May 2022

IPMAN Reveals Real Reason Behind Current Fuel Scarcity

IPMAN Felicitates With Muslims On Eid-el-Fitr

May 2, 2022 5:03 am

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has enjoined Muslims to pray for a violence-free 2023 General Elections as they mark this year’s Eid-el-fitr celebration.

IPMAN’s President, Mr Chinedu Okoronkwo, made the call in a statement on Monday in Lagos.

The Federal Government had declared May 2 and 3 as public holidays to mark the  Eid-el-fitr celebration and Worker’s Day.

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Okoronkwo congratulated Muslims for the successful completion of the Holy Month of Ramadan, which marks the end of the fasting period.

He said: “On behalf of the National Executive of IPMAN

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Ebute Meta Building Collapse: Death Toll Rises To 5

May 2, 2022 5:01 am

The death toll from the collapsed three-storey building at Ebute Meta, Lagos, as of Monday morning has risen to five, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) officials say.

An old three-storey building collapsed at No. 24 Ibadan Street, Herbert Macaulay Way, Ebute Meta, on Sunday night at about 10.56 p.m.

The Zonal Coordinator Southwest, NEMA, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, said that the deceased persons included three males and two females.

The number of rescued occupants remained 23.

Rescue operations are ongoing at the site of the incident in search of four of the remaining occupants of the building.

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Educationists Fault Parents For Delinquency In Schools

Educationists Fault Parents For Delinquency In Schools

May 2, 2022 5:00 am

Some educationists in the North-East have ascribed the spate of early delinquency in schools and societal decay to the inability of parents to ensure proper discipline and moral upbringing of their children.

A cross section of the educationists who spoke in separate interviews in Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa and Yobe, attributed the trend to the parental failure to mentor their children.

The experts spoke while reacting to a survey on the recent incidents involving some students of the Chrisland School and Dowen College.

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Mr Richards Michael, a parent in Bauchi, blamed …

Border Force Impedes 'Hundreds Of Migrants' At English Channel

Border Force Impedes ‘Hundreds Of Migrants’ At English Channel

May 2, 2022 3:36 am

The Border Force have announced that they have intercepted several groups of migrants in the English Channel who were desperate to migrate illegally.

In a statement which was sighted by Africa Daily News, New York, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) was reluctant to reveal the numbers involved until Monday (today), however, people who count arrivals in Dover have told the correspondents that they believe it was more than 200.

The MoD said the government is addressing the issue by ‘cracking down on people smugglers’.

It is believed to be the first time there have been crossings in 11 days.

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Russia Strikes US Weapons At Airfield Near Odesa - Ministry

How We Struck U.S. Weapons At Airfield Near Odesa – Russia

May 2, 2022 3:24 am

Russia’s defence ministry on Sunday claimed that it had struck at weapons which were supplied to Ukraine by the United States and European countries and also destroyed a runway at a military airfield near the Ukrainian city of Odessa.

The ministry narrated that it used high-precision Onyx missiles to strike the airfield, after Ukraine accused Russia of knocking out a newly-constructed runway at the main airport of Odessa last week.

The regional of Governor Odessa, Maksym Marchenko also claimed that Russia had used a Bastion missile, launched from Crimea.

Reuters could not immediately verify the reports.

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IPOB Using Propaganda To Smear Nigerian Army – Spokesperson

IPOB Using Propaganda To Smear Nigerian Army – Spokesperson

May 2, 2022 3:16 am

The Nigerian Army have accused members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) of using pictures of fake soldiers arrested by Nigerian army troops recently to malign the institution and cast aspersions on them.

The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja which was obtained by Africa Daily News, New York.

Nwachukwu stated that one Solomon Okafor of Radio Biafra London had been peddling malicious disinformation and falsehood on social media, alleging complicity by troops in a fictitious case of the kidnapping of a family of 10 in Kaduna State.…

SERAP Drags Buhari's Govt To ECOWAS Court Over Train Attack

SERAP Drags Buhari’s Govt To ECOWAS Court Over Train Attack

May 2, 2022 3:10 am

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the President Muhammadu Buhari led-administration over what it termed ‘the failure to protect the rights to life, security, and dignity of the victims of the Abuja-Kaduna train attack and the failure to secure the safe release of those held captive by the terrorists.’

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that on March 28th, terrorists attacked the AK9 Abuja–Kaduna train, killing no fewer than nine persons, injuring many others, and kidnapping an unknown number of passengers.

The victims are still in the captivity of the terrorists for over four …

Kenya Increases Minimum Wage As Inflation Stings

Kenya Increases Minimum Wage As Inflation Stings

May 2, 2022 2:56 am

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta have announced a 12% increase in the minimum wage as the East African country confronts a surge in the cost of living.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that inflation in Kenya jumped to a seven-month high in April, majorly as a result of skyrocketing fuel and food prices, according to official figures.

‘As a caring government, we find there is a compelling case to review the minimum wages so as to cushion our workers against further erosions,’ Kenyatta said at a Labour Day rally.

He said the 12 percent increase would come into effect from …

2023: Embrace Equity And Justice, Ohanaeze To Northern Elders

2023: Embrace Equity And Justice, Ohanaeze To Northern Elders

May 2, 2022 2:48 am

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide have admonished to the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), to embrace equity and justice by standing with the South East region to produce the next Nigeria president in 2023.

Ohanaeze made this call through the National Publicity Secretary, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Alex Ogbonnia, while reacting to the statement made by the NEF that the presidential race should be thrown open in 2023.

The Apex Igbo group postulated that in ‘1994, some Nigerian patriots conceived an article of faith and principle of rotation of power that guarantees equity and inclusiveness for all the diverse components of the country.’…

Nigerians Must Embrace Unity To Grow - Osinbajo

Nigerians Must Embrace Unity To Grow – Osinbajo

May 2, 2022 2:38 am

The Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has identified the lack of unity and love as the key problems affecting the growth of the country, insisting that Nigerians must embrace unity for the country to move forward. 

The vice president made this assertion in Owerri, the Imo State capital, during the wedding of the daughter of Governor Hope Uzodinma.

He called on the newlywed to love themselves as Christ loved the church.

He said, ‘In marriage, two different people from different backgrounds, are brought together and they become one. This should be a lesson for Nigerians.’

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Police Detain Many Following May Day Clashes In Turkey

Police Detain Many Following May Day Clashes In Turkey

May 2, 2022 2:30 am

Turkish police on Sunday detained no fewer than 160 protesters who were trying to hold a May Day rally in defiance of a ban which was recently imposed by the governor’s office on workers in the country.

Images which were sighted on social media by Africa Daily News, New York on Monday showed riot police clashing with protesters very close to Istanbul’s Taksim Square, pinning some of them forcefully to the ground before rounding them up in a police car.

The Istanbul governor’s office confirmed that about 164 people were held after staging ‘an unauthorised rally’ and refusing to disperse …

Boko Haram Now Diminishing, Victory Now In Sight - Buhari

Boko Haram Diminishing, Victory Now In Sight – Buhari

May 1, 2022 6:21 pm

President Muhammadu Buhari has claimed that Boko Haram and other terrorist groups are now fading adding that ‘victory is within sight’. 

The president, however, assured Nigerians that the ongoing battle being waged against terrorists, who falsely masquerade under the name of Islam is now in its final stages and would soon become history.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that President gave the assurance in his Sallah message to Nigerians as the Holy month of Ramadan reaches its end and Muslims will officially mark the Eid-el-Fitr on Monday.

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