October 9, 2021

Criteria Of Dr. MarkAnthony Nze Scholarship With Apsley

Apsley Business School: The Gold Standard Of Education

October 9, 2021 5:12 pm

It is not a misnomer that the Apsley Business School is one of the best business schools in the UK. This is derived from the fact that, according to the European universities ranking, it is rated 91 out of the top 100 business schools in the entirety of Europe.

Considering that the school was founded in 2012, just about ten years ago, it is apparently no small feat to be rated this highly.

Although Accredited and incorporated in Wales and the UK, it has affiliations with Polish, Turkish, French, Czech, Swiss and Dutch universities. This collaboration is aimed at ensuring …

55 Killed As Suicide Bomber Attacks Mosque In Afghanistan

55 Killed As Suicide Bomber Attacks Mosque In Afghanistan

October 9, 2021 3:29 pm

A suicide bomb attack on worshippers at a Shiite mosque in the Afghan city of Kunduz has left no fewer than 55 people dead in what has been described as the bloodiest assault since US forces left the country in August.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that many of the victims from the minority community were wounded in Friday’s blast, an attack which has now been claimed by the Islamic State group.

The attack appears designed to further destabilise Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban takeover.

The regional branch of the rabidly sectarian IS has repeatedly targeted Shiites …

Sack Rohr Now Before It’s Too Late - Sunday Oliseh

Sack Rohr Now Before It’s Too Late – Sunday Oliseh

October 9, 2021 3:08 pm

Former Nigerian midfield maestro, Sunday Oliseh has called on the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to sack the current Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr as a matter of urgency due to his inability to move Nigeria’s football forward.

Oliseh made this call while reacting to Super Eagles’ 1-0 loss to the Central Africa Republic in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos on Thursday.

The 1994 Africa Cup of Nations winner in an interview with ‘Saturday Punch’ which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York, stated that Nigeria’s football has retrogressed under the German tactician …

51 Dead, Scores Missing As Makeshift Vessel Sinks In DR Congo

51 Dead, Scores Missing As Makeshift Vessel Sinks In DR Congo

October 9, 2021 2:50 pm

No fewer than 100 people are believed to be either dead or missing following the sinking of a makeshift vessel on the Congo river, provincial authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo disclosed on Saturday.

Speaking to reporters on Saturday. a spokesman for the governor of the northwestern province of Mongala, Nestor Magbado, stated that fifty-one bodies had been recovered by late Friday from the sinking during the night of Monday to Tuesday, and another 69 are believed to be still missing.

He disclosed that luckily, there were 39 survivors.

With no manifest of the passengers on board, the number …

Sierra Leone Formally Abolishes Death Penalty

Sierra Leone Formally Abolishes Death Penalty

October 9, 2021 2:30 pm

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has assented to a bill abolishing the death penalty in the country, becoming the latest African state to ban capital punishment. 

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that lawmakers in the West African country had voted to end capital punishment in July, replacing the punishment with life imprisonment or a minimum 30-year jail term.

‘As a nation, we have today exorcised horrors of a cruel past,’ Bio said in a statement, adding that capital punishment is ‘inhumane’.

‘We today affirm our belief in the sanctity of life,’ he added.

Read Also: Nigeria, Sierra Leone

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2023 Ndigbo’ll Work For Nigeria’s Unity Not Biafra – Umahi

2023: Ndigbo’ll Work For Nigeria’s Unity Not Biafra – Umahi

October 9, 2021 2:06 pm

Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi has appealed to other zones in the country not to scheme out the Southeast out of Nigeria’s leadership.

Umahi maintained that the Igbo would be a part of a fair and equitable Nigeria, not a breakaway Biafra.

The Governor made the assertions when he spoke at an inter-denominational prayer summit in Abakaliki on Saturday.

The Governor called for the fair treatment of Igbo by Nigerians.

Umahi said the Igbo should be given a chance at leadership in 2023 because they are determined to unite and ensure peace in Nigeria.

Read Also: Biafra: We Will Lose

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Present Crop Of Presidency Seekers Can’t Save Nigeria –PANDEF

Present Crop Of Presidency Seekers Can’t Save Nigeria –PANDEF

October 9, 2021 1:28 pm

Prominent socio-cultural group, the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has revealed that the calibre of politicians currently jostling for the 2023 presidency cannot save the country from its present predicament.

PANDEF’s spokesman, Ken Robinson, stressed that Nigeria needs is a saviour that would unite the country, stated that there was nothing for Nigerians to be happy about with the quality of those aspiring for the position of the President.

Speaking in an interview with newsmen on Saturday, Robinson explained that while the presidency should shift to the South, it behoved Nigerians to look out for a person that would …

Nigerian Army To Court-Martial 158 Soldiers In North-East

Nigerian Army To Court-Martial 158 Soldiers In North-East

October 9, 2021 12:57 pm

The Nigerian Army’s Joint Taskforce North-East Operation Hadin Kai, on Saturday, launched two court-martials to try defaulting personnel serving at the operation ground in the North-East. with many soldiers now facing a tall order.

According to the Theatre Commander of the Joint Taskforce, Maj. Gen. Christopher Musa, military personnel numbering no fewer than 158 will be tried on matters that pertain directly to the regimentation, discipline, efficiency, and morale of the military.

Musa made this revelation while inaugurating the general and special court-martials in Maiduguri, Borno State.

‘To maintain the armed forces in a state of readiness, the military as …

Nigerians Will Soon Be Arrested For Speaking Igbo – Eedris

Nigerians Will Soon Be Arrested For Speaking Igbo – Eedris

October 9, 2021 12:26 pm

Erstwhile Nigerian Music star, Eedris Abdulkareem has claimed that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government will soon start arresting Nigerians for speaking Igbo.

Eedris made this claim while condemning the arrest of Veteran Nollywood actor, Chiwetalu Agu by security agencies.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that Chiwetalu Agu was arrested on Thursday by the Nigerian Army for wearing Biafra regalia, according to reports, he was released on Friday morning only to be rearrested by the Department of States Services (DSS) just a few hours later.

The Nigerian Army confirmed he was arrested for inciting members of the public and soliciting …

2023 Presidency: FFK And Bello Suffering From Delusions

2023 Presidency: FFK And Bello Suffering From Delusions

October 9, 2021 11:30 am

Nigerian politics is what one would call a very dirty game and most of those who play it have mastered the complex act of playing the filthy game at the expense of their dignity, self-worth and personalities. ‘There is no gentleman in Nigerian politics’ is a saying which is very popular among the elite Nigerian statesmen and politicians. This is because the whole concept of the political game has been restrategised to allow only ruffians and ruthless people to have an upper hand while those with good intentions are downtrodden and used as stepping stones to get ahead.

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