June 22, 2020

Former Apartheid President Klerk Withdraws From U.S Right Talks

Former Apartheid President Klerk Withdraws From U.S Right Talks

June 22, 2020 9:24 am

South Africa’s last apartheid president, Frederik Willem De Klerk, has withdrawn from a U.S. seminar about minority rights.

According to his foundation, he withdrew because he did not want to embarrass himself or his hosts in the current charged racial climate.

De Klerk, who was the head of South Africa’s white minority government until 1994, was scheduled to speak on issues such as minority rights, racism and the rule of law at an American Bar Association (ABA) virtual event.

But his participation unleashed a barrage of criticism from South African opposition parties and activists, who called on ABA to cancel …

U.S. Speaker Pelosi Kicks Trump Over Remarks To Slow Down Virus Testing

U.S. Speaker Pelosi Kicks Trump Over Remarks To Slow Down Testing

June 22, 2020 9:20 am

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has lashed out at President Trump for wanting to “slow down” on coronavirus testing.

At his rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma Saturday, Trump defended his performance on handling the pandemic but said widespread testing is making him look bad.

“You’re gonna find more people, you’re gonna find more cases. I said to my people, ‘Slow the testing down, please,’” he said.

Pelosi vowed to get answers from the Trump administration later this week.

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“Testing, tracing, treatment and social distancing are the only tools we have to …

I Was “Muscled Out” For Obaseki In 2016 – PDP Aspirant

I Was “Muscled Out” For Obaseki In 2016 – PDP Aspirant

June 22, 2020 9:19 am

Kenneth Imasuagbon, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in Edo State, said he stepped down for Governor Obaseki in 2016 and would not do it again in the forthcoming primary in the state.

Mr Imasuagbon said he sought to contest for governorship under the APC in 2016 but was “muscled out” of the race by Adams Oshiomhole, the then governor of the state, who helped Mr Obaseki to succeed him.

He added that he has been on his governorship project for the past 16 years and would not give it up “in just 24 hours” because of Mr. Obaseki.…

IPOB Elders React To Miyetti Allah's 1 Million Soldiers Statement

IPOB Elders React To Miyetti Allah’s 1 Million Soldiers Statement

June 22, 2020 8:34 am

A group of IPOB Elders on Monday led by some Offors have reacted to the statement by Miyetti Allah leader, Bello Abdullahi that he has recruited a million men to sack Southeast Nigeria.

In a video that was obtained by Africa Daily News, New York, the spokesperson for the group Mazi Edebere Adunsi from Igwuocha, at Obibo in Rivers State blasted the Miyetti Allah organisation for trying to sow mayhem and discord among ethnic groups in Nigeria.

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He quoted:

“We have come out to

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WHO records largest single day increase in COVID-19 cases

WHO Records Largest Single Day Increase In COVID-19 Cases

June 22, 2020 7:07 am
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported 183,020 COVID-19 cases, the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic.

The previous record for new cases was 181,232 on 18 June.

The biggest increase was from North and South America with over 116,000 new cases, according to WHO daily report.

Overall in the pandemic, the WHO reported 8,708,008 cases — 183,020 in the past 24 hours — with 461,715 deaths worldwide, a daily increase of 4,743.

Read Also: World In Dangerous Phase Of Coronavirus, WHO Warns

More than two-thirds of those new deaths were reported in the …

APC Can’t Hold Emergency NEC Meeting – Hilliard Eta

APC Can’t Hold Emergency NEC Meeting – Hilliard Eta

June 22, 2020 7:07 am

The Acting Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Hilliard Eta on Sunday said the party would not succumb to the nationwide clamour for it to convene an emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting.

Following the crisis rocking the ruling party, intensified by the suspension of Adams Oshiomhole as its National Chairman, there have been calls for the NEC meeting to resolve its myriad of challenges.

Deputy Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena, had at the weekend cried out, urging President Buhari to act fast by at least calling for the party’s emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting to address the …

Borno Residents Flee IDP Camps After Bomb Explosions

Borno Residents Flee IDP Camps After Bomb Explosions

June 22, 2020 7:05 am

Over 32,000 internally displaced persons said to be living in Dalori IDP camp, Borno State, scampered for safety on Sunday following the sound of explosions and sporadic gunshots in the area.

Residents of Dalori, an outskirt community in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital told newsmen that they cannot ascertain whether it was a Boko Haram attack or the military trying to exercise show of force.

Read Also: B-Haram Preached To Us Before Massacring 80 – Borno Survivor

Dalori community has been attacked severally at the height of the insurgency but for some time now, the area has enjoyed some peace …

Edo 2020 - Hope Uzodinma Releases Guidelines For Primary Election

Edo 2020: Hope Uzodinma Releases Guidelines For Primary Election

June 22, 2020 7:05 am

The All Progressives Congress (APC), Edo Governorship Primaries Committee, headed by Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo on Sunday released procedures for Monday’s primary election in compliance with the state government’s COVID-19 regulations.

A statement by the Secretary of the committee, Dr Ajibola Basiru said voting would commence simultaneously by 8:00 a.m. in the 192 wards of the state.

It explained that not more than 18 persons would be allowed to gather at the same time from the commencement of voting until the end of the exercise when results would be announced.

The statement reads in parts: “That the process of

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Oduduwas Are Yarriba, Meaning - Dubious People - Nnamdi Kanu

Oduduwas Are Yarriba, Meaning: Dubious People – Nnamdi Kanu

June 22, 2020 7:02 am

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu took to his official Facebook page yesterday to shed more light on a bit of the Oduduwa Republic history.

Using an illustrated map for emphasis, he shows how the Oduduwas were given the name ‘Yarriba’ which was a derogatory word for someone who is dubious and cunning in his dealings and how they whole-heartedly accepted it without protest.

This goes a long way to show how they were portrayed in the past.

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The Oduduwas were founded …

George Floyd - Charged Cop Confronted While Shopping

George Floyd: Charged Cop Confronted While Shopping

June 22, 2020 3:57 am

One of the police officers charged over the death of George Floyd in the US, J. Alexander Kueng has been confronted while shopping for groceries during the weekend. He was one of four people charged after Mr. Floyd’s death.

Mr. Floyd’s death was captured on video by bystanders, sparking widespread protests and calls for police reform across the US and internationally.
Mr Kueng was released on a US$750,000 ($1.09m) bail on Friday night.
The video making rounds on the internet shows Mr. Kueng shopping at what the poster claimed
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Letter To My Countrymen - Barr. Willie Amadi

Legal Luminary Advises Against EFCC’s Boss Removal

June 22, 2020 3:31 am

Barrister Willie Amadi, a legal luminary has written an open letter where he charged the Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to renominate the Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu and forfeit all allegations which have been brought against him by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami.

He also quipped in that the sudden call for Mr Magu’s sack was to prevent the long arms of the law from reaching some guilty “high-profile” individuals that were still undergoing investigations under the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

He added that …

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