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”Drug Trafficking And Fraud” – Seychelles Authorities Explain Why It Banned Nigerians

July 16, 2023July 16, 2023 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

Authorities of Seychelles Island have said that an increase in drug trafficking and fraudulent activities by Nigerian passport holders have forced them to tighten their border against Nigerian passport holders. In a chat with reporters on Thursday, July 13, the Vice President of Seychelles, Ahmed Afif, said that Nigerians with diplomatic passports, valid work or resident permits issued by the island nation will be allowed to enter. “For the others, the government will keep its eyes open and SEBS (Seychelles Electronic Border System) will analyse much more to find out what reasons they are coming example someone who is coming for a holiday for only one day. We have to ask questions because it is strange and we have seen that happening,” he said He added that there were many instances where several Nigerians came into the country with payment from one source. “When we checked the payments made for them to come to Seychelles, it is from only one source. This is for different people coming on different days which shows an organised syndicate,” said Afif. He explained …

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Turkey probes social media plea for international aid to combat fires

August 5, 2021August 5, 2021 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

Istanbul, Aug. 5, 2021 (dpa/NAN) Turkish prosecutors on Thursday launched an investigation into a social media campaign seeking international support to help combat the wildfires that continued to burn in the south of the country. The public prosecutor’s office in Ankara is investigating social media accounts on suspicion of “generating fear and panic” and inciting hatred among public, according to state news agency Anadolu. The accusations also included insulting the state and the president. In the past, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government had temporarily banned social media platforms such as Twitter and YouTube on similar allegations. Amid growing anger and despair over government’s response to the devastating fires, Twitter and Instagram users issued calls for aid from the international community using the hashtag #HelpTurkey during the past week. As Turkey battles the worst fires seen in more than a decade, Erdogan again denied the country had failed to introduce adequate preparatory measures, in comments to broadcaster A Haber late on Wednesday. He accused the opposition of spreading “a terror of lies.” The opposition accused the government of leaving state-owned firefighter …

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Kim Jong-un bans mullet hairstyles and skinny jeans amid fears of ‘decadent’ Western influences among young North Koreans

May 22, 2021May 22, 2021 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

By Jemma Carr For Mailonline …..North Korea facing ‘invasion of capitalistic lifestyle’, state-run newspaper claims …….Those who repeatedly flout strict laws on fashion will be sent to labour camps ….Banned looks include colourfully-dyed or spiked up hair, mullets and piercings Abuja (Precise Post) – Kim Jong-un has banned mullet hairstyles and skinny jeans over fears that ‘decadent’ Western culture will influence young North Koreans. The country will be ripped down ‘like a damp wall’ if more is not done to stop the ‘invasion of a capitalistic lifestyle’, a state-run newspaper claimed. Those who repeatedly flout strict laws on fashion – including a ban on colourfully-dyed or spiked up hair and piercings – will be sent to labour camps under laws put in place by dictator Kim Jong-un in December. Those who don mullets also face these impossibly harsh consequences.(DailyMail).

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Chadian rebels vow to resume advance after Idriss Deby’s funeral

April 25, 2021April 25, 2021 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

Rebels in northern Chad were preparing to advance on the capital N’Djamena, a spokesman said on Saturday, following the funeral of President Idriss Deby who died on the battlefield. Deby’s death on Monday, just after he won an election to extend his 30-year rule, shocked the Central African country which has long been a Western ally against Islamist militants. read more A military council headed by Deby’s son, Mahamat Idriss Deby, seized power after his death, saying it intends to oversee an 18-month transition to elections. The rebels, known as the Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT), came over the border from northern neighbour Libya on April 11 in their thousands, according to analysts’ estimates. Last week, they reached as close as 200-300 km (125-185 miles) from the capital, before a pushback from the army and pause to respect Deby’s funeral. FACT have rejected the military transition, calling it a “monarchy”, and urged a return to democracy. read more “We are preparing to advance … We don’t accept any military government,” spokesman Kingabe Ogouzeimi de Tapol told Reuters, …

