June 2021

Koeman Is Ideal Coach For Barcelona - Guardiola

Koeman Is Ideal Coach For Barcelona – Guardiola

June 9, 2021 5:27 am

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has affirmed that Ronald Koeman is the ‘ideal coach’ for Barcelona stating that he would be successful at the club.

The Dutchman’s future was shrouded in uncertainty for weeks after an underwhelming 2020-21 campaign, but he is confirmed to be staying on at Camp Nou for at least another 12 months.

Read Also: EPL: Guardiola To Sign Sergio Ramos On Two-Year Deal

Guardiola burst onto the scene in Catalonia and enjoyed a glittering four-year spell in the hot seat before linking up with Bayern Munich, and the 50-year-old is convinced that Koeman is the right …

Thousands Displaced In Burkina Faso Following Massacre

Thousands Displaced In Burkina Faso Following Massacre

June 9, 2021 4:59 am

Burkina Faso has stated that more than 7,000 people had fled the country’s volatile north following the bloodiest massacre in a six-year-old jihadist insurgency.

On a visit to the area, Prime Minister Christophe Dabire vowed that those behind the attack ‘will not go unpunished ‘ noting that Steps have already been taken to give (displaced people) a minimum level of comfort, lodgings, and food’.

While Dabire initially said that ‘more than 7,000 families have moved to Sebba’, the capital of Yagha province around 15 kilometres (10 miles) from the scene of the attack in Solhan village, his advisers later told …

Ex-US President, Donald Trump Declares Bitcoin ‘A Scam’

Ex-US President, Donald Trump Declares Bitcoin ‘A Scam’

June 9, 2021 4:49 am

Former United States President Donald Trump has pointed out that he considers Bitcoin as a ‘scam’ and something he cannot consider.

Speaking to told Fox Business yesterday in a show monitored by Africa Daily News, New York, he said; ‘Bitcoin, it just seems like a scam. I don’t like it because it’s another currency competing against the dollar’.

The 45th American leader noted that he wanted the dollar to be ‘the currency of the world’.

Read Also: Trump Frown At Facebook Ban, Describes It As An ‘Insult’

Trump’s reaction followed reports that El Salvador plans to make the crypto-currency a …

Insecurity Food, Cattle Dealers Threaten Nationwide Strike

Insecurity: Food, Cattle Dealers Threaten Nationwide Strike

June 9, 2021 4:43 am

An association identified as the Amalgamated Union of Food Stuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria (AFUCDN) has vowed to embark on a nationwide strike over alleged illegal roadblocks and multiple taxations on its members.

The National President of the union, Mr. Muhammed Tahir, stated this while addressing newsmen at the end of an emergency meeting of the union on Tuesday in Abuja.

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How Nigerians Telcos Lost Three Million Subscribers In April

How Nigerian Telcos Lost Three Million Subscribers In April

June 9, 2021 4:31 am

Nigerian telecommunication companies lost more than three million subscribers in the month of April 2021, this is according to new industry statistics released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the Subscriber base of the telecom firms fell from 192,413,613 in March to 188,705,734 in April. Globacom was the biggest loser for the month of April, with about 2 million subscribers lost. MTN lost about a million. While both Airtel and 9mobile lost less than 500,000 subscribers together.

Read Also: Nigerians Not Required To Submit IMEIs, NCC Clarifies

Further findings showed that MTN’s subscribers …

Twitter Ban Don’t Access Social Media Via VPN, APC Warns

Twitter Ban: Don’t Access Social Media Via VPN, APC Warns

June 9, 2021 4:14 am

The (APC) has cautioned Nigerians of the many risks involved in accessing content, especially social media using the Virtual Private Network (VPN).

The party explained that it is vulnerable to the dangerous activities of criminal hackers who can steal data and money in bank accounts.

The Secretary of the APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Sen. John James Akpanudoedehe, in a statement on Tuesday, cautioned legitimate private and public entities operating in the country to avoid the many dangers of exposing themselves to cybercrimes through the use of VPN which it said was not adequately secured.

