July 5, 2022

Bayern Set To Submit €120m Bid For Osimhen

July 5, 2022 8:03 am

German giants, Bayern Munich are reportedly preparing a €120m bid for Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, Africa Daily News, New York has gathered.

The 23-year-old Nigerian is viewed by the Bavarians as the perfect alternative for Robert Lewandowski, who is about to leave the Allianz Arena this summer.

Lewandowski, who has one year left on his contract, is eager to join Barcelona, one of the biggest clubs in Spain.

Osimhen has been impressive for the Partenopei since his arrival two years ago from Ligue 1 outfit Lille and the Partenopei are aware of the interest from other clubs, but are not …

Independence Day Parade: Over 30 Shot, 6 Dead In US

July 5, 2022 7:45 am

The annual July Fourth parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park ended on a disastrous note on Monday.

No fewer than six people who were among the 30, shot at about 10:14 am, have been confirmed dead.

Security agents are searching for the suspect believed to have opened fire from a rooftop.

Highland Park Police Commander Chris O’Neill advised people to stay indoors until the general area is declared safe.

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Lake County Major Crime Task Force spokesman Christopher Covelli told reporters that the gunman’s rifle was recovered at the …

2023: Ohanaeze Tackles Kwankwaso Over Comments On South East

July 5, 2022 7:18 am

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has declared that Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso does not have the competence to assess the Igbo, stressing that it does not reckon him as presidential material.

Ohanaeze Ndigbo revealed that Ndigbo was long prepared for the presidency of the country, insisting that any person that had done well in business will do well in any other venture.

Ohanaeze Ndigbo was reacting to Kwankwaso’s description of the Igbo nation as ‘politically immature to win the presidency,’ where he asserted that the highest political position Igbo could occupy in the country was the vice presidency.

However, …

ISWAP Responsible For Attacks On Christians, FG Insists

July 5, 2022 6:27 am

The Federal Government has opposed the request by five Republican senators from the United States that Nigeria is reclassified as a nation of particular concern due to alleged persecution of Christians.

The senators who made the appeal also claimed that Nigerian Christians’ freedom to practise their religion had been violated in a letter to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Responding to the allegation in an interview with reporters on Monday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Monday said the call was based on false premise and misunderstanding of what was going on in the country.…

Gunmen Kill Security Man, Raze Down Filling Station In Ondo

July 5, 2022 5:54 am

There was mild pandemonium yesterday in Igoba community in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State following the killing of a security guard whose name was given as ‘Mr Sunday’ by gunmen.

The yet-to-be-identified attackers who also set the station ablaze shot and killed the security guard who was manning the Titolu Venture filling station in the community.

The manager of the station, Ajisafe Oluwatobiloba, revealed that while attempting to determine what started the fire, they came upon the body of the security guard.

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‘I was called by one …

1M Nigerians Will Be Recruited For 2023 Census – NPC

July 5, 2022 5:34 am

The National Population Commission (NPC) has revealed that the federal government of Nigeria has concluded plans to employ no fewer than one million Nigerians for the conduct of the 2023 National Census.

The commissioner representing Ekiti at the NPC, Mr Deji Ajayi, made this revelation while speaking in Ado Ekiti, on Monday at a press conference heralding the trial census to be conducted in Ekiti in preparatory to the next year’s main census exercise.

He assured Nigerians that reliable technological innovation had been advanced by the NPC for the conduct of the exercise to prevent politicians and interested elites from …

27 Murdered In Twin Jihadist Attacks In Burkina Faso

July 5, 2022 5:24 am

No fewer than 27 people were killed by suspected jihadists in attacks on villages in northern Burkina Faso at the weekend, authorities have confirmed.

A security official provided an estimate death toll, stating that ‘approximately 15’ individuals, some of them were children, were slain late Sunday near Bourasso in the Kossi province.

A local resident estimated there were 20 or so fatalities.

‘Armed men moved around the village at around 5:00 pm, firing in the air. They came back at night and blindly opened fire on people,’ the source said.