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Biafran Republic Done And Dusted As BNL Introduces Biafran Pounds, Issues Warning To Cameroon Government

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Biafra Nations League, BNL, says it has introduced the Biafran pounds in the Bakassi Peninsula, a region in Cross Rivers State. The secessionist group said the decision follows the visit of its national leader, Princewill Chimezie Richard to the region. Henry Edet, Chief Head of Operations of BNL, said in a statement to DAILY POST on Tuesday that the Biafran currency of 1967 is still recognized by the group. The group said the currency has been handed to members in the region. He said the “Biafran pounds would gradually replace the Nigeria and Cameroon currency in the Peninsula,” insisting that “any form of harassments by Cameroon as a result of introducing the currency would amount to rebellion.” They added that it has welcomed the decision

Convicted Mass Murderer Requests To Be Killed By Firing Squad

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A killer who may become the first person put to death in Nevada in 15 years has requested the use of a firing squad rather than lethal injection. Lawyers for Zane Michael Floyd, who are fighting a possible June execution date, say their client’s request is “not a delaying tactic”. In court documents seen by the Associated Press, lawyers say the method is “less painful”. The use of firing squads to carry out the death penalty is rare in the US. Federal public defence lawyer Brad Levenson said Floyd wanted to avoid the proposed three-drug lethal injection put forward by the state. But any challenge to the proposed process requires that an alternative method be submitted, and Mr Levenson said gunshots would be “the most humane way”.Execution by firing

President Fires Minister Over COVID-19 Funds

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Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has fired Labour Minister Ken Kandodo for diverting $800 worth of COVID-19 funds to pay for a government trip, part of a wider embezzlement scandal. In a televised address to the nation, Chakwera says the minister was named in an audit report as having listed the funds in his allowances for the travel to South Africa. “I have dropped him from my cabinet accordingly. Even though the minister has since returned the money, his usage of the funds means that the money was unavailable for its intended purpose when it was needed most.” AFP reports that Chakwera also ordered the arrest of scores of civil servants implicated in plundering $7.8 million of COVID-19 funds. Malawi, one of the world’s poorest

Oby Ezekwesili Sliced Buhari Into Pieces, Says Nigeria Under Him ‘A Mass Of Cumulative Failure’

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Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has said that Nigeria under the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration, has become “a mass of cumulative failure.” In a Twitter thread on Tuesday, Ezekwesili lamented that with the way things are currently going, Nigeria risks losing its status as a country as it steadily hobbles down the slippery slope under President Buhari. According to her, recent happenings in Nigeria do not present the country as a progressive one but rather as a ‘mass of cumulative failure’. She said Nigeria of today can be compared with countries like Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, among others. Ezekwesili called for a sovereign national conversation. Her tweet read, “For 60 years, Nigeria in a classic case of failure of nation formation

JUST IN: Nigerian Government Brands UK ‘Disrespectful’ Over Decision To Grant Assylum To IPOB, MASSOB Members

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The federal government has reacted to the United Kingdom government's decision to grant asylum to "persecuted" members of Biafran secessionist groups, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB).  Decency Global News reported earlier that the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) had released new guidelines on how to treat asylum applications by members of Biafran secessionist groups. The guideline centers on if a person “who actively and openly supports IPOB is likely to be at risk of arrest and detention, and ill-treatment which is likely to amount to persecution”. Reacting to this at a forum organised by NAN on Tuesday April 20, Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed described the decision as "disrespectul" to the Nigerian government

NITDA Critical To Nigeria’s Digital Technology Transformation — NCC

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The National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, has been described as a critical agency, capable of enabling Nigeria to achieve and sustain its digital technology transformation. Speaking at the NITDA @20 Anniversary conference held in Abuja on Monday, the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, said the agency has met the expectations of Nigerians in the past 20 years of its existence. Specifically, he thanked the Director-General of the agency, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi and all the Chief Executive officers, CEOs and directors, past and present for doing their best in repositioning the agency. However, speaking earlier, Abdullahi highlighted the achievements of the agency in the last two decades, stressing that NITDA’s creation symbolized Nigeria’s resolution to embrace digital transformation, adding that

UK Set To Grant Assylum To ‘Prosecuted’ IPOB, MASSOB Members

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The UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) has released new guidelines to its decision makers on how to consider and grant asylum applications by members of Biafran secessionist groups, TheCable reported. Asylum is to be granted to “persecuted” members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), which has been designated as a terrorist organisation by the Nigerian government, and the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB). IPOB was formed in 2012 by Nnamdi Kanu and it is believed to be an offshoot of MASSOB, which was founded in 1999 by Ralph Uwazuruike. Both are campaigning for the secession of mainly the south-east but also several other ethnic nationalities from Nigeria. In the just-released ‘Country Policy and Information Note Nigeria: Biafran

Customs Generates A Whooping Sum Of N466bn Revenue In Q1 2021

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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it generated N466 billion revenue in the first quarter of 2021 (Q1 2021). This is according to data made available to NAN on Tuesday by Joseph Attah, public relations officer of the service.. A breakdown showed that the NCS recorded the highest revenue in March with N169.4 billion, followed by January with N157.6 billion while the sum of N138.9 billion was generated in February. According to the data, the NCS raked in N216.9 billion as revenue from import duty within the first three months of the year. This is followed closely by N105.2 billion realised from value added tax (VAT) and about N55.5 billion from non-federation accounts levies. Similarly, N50.8 billion was gotten from federation account levies, N34.5 billion

JUST IN: Chadian Army Names Late President’s Son As New President Of The Country

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Idris Déby Itno, son of the late President Idriss Déby of Chad, has been named the new leader of the country The 37-year-old son army general was appointed to lead the military council after his father was killed by rebel forces. The late Chadian president was confirmed dead on Tuesday after he sustained injuries in a fight with the rebels over the weekend. More to follow…

Tottenham Appoint Ryan Mason As Interim Manager To Replace Sacked Mourinho

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Ryan Mason has been appointed as Tottenham’s new interim manager following Jose Mourinho’s sacking on Monday. Mourinho was relieved of his duties at Spurs after 17 months in charge, just six days before he was due to oversee the team’s appearance in the 2020-21 Carabao Cup final. Mason, who had been serving as the club’s head of player development, will now be tasked with delivering their first major trophy since 2008 and will see out the remainder of the season before a new permanent boss is appointed over the summer. Tottenham have confirmed the news in an official statement, which reads: “Following the departure of Jose Mourinho, we can now confirm that Ryan Mason will take charge as interim head coach for the

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