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Biden Frowns At Killings Of Four Muslims In US City

Biden Frowns At Killings Of Four Muslims In US City

August 8, 2022 3:51 am

The President of the United States, Joe Biden on Sunday condemed the killings of four Muslim men in New Mexico, which the police have launched an investigation into. 

‘I am angered and saddened by the horrific killings of four Muslim men in Albuquerque,’ the US president wrote on Twitter.

‘While we await a full investigation, my prayers are with the victims’ families, and my Administration stands strongly with the Muslim community. These hateful attacks have no place in America.’

Police in Albuquerque, New Mexico’s largest city, yesterday declosed that they are investigating the murders of three Muslim men that they …

Tension As Palestinian Militants Target Jerusalem

Tension As Palestinian Militants Target Jerusalem

August 8, 2022 3:39 am

Israel on Sunday continued the ongoing bombardment of Islamic Jihad positions in the Gaza Strip for a third straight day as violence escalated. So far 31 Palestinians reported dead even as militants began firing their first rockets at Jerusalem.

No fewer than six children were among those who were killed in the latest ‘Israeli aggression’ since Friday, and 265 people have been wounded, said health authorities in the Islamist-run enclave where several buildings were reduced to ruins.

The fighting is the worst to hit Gaza since last year’s conflict, which left the 2.3 million Palestinians living there in poverty and …

Families Of Trapped Mexican Miners Cry Out Of Desperation

Families Of Trapped Mexican Miners Cry Out Of Desperation

August 7, 2022 8:24 pm

The massive efforts to rescue 10 Mexican coal miners who had been trapped in a flooded deposit for over four days has ended with little progress with hopes of reaching any survivors dwindling. 

This has caused an unrest among some of their relatives.

More than 300 soldiers and other personnel, including six military scuba divers, have joined the bid to free the miners in the northern state of Coahuila following Wednesday’s accident, the government said.

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Liliana Torres, the niece of one of the 10 workers, told reporters on Saturday …

Over 30 Inmates Flee After Massive Lebanon Jailbreak

Over 30 Inmates Flee After Massive Lebanon Jailbreak

August 7, 2022 8:23 pm

Africa Daily News, New York has revealed that over 30 inmates have fled a Lebanon detention center at dawn on Sunday after sawing their way through a window, according to a judicial official.

“At dawn … 31 detainees managed to escape” from a detention center in the Adlieh neighbourhood of the capital Beirut, the Internal Security Forces said in a statement on Sunday.

“Immediate orders were given to arrest them and investigations are underway.”

Read Also: Court Jails Fugitive Rebel Leader For Life In Senegal

The detainees broke past a prison window using a saw smuggled into the facility, said …

workers Nigerian Govs Blasted For Advising FG To Retire Workers Above 50

Nigerian Govs Blasted For Advising FG To Retire Workers Above 50

August 7, 2022 3:32 pm

Professor Musa Shuaibu, on Sunday, blasted the suggestion by the Nigerian Governors’ Forum which had reiterated that the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari should retire all civil servants and government workers above 50 years.

Shuaibu had also noted the governors should rather focus on providing effective leadership, deliver on their campaign promises and ensure that members of the public in their respective states are protected against bandits’ attack and other forms of criminalities.

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Professor Shuaibu, an economist, and former lecturer at the Bayero University Kano, on Sunday in Kaduna, was reacting …

US Frowns At China’s Provocative Military Drills Around Taiwan

US Frowns At China’s Provocative Military Drills Around Taiwan

August 7, 2022 2:00 pm

The United States of America has finally asked China to immediately halt all “provocative” actions around Taiwan as tension heightens.

The American government had also accused the fellow world power of aggravation through its military drills.

Read Also: US House Speaker Pelosi Arrives Japan Following Taiwan Trip

The White House said China’s efforts “to change the status quo” was a significant escalation.

“They are provocative, irresponsible, and raise the risk of miscalculation”, a spokesperson told Reuters.

“They are also at odds with our long-standing goal of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.”

