Chad's President Idriss Déby Itno wins fifth term in Office

63 year old Incumbent Chadian President, Idriss Deby Itno, has been declared winner of the country's presidential elections. The Electoral body said Deby won by 61.56% of votes cast. This would be his fifth term in office after he took power via a coup 26 years ago. Mr Idriss Deby's supporters celebrated by firing guns into the air in the central square in the capital, N'Djamena.

House of Reps members summon Prisons Controller-General after his aide beat up Female Lawmaker at National Assembly

The Leadership of the House of Representatives have summoned the Controller-General of Nigeria Prison, Peter Ezenwa Ekpendu, over allegations that one of his aides slapped a female lawmaker, Onyemeachi Mprakpor, for overtaking his convoy within the premises of the National Assembly on Wednesday April 20th. Briefing his colleagues and presenting a petition by the assaulted lawmaker at yesterday's plenary, the House of Representatives Minority Leader, Leo Ogor, said Mkrakpor who represents Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency of Delta State, was on her way out of the complex and attempted to overtake the 20-car convoy of the prison boss when she was stopped and assaulted by one of his aides “They blocked her car, and started bashing her car. When she wound down the windows, an aide slapped her in the face. The CG sat in the comfort of his car while this happened,” Ogor narrated. Also speaking, the Majority Leader of the house, Femi Gbajabiamila, said Mrakpor called him and was crying after she was assaulted. The house after its deliberations, resolved to summon the Prison boss over the matter. Meanwhile the prison authority says it has begun investigations into the said assault on the female lawmaker. Spokesperson of the Nigerian Prison Service, Francis Enobore, said “We were all present at the National Assembly on Wednesday with the CG. He had a long convoy, but we all left the place together at the same time and while we were at the place, there was no fight or quarrel between any of our personnel and anyone around. As we all left together with the CG, it is not possible for anyone of us to have jumped down from the convoy and went back to the complex to fight anybody.” He said the prison boss has constituted a panel of inquiry into the alleged assault.

Donald Trump slams new $20 bill, says its 'political correctness'

U.S presidential candidate Donald Trump has slammed the government for deciding to replace Andrew Jackson with anti-slavery icon Harriet Tubman as the new face of the $20 bill. Trump said he would have preferred a new denomination to be created rather than replace the former President Jackson with Tubman.

Tubman, who died in 1913 at the age of 91, escaped slavery in the South and eventually led hundreds of escaped slaves to freedom as a "conductor" of the Underground Railroad. After the slaves were freed, Tubman was a staunch supporter of a woman's right to vote. "Well, Andrew Jackson had a great history, and I think it's very rough when you take somebody off the bill," Trump said during a town hall on the "Today" show on NBC Thursday morning. "I think Harriet Tubman is fantastic, but I would love to leave Andrew Jackson or see if we can maybe come up with another denomination." "(Jackson) had a history of tremendous success for the country," Trump said. "(The $20) really represented somebody really that was very important to this country. I would love to see another denomination and that could take place. I think that would be more appropriate." "As you know they were going to do the $10 bill, and then all of a sudden the Broadway play, 'Hamilton,' sort of saved that one," Trump said. Trump's primary competitor John Kasich praised Tubman on the campaign trail Thursday. "She wasn't some big shot. She became a big shot because of what she did," Kasich said. "She saw something that she thought did not represent justice, she saw something she thought that was just patently unfair.

I'm not retired' Conor McGregor posts explosive 651-word rant hitting back at UFC

