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Iranians Lambasts Biden Over ‘interference’, Hold Protests

Iranians Lambast Biden Over ‘Interference’, Hold Protests

October 17, 2022 6:08 am

Iran citizens on Sunday shrugged off what it described as US President Joe Biden’s ‘interference’ in the month-old protests since the report of the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police.

Foreign affairs spokesman Nasser Kanani on Monday wrote on Instagram; ‘Iran is too strong for its will to be swayed by the interference … by a politician tired of years of failure’.

‘We will together defend the independence of Iran.’

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Recall that Biden had said Friday that ‘we stand with the citizens, …

Our Leaders Are United To Rescue Nigeria, PDP Replies Wike

Our Leaders Are United To Rescue Nigeria, PDP Replies Wike

September 2, 2022 6:52 am

Despite the crisis rocking the party, its spokesman, Debo Ologunagba has said that the leaders of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) were united in their resolve to rescue the country.

Ologunagba, who stated this at an interactive session with journalists yesterday in Abuja, said there was no crisis in the party.  However, he stated that what presently obtains is differences among some party leaders, which is normal in every human endeavour.

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‘We have differences.  We don’t have crisis. We have disagreement of choice. There is no crisis …

2023: Atiku, Wike Hold Meeting As PDP Begins Reconciliation

2023: Atiku, Wike Hold Meeting As PDP Begins Reconciliation

August 5, 2022 3:06 am

Approximately six weeks after the presidential primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the aggrieved Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, and the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday met behind closed doors in Abuja according to credible sources.

Although the details of the meeting were still sketchy as of the time of this report, sources in the PDP who spoke to Africa Daily News, New York disclosed that the meeting between Atiku and Wike was held at the residence of a former Minister of Information and National Orientation, Prof. Jerry Gana, signalling what observers believed were reconciliatory …

Northern Nigeria’s Almajiri Crisis: Mothers Reacts

January 27, 2020 7:27 am

 

  • Where is our shame? Where is our collective responsibility?  Allah Ya Isa!

 

In the last month, social media has been awash with multiple scenes, most from Northern Nigeria, of mile-long queues of hungry young children—Almajirai or Almajiri children as they are now referred to; bowls in hand, waiting for food. These images stand in stark contrast with recent images that have also been circulating for the last year in the same region; of displays of opulent lifestyles and exhibition of immeasurable wealth. These contrasts of extreme wealth and extreme poverty pervade our everyday reality across Nigeria.  However, …

Fresh Move To Resolve Apapa Traffic Crisis

January 25, 2020 5:16 pm

With the Apapa traffic crisis approaching frightening dimension and fear of port congestion looming, the Executive Secretary/CEO of the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), Hassan Bello did the unusual by cutting short his annual leave to rally stakeholders to find urgent solution to the crisis. The recent intervention is not the first time he has taken such steps. To be clear, it is not the duty of the NSC to ensure ease of movement of cargo in and out of the port. The NSC is the nation’s port economic regulator. In line with the federal government port reform agenda, the NSC …

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Ethnic Crisis Averted In Abia Over Alleged Missing Penis

January 25, 2020 3:56 pm
Ethnic and religious crisis was averted in Umuahia, the Abia State capital on Saturday as a tiger-nut customer raised the alarm over the sudden disappearance of his penis, according to Thisday.

The incident happened at Oboro Street by Niger road in Umuahia and attracted so many residents who wanted to have a glimpse of the incident.

The newspaper reports that it took the timely intervention of policemen to avert a mob action against the Hausa man who was accused of being behind the missing penis

It was said that the man whose manhood allegedly went missing said that he

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IPMAN Crisis: How Danger Was Averted – Sam Onyishi

January 24, 2020 5:19 am
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Peace Mass Transit (PMT) Ltd, Dr. Samuel Onyishi has declared that the quick resolution of the crisis between feuding factions of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) by the Enugu State Governor, His Excellency, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, averted a major danger.

THISDAY reports that residents were on Tuesday faced with great difficulties as petrol stations shut their doors against motorists over the crisis.

This was following the resurgence of the leadership crisis within the state IPMAN Executives.

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Irregular supplies to and sales at service stations

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ABU Chancellor Wades Into VC Selection Crisis

January 18, 2020 10:36 am
The Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe has waded into the crisis over the selection of a new Vice Chancellor of the institution.

The Chancellor in a letter to the federal ministry of education and National Universities Commission, NUC, urged them to take urgent steps towards resolving the impasse.

He explained in a letter to the Executive Secretary, NUC, Prof Abubakar Rasheed, that the impasse was already common knowledge and could seriously dislocate the peaceful working of the institution.

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The Chancellor noted

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Trump Under Attack For Causing Crisis In Middle East

January 15, 2020 2:06 pm
US President Donald Trump has come under fire for engineering all the crises coming in the Middle East.

During the last debate before the first votes are cast in the 2020 presidential primary, Democratic candidates on Tuesday attacked Trump for pulling out of the Nuclear deal with Iran and for ordering the assassination of Iranian army general, Qassem Soleimani.

Most of the Democrat presidential aspirants promised to stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon while vowing to try re-entering the landmark nuclear deal Trump discarded.

The presidential hopefuls castigated Trump for inflaming tensions with Tehran.

Ex-Vice President Joe Biden, Senator

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Uche Nwosu: Fresh Crisis Looms In Imo APC

January 12, 2020 7:56 am

Another round of crisis is looming in the Imo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the leadership of the Interim State Executive Committee of the party led by Prince Marcellinus Nlemigbo has stated that the erstwhile governorship candidate of the Action Alliance, Mr. Uche Nwosu, who is the son-in-law of the immediate past governor, Senator Rochas Okorocha, is not a member of the party.

Prince Nlemigbo is the leader of the state executive recognized by the National executive of party. But the factional chairman of the party, Mr. Daniel Madueke Nwafor, in a quick response insisted …

Ahead CAF Confed Cup: Injury Crisis Hits Enyimba

December 27, 2019 4:35 am

The People’s Elephant, Enyimba of Aba are currently under pressure ahead of their crucial Confederation Cup encounter with their North African counterparts, Paradou AC of Algeria.

The match which will take place in Algeria on Sunday, will see the Aba based outfit miss the services of goalkeeper Theophilus Afelokhai, Ifeanyi Anaemena, Nelson Ogbonnaya, Reuben Bala, Thomas Zenke and Dare Olatunji due to injuries.

It was also gathered that their second goalie, Olufemi Kayode has injury, while their captain, Andrew Abalogu is likely not to play.

Enyimba are second in Group D with three points after recording one win and …

PDP Crisis Deepens As SEC Members Sack Acting Chairman

December 17, 2019 11:48 am
Less than two weeks after the embattled chairman of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State threw in the towel, the State Executive Committee (SEC) members of the party in the state, have removed the Acting Chairman of the party, Hon. Amos Gombi and endorsed Hon. Chris Hassan as his replacement.

The SEC members said the decision was base on Section 47 (6) of the PDP constitution, which stipulates that Plateau North was expected to fill in a candidate for the Chairmanship position.

DAILY POST recalls that on December 5, 2019, after about eight months of wrangling

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