno

Appeal Court strikes out NUT’s suit against secondary school teachers

Deregulation: PPPRA insists it no longer fixes fuel price

Airfares may start from N100,000, as tough flying rules set to take effect

EX-NIGERIA AIRWAYS WORKERS SEEK PAYMENT OF OUTSTANDING BENEFITS 

2023: YIAGA, partners to host town-hall meeting on electoral reform June 30

Banks besiege CBN for loans as scarcity of funds intensifies

NUC ACCREDITS LAW,13 OTHER ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES IN UNIABUJA 

FG ADHERING STRICTLY TO UNEP REPORT ON OGONI CLEANUP, SAYS DEKIL

13% derivation :Itsekiri group urges Buhari to pay oil communities

ONDO 2020: Makinde, Mimiko in closed-door meeting ahead of governorship poll

Cross River APC denies suspending Hilliard Eta

Gov Masari calls for total wipe-out of bandits in Northwest

Okowa pays tribute to Dein of Agbor at 43

Forum of retired Heads of Service, Permanent Secretaries donate N500,000 to Edo COVID-19 fund

ADOPT CYCLING FOR HEALTH, FITNESS, ABAYOMI TELLS LAGOSIANS 

Ajimobi’s burial four days after still in order ― Islamic clerics

Ajimobi’s death: Wife fumes over Makinde’s noncommittal to family’s agony

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The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places. - Ernest Hemingway

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Covid-19 updates

490 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-118

Delta-84

Ebonyi-68

FCT-56

Plateau-39

Edo-29

Katsina-21

Imo-13

Ondo-12

Adamawa-11

Osun-8

Ogun-8

Rivers-6

Kano-5

Enugu-3

Bauchi-3

Akwa Ibom-3

Kogi-1

Oyo-1

Bayelsa-1

24,567 confirmed

9,007 discharged

565 deaths 

Ajimobi laid to rest at his Oluyole residence

The remains of former Oyo Governor Abiola Ajimobi have been laid to rest.

He was buried at his Oluyole residence at about 10 a.m.

The burial was witnessed by his wife, children as well as very close associates.

Meanwhile, hundred of associates, friends and supporters were awaiting the body at the Senator Ishiaq Abiola Ajimobi Central Mosque, Oke Ado.

The family sent out the dummy to control the massive crowd already awaiting the remains of the corpse as well as allow for easier crowd control.

The burial also ended the controversy over his final resting place.

Ajimobi’s family wanted him buried in his home in Agodi GRA.

But the Seyi Makinde government disallowed it because the land was under litigation.

Instead, it supported the burial in Oluyole, his first home in Ibadan built over 40 years ago.

Scientist Says COVID-19 victims don’t fully recover

Scientists have warned that COVID-19 causes a far wider range of health problems than previously thought and that victims may never fully recover from its debilitating effects.

According to them, COVID-19 does not just cause a wide range of symptoms, the symptoms last for a longer timespan.

“We thought this was only a respiratory virus. Turns out, it goes after the pancreas. It goes after the heart. It goes after the liver, the brain, the kidney and other organs. We didn’t appreciate that in the beginning,” Dr. Eric Topol, a cardiologist and director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute in La Jolla, California told Reuters.

Pregnant 13-year-old girl 'scared' of giving birth as 10-year-old boyfriend vows to help her raise baby

Pregnant teen Darya Sudnishnikova admits she is scared about giving birth as her baby's arrival draws closer.

The girl was 13 when she announced the father of her unborn child was 10-year-old Ivan on a primetime TV show in their native Russia.

She has since bravely opened up about the harrowing truth, confessing that she made up the claim because she did not want to admit being raped by a 15-year-old boy in her nuclear production home town of Zheleznogorsk.

Darya has now become a social media star with more than 113,000 followers on Instagram and regularly gives updates about her pregnancy.

A state investigator from Moscow was looking into her r.a.p.e allegation and that action would depend on a DNA test once the baby has arrived.

Young Ivan has pledged to raise the child as his own and has supported girlfriend Darya throughout her pregnancy.

Darya recently revealed in a question and answer session with followers on her Instagram that the thought of giving birth is '"scary".

Asked if she was afraid of her baby's impending arrival, she replied: “Yes, giving birth is scary. I am afraid of pain during natural birth, therefore I am more prone to caesarean.”

This week, in a sweet post from the couple on Instagram which shows Ivan kissing her bump, Darya said that in the early stages of pregnancy, "everything was fine, but then..."

