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 Nairaland General › Red Cross Urges Nigerian Militants To Spare 2 Health Workers by ANNTV(op): 4:48pm On Oct 15, 2018 |
The International Committee of the Red Cross made an urgent appeal on Sunday to an affiliate of the Islamic State organisation in Nigeria to spare the lives of two abducted health workers. The women risk the fate of a colleague who was killed by the extremists last month, the statement said. “We urge you for mercy.” Read more at https://annafrica.net/2018/10/15/red-cross-urges-nigerian-militants-to-spare-2-health-workers/ |
| Politics › INEC Declares APC Candidate, Oyetola Winner Of Osun Governorship Election by ANNTV(op): 1:10pm On Sep 28, 2018 |
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, Gboyega Oyetola winner of the Osun State governorship election. The election held on Saturday was declared inconclusive by INEC, which necessitated a rerun on Thursday. In the rerun election, the APC polled 1,160 votes won massively in all contested wards and polling units despite outcry of alleged rigging and intimidation of the opposition party, while PDP got a paltry 325 votes. Read more at https://annafrica.net/2018/09/28/inec-declares-apc-candidate-oyetola-winner-of-osun-governorship-election/ |
| Politics › Mnangagwa Pledges Not To Copy Mugabe by ANNTV(op): 4:13pm On Sep 25, 2018 |
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says he won’t emulate his predecessor Robert Mugabe by clinging to power, and may even give opposition leader Nelson Chamisa an official role, a newspaper reported. Quoting recent comments by Mnangagwa to US media on his trip to New York to attend the UN General Assembly, the Daily News said the 76-year-old had no qualms about stepping down. “We have now limited the terms of the president just to two terms… I will abide by that without any iota of resistance at all,” Mnangagwa said. Read more at https://annafrica.net/2018/09/25/mnangagwa-pledges-not-to-copy-mugabe/ |
| TV/Movies › Film Adaptation Of Wole Soyinka’s Book “ake” On Amazon by ANNTV(op): 2:03pm On Sep 21, 2018 |
The film adaptation of Wole Soyinka’s classic autobiographical novel, “Ake: The Years of Childhood”, is now available to viewers on Amazon.com. Amazon is the world’s acclaimed largest internet retailer of video and MP3 downloads and streaming. Mr Dapo Adeniyi, Executive Producer and Director of the film, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday. Read more at https://annafrica.net/2018/09/21/film-adaptation-of-wole-soyinkas-book-ake-on-amazon/ |
| Nairaland General › Italy Judge Set To Give First Ruling In Nigeria Oil Graft Case by ANNTV(op): 2:36pm On Sep 18, 2018 |
Oil majors Shell and Eni will be carefully monitoring a first ruling this week by a Milan judge in one of the energy industry’s biggest corruption scandals for clues to what might be round the corner for them. The two companies are embroiled in a long-running graft case revolving around the purchase in 2011 of one of Africa’s biggest oilfields – Nigeria’s OPL 245 – for about $1.3 billion. The case, which involves Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi and four former Shell managers including one-time Shell Foundation Chairman Malcolm Brinded, has spawned legal cases spanning several countries and is expected to drag on for months. Read more at https://annafrica.net/2018/09/18/italy-judge-set-to-give-first-ruling-in-nigeria-oil-graft-case/ |
| Nairaland General › NEMA Declares Flooding A National Disaster by ANNTV(op): 2:22pm On Sep 18, 2018 |
The Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mustapha Maihaja, has declared flooding a national disaster in four states including Kogi, Niger, Delta and Anambra, placing eight others on the watch list. NEMA made the declaration on Monday, days after the President ordered the agency to declare the situation a national disaster. Read more at https://annafrica.net/2018/09/18/nema-declares-flooding-a-national-disaster/ |
| Nairaland General › 31 Killed, 10,000 Houses Destroyed As Flood Ravages Kano by ANNTV(op): 1:16pm On Sep 18, 2018 |
Flood Ravages Kano The Kano State Government has confirmed the death of 31 people and destruction of more than 10,000 houses during the recent flood disaster in 15 Local Government Areas of the state. Alhaji Ali Bashir, the Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation Agency (SERERA) disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Monday Read more at https://annafrica.net/2018/09/18/31-killed-10000-houses-destroyed-as-flood-ravages-kano/ |
| Politics › Buhari Condemns Killing Of Aid Worker By Boko Haram by ANNTV(op): 12:33pm On Sep 18, 2018 |
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned and described as heinous and despicable, the killing of Ms Saifura Hussaini Khorsa, an aid worker, by the Boko Haram terrorists Khorsa, who worked for the Red Cross, was kidnapped about six months ago at the Rann camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Borno by Boko Haram terrorists. The president made the condemnation in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Monday. Read more at https://annafrica.net/2018/09/18/buhari-condemns-killing-of-aid-worker-by-boko-haram/ |