UFC star Conor McGregor had on Tuesday in a cryptic tweet said he will retire from fighting at UFC, which shocked many fans considering he was at the prime of his career and he was just 27. On Tuesday, he posted on Twitter to his 1.5m Twitter fans saying 'I have decided to retire young. Thanks for the cheese. Catch ya's later.' But on Wednesday, he told fans through Twitter, to expect a statement from him on Thursday, and the Irishman kept true to his words, confirming on Facebook he won't be retiring while also hitting back at the UFC in an explosive 651 word rant. 'I am just trying to do my job and fight here.' the statement began. 'I am paid to fight. I am not yet paid to promote. I have become lost in the game of promotion and forgot about the art of fighting. There comes a time when you need to stop handing out flyers and get back to the damn shop. 50 world tours, 200 press conferences, 1 million interviews, 2 million photo shoots, and at the end of it all I'm left looking down the barrel of a lens, staring defeat in the face, thinking of nothing but my incorrect fight preparation. And the many distractions that led to this. 'Nothing else was going through my mind. It is time to go back and live the life that got me this life. Sitting in a car on the way to some dump in Conneticut or somewhere, to speak to Tim and Suzie on the nobody gives a f*** morning show did not get me this life. Talking to some lady that deep down doesn't give a f*** about what I'm doing, but just wants some sound bites so she can maybe get her little tight a** a nice raise, and I'm cool with that too, I've been giving you all raises. But I need to focus on me now. 'I'm coming for my revenge here. I flew an entire team to Portugal and to Iceland to make my adjustments in preparation and fix my errors I made with the weight and the cardio prep. With the right adjustments and the right focus, I will finish what I started in that last fight. 'I will not do this if I am back on the road handing out flyers again. 'I will always play the game and play it better than anybody, but just for this one, where I am coming off a loss, I asked for some leeway where I can just train and focus. I did not shut down all media requests. I simply wanted a slight adjustment. But it was denied. 'There had been 10 million dollars allocated for the promotion of this event is what they told me. So as a gesture of good will, I went and not only saved that 10 million dollars in promotion money, I then went and tripled it for them. And all with one tweet. Keep that 10 mill to promote the other bums that need it. My shows are good. I must isolate myself now. I am facing a taller, longer and heavier man. I need to prepare correctly this time. I can not dance for you this time. 'It is time for the other monkeys to dance. I've danced us all the way here. Nate's little mush head looks good up on that stage these days. Stuff him in front of the camera for it. He came in with no s*** to do that last one. I'd already done press conferences, interviews and shot the ads before RDA pulled out. 'Maybe I'll hit Cabo this time and skull some shots pre-fight with no obligation. I'm doing what I need for me now. It is time to be selfish with my training again. It is the only way. I feel the $400million I have generated for the company in my last three events, all inside 8 months, is enough to get me this slight leeway. I am still ready to go for UFC 200. 'I will offer, like I already did, to fly to New York for the big press conference that was scheduled, and then I will go back into training. With no distractions. 'If this is not enough or they feel I have not deserved to sit this promotion run out this one time, well then I don't know what to say. For the record also - For USADA and for the UFC and my contract stipulations - I AM NOT RETIRED.' He later posted a picture of himself with the caption: 'I've got my bills paid. My money made. And the entire game slayed. #YourMove.'

EFCC arrest & detain former Finance minister Esther Nenadi Usman

As investigation into the $2.1 billion arms deal funds continue, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC yesterday April 21st, arrested and detained Former Finance Minister (during Obasanjo's regime.. 2006-2007), Esther Nenadi Usman for allegedly receiving N2.5 billion of the N4 billion taken out of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on the orders of the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, during the 2015 election. According to Vanguard, Usman was the Director of Finance of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign and received the monies collected from the CBN on Dasuki's order.

'No more arms for drunk policemen' - AIG of Police Zone 2

According to Bala Hassan - Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 2, comprising Lagos and Ogun, to avoid the killing of people through accidental discharges, policemen, who abuse alcohol and drugs, will no longer be given arms. He made this known yesterday at the Police College, Ikeja during the launch of medical kits for urine drug test, and mass screening for hypertension and diabetes. Officers found wanting would be rehabilitated before they are entrusted with the duty of protecting lives and properties. “These officers and men need to be very healthy, fit and safe in order to be able to carry out these statutory duties,” he said.

Oprah Winfrey excited that Tubman will grace $20 bill

American TV personality Oprah Winfrey is super excited that the face of late abolitionist Harriet Tubman will grace the front of the $20 bill replacing the seventh US president, Andrew Jackson, in one of numerous changes to US dollar bills. Oprah led a chant on Wednesday saying Harriet was her #1 choice because she was a huge figure in the abolitionist and women’s rights movements. The billionaire TV personality was at the premiere of her OWN drama “Greenleaf” at the Tribeca Performing Arts Centre when she expressed her excitement at the development. Tubman, known as the leader of the Underground Railroad – a network of anti-slavery activists, will become the first ever African-American on US paper money and the first woman to be depicted on the country’s currency in 100 years. The portrait of Jackson, who was a slave owner, will be pushed to the back of the $20 bill currency.