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Russia Accuses Israel Mercenaries Of Fighting For Ukraine

Russia Accuses Israel Mercenaries Of Fighting For Ukraine

May 5, 2022 12:51 am

A key spokeswoman for Russia’s foreign ministry on Wednesday alleged that Israeli mercenaries were fighting alongside the far-right Azov Regiment in Ukraine, a statement which has now further fuelled tensions with Israel after Russia had last week suggested Adolf Hitler had ‘Jewish blood’.

‘Israeli mercenaries are practically shoulder to shoulder with Azov militants in Ukraine,’ Maria Zakharova told pro-Kremlin Sputnik radio in an interview which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York.

It would be recalled that Azov rose to prominence in 2014, when its far-right activists took up arms against pro-Russian separatists who live in Ukraine’s eastern …

Access To Safe Abortions Important To Save Lives - WHO Chief

Access To Safe Abortions Important To Save Lives – WHO Chief

May 5, 2022 12:05 am

The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday stated that access to safe abortions saves lives, while reaction to a leaked draft ruling which revealed that the US Supreme Court was mulling ending nationwide legal abortions.

Speaking on Wednesday, WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that ‘restricting access to abortion does not reduce the number of procedures’, although he didn’t explicitly mention the US case.

‘It drives women and girls towards unsafe ones’ he said in a tweet which was sighted by Africa Daily News, New York.

‘Access to safe abortion saves lives.’

His comments is coming on …

Boat Mishap: HYPPADEC Presents Live Jackets To Sokoto Community

Boat Mishap: HYPPADEC Presents Live Jackets To Sokoto Community

May 4, 2022 4:48 pm

The Garin Magana community in Shagari Local Government Area (LGA), of Sokoto State, where 29 teenagers recently lost their lives in a boat mishap, on Wednesday received a donation of life jackets.

The Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC), presented the life jackets to leaders of the Garin Magana community.

Read Also: Insecurity: Nine Abducted As Bandits Attack Sokoto

The victims, who were crossing Shagari River on a boat to a nearby village to fetch firewood, lost their lives on April 13.

HYPPADEC’s Northern Region Commissioner, Mr Aminu Ganda, who presented the jackets, said the assistance was to prevent

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Group Wants Nigerians In Diaspora To Vote At Country’s Elections

Group Wants Nigerians In Diaspora To Vote At Country’s Elections

May 4, 2022 4:48 pm

A Nigerian group in the diaspora, Chibuike Rotimi Amechi (CRA) Move Up Campaign USA/Canada, has called for legislation that will allow Nigerians living abroad to vote in the country’s elections.

The Director General of the group, Mr Joe Korka-Waadah, made the call on Wednesday in Port Harcourt, when the group paid the Rivers Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Emeka Beke, a courtesy call.

Korka-Waadah said the group was very concerned and disappointed that Nigerians living abroad were currently denied the right to participate in voting for candidates of their choice during elections in the country.

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Celebrities Decry German Weapons Deliveries To Ukraine

Celebrities Decry German Weapons Deliveries To Ukraine

May 4, 2022 11:39 am

Some German celebrities have warned Chancellor Olaf Scholz in an open letter, that the delivery of heavy weaponry to Ukraine could result in World War III.

Renowned feminist Alice Schwarzer, author Martin Walser, and science journalist Ranga Yogeshwar were among the 28 signatories of the letter to Scholz.

The celebrities called on the German leader not to give Russian President Vladimir Putin a motive to extend the war into NATO territory.

Read Also: Shock As Bodies With Hands Tied Discovered In Ukraine

On Thursday, a large majority in the Bundestag approved the delivery of heavy weapons, including anti-aircraft tanks, to …

Mining Companies Fulfil Corporate Social Responsibility - Ministry

Mining Companies Fulfil Corporate Social Responsibility – Ministry

May 4, 2022 8:02 am

The Ministry of Mines and Steel Development (MMSD) says it will continue to ensure that all mineral title holders fulfil their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)to their host mining communities.

Dr Vivian Okono, the Director, Mines and Environmental Compliance Department, MMSD said this in an interview on Tuesday in Abuja.

Okono said it became imperative for the ministry to monitor and ensure mineral title holders fulfill their CSR due to the communities where they mined to avoid conflicts and complaints from both parties.