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Insecurity: Finally, Southeast Govs set up joint security outfit, Ebubeagu; ban open grazing

April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

Abuja (Precise Post) – In a bid to find lasting solution to the insecurity problem in the region, the five states of the South-East have set up a joint security outfit code-named “Ebubeagu” with headquarters in Enugu. The new outfit will coordinate vigilante activities in the geo-political zone. The setting up of the joint security outfit was the outcome of a meeting of the South East governors held in Owerri on Sunday. The full communique reads: COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY SOUTH EAST GOVERNORS AND HEADS OF SECURITY AGENCIES AT THE END OF THE FIRST SOUTH EAST SECURITY SUMMIT HELD IN OWERRI ON SUNDAY APRIL 11th 2021 After exhaustive discussions on the current security challenges in the South East and with valuable contributions from participants at the first South East security summit in Owerri on this day Sunday April 11th 2021, it was resolved as follows: To strongly and unequivocally condemn terrorism and banditry in any part of Nigeria, particularly in the South East. The meeting strongly condemns the burning of police stations, violent attacks on custodial centres with the unlawful release …

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Oyo Ethnic Clash: Resentment Against Northerners Will Vanish When Killer Herdsmen, Terrorists Stop Killing – FFK Replies Lawan

February 20, 2021February 20, 2021 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

…Says Blaming South West Governors And Leaders For Failures of Fed. Govt Will Only Make Things Worse ….Expresses worry that Senate President has not complained about Fulani herdsmen who are carrying arms, raping our women, occupying our land and terrorising out people By Our Reporter Abuja (Precise Post) – The former minister of Aviation and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Femi Fani-Kayode has responded to the statement credited to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan to the effect that ‘leadership failures in South West caused what happened in Oyo State and other things that kept happening in the region. Fani-Kayode who in his reaction said he’s beginning to suspect that there is a well-orchestrated script unfolding, informed that the only way the resentment against northerners will vanish in South West zone is when the killer herdsmen and terrorists stop the killings. He made it explicit that blaming South West Governors and leaders for the failures of the Federal Government to provide law and order and protect his people from terrorists and savages will not help in this matter. Adding that …

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Big Tech Giants ‘Competing With States’, Putin Warns After Russia Tells Internet Firms To Delete Posts Backing Navalny Protests

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

By Our Reporter Abuja (Precise Post) – Russian President Vladimir Putin today sounded a warning about the influence of global tech giants which he said were ‘competing’ with national governments, after Russia told internet firms to take down posts that had fuelled Alexei Navalny-inspired protests. Putin told the virtual Davos summit that tech companies were ‘not just economic giants… in some areas they are already de facto competing with the state’. ‘We just saw it all in the United States,’ he added, referring to the Capitol riot incited by Donald Trump which led to the then-president being banned from Twitter – a move which has caused disquiet in several European countries. Putin’s comments come as Russia ramps up pressure on the activities of foreign tech giants, which are not subject to the same state censorship as most media outlets. Moscow earlier this week accused US tech platforms of interfering in Russia’s internal affairs during the anti-government protests egged on by Navalny. Ahead of the Navalny rallies, Russia’s media watchdog Roskomnadzor ordered several online platforms, including YouTube and Instagram, to delete …

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Fani-Kayode Slams Twitter Co-founder, Jack Dorsey Over His Reasons For Trump’s Ban

