March 2022

Plane With 133 Onboard Crashes In China

March 21, 2022 11:22 pm
An Eastern passenger jet in China which had 133 people onboard has crashed in South-West China with casualties yet to be ascertained.
Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the Boeing 737 plane had crashed in the rural countryside near Wuzhou city, Guangxi region and ’caused a mountain fire’, according to the footages made available to the provincial emergency management bureau.
It was gathered that rescue teams were on Monday morning dispatched to the scene for rescue operations.
According to the management bureau, a ‘China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 plane carrying 133 people has crashed in Teng county, Wuzhou, Guangxi,
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Anxiety As Measles Hit Benue IDP Camps 

March 21, 2022 11:01 pm
Dozens of people have reportedly been hit with measles at various Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in Benue State over the last few days, Africa Daily News, New York has gathered.
Over the last few days, no fewer than 60 people who are mostly children above the age of five, had been infected in some of the camps located in Guma Local Government Area of the State according to reports.
Africa Daily News, New York learnt that at least 30 people cases were reported in the Ortese IDPs camp in Guma while the remaining cut across the many other IDPs
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How Terrorists Deceived Me Twice With Qur’an – Gov Masari

How Terrorists Deceived Me Twice With Qur’an – Gov Masari

March 20, 2022 6:35 am

The Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Bello Masari has narrated how bandits deceived him twice using the Qur’an in his office and yet failed to keep up with their side of the bargain.

Masari said he regrets the trust reposed in bandits to have a change of heart during negotiations after they swore with the Qur’an.

The Governor vowed never to trust them again, stressing that they deceived his government into believing that they had surrendered their weapons by swearing with the Qur’an.

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He disclosed this while hosting the …

We’ll Deduct N242bn Fuel Subsidy From FAAC This Month –NNPC

We’ll Deduct ₦242bn Fuel Subsidy From FAAC This Month –NNPC

March 20, 2022 6:31 am

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited is to deduct ₦242.53bn as subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly called petrol, from the Federation Account this month.

Although it described the proposed subsidy deduction as a value shortfall, the oil firm stated that the fund would be recovered from February 2022 proceeds due for sharing in the March 2022 Federation Account Allocation Committee meeting.

The NNPC disclosed this in its latest presentation to the FAAC meeting, which was obtained by our correspondent in Abuja on Friday.

It said, ‘The December 2021 value shortfall recovery on the importation of PMS amounted …

Strike ASUU Tackles FG Over Railway Construction To Niger

Strike: ASUU Tackles FG Over Railway Construction To Niger

March 20, 2022 6:27 am

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has again blamed the Federal Government for the ongoing strike in public universities lambasting it for not showing commitment to education.

The union’s National President, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, stated in an interview with newsmen on Saturday stated that the government ‘went to sleep’ for eight months after it completed negotiations with the union in May 2021.

According to him, ASUU waited for actions from the government to no avail.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that ASUU had on Monday, March 14, 2022 announced an eight-week rollover of its four-week warning strike, which …

I Will Leave Nigeria If Tinubu Becomes President –Bode George

I Will Leave Nigeria If Tinubu Becomes President –Bode George

March 20, 2022 6:22 am

A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Chairman of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Bode George on Saturday said he will leave Nigeria if Bola Ahmed Tinubu becomes President of Nigeria.

Mr George made this known while at a press briefing in Lagos.

‘I am happy the President has signed the new electoral bill,” he said. “If by whatever chance he gets to the villa, I won’t be part of this country. And I am not joking. I can go to Ghana and be watching with binoculars from afar. You will see what will happen.

‘This is Alpha-Beta …

Unknown Gunmen Attack Country Home Of Ohanaeze Ndigbo

Unknown Gunmen Attack Country Home Of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Leader

March 19, 2022 9:12 am

The country home of the President of Apex Igbo sociocultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, George Obiozor was on Saturday attacked by gunmen in Awomamma community, Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State.

The attack was carried out by gunmen in the early hours of Saturday.

The Public relations officer of the Imo State Police command, Mike Abattam, confirmed the attack to reporters.

Abattam said the hoodlums who came in vehicles threw petrol bombs in the house damaging properties.

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The police spokesperson said no life was lost and …

Russia Begins Use Of Advanced Hypersonic Missiles In Ukraine

Russia Begins Use Of Advanced Hypersonic Missiles In Ukraine

March 19, 2022 9:00 am

Russian authorities have revealed that she used its newest Kinzhal hypersonic missiles for the first time in Ukraine yesterday to destroy a weapons storage site in the country’s west.

This was made known by the defence ministry on Saturday.

Russia has never before admitted using the high-precision weapon in combat, and state news agency RIA Novosti said it was the first use of the Kinzhal hypersonic weapons during the conflict in pro-Western Ukraine.

“The Kinzhal aviation missile system with hypersonic aeroballistic missiles destroyed a large underground warehouse containing missiles and aviation ammunition in the village of Deliatyn in the Ivano-Frankivsk …

ASUU Kicks As NASS Moves To Establish 186 Universities

ASUU Kicks As NASS Moves To Establish 186 Universities

March 19, 2022 6:07 am

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has tackled the national assembly over the initiation of new bills for the creation of new universities in Nigeria.

ASUU wondered why the government would push for the creation of new universities while ignoring the existing ones currently in dilapidated states.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the National Universities Commission, the regulatory body of universities in Nigeria, puts the total number of federal universities at 49; state-owned universities, 55, and private-owned universities, 99.

Though the NUC had earlier argued that the number of universities and lecturers in the country might not …

Ukraine Britain Deploys Its Sky Sabre, 100 Troops To Poland

Ukraine: Britain Deploys Its Sky Sabre, 100 Troops To Poland

March 19, 2022 5:59 am

The Government of the United Kingdom has revealed that it would deploy its Sky Sabre air defence system to Poland to support ongoing operations in Ukraine.

Britain said it would also deploy along with it, 100 troops to operate it.

The UK Ministry of Defence said this after the Polish government had requested the anti-air warfare system.

The UK defence ministry disclosed this on Twitter.

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‘Sky Sabre has unprecedented speed, accuracy, performance and target acquisition, which will significantly enhance Poland’s air defences,’ it said on Twitter.

According to …

Seven Injured Following Clashes In Guinea-Bissau

Seven Injured Following Clashes In Guinea-Bissau

March 19, 2022 5:52 am

No fewer than seven people were injured on Friday in clashes between police and supporters of the former ruling party of Guinea-Bissau.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the incident took place in the capital Bissau at the headquarters of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) which is just opposite the presidential palace.

Police had reportedly used tear gas and truncheons to disperse the supporters of the PAIGC, which led Guinea-Bissau to independence from Portugal in 1974 and still contests the 2019 election of President Umaro Sissoco Embalo.

‘We deplore the events …

Finland Named World’s Happiest Nation For Fifth Year

Finland Named World’s Happiest Nation For Fifth Year

March 18, 2022 1:10 pm

Finland was on Friday named the world’s happiest country for the fifth year in a row, in an annual UN-sponsored index that again ranked Afghanistan as the unhappiest, followed closely by Lebanon.

According to the rankings, Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania recorded the biggest boosts in wellbeing. The largest falls in the World Happiness table, released on Friday, came in Lebanon, Venezuela and Afghanistan.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that Lebanon, which is facing an economic meltdown, fell to second from last on the index of 146 nations, just below Zimbabwe.

War-traumatised Afghanistan, already bottom of the table, has seen …

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