June 2020

Afghanistan - Bomb Blast Kills 4, Injures 8 At Kabul Mosque

Afghanistan: Bomb Blast Kills 4, Injures 8 At Kabul Mosque

June 13, 2020 6:39 am

A bomb blast has killed 4 persons, including a mullah, in a Kabul mosque in Afghanistan.

The bomb exploded before the start of Friday prayers.

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Interior Affairs, Tariq Arian, said eight more persons were wounded in the blast,

No group immediately took responsibility for the incident.

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The Ministry said it was yet another crime against the sacred places of Afghan people.

Friday’s blast had parallels to one earlier this month at a famous Kabul mosque.

The explosion killed renowned Afghan cleric Mawalawi Ayaz …

Brazil Topples Britain For World’s 2nd Highest Virus Death Toll

Brazil Topples Britain For World’s 2nd Highest Virus Death Toll

June 13, 2020 6:39 am
Brazil on Friday claimed the unenviable position of having the second-highest coronavirus death toll in the world behind the United States, where there is a resurgence of cases.

As at 23:00 GMT on Friday, Brazil has logged 41,901 deaths, more than Britain’s 41,481 deaths.

Brazil also appears to be racing to the one million mark in confirmed cases as it already hit 829,902 cases.

On Friday alone, the South American country recorded 24,253 as at the time of this report.

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The figure is slightly lower than the world …

PDP - We Will Admit Obaseki If He Decides To Join Us

PDP: We Will Admit Obaseki If He Decides To Join Us

June 13, 2020 6:38 am

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the party will readily admit the embattled Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, into its fold if the governor decides to join the main opposition party.

The National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, disclosed this in a telephone chat with our correspondent on the telephone on Friday.

Asked if the PDP was ready to admit the governor into its fold, Ologbondiyan said: “Yes, we will accept him, of course.”

The party spokesman however, said Governor Obaseki had yet to approach the PDP for membership as of the time …

Forgery - Bayelsa Deputy Gov Cleared By NYSC, INEC Tells Tribunal

Forgery: Bayelsa Deputy Gov Cleared By NYSC, INEC Tells Tribunal

June 13, 2020 4:50 am

Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has been cleared of alleged forgery of his NYSC exemption certificate.

INEC lawyer, Ibrahim Bawa (SAN), stated this before the state’s Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting Abuja.

Vijah Opuama, who contested the November 16, 2019 governorship election had asked the tribunal to disqualify Ewhrujakpo for forgery of a National Youth Service Corps exemption certificate.

He also urged the tribunal to cancel the November 16, 2019 governorship election and order a fresh poll.

Opuama closed his case on June 9.

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However, …

Obaseki Bit The Hand That Fed Him – Fani-Kayode

Obaseki Bit The Hand That Fed Him – Fani-Kayode

June 13, 2020 4:48 am
Former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode said the embattled governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, bit the hand that fed him.

Fani-Kayode stated this following the disqualification of Obaseki from his party’s July 22 governorship primary election in Edo State.

Obaseki was dumped out the governorship race following the report of the screening committee inaugurated by the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole.

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The screening committee explained that Obaseki could not provide his Higher School Certificate, HSC, the instrument which he used to gain entry …

Release My Aides In Your Custody – Aisha Buhari Tells IGP

Release My Aides In Your Custody – Aisha Buhari Tells IGP

June 13, 2020 4:47 am

The wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, has called on the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to immediately release her aides.

Mrs. Buhari stated this in a series of tweets on Friday.

The aides were reportedly detained based on the orders of the Chief Security Officer to the President, Idris Kassim.

Sahara Reporters had reported that a top aide to the President, Yusuf Sabiu aka Tunde, who had recently returned from another state, refused to self-isolate but forced his way to the Presidential Villa.

