July 20, 2022

ASUU: Sirika Begs Aviation Workers Against Solidarity Protest

ASUU: Sirika Begs Aviation Workers Against Solidarity Protest

July 20, 2022 4:30 pm

Hadi Sirika who is the Nigerian Minister of Aviation, has finally come out to make a passionate appeal to the workers in the Nigerian aviation sector not to contemplate joining the proposed protest which is being mobilised by the Nigerian Labour Congress in support of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU.

The plea by Sirika is coming behind the heels of some of the workers in the sector who had planned to shut down airports in solidarity with ASUU.

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But reacting to the threat, Sirika, shortly after the …

NNPC 'Great Example For Africa': Equatorial Guinea Lauds NNPC Ltd

‘Great Example For Africa’: Equatorial Guinea Lauds NNPC Ltd

July 20, 2022 4:11 pm

The Equatorial Guinea Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons, Mr Gabriel Lima, has openly lauded the Nigerian government over the idea of the establishment of the new Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), while getting to describe Nigeria as a great example for Africa.

Lima had made this assertion known in an interview with newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja, which came following the unveiling of the new NNPC Ltd on Tuesday.

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He had also revealed that Nigeria was a great example in the oil and gas sector with so many expertise which …

Nigeria Thrown Into Total Blackout As Grid Crashes To Zero

Nigeria Thrown Into Total Blackout As Grid Crashes To Zero

July 20, 2022 1:37 pm

The entire country is currently suffering another blackout as the Country has been thrown into another massive blackout which followed the massive crashing of the Nigerian electricity grid.

Africa Daily News, New York had learnt that the national gridline had crashed to zero megawatts on Wednesday after it developed a fault.

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This blackout is one of many which is coming a few weeks after a similar collapse occurred on June 12 and just 20 days after the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) had activated a partial contract order for the …

Abiola’s Children Defend Father Over Drug Trade Allegations

Abiola’s Children Defend Father Over Drug Trade Allegations

July 20, 2022 1:36 pm

While reacting to a series of allegations linking him to a drug cartel who based their activities in the United States, the family of the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993, presidential election, Moshood Kahimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola, has come out to debunk all the reports while claiming that their father was never involved in narcotics as claimed by top-tier investigative journalist, David Hundeyin.

Hundeyin had recently authored an article titled: “Bola Ahmed Tinubu: From Drug Lord To Presidential Candidate” where he alleged that Abiola traded in hard drugs when he was alive.

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Prison Term Slammed On Politicians Who Pick Two Forms - INEC

Prison Term Slammed On Politicians Who Pick Two Forms – INEC

July 20, 2022 12:47 pm

While reacting to the controversies surrounding some Nigerian politicians who have opted for two forms while running with proxies, Mike Igini the Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Akwa Ibom State, has announced that these politicians who had contested for more than one elective office would be risking conviction for electoral offences for violation of the Electoral Act, 2022.

Igini had made this disclosure on Tuesday while featuring on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily.

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According to him: “A person who signs a nomination paper or …

Why We Lost Osun Election – APC Chairman Opens Up

Why We Lost Osun Election – APC Chairman Opens Up

July 20, 2022 6:14 am

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Adamu, has given reasons why the party lost the Osun State governorship election on July 16.

Adamu said the crisis within the APC led to the loss, and not that the party was not capable of winning.

He disclosed this in an interview with BBC Hausa on Tuesday.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ademola Adeleke won the election after polling a total of 403,371 votes beating the incumbent, Adegboyega Oyetola of the APC who got 375,027 votes in a keenly contested …

13 Inmates Killed As Fresh Crisis Erupts In Ecuador Prison

13 Inmates Killed As Fresh Crisis Erupts In Ecuador Prison

July 20, 2022 4:42 am

No fewer than thirteen inmates have been confirmed dead and two others injured following yet another bloody fight in a notorious Ecuadoran prison yesterday, law enforcement officials have revealed.

‘Unfortunately, central command reports 13 (inmates) dead and two injured,’ the South American country’s prison authority SNAI said on Twitter.

The incident took place at the same Bellavista prison in the town of Santo Domingo de los Colorados, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Quito, where 44 inmates were killed in a bloody brawl in May.

Prison officials, aided by the military and the police, were able to regain control of …

Police Detain 17 US Lawmakers For Protesting Abortion Rights

Police Detain 17 US Lawmakers For Protesting Abortion Rights

July 20, 2022 3:54 am

No fewer than 17 Democratic lawmakers, including prominent progressives such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar, were among those arrested at an abortion rights protest outside the Supreme Court in Washington on Tuesday, the police have confirmed. 

In a post on Twitter on Tuesday, the US Capitol police claimed that the demonstrators had blocked traffic on a nearby road and were been given three warnings before officers made the arrests.

‘We made a total of 35 arrests for Crowding, Obstructing or Incommoding,’ the police said. ‘That arrest number includes 17 Members of Congress.’

Africa Daily News, New York reports that …

How Ngige Elongated Nationwide Strike With Actions - ASUU

How Ngige’s Actions Elongated Nationwide Strike – ASUU

July 20, 2022 3:48 am
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has claimed that the actions and steps taken by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige is one of the key factors responsible for the unexpected delay in resolving the issue between the Federal Government and the university lecturers.
The Union lambasted Ngige accusing him of hijacking the negotiation process at the early stage from the Ministry of Education, even though significant progress was already being recorded towards finding lasting solutions to the strike.
ASUU also accused the Minister of taking upon himself the role of unabashed protagonist in the ongoing
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Protesters In Panama Reject Peace Deal, Mount New Roadblocks

Protesters In Panama Reject Peace Deal, Mount New Roadblocks

July 20, 2022 3:42 am

As social groups rejected a deal made with the government to clear the roadways in exchange for a reduction in fuel prices, fresh roadblocks appeared in Panama yesterday indicating that trouble was still brewing. 

According to Luis Sanchez, a leader of the Anadepo civic gathering, union leaders consulted grassroots supporters about the arrangement made on Sunday before deciding to continue the protest.

‘We had warned the executive that we still have to consult the rank and file,’ he told the TVN-2 channel.

The agreement, he added, ‘was signed under pressure’ and members have opted to continue the mobilization that had …

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