| Politics › CAN Challenges Buhari Over Biased Appointments by ANNTV(op): 12:26pm On Sep 18, 2018 |
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) yesterday dared the Federal Government to produce facts proving its appointments are not lopsided. “We are disappointed and shocked that despite appeals to the president to break the domination of the security apparatus by people of the same religion and language in a multi-religious and multi-ethnic nation, Buhari has turned a deaf ear,” CAN said, regretting that his recent appointments neither featured a Christian nor a southerner. Read more at https://annafrica.net/2018/09/18/can-challenges-buhari-over-biased-appointments/ |
| Politics › Buhari Launches Osun Health Provision Fund by ANNTV(op): 2:07pm On Sep 17, 2018 |
As part of Federal Government’s efforts to improve basic health care in the country, President Muhammadu Buhari will perform the national flag off of basic health provision fund in Osogbo, the Osun state capital. Dr Niyi Oginni,the Executive Director of Osun Health Insurance Scheme (O’HIS), who disclosed this at a news conference on Sunday in Osogbo, said the flag off would be performed by the President and the Health Minister, Prof. Isaac Adewole, on Sept. 20. Read more at https://annafrica.net/2018/09/17/buhari-launches-osun-health-provision-fund/ |
| Politics › Osun 2018: Omisore Mocks Absent Adeleke At TV Debate by ANNTV(op): 11:56am On Sep 17, 2018 |
Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ademola Adeleke, was the only major candidate that shunned the Osun State Governorship debate organised by Channels Television on Sunday. Adeleke’s podium with his name written on it remained vacant from the beginning to the end of the two-hour debate. The event started at 7:00 p.m with three candidates present. Read more at https://annafrica.net/2018/09/17/osun-2018-omisore-mocks-absent-adeleke-at-tv-debate/ |
| Politics › Osun 2018: Candidates Make Promises by ANNTV(op): 11:44am On Sep 17, 2018 |
The governorship candidates for the September 22 election on Sunday engaged in a television debate with promises to uplift the fortunes of the people of Osun state. Among the candidates who participated in the debate are the former Secretary to the State Government (SSG) under Governor Rauf Aregbesola, Mr. Moshood Adeoti, who is the candidate of the Action Democratic Party(ADP) and Mr. Gboyega Oyetola, the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress. Read more at https://annafrica.net/2018/09/17/osun-2018-candidates-make-promises/ |
| Foreign Affairs › Ethiopian, Eritrean Leaders Sign Peace Agreement In Jeddah by ANNTV(op): 11:32am On Sep 17, 2018 |
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki signed a peace agreement in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, the second peace deal reached since July between the once warring African countries. The Ethiopian and Eritrean leaders signed a “joint declaration of peace and friendship” on July 9, normalizing ties between the longtime foes who waged war against each other between 1998 and 2000. Read more at https://annafrica.net/2018/09/17/ethiopian-eritrean-leaders-sign-peace-agreement-in-jeddah/ 1 Like |
| Nairaland General › Gas Explosions Drive Thousands Out Of Homes In Boston Suburbs by ANNTV(op): 3:54pm On Sep 14, 2018 |
Some 8,000 people were driven from their homes in the Boston suburbs by a series of gas explosions, and it was unclear on Friday when they could go back. The blasts killed at least one person, injured 12 more and destroyed dozens of homes and other buildings in Andover, North Andover and Lawrence on Thursday. Residents who were evacuated “should expect that the restoration process will take several days or longer,” Andrew Maylor, the town manager of North Andover, said on Twitter. Read more at https://annafrica.net/2018/09/14/gas-explosions-drive-thousands-out-of-homes-in-boston-suburbs/ |
| Politics › Buhari Appoints Yusuf Bichi As New DSS DG by ANNTV(op): 3:48pm On Sep 14, 2018 |
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Yusuf Magaji Bichi as the new Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS). The appointment takes effect from Friday, September 14, 2018. Mr Bichi will replace Mr Matthew Seiyeifa who has been in the acting capacity after the dismissal of Lawal Daura. In a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Thursday said Mr Bichi is a core Secret Service operative. Read more at https://annafrica.net/2018/09/14/buhari-appoints-yusuf-bichi-as-new-dss-dg/ |
| Foreign Affairs › Ghana's Flags Fly At Half-mast As Dignitaries Attend Kofi Annan's Funeral by ANNTV(op): 3:41pm On Sep 14, 2018 |
Former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan will be buried Thursday after a three-day funeral and ceremony. Mourners have thronged to the conference centre in Accra, where his coffin has been since Monday. Many attending described him as a peaceful man who dedicated himself to global security. President Nana Addo Dankwa Afufo-Addo has ordered Ghana’s flags to fly at Half-mast as dignitaries, including the current UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, attend. Presidents from Zimbabwe, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Niger and Namibia are also attending. Read more at https://annafrica.net/2018/09/13/ghanas-flags-fly-at-half-mast-as-dignitaries-attend-kofi-annans-funeral/ |
