“We don’t want to enjoy a World Cup like this,” Bernd Beyer of the Boycott Qatar 2022 initiative told The Associated Press. “The fans do not identify with it and are saying they don’t want to have anything to do with it” Anyone walking around Berlin this week will struggle to notice any signs of World Cup fervor. There are no flags, no signs, no public viewing events — no indication that the soccer-mad country’s bid for a fifth world title is about to begin with a game against Japan on Tuesday. Qatar’s human rights record and treatment of migrant…
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Dotun Sanusi, Otun-Apesinola of Ibadanland, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, can foster sustainable growth and development in Nigeria. Sanusi made the assertions at a solidarity rally held in support of Tinubu’s presidential bid at Ilaji Resorts in Ibadan. The rally was organised by Sanusi, the Chief Executive Officer of Ilaji Hotels and Sports Resorts. Sanusi had mobilised no fewer than 10,000 members of Odu’a Peoples Congress (OPC), Agbekoya Solidarity Movement of Nigeria and Landlord Volunteer Groups for Tinubu’s presidential bid. Sanusi said he would continue to mobilise for Tinubu to become the president, adding that…
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria, Matthias Schmale has announced $10.5 million in new funding for the flood response in Nigeria. Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, disclosed this at a news conference at UN headquarters in New York. Haq said that Schmale announced the funding in a statement to support Nigeria as the country faced unprecedented flooding with more than 4.4 million people affected across the country and 2.4 million displaced. “This new funding from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) and the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund will provide clean water, sanitation, health care, shelter and non-food items…
Social media giant ill-equipped to deal with traffic spikes after cuts imposed by Elon Musk, according to former employee Twitter stands a 50% chance of a major outage that could take the site offline during the World Cup, according to a recently departed employee with knowledge of how the company responds to large-scale events. The former employee, who was granted anonymity because of the sensitivity of what was discussed, has knowledge of the workings of Twitter Command Centre, the platform’s team of troubleshooters who monitor the site for issues such as traffic spikes and data centre outages. “Between the lack of preparations…
The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) on Saturday, called for punishment for perpetrators of reported infractions in the voter register by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). CDD Director, Idayat Hassan, made the call in a statement in Abuja. “Technological advancements in the electoral process, such as the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV) have been well received in the recently conducted Ekiti and Osun off-cycle elections. “But we note the concerns about voter duplication and underage voters appearing on the voter register that undermine its credibility. “Where substantiated, these should be grounds for…
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing has said that the government of the United Kingdom is supporting Nigeria to ensure credible elections in 2023. Laing, who disclosed this in an interview on Sunday in Abuja, said the UK would monitor the elections closely. She expressed the UK government’s optimism that Nigeria would deliver free and fair elections in 2023 once the amended Electoral Act was implemented. She said the UK government had been supporting the electoral process in Nigeria by ensuring that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) got the processes right and working with Civil Society Organisations to…
The Zamfara chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended the party’s chairman of Bukkuyum local government area of the state, Shehu Buda-Nasarawa over alleged anti-party activities. The party’s leadership in the state also approved the appointment of Tapa Nasarawa as new APC interim Chairman in the LGA. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Saturday by the state APC Publicity Secretary, Yusuf Idris. “This is to inform the general public the APC Bukkuyum local government chairman, Shehu-Buda Nasarawa has been suspended. “The State Executive Committee of the party under the leadership of Tukur Danfulani has…
North Korea has promised to ‘resolutely react’ to US threat of nuclear weapons use with its own nuclear capabilities. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has promised to use nuclear weapons to counter threats from the United States hours after test-firing an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICMB), the latest escalation as the UN Security Council prepares to convene an emergency session on Pyongyang’s actions. The United Nations Security Council, at the behest of Japan, South Korea and the US will gather on Monday to discuss North Korea’s latest missile launch. North Korea test-fired what it said was a Hwasong-17 ICBM, which can travel up…
On the eve of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, FIFA President Gianni Infantino launched a tirade against Western critics of the controversial tournament in an explosive hour-long monologue. Infantino, the boss of world soccer’s governing body, looked on glumly as he addressed hundreds of journalists in Doha, Qatar, Saturday. “We are taught many lessons from Europeans, from the Western world,” he said, referring to criticisms of Qatar’s human rights record. “What we Europeans have been doing for the last 3,000 years, we should be apologizing for the next 3,000 years before starting to give moral lessons.” Despite the opening match kicking off on…
Qatar has been accused of bribing Ecuador players to lose their FIFA World Cup 2022 opener, scheduled for Sunday in Al Khor. The FIFA World Cup 2022 is finally here, with hosts Qatar set to face Ecuador in the opener on Sunday, at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor. The hosts have had to get past countless controversies to reach this point. Some of the accusations revolve around Qatar paying bribes to win their World Cup bid and also allegations of human rights abuse for their migrant workers. Now the Arab country finds itself caught in another fresh scandal,…