June 13, 2021

Putin Denies Plotting To Give Iran Advanced Satellite System

Putin Denies Plotting To Give Iran Advanced Satellite System

June 13, 2021 6:26 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied a US media report that insinuated that his country has concluded plans to deliver an advanced satellite system to Iran that will vastly improve its spying capabilities.

A publication by the Washington Post on Thursday alleged that Moscow is preparing to give Iran a Kanopus-V satellite with a high-resolution camera, allowing Islamic republic to monitor the facilities of its adversaries across the Middle East.

However, Putin, who is expected to hear a range of complaints from US President Joe Biden when they meet Wednesday in Geneva, dismissed the report as “garbage.’

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Arrested Ghanaian LGBT Activists Secure Bail

Arrested Ghanaian LGBT Activists Secure Bail

June 13, 2021 6:19 am

A group of 21 lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and gender-diverse (LGBT) activists who were arrested last month while attending a conference in southern Ghana have been granted bail Africa Daily News, New York has learnt.

Accoding to reports, they were charged with ‘unlawful assembly‘, and at the time of their arrest were accused by police of sharing books and flyers with titles including “Coming out” and ‘All about Trans‘.

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Finland Beat Denmark In Resumed Match After Eriksen Scare

Finland Beat Denmark In Resumed Match After Eriksen Scare

June 13, 2021 5:27 am

Finland started their campaign at the Euro 2020 on a winning note edging out Denmark 1-0 in Copenhagen after an earlier scare involving Denmark playmaker, Christian Eriksen.

The initial game was earlier suspended after the Inter midfielder went down and was rushed to the hospital over something that was potentially a heart attack.

Finland, appearing in their first major international tournament, scored against the run of play with their first attempt on goal on the hour mark.

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Algeria Elects Parliament Amid Crackdown On Protesters

Algeria Elects Parliament Amid Crackdown On Protesters

June 13, 2021 5:18 am

Algeria was voted yesterday in a parliamentary election overshadowed by a crackdown on a long-running protest movement that has campaigned for a mass boycott.

Pro-government parties have urged a big turnout for the ‘crucial vote’ which they hope will restore stability after two years of turmoil since the forced resignation of veteran President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.

The protest movement, which had held weekly demonstrations for reform until they were effectively banned last month, has denounced the election, describing it as a ‘sham’ that betrays the hopes of the hundreds of thousands of Algerians whose protests forced Bouteflika from power.

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IDP Camps We Are In A Serious Humanitarian Crisis - Ortom

IDP Camps: We Are In A Serious Humanitarian Crisis – Ortom

June 13, 2021 5:05 am

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has cried out that the state over which he superintends is in a humanitarian crisis.

The increasing number of Internally Displaced Persons, is a result of the incessant attacks on Benue Communities by suspected Fulani herdsmen which has continued to rage on in recent times.

The governor made this known on Saturday in his speech to mark the 2021 Democracy Day, he however stated that the state has been managing the situation.

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Pilgrimage: Nigeria Confirms Cancellation Of 2021 Hajj

Pilgrimage: Nigeria Confirms Cancellation Of 2021 Hajj

June 13, 2021 4:57 am

The federal government has confirmed and accepted the report of the cancellation of the 2021 Hajj for international pilgrims.

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), in a statement issued yesterday, disclosed that its officials in Saudi Arabia have confirmed the cancellation which was reported by state television and radio stations in the Kingdom.

According to the reports, it was revealed that Saudi Arabia is now limiting the annual Muslim spiritual rites to only 60,000 pilgrims open to only Saudi citizens and foreigners residing in the country as a precaution to obviate the spread of COVID-19.

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UNN Confers Honorary Doctorates On Four Eminent Nigerians

UNN Confers Honorary Doctorates On Four Eminent Nigerians

June 13, 2021 4:50 am

The University of Nigeria (UNN) has honoured four eminent Nigerians with Honorary Doctorate Degrees for their outstanding contributions to the development of the larger Nigerian society.

The Doctorate Degrees (Honoris Causa) were awarded at the peak of the institution’s 49th Convocation on Saturday.

Those honoured included: the Managing Director, Future Concerns, Mr Anthony Uzoma Oguike, an Engineer and the Chairman and CEO of Oriental Energy, Alhaji Mohammed Indimi; the Group Executive Director of Obijackson Group of Companies, Nnenna MaryAnn Obiejesie and Professor Jacob Olupona, a Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University.

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FG Yet To Fulfill Their Promises To Us – MKO Abiola’s Family

FG Yet To Fulfill Their Promises To Us – MKO Abiola’s Family

June 13, 2021 4:45 am

The family of late Chief MKO Abiola, yesterday, lamented that the Federal Government was yet to fulfill the promises made to the family.

A representative of the family made this disclosure in an interview with journalists as Nigeria celebrated its democracy day.

Rahaman Abiola, who serves as the Secretary of the family, made this known when a delegation of the Ogun State Government, led by the Deputy Governor, Mrs Noimot Salako-Oyedele, visited the Abeokuta family house of Abiola to celebrate the June 12 democracy day.

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