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Mrs. Buhari’s aides …

Burundi Puts President-Elect Evariste Ndayishimiye In Charge

Burundi Puts President-Elect Evariste Ndayishimiye In Charge

June 13, 2020 4:44 am
Burundi has decided to put president-elect Evariste Ndayishimiye in charge following the death of sitting president Pierre Nkurunziza.

The country’s Constitutional Court announced on Friday that the president-elect would take charge.

Evariste Ndayishimiye, who won the presidential election in May, was due to take over in August.

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But he would be sworn in as soon as possible, the court said at a press conference.

A date for the ceremony has not yet been given.

Nkurunziza, who had ruled the tiny East African country since 2005, died suddenly on Tuesday of cardiac arrest …

Edo 2020 - APC Disqualifies Obaseki; He Reacts

Edo 2020: APC Disqualifies Obaseki; He Reacts

June 13, 2020 4:41 am

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, ineligible to contest in the July 22 governorship primary election in Edo State.

The screening committee announced the disqualification while presenting its report to the Adams Oshiomhole-led National Working Committee in Abuja on Friday.

Apart from Obaseki, two other aspirants were also disqualified.

Read Also: I Might Not Get Justice – Obaseki Admits After APC Screening

They are Chris Ogiemwonyi and Mathew Iduoriyekenwen.

Presenting the report, Chairman of the APC screening panel, Prof. Jonathan Ayuba, explained that Obaseki was disqualified because the committee could not vouch for …

Oxford Don't Hide History, Says Oxford Head In Statue Row

Don’t Hide History, Says Oxford Head In Statue Row

June 12, 2020 4:18 pm

In the row over the statue of Cecil Rhodes, Oxford University’s head has warned against “hiding our history”.

Protesters want to pull down Oriel College’s statue of the 19th century imperialist, saying it is a symbol of racism and imperialism.

But vice-chancellor Louise Richardson said the views of the past had to be seen in the context of the time.

“We need to confront our past, we need to learn from it,” said Prof Richardson.

After the removal of the statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol attention has switched to other statues, including that of Cecil Rhodes in …

Fearful Hong Kongers rush to secure limited British passports

Fearful Hong Kongers Rush To Secure Limited British Passports

June 12, 2020 4:17 pm

Shortly before Hong Kong was handed back to China, Simon Ng applied for a British National (Overseas) passport, a document he never thought he’d need. Now he is considering whether to use it to emigrate.

China’s plan to impose a sweeping national security law on the city in response to huge pro-democracy protests has Ng mulling the prospect of leaving, the first time he has contemplated such action since Britain returned the former colony in 1997.

“Back then, like many of my peers, I thought China would reform and there was hope,” the 52-year-old assistant professor told AFP.

“But now, …

US pledges to reduce Iraq troops as tensions ease

US Pledges To Reduce Iraq Troops As Tensions Ease

June 12, 2020 4:14 pm

The United States said Thursday it would reduce troops in Iraq in the coming months as friction between the two countries eased under a new US-friendly premier in Baghdad.

The United States also promised support to prop up the struggling Iraqi economy as the two nations held their first strategic dialogue in more than a decade.

Tensions skyrocketed following a US strike on Baghdad in January that killed Iranian general Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, with lawmakers in Baghdad demanding the expulsion of the roughly 5,200 US troops in the country.

President Donald Trump responded by …

SA Diaspora- Reacts To Gov Uzodinma's June 12 Speech

SA Diaspora: Reacts To Gov Uzodinma’s June 12 Speech

June 12, 2020 3:07 pm

Democracy Day in Nigeria is being celebrated on the 12th of June this year, the day carries a heavy symbolism for a country that’s known more years of being ruled by military men than by democratically elected leaders.

June 12 carries huge significance for older Nigerians. It was on this date in 1993 that presidential elections were held for the first time since the 1983 military coup. It was an event many observers have described as the most significant in Nigeria’s post-independence political history.

It is still viewed as the freest, fairest, and most peaceful election ever held in Nigeria …

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