October 2022

NATO Begins ‘Routine’ Nuclear Drill Amid Russia Tensions

NATO Begins ‘Routine’ Nuclear Drill Amid Russia Tensions

October 18, 2022 5:17 am

NATO has confirmed that it has launched its regular nuclear deterrence drills in western Europe after tensions heightened with Russia over President Vladimir Putin’s veiled threats in the face of setbacks in Ukraine.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that Monday, the 30-nation alliance has pointed out that the ‘routine, recurring training activity’ — which runs until October 30 — was planned before Moscow invaded Ukraine and is not linked to the current situation.

It will have to involve US B-52 long-range bombers, and up to 60 aircraft in total will take part in training flights over Belgium, the United …

2023 Presidency Withdraw Now, Endorse Me, Tinubu Urges Atiku

2023 Presidency: Withdraw Now, Endorse Me, Tinubu Urges Atiku

October 18, 2022 5:05 am

Ahead of next year’s general election, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has told his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, Atiku Abubakar, to step down and endorse him for the 2023 presidential poll.

He made this known when he met with leaders from the northern part of the country under the umbrella of the Arewa Joint Committee for an interactive session on Monday.

The interactive session took place at the Arewa House in Kaduna.

It was organised by a coalition of six groups including the Arewa Consultative Forum, Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation, …

Full List Of All Winners Of The Ballon d’ Or 2022 Awards

Full List Of All Winners Of The Ballon d’ Or 2022 Awards

October 17, 2022 8:16 pm

The 2022 Ballon d’Or award ceremony has been announced on Monday night and it had been held at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris.

Reports have also revealed that Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema have also been revealed to have won the Ballon d’Or this year and he had been ahead of Bayern Munich’s Sadio Mane, Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne and Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski.

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Benzema had also crowned as the Champions League’s top scorer, La Liga’s top scorer and UEFA Player of the Year.

Below is the full list of …

2023 Will Birth A New Nigeria, Osinbajo Declares

VP Osinbajo Lists All Achievements Of Buhari-Led APC Govt

October 17, 2022 8:08 pm

Yemi Osinbajo who is the Vice President of Nigeria has finally listed some of the achievements which had been scored by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration.

The Senior Advocate had also insisted that the All Progressives Congress (APC) government had certainly done some good jobs in the last seven years.

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Osinbajo had also highlighted some of the interventions in infrastructure, power, digital economy, ease of doing business and social investment, as some of the “game-changing accomplishments”.

The Professor of Law had also spoken on Monday in his presentation which …

2023 How I Turned Lagos From Jungle To Megacity – Tinubu

I’ll Defintely End All Insecurity In Nigeria – Tinubu

October 17, 2022 8:02 pm

Bola Tinubu who is the All Progressives Congress (APC), presidential candidate, has made another open promise to make sure that he ends all forms of insecurity in Nigeria.

Tinubu had also vowed to make sure that he ensures all the full exploration of the oil reserves in the Benue trough and also Chad basin for the development of the North and the country.

Read Also; 2023: Tinubu’s Aspiration, An Insult To Black Race – Atiku

He had made this statement on Monday during a meeting which he had held with some Northern groups in Kaduna and the APC flagbearer had …

2023 I Never Endorsed Any Candidate, Jonathan Breaks Silence

2023: I Never Endorsed Any Candidate, Jonathan Breaks Silence

October 17, 2022 6:28 am

Following widespread reactions generated, President Goodluck Jonathan has denied endorsing the Atiku/Okowa presidential ticket describing it as false. 

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that indications have now emerged that some desperate politicians in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had stage-managed the meeting to achieve a pre-determined phantom endorsement from the former leader of the party. 

The development came amid information that Jonathan has a soft spot for the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi who he has severally supported morally and otherwise ahead of 2023 general election.

A close ally of the former president who was at the recent …

2023 Tinubu’s Aspiration An Insult To Black Race – Atiku

2023: Tinubu’s Aspiration, An Insult To Black Race – Atiku

October 17, 2022 6:21 am

As campaigns for Nigeria’s next Presidential elections takes centre stage, the Media Office of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has asserted that the aspiration of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, was nothing but an assault on the integrity of the black race.

This was contained in a statement by Atiku’s Media Adviser, Mazi Paul Ibe, in Kaduna, on Sunday.

He said, “The very ambition of former governor Tinubu to aspire to become the Nigerian leader is a rude attack on the integrity of every black country and …

2023 'We Can's Handover A Sick Nation To A Sick Leader’

2023: ‘We Can’t Handover A Sick Nation To A Sick Leader’

October 17, 2022 6:14 am

Ahead of next year’s elections in Nigeria, the Special Assistant on Public Communication to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Phrank Shaibu has sent out a warning to Nigerians that it is dangerous to hand over a sick nation to a sick leader.

He pointed out at the moment, Nigeria was currently in a very desperate situation with every sector of the economy in deep decay and should not allow a sick president to take over it.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu had …

Iranians Lambasts Biden Over ‘interference’, Hold Protests

Iranians Lambast Biden Over ‘Interference’, Hold Protests

October 17, 2022 6:08 am

Iran citizens on Sunday shrugged off what it described as US President Joe Biden’s ‘interference’ in the month-old protests since the report of the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police.

Foreign affairs spokesman Nasser Kanani on Monday wrote on Instagram; ‘Iran is too strong for its will to be swayed by the interference … by a politician tired of years of failure’.

‘We will together defend the independence of Iran.’

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Recall that Biden had said Friday that ‘we stand with the citizens, …

Presidency: Obi Breaks Silence Over Private Jets Donation

Presidency: Obi Breaks Silence Over Private Jets Donation

October 17, 2022 6:03 am

The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has debunked reports of him receiving personal jets to boost his campaign describing the report as ‘false’.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that reports had earlier in the week claimed that some eminent Nigerians donated personal jets to Obi’s presidential campaign.

While condemning such reports on Sunday, Obi described such viral claims as false.

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In a series of tweets, Obi wrote:

‘Recently, several social media reports have alluded that some eminent Nigerians have donated their personal jets …

Teenager Jumps Off Bridge To Escape Arrest In US

Teenager Jumps Off Bridge To Escape Arrest In US

October 17, 2022 5:54 am

The police officers have arrested a 14-year-old boy who reportedly jumped off of a 25-to-30-foot bridge after running out of gas during a pursuit in Detroit, Michigan, the United States.

According to Fox 2 Detroit reports, the teenager over the weekend, was suspected to be a thief who had stolen one of three Mustang Shelby GT500s sports cars from the Flat Rock Assembly Plant lot in Metro Detroit.

It disclosed when one of the cars was spotted, the officers with the Brownstown Police Department (BPD) called and tried to stop the driver, but he refused and this led to …

Flood Act Fast Now To Avert Disaster, Edwin Clarke Urges FG

Flood: Act Fast Now To Avert Disaster, Edwin Clarke Urges FG

October 17, 2022 5:46 am

Elder statesman from the Niger Delta, Edwin Clark has charged the Federal Government to ‘act fast’ to avert disasters in the Niger Delta following flooding in the region.

In a statement on Sunday, Clark, who is also an Ijaw elder, decried the flooding which has displaced thousands of people in the region and other parts of Nigeria. He accused the Federal Government of being nonchalant over the issue, calling on the humanitarian ministry and other agencies to urgently deplore relief materials to the areas.

‘I enjoin these Federal Government bodies to act fast and sincerely. And should ensure that if …

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