June 10, 2022

15 Dead, 37 Injured In Bizzare South Africa Bus Accident

15 Dead, 37 Injured In Bizzare South Africa Bus Accident

June 10, 2022 6:49 pm

It was a bizzare incident as some fifteen people were reported dead and 37 injured on Friday when a bus and a truck collided on a South African highway near the capital Pretoria.

“The death toll is now 15 dead, and 37 people have been injured, some of them critically,” spokesman Thabo Charles Mabaso said.

The accident happened before dawn, and rescue workers were called at 5:05 am.

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“Emergency services arrived on scene to find a bus and truck that collided head-on, with multiple patients lying around and

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We'll Make Tinubu Nigeria’s Next President - Northern APC Govs

We’ll Make Tinubu Nigeria’s Next President – Northern APC Govs

June 10, 2022 6:49 pm

The Northern governors on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC have on Friday met with the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu in a congratulatory visit while promising him their full support in the race.

The meeting was aimed at congratulating Tinubu over his victory at the party’s just-concluded presidential election in Abuja.

Governor Bello Masari of Katsina State made the meeting public via a series of tweets.

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Masari assured that Northern governors would work hard to ensure Tinubu becomes Nigeria’s next president in 2023.

He wrote: “Myself

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Malaysia Bans Mandatory Death Penalty In Fresh Policy

Malaysia Bans Mandatory Death Penalty In Fresh Policy

June 10, 2022 6:44 pm

It was a new dawn for the Malaysian government as it finally assented to plans to abolish the mandatory death penalty, with campaigners welcoming the move but cautioning the Government that had failed to deliver on previous vows to improve rights.

The death penalty remains mandatory for several offences in the Southeast Asian nation, including murder and drug trafficking, although a moratorium on executions has been in place since 2018.

That year a reformist alliance took power and announced it would abolish capital punishment entirely but the plan stalled due to opposition from political rivals and murder victims’ families.

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Abiola Reveals That Nigerians Will Not Regret Supporting Tinubu

Abiola Reveals That Nigerians Will Not Regret Supporting Tinubu

June 10, 2022 12:52 pm

The Vice Chairman of the Agege Local Government Area of Lagos State, Mr Oluwagbenga Abiola who is a stauch supporter of Bola Tinubu has reiterated that Nigerians will never regret supporting Senator Bola Tinubu, the APC Presidential Candidate in the 2023 general election.

Abiola, a 34-year-old Nigerian youth and former youngest sole administrator of the council, said this on Friday while congratulating Tinubu on his victory at the APC Presidential primary election held on Wednesday.

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According to him, Tinubu’s vision, ideology and large heart will put smiles on the faces of …

EFCC Declares Christ Embassy's Pastor Bribena, Wife Wanted

EFCC Declares Christ Embassy’s Pastor Bribena, Wife Wanted

June 10, 2022 12:46 pm

Reports reaching the desk of Africa Daily News, New York have shown that the Chief Executive Officer of Baraza Multipurpose Cooperative, a Bayelsa-based Ponzi scheme, Pastor (Dr) Miebi Bribena (full name: Onyimiebi Bribena) and his wife, Beatrice Bribena have all been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC for allegedly defrauding Nigerians to the tune of over ₦2 billion.

Bribena, who is a pastor at Christ Embassy Kumasi 1, Ghana, fled Nigeria last year after failing to pay investors their return on investment (ROI), leading to protests in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital.

Bribena had alleged that …

Operations: NDLEA To Receive £1m Aid From The UK

Operations: NDLEA To Receive £1m Aid From The UK

June 10, 2022 12:42 pm

In a bid to sterength the international ties between Nigeria and the United Kingdom, the High commission of the United Kingdom has promised to provide One Million Pounds (£1million) worth of support to enhance the operations of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA in 2022.

