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Saturday, 18 June 2022 06:43

‘We failed to defend these people … because the forces on the other side are evil and they have support’, Akeredolu, in tears, says at mass burial of Owo massacre victims

Amidst tears and gnashing of teeth, remains of the 44 victims of the attack on the St Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State were on Friday committed to mother earth. Tears flowed freely on the cheeks of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State and many others at the funeral. Akeredolu and his wife, Betty attended the funeral mass held at the Mydas Resort and Hotel, Owo. Akeredolu, in tears, said the government failed to protect the victims of the terror attack. Akeredolu stressed that the forces on the other side are evil, assuring that they will not triumph forever. “We…

Saturday, 18 June 2022 06:42

Muslim girls have the right to wear hijab in Lagos schools, Supreme Court rules

The Supreme Court on Friday gave approval to female Muslim students to wear hijab to school in Lagos State. Five out of the seven members of the court’s panel which sat on the case ruled in favour of hijab while the two remaining members dissented. The majority decision affirmed the earlier Court of Appeal’s decision which restored the use of hijab by female Muslim students in Lagos State. The case involved the Lagos State Government as the appellant and Asiyat AbdulKareem (through her father), Moriam Oyeniyi, and the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria as the respondents. Judge Grace Onyeabo of…

Saturday, 18 June 2022 06:37

South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa is engulfed in a scandal that threatens his presidency. This is what we know so far

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa could face criminal charges and is already facing calls to step down over claims that he tried to cover up the theft of millions of dollars in U.S. currency that was hidden inside furniture at his game farm. The astonishing allegations made by the former head of South Africa's intelligence agency also include that the suspects in the robbery two years ago were tracked down and kidnapped by Ramaphosa's presidential protection unit, interrogated on his property, and bribed to keep quiet about the existence of the cash, and nothing was reported to the police. The…

Saturday, 18 June 2022 06:36

Unipolar world order gone forever, Putin says

Taking the podium at the plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) on Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said the era of a unipolar world order has come to an end despite attempts to preserve it at all costs. "A year and a half ago, when speaking at the Davos Forum, it was stressed again that the era of the unipolar world order was over," the Russian head of state said, noting that now he also would like to begin his address with this, "there is no getting around this." "[This era] is over despite all the…

Saturday, 18 June 2022 06:35

‘Americans really, really down’, Biden confesses

In a rare interview, President Joe Biden has said Americans are "really, really down" as they grapple with soaring inflation after two years of a pandemic. He told the Associated Press the "need for mental health in America has skyrocketed". Biden said he wanted Americans to "be confident. Because I am confident." The president's popularity has plunged as November elections loom that will decide which party controls Congress. "People are really, really down," Mr Biden told the news agency in a half-hour interview from the Oval Office on Thursday. "They're really down. Their need for mental health in America has…

Saturday, 18 June 2022 06:34

What to know after Day 114 of Russia-Ukraine war

The European Union gave its blessing on Friday for Ukraine and its neighbour Moldova to become candidates to join, in the most dramatic geopolitical shift to result from Russia's invasion. FIGHTING * Ukrainian officials said their troops were still holding out in Sievierodonetsk, site of the worst fighting of recent weeks, on the east bank of the Siverskyi Donets river. It was impossible to evacuate more than 500 civilians who are trapped inside a chemical plant, the regional governor said. * The eastern Ukrainian city of Lysychansk was heavily shelled by Russian forces on Friday and there were many dead,…

Friday, 17 June 2022 06:42

Owo massacre: Invoke gods of the land against killers, group tells monarch

Following the gruesome killings of 40 worshippers at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, by suspected terrorists, a Yoruba cultural group, Olofin Adimula Cultural and Traditional Foundation (ACATF), has urged the Olowo of Owo, Ajibade Ogunoye, to direct traditionalists to invoke the gods of the land against the attackers. The group in a statement signed by its President and Secretary, Raheem Sabana and Adesina Akinpelu, respectively, expressed sadness and condemned the dastardly action of the suspected terrorists, stating that the action was a complete affront on not only Owo people but the entire Yoruba race. "This is an affront on not…

