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Taraba: NEMA distributes relief materials to over a thousand homes
Sylvanus Viashima, Jalingo The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Tuesday flagged-off the distribution of items to over a thousand households that were affected by a windstorm and communal clashes in Taraba. The leader of the team, Mr Igue Terungwa, who formally presented the items to the state deputy governor, Alhaji Haruna Manu, before proceeding …
The Sun Nigeria.
Bauchi APC suspends Senator Bulkachuwa for deserting constituents
Paul Orude, Bauchi The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bauchi State has suspended the senator representing Bauchi North, Adamu Bulkachuwa, for alleged long absenteeism from his constituency since his election. The executives of the APC in Kafin Kuka, in Kofar Gabas ward of Katagum local government area of the state, announced Bulkchuwa’s suspension on Monday …
The Sun Nigeria.
Italian Foreign Minister in Athens for Economic Zones deal, tourism
Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di-Maio on Tuesday arrived Athens to sign an agreement setting up exclusive economic zones (EEZ) between his country and Greece. The deal, negotiated for several years and mostly focused on fishing rights in the Ionian Sea, was due to be signed by Di-Maio and his Greek counterpart, Nikos Dendias. Di-Maio said …
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COVID-19: UN, EU donate 52 metric tons of medical equipment to FG
Aidoghie Paulinus, Abuja The European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN) World Food Program (WFP) have donated 52 metric tons of medical equipment to the Federal Government. The donation by the UN and EU to Nigeria is part of the cooperation on three EU Humanitarian Air Bridge flights to Nigeria. In a joint statement …
The Sun Nigeria.
Australia holds national bush fire, climate summit online
Australia on Tuesday held a national summit online to examine the country’s worsening bush fire conditions amid challenges brought by climate change. Scientists, ex-defense officials, indigenous experts and climate activists all spoke in a virtual public panel discussion, organized by Emergency Leaders for Climate Action, a coalition of former fire and emergency chiefs. According to …
The Sun Nigeria.
Protests rock Katsina over attacks, kidnapping by bandits
Agaju Madugba, Katsina Residents of Yantumaki in Dan-Musa local government area of Katsina State took to the streets on Tuesday to protest the spate of attacks and abduction by bandits in the area. The street protest came on the heels of the latest incident in the early hours of Tuesday when hoodlums stormed the house …
The Sun Nigeria.
Warsaw mayor gathers 1.6 m signatures supporting election bid
Rafal Trzaskowski, the mayor of Warsaw on Tuesday said he had gathered 1.6 million signatures supporting his candidacy in the forthcoming presidential election scheduled for June 28. A minimum of 100,000 signatures are required before the election commission will accept a person’s candidacy. “The more stones are placed in our path, the stronger we will …
The Sun Nigeria.
Senate confirms Prof. Jummai Audi as Chairman Nigerian Law Reform Commission
The Senate on Tuesday approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s nomination of Prof. Jummai Audi as Chairman, Nigerian Law Reform Commission (NLRC). It also approved the nominations of Bassey Dan-Abia as Commissioners representing South-South and Mohammed Ibraheem representing South -west for the NLRC. It, however, stood down the confirmation of Mr Ebere Chima as Commissioner representing South-East …
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CBN to fund 1.6m farmers in 2020 wet season
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it will fund 1.6 million farmers in the 2020 wet season across the country. The CBN Director, Development Finance Department, Mr Yila Yusuf disclosed this during a flag-off of Farm Inputs Distribution for cotton farmers for 2020 planting season in Kwali, Abuja on Tuesday. Represented by Mr Ayoola …
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Reps move to block entry of foreign herdsmen into Nigeria
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to put a halt to alleged entry of herdsmen from other African countries into Nigeria. This was sequel to a unanimous adoption of a motion by Rep. Ndudi Elumelu (PDP-Delta), at plenary on Tuesday. Moving the motion earlier, Elumelu said that in recent years, herdsmen had …
The Sun Nigeria.
