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Military To Conduct Live Shooting Exercise In Jibia-Katsina

March 17, 2022 5:57 am

The 17 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Katsina, has called on residents to steer clear from the 35 Battalion Range, located in Natsinta village, Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State as it prepares to conduct military drills.

The troops of 3 Brigade revealed that it would be conducting a live ammunition shooting exercise in the area, on Friday, March 18, 2022.

The announcement was contained in a press statement sighted by Africa Daily News, New York which was signed by the Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, of the 17 Brigade, Lieutenant Sinivie Tamuno.

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Grid Collapse: We’ve Rectified Nationwide Blackout – FG

March 16, 2022 1:15 pm

The Federal Government on Wednesday, declared that it has solved the power outage being experienced across the country following Tuesday’s blackout.

Meanwhile, the apex government blamed pipeline vandalisation, grid collapses among other challenges as causes of the recurrent nationwide blackout.

The Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, made this disclosure while briefing State House Correspondents after the week’s virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.

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‘We have recovered the grid now. The grid is back and we are trying to get more megawatts to push …

Putin Describes Russia’s Ukraine Operation Is A ‘Success’

Putin Describes Russia’s Ukraine Operation, A ‘Success’

March 16, 2022 1:10 pm

Russian President, Vladimir Putin on Wednesday declared that his military campaign in Ukraine was a ‘success’ and that he would not allow his neighbours to try to become a ‘springboard’ used to threaten Russia.

In a televised government meeting, Putin declared that ‘The operation is developing successfully and in strict accordance with plans,’ adding Russia had no choice but to send in troops.

 ‘We will not allow Ukraine to serve as a springboard for aggressive actions against Russia’ he said.

Meanwhile, another American journalist whose name was given as Pierre Zakrzewski was on Wednesday killed in Ukraine after …

Denmark Set To Ban Cigarette Sale To People Born After 2010

Denmark Set To Ban Cigarette Sale To People Born After 2010

March 16, 2022 1:05 pm

Denmark has unveiled plans that would ensure that future generations are tobacco-free, and is presently considering banning the sale of cigarettes and other nicotine products to anyone born after 2010.

Speaking on Wednesday, Health Minister Magnus Heunicke said;  ‘Our hope is that all people born in 2010 and later will never start smoking or using nicotine-based products’.

‘If necessary, we are ready to ban the sale (of these products) to this generation by progressively raising the age limit,’ he added.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that at the moment, Danes must be 18 years old to buy cigarettes or …

Another American Journalist, Zakrzewski Killed In Ukraine

Another American Journalist, Zakrzewski Killed In Ukraine

March 16, 2022 5:28 am

Another American journalist whose name was given as Pierre Zakrzewski was on Wednesday killed in Ukraine after the vehicle in which he was travelling with a Ukrainian journalist was struck by incoming fire.

Zakrzewski, who is a cameraman for Fox News reportedly died alongside Ukrainian journalist Oleksandra ‘Sasha’ Kuvshynova.

Zakrzewski, 55, was reporting with fellow Fox News journalist, Benjamin Hall, yesterday when they came under attack near the capital Kyiv, Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott said in a note to staff.

Meanwhile, Hall is still in hospital.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that Zakrzewski was a veteran war-zone photographer …

Fire Destroys Trucks At EFCC Exhibit Dump In Port Harcourt

Fire Destroys Trucks At EFCC Exhibit Dump In Port Harcourt

March 16, 2022 5:22 am

An unconfirmed number of trucks parked at a facility of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has been destroyed by fire. 

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the incident which occurred on Monday morning at an exhibit dump of the anti-graft agency located at Iriebi in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of the State happened under yet-to-be-identified circumstances.

EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, made this disclosure on Tuesday in a statement in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

‘There was a fire incident at the exhibit dump of the Economic and …

Biden Set To Announce $800M In New Security Aid To Ukraine

Biden Set To Announce $800M In New Security Aid To Ukraine

March 16, 2022 5:10 am

The President of the United States, Joe Biden has concluded plans to announce an $800 million new security assistance to Ukraine on Wednesday morning, a White House official have revealed.

Africa Daily New York reports that the announcement set to come immedaitely after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the US Congress.

The announcement, expected to come at 11.45 am (1545 GMT), brings ‘the total (aid) announced in the last week alone to $1 billion,’ the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity late Tuesday, said.

Zelensky is set to renew his appeals for more aid in his virtual address to …

Over 30 Million Under lockdown In China As Covid-19 Surges

March 16, 2022 5:05 am

No fewer than 30 million people are presently under lockdown across China, as surging virus cases occasioned the return of mass tests and hazmat-suited health officials to city streets on a scale not seen since the beginning of the pandemic.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that China reported an alarming 5,280 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, more than double the tally on Monday, as the highly transmissible Omicron variant spreads across a country that has tethered tightly to a ‘zero-Covid’ strategy.

That approach, which is built around hard localised lockdowns and has left China virtually cut off from …

Chief Ekeh Lauds 'Big Bang' Celebration Of HRM Obi Ejeshi IV

Chief Ekeh Lauds ‘Big Bang’ Celebration Of HRM Obi Ejeshi IV

March 15, 2022 11:03 am

Chief Better Joseph Ekeh, the Chairman of Adavinn Executive Hotel and Suites, and CEO of Alaowerri Restaurant, London has poured out encomiums on Eze Obi Ejeshi, Ezeukwu Emekukwu IV on the upcoming ‘Big Bang’ celebration of his coronation, asserting that his assumption to the traditional stool marks a new beginning for the great people of Emekukwu Ancient Kingdom. 

Chief Ekeh who is an administrator of the Owerri-zone socio-political group is an international business man with a vast interest in the hospitality business. Also, he is an astute politician who needs no introduction when it comes to grassroots politics in Imo …

Deadly Airstrike Hits Ukraine’s Capital, Kyiv

Deadly Russian Airstrike Hits Ukraine’s Capital, Kyiv

March 14, 2022 2:01 pm

At least one person has been confirmed dead following an airstrike on a residential building in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine on Monday ahead of fresh talks with Russia.

According to the country’s emergency service, scores of residents were injured during the attack by Russian forces.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the Russian troops had continued to edge closer to the city even as they kept up their siege of the southern port city of Mariupol, where officials said about 2,200 people have been killed so far.

‘As of 7:40 am (0540 GMT) one person was found dead …

Strike We Won’t Make Gunpoint Negotiations With ASUU - FG

Strike: We Won’t Make Gunpoint Negotiations With ASUU – FG

March 14, 2022 7:13 am

The Federal Ministry of Education has declared that it will not enter into agreements with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) under duress as the union is presently pushing it to.

The ministry called on ASUU to call off its ongoing industrial actions ‘so that we will not have gunpoint negotiations and make promises that we will not be able to fulfil.’

This was made known by the ministry’s spokesman, Ben Goong, in an interview yesterday.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the National Executive Council of the union, which is currently holding a meeting at the University …

Chinese Cities, Factories On Lockdown Over COVID-19 Spike

March 14, 2022 6:56 am

No fewer than seventeen million people in the Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen began their first full day under lockdown Monday morning, with restrictions also imposed in Shanghai and other major cities in an effort to stamp out the biggest threat to the nation’s zero-tolerance Covid strategy.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the southern city took the measures on Sunday as authorities battled an Omicron flare-up in factories and neighbourhoods linked to nearby Hong Kong, which is recording scores of daily deaths as the virus runs rampant.

Reports has it that Shenzhen is one of ten major areas …

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