August 2021

North Koreans Banned From Discussing Kim’s Weight Loss

North Koreans Banned From Discussing Kim’s Weight Loss

August 22, 2021 1:45 am

North Korean Government has warned its citizens to refrain from talking about Kim Jong Un’s weight loss, stating that gossip is a ‘reactionary act’ that could attract heavy punishment.

Government authorities have insisted the national leader has been eating less ‘for the sake of the country’ in recent days as it grapples with severe food shortages and claimed Kim is healthy.

Speculation about Kim’s health started after photos showed the despot looking increasingly thin after he apparently shed up to 44 pounds earlier this year.

However, efforts to stifle gossip about Kim’s weight have failed.

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Jota, Mane On Target As Liverpool Pip Burnley At Anfield

EPL: Jota, Mane On Target As Liverpool Pip Burnley At Anfield

August 22, 2021 1:19 am

Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane were on target as Liverpool defeated Burnely 2-0 in their second Premier League game of the season at Anfield on Saturday.

Burnley put up a good fight early in the game but went behind in the 18th minute when Jota put the hosts ahead.

The Portuguese forward headed Kostas Tsimikas’ inch-perfect cross past Nick Pope to break the deadlock.

Read Also: Liverpool Overpower Arsenal To Boost Top-Four Hopes

VAR ruled out Mohamed Salah’s strike for offside towards the end of the first half, while Burnley’s Ashley Barnes also had a goal correctly ruled out by …

Ethiopia Actively ‘Obstructing’ Aid For Tigray - US

Ethiopia Actively ‘Obstructing’ Aid For Tigray – US

August 22, 2021 1:01 am

The head of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has lambasted the Ethiopian government for the shortage of humanitarian aid in the country’s northern region of Tigray.

Speaking on behalf of the organisation, Samantha Power said food aid in the region will run out this week for the first time since fighting broke out in November last year.

‘This shortage is not because food is unavailable’ she says ‘but because the Ethiopian government is obstructing humanitarian aid and personnel, including land convoys and air access’.

Read Also: Ethiopian Rebels Take Over UNESCO World Heritage Town

Africa Daily News, New …

Jihadists Attack Western Niger, Kill Villagers

Jihadists Attack Western Niger, Kill Villagers

August 21, 2021 5:09 pm

Suspected jihadists have invaded a village in western Niger’s troubled ‘three-border’ region killing 17 people in the process.

According to a local elected official, the attack happened in the village of Theim in the Tillaberi region, at around 8:00 pm (1700 GMT) on Friday.

‘The toll is 17 dead and five wounded,’ he said.

A resident in regional capital Tillaberi narrated that around 10 people had been killed.

Read Also: Rwanda, Mozambique Regain Control Of Port Held By Jihadists

Africa Daily News, New York understands that Thiem is around 20 kilometers (12 miles) from three other villages where a series …

NARD Strike End In Sight As FG, Doctors Set To Sign New Pact

NARD Strike: End In Sight As FG, Doctors Set To Sign New Pact

August 21, 2021 2:25 pm

The Federal Government and the Nigerian Association of Residents Doctors (NARD) are expected to sign a new agreement any moment as it moves to end the three-week-old strike by the doctors.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the two parties held a meeting on Friday which lasted for hours where various contentious issues were reportedly deliberated upon, the spokesman, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Charles Akpan confirmed in a statement on Saturday, titled, ‘An end in sight for NARD strike as doctors/ FG agree on all issues.’

The meeting which had the most high-powered representation since negotiations with …

I Have Not Abandoned Governance For APC Matters - Matawalle

I Have Not Abandoned Governance For APC Matters – Matawalle

August 21, 2021 1:25 pm

The Zamfara State Government has reacted to claims by some residents of the State that there has been a lapse in governance since Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle defected to the All Progressive Congress (APC).

Africa Daily News, New York reports that many of them have lamented that Matawalle has occupied himself focusing on the reconciliation with former Governor, Abdulaziz Yari, and Senator Kabiru Marafa’s faction of the APC in the state.