Friday, 17 June 2022 06:40

What to know after Day 113 of Russia-Ukraine war

Leaders of Germany, France and Italy, all criticised in the past by Kyiv for support viewed as too cautious, visited Ukraine on Thursday and offered the hope of EU membership to a country pleading for weapons to fend off Russia's invasion. Air raid sirens blared in Kyiv as the visit by French President Emmanuel Macron, Germany's Olaf Scholz and Italy's Mario Draghi began, with the leaders touring a nearby town wrecked early in the war. After holding talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the leaders signalled that Ukraine should be granted European Union candidate status, a symbolic gesture that would…

Thursday, 16 June 2022 06:43

Inflation hits 17.71 percent amid rising prices - NBS

Nigeria’s inflation rate has again surged to 17.71 per cent, according to latest figures by National Bureau of Statistics. In May 2022, the inflation rate increased to 17.71 per cent on a year-on-year basis, the NBS said on Wednesday. It stated in its ‘CPI and Inflation Report May 2022’ that the latest figure is a 0.22 per cent points lower than the rate recorded in May 2021, which is (17.93) per cent. The report read in part, “This means that the headline inflation rate slowed down in May when compared to the same month in the previous year (i.e. 2021).…

Thursday, 16 June 2022 06:42

What to know after Day 112 of Russia-Ukraine war

Ukraine said it urgently needed more weapons to fend off Russian advances in the south and the east, an appeal aimed at the West as the leaders of Germany, France and Italy are expected to visit Kyiv on Thursday. Moscow has focused most of its firepower on the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk while also trying to consolidate control over southern territory encompassing the strategic city of Kherson, north of the Black Sea. Ukrainian soldiers are fighting to retake ground in wheat fields and empty villages along a deserted motorway between the city of Mykolaiv and Russian-occupied Kherson. Major-General Dmytro Marchenko,…

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Wednesday, 15 June 2022 16:23

Visualizing the coming shift in global economic power

Visualizing the Shift in Global Economic Power As the post-pandemic recovery chugs along, the global economy is set to see major changes in the coming decades. Most significantly, China is forecast to pass the United States to become the largest economy globally. The world’s economic center has long been drifting from Europe and North America over to Asia. This global shift was kickstarted by lowered trade barriers and greater economic freedom, which attracted foreign direct investment (FDI). Another major driving factor was the improvements in infrastructure and communications, and a general increase in economic complexity in the region. Our visualization…

Wednesday, 15 June 2022 06:27

World Bank projects additional 7m Nigerians to fall into poverty by year’s end due to inflation

The World Bank says inflation is likely to push an additional one million Nigerians into poverty by the end of 2022. The international financial organisation made the projection in its latest Nigeria Development Update (NDU), released on Tuesday. The report, titled ‘The continuing urgency of business unusual’, said inflation in Nigeria, already one of the highest in the world before the war in Ukraine, is expected to increase further as a result of the rise in global fuel and food prices caused by the war. “And that, the World Bank estimates, is likely to push an additional one million Nigerians…

Wednesday, 15 June 2022 06:24

Residents molested, vehicles destroyed as IDPs embark on protest in Abuja

There was palpable tension in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory(FCT), Tuesday, following an alleged attack by hoodlums on innocent drivers, passengers and residents around the Area one in Garki. The hoodlums were said to have gone berserk and attacking vehicles using dangerous weapons around Area 1 and Area 3 axis in the nations capital.The action of the hoodlums which was contained in a WhatsApp message circulated to individuals and groups, sent fears to residents especially those who have their businesses and children schooling in the area.A media crew from the African Independent Television(AIT), deployed to cover the protest escaped death…

Wednesday, 15 June 2022 06:19

Russia warns Europe will 'disappear' if West gives Ukraine missiles

Russia has warned that Europe will 'disappear' in a nuclear apocalypse in the Kremlin's latest doomsday threat for supplying Ukraine with missiles. Viacheslav Volodin, the head of the State Duma, lashed out after Poland's former foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski said Western allies could send more weaponry to besieged Kyiv. Sikorski claimed Vladimir Putin had violated the Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances of 1994, which justifies the Western delivery of nuclear weapons. He told Ukrainian channel Espreso TV the supplies would 'give Ukraine the opportunity to defend its independence'. Ukraine agreed to give up all its nuclear weapons left over from…

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