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'Return To The Classrooms', Buhari Appeals To ASUU

‘Return To The Classrooms’, Buhari Appeals To ASUU

August 13, 2022 3:04 am
The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has once more urged the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to end the current strike and return to the classrooms in the interest of the nation.
On Friday, Buhari made the statement in Maiduguri at the maiden Special Convocation Ceremony and conferment of Honourary Degree of Doctor of Letters issued by the University of Maiduguri on Alhaji Muhammadu Indimi, Chairman, Oriental Energy Resources Ltd.
Chief of Staff, Alhaji Ibrahim Gambari represented the president
‘It’s more appropriate that we say something about this ASUU strike because we are celebrating Alhaji Indimi who is celebrated
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Real Reason We Digitalised Cash Transfer Payments – FG

Real Reason We Digitalised Cash Transfer Payments – FG

August 13, 2022 2:44 am

The Federal Government of Nigeria has explained that the introduction of digitalised cash transfer payment in the country was put in place to help in addressing some lapses encountered while operating the analog payment system.

Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, gave this explanation while speaking at the official flag-off of the grant for several vulnerable groups as well as the digitised payment for conditional cash transfer which was held in Dutse, Jigawa State on Friday.

She asserted that part of the issues faced by the program is the use of an analog …

10 ‘summarily Killed’ By troops In Cameroon After Crackdown

10 ‘Summarily Killed’ By troops In Cameroon After Crackdown

August 12, 2022 7:13 am

Troops in Cameroon’s Northwest Region have summarily executed no fewer than 10 people following a crackdown against anglophone separatists, Human Rights Watch (HRW) confirmed on Friday.

Its report is the most recent in a spate of claims made by human rights watchdogs in the conflict between security forces and militants who speak English and want home rule in the Cameroonian nation with a majority of francophones.

‘Cameroonian soldiers summarily killed at least 10 people and carried out a series of other abuses between April 24 and June 12, during counter-insurgency operations in the Northwest Region,’ HRW said.

‘The troops also …

There Could Be Nuclear Disaster In Ongoing War - Zelenskyy

There Could Be Nuclear Disaster In Ongoing War – Zelenskyy

August 12, 2022 6:59 am

The President of Ukraine President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned of another serious nuclear disaster similar to that of Chernobyl in 1986 if something is urgently done to stop Russia’s advance.

Speaking on Thursday, Zelensky referred to Russia as a ‘terrorist state’ that is holding the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant hostage.

At Ukraine donor conference in Copenhagen, the leader said Russia is more dangerous than the Soviet Union which tried to hide the Chernobyl tragedy.

‘No one needs new disasters. We must protect Europe from this threat’, Zelensky said.

Read Also: Zelenskyy Appeals To China To Help End Ongoing War In

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Home Peru President's Home Raided By Police In Search Of Relative

Peru President’s Home Raided By Police In Search Of Relative

August 11, 2022 6:01 pm

The Peruvian Police on have laid siege on the private home of the Peruvian President Pedro Castillo where they had carried out a massive search for his corruption-accused sister-in-law which had come after a court-issued search warrant.

The embattled President, Castillo himself has also been the main subject of up to five criminal investigations, including some warrants for graft, and has also survived two massive impeachment attempts since taken office in July last year.

Read Also: Fourth Peruvian Prime Minster Tenders Resignation In One Year

Images which had been broadcast on several television channels had also shown some of the …

We Will Not Allow Another Civil War In Nigeria – Igboho Warns Buhari

We Will Not Allow Another Civil War In Nigeria – Igboho Warns Buhari

August 11, 2022 3:27 pm

Sunday Igboho, the embattled Yoruba Nation agitator has finally reacted to the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari’s recent remark that some of the millions of Nigerians who had been murdered during the Nigerian Biafra civil war had died in order to ensure the country’s unity.

Sunday Igboho has clearly warned that such a large-scale killing would never be allowed to happen again in Nigeria under his watch.

