August 2022

Soyinka Lambasts Those Saying He Installed Buhari In 2015

Soyinka Lambasts Those Saying He Installed Buhari In 2015

August 23, 2022 6:09 am

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Monday slammed those lashing out at him for ‘installing’ former military head of state, Muhammadu Buhari, as Nigeria’s President back in 2015.

The octogenarian spoke on Channels Television’s NewsNight, a pre-recorded interview aired on Monday which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York.

‘When people talk about Wole Soyinka installing Buhari, they are talking rubbish; they don’t know what they are talking about. They are talking from ignorance. When I think of the governed themselves, I asked myself, ‘What am I doing among these people that they don’t understand that if somebody …

Twitter Legal Dispute Elon Musk Summons Jack Dorsey

Twitter Legal Dispute: Elon Musk Summons Jack Dorsey

August 23, 2022 6:05 am
In connection with his legal dispute with the technology company, Twitter, Elon Musk on Monday issued a subpoena to Jack Dorsey.
Mr. Musk is aiming to withdraw his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter after complaining that the company didn’t give him sufficient information about fake account information.
However, the social media platform is pursuing the world’s richest man with a court case trying to persuade him into acquiring it.
If neither party opts to negotiate outside of court before then, the dispute will be adjudicated in Delaware, US, in October.
Twitter is hoping that a judge will direct Mr. Musk
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Mar-A-Lago Raid Trump Drags Justice Department To Court

Mar-A-Lago Raid: Trump Drags Justice Department To Court

August 23, 2022 6:02 am
Former US President Donald Trump has requested a judge to suspend a Justice Department probe into documents confiscated during an FBI raid of his house.
His legal team had filed a complaint asking for the appointment of an impartial counsel to supervise the collection of documents from Mar-a-Lago in Florida this month.
According to the FBI, 11 sets of secret documents were obtained from Mr. Trump’s residence on August 8th.
Ex-US president, Donald Trump is currently under probe for alleged mishandling of government files.
On Monday, Mr. Trump’s legal team
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Tension As Russia Accuses Ukraine Of Killing Darya Dugina

Tension As Russia Accuses Ukraine Of Killing Darya Dugina

August 23, 2022 5:53 am

Russia’s Federal Security Service accused Ukraine’s secret services yesterday of killing Darya Dugina, the daughter of an ultra-nationalist, in a car bomb attack near Moscow that President Vladimir Putin called ‘evil’.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that Dugina, whose father Alexander Dugin is a highly respected ideologue, was killed on Saturday when a bomb blew up the Toyota Land Cruiser she was driving, Russian investigators said.

Ukraine, defending itself from what it says is an imperial-style war of conquest waged by Russia, denied involvement in the attack, with Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak calling the accusation “propaganda”.

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Amotekun Apprehends Weed Sellers In Ogun

Amotekun Apprehends Weed Sellers In Ogun

August 23, 2022 5:46 am

The Amotekun Corps in Ogun State has announced the arrest of about seven suspected Indian hemp sellers while fighting over customers in Ogun State.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the arrested suspects are also members of Eiye and Aiye cult groups.

The Amotekun Commander in Ogun, David Akinremi, identified the suspects, who are all men between 25 and 40 years, to include: Alimi Raimi, Ayotunde Onakoya, Ogunmade Seun, Ayodele Oreoluwakintan, Taofeek Shita-bay, Ibikunle Gbengas, and Ebiruga Oluwaseun.

Akinremi revealed that they were nabbed in connection with a case of conspiracy and cultism.

Read Also: Amotekun Nabs Man Impersonating

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ASUU NEC To Take Decision On Strike Sunday

ASUU NEC To Take Decision On Strike Sunday

August 23, 2022 5:36 am

The National Executive Council (NEC) of the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) resolved to meet on Sunday, August 28, 2022, to reach a decision on whether to suspend or continue with the industrial action.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the meeting is slated to hold at the union’s national headquarters at the University of Abuja.

