August 2021

Mixed Feelings As Japan Commemorate Hiroshima Bomb Explosion

Mixed Feelings As Japan Commemorate Hiroshima Bomb Explosion

August 7, 2021 2:19 am

Japan on Friday marked 76 years since the world’s first atomic bomb attack, with low-key ceremonies and dismay over a refusal by Olympics organisers to hold a minute’s silence for the victims.

Survivors, relatives, and a handful of foreign dignitaries attended this year’s main event in Hiroshima to pray for those killed or wounded in the bombing and call for world peace.

Virus concerns meant the general public were once again kept away, with the ceremony instead broadcast online.

Read Also: Pope To Comfort Victims Of Japan’s 2011 ‘Triple Disaster’

Participants, many dressed in black and wearing face masks, …

Why Barcelona Had To Let Messi Go - Laporta

Why Barcelona Had To Let Messi Go – Laporta

August 7, 2021 2:08 am

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has been explaining why a new contract cannot be agreed with Lionel Messi, as the argentine prepares to play for another football club for the first time in his life.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the Liga giants appeared to be closing in on an agreement that would keep the six-time Ballon d’Or winner on their books, with Messi having opened himself up to an extended stay in Catalunya.

Financial struggles have, however, brought those discussions to a close, with a desire from both sides to get a deal done not enough as …

Babangida’s Interview, A Sour Taste In The Mouth ― Afenifere

Babangida’s Interview, A Sour Taste In The Mouth ― Afenifere

August 7, 2021 1:17 am

The Pan Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere has lambasted former Military Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida declaring that he said nothing new in his interview with Arise TV on Friday which the group described as ‘a sour taste in the mouth’.

The Secretary-General of the group, Chief Sola Ebiseni, stated this while reacting to the interview criticising Babangida for saying that he annulled the June 12, 1993 Presidential election to prevent a coup in the country.

Ebiseni said Babangida was hiding under one finger with his claim that some top officials in the military would have staged a violent coup if …

8 Tigers Die In Vietnam After Being Rescued From Captivity

8 Tigers Die In Vietnam After Being Rescued From Captivity

August 7, 2021 1:10 am

No fewer than eight tigers out of 17 that police seized from two farms in a central province of Vietnam have reportedly died after being transported to an eco-tourist site, Africa Daily News, New York reports.

Speaking to newsmen on Friday, Senior Lieutenant Colonel Tran Phuc Thinh who is the chief of Nghe the province’s Environment Police Department confirmed that; ‘Eight tigers have died after being injected with anaesthetic, transported, and placed into care.’

It began on Wednesday, police entered two farms in Nghe An province and seized 17 tigers that had been bred in small metal cages.

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We Don't Want Old, Sick People In 2023 – Arewa Youths

We Don’t Want Old, Sick People In 2023 – Arewa Youths

August 7, 2021 1:04 am

The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, (AYCF), has issued fresh warnings ahead of the 2023 presidential election which might technically reduce the chances of a few aspirants for the number one position in Nigeria.

National President of AYCF, Yerima Shettima, warned that the group would not allow the recycling of old, weak, and sick Nigerians as president.

In a statement he signed and obtained by Africa Daily News, New York, Shettima posited that democracy does not encourage a weak, tired, and politically compromised leader.

According to Shettima: ‘Going forward, the AYFC will never allow the recycling of old, weak and sick …

Wizkid's London Tickets Sell Out In 12 Minutes

Wizkid’s London Tickets Sell Out In 12 Minutes

August 7, 2021 12:30 am

Tickets for Wizkid’s show scheduled to hold at the O2 Arena in London yesterday sold out in just 12 minutes, leaving fans scrambling to try and find leftover tickets.

The Grammy Award-winning artist is billed to perform on 28 November as part of the O2’s Welcome Back lineup, with other acts such as Burna Boy and comedian Mo Gilligan also announced.

Fans who weren’t able to get tickets took their frustration to Twitter, with one even saying she was “crying” after being unable to purchase one.