Read Also: Sunday Igboho Reiterates Struggle For Oduduwa Republic

President Buhari had also urged all the political leaders to stay focused and uphold the ultimate objective of promoting the interest of the country. He …

NDLEA Confiscates Cannabis Sativa Worth N30m In Nasarawa

NDLEA Confiscates Cannabis Sativa Worth ₦30m In Nasarawa

August 11, 2022 5:33 am

The Nasarawa State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has confirmed that the agency has just confiscated 1,659 kilograms of Cannabis Sativa worth about ₦30 million.

The state Commander of NDLEA, Peter Odaudu, who disclosed this in Lafia on Wednesday pointed out that officers and men of the Akwanga Area Command on patrol on Tuesday intercepted a J5 Boxer vehicle with number plates: KTG 71 XC, at about 10.24 a.m, travelling from Ogere in Ogun State to Bauchi.

He disclosed that upon sighting operatives from afar, the driver and another occupant of the vehicle disembarked and ran …

Panic As Dozens Infected With New ‘Langya’ Virus In China

Panic As Dozens Infected With New ‘Langya’ Virus In China

August 11, 2022 5:08 am

Just when the world was still grappling with the plague of the COVID-19 pandemic that originated in China, a new virus identified as Langya henipavirus or LayV has once again hit the Asian giant.

The newly discovered virus, which belongs to the same family as the dangerous Nipah and Hendra viruses, is said to have infected over 30 people in China, however there is no proof that the illness can spread from person to person.

The virus was discovered thanks to an early detection mechanism from feverish persons in eastern China who had just been exposed to animals. The patients, …

Islamic Gunmen Attack Prison In Congo, 800 Inmates Freed

Islamic Gunmen Attack Prison In Congo, 800 Inmates Freed

August 10, 2022 5:46 pm

Reports have shown that over 800 prison inmates have made their way out and escaped from a prison in Congo after some of the Islamic militants in the country had reportedly laid a massive siege on a prison in Butembo area of the nation.

The militant Islamist group, Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) has also been blamed for the attack, according to the Congolese Army.

Read Also: Prison Term Slammed On Politicians Who Pick Two Forms – INEC

It has been reported that about 80 heavily armed militia had laid siege on the Congo prison to free some of the inmates, …

Gunmen Attack Fulani Settlement In Osun, Kill 6 Herdsmen

FG Blasted For Describing Killings By Herdsmen As ‘Conflicts’

August 10, 2022 1:47 pm

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA have openly described the branding as mere ‘conflict’ by the the Nigerian Government of some of the aggressions and killings of the southern farmers by Fulani herdsmen as wicked and insensitive.

Emmanuel Onwubiko who is HURIWA’s National Coordinator, had in a statement on Wednesday, reiterated that the matter is not a conflict and urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to curb the criminality of herders who are now on the rampage in the country, kidnapping residents for lump ransom and taking over farmlands of aboriginal dwellers.

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America Concerned Over Rwandan Support For Congo Rebels

America Concerned Over Rwandan Support For Congo Rebels

August 10, 2022 1:41 pm

Tensions between the neighbors have increased as a result of the M23 group’s revival in the unrest-ridden east of the Congo, with Kinshasa slandering Kigali for supporting the rebels.

Mr. Blinken was giving a speech in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where he visited President Felix Tshisekedi on the returning match of a three-nation African tour.

Read Also: Rwanda Minister, Biruta Issues Retaliation Warnings To Congo

After spending a day in Kinshasa, Mr. Blinken is scheduled to travel to Rwanda, which has refuted the accusations.

‘We are very concerned by credible reports that Rwanda has …

How I Was Mocked After Losing My Son, Dare - Adeboye

How I Was Mocked After Losing My Son, Dare – Adeboye

August 10, 2022 8:21 am
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has revealed that certain individuals made fun of him during his darkest moments.
The 80-year-old cleric claimed during the church’s 70th Annual Convention that while he was dealing with so many inquiries regarding the passing of his son, other persons were busy making fun of him.
‘Some of you have heard this before: when I was in the saddest period of my life, with so many questions and I know that even in my deep sorrow some people were still laughing at me, I got a
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