September 2022

At Least 700,000 People Commit Suicide Annually – WHO

At Least 700,000 People Commit Suicide Annually – WHO

September 10, 2022 6:34 am

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has disclosed that more than 700,000 people commit suicide globally every year with 77 percent of all global suicides occurring in low and middle-income countries.

Dr Walter Mulombo, WHO Country Representative to Nigeria, made this disclosure in a message to commemorate the 2022 World Suicide Prevention Day.

Mulombo said that the day which was being celebrated on Sept. 10 yearly was aimed at raising the much-needed awareness that suicide was preventable.

“For every suicide, there are likely 20 other people making a suicide attempt and many more have serious thoughts of suicide.

”Suicide is the …

Man Killed By Co-Worker After Quarrel Over Election In Brazil

Man Killed By Co-Worker After Quarrel Over Election In Brazil

September 10, 2022 6:27 am

A supporter of Brazil’s president used a knife and an axe to kill a backer of the main opposition leader after an argument about politics, weeks ahead of presidential elections, according to police.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the killing occurred on Wednesday, the day of Brazil’s independence bicentennial, near the town of Confresa, Mato Grosso state, in Brazil’s central-west region, a stronghold of President Jair Bolsonaro.

The 24-year-old suspect, who was not identified, killed Benedito Cardoso dos Santos, a 42-year-old farm worker who supports presidential candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, police said. Da Silva, a former …

2023 The Kind Of President Nigeria Needs – Atedo Peterside

2023: The Kind Of President Nigeria Needs – Atedo Peterside

September 10, 2022 6:18 am

The founder of Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, Atedo Peterside, has asserted that Nigeria needs an individual with high energy and vitality to hit the ground running and tackle the problems facing the country as president in 2023.

Peterside disclosed this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York on Friday.

The founder of Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC said the country needs somebody who has the capacity and definitely understands the problem facing the country.

He said, ‘First of all to be Nigerian president, I think the candidate must have high …

2023 Secondus Praises Atiku, NEC For Stabilising PDP

2023: Secondus Praises Atiku, NEC For Stabilising PDP

September 10, 2022 6:05 am

Against the backdrop of the ongoing crisis in the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the immediate former National Chairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus has congratulated the party’s Presidential candidate, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, and the National Executive Committee (NEC) for stabilising the party.

Secondus said the decision taken at the 97th NEC meeting has further strengthened the party’s unity ahead of the 2023 election.

The former PDP National Chairman in a statement, Friday noted that the outcome of the NEC meeting showed the party is set and ready for victory.

He also commended the immediate Past Chairman …

Bank Of England Delays Rate Meeting As UK Mourns Queen

Bank Of England Delays Rate Meeting As UK Mourns Queen

September 9, 2022 10:05 pm

Fresh reports reaching the desk of Africa Daily News, New York has revealed that the Bank of England on Friday reported that it had decided to finally postpone a meeting on interest rates which had been due next Thursday by one week following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

“In light of the period of national mourning now being observed in the United Kingdom, the September 2022 meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee has been postponed for a period of one week,” a statement said.

Read Also: Goodluck Jonathan, Peter, Atiku Mourn Queen Elizabeth II

The Bank of England (BoE), …

Ukraine We Have Credible Reports Of War Crimes – US Govt

Russia Is Paying Some ‘Huge Costs’ In Ukraine – Blinken Boasts

September 9, 2022 9:51 pm

Antony Blinken who is the United States Secretary of State has revealed on Friday that President Vladimir Putin’s decision to send some more reinforcements to Ukraine’s Kharkiv region has finally underlined the huge losses that Russia’s forces are currently taking in its war.

“There are a huge number of Russian forces that are in Ukraine and unfortunately, tragically, horrifically President Putin has demonstrated that he will throw a lot of people into this at huge cost to Russia, at huge cost to its future,” he said.