| Nairaland General › At Least 20 Killed In Mali After Truck Falls Into A River by ANNTV(op): 12:30pm On Sep 13, 2018 |
At least 20 people were killed in central Mali when a truck fell into a river after a suspected brake failure, the Malian government said on Wednesday. The incident in the West African country’s Mopti region happened late on Monday night. “The first report puts the toll at 20 killed and 63 rescued by emergency services,” the government said in a statement. “According to the initial stages of the investigation, a technical failure relating to the brake system could be the origin of this dramatic accident,” it said. |
| Art, Graphics & Video › Stone In South African Cave Boasts Oldest-known Human Drawing by ANNTV(op): 12:19pm On Sep 13, 2018 |
A small stone flake marked with intersecting lines of red ochre pigment some 73,000 years ago that was found in a cave on South Africa’s southern coast represents what archaeologists on Wednesday called the oldest-known example of human drawing. The abstract design, vaguely resembling a hashtag, was drawn by hunter-gatherers who periodically dwelled in Blombos Cave overlooking the Indian Ocean, roughly 190 miles (300 km) east of Cape Town, the researchers said. It predates the previous oldest-known drawings by at least 30,000 years. Read more at https://annafrica.net/2018/09/13/stone-in-south-african-cave-boasts-oldest-known-human-drawing/ |
| Politics › Fayose Promises To Submit Himself To EFCC After Handover by ANNTV(op): 12:13pm On Sep 13, 2018 |
With less than 35 days to vacate the government house, Ekiti governor Ayodele Fayose, has prepared to submit self to the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC). Fearing he could be arrested for financial mismanagement, Fayose who has been facing allegations of financial crime, is reported to have written a letter to the anti-graft agency notifying it that he would make himself available to it on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. Read more at https://annafrica.net/2018/09/12/fayose-promises-to-submit-himself-to-efcc-after-handover/ |
| Sports › Golden Eaglets Soar Past Ivory Coast To Revive Bid For U17 AFCON by ANNTV(op): 2:17pm On Sep 07, 2018 |
Nigeria yesterday thrashed Ivory Coast 5-1 to resuscitate its hope of qualifying for the African U-17 Nations Cup final. The Golden Eaglets lost their opening match of the WAFU Zone B U-17 AFCON qualifiers 2-3 to Burkina Faso, but yesterday was a different game as they swooped on the hapless Ivorians. Read more at https://annafrica.net/2018/09/07/golden-eaglets-soar-past-ivory-coast-to-revive-bid-for-u17-afcon/ |
| Health › Ebola Fear Empties DRC Village Schools by ANNTV(op): 2:25pm On Sep 06, 2018 |
In the village of Mangina, where dozens have died of Ebola at the epicentre of Democratic Republic of Congo’s latest outbreak, children are to be seen everywhere – except in school, because their parents fear they will be infected in class. “The children are not here today. It’s the parents who are keeping them at home,” primary school teacher Christian Muhindo said as he paced between empty desks. “They think that the children will be easily contaminated at school.” Read more at https://annafrica.net/2018/09/06/ebola-fear-empties-drc-village-schools/ |
| Nairaland General › Actress Lydia Clarke Heston Dies At 95 by ANNTV(op): 12:35pm On Sep 06, 2018 |
Lydia Clarke Heston, actress and wife of Charlton Heston, has died, Fox News confirmed Wednesday. She was 95. “She lived an amazing life,” said Heston’s son, Fraser. “At 95 years old she knew a lot of famous people from John F. Kennedy to Nancy and Ronald Reagan.” He continued: “My mother was very active in the civil rights movement and even marched with Dr. Martin Luther King. Read more at https://annafrica.net/2018/09/06/actress-lydia-clarke-heston-dies-at-95/ |
| Politics › Petrol Scarcity Looms Again As NUPENG Threatens Strike Over Sack Of Workers by ANNTV(op): 12:28pm On Sep 06, 2018 |
The National leadership of Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has criticised the sacking of workers by some oil and gas companies for active unionism.https://www.google.com.ng/amp/s/www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2018/09/05/nupeng-on-red-alert-over-sack-of-workers/amp/
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| Politics › Donald Duke Decamps From PDP by ANNTV(op): 1:21pm On Sep 05, 2018 |
Mr. Donald Duke, Cross River State former governor, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Social Democratic Party (SDP). He made the announcement on Tuesday at the National Secretariat of the SDP, where he revealed that he will be running for the office of the President come 2019. Read more at https://annafrica.net/2018/09/05/donald-duke-decamps-from-pdp/ |
| Foreign Affairs › At Least 12 Killed In Ethiopia Landslide – State Media by ANNTV(op): 1:12pm On Sep 05, 2018 |
