June 2021

Nigerian Navy Launches New Warship In UAE

Nigerian Navy Launches New Warship In UAE

June 8, 2021 1:44 am

The Nigerian Navy (NN) has announced the launching of a new Landing Ship Tank (LST) at Damen Shipyard, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

This announcement was contained in a statement available to newsmen in Abuja by Nigerian Navy Spokesman, Commodore Suleman Dahun, on behalf of the Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo.

He stated that the construction of the ship began about two years ago and when commissioned, would replace the first set of LSTs of the NN, NNS AMBE, and NNS OFIOM which have been decommissioned.

Read Also: Nigerian Navy Deploys 6 Warships, 60 Gunboats In 4

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2023 Presidency Zoning Is Unconstitutional ― Sen Adamu

2023 Presidency Zoning Is Unconstitutional ― Sen Adamu

June 8, 2021 1:32 am

As the 2023 presidential elections draw closer, Senator Abdullahi Adamu (APC-Nasarawa), has asserted that zoning political offices between North and South is not a Constitutional issue, but an arrangement by political parties which cannot be binding on any of the parties.

Adamu said this when he spoke with newsmen in Abuja, while reacting to rising clamour for power shift from North to South in 2023.

‘On the issue of zoning, people are misreading the signals; the issue of zoning is not in the Nigerian Constitution.

‘It is not a constitutional matter. The six geo-political zones that we have are not

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Buhari Appoints Two Aides For Office Of First Lady

Buhari Appoints Two Aides For Office Of First Lady

June 8, 2021 1:25 am

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of two aides to work in the ‘Office of the First Lady’, an office that has no backing in the 1999 constitution.

The first appointee, according to a statement by media adviser Femi Adesina is Dr. Rukayyatu Abdulkareem Gurin.

She will serve as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Administration and Women Affairs.

Rukayyatu is a doctorate degree holder in Curriculum Instruction from the University of Maiduguri.

Read Also: Moghalu Urges Buhari To Hold Talks With Kanu, Igboho

She was at various times a Lecturer at the University of Maiduguri; a …

Foreign Envoys Hold Talks With FG, Insist On Twitter Access

Foreign Envoys Hold Talks With FG, Insist On Twitter Access

June 8, 2021 1:20 am

Foreign envoys who were invited to hold talks with the Nigerian government in Abuja yesterday over the suspension of Twitter were not swayed by the justification for the action which led to their insistence that the suspension on the platform should be reversed.

Ambassador of the United States of America to Nigeria, Mary Leonard, who spoke on behalf of other western envoys said they remain firm in their position that free access to the ability to express self is very important and perhaps more important in troubled times.

According to Leonard, the U.S. and other partners would continue to engage …

We Will Deal With You – Reps Threaten CBN Governor, IGP

We Will Deal With You – Reps Threaten CBN Governor, IGP

June 8, 2021 1:14 am

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has been given 72 hours to appear before the ad hoc committee of the House of Representatives investigating recovered loots.

The ultimatum is also affecting the Inspector General of Police, Usman Akali Baba, National Security Adviser, Babangana Monguno, and the Director-General of NIMASA, Bashir Jamoh.

The decision to summon them followed a motion moved at the hearing on Monday. The CBN Governor and others had failed to appear before the investigative committee, instead sent representatives.

Read Also: Repatriated Fund Goes To CBN, Not AGF’s Office – Malami

Ibrahim Isiaka, …

Malami Summons Sarkin Fulani, Abdulkadir Over Igangan Attack

Malami Summons Sarkin Fulani, Abdulkadir Over Igangan Attack

June 7, 2021 9:25 am

Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, has invited the evicted Sarkin Fulani of Igangan, Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State, Alhaji Salihu Abdulkadir, to Abuja over last Sunday’s violence, which claimed many lives in the community.

The invitation to Abuja is coming on the heels of a petition by an international human rights organisation to the justice minister.

Confirmed sources close to the Sarkin Fulani, informed Newsmen in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, on Monday, that the Sarkin is billed to meet the minister on Tuesday in Abuja.

