May 2022

AfDB Inaugurates Youth Entrepreneurship Banks In Nigeria

AfDB Inaugurates Youth Entrepreneurship Banks In Nigeria

May 28, 2022 12:13 pm

In a fresh development, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has reiterated that it would be designing youth entrepreneurship investment banks in 13 African countries to create wealth in the continent.

Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the President of the AfDB Group, said this at a news conference to conclude the Bank’s 2022 Annual Meetings in Accra, Ghana.

Adesina said the move, to be finalized by June, would help youths get capital and create wealth for the younger generation for the development of the continent.

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“We are designing renewed financial

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PDP Presidential Aspirant Hayatu-Deen Drops Out Of Race

PDP Presidential Aspirant Hayatu-Deen Drops Out Of Race

May 28, 2022 12:12 pm

It was another episode of surprise strategies as another Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen has quit the race for the prime seat.

Hayatu-deen withdrew from the race on the eve of the decision by 811 delegates of the party to choose its flag bearer among the remaining 13 aspirants for the 2023 election.

The former Managing Director of FSB International Bank, announced his withdrawal in a letter sent to Dr Iyorchia Ayu, National Chairman of the PDP.

Read Also: Leave My Integrity Out Of PDP Move – Peter Obi To Wike

He said he withdrew because the …

Nigeria Police Announce Preparations For 2023 Elections

Police Defends Officials On Murder At House Of Reps Primaries

May 28, 2022 11:00 am

The Cross River State police has reacted to a bloody incident which led to the death of one at the Akpabuyo/Bakassi/Calabar South APC primaries for the House of Representatives primaries yesterday.

The election was between the Deputy Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mr Joseph Bassey and ex-Commissioner for Transport and Marine, Mr Saviour Nyong.

Eyewitnesses said one of the candidates allegedly hijacked materials for the primary. This, they said angered, supporters of the rival aspirants and resulted in a face-off.

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In the process, the anti-cultism unit of the …

Rivers Govt Withdraws Criminal Charges Against Amaechi, Cole

I’ve Been Vindicated On ₦96bn Fraud Allegations – Amaechi

May 28, 2022 10:50 am

As the case about the missapropraition of funds by former governor of Rivers State, Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi trudges on, the last may not have been heard on the report of the Rivers State Commission of Inquiry set up by Governor, Nyesom Wike as Amaechi had claimed that the Friday judgment of the Supreme Court on the matter has vindicated him.

Amaechi, one of the leading presidential aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, said that his stance on the report of the commission has been justified by the apex court decision.

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2023 Is About Future Of Your Children – Obi Tells Delegates

Leave My Integrity Out Of PDP Move – Peter Obi To Wike

May 28, 2022 10:50 am

Dr. Peter Obi who is the former Governor of Anambra State fas fired back at Governor Nyesom Wike that leaving the PDP does not call to question his integrity and character, as he has never been found wanting in mismanaging public assets under his care.

Wike in an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Thursday had attacked Obi for leaving PDP, saying it showed he lacked character and integrity.

Read Also: 2023 Presidency: Real Reason Why Peter Obi Dumped PDP – Wike

But Obi replied Wike on Friday in an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today, said “Wike talks

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Kaduna: 4 Rail Vandals With 500 Rail Slippers Nabbed By NSCDC

Kaduna: 4 Rail Vandals With 500 Rail Slippers Nabbed By NSCDC

May 28, 2022 10:49 am

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Kaduna State Command has announced on Friday that its operatives in a crack operation have arrested four suspected vandals and recovered 500 railway slippers in Kaduna.

The State Commandant of NSCDC, Mr Idris Adah, said this at a News Conference in Kaduna.

Adah said the suspects were arrested on May 13, on Jagindi road Jema’a Local Government area at about 8 p.m.

