October 15, 2022

Man United’s Greenwood Charged With Alleged Rape

Man United’s Greenwood Slammed With Rape Charges

October 15, 2022 8:32 pm

More woes are in store for Manchester United playmaker and striker, Mason Greenwood as he has been slammed with attempted rape, engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour, and assault charges.

The 21-year-old England international has been due to appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court on Monday while he is facing these three counts which are relating to the same woman.

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The player had first been held in January over allegations relating to a young woman after images and videos were posted online and he had been on bail …

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Tinubu visits Zazzau Emir for royal blessings

October 15, 2022 8:28 pm

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu who is the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has paid a political visit to the Emir of Zazzau, Malam Ahmed Bamalli, after  he had attended the seventh edition of the Kaduna Investment Forum.

Tinubu, who had been accompanied by his host, Gov. Nasir el-Rufai, and some other APC stalwarts, had been in the palace to seek royal blessing and pay homage to the emir.

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Tinubu had also arrived at the palacefor  a few hours after the departure of the PDP presidential …

New UK Finance Minister Faults, Disagrees With PM’s Agenda

New UK Finance Minister Faults, Disagrees With PM’s Agenda

October 15, 2022 7:58 pm

Fresh reports reaching the desk of Africa Daily News, New York has revealed that Britain’s new finance minister, Jeremy Hunt has on Saturday put out a series of serious warning about the looming tax hikes as he admitted to “mistakes” which had been made in a disastrous budget that still threatens to bring down Prime Minister Liz Truss.

“Truss fights for survival,” The Times newspaper headlined a day after she had forced the chancellor of the exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng to carry the can for market turmoil which had been sparked by their budget on September 23.

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2023: How I Turned Lagos From Jungle To Megacity – Tinubu

October 15, 2022 4:49 am

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has declared that he turned Lagos from a jungle to a megacity during his tenure as the governor of the state from 1999 to 2007.

In a programme that aired on Channels TV last night which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York, Tinubu asserted he laid the foundation that all other Lagos State governors after him built upon and are still building on to make the state what it is today.

Tinubu went on to declare that it was under his leadership as Lagos Governor that …

We Must Never Allow ASUU Strike To Happen Again –Gbajabiamila

We Must Never Allow ASUU Strike To Happen Again –Gbajabiamila

October 15, 2022 4:36 am

Against the backdrop of the recent suspension of industrial action by ASUU, the Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has asserted all hands must be on deck to ensure academic strikes in universities become a thing of the past.

The Speaker made this assertion in a statement hailing the end of an eight-month-long strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that the academics had called for better welfare and revitalisation of public universities, among other demands.

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Ukraine Invasion I Have No Regrets, Putin Declares

Ukraine Invasion: I Have No Regrets, Putin Declares

October 15, 2022 4:19 am

The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin has stated that he has no plans ‘for now’ to launch any sort of massive air raids such as those carried out this week, in which more than 100 long-range missiles were fired at targets across Ukraine.

Speaking on Friday at the end of a summit in Kazakhstan, President Putin said ‘We do not set ourselves the task of destroying Ukraine. No, of course not’.

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He went on to add that the call-up of reservists would be finished in two weeks, promising an end to the divisive mobilisation that has seen …

Obajana Controversy Kogi Vows To Sue Dangote

Obajana Controversy: Kogi Vows To Sue Dangote

October 15, 2022 3:33 am

The Government of Kogi State on Friday said it would drag Dangote Cement Plc to court and reclaim what rightfully belongs to the people.

The decision to go to court was taken at an emergency meeting on Thursday night between key government officials, led by Governor Yahaya Bello, and stakeholders representing the different ethnic groups in the state.

A statement signed by the Hon. Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo, said that, at the meeting, which ran into the early hours of Friday, all stakeholders resolved to head to court in the interest of the people and generations to come.

He …

Russian Firm Drags Germany To Court Over Refinery Seizures

Russian Firm Drags Germany To Court Over Refinery Seizures

October 15, 2022 3:27 am

Popular Russian oil giant Rosneft on Friday announced that they have filed a complaint against the German government for taking control of its German-based refineries, as energy tensions continue to run high following Moscow’s war in Ukraine.

Africa Daily New York reports that in September, Berlin had taken control of Rosneft’s German subsidiaries, which account for about 12 percent of oil refining capacity in the country, and placed them under the trusteeship of the Federal Network Agency.

‘We can confirm the complaint has been received,’ the Federal Administrative Court in the eastern German city of Leipzig told reporters.

Lawyers …

AK-47 Nigerian Military Sends Strong Warning To Gov Ortom

AK-47: Nigerian Military Sends Strong Warning To Gov Ortom

October 15, 2022 3:21 am

Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor has asserted that no Nigerian state governor has the authority to acquire high-caliber weapons for use by quasi-security outfits.

He made this assertion while reacting to questions in the company of the Ministers of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, and Police Affairs, Mohammed Maigari Dingyadi after the National Security Council meeting which was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

His reaction came barely few days after Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State gave the administration one-month deadline to approve his request to obtain an AK-47 licence or he …

Musk Quits Funding Of Starlink In Ukraine Indefinitely

Musk Quits Funding Of Starlink In Ukraine Indefinitely

October 15, 2022 3:14 am

Tesla CEO, Elon Musk on Saturday disclosed that SpaceX would not be able to pay for Starlink satellite internet in Ukraine indefinitely, while the US military confirmed it was communicating with the billionaire’s company about funding for the key network.

The discussions come as Musk has been embroiled in public spats with Ukrainian leaders who were angered by his controversial plan for de-escalating the conflict, which included acknowledging Russian sovereignty over Crimea.

Starlink, a constellation of more than 3,000 small satellites in low Earth orbit, has been vital to Ukraine’s communications as it fights against Russia’s invasion, with SpaceX donating …

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