June 2022

There Would Be No Ukraine War If Putin Was Female - Boris

There Would Be No Ukraine War If Putin Was Female – Boris

June 30, 2022 4:30 pm

The British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has analysed that the Russian President, Vladimir Putin would not have started the war in Ukraine if he was a woman. He made this statement while decrying the extent of destruction Vladmir Putin has meted out on the Ukrainian nation.

“If Putin was a woman, which he obviously isn’t, but if he were, I really don’t think he would’ve embarked on a crazy, macho war of invasion and violence in the way that he has,” Johnson told German broadcaster ZDF on Tuesday evening.

Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is “a perfect example of toxic masculinity”,

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'True Leader': NMA Lauds VP Osinbajo’s Local Medical Treatment

Zamfara: Bandits Demand ₦20m To Release Medical Doctor

June 30, 2022 4:21 pm

While reacting to the abduction of one of their colleagues, the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Zamfara branch, has announced that it is making serious efforts to secure the release of the Medical Director of Dansadau General Hospital, who was abducted by bandits on June 25.

Dr Mannir Bature, the state NMA Chairman, had made this announcement in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gusau on Wednesday.

Read Also: Zamfara Judiciary Finally Approves Death Sentence For Bandits

“The abductors of Dr Mansur Muhammad the Medical Director, General Hospital Dansadau have demanded N20 million ransom for his release.

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Omo-Agege Picks Osanebi As Running Mate For Delta 2023

Omo-Agege Picks Osanebi As Running Mate For Delta 2023

June 30, 2022 4:17 pm

As things gear up for the Delta State gubernatorial elections, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, who is the APC governorship candidate in Delta State and the Deputy Senate President of Nigeria, has nominated Mr Ossai Osanebi as his running mate for the forthcoming 2023 general elections.

Mr Osanebi’s nomination had been contained in a statement in Abuja on Thursday, which had been signed by Mr Ima Niboro, who is the Director, Communications and Media Strategy, Delta APC Gubernatorial Campaign Organisation.

Read Also: Those Seeking To Void Constitution Should Go To Court – Omo-Agege

His running mate, Osanebi, is currently a ranking member …

Illegal Nigerian Migrants Deported From UK Arrive Lagos

Illegal Nigerian Migrants Deported From UK Arrive Lagos

June 30, 2022 4:17 pm

Some 38 Nigerians who were deported from the United Kingdom have arrived in Lagos, according to reports gotten from authorities in Nigeria.

Among those who were deported back to Nigeria also included mothers and grandmothers and some members of LGBTQ+ communities who were seeking asylum are also part of the deportees.

Read Also: Over 14 Migrants Die As Boat Goes Up In Flames In Senegal

Some of the deportees claimed they have lived in the United Kingdom for many years. They arrived in Lagos early this morning with one Home Office charter flight.

However, the Nigeria Ministry of Foreign Affairs …

Gov Matawalle Signs Bill To Support Death Penalty For Bandits

Gov Matawalle Signs Bill To Support Death Penalty For Bandits

June 30, 2022 12:22 pm

The Zamfara State Governor, Bello Mohammed Matawalle has fully thrown his weight and support behind the death penalty for those who will be convicted for banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling and cultism in the State.

The Governor made this announcement after signing into law, a Bill which had been passed by the Zamfara State House of Assembly prohibiting and punishing terrorists, cattle rustling, cultism, kidnapping and other incidental offences.

Read Also: Zamfara Judiciary Finally Approves Death Sentence For Bandits

Governor Matawalle had also noted that under the law, anyone who was found guilty of aiding or abetting the crimes mentioned …

Insecurity Bandits Release Abducted Kano University Lecturer

Bandits Attack Leaves 13 Dead, 2 Chinese Expatriates Abducted

June 30, 2022 12:21 pm

A recent coordinated attack by bandits has seen thirteen persons including seven mobile policemen and six civilians killed at a mining site which is located in the Ajata-Aboki area in Gurmana Ward of Shiroro Local Government Area, Niger State.

The unfortunate mobile policemen had been attached to the mining site to provide some security cover for the expatriates who had been working at the mining site owned and managed by Chinese nationals.

Read Also: CMD Of Zamfara Hospital Kidnapped By Bandits

Several persons had also sustained injuries during the attack which had occurred on Wednesday evening.