This was disclosed by the Director, Home Office International Operations, Nick Fowler when he led a team comprising Julie Hartfree, Africa Regional Director, and Kris Hawksfield, West Africa Regional Manager, both of Home Office International Operations on a courtesy visit to the Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) on Thursday …

Saudi-Funded University Gets Land From Gov Matawalle

Emir Of Kotorkoshi: Gov Matawalle Mourns Monarch

June 10, 2022 12:41 pm

The death of the Emir of Kwatarkwashi, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Ahmed Umar has come as a shock to many as numerous condolence messages have been pouring in over his death including that of Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle of Zamfara State who expressed his shock at the development.

According to a press statement signed and issued to newsmen in Gusau, the state capital, by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Hon. Zailani Bappa, the Governor who is currently in Abuja, received the devastating news that plunged him and his entourage into a sad mood of sober reflection.

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CAN Issues New Directive To Christians On Sunday's Protest

CAN Kicks Against Muslim-Muslim Presidential, Guber Tickets

June 10, 2022 10:30 am

As things take to a head for the 2023 general elections and strategies are drawn, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has again warned political parties to bury the thought of sharing and running with ‘same religion tickets’ for the 2023 general elections.

CAN, in a statement on Friday, announced it was against Muslim/Muslim presidential flagbearers.

“We want to unequivocally state that it is a threat to the fragile peace and unity of Nigeria”, said Joseph Daramola, the National Secretary.

The body said a balance of both religions should be considered in the choice of running mates of candidates.

“We

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Edlyn Pastries Let's Satisfy Your Cravings

Edlyn Pastries: Let’s Satisfy Your Cravings

June 10, 2022 6:48 am

Are you looking for the best makers of cakes and pastries? Are you looking for that special cake for your special day? Are you on the lookout for that pastry that would satisfy your cravings and leave you begging for more? Are you looking for the best makers of delicious Small chops? If yes, search no further as Edlyn Pastries is here to give you the best. 

In recent times, cakes have always held an important place in all sorts of celebrations for Nigerians; from weddings to birthdays to graduations and even work events. In fact, no celebration can ever …

Primaries Rivers APC Secretary Dies In Abuja Crash

Primaries: Rivers APC Secretary Dies In Abuja Crash

June 10, 2022 4:48 am

A Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Rivers State chapter died on Thursday when a Toyota Sienna vehicle conveying members of the party from Abuja to Port Harcourt somersaulted severally in a road accident.

One of the occupants of the vehicle, Innocent Amadi who reportedly survived revealed this in an interview on Friday morning.

Amadi narrated that the crash occurred around 8am on Thursday near the University of Abuja staff quarters.

He went on to disclose that the driver of the vehicle was on high speed when he suddenly applied the brakes, while another vehicle was in front.

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Ukraine War Vladimir Putin Compares Self To Peter The Great

Ukraine War: Vladimir Putin Compares Self To Peter The Great

June 10, 2022 4:43 am

Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin has likened himself to Russian monarch Peter the Great, the tsar who led a conquest of the Baltic coast during his 18th-century war against Sweden as the ongoing war in Ukraine rages on.

Putin also made a case for his country’s need to ‘take back’ territory and ‘defend itself’ as the Kremlin’s forces continued a grinding war of attrition in eastern Ukraine on Thursday.

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Africa Daily News, New York recalls that after visiting an exhibition in Moscow dedicated to the 350th birthday of the tsar, Putin drew parallels between Peter the Great’s founding …

Avert Famine In Somalia, President Urges World Leaders

Avert Famine In Somalia, President Appeals To World Leaders

June 10, 2022 4:39 am

Somalia’s newly elected President, Hassan Mohamud on Thursday used his inauguration speech to appeal for international help to avert a famine that posed threats to his drought-stricken country.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that aid agencies have continued to warn of an approaching famine as cases of severe malnutrition, especially among children shot up in the troubled nation of the Horn of Africa, which was battling a record drought following four failed rainy seasons.

‘There are fears that starvation may strike in some areas,” Mohamud said, urging “the diaspora and the world to play a role in saving our …

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