August 26, 2022

We Can Justify Every Debt Incurred Under Buhari – Fashola

August 26, 2022 6:45 am

Nigeria’s Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has claimed that the Buhari administration has been able to provide validation to all the debts it has borrowed by constructing various infrastructures across the country.

Fashola made this known while speaking at the closing ceremony of the 28th National Council of Works meeting held in Kano on Friday.

He said the ongoing projects across the country had justified the debts, especially when compared with what the previous administrations had done.

‘Our first budget in 2016 was over N250bn, up from the N18 billion we met in 2015. That was an …

Climate Change: Arctic Ice Endangered By Russian Gas Blaze

August 26, 2022 6:39 am

Reports reaching the desk of Africa Daily News, New York has it that Russia is burning off significant amounts of natural gas as the cost of electricity in Europe soars.

According to experts, the gas would have initially been shipped to Germany.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the facility, which is close to the Finnish border, burns about $10 million (£8.4 million) worth of gas per day.

Scientists are also worried that soot from the burn will impact Arctic ice.

4.34 million cubic meters of gas are consumed by the flare on a daily basis, according to Rystad …

Visa: Ex UK Envoy To Myanmar, Vicky Bowman Arrested

August 26, 2022 5:57 am

A former British ambassador to Myanmar, Vicky Bowman, and her husband were on Friday detained by the military authorities in Myanmar.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that she and her husband are both being accused of violating visa laws, which carries a maximum five-year prison sentence.

Between 2002 and 2006, Ms. Bowman served as an ambassador to Myanmar. She is wed to Htein Lin, a Burmese artist and former political detainee.

She is the director of the Yangon-based Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business.

A trial for the two has been set for September 6 at Insein detention center …

Trump: Judge Orders Release Of Censored Courts Document

August 26, 2022 5:49 am

A US judge on Thursday asked authorities to disclose a censored copy of the legal document they used to warrant a search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida property.

The court document termed affidavit, which also contains evidence provided by the prosecution, may contain fresh information about the investigation in its public version.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that following the ongoing probe, the Department of Justice objected to the release of an unredacted version.

The FBI raid was a component of an investigation into possible document handling violations.

Investigators claim they recovered classified documents at Mar-a-Lago in Palm …