January 19, 2021

Leicester Punish Lacklustre Chelsea To Go Top

Leicester Punish Lacklustre Chelsea To Go Top

January 19, 2021 6:42 pm

Leicester moved top of the Premier League by inflicting another damaging 2-0 defeat on Chelsea on Tuesday, to leave manager Frank Lampard fighting to remain in charge at Stamford Bridge.

The Blues have now won just two of their last eight league games to fall to eighth, nine points behind the leaders.

Chelsea was expected to challenge for the title after a £220 million ($298 million) spending spree in the transfer market.

Read Also: Premier League Clubs To Lose 700 Million Pounds

But it is Leicester who is threatening to recreate their heroics of the 2015/16 season when they shocked …

First 100,000 Covid-19 Vaccine Doses To Arrive In 2 Weeks -FG

First 100,000 Covid-19 Vaccine Doses To Arrive In 2 Weeks -FG

January 19, 2021 6:08 pm

The Federal Government has said that the first set of vaccines, expected from Pfizer is expected to arrive in the country by the end of January 2021.

The Executive Secretary, National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib, said this on Tuesday in Abuja during the facility tour of the three new Ultra Cold Chain (UCC) and other storage facilities in preparation to receive the 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines.

Though he was not specific on the actual date for the arrival of the vaccines, he said the government will leverage the polio eradication programme in the country just …

Biden Emotional As He Leaves Delaware For Washington

Biden Emotional As He Leaves Delaware For Washington

January 19, 2021 5:26 pm

Joe Biden, the man who will be US President from Wednesday broke down in tears Tuesday as he said goodbye to the state of Delaware before the journey to Washington and the White House.

Biden broke down in tears as he addressed a crowd of National Guard members at the Major Joseph R. ‘Beau‘ Biden III National Guard Reserve Center.

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Beau was Biden’s late son. He was a US Army veteran, lawyer, and aspiring politician killed by a brain tumor in 2015 aged just 46.

Initially speaking to the …

Trump Delivers Farewell Speech, Condemns Capitol Rioters

Trump Delivers Farewell Speech, Condemns Capitol Rioters

January 19, 2021 4:56 pm

Outgoing US President, Donald Trump on Wednesday delivered his farewell speech to the American public, condemning U.S. Capitol rioters and claiming credit for not starting a new war despite the hostilities his administration faced.

He also hinted he is not quitting the political space quickly.

‘Now, as I prepare to hand power over to a new administration at noon on Wednesday, I want you to know that the movement we started is only just beginning.‘

Read Also: Trump Gets Lowest Approval Rating Of His Presidency

In his usual character, Trump praised himself for taking on the big issues, on …

Presidency Issues Warning To Akeredolu Over Ultimatum

Presidency Issues Warning To Akeredolu Over Ultimatum

January 19, 2021 4:21 pm

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has been warned by the presidency not to breach the constitution in his quest to drive out herdsmen from Ondo forest reserves within seven days.

Akeredolu had announced the ultimatum, to upstage criminals who use the forests as fortresses and staging posts for banditry and kidnapping.

Leaders of the herdsmen have objected to the order and they seem to have listening ears in the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

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A statement by presidential media aide, Garba Shehu, urged Akeredolu and the herdsmen to continue their dialogue ‘for a …

Iran Slams Sanctions On Trump, Pompeo, Other US Officials

Iran Slams Sanctions On Trump, Pompeo, Other US Officials

January 19, 2021 2:57 pm

Iran on Tuesday announced that it has imposed symbolic sanctions on outgoing US President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and several current and former members of the Trump administration.

In addition to Trump and Pompeo, Iran also sanctioned acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller, Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin, CIA Director Gina Haspel, US Special Representative to Iran and Venezuela Elliot Abrams, and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) chief Andrea Gacki.

Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton, former US envoy for Iran Brian Hook, and former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper were also sanctioned.…

'You Are All Criminals' DJ Switch Blasts Lagos Govt.

