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Police Deny Arrest Of Perpetrators Of Owo Church Massacre

June 11, 2022 12:00 pm

In response to the nabbing and detainment of some of the suspects linked to the Owo Church massacre, the State Police in Ondo State have debunked the widespread rumours making rounds that the suspected terrorists, who attacked Owo Catholic Church, have actually been apprehended.

Rumours filtered into town on Thursday evening that the perpetrators of the terror attack were nabbed by the combined team of the Nigerian Army, Amotekun Corps and other security agents.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that on June 5, terrorists attacked St. Francis Catholic Church, Owaluwa Street, Owo, during church service.

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Okada Ban: Police Arrest Over 50 As Riders, Hoodlums Revolt

Okada Ban: Police Arrest Over 50 As Riders, Hoodlums Revolt

June 11, 2022 10:49 am

The Lagos State Police Command is reiterating its efforts in continuing the enforcement of the strong ban which was slammed on commercial motorcycles (Okada).

The Lagos government prohibited okada operations on highways and in six local government areas.

The affected LGAs are Apapa, Eti Osa, Ikeja, Lagos Island, Surulere, and Lagos Mainland.

On Saturday, Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin narrated how policemen were, Friday night, attacked in Ikorodu. The spokesman said the personnel were fought by hoodlums and riders who tried to stop them.

Read Also: Northerners Are The Target Of Lagos Okada Ban – CNG

Hundeyin noted that …

Death Sentence For Moroccan In Ukraine Is War Crime, UN Claims

Death Sentence For Moroccan In Ukraine Is War Crime – UN

June 11, 2022 5:22 am

The UN human rights office has expressed serious concerns over the sentencing to death of a Moroccan man and two Britons by a Russian proxy court in eastern Ukraine, insisting that such trials against prisoners of war amounted to a war crime.

The UN noted that the three were part of Ukraine’s armed forces, and therefore could not be described as mercenaries.

Brahim Saadoun was a student in Ukraine when the war broke out, his father told Moroccan website Madar21, adding, ‘he is not a mercenary’.

Africa Daily News, New York had gathered that the father had accused the …

US Moves To Drop COVID-19 Tests For Incoming Air Travel

US Drops COVID-19 Tests For Incoming Air Travel

June 11, 2022 5:10 am

The United States has announced that Covid-19 tests are no longer compulsory for international travelers arriving by air, a major step in the country’s gradual lifting of pandemic restrictions.

White House Assistant Press Secretary Kevin Munoz confirmed the news on Twitter, with US media reporting that the testing requirement would end this weekend after strong lobbying from the travel industry.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that before now, all passengers had needed to show a negative Covid viral test taken shortly before travel — or proof of having recovered from the virus in the past 90 days — before …

15 Dead, 37 Injured In Bizzare South Africa Bus Accident

15 Dead, 37 Injured In Bizzare South Africa Bus Accident

June 10, 2022 6:49 pm

It was a bizzare incident as some fifteen people were reported dead and 37 injured on Friday when a bus and a truck collided on a South African highway near the capital Pretoria.

“The death toll is now 15 dead, and 37 people have been injured, some of them critically,” spokesman Thabo Charles Mabaso said.

The accident happened before dawn, and rescue workers were called at 5:05 am.

Read Also: Over Seven Indian Troops Die In Accident At Disputed Border

“Emergency services arrived on scene to find a bus and truck that collided head-on, with multiple patients lying around and

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Operations: NDLEA To Receive £1m Aid From The UK

Operations: NDLEA To Receive £1m Aid From The UK

June 10, 2022 12:42 pm

In a bid to sterength the international ties between Nigeria and the United Kingdom, the High commission of the United Kingdom has promised to provide One Million Pounds (£1million) worth of support to enhance the operations of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA in 2022.