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

By Chris Udochukwu Abuja (Precise Post) – Nigeria’s former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has slammed the co-founder and CEO of Twitter, Jack Patrick Dorsey over his reasons for banning Donald Trump from twitter. Fani-Kayode who dismissed the reasons given for the justification of the ban with a wave of hand, however said the action was a reflection of Jack’s pathological hatred for Trump and those on the right. Stressing that he took great pride and pleasure in doing what he did – an action he said was tantamount to shutting out alternative voice and silencing a great man. Precise Post recalls that Trump was accused of using the instrumentality of the twitter to make comments considered to constitute threat to public safety. Jack Dorsey who took to his twitter handle to explain why Trump was banned said: I do not celebrate or feel pride in our having to ban @realDonaldTrump from Twitter, or how we got here. After a clear warning we’d take this action, we made a decision with the best information we had based on threats to physical …

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My Speech on Capitol Riots Was Totally Appropriate – Trump Insists

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

By Francis Etuko Abuja (Precise Post) – United States President Donald Trump has said his speech before last week’s deadly Capitol riot, when he urged his supporters to march on Congress, was “totally appropriate”. Mr Trump dismissed as “ridiculous” efforts by Democrats in Congress to impeach him for inciting insurrection. He leaves office on 20 January, when President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in. The House of Representatives is expected to vote on an article of impeachment on Wednesday. “I think it’s [the impeachment procedure] causing tremendous danger to our country and it’s causing tremendous anger. I want no violence,” Mr Trump said. He was speaking as he left the White House for a visit to Texas to inspect a section of the border wall with Mexico. What did Mr Trump say in his speech?During his speech at the rally in Washington on 6 January, Mr Trump repeated his unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud during the 3 November presidential election and urged his supporters to march on Congress. “We’re going to walk down to the Capitol, and we’re going to cheer …

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Fani-Kayode react to Adam Nuru, MD of FCMB Paternity scandal, Says ‘A Good Man DIED Due to His Reckless, Wicked and Irresponsible Behaviour

January 4, 2021January 4, 2021 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

By Our Correspondence Abuja (Precise Post) – Former minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has reacted to the paternal scandal of MD of First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Adam Nuru, saying that his a good man DIED as a consequence of his reckless, wicked, heartless and irresponsible behaviour. There are no saints in the world & very few angels but to sleep with someone’s wife, make her pregnant twice & send him to an early grave is inexplicable & unfathomable. This is made all the worse by the fact that she was working for him in a large corporation where such things are not meant to happen between a Managing Director and a subordinate. He also sent over 500 million naira to Ibrahim Magu’s Pastor’s account “by mistake”. The man is filthy, seedy, disgusting, sleazy, irresponsible, dangerous and unreliable. He deserves far worse than just being sacked from the bank that he presently heads. Far worse! He should not only bow his head in shame but he should also be subjected to total and complete public opprobrium and banned from the company …

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Lagos council bans Danfo, Okada, Keke Marwa

November 3, 2020November 3, 2020 - by Precise Post - Leave a Comment

The Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government Area in Lagos has banned the activities of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), motorcycles (Okada) and tricycles (Keke Marwa) operators in Ajegunle. The Chairman, Fatai Adekunle Ayoola, in a statement, said the ban would remain effective pending the conclusion of investigations into the recent looting, arson, and destruction of buildings, properties, bank facilities and vehicles inside the council secretariat. Read Also: NURTW chief cautions youthsThe council secretariat was set ablaze during the #EndSARS protests. Ayoola said relevant security agencies including Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, NURTW Lagos Council Chairman, Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya (MC Oluomo) and others have been briefed on the latest development. Source

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FIFA Bans Former Federation President For Life

December 19, 2019December 19, 2019 - by Precise Post - Leave a Comment

World football ruling body FIFA has banned the former president of Panamanian football federation, Ariel Alvarado for life on Thursday after finding him guilty of bribery. Reuters reports that FIFA also fined him 500,000 Swiss francs (390,821.19 pounds). Alvarado was investigated in relation to matches organised by the Panamanian Football Association. The investigation was also related to contracts for Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) media and marketing rights between 2009 and 2011. The adjudicatory chamber of FIFA’s independent Ethics Committee said it had imposed the ban on Alvarado with immediate effect. He was a former FIFA standing committee member. Source