June 18, 2022

Russians Will Be Needing Visas To Enter Ukraine From July 1

Zelensky Reveals Plans To Slam Visa Policy On Russians In Ukraine

June 18, 2022 5:34 pm

Volodymyr Zelensky who is the Ukrainian President has made an announcement on Friday that Kyiv would be putting plans in motion to introduce visas for Russians from July 1, four months after Moscow’s invaded his country.

“Ukraine will be introducing a visa regime for citizens of the Russian Federation,” Zelensky said on his Telegram account. He said the requirement would take effect on “July 1, 2022”, according to a government decision that he expected “today.”

These fresh sanctions or policies will be tantamount to ending a  visa-free travel routine for Russians that began when Ukraine became independent from the Soviet …

Live Results From Ekiti State Guber Election Polling Units

Live Results From Ekiti State Guber Election Polling Units

June 18, 2022 5:30 pm

As the aftermath of today’s voting and exercise of franchise draws to a close, some of the results are already trickling in from Polling Units in the ongoing governorship election in Ekiti State.

Tthe Indepedent Electoral Commission (INEC) officials have announced the conclusion of the voting exercise in some of the Polling Units, while ballot counting has also commenced in the presence of the voters.

Africa Daily News, New York also gathered that the Ekiti State governorship election was keenly contested between candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, the Social Democratic Party, SDP, and the Peoples Democratic Party, …

WHO Reveals Number Of People With Mental Illness Worldwide

WHO Reveals Number Of People With Mental Illness Worldwide

June 18, 2022 5:29 pm

In a new report vevtted by the organisation, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced that nearly one billion people out of an estimated 7.95 billion worldwide suffer from some form of mentally related disorders after a worldwide estimate.

This report is in tandem to the latest UN data released on Friday, one in seven teenagers is said to have mental issues.

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“To make matters worse, in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, rates of common conditions such as depression and anxiety went up by more than 25

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2023 Presidency: Senate President, Ahmad Lawan Joins Race

Ahmad Lawan Finally Reacts, Debunks Defection Rumours

June 18, 2022 11:52 am

The President of the Nigerian Senate, Ahmad Lawan has finally come out to debunk and rubbish the viral video making rounds on the social media sphere where he had announced his defection from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The Senate President, Lawan via a statement signed by his media aide Ola Awoniyi described the video as false and mischievous.

The statement noted that the video was doctored by mischief-makers and urged the public to disregard it.

Read Also: 2023: Real Reason I Contested Against Tinubu – Lawan

Read the full statement below:

We …

e-Customs Concession Project: Court Halts FG's Enforcements

e-Customs Concession Project: Court Halts FG’s Enforcements

June 18, 2022 11:49 am

As regards to the level of conflict in one of the Customs implementations projects, a Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained and stayed the Federal Government in Nigeria from enforcing any more directives to the very controversial Customs Modernisation Project, otherwise known as e-Custom which was executed by its agents on May 30, 2022.

The Nigerian Custom Service, Trade Modernisation Project limited, Huawei Technologies Company Nigeria limited and African Finance Corporation are some of the agents who allegedly executed the disputed concession project.

The court also issued an order of interim injunction against the Federal government or its agents …

CPJ Kicks As Commonwealth Bars Journalists Covering Summit

CPJ Kicks As Commonwealth Bars Journalists Covering Summit

June 18, 2022 11:47 am

In a fresh development, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has vetted out an open warning to the Commonwealth Secretariat to ensure that all journalists can freely cover the upcoming summit in Rwanda as regards to the earlier warning to bar journalists.

The central institution of the Commonwealth of Nations is an organisation which has been tasked with coordinating activities and support for members.

CPJ has also warned the agency not to allow the press accreditation process for attendance to be used as a political tool.

