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Pelosi’s Taiwan Trip Stop Provoking Us, China Warns U.S.

Pelosi’s Taiwan Trip: Stop Provoking Us, China Warns U.S.

August 3, 2022 5:39 am

The government of China has condemned the trip of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan in strong terms calling on Washington to stop proving them.

A statement on Tuesday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs which was sighted by Africa Daily News, New York described Taiwan as ‘China’s region’.

The government stressed that Pelosi’s trip was in disregard China’s strong opposition and serious representations.

China had described it a serious violation of the one-China principle and the provisions of the three China-U.S. joint communiqués.

‘It has a severe impact on the political foundation of China-U.S. relations, and …

ASUU Strike No Lecturer Has Been Paid Since Feb – Osodeke

ASUU Strike: No Lecturer Has Been Paid Since Feb – Osodeke

August 3, 2022 5:31 am

Against the backdrop of the extension of the ongoing strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the union on Tuesday revealed that none of its university lecturers has been paid since the union embarked on industrial action in February.

Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York reports ASUU President, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, accused the Federal Government of using hunger as a tool to force the striking lecturers into returning to their classrooms.

While positing that their salaries have been held for the past six months, Osodeke …

2023 Why We Must Stop Peter Obi Now - APC chieftain

2023: Why We Must Not Dismiss Peter Obi – APC Chieftain

August 3, 2022 5:24 am

A chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC), Hilliard Eta, has warned his party that the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has become an emerging paradigm that must be dealt with in next year’s poll.

He equally described Obi as someone who has become a hero among the Nigerian youths.

Answering questions from newsmen, on Tuesday at the APC national secretariat, the former APC national chairman also warned that Nigerian youths are angry and rightly so, hence the ruling party must find ways to address the concerns of the youths ahead of 2023.

He said since Nigeria …

US Is Trying To Be 'Directly Involved’ In Ukraine War - Russia Quips

US Is Trying To Be ‘Directly Involved’ In Ukraine War – Russia Quips

August 2, 2022 7:52 pm

Russia has come out to openly accuse the White House of supplying some targeting information which has been used by Kyiv to conduct long-range missile strikes thereby putting the role of the American intelligence in the war in Ukraine under tight scrutiny.

Russia’s defence ministry had also made some claims that Washington was actually “directly involved” in the war, and had passed on intelligence that had led to the “mass deaths of civilians”.

The United States was responsible for rocket attacks by Kyiv on populated areas in the eastern Donbas and in other regions, it had also revealed.

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International Help In Taming Insecurity Very Important – Buhari

August 2, 2022 11:13 am

The Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has on Tuesday announced that the collective efforts of nations towards tackling security challenges across the globe and within Nigeria is very important.

President Buhari has urged more collaboration to check terrorism, banditry and insurgency.

Buhari made the assertions while receiving Letters of Credence of the Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ambassador James Kingston Christoff and Ambassador of Mexico to Nigeria, Juan Alfred Miranda Oritz, at the State House, The President told the diplomats that successes in taming insecurity had been recorded through collaboration across borders and that more could be achieved.

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Nancy Pelosi Warned By China Against Visiting Taiwan

‘Don’t Visit Taiwan’, China Sends Strong Warning To Pelosi

August 2, 2022 7:01 am

China has declared that its military will never ‘sit idly by’ if US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi were to visit Taiwan, the self-ruled island claimed by Beijing.

In Beijing, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian on Monday reiterated earlier warnings asserting that ‘there will be serious consequences if she insists on making the visit”. He did not spell out any specific consequences.

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‘We are fully prepared for any eventuality,’ he said. ‘The People’s Liberation Army [PLA] will never sit by idly. China will take strong and resolute measures to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity.’…

Ex-APC Presidential Aspirant Jettisons Tinubu, Endorses Obi

Ex-APC Presidential Aspirant Jettisons Tinubu, Endorses Obi

August 2, 2022 6:47 am

A former presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the 2019 presidential election, Dr. SKC Ogbonnia, has disclosed his intention to dump his political party affiliation and its 2023 presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, to support the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi.

Ogbonnia said that his endorsement of Obi was because the LP presidential candidate is a ‘democratic revolution, whose time has come,’ adding that “with every sense of patriotism, he was joining the Nigerian masses to endorse Obi as the next president of Nigeria.

‘Though I remain a member of All Progressives …

2023 PDP BoT To Meet On Wednesday Over Wike –Jibrin

2023: PDP BoT To Meet On Wednesday Over Wike –Jibrin

August 2, 2022 6:04 am

The crisis rocking the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may soon be over if the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar, accepts stringent conditions allegedly put forward by Governor Nyesom Wike and his supporters.

This is coming even as the Board of Trustees (BoT) has fixed a meeting for tomorrow even as its Chairman, Senator Walid Jibrin, asserted a group comprising former and current governors as well as others critical stakeholders was working to resolve the crisis.

The opposition party has been caught up in crisis following the selection of Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, as running mate …

Russia Announces Blacklist Of 39 Britain Citizens, Including Cameron

Russia Announces Blacklist Of 39 Britain Citizens, Including Cameron

August 1, 2022 7:28 pm

While displaying its version of counter-sanctions due to the barrage of European sanctions on her due to the conflicts with Ukraine, Russia has on Monday announced that it would be blacklisting 39 British citizens, including Labour Party leader Keir Starmer and the former prime minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron.

The reason is not far fetched from the fact that London has also been one of Kyiv’s most vocal supporters after President Vladimir Putin sent troops to Ukraine on February 24.

Russia’s foreign ministry said the citizens listed, including journalists, “contribute to the hostile course of London aimed at …

2023 Tambuwal Holds Closed-Door Meeting With Obasanjo

2023: Tambuwal Holds Closed-Door Meeting With Obasanjo

August 1, 2022 4:24 am

The governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal on Sunday visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo in what his team has described as a meeting to discuss national issues.

A Special Assistant to the former president on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, made this disclosure in a statement on Sunday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.

The meeting, he revealed, took place at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) Penthouse residence of the former Nigerian leader in Abeokuta.

He, however, said the discussions between former President Obasanjo and Governor Tambuwal held behind closed doors.

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2023 Election We Will Vote Individuals Not Parties – CAN

2023 Election: We Will Vote Individuals Not Parties – CAN

August 1, 2022 4:18 am

The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), His Eminence Most Rev. Daniel Okoh, has declared that Nigerians will not vote for just political parties next year in deciding on President Muhammadu Buhari’s successor after his tenure in 2023.

According to him, Nigerians have gone beyond casting their votes based on the political party fielding candidates.

The Archbishop, who made this known while delivering the sermon at the 2022 International Men’s Conference of Christ Holy Church International in Abuja on Sunday, stressed that the electorate, particularly the Christians will vote for candidates in the next general elections using their …

2023 Northern CAN Reiterates Opposition To APC Muslim Ticket

2023: Northern CAN Reiterates Opposition To APC Muslim Ticket

August 1, 2022 3:50 am

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 northern states and Abuja have once again reaffirmed its total opposition to the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The Secretary-General of the Christian body, Sunday Oibe, made this point in a statement on Sunday in Kaduna State.

The statement which was made available to Africa Daily News, New York read in part; ‘We reaffirm our stand against the idea of a Muslim-Muslim ticket in a multi-religious and multi-cultural society like Nigeria, particularly considering the fact that the country has never been …

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