September 2022

NANS Threatens To Shut Down Yola Airport Over ASUU Strike

‘We’ll Expose All Sex-For-Marks Lecturers’ – NANS Warns

September 5, 2022 7:20 pm

In lieu of the recent reports about the increasing spate of Sex for marks in some Nigerian tertiary institutions, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has come out to openly warn all lecturers who are involved in the dirty business of sex-for-marks to completely desist from their nefarious activities or be ready to be publicly disgraced and exposed.

Mr. Usman Barambu who is actually the President of NANS had already made this call while he had been addressing a press conference on Monday in Abuja.

Read Also: Strike Unpatriotic, Don’t Join – NANS Urges State Varsities

Barambu had also …

Presidency Lawmakers Moves To End Same Faith Tickets

Presidency: Lawmakers Moves To End Same Faith Tickets

September 5, 2022 6:47 am

The National Assembly is proposing an amendment to Section 84 of the Electoral Act, 2022 to prevent political parties from nominating candidates of the same religion as presidential and vice presidential candidates.

This is to avoid a repeat of controversy trailing the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the 2023 general elections,

Chairman, Senate Committee on Aviation, Senator Smart Adeyemi, who dropped the hint during a media briefing on Sunday in Abuja, said the proposed amendment seeks to promote unity and religious harmony in the country.

He showed a draft copy of the proposed legislation …

2023 CAN President Warns Churches To Be Partisan

2023: CAN President Warns Churches To Be Non-Partisan

September 5, 2022 6:45 am

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) President, Dr Daniel Okoh, has called on Christian leaders and churches across the country to be non-partisan in election matters ahead of Nigeria’s next year’s poll.

He also appealed to Nigerians to be properly guided in making the right decisions in the next presidential election.

Okoh made the call in Onitsha, on Sunday, during the 75th-anniversary celebration of the founder of the Grace of God Mission International, Bishop Paul Nwachukwu.

Okoh stated that the 2023 election offers the electorates the best opportunity to install the president of their choice through the ballot box.

He …

Kyari: Nigerian Govt Files 24 Charges, Seizes Mega Assets

Kyari: Nigerian Govt Files 24 Charges, Seizes Mega Assets

September 5, 2022 6:42 am

The Federal Government has uncovered 14 assets, including shopping malls, a residential estate, polo playground, lands, and farmland belonging to a former commander, Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police.

Kyari was reported to have failed to disclose to authorities his ownership of the properties in different locations in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and Maiduguri, Borno State.

Over N207m and Є17,598 were also discovered in his various accounts in GTB, UBA and Sterling Bank.

In the fresh 24-count charges filed against Kyari by the Director of Prosecution and Legal Services, J. Sunday, dated August 30, …

There Is No Threat To 2023 General Elections – IGP

There Is No Threat To 2023 General Elections – Police IGP

September 5, 2022 6:39 am

The inspector-general of police, IGP Usman Baba, has declared in emphatic terms that there was no threat to the 2023 general elections in the country.

The IGP made this delcaration during the United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit (UNCOPS) in the United States of America and during his meeting with the assistant secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, U.S, Todd Robinson.

Force PRO, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said this stems from the robust security threat analysis carried out using global best standards to ascertain the trend of expectations for the electioneering processes.

He further stated that, “during the …

Trump Labels Biden ‘Enemy Of The State’ At Pennsylvania Rally

Trump Labels Biden ‘Enemy Of The State’ At Pennsylvania Rally

September 5, 2022 6:33 am

Ex-president Donald Trump on Sunday branded his successor Joe Biden an ‘enemy of the state’ during a rally in Pennsylvania as he slammed last month’s FBI raid of his Florida home.

Making his first public appearance since the August 8 raid, Trump said the search was a ‘travesty of justice’ and warned it would produce ‘a backlash the likes of which nobody has ever seen.’

