Judge Orders R&B Singer R. Kelly Held In Chicago Jail Without Bond On S*x Crime Charges.

A federal judge has ordered R&B singer R. Kelly held in a
Chicago jail without bond on sex crime charges.

U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber handed down the ruling
Tuesday after Kelly was arrested last week and charged in Chicago
and New York with sex crimes including having sex with minors and
trying to cover it up.

Kelly, wearing an orange jumpsuit and shackled at the ankles,
did not speak except to say “yes sir” when the judge asked if he
understood the charges. His attorney, Steve Greenberg, submitted a
not guilty plea.

Prosecutors argued that Kelly would be an extreme risk if
released, especially to minors, and that he might flee.

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SP Lawan Appoints Awoniyi, Abusidiq as Media
Aides

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has approved the appointments of
Karage Mohammed Mamman and Ola Awoniyi as his Deputy Chief of Staff
and Special Adviser on Media respectively.

This was contained in a statement issued today by the Special
Assistant to the Senate President on Media and Publicity, Mohammed
Isa.

Other appointments approved by the Senate President, according
to the statement were that of Abubakar Sidiq Usman as Special
Assistant on New Media, Kabir Adamu as Special Adviser on Security
and Intellegence, and Muhammad Mukhtar Yawale as Special Adviser on
Health.

All the appointments are with immediate effect.

The 58 year old Awoniyi, according to the statement, is a
graduate of University of Ibadan where he obtained a B.Sc in
Psychology and holds Masters in Law Enforcement and Criminal
Justice (MLC) and Masters in International Affairs and Diplomacy
(MIAD) both from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria. He also
obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism from International
Institute of Journalism, Abuja in 1997.

He worked with Nigerian Tribune for over a decade before he
joined the services of Agence France-Press (AFP), where he is the
Head of Abuja office.

The new Deputy Chief of Staff to the Senate President, Karage,
according to the statement is a graduate of University of Sokoto
where he obtained Bachelor of Arts (Education).

He retired as Director in Federal Ministry of Education in
2018.

On his part, Usman, popularly know as Abu Sidiq, according to
the statement graduated from Federal University of Technology,
Minna where he obtained both his first and second degrees.

A reknown blogger, Abu Sidiq was the head of Social Media Unit
of the Field Operations Directorate of All Progressive Congress
(APC) during the 2019 general elections.

Mohammed Isa
Special Assistant to the Senate President on Media and
Publicity.