April 2021

Covid-19 Angela Merkel Finally Receives AstraZeneca Jab

Covid-19: Angela Merkel Finally Receives AstraZeneca Jab

April 17, 2021 4:54 am

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday received her first dose of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine, more than two weeks after German authorities recommended the use of the jab only for people aged 60 and over.

Merkel is stepping down this year after nearly 16 years in power.

‘I am delighted to have received my first vaccination with AstraZeneca today. I thank everyone involved in the vaccination campaign and everyone who gets vaccinated. Vaccination is the key to getting out of the pandemic,’ the 66-year-old said in a tweet posted by her spokesman Steffen Seibert.

In 2019, she sparked concerns for …

Currency Printing PDP Ask Buhari To Sack Finance Minister

Currency Printing: PDP Ask Buhari To Sack Finance Min

April 17, 2021 4:46 am

The controversy trailing allegation by Governor Godwin Obaseki that the federal government had to print N60 billion which was used to beef up the meagre revenue available for distribution for the month of March took a new twist yesterday, with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) calling for the immediate sack of the Minister of Finance.

The opposition party called for the dismissal of the minister – Hajiya Zainab Ahmed, for allegedly misleading Nigerians by denying the allegation.

The party said, ‘For failing the full disclosure test, the PDP demands that the Minister of Finance should immediately be relieved of …

Patami: A Religious Bigot Who Has No Business As A Minister

#PantamiResign: Pressure Mounts On Buhari To Sack Minister

April 17, 2021 4:23 am

Nigerians on social media have called on the President, Muhammadu Buhari, to sack Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, over his alleged link with terrorist groups, Taliban and Al-Qaeda.

Nigerian social media users on popular app, Twitter who are often regarded to as the Nigerian Twitter community or Twitter NG also said the minister could not be trusted with the data of Nigerians, especially with the ongoing National Identification Number and Subscriber Identity Module integration exercise under his watch.

In a viral video recorded many years ago which was later confirmed by his lawyer, Michael Numa, the …

We Won’t Allow Miyetti Allah Take Over Yorubaland – Gani

We Won’t Allow Miyetti Allah Take Over Yorubaland – Gani

April 17, 2021 4:01 am

Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Adams, has reacted to the threat by Miyetti Allah Koutal Horeto establish a 5,000 members vigilance group in the 36 states of Nigeria.

According to the highly revered Yoruba leader, such a move and statement can lead the country towards anarchy.  

Adams, who reacted to the statement in an interview with newsmen, called on the Federal government to immediately call the Fulani group to order before it is too late.

He spoke just as the Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE) alleged that the rumpus being created across Nigeria by Fulani herdsmen …

Bandits Kill Nine, Rustle 500 Cattle In Sokoto Village

Bandits Kill Nine, Rustle 500 Cattle In Sokoto Village

April 17, 2021 3:36 am

Gunmen suspected to be bandits yesterday attacked Rarah village of Rabbah Local Government in Sokoto State killing over 9 people while also leaving many others injured.

A source told newsmen on  Friday that the assailants also rustled away about 500 cows.

A statement from Abdulnasir Abubakar Sanyinna, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Public Affairs to Governor Aminu Tambuwal also confirmed the attack.

It stated that the Governor alongside heads of security agencies in the state had condoled with people and relatives of the victims.

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‘Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal today …

Google Introduces Special Feature To Aid Vaccine-Finding

Google Introduces Special Feature To Aid Vaccine-Finding

April 16, 2021 12:34 am

Google on Thursday announced that it has gone international with tools designed to help people find Covid-19 vaccination locations, as the US internet titan ramps up efforts to fight the pandemic.

The internet superpower also plans to launch a cloud-based ‘virtual agent‘ that people can use to schedule vaccination appointments or get information on the topic in some 28 languages using chat, text messages, or phone calls.

