May 2022

2023 Reps Set To Amend Electoral Bill On Wednesday

2023: Reps Set To Amend Electoral Bill On Wednesday

May 11, 2022 5:25 am

The members of the Nigerian House of Representatives will hold an emergency plenary today to concur the decision of the Senate on the electoral bill following yesterday’s amendment by the red chambers. 

Yahaya Danzaria, Acting Clerk, House of Representatives, disclosed this in a statement on on Tuesday.

He submitted that the emergency session will be on the bill

It would be recalled that the Senate had amended the electoral bill to allow the statutory delegates to be delegates at indirect primaries.

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The upper chamber had given the bill an …

Yobe Rainstorm Gov. Buni Sympathises With Victims’ Families

Yobe Rainstorm: Gov. Buni Sympathises With Victims’ Families

May 11, 2022 5:16 am

Yobe State Governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni has commiserated with the families of five persons who died from building collapse following heavy rainstorm in Damaturu, the state capital.

Governor Buni said it is very sad to lose the victims in this very unfortunate natural disaster but that is the time decreed by the Almighty Allah.

He sympathised with those who sustained injuries and prayed for their quick recovery.

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The governor who described the ugly incident as sad and unfortunate, said it is the will of God.

‘We pray …

60 Zimbabweans Killed By Elephants This Year - Govt

60 Zimbabweans Killed By Elephants This Year – Govt

May 11, 2022 5:07 am

No fewer than sixty Zimbabweans have been killed by elephants so far this year, as a conservation success story has led to increased conflict with humans, the government spokesman has disclosed. 

Africa Daily News, New York reports that with about 100,000 elephants, Zimbabwe has the world’s second-largest population after Botswana and about one-quarter of the elephants in all of Africa.

Contrary to what is obtainable in much of the world, where poachers have killed off the animals for their tusks, Zimbabwe’s elephant population is growing at about five percent a year.

Read Also: How Zimbabwe’s Army Commander Died Of Cancer

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Parents Should Be Blamed For Poor Value In Youths - Prelate

Parents Should Be Blamed For Poor Value In Youths – Prelate

May 11, 2022 5:03 am

His Eminence, Dr Samuel Kanu-Uche who is the Methodist Prelate has squarely fingered Nigerian parents for the lack of value orientation among their children and youths.

The prelate opined that good parenting would shield children from deviant behaviours while its lack predisposes them to unwholesome behaviours.

Read Also: Educationists Fault Parents For Delinquency In Schools

He spoke on the sideline of the Church’s 39th Bishop Council Conference in Lagos.

The cleric chided parents for abandoning their roles as stipulated by the scriptures. According to him, the church has not derailed from its traditional methods of child grooming.

“The church has

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EU Charges Nigeria To Bring Deborah's Murderers To Justice

EU And Nigeria Collaborate To Solve Security Issues

May 10, 2022 3:25 pm

As part of their intensive efforts to combat insecurity, the Europe Union (EU) has put out initiatives to continue working with Nigeria to enhance security, economic development and its vision for the future.

The Ambassador to the EU Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ms Samuela Isopi said this at the Europe Day celebration in Abuja.

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The Europe Day is a day set aside for celebrating peace and unity among the European countries that form the EU since 1950.

The theme of the 2022 Europe Day celebration is; ‘ Peace , …

Land Restoration: UN Deputy Pleads For More Intervention

Land Restoration: UN Deputy Pleads For More Intervention

May 10, 2022 11:13 am

Amina Mohammed, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, on Monday called on countries to invest in as much land restoration initiatives as they can.

She made the plea for this at the opening of the the15th session of the Conference of Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

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With certain reports, she noted that half of the world’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and its grain supplies depended on addressing land degradation.

“We are faced with a crucial choice.

“We

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FG Approves Purchase Of ₦660bn Innoson Vehicles For FRSC

Eid-el Fitr Patrol: FRSC Records 360 Rescues From 119 Crashes

May 10, 2022 5:19 am

The office of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has reported that it rescued 360 people without injuries from 119 crashes nationwide involving 701 people, during 2022 Eid-el-Fitri special patrol from April 29 to May 4.

This is contained in a statement by Bisi Kazeem who is the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM)  on Monday in Abuja.

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Mr. Kazeem said that the figure, according to the data released by the Corps, represented 35.3 per cent increase in total number of people rescued without injuries. He …

I'm The Most Courageous And Selfless Aspirant - Gov Wike

I’m The Most Courageous And Selfless Aspirant – Gov Wike

May 10, 2022 5:16 am

As the tussle for the Presidential seat takes a new dimension, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State who is also a presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reiterated that when it comes to leadership, he is the most courageous and selfless leader to handle the issues beseigning Nigeria.

Governor Nyesom Wike made this statement on Monday in Akure, when he visited the PDP Secretariat to woo delegates ahead of the party’s primary election scheduled for May 28 and May 29.

He said the delegates knew he had the best chance to win the election …

US Temporarily Halts Tariffs On Ukraine Steel Imports

US Temporarily Halts Tariffs On Steel Imports From Ukraine

May 10, 2022 4:02 am

The United States has announced the suspension the tariffs imposed on Ukrainian steel imports for one year, a move designed to help the war-torn nation’s economy.

Africa Daily News, New York reports on the aftermath of the dramatic evacuation of civilians sheltering in a steel plant in Mariupol after Russian forces bombarded the port city, US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo hailed the importance of the industry that continues to operate and employ one in every 13 Ukrainians, providing them with an ‘economic lifeline.’

‘We can’t just admire the fortitude and spirit of the Ukrainian people — we need to …

US Calls For UN Security Council Meeting Over North Korea

US Calls For UN Security Council Meeting Over North Korea

May 10, 2022 3:56 am

The United States has requested that an emergency UN Security Council meeting be held on Wednesday to discuss North Korea, according to diplomats, amid fears that Pyongyang will resume nuclear testing in the coming weeks.

Washington holds the Security Council presidency for the month of May and has been considering calling a meeting since late last week, the same diplomats said Monday. The public meeting is scheduled for 1900 GMT.

It comes as Pyongyang has dramatically ramped up its sanctions-busting missile launches, conducting 15 weapons tests since January including firing an intercontinental ballistic missile at full range for the …

Gunmen Abduct Catholic Priest In Akwa Ibom, Residents Lament

Gunmen Abduct Catholic Priest In Akwa Ibom, Residents Lament

May 10, 2022 3:50 am

There is serious tension in the communities of Mkpat Enin Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State following the persistent kidnapping and killing of innocent individuals in the area which has made the area very unsafe.

The latest ugly incident was the kidnap of a catholic priest, identified as Rev.Fr Alphonsus Uboh, at the premises of his parish located at Ikot Abasi Akpan along Ekparakwa Etinan road in Mkpat Enin LGA.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered from the community that about 18 persons have so far been kidnapped between November 2021 and May of this year.

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Contract FIFA Orders NFF To Pay Rohr Over N156m Compensation

Contract: FIFA Orders NFF To Pay Rohr N156m In Compensation

May 10, 2022 3:38 am

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has been ordered to pay former Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr $378,000 for sacking him before the end of his contract.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that Rohr was sacked in December just four weeks to the commencement of the delayed Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon and was replaced by Austin Eguavoen.

Although the NFF had agreed to pay the Franco-German tactician’s salary until the end of his contract, Rohr dragged the NFF to football’s world governing body FIFA to demand an additional sum for breach of contract without justifications.

Rohr’s request of …

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