She went on to detail some of the things she has struggled with during the pregnancy, revealing she was "very sick" during the first trimester, although this has fortunately now subsided.

Darya also said that she has suffered during her pregnancy from a low hemoglobin count, heartburn and constipation, which "are present in many pregnant women".

Speaking of the troubles she's had with her pregnancy, and revealing her biggest fear for the baby's birth, she added: " Stretch marks – I didn’t think that I would ever have them, but they appeared.

"Fear of giving birth – Honestly, I'm afraid to give birth. What pain there will be ... And painful contractions. It is uncomfortable to sleep."

Psychologist Oksana Anishchenko said her social media fame was helping her overcome her trauma.

Dr Evgeny Grekov, a urology and andrology expert, who examined Ivan told TV viewers in a show called ‘Father at 10!?’ : “We rechecked the laboratory results three times so there cannot be any mistake.”

The medic said on camera: “There cannot be sperm cells.

“He is still a child.”

A male neighbour in in Zheleznogorsk, a town closed to outsiders because of its secret nuclear work, said: “Obviously, someone else did this.

Scientists have warned that COVID-19 causes a far wider range of health problems than previously thought and that victims may never fully recover from its debilitating effects.

D’Banj flouts COVID-19 guideline, performs at party

Musician , Oladapo Oyebanjo aka D ’ Banj , has come under fire on social media for performing at a crowded party in contravention of the COVID - 19 guidelines of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and the Federal Capital Territory Authority .

In a video that was posted on Twitter by @ Mslami _ A , the musician is seen performing his song titled , ‘ Olorun Ma Je ’ , in a crowded house flanked by mostly women , none of whom was wearing a face mask .

The PUNCH had exclusively reported last week that the musician had flown to Abuja from Lagos to face police interrogation amid allegations of rape .

In the new video posted on Twitter on Sunday, D ’ Banj is seen mingling with fans in contravention of the social distancing regulation .

@ tflourish tweeted , “ In a nation where there are no consequences for actions , this is what you get . Naira Marley did it and got away with it so why not D ’ Banj ?”

@ Seyitundeayantunde also tweeted , “ Apparently coronavirus protocols are for poor people . ”

“ D ’ Banj is just confused … . Doesn’ t he have a manager again ?” tweeted @ Deeeccoo .

Some Tweeps argued that the Kokomaster ought to be sober and clear himself of the rape allegations first before attending social gatherings .

They also argued that it was unfortunate that it was mostly women that surrounded D ’ Banj when they ought to stand in solidarity with his accuser , Seyitan Babatayo .

FG evacuates 315 Nigerians from UK

The Federal Government has evacuated 315 stranded Nigerians from the United Kingdom.

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission made this known via its Twitter handle on Sunday.

It stated that the evacuees would arrive in Nigeria about 5 pm on Sunday.

It tweeted , “ Air Peace flight conveying another batch of 315 Nigerians departs Heathrow Airport , London today .

Police arrest two robbers on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Men of Ogun State Police Command have arrested two robbers on the Kara long bridge along the Lagos - Ibadan Expressway in the Obafemi - Owode Local Government Area of the state while robbing motorists .

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state , Abimbola Oyeyemi , disclosed this in a statement on Sunday .

Oyeyemi said the suspects – Ibrahim Nura, 27 , an indigene of Kebbi State and Isaac Kyegh , an indigene of Benue were arrested while dispossessing the motorists on the bridge .

Oyeyemi explained that the duo residing in Kara , Isheri, Ogun were apprehended while attacking one Agoro Adebayo and Olalekan Toheeb whose vehicle had a mechanical fault on the bridge .

He added that the victims were attacked by the suspects while trying to fix their faulty car.

According to him , two men suddenly came out from under the bridge and threatened the duo with knife and cutlass so as to dispossess them of their valuables .

“ In the process , the patrol team from Warewa division led by the DPO SP Afeniforo Folake who are on routine patrol on the bridge met them in the act .

Troops kill 12 bandits, arrest informants

Troops on clearance operations have killed 12 suspected bandits and arrested many others in Katsina and Zamfara States .

The troops reportedly neutralized six bandits while several others escaped with gunshots wounds while foiling attack by the hoodlums at Mara Zamfarawa village in Danmusa LGA of Katsina state on Friday .

Similarly , on Saturday, troops on patrol successfully arrested suspected bandits informers or collaborators .

The suspects are being interrogated and profiled for further action , according to a statement on Sunday by the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj . Gen . John Enenche .

