July 2022

2023 Voting Better Than Going To Church – Kanayo Kanayo

2023: Voting Better Than Going To Church – Kanayo Kanayo

July 14, 2022 7:53 am

Veteran actor, Kanayo O Kanayo has declared that Nigerians who are yet to get their Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC) are part of the problem in the country insisting that voting during elections is better than going to Church or Mosque. 

The movie star made this known via a video shared on his Instagram page on Thursday.

Kanayo pointed out that Nigerians have the power to save the country by going to vote, rather than going to church or mosque to pray.

Highlighting the problems in the country, the 60-year-old actor pleaded with Nigerians, who collect money from politicians to cast …

Osun Change Nigeria By Voting Out Old Politicians – Obi

Osun: Change Nigeria By Voting Out Old Politicians – Obi

July 14, 2022 6:26 am

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has asserted that the only way Nigeria can change is when old politicians are removed from office.

Obi made this assertion while speaking during the party’s mega rally on Wednesday in Osogbo.

The presidential candidate said that it is only a vote for Alhaji Lasun Yusuf that could rescue the people of the state from suffering and poverty.

‘We want to change Nigeria and the only way we can change this nation is to remove all these people who have put Nigeria where it is for the past 23 years. …

6 Dead, 65 Injured As Windstorm Devastates Jigawa

6 Dead, 65 Injured As Windstorm Devastates Jigawa

July 14, 2022 6:21 am

Jigawa Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has confirmed six persons killed and 65 others by windstorm in Kafinhausa Local Government Area.

Executive Secretary of the agency, Yusuf Sani, confirmed this to Africa Daily News, New York on Thursday morning. 

He said the windstorm wreaked havoc on the affected community and destroyed several houses, adding that the agency was conducting damage assessment exercise to ascertain the extend of destruction caused by the disaster.

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He said the displaced persons took refuge with their relatives in the area pending when a temporary …

Proposed ASUU New Wage Will Cost Nigeria N1.12trn Monthly - FG

Proposed ASUU New Wage Will Cost Nigeria ₦1.12trn Monthly – FG

July 14, 2022 6:17 am

The federal government of Nigeria has claimed that the proposal made by the Prof. Limi Briggs-led Committee in relation to the demands by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other unions in universities would gulp ₦1.12 trillion to implement.

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has posited that contrary to claims by ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, there is currently no collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between it and the union awaiting signing by President Muhammadu Buhari.

The disclosure by Ngige came just as former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples …

Nine Killed As Rebels Attack Eastern DR Congo

Nine Killed As Rebels Attack Eastern DR Congo

July 14, 2022 6:02 am

Fighters from the feared Armed Democratic Forces (ADF) group killed six civilians in an attack on the town of Beni in North Kivu province in DR Congo yesterday night, according to local civil-society leader Pepin Paluku Kavota.

He told reporters on Wednesday the militants targeted a district just a kilometre from army headquarters in the city of 400,000.

The dead included a 15-year-old boy and a 90-year-old woman, said Kavota, who urged security forces “to redouble their efforts”.

The same night, militants also killed at least three people in an attack on a village in the neighbouring Ituri province.

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Twitter Drags Musk To Court, Accuses Him Of Contract Breach

Twitter Drags Musk To Court, Accuses Him Of Contract Breach

July 14, 2022 5:56 am

Twitter has sued Elon Musk for allegedly breaching the $44 billion contract he signed to buy the tech firm, calling his exit strategy ‘a model of hypocrisy,’ court documents which were obtained by Africa Daily News, New York have shown.

The suit filed in the US state of Delaware urges the court to order the billionaire to complete his deal to buy Twitter, arguing that no financial penalty could repair the damage he has caused.

‘Musk’s conduct simply confirms that he wants to escape the binding contract he freely signed, and to damage Twitter in the process,’ the lawsuit contended. …

2023 How APC Paid Me To Endorse Tinubu – Singer Portable

2023: How APC Paid Me To Endorse Tinubu – Singer Portable

July 14, 2022 5:29 am

Popular street-pop artiste, Habeeb Okikiola, also known as Portable, has revealed that he was paid to endorse the All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu.

Portable had come under fire on social media Portable had come under fire on social media after declaring support for APC in the upcoming Osun State governorship election on his Instagram page.

In the video posted on Wednesday, he also asked Nigerians to vote for Tinubu in the 2023 presidential election.

Portable, however, fired back at his critics, saying he was only doing his job, as the ruling party had paid him to …

IGP Declares Ban On Spy Vehicle Number Plates, Orders Seizure

IGP Declares Ban On Spy Vehicle Number Plates, Orders Seizure

July 14, 2022 5:22 am

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered an immediate ban on the use of Police SPY Vehicle Number Plates by vehicle owners across the country.

The IGP asserted that the ban has become necessary to forestall the continuous disregard for traffic rules and regulations and other extant laws guiding road use by individuals hiding under the privileges of SPY police number plates.

He has, therefore, directed state commissioners of police to confiscate all SPY number plates currently in use, but said such vehicles should not be arrested unless they are police officers or officers of other …

Ondo Female Commissioner Tenders Controversial Resignation

Ondo Female Commissioner Tenders Controversial Resignation

July 13, 2022 7:04 pm

Mrs. Yetunde Adeyanju, a female Commissioner in the Ondo State Government, has tendered in her resignation of her appointment in the Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu administration in a very controversial manner.

After being transferred on Monday from the Ministry of Water and Sanitation to the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mrs. Adeyanju had submitted her letter of resignation hours after she was reassigned to another ministry.

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In a copy of her resignation letter, Adeyanju had also appreciated Akeredolu for the opportunity given to serve the people of …

I Will Be Leaving No Inheritance For My Children – Buhari

I Will Be Leaving No Inheritance For My Children – Buhari

July 13, 2022 6:51 pm

The Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has on Wednesday announced that he will not be leaving any inheritance for his children to inherit as he has already equipped them with needed education.

President Buhari had made this statement while speaking at the Emir of Daura’s Palace during Sallah homage, on Wednesday in Daura, Katsina State.

Buhari charged the youth to seek education, not for government jobs which are unavailable but to arm themselves with skill and ability to fight poverty and meet the needs of the 21st Century. He also implored parents to inculcate right values in children, including deep fear …

Lagos Assembly Opens Up On Secret Passage Of Sharia Bill

Lagos Assembly Opens Up On Secret Passage Of Sharia Bill

July 13, 2022 6:51 pm

In another controversial sitting, the Lagos House of Assembly has openly debunked a report that reiterates that it secretly passed a Sharia Bill which would get a majority of Northerners’ support for the All Progressives Congress, APC presidential candidate, Senator Bola Tinubu.

Mr Setonji David who is the Chairman, House Committee on Information, Security and Strategy had made this known in a statement on Wednesday.

Read Also: Court Restrains Oyo Assembly From Impeachming Deputy Gov

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that an online media had reported that the assembly hurriedly passed a bill to set up Sharia courts, paving …

NPC Launches The Numbering Listing For Trial Census

NPC Launches The Numbering Listing For Trial Census

July 13, 2022 4:59 pm

The National Population Commission (NPC) in lieu with its earlier announcement of a trial census session has begun housePChold listing and building numbering in the Daura Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina State.

Daura has been listed among the six LGAs nationwide which would be covered 100 percent during the trial census, in preparation for the 2023 population and housing census.

Read Also: 1M Nigerians Will Be Recruited For 2023 Census – NPC

Alhaji Bala Almu-Banye, the NPC’s Federal Commissioner in charge of Katsina State, said the exercise was in line with the approval of the Federal Government for the …

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