September 2022

Teenager Bags Life Sentence For Killing 2 Teachers In Sweden

Teenager Bags Life Sentence For Killing 2 Teachers In Sweden

September 9, 2022 4:29 am

A court in  Sweden has sentenced an 18-year-old student to life in jail over the killing of two teachers with an axe sometime in March of this year. He is believed to be the youngest person to receive the sentence in Sweden’s modern history.

The young man was arrested shortly after the attack at Malmo Latin School, a creative arts high school, which has more than 1,000 students in Sweden’s third-biggest city Malmo in southern Sweden.

‘These are two very brutal murders where the victims greatly suffered and experienced severe fear of death,’ judge Johan Kvart said in a statement, …

Tambuwal Has Not Resigned, PDP Governors Forum DG Insists

Tambuwal Has Not Resigned, PDP Governors Forum DG Insists

September 9, 2022 4:26 am

The Director General of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, CID  Maduabum, has revealed that speculations making the rounds that the Chairman of the forum and Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwual has resigned from the position were untrue.

Maduabum made this known in response to enquiries about the news making the rounds, especially on social media that Tambuwual had resigned and was appointed Director General of the 2023 PDP Presidential Campaign Council.

Read Also: PDP Chair: Wike Vows Not To Give Up The Battle To Sack Ayu

Speaking in a similar vein, the PDP National Publicity Secretary,  Hon. Debo …

Why Buhari Must Sack Ngige, Ehanire - HURIWA

Why Buhari Must Sack Ngige, Ehanire – HURIWA

September 9, 2022 4:21 am

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to as a matter of urgency sack the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, and his Ministry of Labour and Employment counterpart, Chris Ngige.

This call was made by the National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, in a statement, lambasted both ministers for alleged poor management of human resources.

Read Also: HURIWA Blasts NNPC Over Fresh Allegations Of Oil Smuggling

The group went on to blame the education minister accusing him of ‘principally responsible for jeopardising the educational right of millions of Nigerians youths, who have …

14 Perish, 26 Missing As Boat Sinks Off Northern Brazil

14 Perish, 26 Missing As Boat Sinks Off Northern Brazil

September 8, 2022 10:24 pm

Fresh reports reaching the desk of Africa Daily News, New York has revealed that an illegal passenger boat had also sank on Thursday along Brazil’s northern coast thereby killing at least 14 people with another 26 still unaccounted for.

The Local media had posted some images of rescuers using a canoe to bring victims to shore near Belem, the capital of Para state, and bodies laid out on the beach with sheets draped over them.

Read Also: Man Miraculously Survives 16 Hours In Capsized Boat In Atlantic

It had also been revealed that the boat’s owner had recently had another …

PDP Crisis Day Of Reckoning Ahead, Wike Blows Hot

PDP Chair: Wike Vows Not To Give Up The Battle To Sack Ayu

September 8, 2022 5:26 pm

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has on Thursday reiterated his earlier announcement that he will not be giving up on the fight for the removal of Senator Iyorcha Ayu as the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Governor Nyesom Wike had made this statement in Port Harcourt, his state capital as some other chieftains of PDP were busy at the National Executive Council, NEC of their party in Abuja where they had also passed a vote of confidence on Ayu.

Read Also: PDP Crisis: Day Of Reckoning Ahead, Wike Blows Hot

Earlier, Walid Jibrin, the octogenarian chairman …

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‘We’ve Spent ₦21bn On 2023 Census’ – Osinbajo Reveals

September 8, 2022 4:58 pm

Yemi Osinbajo who is the Nigerian Vice President has come out to reveal that the Federal Government of Nigeria has actually spent the sum of up to ₦21 billion on the mapping of the country into some of the enumeration areas for the 2023 census.

Yemi Osinbajo had also disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja during a breakfast meeting with some of the partners on the 2023 Population and Housing Census.