However, in a swift response, the state Commissioner of Information, Hon. Ibrahim Dosara, said that security challenges in the state was a household discussion before Governor Matawalle assumed office …

Why FG Can’t Prosecute Repentant Terrorists - Lai Mohammed

Why FG Can’t Prosecute Repentant Terrorists – Lai Mohammed

August 21, 2021 12:44 pm

The Federal Government of Nigeria has hit back at people they described as ‘naysayers’ to stop spewing negative and false narratives around Boko Haram members who are surrendering in droves in the North-East.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed gave the admonition in an interview with reporters in Washington.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that no fewer than 1,000 Boko Haram fighters and their families have handed themselves over to army units in recent weeks in the southern Borno towns of Konduga, Bama, and Mafa.

The minister also lambasted those who were alleging that the surrendered …

Bandits Abduct Over 60 In Zamfara

Insecurity: Bandits Abduct Over 60 In Zamfara

August 21, 2021 11:47 am

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have invaded Rini, a town in the Bakura Local Government Area of Zamfara State and whisking away over 70 persons.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the gunmen arrived in the town at about 2.30 am on Friday and shot indiscriminately.

A source who spoke under the condition anonymity for security reasons said though the residents refused to come out of their homes despite heavy gunshots, the bandits succeeded in abducting over 70 persons in the town.

Read Also: Tension As Bandits Abduct 45 Persons In Zamfara Communities

‘When they came, they carried …

Rudeboy’s Lawyer Opens Up As Wife Files For Divorce

Rudeboy’s Lawyer Opens Up As Wife Files For Divorce

August 21, 2021 5:23 am

There were strong indications yesterday morning that Anita Okoye, wife of Paul Okoye also known as Rudeboy who is a member of the defunct music group, P-Square has filed for divorce.

According to a divorce letter that circulated on social media, Anita Okoye was seeking the dissolution of her 7-year marriage to Rudeboy at a High Court in Abuja, according to a court document.

Anita and Rudeboy, whose love story dates back to their university days at the University of Abuja, are no strangers to the media’s tumultuous coverage of their marital issue, but this time it appears to be …

APC'S Crises Deepens As 100 APC Members Sue Buni

APC’S Crises Deepens As 100 APC Members Sue Buni

August 21, 2021 4:27 am

Aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) numbering about 100 in Benue State have sued the party’s caretaker committee chairman, Governor Mai Bala Buni of Yobe State.

Africa Daily News, New York repors that the suit, filed over the status of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention (CECPC) of the APC, joins as defendants the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and others.

Read Also: 2023 Presidency: ‘APC Govs Begging Jonathan’ – PDP Youths

The aggrieved APC members through their lawyer, Samuel Irabor, in the suit before a Federal High Court in Abuja, sought …

2023 Presidency ‘APC Govs Begging Jonathan' – PDP Youths

2023 Presidency: ‘APC Govs Begging Jonathan’ – PDP Youths

August 20, 2021 4:00 pm

Youths of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has revealed some subtle moves of the All Progressives Congress (APC), governors, ahead of the 2023 presidential election.

The National Youth Coordinator of PDP youths, Usman Okai Austin, has alleged that APC governors are seriously  ‘lobbying, romancing, and begging’ former President Goodluck Jonathan to join the ruling party.

Speaking with newsmen on Friday, Okai alleged that APC governors including its Caretaker National Chairman, Mai Mala Buni plans to give Jonathan an automatic presidential ticket in 2023, if he defects to the ruling party.

Read Also: 2023: PDP Has Resolved All Internal Crises –

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Religious Delusion: Can Uzodinma Ever Be Sincere To Himself?

August 20, 2021 1:13 pm

Religion and religious fanaticism have remained Africa’s bane. Religious sentiment is always a deal-breaker for many Africans. Religion is so deeply rooted that even politicians blame their failures on a Western imported Deity and thank such for their perceived successes. The inability of their followers who are religious adherents often gives some of these politicians a window to repeatedly rape the humanity of the same people they superintend over without consequences. 

The truth is that the West who introduced Organised Religion to Africa have long relegated it for science and technology, sadly Africa has chosen to enthrone it in perpetuity. …

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