September 3, 2022

Trepidation As Higher School Fees Hit UK Schools Over Energy

September 3, 2022 8:58 pm

Some of the publicly funded schools in England have started expressing their fears while sounding the alarm as some of the soaring energy prices had hit their already tightly constrained budgets.

This new development is also coming as some of the schools have expressed their willingness to openly expand some of their activities after the pandemic curbs.

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Some of the households and businesses in the United Kingdom have also openly declared that they are also facing some severe financial hits from energy bills that have soared in the post-pandemic era, …

Turkey Opposed To Finland, Sweden NATO Membership - Erdogan

‘We Can Intervene In Ukraine Nuclear Plant Conflict’ – Erdogan To Putin 

September 3, 2022 8:46 pm

Turkey has declared interest in getting to mediate in the conflict which had been started over Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station which has been occupied by Moscow’s troops.

It has been reported that the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan had mentioned this interest to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Saturday.

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“President Erdogan stated that Turkey can play a facilitator role in the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, as they did in the grain deal,” the Turkish presidency said, referring to a grain export agreement signed in July by Kyiv and
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Keep Your Social Distance From Corruption’ – ICPC Warns

We Won’t Honor Politically Motivated Petitions – ICPC Declares

September 3, 2022 5:49 pm

In lieu of the upcoming 2023 general elections, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has come out to openly warned all Nigerian politicians against the frivolous corruption petitions against some of their opponents.

Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye who is also the ICPC Chairman had openly given the warning on Friday in Abuja while he had been hosting the leadership of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) at the Commission’s Headquarters.

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Owasanoye had revealed that the ICPC will not work on politically motivated petitions.

“Usually when the season for …

Lagos Shuts 99 Health Facilities For Being Substandard

Lagos Govt Orders All Schools To Resume By September 5

September 3, 2022 5:19 pm

The Governor Sanwo-Olu led Government of Lagos State has finally given out a directive that openly mandated all the schools in the State to resume the 2022/2023 academic year on the 5th of September, 2022.

This directive had been confirmed in a statement on Saturday which had also been issued by the Director-General, Office of Education Quality Assurance of the state, Abiola Seriki-Ayeni.

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According to Seriki-Ayeni, the date for their resumption had also been approved by the Commissioner for Education in the state, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo.

“All schools below …

2023 You Are Part Of The Old System, Sowore Attacks Obi

2023: You Are Part Of The Old System, Sowore Attacks Obi

September 3, 2022 5:22 am

Ahead of next year’s Presidential elections, the candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, Omoyele Sowore yesterday attacked former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, saying that not the change Nigeria needs.

Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York Sowore said Mr. Obi was part of the old system that has crippled the nation’s fortunes.

Mr. Obi is also running for President in 2023 on the platform of the Labour Party.

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‘Peter Obi is part of the old …

Real Reason Why vote-Buying Will Continue – INEC, Others

Real Reason Why vote-Buying Will Continue – INEC, Others

September 3, 2022 5:03 am

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and other key stakeholders in the electoral process on Friday pointed out that weak punitive sanctions against perpetrators of vote-trading and increasing poverty have been responsible for frustrations in the fight against vote-buying and selling in Nigeria.

The stakeholders raised the concern during a policy dialogue with the theme,  ‘Addressing vote-trading in Nigeria from global comparative experiences’, organised by the Electoral Forum in collaboration with the Open Society Initiative for West Africa and MacArthur Foundation.

The Deputy Senate President of Nigeria, Ovie Omo-Agege, represented by his Chief of Staff, Otive Igbuzor at the event, …

Trump's Probe Empty Folders Marked Classified At Mar-a-Lago

Trump’s Probe: Empty Folders Marked Classified At Mar-a-Lago

September 3, 2022 4:24 am

A court document that was made public on Saturday has revealed that during a raid at Donald Trump’s Florida home last month, FBI agents discovered several empty documents that were tagged as classified.

The document which was made accessible to the public by a Florida court gives a breakdown of what is within the 33 boxes that were retrieved from the former president’s Mar-a-Lago residence.

Additionally, it reveals that top-secret documents were found in his home office.

Mr. Trump, who is currently under scrutiny for handling secret documents, says he did nothing wrong.

The document that was released on Friday …

Gotabaya Rajapaksa Returns To Sri Lanka After Protest

Gotabaya Rajapaksa Returns To Sri Lanka After Protest

September 3, 2022 4:22 am
According to reports reaching Africa Daily News, New York the ex-president of Sri Lanka, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, has returned to the country after earlier fleeing following massive demonstrations in July.
Mr. Rajapaksa traveled back home through Singapore after spending some time in Thailand on a temporary visa. He reportedly met a few Sri Lankan ministers at the airport as he returned.
Sri Lankans blame their government for the island’s worst economic crisis in history. A collapse in foreign currency led to dire shortages of food and fuel.
The Harshest economic disaster in the history of the Sri Lankans has been
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Russia Reverses Move On Gas Pipeline Reopening

Russia Reverses Move On Gas Pipeline Reopening

September 3, 2022 4:19 am

Following claims that it had discovered problems with the Nord Stream 1 pipeline during maintenance, Russia rescheduled a Saturday deadline for resuming operations via a crucial gas supply channel to Germany, making it much more difficult for Europe to secure fuel for the winter.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the three-day maintenance break for Nord Stream 1, which flows beneath the Baltic Sea, was intended to end at 00:01 GMT on Saturday.

However, Gazprom (GAZP.MM), the state-controlled company with a stranglehold on pipeline exports of Russian gas, declared on Friday that supplies wouldn’t recommence safely until an oil …

Bishop Kukah Describes The president Nigeria Needs In 2023

Bishop Kukah Describes The President Nigeria Needs In 2023

September 3, 2022 4:17 am

Ahead of next year’s general election, the Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Mathew Kukah, has offered an insight into the kind of leaders, particularly the person that should be elected by Nigerians as its next President.

He pointed out that it was really important for Nigerians to move away from voting based on ethnic, religious, or political sentiments and rather focus on voting for someone who is capable of tackling the perennial challenges facing the country.

Kukah, who gave the insight while speaking on a TV interview on Friday which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York, maintained …

2023 Vote Beyond Religion, APC PWDs Pleads With Nigerians

2023: Vote Beyond Religion, APC PWDs Pleads With Nigerians

September 3, 2022 4:12 am

Members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) who identify as individuals with disabilities called on Nigerians on Friday not to be influenced by political parties that take advantage of religious cracks and a cloud of division to campaign in the 2023 general election.

This information was made known in a statement by Tolu Bankole, the national leader of the APC PWDs, following their monthly media discussion on Friday in Abuja.

According to Bankole, the country shouldn’t pass up the chance to support the APC’s tried-and-true candidates in the elections of 2023, who also noted that this was the most …

Bandits Invade Zamfara Mosque, Abduct Many Worshippers

Bandits Invade Zamfara Mosque, Abduct Many Worshippers

September 3, 2022 4:09 am

Bandits yesterday attacked a Jumuat Mosque in Zugu community of Gummi local government area of Zamfara state and abducted dozens of worshippers in a move that has sparked massive outrage. 

Residents who spoke to reporters shortly after the attacked narrated that the armed men hid their guns inside their clothes and stormed the mosque when the Imam was about to start delivering sermon.

According to reports the marauders reportedly told those outside the mosque to go inside.

“When they laid siege, they asked people who were outside to go into the mosque while informing the worshippers that they had come …

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