Read Also: UK Commits Extra £2.5m To Support Commonwealth Free Trade

The biennial Commonwealth …

Voters Offered ₦10,000 By Politicians In Ongoing Ekiti Elections

Voters Offered ₦10,000 By Politicians In Ongoing Ekiti Elections

June 18, 2022 11:39 am

Africa Daily News, New York can reliably report that some voters at the ongoing Ekiti State governorship election have and are being offered cash bribed which range from ₦10,000 and above by political agents to buy votes for their candidates.

It has also been reported that a group of residents were being bribed at the Mobil filling station, which is situated opposite St. Michael’s School in the Ajilosun area of Ado-Ekiti.

However, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) quickly swung into action by dispersing the political agents and those who received bribes from polling units to further rid …

Southern, Middle Belt Leaders Kick Against Gov Okowa As VP

Southern, Middle Belt Leaders Kick Against Gov Okowa As VP

June 18, 2022 11:30 am

In a suprise development, the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) which is a socio-political group has unequivocally rejected the choice of the presidential running mate to  former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, who is the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He had chosen the governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa as his running mate and the group had bashed him for accepting his nomination to run for the 2023 general elections.

A statement which was vetted by the leaders of SMBLF, Chief Edwin Clark, for the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders’ Forum (SMBLF) and the …

Agony As Auto Crash Kills Seven, Injures Five In Kogi

Agony As Auto Crash Kills Seven, Injures Five In Kogi

June 18, 2022 6:46 am

The Kogi State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps on Saturday confirmed the death of seven people while five persons were injured when two vehicles were involved in a head-on collision along the Lokoja-Abuja Expressway.

The Kogi Sector Commander of FRSC, Stephen Dawulung, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Lokoja.

According to the FRSC commander, the incident occurred on Friday, when a Toyota Hiace bus had a head-on collision with a DAF Articulated Vehicle at Akpanya, near Koton Karfe, on Abuja-Lokoja Road.

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‘When the two vehicles collided, seven persons …

Owo Massacre How FG Shamed Us, Akeredolu Laments

Owo Massacre: How FG Shamed Us, Akeredolu Laments

June 18, 2022 6:42 am

Tears flowed unhindered yesterday at the funeral mass for the victims of the June 5th terror assault at the Saint Francis Catholic Church in Owaluwa, Owo, Ondo State.

During the occasion at the Mydas Resort and Hotel in Owo, the state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), could not conceal his feelings.

While making his remarks, Akeredolu wept as he said the government failed to safeguard the victims of the terror assault.

The governor stated the government had failed to safeguard the victims as well as the entire citizenry, while family of the deceased and sympathisers wept.

Read Also: Ondo: Burial
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PDP VP Slot Okowa Betrayed Us, Says Clark, Adebanjo, Others

PDP VP Slot: Okowa Betrayed Us, Says Clark, Adebanjo, Others

June 18, 2022 6:33 am

The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders’ Forum (SMBLF) has criticised Delta State Governor Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa for accepting his nomination as the running mate to the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Presidential Candidate Atiku Abubakar in the upcoming 2023 general elections.

This was contained in a statement signed by leaders of four groups which include Chief Edwin Clark, for the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders’ Forum (SMBLF) and the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF); Chief Ayo Adebanjo, leader of Afenifere, Dr. Dru Bitrus, the President-General, Middle Belt Forum, and Prof. George Obiozor, the President-General, Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide which was made available …

Russians Will Be Needing Visas To Enter Ukraine From July 1

Russians Will Be Needing Visas To Enter Ukraine From July 1

June 18, 2022 6:28 am

Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, declared on Friday that visas for Russians will be introduced on July 1, almost four months after Moscow invaded his country.

‘Ukraine is introducing a visa regime for citizens of the Russian Federation,’ Zelenskyy revealed via his Telegram account. He said the requirement would take effect on ‘July 1, 2022’, according to a government decision that he expected ‘today.’

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the move will bring to an end visa-free travel for Russians that began when Ukraine became independent from the Soviet Union in 1991.

Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, …

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