Read Also: Nigeria Needs Over $410bn For Better Energy – Osinbajo

The theme of the breakfast meeting organised by the National Population Commission (NPC) in collaboration with UNFPA is …

Britain: Prince Charles Finally Succeeds Queen Elizabeth As King

Britain: Prince Charles Finally Succeeds Queen Elizabeth As King

September 8, 2022 4:45 pm

Coming on the heels of the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II who was the longest-serving monarch in British history, her eldest son, Prince Charles has been reportedly crowned as the King of England.

Africa Daily News, New York had also reported that the Queen Elizabeth who is also an icon recognisable to billions of people around the world had given up the ghost on Thursday.

Read Also: Queen Elizabeth II Visits Horse Show Amid Health Concerns

According to an announcement which had been made by Buckingham on Thursday, she had also died peacefully at the age of 96.…

2023 Adamu Will Lead Me To Aso Rock, Tinubu Boasts

2023: Adamu Will Lead Me To Aso Rock, Tinubu Boasts

September 8, 2022 3:30 am

The Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has expressed strong confidence in the leadership of the national chairman of the party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, saying that he (Adamu) will drive him to Aso Rock. 

Tinubu made this assertion on Wednesday while speaking to journalists during his visit to the national secretariat of APC in Abuja on Wednesday.

The APC presidential flag bearer alongside his running mate, Kashim Shettima, speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, and other party chieftains were received by the Senator Abdullahi Adamu-led National Working Committee, NWC during the visit …

PDP Crisis Day Of Reckoning Ahead, Wike Blows Hot

PDP Crisis: Day Of Reckoning Ahead, Wike Blows Hot

September 8, 2022 3:25 am

The governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has declared that the time of reckoning was near for those who continue to insist that they can take everything to themselves in opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The governor asserted that nobody has what it takes to silence him from speaking against such injustice and the demand for the right thing to be done.

Governor Wike spoke at the inauguration of Emohua campus of Rivers State University, and the flag-off of staff quarters, performed by Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo State on Wednesday.

The governor said such persons would definitely account …

Children Among 15 Killed In Uganda Landslide

Children Among 15 Killed In Uganda Landslide

September 8, 2022 3:19 am

No fewer than 15 people, mainly women, and children have been confirmed dead in a landslide that occurred in a western Ugandan town yesterday after the area was battered by heavy rains, the Red Cross said.

The disaster which occurred in the town of Kasese on the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo has left a yet-to-be-identified number of people missing and wiped out homes.

’15 bodies now. The majority are women and children,’ Red Cross spokeswoman Irene Nakasiita said in a briefing to the media. ‘Response action teams are still on the ground and the rescue mission is …

Fresh Fuel Scarcity Looms As PENGASSAN Issues Fresh Threats

Fresh Fuel Scarcity Looms As PENGASSAN Issues Fresh Threats

September 8, 2022 3:13 am

A fresh round of fuel scarcity is looming in Nigeria as members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) yesterday threatened to pull out its entire workforce from oil and gas installations nationwide if the increasing oil theft and vandalism are not holistically.

The President of PENGASSAN, Festus Osifo made disclosed the intentions of the association at a press conference held in Abuja on Wednesday. He lamented that crude oil theft had crumbled the nation’s economy.

He, however, pointed out that oil workers are ready to down tools if the government pays lip service to …

Ruthless Napoli Destroy Liverpool In Champions League Opener

Ruthless Napoli Destroy Liverpool In Champions League Opener

September 8, 2022 3:08 am

Former European Champions, Liverpool last night began their UEFA Champions League campaign with a devastating 4-1 loss against Italian side Napoli as their sloppy start to the season continued.

The Reds were never at their best all through the game as Napoli dominated and would have scored more than four on the night that showed how weak Liverpool can be at the back.

Victor Osimhen shined in the first half and almost scored but had a penalty saved in the first half.

Zielinski grabbed the first goal in the 5th minute from penalty spot, Osimhen missed a penalty in the …

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