September 2022

2023 We’ll Retire Political Tourist Atiku To Dubai -Shettima

2023: We’ll Retire Political Tourist Atiku To Dubai -Shettima

September 12, 2022 7:20 am

The Vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Kashim Shettima has explained why he believes that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar will not win next year’s election.

He pointed out that if an excellent track record of service delivery, qualitative leadership, and capacity for grooming competent administrators are criteria, Atiku cannot match the APC candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.

Exuding confidence, Shettima said the Tinubu/Shettima ticket will retire the former vice president in 2023 poll.

The former governor of Borno State spoke in Abuja when a support group, ‘APC National Integrity Movement’, visited him.

But, …

How Nigeria Loses $700 Million Monthly To Oil Theft - NNPCL

How Nigeria Loses $700 Million Monthly To Oil Theft – NNPCL

September 12, 2022 7:05 am

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has asserted that it lost 470,000 bpd amounting to $700 million monthly due to oil theft couple with security challenges that hindered oil production in some terminals.

This is even as it has disclosed that it has assembled an array of security measures, all coordinated by the digital control system to curb the ugly trend.

The Group General Manager, National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPMS), Bala Wunti, made the disclosure during a tour of the facilities of the NNPCL at the weekend, explaining that the pipelines particularly those around Bonny terminal cannot be …

Blackout Hits Eastern Ukraine As Zelenskyy Blames Russia

Blackout Hits Eastern Ukraine As Zelenskyy Blames Russia

September 12, 2022 6:12 am

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Moscow of deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure in the country’s eastern region which is suffering a ‘total blackout’.

Zelenskyy made this known in a statement on social media.

‘A total blackout in the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions, a partial one in the Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk and Sumy regions.

‘No military facilities. ‘The goal is to deprive people of light and heat,‘ he said.

Read Also: There Could Be Nuclear Disaster In Ongoing War – Zelenskyy

Africa Daily News, New York reports that this is coming a day after a counter-attack by Kiev’s troops …

Nigeria Going Through Darkest History — Catholic Bishops

Nigeria Going Through Darkest History — Catholic Bishops

September 12, 2022 5:37 am

The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), has asserted that Nigeria is currently passing through the darkest chapter of its history.

The President of the body, Most Rev Lucius Ugorji made this assertion over the weekend, at the opening session of the 2022 Second Plenary of the CBCN at the Sacred Heart Pastoral Centre, Orlu, Imo State.

He lamented that Nigerians had been subjected to high-level insecurity, high rate of unemployment and soaring prices of good and services, now priced beyond the reach of a larger portion of the population.

Ugorji said: ‘The level of insecurity in the country …

Floods Homes ‘Swept Away’ After South Africa Mine Dam Burst

Floods: Homes ‘Swept Away’ After South Africa Mine Dam Burst

September 12, 2022 4:12 am

A mine dam on Sunday burst and sparked flooding that has now swept away houses and cars in central South Africa, officials have confirmed forcing residents to be evacuated from the areas. 

Television footage which was obtained by Africa Daily News, New York clearly showed a river of mud and water flowing away from the mine after the burst and into a nearby residential area, which went on to cover roads and sweep houses away, in Jagersfontein, a town about 100 kilometres (62 miles) southwest of the Free State province capital, Bloemfontein.

‘The mine dam in the area burst this …

Chelsea Sack Tuchel Finally Reacts In Emotional Statement

Chelsea Sack: Tuchel Finally Reacts In Emotional Statement

September 12, 2022 4:07 am

German tactician, Thomas Tuchel has finally broken silence following his sacking as Chelsea Football Club manager, asserting that ‘it is the most difficult statements I have ever had to write’.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that Tuchel was last week relieved of his duty at Chelsea following their 1-0 defeat away to Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League which happened to be their third loss in seven games this season.

