It’s Greed To Be Stingy With Vaccines – South African President Ramaphosa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said it is greedy of nations who have more than enough to be stingy with vaccines. Ramaphosa said this at the ongoing peace and security conference in Dakar Senegal. Although he didn’t specify any particular country, he said it's disappointing that some countries are still being stingy and unwilling to give out their vaccines to...
Manchester United Appoint Ralf Rangnick Interim Manager
Manchester United has confirmed the appointment of Ralf Rangnick as their interim boss, with the 63-year-old German returning to the dugout following a spell as manager of sports and development at Russian side Lokomotiv Moscow, ABN TV reports. Rangnick will hold the position until the end of the season, subject to work visa requirements. United also announced that Rangnick will continue...
We Won’t Take Over Ugandan Airport Over Loan Default – Chinese Authorities
Chinese authorities have said they are not interested in taking over Uganda’s sole international airport if country defaults on loan. According to reports, Entebbe International Airport and other Ugandan assets were attached and agreed to be taken over by Chinese lenders upon arbitration of the loan. President Yoweri Museveni was said to have sent a delegation to Beijing hoping to renegotiate...
Aisha Buhari Elected President Of African First Ladies Peace Mission
The 9th General Assembly of the African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM) has unanimously elected the First Lady of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari as the new President. This was disclosed in a statement signed on Monday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. She was elected at the 9th General Assembly of the African First Ladies...
US Removes Nigeria From List Of Religious Freedom Violators
The United States (US) has removed Nigeria from its list of religious freedom violators. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made this known in a statement on Wednesday titled, ‘Religious Freedom Designations’. While the US had in 2020 placed Nigeria and six other countries on its special watch list of states that had engaged in or tolerated the severe violation of...
Taliban Asks U.S Govt To Release Afghan Central Bank Assets
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have written an open letter to the United States Congress on the humanitarian and economic crisis unfolding in their country. In the letter signed by Foreign Minister Amir Khan Mutaqi, the Taliban government asked Washington to release Afghan central bank assets. “Currently, the fundamental challenge of our people is financial security and the roots of this concern lead back...
Brazil Win To Become First South American Qualifiers For Qatar World Cup
Lucas Paqueta’s instinctive strike gave Brazil a 1-0 World Cup qualifying win over Colombia on Thursday to book their place at Qatar 2022. The five-time world champions join the hosts and Europeans Germany and Denmark as early qualifiers for next year’s finals. They have produced a near-perfect qualifying campaign, winning 11 of 12 matches — their only blemish a goalless draw...
Paris Peace Forum: President Buhari Calls For Objective Distribution Of COVID-19 Vaccines
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Paris, France, urged world leaders and global health institutions to follow a regime of enabling access to the COVID-19 vaccines. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman in a statement, said Buhari, who stated this while delivering a keynote statement at the Paris Peace Forum (PPF), admonished that sidelining countries in terms of reach would...
ECOWAS Imposes Fresh Sanctions On Mali, Guinea
The Economic Community of West African States has resolved to sanction all those implicated in the delay in organizing elections set for February 27 in Mali. This was made known by ECOWAS Commission President Jean-Claude Kassi Brou after a summit of the 15-nation group in the Ghanaian capital Accra. He said Mali had “officially written” to Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo, who...
Abia Multimillionaire Businessman, Chief Bourdex’s Daughter Enlisted In US Army (Photos, Video)
Aliji Ure Onuoha, daughter of Chief David Ogba Onuoha Bourdex, the 2019 APGA Senatorial candidate in Abia North has been enlisted in the service United States of American Army as a cadet. She was among the 168 officers who made it to graduation on Friday out of 250 persons shortlisted for the course, ABN TV learnt. Chief Onuoha Bourdex took to...
