Banky W and Adesua Welcome Baby_Ada Nkong

Banky W and Adesua Welcome Baby_Ada Nkong

Over three years after their wedding, popular Nigerian artiste Banky W and his wife, Adesua Etomi have welcomed their first child.

The elated new father In an Instagram post, showed a picture of his wife with her baby bump, alongside other lovey-dovey pictures of himself and his wife.

Nollywood Actress Adesua and Hubby Banky W welcomes First Child – Stylexone

in the caption, he wrote a loving message to his wife on her birthday and revealed the name of his child, Zaiah. He i revealed his new status as a father with the words, “My baby had a baby and he’s everything we prayed for.”

In the birthday wish he wrote , “Happy birthday to my lady, my love and Purpose Partner, My world, my wife and Baby Mama. I didn’t think it was possible for you to be more beautiful than you already were… but I was wrong. Because you’re not just beautiful, you’re strong. You’re grace and favour personified, and you’re so much more.

“Words cannot properly express how grateful I am for you, how much I love you, or what we’ve been through. I’m thankful that you’re mine. And that God made everything beautiful in His time. He turned our tears into triumph and our loss into laughter. He’s changed our lives forever, here’s to the next (and best) chapter. Nothing I can say or do can top what He gave us. My baby had a baby and he’s everything we prayed for @adesuaetomi. Happy birthday “Mama Zaiah.” I love you SCATTER.”

7 Dead in NAF Aircraft Crash By Raphael Bichene

7 Dead in NAF Aircraft Crash By Raphael Bichene

NAF has issued a statement saying 7 people died in the crash involving its aircraft on Sunday.

A source gave the list below though not up to 7.

See NAF statement

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT

This is to confirm that a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Beechcraft KingAir B350i aircraft crashed while returning to the Abuja Airport after reporting engine failure enroute Minna. First responders are at the scene. Sadly, all 7 personnel on board died in the crash. The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Vice Marshal Oladayo Amao, has ordered an immediate investigation into the incident. While urging the general public to remain calm and await the outcome of investigation, the CAS, on behalf of all NAF personnel, commiserates with the families of the deceased. NAF

Below is the list of people aboard the NAF aircraft that crashed in Abuja Sunday enroute Minna.

Officers on board the NAF 201 B350 Aircraft:

Flt. Lt. Gazama

Flt. Lt. Piyo

Flg. Offr. Okpara

FS Olawumi

ACM Johnson

Source: NAF

Ghana gets First Doses of Covax Vaccines by Raphael Bichene

Ghana gets First Doses of Covax Vaccines by Raphael Bichene

Ghana has become the first country to receive coronavirus vaccines through the Covax vaccine-sharing initiative.

A delivery of 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine arrived in Accra on Wednesday. The first recipients are due to be healthcare workers.

The Covax scheme aims to reduce the divide between rich countries and poorer nations unable to buy doses.

The programme is planning to deliver about two billion vaccine doses globally by the end of the year.

Ghana has become the first country to receive coronavirus vaccines through the Covax vaccine-sharing initiative.

A delivery of 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine arrived in Accra on Wednesday. The first recipients are due to be healthcare workers.

The Covax scheme aims to reduce the divide between rich countries and poorer nations unable to buy doses.

The programme is planning to deliver about two billion vaccine doses globally by the end of the year.

Ghana, which has a population of over 30m, was chosen as the first recipient of the free vaccines after promising quick distribution and meeting the criteria set by Covax.

Further deliveries are expected to neighbouring Ivory Coast later this week, the Covax alliance says.

Vaccinations are expected to start in Ghana next week, and, as well as health workers, those over 60, people with underlying health conditions, and senior officials are due to be prioritised.

The vaccines delivered to Accra were produced by the Serum Institute of India and developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University. The vaccine has been approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) and its roll-out in Ghana is not part of a trial.

The doses being sent to lower-income countries such as Ghana are funded by donations. As well as procuring and delivering the vaccines, Covax partners are supporting local authorities in areas such as training people to administer the jabs and helping provide an adequate cold-chain storage and delivery system.

Source: BBC

Joe Biden to Make First Visit to Pentagon as President. By Raphael Bichene

Joe Biden to Make First Visit to Pentagon as President. By Raphael Bichene

Joe Biden will make his first visit as president to the Pentagon Wednesday as the US military seeks to address far-right extremism and racism among its troops.

Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will cross the Potomac River to the iconic seat of the Department of Defense in the early afternoon where they will be greeted by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and top generals and civilian officials, the White House said.

Austin, a retired general and former US Middle East commander, is the first African American to hold the position.

He has set his priorities on combatting Covid-19 in the US forces to preserve readiness, on supporting Biden’s national 100-day plan to get the virus under control, and to root out racism and related extremism in the more than two million uniformed service members.

Issues of racism and extremism have always challenged the force, but came to the fore after hundreds of extremist supporters of former president Donald Trump, some of them embracing white supremacy ideology, stormed the US Capitol on January 6.

Biden has set a theme for his administration of advancing greater opportunities for minorities across the entire government.

To make the point, Biden will visit a Pentagon exhibit portraying the history of African Americans in the military.

The visit could also set the tone for the US defense stance as Biden reviews Trump’s push to remove nearly all US forces from Iraq and Afghanistan after nearly two decades of war.

On Tuesday Defense Department Spokesman John Kirby said the two aims of Biden’s visit were to talk to senior leaders on foreign and defense policy and then to address the huge Pentagon workforce.

Source: AFP

Thousands Rally in Yangon Against Myanmar Coup by Raphael Bichene

Thousands Rally in Yangon Against Myanmar Coup by Raphael Bichene

Thousands rallied against the Myanmar coup in Yangon Sunday, as an internet blackout failed to quash outrage over the military’s power grab from elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

It was the second straight day of demonstrations in Myanmar’s largest city.

Many were dressed in the signature red of Suu Kyi’s political party, the National League for Democracy.

“We will move forward and keep demanding until we get democracy. Down with the military dictatorship,” one of the protesters, Myo Win, 37, told AFP.

Other protesters carried banners that read: “We do not want military dictatorship.”

As they marched and chanted, many protesters flashed the three-finger salute borrowed from Thailand’s pro-democracy movement.

Police trucks had been deployed on the scene, near Yangon University, and there were riot officers nearby.

“Military dictatorship is rooted in our country for a long time,” another protester, Myat Soe Kyaw, 27, told AFP.

“We must stand against it.”

Source: AFP

President Buhari Extends IGP Adamu’s Tenure by Raphael Bichene

Contrary to some reports yesterday that the President had asked IGP Muhammed Adamu to hand over, President Muhamadu Buhari has extended the IGP’s tenure for three months.

According to the Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi who disclosed this on Thursday while briefing State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the extension is to gibe time for careful selection of a capable replacement.

Details later…..