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FG, US Sign Agreement For Repatriation Of $23m Abacha Loot

FG, US Sign Agreement For Repatriation Of $23m Abacha Loot

August 24, 2022 6:54 am

The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced that it has signed an agreement with the United States for the repatriation of the sum of $23 million, in assets allegedly looted by past leaders of Nigeria, including late General Sani Abacha.

Africa Daily Newsthat the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), signed the agreement on behalf of the Federal Government, while the US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, signed for the  United States government.

Read Also: UK Recovers $23 Million Fresh Abacha Loot

The AGF, in his speech shortly before signing the agreement, said the …

South Africa Unemployment Rate Crashes Despite Floods, Outages

South Africa Unemployment Rate Crashes Despite Floods, Outages

August 24, 2022 5:57 am

The unemployment rate in South Africa fell for a second consecutive quarter based notwithstanding the widespread power cuts and devastating floods, StatsSA confirmed on Wednesday.

Africa Today News, New York reports that between April and June, the jobless rate declined by 0.6 of a percentage point over the first quarter to 33.9 percent of the workforce, the official data agency disclosed.

In the first quarter, unemployment fell to 34.5 after 35.3 percent at the end of 2021.

According to the StatsSA, there was a net quarterly gain of 648,000 jobs, with the biggest increases in community and social services, …

We Have Enough Doctors In Nigeria-, Health Minister Insists

We Have Enough Doctors In Nigeria, Health Minister Insists

August 24, 2022 5:02 am

Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire reiterated that the country has enough medical doctors that are working diligently in Nigeria’s health care system to help in attending to the health needs of the people.

He, however called on Nigerians to ignore the belief and statements of some people that there is shortage of manpower in public health care facilities, especially medical doctors and other specialists.

Dr. Ehanire made this in Abuja, at a press conference to provide updates on the activities of the Ministry of health, vis-a-vis the COVID-19 vaccination and other efforts to strengthen health care services in …

2023 Presidency Sowore Not Our Candidate, AAC Warns

Sowore Condemns Recent Mob Attack On APC ‘Fake Bishop’

August 23, 2022 1:35 pm

Omoyele Sowore who is the Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) has come out to heavily criticized some of the supporters of Peter Obi over their campaign strategy and their antics while alleging that they had orchestrated the mobbing of one of the fake APC Bishops who had been employed during the Vice Presidential unveiling.

Peter Obi is the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the coming 2023 general election.

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It had been reported that some of the supporters of the Labour Party presidential candidate who …

NBA Conference Nigeria Without Heroes - Chimamanda Adichie

NBA Conference: Nigeria Without Heroes – Chimamanda Adichie

August 23, 2022 6:41 am

Award-winning novelist, Chimamanda Adichie on Monday asserted that Nigerians do not have enough leaders to look up to in the country at the moment. 

Adiche made this statement during her keynote address at the ongoing Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Bar Association at the Eko Hotel on Monday.

The conference, themed ‘BOLD Transitions‘ is scheduled to hold between August 19 to 26, 2022.

Adiche, during her speech, said young citizens were finding it difficult to have heroes for mentorship.

She said, ‘We are starved of heroes. Our young people do not find people to look up to …

Twitter Legal Dispute Elon Musk Summons Jack Dorsey

Twitter Legal Dispute: Elon Musk Summons Jack Dorsey

August 23, 2022 6:05 am
In connection with his legal dispute with the technology company, Twitter, Elon Musk on Monday issued a subpoena to Jack Dorsey.
Mr. Musk is aiming to withdraw his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter after complaining that the company didn’t give him sufficient information about fake account information.
However, the social media platform is pursuing the world’s richest man with a court case trying to persuade him into acquiring it.
If neither party opts to negotiate outside of court before then, the dispute will be adjudicated in Delaware, US, in October.
Twitter is hoping that a judge will direct Mr. Musk
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Mar-A-Lago Raid Trump Drags Justice Department To Court

Mar-A-Lago Raid: Trump Drags Justice Department To Court

August 23, 2022 6:02 am
Former US President Donald Trump has requested a judge to suspend a Justice Department probe into documents confiscated during an FBI raid of his house.
His legal team had filed a complaint asking for the appointment of an impartial counsel to supervise the collection of documents from Mar-a-Lago in Florida this month.
According to the FBI, 11 sets of secret documents were obtained from Mr. Trump’s residence on August 8th.
Ex-US president, Donald Trump is currently under probe for alleged mishandling of government files.
On Monday, Mr. Trump’s legal team
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Tension As Russia Accuses Ukraine Of Killing Darya Dugina

Tension As Russia Accuses Ukraine Of Killing Darya Dugina

August 23, 2022 5:53 am

Russia’s Federal Security Service accused Ukraine’s secret services yesterday of killing Darya Dugina, the daughter of an ultra-nationalist, in a car bomb attack near Moscow that President Vladimir Putin called ‘evil’.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that Dugina, whose father Alexander Dugin is a highly respected ideologue, was killed on Saturday when a bomb blew up the Toyota Land Cruiser she was driving, Russian investigators said.

Ukraine, defending itself from what it says is an imperial-style war of conquest waged by Russia, denied involvement in the attack, with Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak calling the accusation “propaganda”.

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ASUU NEC To Take Decision On Strike Sunday

ASUU NEC To Take Decision On Strike Sunday

August 23, 2022 5:36 am

The National Executive Council (NEC) of the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) resolved to meet on Sunday, August 28, 2022, to reach a decision on whether to suspend or continue with the industrial action.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the meeting is slated to hold at the union’s national headquarters at the University of Abuja.

It was further gathered that the council will take a decision on the industrial action based on reports from the various state congresses.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that ASUU had on Monday, February 14, 2022 embarked on a strike.…

South Korean Police Reveal Relative Of Kids Found Dead In Suitcase

South Korean Police Reveal Relative Of Kids Found Dead In Suitcase

August 22, 2022 3:05 pm

A woman who has been reported to be directly related to two children whose remains had been discovered in some suitcases in New Zealand is currently in South Korea.

Last week, it had also been reported that the New Zealand police had revealed that they had discovered the remains of two children, who are thought to have been between five and 10 years old when they died, in suitcases.

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The bodies had been discovered after an unsuspecting family had bought a trailer-load of items — including the suitcases — …

'Your Fight With Terrorists Is Fake' – HURIWA Blasts Nigerian Military

‘Your Fight With Terrorists Is Fake’ – HURIWA Blasts Nigerian Military

August 22, 2022 1:11 pm

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA has tasked the stakeholders of the Nigerian military to come out and demonstrate with full, undeniable evidence devoid of media propaganda their proof of any concrete counter-terror war against terrorists and bandits going on in the North West.

HURIWA had also noted that the entire scripted propaganda about the so-called onslaught against North West terrorists has been stemmed in the realm of mere propaganda until Nigerians are shown evidence as the Army usually do when they kill Igbo youths under the guise of killing members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra …

Covid-19: Philippine Students Finally Resumes School

Covid-19: Philippine Students Finally Resumes School

August 22, 2022 6:40 am
Following a very long school closure due to the COVID 19 pandemic, millions of students across the Philippines went back to class on Monday. 
After more than two years of distant learning, nearly half of the country’s schools started holding regular physical classes again.
The Philippines were one of the last few countries to return to physical classroom learning even after Covid left.
The extended hiatus of physical tuition, according to some analysts, has aggravated the country’s education problems.
Less than half of the nation’s public schools, or around
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