January 7, 2020

Trump Speaks To Australian PM Over Bush Fires

January 7, 2020 1:36 pm

U.S. President Donald Trump has called Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to offer help in battling the deadly bushfires that have been on for months.

“President Trump offered U.S. support to assist the Australian government as it battles these terrible fires,” the White House said.

Trump further “expressed deep concern for those affected and condolences for the firefighters and others who lost their lives”.

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PM Morrison expressed appreciation via Twitter on Tuesday.

“Thanks for the call @realDonaldTrump and for your strong messages of sympathy, support, and friendship for Australia during our …

Nigerians Kick As UBA Sacks 2000 Workers In January

January 7, 2020 1:34 pm

Nigerians have reacted angrily as the United Bank for Africa, allegedly sacked a large number of its staff numbering about two thousand.

The workers were sacked at the beginning of January 2020. Although the banking institution has not come with a reason for its action, an insider said the old staff were relieved of the duty to accommodate new ones.

NAN understands that the bank recently employed close to one thousand staff before the festive period.

The bank, in a statement signed by its Head, External & Media Relations, Ramon Nasir, said 5,000 staff were promoted to new grades as

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NAFDAC Speaks On Fresh Recruitment

January 7, 2020 1:32 pm

Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Monday said the agency was considering recruiting staff to fill up vacant positions in 2020.

Adeyeye told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Tuesday in Abuja that the recruitment became necessary because the agency was too understaffed to effectively perform its statutory duties.

She said that the agency hoped and prayed that it would get employees in 2020 to drive its mandate of safeguarding the health of Nigerians.

She said “We need staff, we also need vehicles, and not too long ago, …

You Are Fanning Embers Of Civil War – Bishop Kukah Blast FG

January 7, 2020 1:32 pm

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, has disclosed that the only “thing” preventing a civil war in Nigeria was the “peaceful tenets” of Christianity in Nigeria.

He made the remark while claiming that the Federal government was using different methods to achieve the goal of Islamic dominance in Nigeria.

The cleric warned that the Federal Government was fanning the embers of Islamization in Nigeria if more Christians don’t get key appointments, Vanguard quoted him as saying.

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He said: “The only difference between the Federal Government …

Soleimani Killing: Iraq Demands Justice From UN Over Attack

January 7, 2020 1:31 pm

Iraq, through its United Nations Ambassador Mohammed Hussein Bahr Aluloom, has sent a message to the United Nations’ Security Council, asking it to condemn America’s raid that killed Qussem Soleimani.

Maj.-Gen. Soleimani, Commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, was killed in a US airstrike on his convoy at Baghdad airport on Friday rising the tension of another World War.

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The airstrike, which was an order from US President, Donald Trump, has since generated a lot of controversies and reactions from world leaders.

The Ambassador urged the …

Buhari

Lawyer Cautions Buhari Against Withdrawing Troops

January 7, 2020 1:31 pm

A Kaduna based legal practitioner, Barrister John Achimugu, has cautioned the Buhari-led government against the withdrawal of military personnel from insecurity prone communities and replacing them with policemen.

He said, “I am disappointed with the way security has been handled so far and is still being handled. I have read in the papers this week that areas that are prone to banditry actions, military personnel that have hitherto brought the situation under control be taken out of those places and that such places be handed over to the police.

“The type of guns banditry have are superior than the ones …

The Deadly U.S Drone That Killed Soleimani

January 7, 2020 12:48 pm

The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper (sometimes called Predator B) is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of remotely controlled or autonomous flight operations developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) primarily for the United States Air Force (USAF).

 

The MQ-9 and other UAVs are referred to as Remotely Piloted Vehicles/Aircraft (RPV/RPA) by the USAF to indicate their human ground controllers.

The MQ-9 is the first hunter-killer UAV designed for long-endurance, high-altitude surveillance.

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 In 2006, the then–Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General T. Michael Moseley said: “We’ve moved from using UAVs primarily in intelligence, surveillance, and …

NANS Slams Sanwo-Olu Over LASU Stampede

January 7, 2020 9:34 am

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Southwest Zone, has blamed Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for the stampede that occurred Monday at the Lagos State University, LASU.

The student body said it frowns at Gov Sanwo-Olu’s “look away” attitude on educational development in Lagos.

NAN reported the management of Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, as saying that the desperation of some students to force their ways into a 500-seat Computer Based Test (CBT) Centre led to a stampede, causing injuries to some of them.

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It was learnt that some students

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Bomb Explosion Kills 9, Injures 26 In Mali

January 7, 2020 9:34 am
At least nine people were killed and 26 injured after an explosion in northern Cameroun, local authorities have confirmed on Tuesday.

The incident occurred on Monday in Fotokol, a town near the border with Nigeria, when “young men in search of metals’’ stumbled on a homemade bomb before mistakenly detonating it, Regional Governor Midjiyawa Bakari confirmed.

Initially, there were fears that the explosion was linked to the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram which poses a steady threat in Nigeria, but Bakari dismissed this after investigations proved otherwise.

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Boko Haram: Fears Loom As Vigilantes Threaten To Withdraw

January 7, 2020 9:32 am

While Boko Haram fighters intensify anti-citizens’ campaign in the Northeastern part of Askira Uba local government area of Borno state, local vigilantes considered as strong pillars in the fight against the terrorists are threatening to withdraw their indispensable services.

The withdrawal threats were heard among members of the vigilante group fighting Boko Haram insurgents in Askira Uba local government area for lack of payment of their monthly stipends.

The group which comprises hunters who depend solely on farming could not cultivate their farm produce this year, because of their regular patrol of flashpoints in the area to protect citizens from …

MURIC

MURIC Attacks Akeredolu Over Alleged Plot To Evict Muslims

January 7, 2020 9:32 am

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has attacked the governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu SAN over an alleged plot to eliminate Muslims in the state.

A peaceful demonstration by Muslims was also foiled by heavily armed policemen drafted to the town yesterday, Monday, 6th January, 2020.

It was learnt that properties belonging to the Ansar-Ud-Deen (AUD) Primary School in Oke-Agbe, Akoko in Ondo State was forcefully packed out of the school.

This was disclosed by the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) in a press statement sent to DAILY POST on Tuesday, 7th January, 2020.

The human rights organization Director, Prof. …

Extortion: Zulum commends Army HQ for Swift Investigation

January 7, 2020 9:31 am
Borno State Governor, Prof. Umara Zulum has paid tribute to headquarters of the Nigerian Army for the swiftness with which it announced readiness to investigate incidents of stop and search of passengers around Njimtilo.

Zulum spoke in reaction to a statement issued last night by Colonel Aminu Iliyasu, coordinator of the Army’s operations’ media.

The Governor, in a statement released by his spokesman, Isa Gusau, said the speedy response from the army headquarters only reaffirms what every Nigerian already knows about the exceptional leadership credentials of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, and many others that have

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