Confirming the incident, the …

Tragedy Strikes As Nigerian Pilgrim, Aisha Ahmed Dies In Saudi

Tragedy Strikes As Nigerian Pilgrim, Aisha Ahmed Dies In Saudi

June 30, 2022 11:16 am

One of the Nigerian pilgrims who had travelled to Medina, Saudi Arabia, has reportedly passed away. The victim has been identified as Aisha Ahmed.

Her death had also been announced by the Executive Secretary of the Nasarawa State Muslim Pilgrim Welfare Board,  Alhaji Idris Al-Makura on Wednesday.

Read Also: Christian Pilgrims Visit Jordan To Pray For Peace In Nigeria

Confirming the sad event, Al-Makura noted that the deceased, who hailed from Keffi Local Government Area of Nasarawa state, died after a brief illness.

According to him, she had no record of ailment before departing from Nigeria.“The deceased had no medical

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Nigerians Outraged As FG Donates ₦1.14bn To Niger Republic

I Promise Not To Interfere In 2023 Elections – President Buhari

June 30, 2022 11:15 am

The Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has once again reiterated his assurances which would promise Nigerians of a free, non-meddling hand to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as regards to the 2023 general elections in Nigeria.

The Nigerian president while speaking on Wednesday night in Lisbon, Portugal, had also reiterated the commitment of his administration to ensure that the INEC delivers a good peaceful, transparent, free, fair and credible elections next year.

Read Also: 2023: A Northerner Cannot Succeed Buhari, Fayose Roars

Speaking at a meeting with representatives of Nigerians living in Portugal, the President said with the conclusion of …

Lagos Releases New Policy Document On Abortion

Lagos Releases New Policy Document On Abortion

June 30, 2022 5:57 am

The Government of Lagos State through the Ministry of Health has unveiled a policy document on safe termination of pregnancy which is aimed at improving safety and general well-being.

The 40-page policy document which was obtained by Africa Daily News, New York, tagged ‘Lagos State Guidelines on Safe Termination of Pregnancy for Legal Indications’, sets out guidelines for safe termination of pregnancy within the ambit of the criminal law of Lagos State.

Presenting and launching the document at a stakeholders’ engagement, the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Health, Dr. Olusegun Ogboye, explained that while therapeutic termination of …

2023 A Northerner Cannot Succeed Buhari, Fayose Insists

2023: A Northerner Cannot Succeed Buhari, Fayose Roars

June 30, 2022 5:46 am

In an apparent move to ditch Atiku Abubarkar, a former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has maintained that the southern part of Nigeria must produce the country’s president in 2023.

Fayose, a two-time governor under the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), made this known in a series of tweets that he posted on his official handle on Wednesday, pinning his argument on the party’s constitution.

‘The PDP Constitution provides for a rotational Presidency. Section 3(c) provides that the Party shall pursue its aims & objectives by ‘adhering to the policy of the rotation & zoning of Party & Public elective …

Mild Drama At Senate Plenary As Okorocha Dares Lawan

Mild Drama At Senate Plenary As Okorocha Dares Lawan

June 30, 2022 5:41 am

A mild drama ensued on Wednesday on the floor of the red chambers of the national assembly when the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, switched off the microphone attached to Senator Rochas Okorocha (APC: Imo West) during the screening of ministerial nominees.

Lawan’s action followed an attempt by Okorocha to interrogate one of the ministerial nominees, Goodluck Nana Opiah, representing Imo State.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that in an ensuing shouting march, the Imo ex-governor demanded to know why Lawan gave another lawmaker, Francis Onyewuchi Ezennwa, a chance to speak when he was denied.

The Senate President rejected …

Austrian Villages Cut Off By Landslides Following Heavy

Austrian Villages Cut Off By Landslides Following Heavy Rains

June 30, 2022 5:35 am

According to the Red Cross, rescue personnel were attempting to reach three settlements in western Austria on Wednesday after landslides caused by heavy rains blocked access.

According to a spokesman for the Red Cross in the bordering state of Carinthia, Melanie Reiter, thunderstorms on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday caused streams in the hilly Villach-Land district to burst their banks, resulting in mud and debris landslides.

‘Three villages have been completely cut off… The army and firefighters are trying to clear the streets’ to be able to access the villages, she told reporters.

Read Also: Indonesia Landslides Kill 11

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