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June 4, 2020 Former Abia Governor Orji Uzor Kalu Released from Prison

Former Abia Governor Orji Uzor Kalu Released from Prison

Former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, has been released from Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja.

His release was ordered by Justice Mohammed Liman of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday following is conviction for alleged mismanagement of N7.65 billion belonging to the state.

He was sentenced to a 12-year jail term last December.

Kalu had filed an application asking the court to order his release from the Nigerian Correctional Service, Kuje, Abuja, after his conviction was nullified by the Supreme Court.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had arraigned Kalu and Ude Jones Udeogu, a former director of finance and account of Abia state on 36 counts of money laundering to the tune of N7.1 billion.

June 4, 2020 Nigeria Confirms 348 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 11,166

Nigeria Confirms 348 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 11,166

Nigeria has confirmed 348 new cases of the novel coronavirus also known as COVID-19.

Confirming the cases on its official Twitter handle, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) stated that 163 of the cases are in Lagos, FCT-76 Ebonyi-23 Rivers-21 Delta-8 Nasarawa-8 Niger-8 Enugu-6 Bauchi-5 Edo-5 Ekiti-5 Ondo-5 Gombe-5 Benue-4 Ogun-2 Osun-1 Plateau-1 Kogi-1 Anambra-1.

With the latest addition, the total number of confirmed cases has hit 11,166 in the country with 3,329 discharged and 315 deaths.

June 3, 2020 One Person

One Person

One person has been arrested by the Edo State Police Command in connection with the rape and murder of the 100-level Microbiology student of the University of Benin, Miss VERA UWAILA OMOZUWA.

This comes as President, BUHARI on his verified Twitter handle, urged the police to ensure that UWAILA’s killers were brought to justice.

Spokesman for the command, CHIDI NWABUZOR, who disclosed this, said the suspect was arrested following the screening of  fingerprints on the fire extinguisher allegedly used to smash the deceased’s head.

According to NWABUZOR, operatives of the command arrested the suspect after the Area Commander of the Ikpoba Hill Police Station mobilised his men to the scene.

Her killing sparked outrage and protests in Benin, Lagos and Abuja, with the hashtag, #JusticeForUwa, trending on the social media.

June 3, 2020 “Twilight” Actor Tyree Boyce And Nigerian Girlfriend Natalie Adepoju Died Of Drug Overdose

“Twilight” Actor Tyree Boyce And Nigerian Girlfriend Natalie Adepoju Died Of Drug Overdose

“Twilight” actor Gregory Tyree Boyce and his Nigerian girlfriend Natalie Adepoju died as a result of cocaine and fentanyl intoxication.

Boyce, 30, and Adepoju, 27, were found dead next inside the bedroom of their Las Vegas apartment by their roommate, Louis Ledbetter, on May 13. Officers that reported finding the couple lying naked next to a white powdery substance.

According to Clark County Coroner John Fudenberg on Monday, the couple died from the effects of cocaine and fentanyl intoxication, and their deaths were accidental.

Boyce is best remembered for his role in “Twilight” in which he played the character Tyler Crowley, a classmate of Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) who nearly hits Swan with his van, only for her to be saved by vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson).

He also appeared in the film short “Apocalypse” in 2018.

When he turned 30 in December 2019, in a post on his Instagram page, Tyree Boyce reflected on life and said that he once thought he would never reach the age of 30:

“At one point I didn’t think I would make it to see 30 years old. Over the years like everyone else I have made mistakes along the way, but today is one of those days I only reflect on the great ones. What a time to be alive. Happy Dirty 30 self! Let’s make the rest of these years your best!”

He is survived by his mother and his 10-year-old daughter, Alaya.

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