It was further gathered that the council will take a decision on the industrial action based on reports from the various state congresses.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that ASUU had on Monday, February 14, 2022 embarked on a strike.…

Odinga Challenges Presidential Polls Result In Kenyan Supreme Court

Odinga Challenges Presidential Polls Result In Kenyan Supreme Court

August 22, 2022 8:05 pm

Raila Odinga who is the veteran opposition and first runner-up in the recently concluded Kenyan presidential elections has headed to the Kenyan Supreme Court on Monday to openly challenge the results of this month’s election that declared Deputy President William Ruto as the winner.

In the petition, Odinga had prayed the court to nullify all the results of the polls on several grounds, including on ground of a mismatch between the turnout figures and the result, and failure by the electoral commission to tally ballots from 27 constituencies as required by law.

Read Also: Kenya: Odinga Vows To Challenge Ruto’s

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South Korean Police Reveal Relative Of Kids Found Dead In Suitcase

South Korean Police Reveal Relative Of Kids Found Dead In Suitcase

August 22, 2022 3:05 pm

A woman who has been reported to be directly related to two children whose remains had been discovered in some suitcases in New Zealand is currently in South Korea.

Last week, it had also been reported that the New Zealand police had revealed that they had discovered the remains of two children, who are thought to have been between five and 10 years old when they died, in suitcases.

Read Also: Fresh Worry As North Korea Fires Suspected Rocket Launchers

The bodies had been discovered after an unsuspecting family had bought a trailer-load of items — including the suitcases — …

2023: Atiku, Peter Obi, Tinubu’s Running Mate, Shettima Finally Meet

2023: Atiku, Peter Obi, Tinubu’s Running Mate, Shettima Finally Meet

August 22, 2022 2:43 pm

Two of the candidates who are currently running for the 2023 Nigerian presidential election on Monday have met in Lagos State. They include the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi who had met at the Eko Hotel in Lagos.

Both presidential candidates will be speaking at the Nigerian Bar Conference’s 62nd annual general conference.

Read Also: 2023: HURIWA Warns Wike Over Crackdown On Atiku’s Loyalists

Also in attendance were the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential running mate, Kassim Shettima; and Chimamanda Adichie.

More reports reaching Africa Daily News, New …

'Your Fight With Terrorists Is Fake' – HURIWA Blasts Nigerian Military

‘Your Fight With Terrorists Is Fake’ – HURIWA Blasts Nigerian Military

August 22, 2022 1:11 pm

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA has tasked the stakeholders of the Nigerian military to come out and demonstrate with full, undeniable evidence devoid of media propaganda their proof of any concrete counter-terror war against terrorists and bandits going on in the North West.

HURIWA had also noted that the entire scripted propaganda about the so-called onslaught against North West terrorists has been stemmed in the realm of mere propaganda until Nigerians are shown evidence as the Army usually do when they kill Igbo youths under the guise of killing members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra …

How To Be A Skillful Kisser

How To Be A Skillful Kisser

August 22, 2022 7:17 am

We love the feeling of being kissed and kissed skillfully. Many times, the act of kissing shows the intimacy that goes beyond the platonic kind of friendship into something a little more intimate and personal.

It is important that we know how to kiss and kiss skillfully.

Many times we expect opportunities and platforms to open up for us but the question we might want to ask is, what value we are giving? How much of an impact are we making? Many are willing to pay for something valuable and pay well too. What value are you giving the world …

Covid-19: Philippine Students Finally Resumes School

Covid-19: Philippine Students Finally Resumes School

August 22, 2022 6:40 am
Following a very long school closure due to the COVID 19 pandemic, millions of students across the Philippines went back to class on Monday. 
After more than two years of distant learning, nearly half of the country’s schools started holding regular physical classes again.
The Philippines were one of the last few countries to return to physical classroom learning even after Covid left.
The extended hiatus of physical tuition, according to some analysts, has aggravated the country’s education problems.
Less than half of the nation’s public schools, or around
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