February 14, 2020

Gunmen Are After My Life – HURIWA Coordinator, Onwubiko

Kanu Burial: HURIWA Raises Alarm Over Arrest Of Mourners

February 14, 2020 10:47 am

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has appealed to the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai to immediately investigate the alleged arrest and order the release of all the Jewish worshippers that were reportedly arrested by soldiers in Abia State on their way to the burial of the parents of the leader of the (Indigenous People of Biafra) IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu.

HURIWA said there is the urgent need for the allegation of arrest, detention of persons dressed as Jewish worshippers who are indeed members of the fast-growing Jewish community in Nigeria to be investigated and

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Nobody Can Remove Me As King, I'll Rule For 67 Years – Oluwo

Tension As Oluwo Beats Up Another Monarch During Meeting

February 14, 2020 10:42 am

There is palpable tension amongst traditional rulers in Osun State, following a report of Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi beating up another monarch during a peace meeting.

It was gathered that the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of zone 11, Bashir Makama, had called for a peace meeting amongst royal fathers from Iwo axis over land disputes.

According to the source, it was in the middle of the meeting, which had other monarchs, including some top police personnel, as well as government functionaries in attendance, that Oba Akanbi allegedly stood up from where he was sitting and descended

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Bayelsa

PDP Secretariat Set Ablaze In Massive Bayelsa Protest

February 14, 2020 8:42 am

Tension has risen to the crescendo in Bayelsa State as aggrieved Bayelsans and APC supporters embarked on massive protest following INEC’s declaration of PDP Douye Diri as the state’s governor-elect.

Hundreds of angry youths and women, Friday trooped to major streets of Yenagoa, protesting the Supreme Court verdict that sacked the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates in the November 16 gubernatorial election. They set the PDP’s Secretariat in the State ablaze.

Independent National Electoral Commission( INEC), had declared the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Douye Diri, winner of the Bayelsa governorship election after series of meeting with stakeholders

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Kanu

Live: Burial Ceremony Of The Kanus -Bodies Arrive Church

February 14, 2020 5:05 am

Today is the D-Day for the burial of IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s parents, Eze Israel Kanu and his wife Lolo. Mrs. Sally Kanu who passed away in quick succession last year.

Africa Daily News will be subsequently covering the burial as it progresses.

The burial ceremony will be held at Afarukwu Community in Abia State, the hometown of the Kanus.

Africa Daily News earlier reported the various controversies surrounding the burial ceremony, which includes threats from the Abia state commissioner of police to the deployment of heavily armed federal troops to the venue of the burial in order to …

Elections

Results Of General Elections Have Vanished – INEC

February 14, 2020 5:04 am

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has raised fears that the results and data of the 1999 and 2003 general elections were missing.

The commission’s National Commissioner on Election and Party Monitoring, Prof. Anthonia Okosi-Simbina made this known on Thursday.

Prof. Okosi-Simbina, a former member of the Nigeria Institute of Social and Economic Research, however, added that researchers did not find it difficult to trace the 2019 general elections results which were already online.

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She said this during a one-day workshop to look at the proposed compendium of the

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Trip

Buhari Told Not To Cancel Trip To Bayelsa For Swearing-In

February 14, 2020 5:02 am

Shehu Sani, a former lawmaker representing Kaduna Central district at the National Assembly has advised President Muhammadu Buhari not to cancel his earlier scheduled trip to Bayelsa for the swearing-in ceremony.

The President had concluded plans to storm Bayelsa on Friday for the swearing-in of governor-elect, David Lyon of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

But the Supreme Court on Thursday nullified the election of Lyon and his Deputy, Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo.

The apex court led by Justice Mary Peter-Odili on Thursday directed the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to withdraw the Certificate of Return issued to the All Progressives Congress’ candidates

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Wike and Oshiomhole

Wike Sends Word To FG Over Oshiomhole’s Rant

February 14, 2020 5:01 am
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has launched a verbal attack on the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, over the comment he made about the inauguration of the candidate of the People Democratic Party, Douye Diri.

Reacting to the sacking of APC’s David Lyon by the Supreme Court on Thursday, Oshiomhole insisted that Lyon was democratically elected by the people and added that “Nobody will be sworn in on Friday as the new governor in Bayelsa state”

In response to the APC Chairman’s rant, Wike called on the Federal Government to warn him (Oshiomhole) to stop …

Kashim Shettima

Stop Making Buhari Look Like A Demon – Sen. Shettima

February 14, 2020 5:00 am
Sen. Kashim Shettima on Thursday advised Nigerians to stop demonising President Muhammadu Buhari, noting that he had done enough in trying to solve the problem of insecurity in the country.

Shettima gave the advice while speaking with journalists after plenary at the National Assembly with emphasis on the killing of over 30 persons in Auno Village near Maiduguri.

“Let’s see to it that the challenges facing us as a nation and as a people are promptly addressed, and it is not beyond us to solve those challenges.

“I believe quite frankly that grandstanding, playing to the gallery, pouring venom on

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Adams Oshiomhole

Nigerians Bash Oshiomhole Over ‘No Governor’ Comments

February 14, 2020 4:59 am
Nigerians have bashed the All Progressives Congress, APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole for saying that there will be no new governor in Bayelsa State on Friday as the judgment of the Supreme Court lacked ingredient.

Oshiomhole, while reacting to the judgment which sacked the election of David Lyon and declare Duoye Diri of the PDP winner, said Duoye did not have the wide spread to be sworn in as Governor on Friday.

Nigerians on Twitter have taken Oshiomhole to the cleaner, lambasting him for making such a statement.

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Oshiomhole

PDP Issues Stern Warning To Oshiomhole To Avoid Bayelsa

February 14, 2020 4:58 am
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday fired back at the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, over the comments he made on the ruling of the Supreme Court on the Bayelsa State Governorship election.

Oshiomhole, earlier on Thursday while reacting to the sacking of APC’s David Lyon by the apex court, had insisted that Lyon was democratically elected and vowed that “Nobody will be sworn in on Friday as the new governor in Bayelsa State.”

However, in a statement signed by Kola Ologbondiyan, National Publicity Secretary, PDP described Oshiomhole’s comment as an empty and inconsequential …

Imam with journalists and EFCC head of publicity, Wilson Uwujaren in Port Harcourt on Wednesday

Port Harcourt Cell: EFCC Declares Twitter Blogger Wanted

February 14, 2020 4:56 am

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has vowed to apprehend the @TheRealdayne, the promoter of a report in the social media, claiming its Port Harcourt holding facility is overcrowded and alleging mistreatment of detainees.

Head of the Port Harcourt Zonal office, Usman Imam, at a media briefing today dismissed the report as fake news. It was the second time the agency would debunk the report which went viral.

According to him, “the picture of detainees crammed into an open air cell purported to belong to the EFCC Zonal office in Port Harcourt is fake. The images are strange to …

Man Shot Dead In Washington D.C

February 14, 2020 4:55 am

Washington D.C. on Thursday recorded a death when a man whose name was yet to be ascertained got shot multiple times.

The shooting took place in the evening in downtown Washington D.C. and, authorities said a suspect has been taken into custody.

The suspect shot the man just after 5 p.m. eastern time (2200 GMT) near the Chinatown area and the National Portrait Gallery, said D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham at a news conference Thursday night.

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The victim was said to have died later in a hospital. No officers were injured, and …

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