May 2022

FIFA Slams Sanctions On Nigeria Over Abuja Stadium Violence

FIFA Slams Sanctions On Nigeria Over Abuja Stadium Violence

May 3, 2022 2:10 am

World soccer ruling body, FIFA, has announced that it had imposed a 150,000 Swiss Franc fine on Nigeria following the unruly behaviour of her fans at the end of the second leg Qatar 2022 World Cup play-off between the Super Eagles and Black Stars of Ghana which was held at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja, on March 29.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the fine is about $154,128.75 or ₦63,992,404 in Nigerian Naira.

Recall that there was a reported breakdown of law and order after the encounter as the Black Stars edged Nigeria out of the Qatar …

CAN Calls For 3 Days 'Serious' Prayers For Nigeria

CAN Calls For 3 Days ‘Serious’ Prayers For Nigeria

May 3, 2022 2:03 am

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called on Nigerians to embark on a three days prayers for Nigeria to seek spiritual help for the troubled country. 

A statement signed by CAN General Secretary, Daramola Bade which was made available to Africa Daily News, New York disclosed that the directive was issued by the CAN President, Rev. Samson Ayokunle.

Ayokunle disclosed that the  request was made to all church leaders, through their  various Churches.

‘Organise a solemn assembly to pray for Nigeria on  May, 13,14,and 15 2022.

‘We are to passionately call upon the Lord to:one  Show Nigeria mercy and …

Spain Claims Mobile Phones Of PM, Defence Min Were Tapped

Spain Claims Mobile Phones Of PM, Defence Min Were Tapped

May 3, 2022 1:57 am

Spain on Monday alleged that the mobile phones of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Defence Minister Margarita Robles were recently tapped using Pegasus spyware in an ‘illicit and external’ intervention which they are presently investigating.

Speaking in a press conference which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York, the minister of the presidency, Felix Bolanos, said; ‘It is not a supposition, they are facts of enormous gravity’.

‘We are absolutely certain that it was an external attack… because in Spain, in a democracy like ours, all such interventions are carried out by official bodies and with judicial authorisation,’ he …

Residents Block Road, Protest Rising Kidnapping In Ekiti

Residents Block Road, Protest Rising Kidnapping In Ekiti

May 3, 2022 1:25 am

Commuters travelling along Ado-Ikere- Akure road in Ekiti State, had a difficult day yesterday, as residents blocked the road to protest incessant kidnapping and robbery which was become unbearable in that section of the capital city.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the protesters, who were from Irede community, Ajebandele area of the capital city, were protesting the alleged kidnapping of a Pastor, Julius Osunluyi, in the area, on Sunday evening, by suspected abductors.

The placard-carrying protesters blocked the major highway, thereby causing chaotic traffic jams in the axis for over four hours.

Commuters coming into Ado Ekiti …

Yoruba Nation Soyinka Visits Igboho In Cotonou

Yoruba Nation: Soyinka Visits Igboho In Cotonou

May 3, 2022 1:21 am

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, yesterday, travelled to Cotonou, Benin Republic, to visit Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho where he held a meeting with the activist.

He was sighted at the Seme border around noon crossing to Cotonou, the capital city of Benin Republic, where he was ‘mobbed’ by a crowd while waiting to complete immigration formalities.

He was repeatedly quizzed by journalists where he was headed. His response was that he was on a visit to the Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Igboho to ‘break the Muslim fast with him.’

Reminded that neither he …

Buhari Returns To Twitter Months After Lifting Ban

Buhari Returns To Twitter Months After Lifting Ban

May 2, 2022 7:32 pm

The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari on Monday tweeted for the first time since the lifting of the ban on Twitter earlier in the year.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that the Nigerian Government had, in June 2020, imposed a ban on Twitter, a decision which sparked protests from Nigerians.

The ban followed Twitter’s decision to delete tweets from Buhari which the micro-blogging platform found offensive.

The tweets, which referenced the Nigerian Civil War, threatened to deal with those behind insecurity in the “language they understand”.

