July 1, 2021

Nigeria, UK Discuss Twitter Ban, Electoral Act, PIB

Nigeria, UK Discuss Twitter Ban, Electoral Act, PIB

July 1, 2021 4:52 pm

Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), hosted the High Commissioner of the Great Britain, Ms. Catriona Laing on Thursday.

The meeting which lasted for almost an hour discussed bilateral issues.

Twitter ban, Asset Recovery, anti-corruption crusade, Electoral Act ammendment, the Audit Bill, Petroleum Industry Bill, and counter terrorism were deliberated.

Malami said the fundamental interest and objective of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration was to leverage on the bill to enhance value in terms of creating an amiable environment for investment, protecting the public interest for the maximum benefit of the country.

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Spain Will ‘Never’ Allow Independence Vote In Catalonia - PM

Spain Will ‘Never’ Allow Independence Vote In Catalonia – PM

July 1, 2021 6:05 am

Spain’s ruling Socialists has vowed that it would ‘never’ allow an independence referendum in Catalonia.

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez made this comment yesterday as his government prepares to resume negotiations with Catalan separatists.

The prime Minister’s comments is coming barely one week after nine Catalan political leaders were pardoned and freed from jail for their part in the northeastern region’s failed push for independence in 2017.

‘There will be no referendum on self-determination,’ Sanchez told parliament, saying his Socialist party would ‘never accept this type of deviation.’

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He stressed that the only …

Putin Accuses Britain, US Of ‘Provocation’ In Black Sea

Putin Accuses Britain, US Of ‘Provocation’ In Black Sea

July 1, 2021 5:53 am

The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin has accused the United States and Britain of ‘provocation’ in the Black Sea.

Africa Daily News, New York had last week, the Russian Black Sea Fleet stationed in Sevastopol said it had forced the British warship HMS Defender, which had sailed close to Crimea, to change course by firing warning shots and dropping bombs.

Putin yesterday revealed that a US reconnaissance aircraft was also present during the incident, which was observing the Russian reaction to the actions of the HMS Defender.

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Manchester United Seal Jadon Sancho Transfer

Manchester United Seal Jadon Sancho Transfer

July 1, 2021 5:46 am

Manchester United is set to complete the transfer of Jadon Sancho within a matter of days after an agreement was reached with Borussia Dortmund.

Sancho, 21, came close to joining the Red Devils last year only for United and Dortmund to disagree on the fee for the winger.

But the Bundesliga club lowered their asking price this summer and the England international is finally on his way to Old Trafford for €85million (£73m).

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As reported by many outlets in Germany, the two clubs reached a full agreement for Sancho …

Eswatini Block Internet As Protests Continue

Eswatini Block Internet As Protests Continue

July 1, 2021 5:42 am

The internet has been shut off and a curfew imposed in Eswatini, the southern African kingdom formerly known as Swaziland.

Security forces are on high alert as protesters demanding political reforms have vowed to step up their demonstrations.

A journalist in the region told reporters that overnight there were violent confrontations in the city of Manzini and that the country’s borders and airport remain closed.

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African Daily News, New York gathered that several days of protests have left several people in hospital, businesses in the capital, Mbabane, remain closed …

Italian-Moroccan Woman 'Jailed For Blasphemy'

Italian-Moroccan Woman ‘Jailed For Blasphemy’

July 1, 2021 5:34 am

A court in Morocco have reportedly sentenced an Italian-Moroccan woman to three and a half years in prison for insulting Islam.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that she was jailed after she shared a post on Facebook of a satirical text imitating Quranic verse.

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The father of the 23-year-old woman says that she was arrested at the airport in the capital, Rabat, on her return from France where she was studying.

A religious association in Marrakesh instigated the case against her by making a complaint to the …

The Ineptitude Of Nigerian Corporate Affairs Commission

July 1, 2021 3:32 am

One of the biggest clogs in the wheels of enterprising Nigerians is the seemingly deficient Corporate Affairs Commission. According to the World Bank, Nigeria is presently ranked 131st out of 190 countries in ease of doing business and for all the potentials inherent in the country, it is really pathetic to think about.

Popularly regarded as ‘CAC’, the Nigerian Corporate Affairs Commission has become a nightmare under the inept All Progressives Congress ‘Gang of Looters,’ which they deceitfully and megalomaniacal, call or believe to be a Government. Registration of business names and getting certificates of incorporation in due time have …

NNPC Allays Fears Over Fuel Scarcity

Nigerians Should Buy Petrol At ₦256 Per Liter – Kyari

July 1, 2021 2:02 am

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has asserted that the cost of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS popularly regarded to as ‘petrol’ in the country should be ₦256 per litre.

Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director, GMD, of NNPC  made this claim while appearing on Channels Television yesterday.

Defending his claim, Kyari pointed out that there is nowhere in the world where Diesel sells more than petrol.

The NNPC boss stated that the petrol pump price is meant to reflect the current crude oil price which stands at $74.40 per barrel at the international market.

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Insecurity Nigerian Army Seeks God’s Intervention

Insecurity: Nigerian Army Seeks God’s Intervention

July 1, 2021 1:57 am
The Nigerian army has revealed that they have begun seeking ‘God’s intervention’ for the frontline troops and entire armed forces to win the fight against insecurity.
The Nigerian Army Director of Islamic Affairs, Brig.-Gen. Shehu Mustapha, made this disclosure  in Abuja yesterday when he led a 40-day prayer in honour of the Late Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and other officers who died in the ill-fated Beechcraft King Air 350 crash in Kaduna on May 21.

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According to Mustapha: ‘We’re using this opportunity to pray for their

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MOSOP Urges Buhari To Stop Ogoni Massacre

MOSOP Urges Buhari To Stop Ogoni Massacre

July 1, 2021 1:52 am

The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has raised an alarm over a possible massacre of the Ogoni people by the oil industry if nothing is done about their plight.

Speaking at the MOSOP Secretariat in Bori, headquarters of Khana local government area yesterday, President of MOSOP, Fegalo Nsuke appealed to the Nigerian Government to halt the possible massacre of Ogonis by ravaging private interests whom without conscience will want to forcefully resume oil production in Ogoni against the will of the people.

According to Nsuke, MOSOP was very disturbed by the desperation to force oil resumption …

Bandits Rain Bullets On Ganduje’s Convoy, Shoot 3 Policemen

Bandits Rain Bullets On Ganduje’s Convoy, Shoot 3 Policemen

July 1, 2021 1:46 am

Suspected Bandits in Zamfara State yesterday opened heavy fire on the convoy of Kano State Governor, Abdullah Ganduje and injured three policemen in the convoy.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the incident reportedly occurred while the convoy of the governor was coming from Zamfara State where Ganduje and other governors visited Guzau to receive Governor Bello Matawalle into the APC fold.

The convoy ran into a roadblock mounted by the bandits on the Zamfara, Katsina, and Kano Road, around Shema, and on seeing the convoy, the bandits opened fire on it.

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Igbo-British Lawyers Attack Kenyan Govt Over Kanu’s Arrest

Igbo-British Lawyers Attack Kenyan Govt Over Kanu’s Arrest

July 1, 2021 1:42 am

A coalition of Igbo-British lawyers has lambasted everyone involved in the arrest of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, in a foreign land and his forceful repatriation to Nigeria.

The coalition while fingering Kenya in the plot promised to take action against the East African country.

In a statement by Attorney E.R Okoroafor in Glasgow, Scotland, which was sighted by Africa Daily News, New York, the group said Kanu’s arrest was ‘illegal and archaic.’

It accused the Kenyan government of playing a major role ‘in the illegal detention of the leader of the …

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