Google had last week announced that it will provide 250,000 vaccine doses to ‘countries in need‘ along with adding the ability for people to find sites for the jab …

France Urge Citizens To Leave Pakistan Amid Riots

France Urge Citizens To Leave Pakistan Amid Riots

April 16, 2021 12:24 am

The French embassy in Pakistan on Thursday urged all French nationals and companies in Pakistan to temporarily leave the country after violent anti-France protests paralysed large parts of the country this week.

In an email it sent to its citizens; ‘Due to the serious threats to French interests in Pakistan, French nationals and French companies are advised to temporarily leave the country,’ the French Embassy.

‘The departures will be carried out by existing commercial airlines.’

Read Also: Pakistani Airline Grounds 150 Pilots Over “Bogus” Licenses

Anti-French sentiment has been simmering for months in Pakistan since the government of …

UK Govt Distances Itself From 'Failed' Newcastle Sale

UK Govt Distances Itself From ‘Failed’ Newcastle Sale

April 16, 2021 12:17 am

The government of the United Kingdom has denied any involvement ‘at any point’ over a Saudi Arabia-backed group’s failed bid to buy Newcastle United.

Officials However acknowledged that meetings had taken place between the Foreign Office and the Premier League.

According to sources from Downing Street, a senior aide was asked to check on the progress of the deal but not intervene.

This is coming on the heels of a report that the prime minister was contacted after the £300m deal ran into difficulties.

Read Also: COVID-19 Opens Opportunity For Saudi’s Newcastle Project

A government spokesman said: ‘While

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15 Sailors Kidnapped At Gulf Of Guinea Finally Released

15 Sailors Kidnapped At Gulf Of Guinea Finally Released

April 16, 2021 12:08 am

The 15 crew members who were kidnapped from a chemical tanker off the coast of Benin more than a month ago have been released, the ship’s Dutch owners disclosed on Wednesday.

According to a statement released by De Poli Tankers, they said the company was ‘delighted to report that all fifteen of its officers and crew abducted from its vessel Davide B in the Gulf of Guinea on March 11 have been released’.

‘The seafarers are safe and can return to their families in Eastern Europe and The Philippines and can start recovering from this deeply concerning situation,’ the …

France Urged To Try Ex-Rwandan Officer For Genocide

France Urged To Try Ex-Rwandan Officer For Genocide

April 16, 2021 12:02 am

Anti-terrorist prosecutors in France have asked for a Rwandan former policeman to be made to stand trial in Paris for genocide and crimes against humanity in his homeland in 1994.

The Ex-Police chief, Philippe Hategekimana has been in detention in France for two years since his extradition from Cameroon, where he was arrested following a warrant from France to that effect in 2018.

He is being accused of putting up checkpoints where ethnic Tutsis were slaughtered in the southern town of Ntyazo, and of complicity in the murder of the town’s mayor Narcisse Nyagasaza.

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More Trouble For Nigeria As Inflation Rate Hits 18.17%

More Trouble For Nigeria As Inflation Rate Hits 18.17%

April 15, 2021 11:54 pm

Nigeria’s economic woes are far from over as the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), yesterday announced that the inflation rate has risen to 18.17 percent in March 2021.

The new rate is 0.82 percent higher than the 17.33 per rate it was as at February 2021.

Its data titled: ‘Consumer Price Index March 2021(Base Period December 2009=100)’.

According to the document said: ‘The consumer price index, (CPI) which measures inflation increased by18.17percent (year-on-year) in March 2021.

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‘This is 0.82 percent points higher than the rate recorded in …

Relief As FG Lifts Ban On New SIM Registration

Relief As FG Lifts Ban On New SIM Registration

April 15, 2021 11:46 pm

The Federal Government of Nigeria has lifted the ban on new Subscribers Identification Module (SIMs) card registration Africa Daily News, New York can confirm.

Going by the latest directive, the effective date for implementation is Monday, April 19, 2021.

However, NIN registration is mandatory for registering new SIM cards as a pre-requisite.

The decision to lift the ban was contained in the revised National Digital Identity Policy for SIM Card Registration approved by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Read Also: HURIWA Asks Nigerians To Boycott NIN/SIM Registration

A statement by Technical Assistant (Information Technology) to Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. …

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