She said recently, the ministry received complaints from some host mining communities on lack of implementation of Community …

Methodist Church Bishops Endorse Sanwo-Olu For Second Term

May 4, 2022 7:51 am

The bishops of the Methodist Church Nigeria have endorsed Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State for a second term in office.

The bishops endorsed Sanwo-Olu’s re-election on Tuesday, during the Opening Session of the 39th Bishops’ Council of Methodist Church Nigeria, held at the Methodist Church of the Trinity, Tinubu in Lagos.

Speaking on behalf of the bishops, the Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria, His Eminence Dr. Samuel Uche commended the performance of the Sanwo-Olu administration in Lagos State for good governance and service to humanity.

Uche said that residents should grant Gov. Sanwo-Olu a second term, to complete …

NGO Feasts With Elderly, Seeks Improved Old People’s Welfare

NGO Feasts With Elderly, Seeks Improved Old People’s Welfare

May 4, 2022 3:52 am

Touch of Love & Lifting Hands Foundation, an NGO on Tuesday evening renewed calls on all tiers of government and Nigerians to pay more attention to the well-being of old people.

The CEO/founder of the NGO, Mrs Atinuke Owolabi, made the call at an Eid-El-Fitr party for the elderly and less privileged at its secretariat in Iju Ishaga in Ifako Ijaiye Local Government Area of Lagos State.

Old people and the less privileged amidst music and dancing made merry with games as side attractions while winning and dining.

Read Also: Governor Akeredolu Promises Better Workers’ Welfare 

Some of the old …

Guterres Set To Meet Ex-Boko Haram Terrorists In Nigeria

Guterres Set To Meet Ex-Boko Haram Terrorists In Nigeria

May 4, 2022 2:04 am

UN Secretary General António Guterres on Tuesday arrived in the north-eastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on the third and final leg of his tour of West Africa.

Mr Guterres was initially scheduled to travel to the town of Banki, near the Cameroonian border, to meet victims of the Boko Haram insurgency to highlight the humanitarian crisis in the region. But officials say that trip has now been cancelled.

Rather, Mr Guterres is meeting victims of the conflict in the city of Maiduguri as well as former Boko Haram militants who have laid down their arms, renounced violence and surrendered to …

Obesity ‘Epidemic’ In Europe Very Likely, WHO Warns

Obesity ‘Epidemic’ In Europe Very Likely, WHO Warns

May 4, 2022 1:40 am

The World Health Organisation, WHO have declared that ‘epidemic’ overweight and obesity rates are linked to at least 1.2 million deaths annually across Europe, calling for swift policy changes to reverse the dangerous trend which could take more lives this year.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that obesity rates in the region have over the past five decades ballooned by 138% according to the World Health Organization in a new report. The health body’s report also linked it to a series of cancers and cardiovascular diseases.

Nearly a quarter of adults are now obese in Europe, higher than in …

Journalists Facing Attempts To Silence Them On Many Fronts –UN

Journalists Facing Attempts To Silence Them On Many Fronts –UN

May 4, 2022 1:18 am

The United Nations has called governments at all levels worldwide to respect the rights and protect journalists and media workers in their respective countries.

UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, made the call on Tuesday in his message to commemorate this year’s World Press Freedom Day tagged ‘journalism under digital siege’.

He pointed out the need to shine a spotlight on the essential work of journalists and other media workers who seek transparency and accountability from those in power, often at great personal risk.

‘Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many media workers have been on the frontlines, providing accurate, science-based …

Sustainable Security In Gulf of Guinea Our Focus – Jamoh

Sustainable Security In Gulf of Guinea Our Focus – Jamoh

May 3, 2022 3:19 pm

 Dr Bashir Jamoh, Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) on Tuesday said that sustainable security in the Gulf of Guinea was their focus.

Jamoh noted that to that regard, NIMASA as lead Agency under Ministry of Transportation and Nigerian Navy in partnership with the Inter-Regional Coordination Centre ICC Yaoundé concluded arrangements to host the fifth plenary of the Gulf of Guinea Maritime Collaboration Forum.

Jamoh in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos noted that the Gulf of Guinea Maritime Collaboration Forum was for the Shared Awareness and Deconfliction (GOG-MCF/SHADE).

The Gulf of Guinea MCF/SHADE 5th …

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