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Tuchel Handed One-Game Ban Following Spurs Misbehaviour

August 20, 2022 3:09 am

Chelsea manager, Thomas Tuchel has been issued a one-match suspension and fined about £35,000 ($41,000) after he was sent off following an unsportsmanlike clash with Tottenham boss Antonio Conte, the Football Association (FA) confirmed on Friday.

In the meantime, Africa Daily News, New York can confirm that Tuchel’s touchline ban has been placed on temporary suspension, pending the full written reasons for the decision, allowing the German to take his place in the dugout for Sunday’s Premier League clash at Leeds.

On the other hand, Conte has been fined £15,000 after both managers admitted improper conduct following a pair of …

Why FG Must Not Carry On With Proposed Okada Ban – ActionAid

July 27, 2022 3:44 am

ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) has asserted that the proposed nationwide commercial motorcycle (Okada) ban will worsen the poverty index in the country calling on the federal government to rescind the plan.

A statement by AAN Communications Coordinator, Lola Ayanda which was made available to Africa Daily News, New York, urged the Federal Government to rethink the decision.

Admitting that the government meant well in the proposed ban on motorcycles and mining activities, the organization called for caution.

The Buhari administration had explained that the intended proscription would reduce terrorists’ access to logistics and sources of funds.

In their reply, AAN called …

Germany Getting ‘Ready’ To Ban Russian Oil – Economy Minister

May 3, 2022 2:30 am

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Monday disclosed that Berlin was ready to support a gradual, EU-wide embargo on Russian oil imports which could come in place before the end of the year.

Speaking on Germany’s ARD television which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York which was monitored, Baerbock said; ‘And we are preparing this in such a way, that we could if necessary keep it up over the coming years’.

Her statement comes a few days after Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck disclosed that he expects Germany could be fully independent of Russian crude oil …

Buhari Returns To Twitter Months After Lifting Ban

May 2, 2022 7:32 pm

The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari on Monday tweeted for the first time since the lifting of the ban on Twitter earlier in the year.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that the Nigerian Government had, in June 2020, imposed a ban on Twitter, a decision which sparked protests from Nigerians.

The ban followed Twitter’s decision to delete tweets from Buhari which the micro-blogging platform found offensive.

The tweets, which referenced the Nigerian Civil War, threatened to deal with those behind insecurity in the “language they understand”.

Giving reasons for the ban, Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, …

Nigeria Moves To Escape Trump’s Immigration Ban

February 2, 2020 4:04 am

AKAR, Senegal — President Trump’s addition of four African countries to his administration’s travel ban could fuel discrimination and stifle business, leaders warned Saturday as people across the continent reeled at the news.

Most citizens of Nigeria — Africa’s most populous nation and biggest economy — and Eritrea would be blocked from coming to live and work in the United States under the measure, which takes effect Feb. 22, while Tanzania and Sudan would be barred from the competitive U.S. visa lottery.

The White House called the new restrictions “the height of common sense” in a statement Friday, adding that

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