Read Also: My Future Wife Must Propose To Me On Her Knees – Wizkid

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Resign Now, Arewa Group Fires At Secondus

Resign Now, Arewa Group Fires At Secondus

August 7, 2021 12:17 am
A Northern body under the umbrella of Arewa PDP Support Group from the 19 northern States and the FCT has called on the National Chairman of People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus to resign with immediate effect to save the party from total collapse.
Addressing a press conference, the National Coordinator of Arewa PDP, Yahaya Salisu said the call for resignation of Secondus has become necessary because the party has lost serious-minded members to ruling APC as a result of his alleged incompetence.
Salisu noted that continue stay in office by Secondus will deny PDP victory in 2023 general elections,
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Why Nigeria’s Economy Is Shattered – Timipre Sylva

Why Nigeria’s Economy Is Shattered – Timipre Sylva

August 6, 2021 6:02 pm

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr. Timipre Sylva, has explained why the country’s economy under the Muhammadu Buhari administration is the way it is.

The minister gave this explanation while responding to questions about the economy and other issues during his appearance on Thursday’s edition of Channels Television’s Politics Today which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York.

While critics have accused the government of worsening the economy, Sylva put the blame on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led administration.

‘What we inherited is like broken China (plate),’ he said when asked about the state of the …

Nigeria's Healthcare Is ‘Fairly Okay’ – Ngige

Nigeria’s Healthcare Is ‘Fairly Okay’ – Ngige

August 6, 2021 5:48 pm

Nigeria’s Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has asserted that medical treatment in Nigeria is ‘fairly okay’ contrary to widely held insinuations.

Although he is not outrightly against seeking medical attention abroad, the minister believes it is not out of place for Nigerians to stay back and get treated in the country.

‘What are you going abroad to do, the expertise is here (in Nigeria),’ the minister said on Friday in an interview with Channels Television which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York.

Read Also: NMA Slams Ngige For Saying US, UK Don’t Pay Resident

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2023 I’ve Seen Next President Of Nigeria – Babangida

2023: I’ve Seen Next President Of Nigeria – Babangida

August 6, 2021 7:20 am

Former military head of state, General Ibrahim Babangida, popularly known as IBB has declared that he has already seen the kind of person that would be next Nigerian President.

Speaking in an interview aired on Arise Television which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York, IBB called on Nigerians to focus on individuals in their 60s come 2023.

IBB hinted at a few individuals, whom he said had the capacity to lead the country and effectively run its affairs economically and politically.

According to the former military dictator, bad leadership was a major reason for series of socio-economic …

Ethiopian Rebels Take Over UNESCO World Heritage Town

Ethiopian Rebels Take Over UNESCO World Heritage Town

August 6, 2021 3:33 am

Rebels from Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have taken control of the town of Lalibela, a Unesco world heritage site in neighbouring Amhara region Africa Daily News, New York can confirm.

Lalibela, home to 13th Century churches hewn from rock, is a holy site for millions of Orthodox Christians around the world.

Residents have been fleeing the rebel advance, local officials told the reporters.

Thousands have been killed since war broke out last November. Fighting is now spreading into Amhara and Afar, another region bordering Tigray.

Read Also: Tigray Crisis: Accept Our Rule Or No Ceasefire, Rebels Insist

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Turkey, Greece Reel From Raging Wildfires During Heatwave

Turkey, Greece Reel From Raging Wildfires During Heatwave

August 6, 2021 3:13 am

Turkish coastguards, Thursday continued the evacuation of hundreds of villagers from a burning power plant on Thursday even as Greek firefighters battled a major blaze near the ancient Olympic site as a record heatwave wreaked havoc across Europe’s southeast.

Africa Daily News, New York understands that the two regional rivals have been united this week in their fight against disasters that officials and experts link to increasingly frequent and intense weather events caused by climate change.

No fewer than eight people have been reported dead while a dozen others have been hospitalised across the southern coasts of Turkey since the …

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