A landslide triggered by heavy rains in Ethiopia’s rural southwest on Tuesday killed at least 12 people, state media reported. Four people were injured in the disaster which occurred in the Isara district of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Region. The “bodies of 10 people have so far been discovered and search for bodies of the remaining two people has continued,” state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate reported, citing the district police chief. Read more at https://annafrica.net/2018/09/05/at-least-12-killed-in-ethiopia-landslide-state-media/ |
| Politics › China Is Committed To Create Better Opportunities For All African People by ANNTV(op): 11:59am On Sep 05, 2018 |
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s speech delivered at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) outlines the future of the Sino-African partnership, and China’s commitment to contributing to development in Africa will create better opportunities for all African people, according to an expert on the matter. George N. Tzogopoulos, a senior research fellow at the Center International de Formation Europeenne (CIFE), made the remarks during an interview with China Central Television (CCTV) on Tuesday. Read more at https://annafrica.net/2018/09/05/china-is-committed-to-create-better-opportunities-for-all-african-people/ |
| Politics › FOCAC Beijing Summit Charts New Course For China-africa Cooperation – Algerian P by ANNTV(op): 11:54am On Sep 05, 2018 |
The 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) charts the course of China-Africa cooperation, which is mutually beneficial in essence, Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia said in an exclusive interview with China Central Television (CCTV), the broadcasting arm of China Media Group, in Beijing on Tuesday after the summit concluded earlier the same day. The two major documents adopted at the FOCAC Beijing summit, namely, the Beijing Declaration — Toward an Even Stronger China-Africa Community with a Shared Future and the FOCAC Beijing Action Plan (2019-2021), will serve as important references for the future exchanges between China and African countries, especially in the next three years, according to Ouyahia. Read more at https://annafrica.net/2018/09/05/focac-beijing-summit-charts-new-course-for-china-africa-cooperation-algerian-pm/ |
| Politics › Chinese President Xi Jinping Meets Nigerian President by ANNTV(op): 11:47am On Sep 05, 2018 |
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday met with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari at the end of the 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). Xi said, thanks to the joint efforts by China and Africa, the summit concluded successfully, further enriching the China-Africa comprehensive strategic and cooperative partnership, adding that it was a historic gathering for China-Africa solidarity and cooperation. Read more at https://annafrica.net/2018/09/05/chinese-president-xi-jinping-meets-nigerian-president/ |
| Travel › Kenyan Accuses Nigerians Of ‘stealing’ Their Women, Selling Drugs by ANNTV(op): 1:47pm On Aug 31, 2018 |
A Kenyan Twitter user has called for the deportation of Nigerians in the country, accusing them of “conning innocent Kenyans, selling drugs and stealing our women.” Read full story at https://annafrica.net/2018/08/31/kenyan-accuses-nigerians-of-stealing-their-women-selling-drugs/ |
| Business › Nigeria's Exports To Denmark Rise By 100% by ANNTV(op): 2:54pm On Aug 29, 2018 |
Denmark’s Ambassador to Nigeria Torben Gettermann says Nigeria’s exports to his country have risen by more than 100% within the first three months of this year. He said with concern that, before now, the trade volume had been too small. Denmark has imported so much from Nigeria than it exported. The ambassador said, with satisfaction, that he has improved trade relations between the two countries since becoming Denmark’s ambassador to Nigeria. Read more at https://annafrica.net/2018/08/28/nigerias-exports-to-denmark-rise-by-100/ |
| Crime › “I Killed Bob Marley” – Ex-cia Agent by ANNTV(op): 3:58pm On Aug 27, 2018 |
79-year-old Bill Oxley, ex-agent of America’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is re-writing the history of the death of reggae legend Bob Marley, claiming he actually killed the legend. Marley tragically died aged only 36-years-old, leading music lovers world-wide to grieve as the Jamaican icon’s life and career were cut short following a four-year battle with cancer. Read more at https://annafrica.net/2018/08/27/i-killed-bob-marley-ex-cia-agent/ |
| Foreign Affairs › Kofi Annan To Receive State Burial In Ghana On September 13 – Ghanaian President by ANNTV(op): 3:48pm On Aug 27, 2018 |
Former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan will receive a state funeral and burial in Ghana on September 13, the Ghanaian president said on Friday, calling it “a major event for our country”. The announcement was made by President Nana Akufo-Addo following a meeting with Annan’s family in Accra. Annan, a Ghanaian national and Nobel peace laureate, died on Saturday at the age of 80 after a short illness. Read more at https://annafrica.net/2018/08/27/kofi-annan-to-receive-state-burial-in-ghana-on-september-13-ghanaian-president/ |