Read Also: Repatriated Fund Goes To

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Again, Ortom, Akume, Suswam Meet Over Insecurity In Benue

Again, Ortom, Akume, Suswam Meet Over Insecurity In Benue

June 7, 2021 9:24 am

Governor Samuel Ortom and two of his predecessors – Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Senator George Akume and Senator representing Benue North East, Gabriel Suswam met again on Sunday to discuss security issues bedevilling the state.

According to Ortom’s media aide, Jimin Geoffrey, the meeting aimed at resolving to work together for the security and socio-economic development of the state.

Read Also: Herdsmen Kill Nursing Mother, Abduct Businessman In Benue

Governor Ortom briefed journalists shortly after a meeting with the two former governors, the Tor Tiv, Professor James Ayatse and first-class chiefs in Tiv land which took place …

Key Democratic Senator Vows To Oppose US Voting Rights Bill

Key Democratic Senator Vows To Oppose US Voting Rights Bill

June 7, 2021 7:51 am

West Virginia Democratic Senator Joe Manchin, a crucial swing vote in the United States Senate, announced on Sunday he intends to oppose a sweeping voting rights bill backed by the majority of his fellow Democrats that would expand access to voting across the US.

Speaking on ‘Fox News Sunday’, monitored by Africa Daily News, New York Manchin asserted that the bill, known as the For the People Act, ‘is the wrong piece of legislation to bring our country together and unite our country, and I’m not supporting that because I think it will divide us further’.

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Netanyahu denies ‘incitement’ as political tensions boil

Netanyahu Denies ‘Incitement’ As Political Tensions Heat Up

June 7, 2021 7:40 am

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected accusations of incitement against his political opponents after security services warned of an escalation in violent discourse.

In power for 12 consecutive years, Netanyahu faces being toppled by a motley coalition of lawmakers united only by their shared hostility towards him.

Mired in a court battle on corruption charges that could see him face prison time, the veteran political mastermind has mobilised his supporters to peel off defectors ahead of a confirmation vote.

Africa Daily News, New York on Saturday, the head of Israel’s Shin Bet internal security agency Nadav Argaman issued …

De Bruyne Wins PFA Player Of The Year

De Bruyne Wins PFA Player Of The Year

June 7, 2021 7:29 am

Manchester City playmaker, Kevin De Bruyne became just the third player to win the English Professional Footballers’ Association’s (PFA) player of the year for a second consecutive season yesterday.

The Belgium midfielder follows in the footsteps of Thierry Henry and Cristiano Ronaldo as the only other players to win the award in back-to-back years.

De Bruyne was vital to City’s third Premier League title in four years and a fourth consecutive League Cup triumph.

The 29-year-old also guided City to the club’s first-ever Champions League final, where his presence was badly missed during the latter stages of a 1-0 defeat …

At Least 160 Killed Following Village Raid In Burkina Faso

At Least 160 Killed Following Village Raid In Burkina Faso

June 7, 2021 7:18 am

Armed men killed no fewer than 160 people in an attack on a village in northern Burkina Faso, the country’s worst attack in recent years.

Homes and the local market were burned during the raid on Solhan in the early hours of yesterday morning.

No group has said it was behind the violence, but Islamist attacks are increasingly common in the country, especially in border regions.

The UN chief said he was ‘outraged’ by the incident.

Read Also: Over 100 Killed In Burkina Faso In Deadliest Attack Since 2015

António Guterres “strongly condemns the heinous attack and underscores the

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How We Succeded In Minimizing Oil Spills - NNPC

How We Succeded In Minimizing Oil Spills – NNPC

June 7, 2021 6:59 am

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said that the corporation and its partners across the industry have succeeded in minimizing oil spills and emplaced measures to ensure that even when spills occur, they are immediately contained, adding that restoration of the environment was now a first-line activity in the oil and gas industry.

This was even as it said NNPC would continue to engage stakeholders, regulatory institutions, and global partners to ensure that the environment is preserved for generations, adding that it remains committed to the promotion of sustainable environment across its operations, stressing that its energy transition programme …

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