August 7, 2022

Outrage As Ten Hag Loses First Game As Man Utd Manager

Outrage As Ten Hag Loses First Game As Man Utd Manager

August 7, 2022 9:25 pm

Erik ten Hag’s reign as the new Manchester United manager got off to a terrible start as Brighton registered their first ever victory at Old Trafford with a 2-1 win on the opening weekend of the Premier League season.

Any hope of a fresh start for United after a miserable 2021/22 season was wiped away within 45 minutes as Pascal Gross struck twice to put Brighton in command.

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Alexis Mac Allister’s own goal gave United a foothold in the game, but they rarely looked like getting back on level …

Families Of Trapped Mexican Miners Cry Out Of Desperation

Families Of Trapped Mexican Miners Cry Out Of Desperation

August 7, 2022 8:24 pm

The massive efforts to rescue 10 Mexican coal miners who had been trapped in a flooded deposit for over four days has ended with little progress with hopes of reaching any survivors dwindling. 

This has caused an unrest among some of their relatives.

More than 300 soldiers and other personnel, including six military scuba divers, have joined the bid to free the miners in the northern state of Coahuila following Wednesday’s accident, the government said.

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Liliana Torres, the niece of one of the 10 workers, told reporters on Saturday …

Over 30 Inmates Flee After Massive Lebanon Jailbreak

Over 30 Inmates Flee After Massive Lebanon Jailbreak

August 7, 2022 8:23 pm

Africa Daily News, New York has revealed that over 30 inmates have fled a Lebanon detention center at dawn on Sunday after sawing their way through a window, according to a judicial official.

“At dawn … 31 detainees managed to escape” from a detention center in the Adlieh neighbourhood of the capital Beirut, the Internal Security Forces said in a statement on Sunday.

“Immediate orders were given to arrest them and investigations are underway.”

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The detainees broke past a prison window using a saw smuggled into the facility, said …

workers Nigerian Govs Blasted For Advising FG To Retire Workers Above 50

Nigerian Govs Blasted For Advising FG To Retire Workers Above 50

August 7, 2022 3:32 pm

Professor Musa Shuaibu, on Sunday, blasted the suggestion by the Nigerian Governors’ Forum which had reiterated that the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari should retire all civil servants and government workers above 50 years.

Shuaibu had also noted the governors should rather focus on providing effective leadership, deliver on their campaign promises and ensure that members of the public in their respective states are protected against bandits’ attack and other forms of criminalities.

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Professor Shuaibu, an economist, and former lecturer at the Bayero University Kano, on Sunday in Kaduna, was reacting …

US Frowns At China’s Provocative Military Drills Around Taiwan

US Frowns At China’s Provocative Military Drills Around Taiwan

August 7, 2022 2:00 pm

The United States of America has finally asked China to immediately halt all “provocative” actions around Taiwan as tension heightens.

The American government had also accused the fellow world power of aggravation through its military drills.

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The White House said China’s efforts “to change the status quo” was a significant escalation.

“They are provocative, irresponsible, and raise the risk of miscalculation”, a spokesperson told Reuters.

“They are also at odds with our long-standing goal of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.”

On Saturday, Taiwanese jets had charged …

My Desire Is For 2023 Elections To Be Free And Fair - Buhari

Terrorism Report: Buhari, Lai Mohammed & NBC Dragged To Court

August 7, 2022 11:13 am

In lieu of the detailed reportage on Terrorism in Nigeria which had been recently released by some media houses, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) have slammed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari, urging the court to “declare arbitrary and illegal the N5million which had been imposed on Multichoice Nigeria Limited, Trust TV, NTA-Startimes Limited and Telccom Satellite Limited, over their documentaries on terrorism in the country.”

Joined in the suit as defendants are also Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC).

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Niger Republic’s Award To Matawalle Is Very Questionable – Babangida

August 7, 2022 10:00 am

Alhaji Inua Babangida who is a chieftain of the, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara State, has totally condemned the security award which had been conferred on Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle by the Government of Niger Republic while describing it as questionable.

Speaking with Newsmen in an exclusive interview, Babangida explained that such an award ought to come when the Federal and the State governments had addressed the issues of banditry activities in the State.

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“I have not seen any reason to give that award when the State is still on fire.…

Death Toll In Thai Nightclub Fire Soars To 15

Death Toll In Thai Nightclub Fire Soars To 15

August 7, 2022 3:08 am

The death toll from a massive fire that ripped through a Thai nightclub rose to 15 on Saturday, a rescue service has revealed.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the fire broke out around 1:00 am (1800 GMT Thursday) at the Mountain B nightspot in Chonburi province’s Sattahip district, about 150 kilometres (90 miles) southeast of Bangkok.

The Sawang Rojanathammasathan Rescue Foundation said Saturday that another man had died, taking the death toll to 15.

Most of the others who died — four women and 10 men — were found crowded by the entrance and in the bathroom, their …

Navy Dispatches NNS KADA To Guinea Bissau On ECOWAS Mission

Navy Dispatches NNS KADA To Guinea Bissau On ECOWAS Mission

August 7, 2022 3:03 am

Nigeria has deployed its newly acquired Landing Ship Tank (LST) named the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) KADA to Guinea Bissau on an ECOWAS peacekeeping operation in that country.

Africa Daily News, New York learnt that the mission is part of Nigeria’s effort aimed at strengthening and enhancing security in the West African Sub-region.

Speaking to journalists during the ceremonies to see the vessel off, the Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral Yakubu  Wambai, talked about the expectations and importance of the operation, explaining that it is part of the constitutional responsibility of the navy in supporting peace-keeping …

'Be Obedient' Oyedepo Tells Church Members

‘Be Obedient’ Oyedepo Tells Church Members

August 7, 2022 2:57 am

The wife of the Presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church, LFC, Worldwide, Pastor Faith Oyedepo, has called on members of the church to be ‘obedient; in the affairs of the Kingdom (of God).

On his part, the husband, Bishop David Oyedepo, went on to posit that obedience is better than sacrifice.

The couple made the comment while speaking at the church’s monthly leadership conference.

The declarations were yesterday, interpreted as a subtle endorsement of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party for the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi.

Obi’s supporters have been campaigning under the alias ‘Obi-dients’.

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Stop Misinforming Nigerians, ASUU Berates Keyamo Over Outburst

Stop Misinforming Nigerians, ASUU Berates Keyamo Over Outburst

August 7, 2022 2:46 am

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has dared the Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo (SAN), to point out some of the actions taken by the government of President Muhammadu Buhari, to end the ongoing strike by the union.

The union lampooned the Federal Government accusing it of not having the interest of Nigerians at heart.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that Keyamo, had during an interview on Channels TV had claimed that the Federal Government had done all within its power to end the strike by ASUU.

Keyamo had also appealed to parents and guardians to …

U.S. Pissed Off By China’s Military Drills Around Taiwan

U.S. Pissed Off By China’s Military Drills Around Taiwan

August 7, 2022 2:39 am

The United States of Nigeria has called on China to desist from ‘provocative’ actions around Taiwan as tension heightens in the region following Nancy Pelosi’s visit last week.

The government of the United States is accusing the fellow world power of aggravation through its military drills warning it to discontinue the operation.

The White House had said China’s efforts ‘to change the status quo’ was a significant escalation.

‘They are provocative, irresponsible, and raise the risk of miscalculation’, a spokesperson told reporters in an interview.

‘They are also at odds with our long-standing goal of maintaining peace and stability across …

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