June 2022

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.

Read Also: Primaries: Rivers APC Secretary Dies In Abuja Crash

‘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.

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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, …

Ekiti Elections Why We Failed To Hold Mega Rally – PDP

Ekiti Elections: Why We Failed To Hold Mega Rally – PDP

June 18, 2022 6:15 am

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State revealed on Friday that it has decided to postpone its mega rally for Saturday’s governorship election to avoid clashes with rival political parties.

Mega rallies, according to the party, are nothing more than a circus that never results in votes.

Mr. Raphael Adeyanju, the Party’s Publicity Secretary, told reporters that the postponement was due to two political parties holding major rallies on the same day.

Read Also: Stella Oduah Reiterates That Labour Party Not A Threat To PDP

According to him, after the party had notified its members of the mega rally, …

Ceasefire In Yemen, A Step Toward Broader Peace Deal –UN Envoy

Ceasefire In Yemen, A Step Toward Broader Peace Deal –UN Envoy

June 18, 2022 6:10 am

A renewed two-month ceasefire in war-torn Yemen that has given the populace a sense of normalcy, according to the UN special envoy, is the first step toward a broader peace settlement.

The truce ‘has delivered some humanitarian respite to the population that is unprecedented in terms of the history of the conflict, and from that point of view, it also provides us with scope and breathing space for engaging on a political settlement’, Swedish diplomat Hans Grundberg told reporters in an interview on Saturday.

‘The truce is the first step towards a broader settlement,’ he said on the sidelines of …

2023 I’ve Submitted My Running Mate's Name To INEC - Tinubu

2023: I’ve Submitted My Running Mate’s Name To INEC – Tinubu

June 18, 2022 5:40 am

Just on the verge of the deadline given by the electoral umpire, the Presidential Candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Friday confirmed that he submitted the name of his running mate for the 2023 Presidential election to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Tinubu made this known in a statement issued on Friday which was sighted by Africa Daily News, New York.

The APC Presidential Candidate, however, declined to name who his running mate is, he revealed that he had submitted ‘duly completed nomination forms to INEC’.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that …

2023 Obi Considering Young Northerner As Running Mate –Okupe

2023: Obi Considering Young Northerner As Running Mate –Okupe

June 18, 2022 5:15 am

The Director-General of Doyin Okupe has revealed that the Labour Party would be choosing a young northerner as the running mate to Peter Obi ahead of the 2023 presidential election.

Okupe made this revelation while speaking on Friday during an interview with Channels TV which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York.

He went on to confirm that he is just a placeholder as a running mate until consultations and coalition in the Labour Party are concluded.

When asked about the Christian-Christian ticket affecting Obi’s chances, Okupe added that the Labour Party is considering a young vice president and …

The ‘Age Of Fossil Fuels’ Must Be Brought To An End - UN

The ‘Age Of Fossil Fuels’ Must Be Brought To An End – UN

June 18, 2022 5:05 am

A UN chief yesterday launched an all-out attack on the fossil fuel industry, accusing it of holding ‘humanity by the throat’ while also appealing to the world’s major economies to ‘end the age of fossil fuels.’

Antonio Guterres made the call in a speech to the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate, he said ‘Nothing could be more clear or present than the danger of fossil fuel expansion’ he added.

The virtual meeting, hosted by US President Joe Biden, brings together countries representing 80 percent of global GDP, population, and greenhouse gas emissions, the White House said.

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