Read Also: Russia Lashes Out At Continued Israeli Strikes On Syria

Blinken had …

Gunmen Kidnap Jonathan’s Cousin In Bayelsa

Goodluck Jonathan, Peter, Atiku Mourn Queen Elizabeth II

September 9, 2022 9:39 pm

Goodluck Jonathan who is the former Nigerian President, has come out to pay his tributes to Queen Elizabeth II after the United Kingdoms’s longest-serving monarch had given up the ghost on Thursday.

The Queen, who had also reigned for over 70 years after her ascension to the throne in 1952 had died at the age of 96 at the Balmoral Castle and Her eldest son, Charles, the former Prince of Wales, will lead England in mourning as the new King.

Read Also: Biafra: Akanu Ibiam’s Heart-Wrenching Letter To Elizabeth II

Reacting, Jonathan, in a tweet via his Twitter handle, said …

Biafra: Akanu Ibiam's Heart-Wrenching Letter To Elizabeth II

Biafra: Akanu Ibiam’s Heart-Wrenching Letter To Elizabeth II

September 9, 2022 9:16 am

“YOUR MAJESTY, the British officials in Nigeria are fully aware of all these. They know that we (the people of Biafra) are injured and deeply grieved people and had been cruelly treated by our erstwhile fellow citizens of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The British officials not only knew the crux of the matter, but they also encouraged Northern Nigeria to carry out and execute their nefarious plan against us.

They are angry with Biafra because Biafra categorically refused to remain as part of the Nigeria federation and political unit only to be trampled upon, discriminated against and hated, ruthlessly …

Nigerian Story Incomplete Without Queen Elizabeth – Buhari

Nigerian Story Incomplete Without Queen Elizabeth – Buhari

September 9, 2022 4:45 am

The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has announced that he received with immense sadness news of the passing of Queen Elizabeth ll of the United Kingdom, saying that the Nigerian story will not be complete without her.

He also condoled with Great Britain and indeed, the Royal Family over the loss of the longest reigning monarch.

Buhari’s condolence message is contained in a statement signed late Thursday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, titled ‘President Buhari mourns the demise of the Queen of England.’

Africa Daily News, New York had earlier reported that …

Again, Tobi Amusan Announced Winner Of Diamond League Trophy

Again, Tobi Amusan Announced Winner Of Diamond League Trophy

September 9, 2022 4:41 am

It was another moment of glory as Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan clinched the women’s 100 metres hurdles at the Diamond League in Zurich last night. 

She finished 12.29 seconds to defend her Diamond League title. Tia Jones from the US trailed her after coming in 12.40s while Jamaica’s Britany Anderson ended third.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the Nigerian had last year also won the Diamond League trophy in 12.42 seconds. She also set an African record.

Read Also: Ruthless Napoli Destroy Liverpool In Champions League Opener

‘12.29! ” the Diamond League wrote. ‘Tobi Amusan defends her #DiamondLeague…

2023 Buhari’s Spirit Will Drive APC To Victory — Adamu

2023: Buhari’s Spirit Will Drive APC To Victory — Adamu

September 9, 2022 4:38 am

Ahead of next year’s general elections, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu has asserted that the leader of the party, President Muhammadu Buhari will not be on the ballot in 2023, however, his spirit will drive the party’s campaign to victory. 

Adamu made this known on Thursday while receiving the wife of the APC presidential candidate, Remi Tinubu who had stormed the national secretariat of the party. She was accompanied on the visit by the wife of the party’s vice presidential candidate, Hajiya Nana Shettima, at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja.

He …

2023 Polls Stop Disgracing Nigeria, Fashola To Politicians

2023 Polls: Stop Disgracing Nigeria, Fashola To Politicians

September 9, 2022 4:35 am

Nigeria’s Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola on Thursday, condemned certain actions and comments which has been attributed to Nigerians and politicians ahead of the 2023 elections.

The former Lagos State governor appealed to citizens of the country to stop exaggerating Nigeria’s problems while putting the country up for ridicule.

Fashola made this assertion yesterday in Lagos in an address at TheNiche Annual Lecture themed ‘2023 Elections and the Future of Nigeria’s Democracy’.

Read Also: We Can Justify Every Debt Incurred Under Buhari – Fashola

‘We can win elections without exaggerating our problems. We can do so by …

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