US President Joe Biden has called on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign after an investigation found that he had sexually harassed 11 women. Biden, at a White House press conference on Tuesday, said he believed the prominent democrat should resign. When asked if the governor should be impeached, Biden said, “Let’s take one thing at a time here.“ “I think he should resign. I understand that the state legislature may decide to impeach, I don’t know that for a fact. I haven’t read all that data,” the president said. Biden added that he had not read the report…
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By Abujah Racheal As the more contagious delta variant of the coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads, a total of 505 new cases were recorded on Tuesday in Nigeria. The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), which made this known via its verified website on Wednesday morning, put the country’s COVID-19 toll at 175,264 as of Tuesday. The new infections indicate an increase from the 404 cases announced a day earlier. The latest NCDC data indicate that Nigeria no doubt is experiencing the third wave of COVID-19 infection as officially confirmed by the Nigerian government. According to the NCDC, the fresh infections were recorded…
The Department of State Services (DSS), on Wednesday, produced the 12 detained associates of Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, before a Federal High Court, Abuja in compliance with its earlier order. Justice Obiora Egwuatu had, on July 23, ordered the security agency to bring the detainees in court following an ex-parte motion moved by counsel to the 12 applicants, Pelumi Olahengbesi, to seek for their fundamental rights enforcement. Although the DSS had, on two occasions, failed to produce them in court, the security outfit on Wednesday, brought the 12 detainees before the court to show cause why…
The Department of State Services (DSS) says it will investigate the alleged assault on Mr Oluwagbemiga Olamikan, a Photo Journalist with the Vanguard Newspapers by its personnel. The spokesperson of the SSS, Dr Peter Afunanya disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja in reaction to the alleged assault on the journalist. Olamikan was allegedly assaulted at the Federal High Court, Abuja by some personnel of the service while taking pictures of Sunday Igboho’s aide. Afunanya said the DSS was a responsible security organisation with a good working relationship with the media and so, could not have assaulted journalists. He said the relationship…
The Sokoto State Commissioner for Health, Dr Ali Inname, says 14 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members have been confirmed positive with COVID-19 in the state. Inname said this during a news conference in Sokoto on Tuesday. He said the infected members were detected in the ongoing orientation exercise and had already been moved to isolation centre for prompt treatment. He noted that a total of 787 COVID-19 cases had been confirmed in the state, with 28 deaths recorded. He said that so far, 19,557 people had been tested, and urged residents to go for the test and to go…
Russia registered 22,589 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, up from 22,010 the day before, taking the overall tally to 6,356,784, the federal response centre said on Wednesday. “Over the past day, 22,589 COVID-19 cases were confirmed across 85 Russian regions, including 2,048 cases 9.1per cent without clinical symptoms,” the centre said, adding that the rate of increase grew to 0.36 per cent. Moscow has the highest number of new cases with 2,502 daily infections, up from 1,952 the day before. The Russian capital was followed by St. Petersburg with 1,906 cases, down from 1,910, and the Moscow region…
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Governors Forum and Sokoto governor Aminu Tambuwal has said that following myriad of internal political crises, including one that resulted in the resignation of seven national officials of the party on Tuesday, “the PDP-GF had scheduled an emergency meeting to discuss the affairs of the party and the way forward. The governor, in a statement by his Special Adviser Media and Publicity, Muhammad Bello also warned detractors to leave the party alone, while urging members and supporters of the party to remain calm. Tambuwal assured party stalwarts and followers that the PDP Governors…
Cholera, otherwise known as gastroenteritis has so far killed 23 people with 265 infected across 13 local government areas of Sokoto state, the health Commissioner, Dr Ali Inname has confirmed. He gave the names of the local government areas as – Rabah, Wurno, Dange Shuni, Kebbe, Gwadabawa, Tangaza, Isa, Bodinga, Wamakko, Silame, Illela, Sabon Birni and Yabo, adding that Gwadawaba was worst hit. The commissioner, therefore, said “it is important for the public to know that the disease is highly contagious and can easily be transmitted from person to person through casual contacts. “Others are drinking contaminated foods or water,…
By Justina Auta Vice president Yemi Osibanjo has reiterated Nigerian government’s commitment to zero tolerance to gender-based violence (GBV) and reaffirmed its commitment toward ensuring care and justice for survivors. He made the declaration during the official launch of USAID’s MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership (MCGL) in Abuja on Tuesday. Represented by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouk, the Vice president said GBV was driven by structural inequalities and unequal power relations that render women subordinate to men. He explained that this was due to limited access to education, employment, finances, healthcare and opportunities…
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has warned members of the National Assembly, NASS, from northern Nigeria that they would be held responsible for any mass suffering arising from the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB. The group also accused some members of NASS of forging ahead with the bill’s passage knowing that it only favours a section of the country at the detriment of the North. According to CNG, if PIB is assent to by President Muhammadu Buhari, the north will secure a paltry 30% of the profit to be used for oil exploration in the region, while…