SIMON MISSING FROM FINAL CAF AWARDS LIST
Nantes winger Moses Simon and Copenhagen youngster, Akinkunmi Amoo have been dropped out of the list of nominees for the 2022 caf awards.
SHINZO ABE: JAPANESE MOURNERS PAY LAST RESPECTS TO EX-PM AT FUNERAL
Thousands of mourners are showing up to pay their last respects to former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe this Tuesday.
SHETTIMA: HOW BUHARI DOUSED GOVS’ ANGER IN DAURA
The all progressives congress governors on Monday at a meeting with president, Muhammadu Buhari expressed their reservation over the manner the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, handled the selection of his running mate, Kashim Shettima.
FOOD CRISIS: AGAIN, NIGERIA, FIVE OTHERS REMAIN AT ‘HIGHEST ALERT’ AS HUNGER HOTSPOTS
A report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the nations World Food Programme (WFP) has categorised Nigeria, Ethopia, South Sudan, Yemen, Afghanistan and Somalia among the hunger spot countries with “highest alert” for catastrophic conditions.
AFRICA NEEDS $424BN TO RECOVER FROM PANDEMIC DEVASTATION, SAYS ADESINA
The head of the African Development Bank (AFDB), Akinwumi Adesina has said African Nations need $424 billion this year to help them cope with the devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
670 MILLION PEOPLE FACING HUNGER IN 2030, SAYS UN
The 2022 edition of the state of food security and nutrition in the world’s (SOFI) report of the United Nations (UN) has predicted that nearly 670 million people, which represent 8.0 per cent of the world population, would be facing hunger in 2030.
Lagos suspends guidelines on safe abortion
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has directed the suspension of the “State Guidelines on Safe Termination of Pregnancy for Legal Indications” issued by the Directorate of Family Health and Nutrition in the Ministry of Health.
Sanwo-Olu stated this on Thursday, saying that the new guidelines will not be implemented until adequate deliberation.
He also said the suspension will allow for adequate public sensitisation and stakeholder engagement to reach a consensus required for successful guideline development.
Chelsea Unveil New Home kit in honour of Ted Drake
Premier League giants Chelsea have unveiled their new home kit for the 2022/23 football campaign.
The Blues, as they are popularly called, unveiled the new kit this Thursday, on their website chelseafc.com.
Chelsea says the new kit pays homage to one of their greatest managers Ted Drake, and will be worn by Chelsea throughout the 2022/23 season.
Reports say it’s been 70 years since Drake joined Chelsea as manager in 1952 and his influence can still be strongly felt at Stamford Bridge.
Drake was the man who changed the club’s nickname from ‘the Pensioners’ to ‘the Blues’.
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UK Prime Minister Agrees to Resign
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has agreed to resign, ending an unprecedented political crisis over his future that has paralyzed Britain’s government.
An official in Johnson’s Downing Street office confirmed the prime minister will announce his resignation later this Thursday.
Johnson had initially rebuffed calls by his Cabinet to step down in the wake of ethics scandals.
However, he eventually gave in after more than 40 ministers quit his government and told him to resign.
2023 elections shouldn’t be based on primitive considerations – Peter Obi
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, has stated that the 2023 general elections will not be based on one turn, ethnicity, or religion.
He states this while fielding questions in an interview saying tha the elections will be based on a Nigerian agenda to save the country.
He explained that in 2023 Nigerians must elect a capable candidate to pilot the country’s affairs, saying that primitive considerations by Nigerians during electoral cycles, has led Nigeria to its current quagmire.
He stated that Nigeria at the moment needs an expert to save it and appealed to Nigerians to vote for him as the best man for the job and not because of primitive consideration.
The presidential candidate said that he wants Nigerians to vote for him not because he is from the South or on a regional basis, but because of his competence and what he can offer Nigerians.