August 28, 2020

2019 Polls: Contention deepens over EU report

EU Urges Russia Not To Intervene In Belarus

August 28, 2020 5:05 pm

The European Union urged Russia on Friday not to intervene in Belarus after President Vladimir Putin vowed military support for the country’s embattled leader.

As EU foreign ministers meeting in Berlin discussed the crisis, President Alexander Lukashenko — facing unprecedented protests calling for him to quit — accused the West of trying to topple him in order to weaken Moscow.

Meanwhile neighbouring Ukraine, which saw its own pro-Russian leader toppled after bloody protests in 2014, has offered refuge to Belarusians fleeing a regime crackdown.

Read Also: Putin Vows Military Support For Belarus’ Lukashenko

The EU has rejected the official results …

NIN Can Be Used To Identify Criminal Herdsmen – Ganduje To FG

Ganduje’s ₦300bn Chinese Loan Slavery – Kano Elders To Buhari

August 28, 2020 5:03 pm

Kano State Elders, under the aegis of the Kano Unity Forum, has petitioned the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), the National Assembly and the Federal Ministry of Finance, asking them to stop the ₦300bn loan the state Governor, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, plans to obtain from China.

In the petition, titled, “A call for the urgent review of the proposed Chinese mono rail loan to Kano State Government,’ which was signed by its Chairman, Alhaji Bashir Tofa, the forum condemned Ganduje’s insistence on obtaining the loan from China Development Bank.

In a copy of the petition made available to …

FG Reacts To Harassment Of Its Citizens In Ghana

FG Reacts To Harassment Of Its Citizens In Ghana

August 28, 2020 5:02 pm

The Nigerian Government is deeply concerned by the incessant harassment of its citizens in Ghana and the progressive acts of hostility towards the country by Ghanaian authorities, and will no longer tolerate such.

In this regard, the Federal Government is urgently considering a number of options aimed at ameliorating the situation.

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The Federal Government has been documenting the acts of hostility towards Nigeria and Nigerians by the Ghanaian authorities. These include:

– Seizure of the Nigerian Mission’s property located at No. 10, Barnes Road, Accra, which the Nigerian Government

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US Appeals Court Rejects Bid To Block Georgia Win For Biden

Nigeria: One Nation With Two Laws

August 28, 2020 5:02 pm

In all the sovereign countries of the world, the constitution of the land is supreme, and no matter how highly placed an individual or organisation is, they must submit to the supremacy of the constitution.

In Nigeria, sectional and regional laws override the constitution. If a man from Southern Nigeria disobeys the law, the constitution will be cited, and appropriate punishment as stipulated by that section of the constitution will be meted out to him. On the other hand, If a Northerner (especially core Northern Muslim) commits any offence just like the Southerner, lady justice must have to remove her …

Mali Protesters Want To Run Govt, Split With Junta Imminent

West African Bloc Stands By Return To Civilian Rule In Mali

August 28, 2020 3:19 pm

West African countries on Friday demanded an immediate civilian transition in Mali and elections within 12 months as they considered sanctions after rebel troops toppled the country’s president and seized power.

The demands were spelt out after the new junta released ousted president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, seized in the August 18 coup, but also apparently granted their new chief the powers of head of state.

The coup shocked Mali’s West African neighbours and ally France, heightening worries over instability in a country already struggling with an Islamist insurgency, ethnic violence and economic stagnation.

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South African Mauled To Death By His Two White Lions

South African Mauled To Death By His Two White Lions

August 28, 2020 3:19 pm

A South African man identified as West Mathewson, has been mauled to death by two lionesses after he opened the paddock he kept them in to take them for a morning walk.

West Mathewson, 68, was mauled to death by the two adult white lions which he had kept since they were cubs rescued from a “canned hunting farm” where wild animals are hunted in enclosures.

He was killed during a walk on Wednesday morning around the game lodge that he ran, South African police confirmed.