On Saturday, Taiwanese jets had charged …

My Desire Is For 2023 Elections To Be Free And Fair - Buhari

Terrorism Report: Buhari, Lai Mohammed & NBC Dragged To Court

August 7, 2022 11:13 am

In lieu of the detailed reportage on Terrorism in Nigeria which had been recently released by some media houses, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) have slammed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari, urging the court to “declare arbitrary and illegal the N5million which had been imposed on Multichoice Nigeria Limited, Trust TV, NTA-Startimes Limited and Telccom Satellite Limited, over their documentaries on terrorism in the country.”

Joined in the suit as defendants are also Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC).

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Death Toll In Thai Nightclub Fire Soars To 15

Death Toll In Thai Nightclub Fire Soars To 15

August 7, 2022 3:08 am

The death toll from a massive fire that ripped through a Thai nightclub rose to 15 on Saturday, a rescue service has revealed.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the fire broke out around 1:00 am (1800 GMT Thursday) at the Mountain B nightspot in Chonburi province’s Sattahip district, about 150 kilometres (90 miles) southeast of Bangkok.

The Sawang Rojanathammasathan Rescue Foundation said Saturday that another man had died, taking the death toll to 15.

Most of the others who died — four women and 10 men — were found crowded by the entrance and in the bathroom, their …

Navy Dispatches NNS KADA To Guinea Bissau On ECOWAS Mission

Navy Dispatches NNS KADA To Guinea Bissau On ECOWAS Mission

August 7, 2022 3:03 am

Nigeria has deployed its newly acquired Landing Ship Tank (LST) named the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) KADA to Guinea Bissau on an ECOWAS peacekeeping operation in that country.

Africa Daily News, New York learnt that the mission is part of Nigeria’s effort aimed at strengthening and enhancing security in the West African Sub-region.

Speaking to journalists during the ceremonies to see the vessel off, the Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral Yakubu  Wambai, talked about the expectations and importance of the operation, explaining that it is part of the constitutional responsibility of the navy in supporting peace-keeping …

'Be Obedient' Oyedepo Tells Church Members

‘Be Obedient’ Oyedepo Tells Church Members

August 7, 2022 2:57 am

The wife of the Presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church, LFC, Worldwide, Pastor Faith Oyedepo, has called on members of the church to be ‘obedient; in the affairs of the Kingdom (of God).

On his part, the husband, Bishop David Oyedepo, went on to posit that obedience is better than sacrifice.

The couple made the comment while speaking at the church’s monthly leadership conference.

The declarations were yesterday, interpreted as a subtle endorsement of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party for the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi.

Obi’s supporters have been campaigning under the alias ‘Obi-dients’.

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Conspiracy Theorist To Pay $45.2mn For Fake News In The US

Conspiracy Theorist To Pay $45.2m For Fake News In The US

August 6, 2022 10:00 pm

A Texas jury has slammed a sentence on the United States conspiracy theorist, Alex Jones to pay $45.2 million in punitive damages for falsely claiming that the deadly 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school shooting had been a “hoax.”

The verdict had also come a day after the same jury awarded a couple whose child died at Sandy Hook $4.1 million in compensatory damages for the emotional stress caused by Jones broadcasting falsehoods for years on his InfoWars online and radio talk shows.

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The huge sum ordered from Jones, who for

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ASUU: Keyamo Lacks Sense – Ekiti Reps Candidate Vents

ASUU: Keyamo Lacks Sense – Ekiti Reps Candidate Vents

August 6, 2022 1:38 pm

Lere Olayinka who is the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP House of Reps candidate for Ekiti Central Federal Constituency, has finally written to the Academic Staff Union of University, ASUU while begging the union to finally get to suspend the six-month-old strike while blasting Festus Keyamo for being senseless.

Olayinka’s letter had also followed claims by the Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, Festus Keyamo that the Federal Government lacks the fund to meet the demands of the academic union.

The Minister had in an interview on Channels Television asked parents to beg the striking lecturers to suspend the …

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