‘You Are All Criminals’ DJ Switch Blasts Lagos Govt.

January 19, 2021 2:18 pm

Nigerian entertainer, Obianuju Catherine Udeh, popularly known as DJ Switch has called out the Lagos State Government over plans to auction 88 cars seized from traffic offenders in the state.

She was reacting to the claim made by the Lagos State Task Force on Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences (Enforcement Unit) that it obtained a court order from the Lagos State Mobile Court to auction 88 forfeited vehicles.

According to them, the vehicles were impounded for driving against the traffic in different parts of the state.

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According to Shola …

European Public Positive On Biden, Concerned On US democracy

European Public Positive On Biden, Concerned On US democracy

January 19, 2021 1:20 pm

Reports say the public is strongly supportive of US President-elect Joe Biden in most European counties but is increasingly concerned about democracy in the United States following Donald Trump’s tumultuous tenure, a survey said Tuesday.

On the eve of Biden’s inauguration, the Pew Research Center said 79 percent in Germany, 72 percent in France, and 65 percent in Britain were confident that Biden would make the right decisions in world affairs.

Read Also: US Election: Why Joe Biden Won – Donald Trump

It was a dramatic turnaround from Trump, who enjoyed the confidence of a mere 10 percent of Germans, …

2023 NNPP Warns Tinubu Not To Contest Presidency

2023: NNPP Warns Tinubu Not To Contest Presidency

January 19, 2021 12:40 pm

The national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been advised by a chieftain of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, Olusegun Bamgbose, Esq., not to contest in the 2023 presidential elections.

Bamgbose pointed out that although Tinubu has not actually publicly made known his intention, his body language shows he is very much interested in throwing his hat in the ring.

The Speakers of the Lagos Houses of Assembly, both past and incumbent, had joined the list of groups endorsing the former Governor.

Bamgbose, who had since made his interest public, said it is strongly …

Uganda's Poll: No Hope For Africa With Leaders As Museveni

Uganda’s Poll: No Hope For Africa With Leaders As Museveni

January 19, 2021 9:56 am

Well over thirty-six years ago, in 1982, the year Bobi Wine was born, Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni was busy commanding the war that eventually led him to power. At 36, Museveni had run for president in 1980 as a rabble-rouser representing the new Uganda Patriotic Movement (UPM).

His party did not even stand an outside chance of winning the election, with Milton Obote’s Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) and Paul Ssemogerere’s Democratic Party (DP) being the hot favourites. In the end, Museveni even failed to win his own parliamentary seat. During the campaigns, he had warned that he would start a …

Boko Haram: 'I Have Lost Respect For Zulum’ – FFK

Boko Haram: ‘I Have Lost Respect For Zulum’ – FFK

January 19, 2021 6:01 am

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani Kayode, has taken a swipe at Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State for accusing Christians, white men and Asians of being Boko Haram members.

Africa Daily News, New York hd reported that Governor Babagana Zulum said some Boko Haram members were Christians, Muslims, white men and Asians.

The Governor, who spoke during the 17th Chief Gani Fawehinmi Annual Lecture organised by the Nigerian Bar Association in Ikeja, Lagos State, said Nigerians should see insurgency as a general challenge and not just a Northeast problem alone.

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Stop Pampering Fulani Terrorists – HURIWA Blasts Defence Minister

HURIWA Asks Nigerians To Boycott NIN/SIM Registration

January 19, 2021 5:59 am

The Human Rights Writers Association Nigeria, HURIWA, on Monday, urged Nigerians to massively boycott the National Identification Number, NIN, and SIM registration.

HURIWA described the timing of linking NIN to SIM cards as suicidal, hence Nigerians should boycott the exercise if they have not enrolled with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC).

The rights group said the refusal of Nigerian government to halt the process amid the spike of COVID-19 was insensitive and irresponsible.

Read Also: Lekki Toll Gate: Why Malami Should Resign – HURIWA

HURIWA made the call in a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko.…

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