‘There can be no more vivid example of the very real threats from American freedom than just a few weeks ago, you saw, when we witnessed one of the most shocking abuses of power by …

Scores Killed As Stabbing Spree Hits Canada

Scores Killed As Stabbing Spree Hits Canada

September 5, 2022 6:28 am

According to authorities, a stabbing spree in Canada’s heartland Saskatchewan province has left at least 10 people dead and 15 seriously wounded.

After a thorough search, three victims were discovered in 13 different locations, one of which was James Smith Cree Nation and nearby Weldon.

Two individuals have been named a suspect, they are wanted for interrogations but they fled.

As a major investigation unfolds across the entire area of the province, locals have been advised to remain indoors.

‘Do not leave a secure location. Use caution allowing others into your residence,’ Saskatchewan Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) wrote in …

NSCDC Officer Killer Demands ₦30m To Free Hostages

NSCDC Officer: Killer Demands ₦30m To Free Hostages

September 5, 2022 6:26 am

The sum of ₦30 million has been demanded as ransom for the release of three hostages who were abducted by suspected gunmen – as earlier reported, the assailants shot and killed Segun Ayebulu an operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).

While traveling to his hometown, Ogbe, Kogi State The NSCDC officer tragically got shot along Oke Ako-Irele Ekiti road – he was confirmed dead following the attack. Three other passengers traveling with were kidnapped.

The deceased uncle informed reporters in Ado Ekiti, ‘The abductors contacted the family this evening and demanded N30million to secure the release …

Kenya’s Supreme Court To Rule On Disputed Presidential Poll

Kenya’s Supreme Court To Rule On Disputed Presidential Poll

September 5, 2022 6:23 am

Kenya’s Supreme Court will on Monday (today) whether to uphold or nullify the result of last month’s presidential election, a ruling that is anxiously awaited in the East African country that is scarred by previous bouts of poll-related violence.

The seven-member court are expected to rule following three days of oral arguments last week by lawyers representing the two main candidates and rival camps of election commissioners.

Opposition leader Raila Odinga, making his fifth presidential bid, says Deputy President William Ruto’s narrow win was the product of massive fraud. Four out of seven election commissioners disowned the result announced by …

Daily Fuel Supply Still 68m Litres, NNPC Clarifies

Daily Fuel Supply Still 68m Litres, NNPC Clarifies

September 5, 2022 6:19 am

Reports reaching Africa Daily New, New York has it that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC Limited, has agreed and pledged to submit itself for a financial audit of gasoline supply and subsidy management while adamant that the amount of petroleum supplied each day stayed at 68 million.

Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, NNPC, Mallam Garba Deen had in an announcement made around January and August 2022, ‘the total volume of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, imported into the country was 16.46 billion liters, which translates to an average supply of 68 million liters per day.’

‘Similarly, import …

Panic As Unknown Gunmen Abduct 32 Travellers In Ondo

Panic As Unknown Gunmen Abduct 32 Travellers In Ondo

September 5, 2022 5:51 am

Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Sunday abducted no fewer than 32 travellers around Ifon in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State.

The victims were reportedly returning from a burial ceremony in Edo State yesterday when the incident happened.

It is not yet established whether the kidnappers have reached out to the families of the victims for payment of ransom to secure their release.

The Public Relations Officer of Ondo Police SP Funmilayo Odunlami confirmed the abduction to Channels Television in a telephone chat.

Read Also: Tension As Gunmen Kill Hotel Owner, 3 Guests In Ebonyi

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Russia Lashes Out At Continued Israeli Strikes On Syria

Russia Lashes Out At Continued Israeli Strikes On Syria

September 5, 2022 5:45 am

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has announced that Moscow condemns in strong terms as unacceptable the ongoing Israeli attacks on Syria that could result in a significant military escalation.

‘We consider similar irresponsible moves by Israel to be absolutely inadmissible. We resolutely condemn them,’ Zakharova emphasised.

The Russian diplomat also claimed that the Israeli strikes are a flagrant violation of Syrian sovereignty and fundamental principles of international law.

‘We believe that such a vicious practice in no way contributes to reducing security risks for Israel itself. On the contrary, destabilising acts of force may provoke retaliatory moves and lead …

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