July 23, 2022

UN, EU Frown At Attack On Odessa’s Port After Business Deal

UN, EU Frown At Attack On Odessa’s Port After Business Deal

July 23, 2022 9:28 pm

António Guterres who is the United Nations Secretary-General, has openly condemned the missile strike which had been used to destroy the Ukrainian port of Odessa by Russian forces, which came one day after Kiev and Moscow had struck a deal to unblock grain exports.

The Ukrainian military had also revealed that two Russian missiles were intercepted by air defences on Saturday and two others hit the commercial port on the Black Sea. The United Nations and Turkey had helped broker the agreement amid worries about growing global food insecurity.

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“The secretary …

'You're A Pathological Liar': Tinubu Tears Atiku Apart

‘You’re A Pathological Liar’: Tinubu Tears Atiku Apart

July 23, 2022 6:50 pm

In another controversial outburst, the All Progressives Congress (APC), Presidential Candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, said all Nigerians should feel great pity and sadness for the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.

Tinubu had made this outburst on Saturday in a statement issued by his Media Office and signed by Mr. Tunde Rahman.

He had also revealed that Atiku has reduced himself to uttering baseless lies on national television in his desperate attempt to win the 2023 election by stoking religious bias.

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Tinubu said; “We are …

Chad Rebels Finally Return To Peace Talks With Govt

Chad Rebels Finally Return To Peace Talks With Govt

July 23, 2022 6:49 pm

After the lingering conflicts in the region, some of the Chadian rebels and the political groups in the country have announced that they are resuming peace talks with the country’s military government in Qatar after they pulled out last week.

50 groups have been handing the negotiatiations for more than four months in Doha, with the aim of holding an inclusive national dialogue to pave the way for elections but a host of them withdrew from the talks on July 16, accusing the government of seeking to destabilise peace efforts.

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No Issues With Muslim-Muslim Ticket - APC Northern Govs

No Issues With Muslim-Muslim Ticket – APC Northern Govs

July 23, 2022 6:11 pm

As sentiments rise to an all time high over the controversial Muslim-Muslim ticket which has been adopted by the ruling party for the 2023 general elections, the Northern Governors of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have come out to openly deny all the rumours that they are not happy with presidential candidate Ahmed Bola Tinubu’s choice of Kashim Shettima as his running mate for the coming 2023 presidential election while agreeing that they fully support the choice.

This is coming on the heel of the rumours the APC Northern Governors are not actually in support of the choice of Shettima, …

Muslim-Muslim ticket: Bishop Abioye Blasted For Comments

Muslim-Muslim ticket: Bishop Abioye Blasted For Comments

July 23, 2022 5:16 pm

As sentiments fly over the proposed Muslim-Muslim ticket choice by the All Progressives Party (APC), Bishop David Abioye who is the second in command at the Living Faith Church Worldwide, has come under massive fire over some of his inciting comments on the Muslim-Muslim ticket which had been adopted by the All Progressives’ Congress (APC) candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.

Abioye, in a recent sermon had sought to instill fear in his church members that if they vote for party rather than individual, they are on their way to hell.

Abioye was quoted saying that members of the APC in his …

Boko Haram Members, Commander Surrender To Nigerian Army

Boko Haram Members, Commander Surrender To Nigerian Army

July 23, 2022 5:14 pm

Recent reports reaching Africa Daily News, New York have revealed that at least five Boko Haram terrorists which also includes a Commander of Jama’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihad (JAS), Boko Haram, Malam Isa, have finally laid down their arms and surrendered to the troops of the Nigerian Army in the North East of Borno State.

An Intelligence Source had revealed to Zagazola Makama, a Counter Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in Lake Chad, that they surrendered to the troops of 73 Battalion, Operation Hadin Kai, on July 22, 2022.

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The …

Neglecting Cultural Heritage Is Wrong – Gani Adams To Akeredolu

Neglecting Cultural Heritage Is Wrong – Gani Adams To Akeredolu

July 23, 2022 12:10 pm

Iba Gani Adams who is the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land, has advised the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu and some of the other traditional monarchs in Ondo State not to neglect the Yoruba cultural heritage.

Adams had also tasked both the government and traditional rulers try their best to make use the state’s cultural heritage to generate more revenue instead of relegating it to the background.

Adams had also made these disclosures during the 2022 edition of Okota festival which was held at the Palace Square, Arigidi-Akoko.

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ASUU DSS Report Won’t Halt Protest, Labour Fires Back At FG

ASUU: DSS Report Won’t Halt Protest, Labour Fires Back At FG

July 23, 2022 6:23 am

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Joint Action Committee, comprising the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Allied Institutions and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, have said their planned protest in solidarity with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will hold as planned.

The labour unions said they were not aware of any security report by the Department of State Services that advised against the rally, insisting that their protest in solidarity with ASUU over its six months old strike would hold on July 26 and 27.

ASUU had on February 14, 2022 embarked on a …

2023 You Don't Stand A Chance, Withdraw Now, PDP Tells Tinubu

2023: You Stand No Chance, Withdraw Now, PDP Tells Tinubu

July 23, 2022 6:19 am

Nigeria’s major opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to withdraw from the 2023 presidential election.

The party believes the APC presidential candidate has lost his fighting chance in the coming poll amid the controversy trailing the unveiling of his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima.

‘The APC presidential candidate and his party should know that it is in his own interest to withdraw from the race as it will be futile to go into an election in which the will and aspiration of the people are manifestly against …

Families Of 29 Deceased Police Officers Receive ₦15.9m

Families Of 29 Deceased Police Officers Receive ₦15.9m

July 23, 2022 6:13 am

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has disbursed ₦15.9 million to the families of some officers and men of the force who died in the line of duty.

The disbursement, which took place at the FCT command is in line with the fulfillment of the inspector general of police, IGP Alkali Baba’s family welfare insurance scheme policy.

The cheques were presented to the next of kin of 29 deceased police officers of the rank of assistant superintendent of police, inspector, sergeant, and a civilian staff attached to the command between 2020 and 2021.

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Gut-Brain Axis How to Lower the Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease

Gut-Brain Axis: How to Lower the Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease

July 23, 2022 5:49 am

What if I said you had a second brain? Would you believe that? You do, but it is nothing like the expandable memory option you get when you insert a Secure Digital (SD) card into your smartphone, but all humans do have a second brain. This ‘secondary’ brain is not a different compartment in your head, it is the highly sensitive lining of your gut. The brain and the gut work synergistically to keep the body and mind healthy. Biologists call this phenomenon, the gut-brain axis and it describes a non-stop, two-way communication between the gut and the brain, which …

War Ukraine Sends Strong Warning To Russia

War: Ukraine Sends Strong Warning To Russia

July 23, 2022 5:45 am

The Ukrainian government has sent out strong warnings to Russia against provocations even as the ongoing war rages on. 

This is as the two countries signed a deal with the United Nations and Turkey on Friday to facilitate the export of grain.

The deal signed in Istanbul and mediated by Turkey and the UN would allow 5 million tonnes of grain exports per month from three Ukrainian ports, a senior UN official told CNN.

Ships carrying grains will now be able to navigate through a safe corridor in the Black Sea and then pass through the Bosphorus to reach global …

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