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He said operatives of NSCDC serving in Area C Command Kafanchan received an intelligence report about suspected …

How We Can End Child Poverty In Nigeria – Osinbajo

How We Can End Child Poverty In Nigeria – Osinbajo

May 28, 2022 5:55 am

Nigeria’s Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo have asserted that child poverty would only end in Nigeria if there is a convergence of political, religious and cultural resources.

He said this Friday while speaking at the presentation of the Situation Analysis of Children in Nigeria (SITAn) Document at Transcorp Hotel, Abuja.

The event was jointly organised by the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, UNICEF, other collaborating Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and development partners.

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‘I believe that we can in this decade permanently end child poverty …

I’m Not Desperate To Be President, Peter Obi Insists

I’m Not Desperate To Be President, Peter Obi Insists

May 28, 2022 5:50 am

Less than 24 hours after joining Labour Party to pursue his ambition, former Anambra State governor and presidential hopeful, Peter Obi, has maintained that he is not desperate to become Nigeria’s President.

He, however, said what he was desperate about was to see Nigeria work for the teeming youths and other Nigerians facing hardship across the country.

Obi stated this while featuring on a Channels TV programme, Politics Today on Friday night which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York.

We had earlier reported the presidential hopeful joined LP on Friday, just a few days after dumping the …

Monkeypox Outbreak Nigeria Intensifies Surveillance

Monkeypox Outbreak: Nigeria Intensifies Surveillance

May 28, 2022 5:42 am

The Nigerian government has announced that it is presently working with stakeholders to intensify surveillance and prevent the outbreak of monkeypox which is becoming a source of serious concern around the world. 

Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammad Abubakar, made the disclosure on Friday in Abuja.

The official said the points of entry for wildlife were under scrutiny while awareness among hunting communities is ongoing.

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He noted that the disease could affect farmers and cause low agricultural production and productivity if unchecked.

Abubakar advised the public to avoid contact …

₦96bn Rivers’ Elders Would Decide Amaechi’s Fate – Wike

₦96bn: Rivers’ Elders Would Decide Amaechi’s Fate – Wike

May 28, 2022 5:38 am

Basking in the euphoria of yesterday’s Supreme Court judgment which dismissed former Governor Rotimi Amaechi’s suit on ₦96B indictment, Rivers State Governor, Nyemsom Wike, has revealed that the coast has become clear for elders of the state to determine the fate of the former governor.

Wike stressed that as a person, he would not take any action on the report of Justice George Omekeji Commission of Inquiry, which indicted Amaechi for alleged massive fraud without the direction of Rivers Leaders.

In his reaction to the Friday judgment of the apex court, Wike, flanked by his political associates said the …

Russian Lawmakers Come Under Fire Over Stance On Ukraine War

Russian Lawmakers Come Under Fire Over Stance On Ukraine War

May 28, 2022 5:31 am

Two Communist lawmakers in Russia’s far east have landed themselves in troubled waters after they called on President Vladimir Putin to put an end to Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine in a rare public show of dissent.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that despite the fact that thousands of people had been killed and wounded during Russia’s three-month military campaign in Ukraine, Putin has largely enjoyed the public loyalty of the country’s political parties and government officials.

However, a meeting of the legislative assembly of the Primorsky Krai region caused an uproar on Friday when a local lawmaker and member …

Kevin Spacey Comes Under Fire For Homosexual Sex Assault

Kevin Spacey Comes Under Fire For Homosexual Sex Assault

May 27, 2022 6:12 pm

Popular Hollywood actor and producer, Kevin Spacey has come under fire been charged with four counts of sexual assault in the United Kingdom.

The Crown Prosecution Service confirmed on Thursday that the offences involved three men.

Spacey, 62, was charged after evidence was reviewed following complaints between 2005 and 2013.

Rosemary Ainslie, CPS Special Crime Division Head said the Service “authorized criminal charges for four counts of sexual assault against three men”.  In a release, she disclosed Spacey has been charged with “causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent”.

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