June 2, 2021

Fayose Reacts As Twitter Deletes Buhari’s Threat To South East

Fayose Reacts As Twitter Deletes Buhari’s Threat To South East

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has reacted following Twitter’s decision to delete President Buhari’s tweet about the civil war.

Recall that Nigerians had called for the suspension of President Buhari’s account for saying ‘individuals or groups who wants to destroy his government will be treated in a language they will understand.

Following the development, on Wednesday Twitter deleted the comment, saying it violated its rules.

Reacting, Fayose in a tweet via his Twitter account said ‘those exercising President Buhari’s powers for him do not know when & where to stop’.

COVID-19 UK Reports Zero Death, First Time 10 Months

COVID-19: UK Reports Zero Death, First Time 10 Months

The UK yesterday reported zero Covid-19 death for the first time in 10 months signaling the possibility of the beginning of the end of the pandemic in the European country. 

Department of Health figures showed the death toll has been tumbling since last week.

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Six deaths were reported on Sunday, one on Monday, and none at all today, June 1.

But as the Daily Mail cautioned, the zero death figure doesn’t mean nobody died of Covid on Monday.

It could mean that any deaths that did happen haven’t …

WHO Scientists Study Omicron COVID Variant

COVID-19: WHO Approves China’s Sinovac Vaccine

The World Health Organization has announced that it has approved the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine produced in China for emergency use.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the development was contained in a statement issued yesterday by the UN health agency.

The agency assured counties that the vaccine met the international standard and is safe for use against the deadly coronavirus.

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‘WHO today validated the Sinovac-CoronaVac Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving countries, funders, procuring agencies, and communities the assurance that it meets international standards for safety, efficacy, and manufacturing.

Sinovac …

Messi Has Not Agreed On New Contract – Barcelona President

Messi Has Not Agreed On New Contract – Barcelona President

Barcelona President, Joan Laporta has denied stories that star man Lionel Messi has already agreed on a new contract with the club as being widely reported.

However, he insists Messi wants to continue with the Catalan side.

The 33-year-old is out of contract at the end of June, but reports on Tuesday claimed he had agreed on a new two-year deal.

‘Talks are ongoing with Messi’s people,‘ Laporta said in a news conference when asked if an agreement was in place.

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‘As I have said, they’re going well. We …

Congolese Inhabitants Defy Warnings, Return To Volcano City

Congolese Inhabitants Defy Warnings, Return To Volcano City

Streets in the eastern DR Congo city of Goma returned to life yesterday, five days after residents fled following warnings that the nearby Nyiragongo volcano could erupt again.

Even as emergency officials insisted it was still not safe to return, streets in the city centre were clogged with traffic, the flow of pedestrians seemed close to normal and some shops had reopened.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that in front of the city’s main hospital, traffic navigated around large cracks that had emerged after the volcano first erupted last month.

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Kenyatta Criticises Judges For Blocking Constitutional Reform

Kenyatta Criticises Judges For Blocking Constitutional Reform

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday took aim at the judiciary after a recent ruling scuppered his plan to change the constitution ahead of next year’s general elections.

In a speech celebrating Madaraka Day, marking the country’s attainment of self-rule in 1963, Kenyatta singled out several court decisions that have put him at loggerheads with judges.

In 2017, the Supreme Court made a historic ruling cancelling his victory in a presidential election over widespread irregularities. He won a further term in a re-run which was boycotted by the opposition.

Then in May, a High Court ruled his reforms known as the …

Bandits Demand N110m Ransom For Tegina Islamiyya Children

Bandits Demand ₦110m Ransom For Tegina Islamiyya Children

Bandits, who abducted children attending Salihu Tanko Islamiyya School in Tegina town in Rafi Local Government of Niger State, have demanded ₦110m ransom for their release.

The school headmaster, Alhaji Abubakar Alhassan, made this disclosure yesterday.

According to him, the bandits made contact with the school on Monday to demand the ransom.

Alhassan told reporters the bandits claimed to have 156 children in their custody, adding they threatened to kill them if the ransom is not paid.

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Alhassan lamented the State Government has insisted that it would not …

Sultan Canvasses Unrestricted Usage Of Hijab

Sultan Canvasses Unrestricted Usage Of Hijab

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has advocated the use of Hijab by Muslim women, without restrictions and in total observance of the freedom of religion in the country.

The Sultan, who is also the President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), stated this in Birnin Kebbi, on Tuesday, at the North-West Zonal Public Hearing on the Constitution Review organised by the House of Representatives for Stakeholders from Sokoto, Kebbi, and Zamfara.

Abubakar wondered why the wearing of the Hijab would be a problem for others who were not using it, stressing that the …

Insecurity Nigeria Slipping Into Anarchy – Rita Dominic

Insecurity: Nigeria Slipping Into Anarchy – Rita Dominic

Nigerian actress Rita Uchenna Nkem Dominic Nwaturuocha popular as Rita Dominic has lamented that the country is slipping into anarchy without any attempt to arrest the situation.

The movie star’s comment is coming amidst unrest in various parts of the country with cases of killing, kidnapping, and banditry.

The 45-year-old actress in a post on her Twitter page said elected officials must do more to address the worsening state of things before they get out of hand.

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According to her, there must be concerted efforts by the …

'Scrap The Name ‘Nigeria’ – HURIWA Tells National Assembly

‘Scrap The Name ‘Nigeria’ – HURIWA Tells National Assembly

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has called for the scrapping of the name, ‘Nigeria’.

HURIWA called on the National Assembly to consider a new name for the country in its proposed Construction amendment.

The group claims the name has no root in the country since it was given by a white lady who came all the way from England to visit her boyfriend and along the line coined the name.

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Africa Daily News, New York recalls that a British journalist and writer, Flora Louise Shaw, popularly known as …

Despite Insecurity, Buhari Has Achieved So Much – Lai Moh'd

Despite Insecurity, Buhari Has Achieved So Much – Lai Moh’d

Nigeria’s Information Minister, Lai Mohammed has claimed that insecurity in Nigeria will not define the legacy of President Muhammadu Buhari noting that he has performed beyound expectations.

He made the comment yesterday at a press conference on the mid-term anniversary of Buhari’s second tenure.

Mohammed said though more attention has been given to insecurity, the challenge will not overshadow the successes of the Nigerian leader.

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‘President Buhari’s legacy is assured, and will be defined by his massive achievements in office.’

He said the roads, rails, bridges, mass …