This was disclosed by the Director, Home Office International Operations, Nick Fowler when he led a team comprising Julie Hartfree, Africa Regional Director, and Kris Hawksfield, West Africa Regional Manager, both of Home Office International Operations on a courtesy visit to the Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) on Thursday …

CAN Issues New Directive To Christians On Sunday's Protest

CAN Kicks Against Muslim-Muslim Presidential, Guber Tickets

June 10, 2022 10:30 am

As things take to a head for the 2023 general elections and strategies are drawn, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has again warned political parties to bury the thought of sharing and running with ‘same religion tickets’ for the 2023 general elections.

CAN, in a statement on Friday, announced it was against Muslim/Muslim presidential flagbearers.

“We want to unequivocally state that it is a threat to the fragile peace and unity of Nigeria”, said Joseph Daramola, the National Secretary.

The body said a balance of both religions should be considered in the choice of running mates of candidates.

“We

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Ukraine War Vladimir Putin Compares Self To Peter The Great

Ukraine War: Vladimir Putin Compares Self To Peter The Great

June 10, 2022 4:43 am

Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin has likened himself to Russian monarch Peter the Great, the tsar who led a conquest of the Baltic coast during his 18th-century war against Sweden as the ongoing war in Ukraine rages on.

Putin also made a case for his country’s need to ‘take back’ territory and ‘defend itself’ as the Kremlin’s forces continued a grinding war of attrition in eastern Ukraine on Thursday.

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Africa Daily News, New York recalls that after visiting an exhibition in Moscow dedicated to the 350th birthday of the tsar, Putin drew parallels between Peter the Great’s founding …

Avert Famine In Somalia, President Urges World Leaders

Avert Famine In Somalia, President Appeals To World Leaders

June 10, 2022 4:39 am

Somalia’s newly elected President, Hassan Mohamud on Thursday used his inauguration speech to appeal for international help to avert a famine that posed threats to his drought-stricken country.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that aid agencies have continued to warn of an approaching famine as cases of severe malnutrition, especially among children shot up in the troubled nation of the Horn of Africa, which was battling a record drought following four failed rainy seasons.

‘There are fears that starvation may strike in some areas,” Mohamud said, urging “the diaspora and the world to play a role in saving our …

Soaring Petrol Prices Fuels British PM’s Woes

Soaring Petrol Prices Fuels Boris Johnson’s Woes

June 10, 2022 4:36 am

Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday moved to reset his embattled leadership with a policy blitz aimed at tackling Britain’s cost-of-living crisis, including contentious new measures to boost home ownership.

After narrowly escaping removal via a no-confidence vote among his own Conservative MPs on Monday, Johnson is now under pressure to turn the page on a series of scandals including lockdown-breaching parties in Downing Street.

In a speech later, he was to pledge ‘more affordable energy, childcare, transport, and housing’. according to excerpts released by Downing Street which were obtained by Africa Daily News, New York on Friday.

‘And, while …

Thailand Intensifies Efforts Towards Legalising Cannabis

Thailand Intensifies Efforts Towards Legalising Cannabis

June 10, 2022 4:23 am

Thailand on Thursday officially relaxed its cannabis laws a move which would see users gain permission henceforth to possess and grow the plant — albeit under complicated new guidelines.

The change is coming on the heel of Thailand’s landmark 2018 legalisation of medicinal cannabis — the first such move by a country in Southeast Asia, where anti-drugs laws are notoriously harsh.

The kingdom’s public health ministry announced in February that marijuana would be removed from its banned narcotics list, and the rules came into effect on Thursday.

Activists welcomed the development and Bangkok cannabis shop Highland Cafe was doing a …

Zelensky Calls For Russia's Expulsion From UN Agency

Zelenskyy Calls For Russia’s Expulsion From UN Food Agency

June 10, 2022 4:20 am

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on world leaders to expel Russia from the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization, blaming Moscow for spurring the global grain crisis by invading his country.

‘There can’t be any discussion on prolonging Russia’s membership in the FAO,’ Zelenskyy told delegates at a Paris meeting of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) by video link on Thursday.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the FAO which is active in 130 countries worldwide, has the mission to ‘achieve food security for all’.

‘What is there for Russia to do (in the …

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