Day: September 16, 2021

Final decision on Abba Kyari’s extradition’ll be taken by the President —Police Minister

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Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi, police Affairs Minister, said on Tuesday night that the final decision on request for extradition of suspended head of the Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari, would be taken only by President Muhammadu Buhari. It would be recalled that Kyari was suspended from office to answer allegations of complicity in the $1.1million bribe fraud perpetrated by Ramon Abbas, aka Hushpuppi, who was arrested in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and extradited to the US for trial. Speaking on Channels Television Programme ‘ Politics Today’, Dingyadi said the federal…

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WHO target to vaccinate 70% of world’s population by mid-2022

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Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), and a group of global health leaders, yesterday, pledged to vaccinate 70 per cent of the population of all countries by mid-2022. They said more than 5.7 billion doses have been administered globally but only two per cent of those have been administered in Africa, even as they issued an urgent call for vaccine equity worldwide and in Africa in particular. The leaders, at a press conference, stressed that the worst pandemic in the last hundred years will not…

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We’ll give Jonathan chance to contest 2023 presidency -APC

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The All Progressives Congress says former President Goodluck Jonathan will be given an opportunity to contest for the 2023 presidency if he joins the ruling party. The National Secretary, APC Caretaker, and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee, John Akpanudoedehe, said this while featuring as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday. He said this when asked about the speculations that Jonathan is considering to join the ruling party. The APC official also clarified that the ex-president will also be granted a founding member status if he joins. He, however,…

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