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UN Condemns Attacks On Humanitarian Aid Workers In South Sudan

UN, EU Decry Boko Haram, ISWAP Attacks Against Aid Workers

January 25, 2020 8:05 am
The European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN) expressed concerns, in a joint press conference on Friday, about the recent upsurge in attacks against aid workers and civilians by Boko Haram and ISWAP in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states.

They reiterated their commitment to work better together and strengthen efforts to provide life-saving assistance to those affected by more than ten years of crisis in the states and to increase support to people rebuilding their lives and communities.

On his first official trip outside Europe, Janez Lenarčič, European Commissioner for Crisis Management, joined by the Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria,

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Fani-Kayode Attacks Tinubu Over Statement On Amotekun

January 22, 2020 4:23 pm
Nigeria’s former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has reacted to Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC’s, statement on the establishment of the Southwest security outfit, Amotekun.

Tinubu had on Wednesday called for private discussion between the Governors of the South-west and the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mallam Abubakar Malami, over Amotekun.

He said the foundation of the country had not been put at risk with the South-west regional security outfit launched by the governors of the zone in a bid to confront the insecurity in their respective states.

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Soyinka Attacks Balarabe Over Comment On Oduduwa Republic

January 21, 2020 2:25 pm
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka on Tuesday condemned remark by Balarabe Musa, former governor of Old Kaduna State on the establishment of Amotekun by Southwest governors.

Musa had over the weekend alleged that Southwest establishment of Amotekun was a ploy by Yorubas to create Oduduwa Republic.

However, Soyinka said Musa was wrong about his assertion on the reason Amotekun was established by the Southwest region.

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In a statement, the Nobel Laureate said: “Balarabe is sadly, but I hope not tragically wrong. I invoke the tragic dimension here because the making

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US House Speaker, Pelosi Attacks Facebook

January 17, 2020 5:13 am
United States House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi called Facebook a “shameful” company on Thursday.

The attack came amid escalating tensions between Democratic leadership and the company.

CNN reports that the Speaker expressed grievance at her weekly press conference on Capitol Hill.

Responding to a question about the power held by Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, Pelosi accused the company of being “accomplices for misleading the American people with money from god-knows where”.

“All they want are their tax cuts and no antitrust action against them.

“They didn’t even check on the money from Russian in the last election and everyone thought they

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Imo: We Know Who Gave You Hints – Pastor Giwa Attacks Mbaka

January 15, 2020 7:24 am
Senior Pastor of Awaiting The Second Coming Of Jesus Christ, Adewale Giwa has said that he was not surprised to see the fulfilment of the prediction by Revd. Father Ejike Mbaka that Hope Ozodinma would be declared Imo State governor by the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court declared Uzodinma winner of the 2019 governorship election in Imo State yesterday, sacking Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Giwa described Mbaka as a partisan prophet, adding that he must have got the hint of the judgement before speaking.

He said this in a statement he signed and forwarded to DAILY

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Trump Attacks Democrats For Opposing Killing Of Soleimani

January 14, 2020 5:25 am

The United States, US, President, Donald Trump, has condemned Democrats for faulting his decision to order the killing of General Qassem Soleimani.

Trump stated that Soleimani was killed due to his horrible past, hence analysis of the deceased intended future plan was unnecessary.

Democrats had faulted Trump’s decision to kill Soleimani.

However, Trump yesterday in a tweet wrote: “The Fake News Media and their Democrat Partners are working hard to determine whether or not the future attack by terrorist Soleimani was “eminent” or not, and was my team in agreement.

“The answer to both is a strong YES, but …

PDP Attacks Buhari As Daughter Flies Presidential Jet

January 12, 2020 3:26 am
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday stated that President Muhammadu Buhari directly abused his office and exhibited the worst form of corruption by detailing the officially restricted Presidential jet to chauffeur his daughter, Hanan, for her private photography event in Bauchi state.

PDP described the action as provocative, condemnable, completely improper and an unpardonable slap on the sensibilities of millions of Nigerians, particularly, the youths, who look up to the President for integrity, uprightness and respect for rules.

Reports had it that Hanan flew in a presidential jet to an occasion in Bauchi State.

Hannan, who is a first

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War: Saudi Arabia Attacks Iran, Backs America

January 10, 2020 2:53 pm

Saudi Arabian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir, has condemned Wednesday’s missile attacks by Iran on US bases.

Qassem Soleimani, who was the Commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, was killed in a US airstrike on his convoy at Baghdad airport last week rising the tension of another World War.

The airstrike, which was an order from US President Donald Trump, has since generated a lot of controversies and reactions from world leaders.

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On Wednesday, Iran retaliated by launching over

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Iran Reveals Why It Didn’t Kill US Soldiers In Attacks

January 10, 2020 6:43 am
Iran has claimed that the Wednesday’s missile attacks on American bases in Iraq were not targeted to kill any soldier.

A senior Iranian commander, Amirali Hajizadeh, said the attacks in Iraq did not aim to kill American soldiers but sought to damage Washington’s “military machine.”

He also declared that the attacks were the start of a series of attacks across the region, Al Jazeera reports.

Hajizadeh, the head of the Revolutionary Guards Aerospace Force, also said the “appropriate revenge” for the US killing of Qassem Soleimani was to expel US forces from the Middle East.

Read Also: Amotekun: FFK React,

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France Reacts As Iran Attacks US Bases

January 8, 2020 1:17 pm

The France authorities have reacted to the missile attack on US facilities by Iran on Wednesday.

France in its reaction on Wednesday condemned the missile attacks by Iran on Iraqi bases housing coalition military including US and UK forces.

The French foreign minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, says the most important thing now is to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East, BBC reports.

Read Also: Poland, Denmark, Norway React To Missile Attacks On America

“France reiterates its solidarity with its allies and partners in the Coalition [against the Islamic State group], as well as its commitment to the sovereignty and security

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‘ICC Prosecutor Drops Alleged UK War Crimes In Iraq’

ICC To Probe Nigerian Army Over Attacks On IPOB, Shiites

January 8, 2020 8:53 am

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has said it has extended its preliminary examinations on possible war crimes and crimes against humanity in Nigeria to cover the clashes between Nigerian soldiers and members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), a body of Shi’ite Muslims in the country, as well as the clashes between the Nigerian soldiers and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

In its 2019 edition of the annual Report of Preliminary Examination Activities issued by the office of its Prosecutor headed by Mrs. Fatou Bensouda, ICC noted that the Office of the ICC Prosecutor on November 12, 2015 …

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MURIC Attacks Akeredolu Over Alleged Plot To Evict Muslims

January 7, 2020 9:32 am

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has attacked the governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu SAN over an alleged plot to eliminate Muslims in the state.

A peaceful demonstration by Muslims was also foiled by heavily armed policemen drafted to the town yesterday, Monday, 6th January, 2020.

It was learnt that properties belonging to the Ansar-Ud-Deen (AUD) Primary School in Oke-Agbe, Akoko in Ondo State was forcefully packed out of the school.

This was disclosed by the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) in a press statement sent to DAILY POST on Tuesday, 7th January, 2020.

The human rights organization Director, Prof. …

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