It also explained that troops while on cordon and search operations at Mara Zamfarawa and Birchi Malamawa villages in Danmusa LGA , engaged the bandits , many of who escaped with gunshots wounds . The soldiers recovered four motorcycles .

Reopening: Osun to implement new education policy

The Chairman , Osun State Universal Basic Education Board , Israel Famurewa, has said there was a need to fast track the implementation of the reviewed reclassification policy of government -owned schools in the state .

In a press statement on Sunday, Famurewa said efforts are ongoing to ensure that the new policy is implemented when schools resume after COVID - 19 break .

The statement quoted Famurewa as saying this during the concluding part of data gathering and physical assessment tour of nine the federal constituencies of the state by top government officials held at Ijebu - Jesha High School on Friday .

According to him , the review is targeted towards restoring 6 - 3 - 3 - 4 classification system through which each level of education will return back to its earlier class structure .

The PUNCH reports that Osun had approved the reversal of the single school uniform, ‘ reclassification ’ of the public school system , and the restoration of conventional single - sex schools as earlier introduced by the Rauf Aregbesola ’ s administration .

The approval was given following the recommendations made by a panel led by Olu Aina , which was set up to review the education policies of the past administration .

He said that the implementation of the recommendations of the review panel necessitated the data gathering and physical assessment of school for takeoff .

Video of sex in UN car shocking – Official

The United Nations said it has launched investigation into a viral video showing a couple having sex in one of its official cars in Israel .

Spokesman of the Secretary - General , Mr Stephane Dujarric , told UN correspondents in New York on Friday that the organisation was “ shocked and deeply disturbed ” by the footage.

Dujarric confirmed that the video featured a 4 by 4 vehicle , containing personnel “ likely assigned to the UN Truce Supervision Organisation ” .

The short video showed a woman in a red dress straddling a man in the back seat of the white SUV bearing the “ UN” inscription .

With them in the moving vehicle are the driver and a bald - head man sitting on the passenger side in front.

Media reports have it that the footage was recorded on HaYarkon Street , a major thoroughfare in Tel Aviv , the Israeli capital , although the UN said its authenticity had not been confirmed .

Dujarric said , “ We are shocked and deeply disturbed by what is seen on the video .

“ The behaviour seen in it is abhorrent and goes against everything that we stand for and have been working to achieve in terms of fighting misconduct by UN staff .

Kanye West partners Nigerian designer, Ogunlesi

American rapper , Kanye West , announces partnership with Nigerian designer Mowalola Ogunlesi as the director of ‘ Yeezy Gap ’ .

The rapper took to twitter to announce his multi - year Yeezy deal with Gap , using the hashtag # WESTDAYEVER with an apparent logo for the upcoming line set to debut in 2021 .

Ogunlesi also shared the news via her Instagram page .

According to yahoo . com , the 25 - year - old designer who moved from Lagos , Nigeria to England at the age of 12 , graduated from Central Saint Martins just three years ago.

In 2017 , Ogunlesi launched her eponymous brand and has since styled Solange Knowles for Dazed Magazine and Skepta for his hazy ‘ Pure Water ’ video.

She is also responsible for Naomi Campbell ’ s white halterneck gown, which featured a symbolic gunshot wound , that she wore this past London Fashion Week.

Ogunlesi worked on Nike’ s Naija World Cup kit launch and Grammy - winning rapper , Drake had been spotted wearing a custom Mowalola jacket .

Her Spring /Sumer 2020 show , in collaboration with Fashion East , has become one of the most memorable collections in modern - day .

Ogunlesi is known for her futuristic , sexy and out - of- the - box tailoring approach to fashion .

Flight resumption: Passengers, crew may undergo COVID-19 tests

Ahead of the resumption of commercial flights in the country , there are indications that passengers and crew will undergo Covid- 19 tests before every flight .

This is as contained in the Nigeria Economic Sustainability Plan prepared by the Economic Sustainability Committee chaired by Vice - President Yemi Osinbajo .

The plan made provision for free Covid- 19 tests for all passengers and crew for a period of 12 months.

The PUNCH had earlier reported that the Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved a N 2 . 3 trillion stimulus plan proposed in the NESP designed to support the economy amid the COVID - 19 pandemic .

A sum of N 27 bn was apportioned to the Federal Ministry of Aviation to execute projects and plan of action within the sector for one year .