According to reports, his relationship with the club’s co-owner Todd Boehly had become strained in the build-up to his sack fastening the decision by the new owners to cut …

2023 I'm Not Going To Step Down For Anyone - Kwankwaso

2023: I’m Not Stepping Down For Anyone – Kwankwaso

September 12, 2022 4:02 am

Amidst the ongoing speculations about the possibility that the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, will step down ahead of the next elections, he has now come out to debunk the speculations.

He asserted that on no account will he be stepping down for the candidate of another party before the 2023 elections.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that, over the last few weeks, there have been several speculations that the former Kano State Governor would step down for either the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, or the …

Prince Charles Leaves Virus Self-Isolation

King Charles Officially Named As King Of Australia, New Zealand

September 11, 2022 6:56 pm

King Charles III has been officially named as the main monarch (King) in Australia and New Zealand on Sunday.

In Canberra, Governor-General David Hurley had also proclaimed “Prince Charles Philip Arthur George to be King Charles III, by grace of God, King of Australia”.

At a similar ceremony in Wellington, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern hailed Charles, saying he “has long had an affection for Aotearoa New Zealand, has consistently demonstrated his deep care for our nation”.

The two ceremonies had also been relative formalities.

Read Also: Britain: Prince Charles Finally Succeeds Queen Elizabeth As King

Both former British colonies have …

Mamu's Arrest: DSS Cautions Gumi Against Comments

Mamu’s Arrest: DSS Cautions Gumi Against Comments

September 11, 2022 6:50 pm

In lieu of the recent arrest, the Department of State Services has cautioned Sheikh Gumi and Nigerians in general against making some unguarded utterances on the matters which had been relating to the arrest and investigation of self-acclaimed Kaduna Train hostage negotiator, Tukur Mamu.

The secret service which had made an effort in an apparent response to the comment made by the Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, had also revealed that it would not be distracted by some of the skewed narratives which had been pervading the media space.

Read Also: Detention Of Mamu Is Terrorism – Sheik Gumi

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2023 I Won’t Rest Until I Unify PDP – Atiku

Flood Victims: Atiku Tasks FG On Humanitarian Assistance

September 11, 2022 5:55 pm

Atiku Abubakar who is the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the former Vice President of Nigeria has openly urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to initiate some humanitarian assistance for flood victims.

The Wazirin Adamawa who had also acknowledged that climate change is real, had added that flooding that has followed torrential downpours in towns and villages in Nigeria – like other places around the globe, confirms this.

Read Also: 2023: Secondus Praises Atiku, NEC For Stabilising PDP

Atiku, in a statement Sunday, described the damage that has been occasioned on account of the floods as …

Detention Of Mamu Is Terrorism - Sheik Gumi Slams DSS

Detention Of Mamu Is Terrorism – Sheik Gumi Slams DSS

September 11, 2022 5:49 pm

Controversial Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Ahmad Gumi has revealed that the continued detention of his media consultant, Tukur Mamu, by the Department of State Services (DSS) can be described as an act of terrorism.

According to to some of the recet reports, Gumi had reiterated this during his weekly preaching at Sultan Bello Mosque on Saturday.

Read Also: Justice System Non-Existent In Nigeria – Gumi

He asked the Department of State Services (DSS) to either charge Mamu to a court or release him from detention.

“Take him to court to face trial. Keeping him in custody despite being a family man …

As First Lady, I Will Be Voice Of The Voiceless - Remi Tinubu

As First Lady, I Will Be Voice Of The Voiceless – Remi Tinubu

September 11, 2022 4:34 am

The Wife of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Sen Oluremi Tinubu, has declared that she would be the voice of the voiceless while providing support for the less privileged and vulnerable Nigerians if she becomes the country’s first lady post-2023.

Mrs Tinubu made this vow when she met with Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) and people with special needs at Karon-Majigi Ward of Gwarimpa and Yar Goje community of Abuja Municipal Area Council in Abuja.

She was accompanied to the IDP camps by Hajiya Nana Shettima, wife of APC vice presidential candidate, Sen. Kashim Shettima, and the party’s national …

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