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Oyo Would Never Be Attacked Again, Makinde Vows

Oyo Would Never Be Attacked Again, Makinde Vows

June 9, 2021 4:08 am
Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has vowed that he would do everything within his power to ensure that the massacre of people in Igangan in Ibarapa zone of the state by criminal herdsmen would be the last time anything of such would happen in the state.
He made the vow in Igangan yesterday when he addressed members of the community in n emotional voice.
Makinde said: ‘It is not a situation that there is any magic that we can do. We have to work through this. And we
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Twitter: Ortom Dares FG, Tweets, Says Ban Illegal

Twitter: Ortom Dares FG, Tweets, Says Ban Illegal

June 8, 2021 3:23 pm

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has defied Federal government’s ban on Twitter operation in the country by tweeting via his official handle.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that FG had on Friday last week suspended the operation of the microblogging platform for allegedly allowing contents capable of threatening the corporate existence of Nigerians.

Read Also: Foreign Envoys Hold Talks With FG, Insist On Twitter Access

Despite the ban, some users have continued to access the social medium via the use of Virtual Private Network, VPN.

Governor Ortom who tweeted on Tuesday evening, said the decision by the FG …

The Obamas’ Netflix Animated Series To Hit The Screens July

The Obamas’ Netflix Animated Series To Hit The Screens July

June 8, 2021 2:49 am

Netflix has collaborated with the Obamas, former President Barack, and former first lady Michelle to create a cartoon aimed at teaching children civics.

The animated series which is titled ‘We The People’ is a 10-episode cartoon featuring three-minute music videos covering civic topics such as taxes, citizenship, elections, and bills.

A number of top recording artists have lent their voices and talent to the show, including Janelle Monáe, Bebe Rexha, Lin-Manuel Miranda among others.

Read Also: Netflix To Partners Ikorodu Bois In New Campaign

Co-executive producer of the animation Kenya Barris, described the series as ‘an exuberant call to …

Tribal War Leaves 36 Dead In South Darfur

Tribal War Leaves 36 Dead In South Darfur

June 8, 2021 2:04 am

Clashes between Arab and non-Arab tribes in South Darfur have left no fewer than 36 people dead and dozens wounded.

The fighting broke out on Saturday between the Arab al-Taisha and ethnic African Fallata tribes in the remote Um Dafuq area of South Darfur, witnesses said.

According to sources in the area, calm has been restored to the city as the people mourn the dead.

It was not immediately clear what triggered the clashes but similar fighting often erupts in the Darfur region over land and access to water.

Read Also: Sudan: Ex-Rebel Commander Appointed Darfur Governor

‘We heard the …

Euro 2020 UEFA Reveals New Handball Rule

Euro 2020: UEFA Reveals New Handball Rule

June 8, 2021 1:57 am

UEFA has announced that a new handball rule will be used at the Euro 2020, Africa Daily News, New York reports.

The new rule has been designed to not penalise attackers if they accidentally commit a handball in the build-up to a goal.

The rule was introduced by the International Football Association Board (IFAB) back in March and will start to be used around the world next month.

Read Also: UEFA Announces Punishments For Man Utd, Chelsea Others

There was an opportunity to bring the new law in sooner if UEFA wanted to.

However, Roberto Rosetti, the chairman of the …

Mali’s Colonel Assimi Goita Sworn In As Transitional President

Mali’s Colonel Assimi Goita Sworn In As Transitional President

June 8, 2021 1:51 am

Malian coup plotter Colonel Assimi Goita was sworn in as transitional president of the chronically unstable Sahel state yesterday, Africa Daily News, New York can confirm.

The ceremony which took place in the capital Bamako came after Goita, the leader of a coup last August, ousted the civilian president and prime minister of a transitional government on May 24, to international condemnation.
 

‘I swear before God and the Malian people to preserve the republican regime… to preserve democratic gains,’ said Goita, who was dressed in full military regalia.

Read Also: Mali Coup Leader Set To Be Sworn In As

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