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Annastacia Palaszczuk (pictured on Thursday) has been blasted for controversial claimsAnnastacia Palaszczuk has been blasted by Health Minister Greg Hunt and the country’s top doctor for making misleading claims about Covid-19 death rates and child illness in defence of her hard border closure. The Queensland premier on Wednesday vowed to keep her state border closed until modelling is done on how children aged under 12, who cannot be vaccinated, will be affected by a major Covid outbreak.Then on Thursday morning she Tweeted that ’80 people will die each day’ if the state follows the NSW model of living with Covid with…

Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has ordered the immediate shut down of Bola Komo, a popular club in the state. Press Informant understands that before the order, residents of the area where the club is situated had lamented that the facility had become a choice place for teenagers engaging in immoral acts as well as where hard drugs are freely taken. They said it was bad for a club to operate directly in front of a secondary school.   Akeredolu’s led government maintained that the shutting down of the club became necessary after security agencies profiled it as a hot…

Eight days after gunmen attacked the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna, the search for Major Datong is still on.   He was abducted by the gunmen, who killed two officers in the academy’s premises on August 21.   NDA authorities which hitherto remained silent on the fate of the abductee, said in a statement yesterday that they had received encouragement from the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt-General Faruk Yahaya in their efforts to ensure the safe return of the officer.   Its Public Relations Officer, Major Bashir Jajira, said Gen. Yahaya also approved the deployment of six “gun trucks…

A firefighter directs people stranded at a subway entrance during flash flooding in New York on September 1. (Anthony Behar/Sipa/AP Images)First responders continue to safely evacuate people from the New York City subway system after “a historic and challenging night for the region, our customers and transit workers,” the acting chair and CEO of the Metropolitan Transit Authority, Janno Lieber, said in a statement.It’s unclear how many trains still need to be evacuated.Janno said the torrential rains have caused massive amounts of water to enter subways.“New Yorkers should not attempt to travel until further notice,” Janno said. “We will be…

General News of Thursday, 2 September 2021 Source: GNA 2021-09-02 Sheikh Osmanu Nunu Sharubutu The Ministry of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, has acknowledged the generous cash donation by the National Chief Imam Sheikh Osmanu Nunu Sharubutu towards the construction of the National Cathedral.A statement issued by the Ministry of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, copied to the Ghana News Agency, said the Ministry welcomed the singular gesture by the National Chief Imam in support of mobilization of funds for a national edifice and believed that it would deepen the unique goodwill between Muslims and Christians in the country.”The inter-faith harmony that…

Mane netted through a close-range shot on 56 minutes and Paris Saint-Germain defender Abdou Diallo scored a similar goal nine minutes from time as Senegal beat bogey team Togo 2-0 in Thies. Keita set up Francois Kamano, who gave Guinea a seventh-minute lead over Guinea-Bissau in neutral Nouakchott that was surrendered just after half-time when Joseph Mendes struck to earn a 1-1 draw. Unlike Mane and Keita, who played as their countries are not on the United Kingdom Covid-19 travel ‘red list’, star Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah could not turn out for Egypt against Angola in Cairo. Two-time African Footballer…

Sports News of Thursday, 2 September 2021 Source: ghanaguardian.com 2021-09-02 Bibiani Gold Stars won Zone 2 of Division One League to qualify for the GPL Ghana Premier League new boys Bibiani Gold Stars have announced a kit partnership deal with US based kit manufacturing company Icarus ahead of their debut season in the elite division.The new boys will be kitted by Icarus when the 2021/2022 season eventually starts.A statement from Icarus reads “We’re delighted to announce that Bibiani Goldstars will be wearing Icarus for their inaugural season in the Ghana Premier League””The club’s kits will be released ahead of the…

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews was nowhere to be seen at the Thursday a press conference to report to the Victorian public the number of Covid cases had soared towards 200 – a day after he declared his dogged battle for a ‘Covid-zero’ state was finally over. Instead, his hapless Health Minister Martin Foley was rolled out to front the cameras on Thursday to explain why the premier had ditched his quest for ‘doughnut days’. Victorian Chief Health Officer Professor Brett Sutton  – the architect of the state’s hardline approach to tackling the virus – was also absent as Mr Foley attempted to…

A married woman has complained about her husband’s unusual attitude whenever he is broke. According to her, he is only loving and available at home only when he is broke. Read her story below ; “Okay, so I observed something in my marriage, my husband ehn , anytime he is broke or having financial crisis he is so kind and loving and prayerful. He even initiates fasting most times. He will play Christian music so loudly. Immediately the money shows up he reduces prayers and he is less available at home. I was so angry one day I prayed to…

Ghanaian singer and songwriter Kumi Guitar has been robbed in broad daylight.In a self recorded video, Kumi Guitar revealed how it all happened that he was robbed in traffic.READ ALSO: New Month, New Look – Check What Wendy Shay Has For UsThe singer said he was driving when he got stuck in traffic. He was approached by someone who told him there is something wrong with his back tyre.Kumi Guitar said he got down to check and realised nothing was wrong. He then realised it was a trick to rob him. By the time he got back inside the car,…