June 2022

Buhari Felicitates With Pastor Kumuyi Over 81st Birthday

Buhari Felicitates With Pastor Kumuyi Over 81st Birthday

June 5, 2022 10:38 am

As goodwill messages and felicitations trail Pastor Kumuyi’s 81st birthday celebration, the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has joined Christians and Christian leaders all over Nigeria and beyond to celebrate with the Founder and the General Superintendent of Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi, on his 81st birthday, June 6, 2022.

President Buhari felicitated the General Superintendent on the auspicious occasion, extolling him for his dedication to soul winning, preaching of the gospel, and counseling.

Buhari said the cleric’s works have transformed many lives and left an indelible mark on the growth of the nation.

 

A statement from …

Ice Cream Comment: Shettima Apologises To Osinbajo

Ice Cream Comment: Shettima Apologises To Osinbajo

June 5, 2022 9:34 am

As reactions trailed his earlier comments where he took the Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo to the cleaners by calling him an Ice cream man, Kassim Shettima, the former Governor of Borno State, has apologised to the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo and the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, over the “pains” his recent comments may have caused them.

Shettima said his recent comments were not intended to portray Osinbajo and Lawan as unworthy presidential aspirants.

Insisting his comments were not meant to denigrate the Vice President and Senate President, Shettima said his remarks were “merely to qualify them as non-threatening …

Gunmen Attack Catholic Church In Owo, Massacre Many

Gunmen Attack Catholic Church In Owo, Massacre Many

June 5, 2022 9:31 am

It was a bloody Sunday as gunmen have reportedly attacked a Catholic Church in Ondo State while shooting at the worshippers indiscrimately and blowing up the premises afterwards.  It started off as an explosion on Sunday at the church which has been identified at St Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, in the Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State after which gunshots were heard repeatedly.

According to sources, the explosion on the church grounds killed several people and injured many more.

An eyewitness Kehinde Ogunkorode, said the incident caused chaos in the vicinity, with residents fleeing for safety after being …

2023 Sensitive Materials No Longer Kept With CBN – INEC

2023: Sensitive Materials No Longer Kept With CBN – INEC

June 5, 2022 4:42 am

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has revealed that following recent developments, sensitive electoral materials will no longer be routed through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as was the case before now.

The Chairman of INEC, Mahmood Yakubu, revealed that INEC would no longer keep sensitive electoral materials with the CBN, starting from the forthcoming governorship election in Ekiti State.

Speaking in Abuja on Satuyrday, Yakubu explained that the move was aimed at preventing electoral materials from being compromised.

Read Also: INEC Reports That Fresh CVR Registration Hits 10.2m

Recall that some Nigerians had called for the removal of …

Gunmen Kidnap Jonathan’s Cousin In Bayelsa

Gunmen Kidnap Jonathan’s Cousin In Bayelsa

June 5, 2022 4:38 am

The Bayelsa Police Command has confirmed the abduction of a cousin to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Mr Mike Ogiasa by some yet-to-be-identified gunmen.

Ogiasa who is a former cabinet member in the administration of former Bayelsa governor Senator Henry Seriake Dickson reportedly kidnapped from his community, Otuabagi in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State on Saturday.

According to investigations, Ogiasa who is the convener of the socio-political group named Voice of the South-South has been at the forefront to draft Jonathan into the 2023 Presidency.

Read Also: IG Baba Blasts Police CSP Who Indicted Army In Abduction

Sources who …

Buhari's Govt Explains Recent Drop In Electricity Generation

Buhari’s Govt Explains Recent Drop In Electricity Generation

June 5, 2022 4:34 am

Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu has confirmed the dip in electricity generation in most parts of the country while explaining what he believes were the reasons behind it.

The situation affects some states in Nigeria as generation dipped to below 1,940MW from 3,647MW recorded earlier in the week.

In a statement on Saturday, Aliyu explained that the cause was the partial shutdown of the Oben gas plant.

This is to address the repair of critical gas processing equipment, his spokesman Isa Sanusi noted.

