August 2021

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Nigeria Approves Over ₦4bn For Fuelling Of Police Vehicles

August 12, 2021 12:50 am

The Federal government has approved over ₦4 billion for the fuelling of police vehicles across the Police Commands in all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi, disclosed this at the presentation of a paper titled ‘Strategic Leadership Development: The Role of the Ministry of Police Affairs.’

‘The ministry is deeply grateful to Mr President and the National Assembly for approving funds for the supply of fuel for police Vehicles to the 36 states Police Commands across the country and FCT to increase their efficiency,’ he was quoted as saying in a …

2023 PDP Has Resolved All Internal Crises – Gov Ortom

2023: PDP Has Resolved All Internal Crises – Gov Ortom

August 11, 2021 5:48 pm

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has claimed that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has peacefully resolved its internal wranglings and is now poised for victories in future elections.

Governor Ortom said this on Wednesday at the Makurdi Airport during an interview with journalists on his return from Abuja where he attended an expanded stakeholder meeting as well as that of the PDP Governors’ Forum.

He said the party had resolved to remain focused in the face of intimidation and blackmail from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, stressing that the PDP is prepared to take Nigeria from bottom to top …

COVID-19 Why Nigeria Must Prepare For Next Pandemic – Rep

COVID-19: Why Nigeria Must Prepare For Next Pandemic – Rep

August 11, 2021 4:43 pm

Deputy Minority leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Okechukwu Tuesday, have stated that the COVID-19 pandemic has afforded Nigeria the chance to organize before future emergencies.

He said that the present pandemic raving the planet might not be the last.

Okechukwu’s assertion was contained in a keynote address themed, ‘Governance and Development in the COVID-19 Era: Strategies for Breaking the Jinx‘, which he presented at an international conference organised by the Department of Public Administration, Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka on Wednesday.

In the speech made available to journalists, the lawmaker representing Aninri/Agwu/Oji River Federal Constituency of …

Taliban Captures Eighth Afghan Provincial Capital In 5 Days

Taliban Captures Eighth Afghan Provincial Capital In 5 Days

August 11, 2021 1:22 am

The Taliban has captured two more cities in Afghanistan, taking the number of provincial capitals the group has seized since last Friday to eight.

On Tuesday, local sources confirmed the capture of both provincial capitals to reporters noting that Farah city of the eponymous southwestern province and Pul-e-Khumri of the northern province of Baghlan both fell to the armed group on Tuesday.

‘This afternoon the Taliban entered the city of Farah after briefly fighting with the security forces. They have captured the governor’s office and police headquarters,’ Shahla Abubar, a member of Farah’s provincial council, told reporters.

The Taliban has …

US Set To Review Classified 9 11 Documents For Publication

US Set To Review Classified 9/11 Documents For Publication

August 11, 2021 1:08 am

High-ranking US officials have vowed to review classified documents related to the September 11, 2001 terror attacks to see which could be made public — a recurring demand of some victims’ relatives.

The FBI said in a letter to the US attorney for the southern district of New York that it ‘has decided to review’ its prior privilege to not disclose certain sensitive documents and will ‘identify additional information appropriate for disclosure.’

Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation “will disclose such information on a rolling basis as expeditiously as possible,” the letter read.

Read Also: UN Confirms Terror Attacks

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Chelsea Romelu Lukaku ‘New Name’ From New Coach, Tuchel

Romelu Lukaku Gets ‘New Name’ From New Coach, Tuchel

August 11, 2021 12:56 am

Chelsea coach, Thomas Tuchel, has given Romelu Lukaku a new name ahead of his side’s UEFA Super Cup final tie with Villarreal on Wednesday night.

Tuchel branded Lukaku as a ‘real number nine’, adding that the Belgium international loves to score goals.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that Lukaku, 28, has flown to London to complete his £97.5million move to Chelsea from Serie A champions, Inter Milan, after undergoing the first part of his medical in Italy on Monday.