The project elements are , “ Extend grant support including payroll support to the aviation industry including airlines , handlers , caterers and related services ;

 long term repayment plan; Deferred payment of taxes and filing dates ; Ensure the removal of Value Added Tax from airline tickets as approved by FEC ;

Newspaper Headlines

SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES, 27/06/2020

Punch

Africa records highest daily COVID-19 cases as total hits 348,871

States’ autonomy making it difficult to enforce COVID-19 guidelines –NCDC

Ajimobi for burial Sunday in mosque named after him

Lagos, Osun threaten fresh lockdown as cases hit 23,298

Supreme Court affirms Wada as Kogi PDP gov candidate

Shiites protest in Kaduna, demand El-Zakzaky’s release

I helped remove kidnap kingpin, Wadume’s handcuffs with spoon — Capt Balarabe

How mob labelled my husband robber, beat him to death –Ekiti carpenter’s wife

71-year-old man raped me 10 times, gave me charm to steal for him –13-year-old alleged victim

I didn’t rape 13-year-old accuser, only did business with her –Septuagenarian accused of rape

No state is safe, secure anymore, says Obasanjo

FG sets up committee to boost export

IDPs: FG begins 10,000 mass housing project in Borno

COVID-19: Globacom introduces social networking

Corona College of Education holds first e-matriculation

Lawyers, PDP slam Malami for swearing in APC caretaker committee

Gunmen kidnap nine travellers in Ondo, demand N100m ransom

Kano to test politicians, civil servants, students for drugs

Building collapse: LASG seals off 42 more buildings in Lekki

COVID-19: Niger govt reduces tax

I’ve never received money from politicians -Seyi Law

(www.punchng.com)

The Nation

Nigeria records 684 new cases of COVID-19, total now 23,298 

Ajimobi took ‘all necessary precautions’ to avoid COVID-19, says top aide  

FG takes delivery of 40,000 PPEs, others from China

Ghana to cede property, documents, rebuild demolished embassy building, says Gbajabiamila  

Senator Adeyemi commends FG on Kogi roads  

FG shuts Kara Bridge on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway for integrity test 

New electricity tariff takes effect from July 1  

Airlines not authorised to begin test flights —NCAA 

…Passengers to pay more as FAAN hikes service charge by 100%

Customs destroys N1.2b cannabis in Badagry

Nine firms, DPR disagree on oil mining fields licences  

DisCos: Power sector losing N30b monthly to energy theft  

It’s time for new Nigeria —Obasanjo 

APC crisis: Threats of court action mere media creation — Bagudu  

PDP carpets Buhari, Malami, Buni over NWC sack  

Sacked APC NWC makes U-turn, won’t challenge dissolution  

Covid- 19: Okowa, wife self-isolate as daughter tests positive 

80 health workers test positive in Enugu, Ogun  

Police rescue abducted Lagos-bound passenger in Ondo forest 

Ondo missing child: Suspected cleric Sotitobire opens defence  

(www.thenationonlineng.net)

Vanguard

Nigeria records 684 new cases of COVID-19, total hits 23,298

NSCDC arrests man over alleged attempt to defile 15-year-old girl in Kano

Man, 50, rapes 13-year-old daughter in Osun

ECOWAS Court orders Nigeria to pay 244 soldiers dismissed in 2016

N-Power has enrolled 500,000 so far, FG

40M WOMEN IN NIGERIA AT RISK OF CERVICAL CANCER, SAYS MINISTER OF HEALTH 

World Bank commits $20million for Dryland farming research, dev. in Kano

COVID-19: Nigeria not yet out of the woods, Obasanjo warns

Extra-Judicial Killings: SARS executed 82 people in 3 years ― Amnesty International

Insecurity: Rejig service chiefs, Ex-IYC president urges Buhari

APC CRISIS: BUHARI MOVES AGAINST OSHIMHOLE, AS PARTY MEMBERS WITHDRAW LITIGATIONS 

Kano Task Force intercepts illicit drugs worth over N1bn ― Ganduje 

You’re free to get refund or deposit for 2021 hajj, Kano tells Pilgrims

Lagos Govt includes seven private laboratories for COVID-19 tests

565 SUSPECTED DRUG DEALERS ARRESTED IN KANO 

NDLEA NABS 169 DRUG SUSPECTS, SEIZED ILLICIT DRUG IN BAYELSA 

Eight FMC workers test positive for COVID-19 in Ogun

Deaths from COVID-19 in Lagos likely to rise in July, August ― Commissioner

(www.vanguardngr.com)

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Bauchi State First Lady distributes packs of sachet water to young women as 'start-ups'

Bauchi state first lady has allegedly distributed packs of sachet water to young women in the state as start-ups. This was reported by Sahara Reporters who also shared a  photo.