The government said the incident occurred when other power plants on other gas sources were undergoing …

Over 700 Monkeypox Cases Recorded Globally, 21 In US - CDC

Over 700 Monkeypox Cases Recorded Globally, 21 In US – CDC

June 5, 2022 4:30 am

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has stated that it was aware of more than 700 global cases of monkeypox, including 21 in the United States, with investigations now suggesting it is spreading inside the country.

According to a new CDC report, and 14 were thought to be travel-associated, about sixteen of the first 17 cases were among people who identify as men who have sex with men.

All patients are in recovery or have recovered, and no cases have been fatal.

‘There have also been some cases in the United States that we know are …

Bangladesh Container Depot Fire Leaves 16 Killed, 170 Injured

Bangladesh Container Depot Fire Leaves 16 Killed, 170 Injured

June 5, 2022 4:28 am

A massive fire that swept through a container depot in southeastern Bangladesh, on Sunday morning has killed no fewer than 16 people while leaving more than 170, according to officials.

According to the officials, the fire broke out at a container facility on Saturday night at Sitakunda, 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the port city of Chittagong, triggering multiple explosions.

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‘Sixteen people have been killed in the fire. The number of fatalities is expected to rise as some of the injured are in critical condition,’ Chittagong’s chief doctor, Elias Chowdhury, told the reporters on Sunday.

Those …

2023 I’m Not Lawan’s Campaign Director, Orji Kalu Clarifies

2023: I’m Not Lawan’s Campaign Director, Orji Kalu Clarifies

June 5, 2022 4:24 am

The Chief  Whip of the Nigerian Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu, has insisted that he is not the Director-General of Lawan Campaign Organisation, the team in charge of the presidential aspiration of Senate President, Ahmad Lawan.

The senator representing Abia North made this known while reacting to media reports which listed him as the Director-General of the organisation earlier on Saturday.

In a release sent which was made available to Africa Daily News, New York, Kalu said, ‘The list should be disregarded, as no authorisation was given to the effect of its publication.’

Read Also: 2023: Kalu Urges APC Delegates

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We May Deal With Tinubu Over Comments Against Buhari – Adamu

We Will Deal With Tinubu Over Comments Against Buhari – Adamu

June 5, 2022 4:20 am

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdulahi Adamu has disclosed that the ruling party would sanction the national leader of the party, Bola Ahmed Tinubu over his recent utterances against President Muhammadu Buhari.

Adamu made this disclosure while addressing journalists on Saturday in Abuja ahead of the party’s convention slated for Tuesday.

He noted that Tinubu’s apology wasn’t enough because his outburst was an insult to the president.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that Tinubu had while addressing delegates in Ogun State on Thursday said Buhari wouldn’t have become president in 2015.

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Mob Murders Vigilante For Blasphemy In Abuja

Mob Murders Vigilante For Blasphemy In Abuja

June 5, 2022 4:14 am

A mob murdered a member of a vigilante group in Lugbe area of Abuja on Saturday for allegedly making a blasphemous statement.

According to reports which were made available to Africa Daily News, New York, the ugly incident occurred while members of the vigilance group at the popular Timber Shed market at the Federal Housing Estate (FHA) Lugbe in Abuja, were making moves to arrest some residents trespassing the market in the early hours of Saturday.

The residents were said to have begged the vigilantes to free them in the name of Allah but one of the vigilantes kicked and …

2023 Tambuwal Wins PDP Senatorial Ticket For Sokoto South

2023: Tambuwal Wins PDP Senatorial Ticket For Sokoto South

June 5, 2022 3:56 am

The governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has been named the Peoples Democratic Party’s senatorial candidate for Sokoto South less than a week after stepping down for the Presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar.

Tambuwal has now shifted his hopes to become elected to the Red Chamber in 2023, representing seven Local Government Areas.

Bodinga, Dange/Shuni, Kebbe, Shagari, Tambuwal, Tureta, and Yabo are the LGAs.

Read Also: How Buhari Is Fuelling Insecurity In South-East -Tambuwal

Africa Daily News, New York York recalls that the governor stepped down for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in the party’s presidential primary …

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