Mathewson was dead with multiple injuries at the time the police and emergency services …

CAMA: Buhari Planning A Coup Against Christianity – Cleric

CAMA: Buhari Planning A Coup Against Christianity – Cleric

August 28, 2020 1:06 pm

The General Overseer of Champions Royal Assembly, Brother Joshua Iginla has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of plotting a coup against Christianity with the Companies And Allied Matters Act (CAMA) signed into law.

Under the law, religious bodies, and charity organisations will be strictly regulated by the registrar-general of Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and a supervising minister.

Section 839 (1) and (2) of the CAMA law provides that the commission may by order, suspend the trustees of an association or a religious body and appoint an interim manager or managers to …

Kidnappers Kill 65-Year-Old Man To Death After ₦1.2m Ransom

Kaduna: Gunmen Kill 2 In Failed Kidnap Attempt

August 28, 2020 1:02 pm

Two members of a surrounding community in Juji, Chikun-LGA of Kaduna State lost their lives as suspected kidnappers invaded the community at the late hour on Friday night.

The raid in the community, which was said to have started at exactly 11.15pm, kept the residents of the area in fear.

DAILY POST gathered from the youth leader of the community, Comrade Hosea Bawa that the dead victims came in from Baban Saura community to assist in keeping off the hoodlums.

Read Also: One Reported Killed As Gunmen Abduct JSS3 Students In Kaduna

According to him, “They attacked our community yesterday …

I’ll No Longer Tolerate Violence By Jegede’s Supporters – Akeredolu

I’ll No Longer Tolerate Violence By Jegede’s Supporters – Akeredolu

August 28, 2020 1:00 pm

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has called on the Nigeria Police to call the supporters of the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP to order over attacks on the members of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Akure, the Ondo State capital.

According to Akeredolu, violence on the part of the PDP will no longer be tolerated in the state under any guise.

The governor who spoke through the Spokesperson, Akeredolu/Aiyedatiwa Campaign Organisation, Olabode Richard Olatunde emphasized that members of the APC and supporters of Akeredolu have been subjected to unprovoked attacks from hoodlums allegedly loyal to Jegede.

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Mali Junta Says It Has Released Ousted President

Mali Junta Says It Has Released Ousted President

August 28, 2020 12:43 pm

Mali’s new military rulers said Thursday that former President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who was detained during the country’s coup on August 18, had been freed.

The announcement came on the eve of a summit by Mali’s neighbours, who are to decide whether to ratchet up pressure on the fledgeling junta.

Keita’s ouster by rebel troops sent shockwaves through the region and in France, which sees Mali as a linchpin in its campaign against jihadism in the Sahel, where more than 5,000 French troops are based.

“President IBK is free in his movements, he’s at home,” a spokesman for the …

Osifo Festus Emerges New PENGASSAN President

Osifo Festus Emerges New PENGASSAN President

August 28, 2020 12:25 pm

Osifo Festus of Total Nigeria Plc has emerged new President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN).

Festus became the 16th President at the 6th Triennial National Delegates Conference on Friday in Abuja.

He defeated Roland Frederick of Shell Petroleum by 200 to 183 votes.

Duru Mathew is the new Deputy President and Victor Ononokpono, the National Treasurer.

A total of 384 delegates from the association’s branches nationwide participated in the conference.

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Festus will lead PENGASSAN for the next three years.

He takes over from …

US Defence Chief Says China ‘Destabilising’ Pacific

US Defence Chief Says China ‘Destabilising’ Pacific

August 28, 2020 11:02 am

US Defense Secretary Mark Esper accused China of “destabilising” the Pacific region Friday on a whistle-stop trip to the tiny island nation of Palau.

The visit, which lasted barely three hours, comes as Washington attempts to counter Beijing’s efforts to gain influence in the sparsely populated but strategically important Pacific island nations.

Esper said the United States and Palau shared values of freedom “where all countries respect the rules and norms for peace and prosperity of all nations”.

“This is especially important today, as we continue …

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