April 27, 2021

Governor Uzodinma: The Worst Disaster Bedevilling Imo State

Governor Uzodinma: The Worst Disaster Bedevilling Imo State

April 27, 2021 8:25 am

One would have expected that after Senator Hope Uzodinma was foisted on Imo people by Justice Tanko Mahamood – the Icon of ‘Technicality’ at Nigeria’s Apex court, he would have immediately understood the gravity of the problem he was faced with – a stark disconnect with the people whom he blatantly stole their mandate and a need to gain their trust by stamping his feet firmly on reality and wiping away ugly reputations with solid performance, on this, the Orlu born Senator has failed abysmally!

On assumption of office on the 14th of January 2020, Uzodinma began with a very …

Erdogan Slams Biden Over Recognition Of Armenian ‘Genocide’

Erdogan Slams Biden Over Recognition Of Armenian ‘Genocide’

April 27, 2021 3:00 am

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has denounced United States President Joe Biden’s recognition of the Armenian genocide as ‘groundless’ and harmful to bilateral ties.

Biden’s historic declaration on Saturday reportedly angered the US’s NATO ally Turkey, which has said the announcement had opened a ‘deep wound’ in relations that have already been strained over a host of issues.

In a televised address on Monday, Erdogan said “the wrong step” would hinder ties and said Turkey still sought to establish ‘good neighbourly’ ties with Armenia.

“The US president has made comments that are groundless and unfair,” Erdogan said.

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Barcelona Offer Aguero Two-Year Contract

Barcelona Offer Aguero Two-Year Contract

April 27, 2021 2:54 am

Spanish giants Barcelona have reportedly offered a two-year contract to Manchester City forward Sergio Aguero as the prospect of a deal brightens.

The Premier League potential champions have already revealed that Aguero will end his 10-year association with the club at the end of the season.

While the 32-year-old has been linked with a number of different English clubs including Manchester United and Chelsea, Camp Nou is regarded as a likely destination for the Argentine.

According to TyC Sports, negotiations between the relevant parties have been taking place in recent days, leading to terms being offered to the player.

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5,000 Prisoners Granted Presidential Pardon In Tanzania

5,000 Prisoners Granted Presidential Pardon In Tanzania

April 27, 2021 2:47 am

Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has pardoned no fewer than 5,000 prisoners as the East African country celebrates Union Day.

President Samia urged the released inmates to put into practice the lessons they learnt in prison and lead responsible lives when re-joining their communities.

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Union Day which is commemorated annually marks the coming together of Tanganyika and Zanzibar to form the Republic of Tanzania on 26 of April 1964.

Pardoning prisoners on Union Day is an annual tradition ever since the event was instituted.

Last year, the late President …

COVID-19 South Africa To Resume Vaccine Rollout With J&J Jab

COVID-19: South Africa To Resume Vaccine Rollout With J&J Jab

April 27, 2021 2:42 am

South Africa on Monday announced it would shortly resume using Johnson & Johnson anti-Covid vaccines, just two weeks after the jab was suspended to vet risks over blood clots.

The vaccine will be included in South Africa’s much-delayed anti-Covid vaccination campaign from Wednesday after being given the green light by SAHPRA, the country’s health watchdog.

In a statement on  Monday, Health Minister Zwelini Mkhize said; ‘It has since been established there is a one in a million chance of getting the clot after the vaccine and that it appears that women between the ages of 18 and 48 years old …

Insecurity US Secretary Of State Blinken Set To Meet Buhari

Insecurity: US Secretary Of State Blinken Set To Meet Buhari

April 27, 2021 2:35 am

United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, will meet with Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday (Today), during his first virtual trip to Africa since US President Joe Biden came into office in January.

On the intent of the meeting Blinken’s spokesman, Ned Price said, strengthening democratic governance, building lasting security, and promoting economic ties and diversification, was topmost amongst the agenda to feature in the meeting.

From Boko Haram insurgency to banditry, kidnapping, militancy, farmers-herders clashes, the security situation in Nigeria has worsened, especially in the last few months.

In a statement on Monday, Price revealed that his …

Tension As Gunmen Attack Sunday Igboho’s Residence

Tension As Gunmen Attack Sunday Igboho’s Residence

April 27, 2021 2:27 am

Self-acclaimed Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo who is well known as Sunday Igboho, has alerted the public that gunmen attacked his residence in the early hours of Monday.

His Media Aide Olayomi Koiki, raised the alarm on Monday warning the perpetrators not to eat more than they can chew.

There were reported sporadic shootings around the Soka, the Ibadan residence of Igboho, as some heavily armed gunmen stormed the area.

In a video shared on Facebook which has now gone viral, Koiki claimed that the residence was besieged by men of the Nigeria Army with the aim of arresting …

Covid-19 US, Britain Rush Supplies To Devastated India

Covid-19: US, Britain Rush Supplies To Devastated India

April 27, 2021 2:19 am

The US and Britain rushed ventilators and vaccine materials to India Monday as the densely populated country battles a catastrophic, record-breaking coronavirus wave that has overwhelmed hospitals and set crematoriums working at full capacity.

The situation has grown from bad to worse as a surge in recent days has seen patients’ families taking to social media to beg for oxygen supplies and locations of available hospital beds and has forced the capital New Delhi to extend a week-long lockdown.

The country of 1.3 billion has become the latest hotspot of a pandemic that has killed more than three million people, …

IPOB interview NBC Comes Hard On Channels TV

IPOB interview: NBC Comes Hard On Channels TV

April 27, 2021 2:12 am

The National Broadcasting Commission’s hammer on Monday fell down very hard on Channels Television by ordering an immediate stoppage of one of its programmes, ‘Politics Today’.

According to the commission, it took the decision following a live interview the station had with the spokesperson for the Indigenous People of Biafra, Emma Powerful which is a proscribed group.

The acting Director-General of NCC, Prof. Armstrong Idachaba, took the decision in a letter to the Managing Director of Channels TV titled, ‘Inciting Comments By Proscribed Group: Politics Today’.

According to him, the IPOB leader made several secessionist and inciting declarations on air …

Okada Riders, NURTW Members Clash In Lagos

Okada Riders, NURTW Members Clash In Lagos

April 27, 2021 2:04 am

Motorcycle riders and members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers on Monday had a bloody clash at the Iyana-Iba-Ojo axis of Lagos State.

It was gathered that during the incident, which happened near the Lagos State University, passers-by scampered to safety as security agents watched on.

An eyewitness, identified simply as Ibrahim, narrated that the clash started around 08 in the morning.

He said, ‘The situation is due to a clash between motorcycle riders and members of the National Union of NURTW.

‘The clash has spread to the Alaba-Rago area — directly opposite LASU — and the popular …

Boko Haram Terrorists Now Closer To Abuja - Niger Gov

Boko Haram Terrorists Now Closer To Abuja – Niger Gov

April 27, 2021 1:57 am

Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello has raised the alarm that Boko Haram fighters are closer to the nation’s capital.

Speaking when he visited an Internally Displaced Persons Camp on Monday, the governor said the terrorists took control of a part of the state after the Federal Government failed in the bid to effectively secure the state.

He lamented that he has actually reached out to the Federal Government on numerous occasions but nothing fruitful came out of the process.

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Bello warned that the Boko Haram terrorists are trying …

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