APGA loses BoT member, Anthony Enukeme
A member of the National Board of Trustees of the All Progressives Grand Alliance(APGA), and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of TONIMAS Oil and Gas Company, Onowu Anthony Enukeme is dead. This was made known in a press release by the National Chairman of APGA, Ozonkpu Victor Oye and forwarded to the media on Tuesday morning. The cause of the death of the prominent businessman and politician was not stated in the release. However, Ozonkpu Oye, while reacting described the late Enukeme as a rare gem who…
French economy will recover from Covid crisis by mid-2022, central bank says
The French economy will shrink about 10 percent this year due to the coronavirus pandemic and will only recover to pre-crisis levels by mid-2022, the Bank of France said Tuesday. It said signs of a “progressive” recovery should be seen from the third quarter this year after a slump in output of 15 percent in the three months to June, reports France24. The economy should then expand seven percent in 2021, gaining another four percent in 2022, it said. Unemployment is likely to hit highs of above 11.5 percent in…
German exports collapse in April as coronavirus hits
German exports and imports slumped in April, posting their biggest declines since 1990 as the coronavirus crisis slashed demand, adding to a gloomy outlook for Europe’s biggest economy, data showed on Tuesday. Many economists believe the pandemic will push the German economy into its biggest decline since the end of World War Two in the second quarter. Seasonally adjusted exports dived 24% on the month while imports slid by 16.5%. The trade surplus shrank to 3.2 billion euros, the Federal Statistics Office said. Economists polled by…
‘Fantastic’ Fernandes can return glory days back to Man United – Costinha
Former Portugal captain Costinha has been impressed with Bruno Fernandes’ fantastic performances for Manchester United and feels that the midfielder can bring the glory days back to Old Trafford. Fernandes joined the Red Devils from Sporting CP during the January transfer window in a deal worth an initial €55 million (£47m/$60m) and made an instant impact on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side. The 25-year-old has contributed three goals and four assists in his first nine appearances for the club as United push for a place in the Premier League’s top four, as well as gunning…
Volkswagen replaces Diess as CEO of VW brand
Volkswagen replaces Diess as CEO of VW bran Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) replaced Herbert Diess as chief executive of the VW brand on Monday and installed chief operating officer Ralf Brandstaetter to lead cost cutting efforts at the company’s largest plants in Germany. The management reshuffle comes after weeks of squabbling between Volkswagen’s powerful labour leaders and managers over the pace and scale of cost cutting plans to free up resources for a radical shift toward electric cars, reports Reuters. Volkswagen said Brandstaetter would take over on July 1 to give Diess,…
N’Korea to sever hotlines with S’Korea
North Korea said on Tuesday it will sever hotlines with South Korea as the first step toward shutting down all means of contact with Seoul, state news agency KCNA reported. For several days, North Korea has lashed out at South Korea, threatening to close an inter-Korean liaison office and other projects if the South does not stop defectors from sending leaflets and other material into the North, reports Reuters. Top government officials in North Korea, including leader Kim Jong Un’s sister, Kim Yo Jong, and Kim Yong Chol, vice-chairman…
WHO: Asymptomatic spread of coronavirus appears to be ‘very rare’
People who have the coronavirus but don’t display symptoms aren’t driving the spread of the pandemic, World Health Organisation officials said Monday. “From the data we have, it still seems to be rare that an asymptomatic person actually transmits onward to a secondary individual,” Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, head of WHO’s emerging diseases and zoonosis unit, said at a news briefing in Geneva, CNBC reported. “It’s very rare.” Health officials warned early on that asymptomatic carriers could be fueling the spread by stealth –but Van Kerkhove said that while asymptomatic spread can occur, it is not the…
Trump ‘committed’ to groundbreaking criminal justice reform, says US Attorney General
At a Monday afternoon White House roundtable discussion with law enforcement representatives, U.S. Attorney General William Bar said President Donald Trump was the president most committed to reforming criminal justice. “There hasn’t been a president recently who has been more committed,” Barr said. “He didn’t require the crisis we have today to get started with the First Step Act, and with establishing a commission which has been looking at the very issues we’re dealing with today.” “I know there’s a lot of interest among police leaders for clarity and…
Ku Klux Klan leader drives truck into crowd of peaceful protesters
A Virginia man who allegedly drove his truck into a crowd of peaceful protesters over the weekend is an “admitted leader” of the Ku Klux Klan, officials said Monday. In a statement, Henrico Commonwealth Attorney Shannon Taylor described the man, identified by NBC affiliate WWBT as Harry Rogers, 36, as “a propagandist of Confederate ideology.” A “cursory glance” at his social media and his own admissions to authorities revealed that he was a leader of the white supremacist group, she said. Rogers has been charged with assault, battery, attempted malicious wounding…
Bail raised to $1.25m for policeman charged with George Floyd murder
Bail for the white former Minneapolis police officer charged with murdering African American George Floyd, whose death ignited two weeks of protests, was raised by $250,000 to $1.25 million at a hearing on Monday. Former officer Derek Chauvin, 44, has been charged with second- and third-degree murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s May 25 death in Minneapolis by kneeling on his neck for nearly nine minutes, reports Reuters. Chauvin made his first court appearance by video link. He was handcuffed in an orange jumpsuit and sitting at a small table, the Minnesota-based Star…
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