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http://ift.tt/2rSJ97i Bill Cosby enters the courtroom at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pennsylvania, as his assault trial continues, on June 12, 2017. The 79-year-old pioneering black comedian faces three counts of aggravated indecent assault, which each carry a maximum sentence of 10 years in jail and a $25,000 fine. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / David MAIALETTI / ALTERNATIVE CROP Disgraced US comedian Bill Cosby confirmed in court Monday that he would not testify at his sexual assault trial as the defense called just one witness before resting their case. In one of America’s biggest celebrity trials in years, the 79-year-old pioneering black comedian faces three counts of aggravated indecent assault, which each carry a maximum sentence of 10 years in jail and a $25,000 fine. “You have decided not to testify in this case, correct?” Judge Steven O’Neill asked the television star, once loved by millions as “America’s Dad” for his role on hit sitcom “The Cosby Show.” ...

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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Members of the Ogun House of Assembly on Thursday appealed to Gov. Ibikunle Amosun to urgently fix major roads in their various constituencies. The members made the appeal at a special plenary to mark the second anniversary of the 8th Legislature at the assembly complex in Abeokuta. The Majority Leader, Mr Adeyinka Mafe, said his two-term representation at the assembly would be a failure if the Emuren-Ogijo Road in Sagamu Local Government Area is not completed by the end of the current administration in 2019. He said: “I appreciate God and Gov. Ibikunle Amosun for the past two years. “My people want me to continue to talk to the governor to fix Emuren-Ogijo Road as soon as possible and I want to say that my years in the assembly will be a failure if that particular road is not fixed. “The governor should please save my career. The governor came to Emuren to promise the people and we believe he will fulfil his promise.” Mrs Juliana Akintayo (PDP – Yewa South)...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Members of the Ogun House of Assembly on Thursday appealed to Gov. Ibikunle Amosun to urgently fix major roads in their various constituencies. The members made the appeal at a special plenary to mark the second anniversary of the 8th Legislature at the assembly complex in Abeokuta. The Majority Leader, Mr Adeyinka Mafe, said his two-term representation at the assembly would be a failure if the Emuren-Ogijo Road in Sagamu Local Government Area is not completed by the end of the current administration in 2019. He said: “I appreciate God and Gov. Ibikunle Amosun for the past two years. “My people want me to continue to talk to the governor to fix Emuren-Ogijo Road as soon as possible and I want to say that my years in the assembly will be a failure if that particular road is not fixed. “The governor should please save my career. The governor came to Emuren to promise the people and we believe he will fulfil his promise.” Mrs Juliana Akintayo (PDP – Yewa South)...

http://ift.tt/2q45ryZ Tonjo-West told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yenagoa on Friday that Dickson’s criticism of Jonathan’s six year tenure as a waste was not true.<br /> Mr Kenedy Tonjo-West, Senior Special Assistant to Bayelsa Governor, Seriake Dickson on Niger Delta Youth Matters, has described the relationship between former President Goodluck Jonathan and the governor as cordial. Tonjo-West told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yenagoa on Friday that Dickson’s criticism of Jonathan’s six year tenure as a waste was not true. He said that those behind the rumours were up to mischief to cause disaffection between the two political leaders. He said that Dickson expressed disappointments over the progress made by the region in the past six years by leaders of the region at various levels of leadership. “The governor in his speech at 2017 Isaac Boroh Day celebration, berated leaders from the region for their poor performance and lack of support to his admini...

http://ift.tt/2pvDAIA Members of the Nigerian Senate at a plenary The Senate on Tuesday insisted on investigating alleged fraud amounting to over $4,926,464,100 as contained in a petition brought before it against Chevron Nigeria Limited. It rejected the request by the petitioner, Dr George Uboh of Panic Alert Security System (PASS) who had written to inform the Senate Committee on Ethics of his decision to withdraw the petition. Chairman of the Committee, Senator Samuel Anyanwu (Imo East), noted that Uboh and the Executive Director of Finance for Chevron, Mr Uwakwe J.U already appeared before the committee and made presentations. Uboh, according to the report, had alleged that between 2001-2002, Chevron evaded tax to the tune of over $343 million through over bloating of its operational costs under Petroleum Profit Tax, using Carry Agreement with NNPC as a cover when such agreement never existed with the company. “That Chevron Nigeria Limited recouped spurious loan of $2...