Giving reasons for the ban, Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, …

3 Storey Building: 'I Gave Tenants Quit Notice' - Caretaker

3 Storey Building: ‘I Gave Tenants Quit Notice’ – Caretaker

May 2, 2022 4:28 pm

The landlord’s son in whose care the collapsed three–storey building was entrusted said that he gave the occupants of the building quit notice when he discovered the visible stress on it.

The caretaker, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told emergency responders and newsmen on Monday in Lagos that he was living in the building with other occupants when he noticed signs of distress.

I had to leave the building and rented an apartment in the same vicinity,” the caretaker said.

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He said that notice of evacuation was eventually …

Total Blackout Threat As Nigerian Electricity Workers Threaten Strike

Electricity Supply: Group Wants Approval Of Customers’ Regulation

May 2, 2022 9:10 am

Association for Public Policy Analysis,  a civil society group, has appealed to the Federal Government to implement the “Eligible Customer Regulation” to ensure constant electricity supply.

Mr Princewill Okorie, National President, Association for Public Policy Analysis made the appeal in Abuja on Monday.

The Eligible Customer regulation permits  Electricity  Generation Companies (GenCos) to sell electricity directly to Customers” whose consumption is more than two megawatts/hour over the course of one month.

Read Also: NERC Confirms Removal Of Electricity Subsidy

The customer must be connected to a metered 11 or 33 Kilo Volt delivery point on the distribution network.

According to …

Low-Cut, Becoming Common Sight Among Women

Low-Cut, Becoming Common Sight Among Women

May 2, 2022 9:10 am

For centuries, it has been a belief that a woman’s hair is her crowning glory but now women adorning different low-cut styles has become a common sight.

For various reasons, some women have embraced going on low-cut just for their convenience and damning the traditional or religious consequences.

Some women in separate interviews on Monday in Lagos, gave reasons they prefer low haircut to carrying the modern wigs, braids and weave-on.

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Temitope Lawanson, a mother of two said of late, the weather had not been friendly enough to fix weaves.…

SSACGOC Urges FG To Address Inflation

SSACGOC Urges FG To Address Inflation

May 2, 2022 8:20 am

The Senior Staff Association of Statutory Cooperation and Government Owned Companies (SSACGOC) have urged the Federal Government to address the issue of inflation in order to improve the economic indices in the country.

Mr Kayode Alakija, SSACGOC President General made the call while speaking with newsmen on the need for improved welfare packages for the Nigerian workers, on Monday in Abuja.

Alakija was only recently elected as the President General of the association alongside other officials.

Alakija said the continuous devaluation of the Naira was worrisome as it affects the cost of commodities and services that had taken its toll …

Buhari, Others Perform Eid-el-Fitr Prayer At Mambila Barracks

Buhari, Others Perform Eid-el-Fitr Prayer At Mambila Barracks

May 2, 2022 8:14 am

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday joined other Muslim faithful at the parade ground of the Mambila Barracks, Abuja, to perform the Eid-el-Fitr prayer.

The Nigerian leader, accompanied by some of his family members and personnel aides, arrived at the venue of the event at about 9.00 a.m.

Others at the praying ground included some members of the Federal Executive Council, security chiefs, heads of para-military organizations and government officials.

The two-raka’at prayer was led by the Chief Imam of the Barracks, Muhammad Dahey-Shuwa, who spoke on the significance and spiritual values of the just concluded Ramadan fast.

Dahey-Shuwa, in his …

Forte Upstream Services Receives ISO Certification For Quality

Forte Upstream Services Receives ISO Certification For Quality

May 2, 2022 5:08 am

A wholly-owned Nigerian oilfield services company, Forte Upstream Services Ltd. has received the ISO 9001:2015 certification for its quality management system.

A statement posted on the company’s website on Monday said the certificate was presented by the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to the company recently.

The statement said the award was issued as a result of the conformity of the company’s Quality Management System to the requirements of the standard ISO 9001:2015.

According to the statement, the systems of Forte Upstream were subjected to rigorous certification assessment by auditors, after which the system was adjudged to have conformed to …

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