Read Also: Chelsea Agrees On Terms With Kounde

Asked about Lukaku’s looming arrival, Tuchel told Sky Sports: ‘Romelu [Lukaku] is …

First West African Case Of Deadly Marburg Virus Detected

First West African Case Of Deadly Marburg Virus Detected

August 11, 2021 12:34 am

The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday revealed that Guinea has confirmed a case of the deadly Marburg disease making it the first recorded in West Africa.

Scientists have revealed that the lethal virus that’s related to Ebola and, like Covid-19 can be passed from animal hosts to humans.

The virus, which is carried by bats and has a fatality rate of up to 88 percent, was found in samples taken from a patient who died on August 2 in southern Gueckedou prefecture, the WHO disclosed.

‘The potential for the Marburg virus to spread far and wide means we need to …

Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo Announces Plans To Form New Party

Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo Announces Plans To Form New Party

August 11, 2021 12:09 am

Ivory Coast ex-president Laurent Gbagbo yesterday sparked new political speculations by proposing the formation of a new political party.

This disclosure was made by his deeply divided Ivorian Popular Front (FPI).

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that at a crucial meeting of party leaders, Gbagbo lashed out at his former prime minister, Pascal Affi N’Guessan, the FPI’s president, and also proposed ‘creating a new instrument of struggle in line with our ideology and ambitions’, the FPI said.

A congress to set it up could take place in October, it explained.

In a statement sighted by Africa Daily News, New …

Drama As ‘Secondus Must Go’ Protesters Hit Streets Of Abuja

Drama As ‘Secondus Must Go’ Protesters Hit Streets Of Abuja

August 10, 2021 5:34 pm
Youth who claimed to be members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday, hit the street of Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, demanding the immediate removal of the party’s national chairman, Uche Secondus.
The youth, under the aegis of Save PDP Group, who later converged on the national secretariat of the party, explained that their decision was based on the recent defection of some governors to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Carrying placards with inscriptions such as ‘Uche Secondus Must Go’, ‘We have lost confidence in your chairmanship‘, ‘We cannot afford to lose more governors‘
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Nigeria Recalls Envoy To Indonesia Over Assault On Diplomat

Nigeria Recalls Envoy To Indonesia Over Assault On Diplomat

August 10, 2021 5:02 pm

Nigeria has withdrawn its ambassador to Indonesia over the assault of a Nigerian diplomat by immigration officials in the Asian country, Africa Daily News, New York has learnt.

The country’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, made this disclosure on Tuesday, stating that the Nigerian government is at the moment reviewing its diplomatic relations with Indonesia.

In a viral video, a Nigerian diplomat was seen being manhandled by immigration officials in front of his official quarters in Jarkarta, Indonesia.

Earlier, Onyema had summoned the Indonesian Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr. Usra Hendra Harahap, to express her displeasure over the development.

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Davido Set To Act In New Hollywood Movie

Davido Set To Act In New Hollywood Movie

August 10, 2021 4:23 pm

Multiple award-winning Nigerian superstar, Davido has disclosed he will be harnessing his acting skills as he prepares to properly feature in a new Hollywood movie.

The ‘Risky’ singer confirmed in an interview with DJ Carisma which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York saying that filming is ongoing in California, however the details of the movie remain undisclosed.

Davido also revealed to his millions pf followers that the new movie is partly the reason he’s still out in the US as he will be taking on an actual acting role unlike his debut in the movie, Coming 2 America.’…

10 Injured As Military Averts Another Bloodshed In Plateau

10 Injured As Military Averts Another Bloodshed In Plateau

August 10, 2021 4:04 pm

The quick intervention of security agents has been hailed for being the reason why what would have been a bloodfest was averted as the clash between natives and Hausa settlers in Jos North Local Government of Plateau State continues to escalate.

However, the clash left no fewer than 10 persons with different degrees of injuries.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that following the intervention, an uneasy calm has pervaded the State following attacks launched in Bassa and Riyom local Government areas by herdsmen, which claimed many lives and left buildings burnt.

The herders also destroyed massive farmlands belonging to …

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