By Chris Udochukwu Abuja (Precise Post) – U.S President Donald Trump said his government has added 2.5million jobs against predictions by experts of possible 7.5million job loss in the month of May. The United States President announced this when he took to his twitter handle @realDonaldTrump on Saturday and tweeted the information thus:
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By Chris Udochukwu Abuja (Precise Post) – Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has called out Joe Biden for allegedly hugging underage girl in an inappropriate, intimate and unacceptable manner. Fani- Kayode who said he watched the Video on YouTube and was appalled with it disclosed this when he took to his Twitter handle @realFFK. The former minister noted that such pervert, sexual deviant or Child predator can’t be linked to President Donald Trump no …
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Abuja (Precise Post) – The Bureau of Board of Governors of the African Development Bank Group has approved an independent investigation of the allegations against the President of the Bank, Akinwumi Adesina. The decision, taken at the meeting of the Bureau Thursday regarding the whistle-blowers’ complaints against Mr Adesina, is in deference to the demand by the U.S. government that a fresh and in-depth investigation be conducted into the allegations against Mr Adesina using an …
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By Ogechi Okorie Abuja (Precise Post) – President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated the two-time Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the country’s candidate for the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) election coming up next year. The President confirmed the nomination on Thursday in an official announcement through the Nigerian Embassy and Permanent Mission to the African Union (AU) and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In the diplomatic …
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By Simon Akwu London (Precise Post) – Anti-racism and Black Lives Matter groups plan to hold a rally in central London and a nationwide kneeling on Wednesday to protest the death of African-American man George Floyd in U.S. police custody. Black Lives Matter in London encouraged protesters to wear red at an afternoon rally in Hyde Park to “protest against the rights of black people being abused globally.” Stand Up to Racism urged people across …
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By Chris Udochukwu Abuja (Precise Post) – Facebook Chairman, Mark Zuckerberg, has come under criticisms for not condemning President Donald Trump’s remarks which allegedly violated the platform’s rule. While Twitter placed a “public interest notice” on the post for violating the platform’s rules “about glorifying violence”, Facebook failed to do the same, a decision that triggered outrage against Zuckerberg and the company. The American leader had threatened protesters of George Floyd’s death with tougher actions. …
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London – Britain’s elected main house of parliament, the Commons, on Tuesday approved the government’s plan to end temporary electronic voting, introduced as a safety measure during the coronavirus pandemic. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservatives tabled a motion to resume in-person voting, requiring lawmakers to walk through lobbies and potentially flout social-distancing rules. Following a fierce debate, lawmakers in the 650-seat house approved the motion by 261 to 163 in a traditional lobby vote that …
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Abuja, President Julius Maad Bio of Sierra Leone has assured President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, of his support and that of his country for his quality leadership. Bio joined other African leaders to rally support for embattled Adesina in his verified Twitter Handle accessed by the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday. Recall that former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan together with other 13 leaders of African countries expressed solidarity …
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Ikeja (Precise Post) – Leading Nigerian carrier, Air Peace, has commended Israel, China and India for contracting the airline to evacuate their citizens to their countries due to COVID-19 pandemic. The Chairman of Air Peace, Mr Allen Onyeama, gave the commendation in a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday. Recall that the airline on Sunday evacuated 312 Indian citizens from Nigeria to their country in a 10-hour non-stop flight. The flight, which departed on Sunday …
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By Our Reporter Abuja (Precise Post) – Facts have emerged why Microsoft is laying off dozens of journalists and editorial workers at its Microsoft News and MSN organizations. The layoffs are part of a bigger push by Microsoft to rely on artificial intelligence to pick news and content that’s presented on MSN.com, inside Microsoft’s Edge browser, and in the company’s various Microsoft News apps. Many of the affected workers are part of Microsoft’s SANE (search, …
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Abuja (Precise Post) – United States President, Donald Trump has threatened people protesting the death of George Floyd with “vicious dogs” and “ominous weapons” if they had breached the fence outside the White House, where members of the US Secret Service are “waiting for action”. In a Twitter thread posted after another night of protests and uprisings against police brutality across the US, the president suggested that US Secret Service members look forward to inflicting …
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By Our Reporter Abuja (Precise Post) – The Regional Airport Manager, South West, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs. Victoria Shin-Aba has said that Port Health service official, FAAN, Nigeria Immigration Service and others were fully on ground as Nigeria major carrier, Air Peace on Thursday evacuated 301 Chinese from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. According to Mrs. Victoria Shin-Aba, the flight: P47807 pushed back from the Echo terminal of MMIA at …
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Abuja (Precise Post) – Two former Nigerian presidents, Olusegun Obasanjo and thirteen other African leaders on Friday, countered United States president Donald Trump, stressing that the African Development Bank and its President should not be distracted, particularly when it is battling with the coronavirus pandemic. The African leaders rallied support for Adesina through a statement they jointly signed, a copy of which was made available to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) by Mr. Kehinde Akinyemi, …
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Abuja (Precise Post) – Police have arrested have arrested an Indian Priest who beheaded a man in his shrine as a sacrifice as directed by the goddess to end COVID-19 in the country, Gulf News reports. The priest beheaded Pradhan with an axe on Wednesday night in the temple’s shrine after an argument ensued between them. The priest 70-year-old Sansari Ojha from the Brahmani Dei Temple cut off 52-year-old Saroj Kumar Pradhan’s head , told …
Read More By Our Reporter Abuja – United States President, Donald Trump has lamented the anti-conservative bias of social media, describing it as the greatest threats to free speech in American history – and said he wished he could close down Twitter. He lambasted the platform as he signed an executive order in the Oval Office which is intended to begin tackling what he claims is censorship of conservative voices. The order could open Twitter, Facebook and …
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Abuja (Precise Post) – A 13-year-old girl was allegedly beheaded by her own father in a brutal ‘honor-killing’ in Iran while she was sleeping. Romina Ashrafi was killed with a farming sickle after fleeing her family home with a 34-year-old man after her father expressed outrage at their plans to get married. The Victim, Romina Ashrafi Romina Ashrafi was killed with a sickle weapon in her family home in Hovigh, Talesh county, Iran, as a …
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