May 2021

Florida Mass Shooting Leaves 2 Dead

Florida Mass Shooting Leaves 2 Dead

May 31, 2021 5:47 am

At least 2 were killed and at least 20 injured were yesterday when a gang of three-shot indiscriminately into a crowd outside a concert in Miami, Florida, local police has disclosed.

The mass shooting happened during the early hours at a billiards hall on a commercial estate near Miami Gardens, to the northwest of the coastal city’s downtown.

The venue was ‘hosting a scheduled event and several patrons were standing outside,’ Miami-Dade Police Department said in a statement.

When a Nissan Pathfinder SUV approached the scene, it added, ‘three subjects exited the vehicle and began shooting indiscriminately into the …

25 Dead In India After Drinking Toxic Liquor

25 Dead In India After Drinking Toxic Liquor

May 31, 2021 5:28 am

No fewer than 25 people have died after drinking toxic alcohol in northern India, police disclosed yesterday.

Africa Daily News New York police have arrested 10 men for selling the liquor in sprawling Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state.

“So far 25 persons have died and a few others are admitted in the hospital and are undergoing treatment. Ten persons have been arrested,” Ajab Singh, a police spokesperson, told reporters.

Local media reported that the liquor was purchased on Thursday from a shop run by two brothers.

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Liquor stores …

I’m Leaving – Pochettino Tells PSG

I’m Leaving – Pochettino Tells PSG

May 31, 2021 5:19 am

Paris Saint-Germain manager, Mauricio Pochettino, has told the club’s hierarchy that he wants to leave the French Ligue 1 giants this summer, Africa Daily News, New York reports.

It is interesting to note that Pochettino only joined PSG in January, replacing Thomas Tuchel, who is currently the manager of Chelsea.

The 49-year-old failed to reclaim the Ligue 1 title as Lille pipped them to the title.

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His team also crashed out of the Champions League at the hands of Manchester City in the semi-final stage.

Pochettino did manage to guide PSG …

Egypt’s Intelligence Chief To Visit Palestine Following Truce

Egypt’s Intelligence Chief To Visit Palestine Following Truce

May 31, 2021 5:10 am

Egypt’s intelligence chief Abbas Kamel was expected in the occupied Palestinian territories yesterday, a Palestinian minister has after an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire ended a flare-up of fighting between Israel and Gaza’s rulers Hamas.

Africa Daily News, New York Kamel was set to meet with Palestinian leadership, Palestinian civil affairs minister Hussein al-Sheikh said on Twitter, following the truce on May 21 that ended 11 days of deadly exchange of fire between Israel and armed Palestinian groups that ravaged the besieged coastal enclave.

‘Abbas Kamel arrives today in Palestine to consult with the Palestinian leadership on the latest developments after the recent …

We Can No Longer Coexist With Igbos – Northern Coalition

We Can No Longer Coexist With Igbos – Northern Coalition

May 31, 2021 4:54 am

The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) yesterday said the North can no longer continue to coexist with people of Igbo extraction in Nigeria.

CNG said the assassination of Ahmed Gulak, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan in Imo State, was an indication that the North can no longer coexist with southeasterners in Nigeria.

Spokesman of CNG, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, said Gulak’s assassination is a wider plan by the people of Igbo extraction to replicate the ugly events of 1966.

In a statement by Suleiman, CNG claimed that people of the Southeast are funding “gangs” like the Indigenous People of Biafra …

NDDC Board Tompolo Issues Ultimatum, Vows Total Shutdown

NDDC Board: Tompolo Issues Ultimatum, Vows Total Shutdown

May 31, 2021 4:29 am

A former Niger Delta warlord and freedom fighter, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, Alias Tompolo, yesterday, issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to inaugurate the substantive Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

Tompolo described the continuous running of the NDDC by a sole administrator at the instance of the Minister of Niger Delta, Senator Godswill Akpabio as undemocratic,  anti-development, and unacceptable.

He said: ‘I have watched and observed with keen interest, the circumstances surrounding the constitution of the NDDC board for some time now. I would have continued to keep watching and observing, but for love …

81 Bodies Recovered From Kebbi Boat Mishap – Gov Bagudu

81 Bodies Recovered From Kebbi Boat Mishap – Gov Bagudu

May 31, 2021 4:17 am

Kebbi Gov. Atiku Bagudu said 81 bodies have so far been recovered from Wednesday’s boat mishap in Warrah, Ngaski Local Government Area of the state.

Bagudu disclosed this yesterday in Birnin Kebbi when he received Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State, who was on a condolence visit to the state.

A boat from Lokon Minna, Niger State conveying traders, artisanal miners, and other passengers capsized at Warrah and claimed over 100 lives.

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While appreciating the governor and his entourage for the visit, Bagudu prayed that the continuous harmonious relationship …

Insecurity: Nigeria Is At War, CAN Declares

Insecurity: Nigeria Is At War, CAN Declares

May 31, 2021 4:05 am
The Kaduna State chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Reverend Joseph Hayab has said that Nigerians don’t need a prophet to tell them the country is at war with gunmen, kidnappers, and bandits.
Speaking at an intercessory prayer organised by the national CAN against insecurity in the country, Reverend Hayab warned government at all levels not to take the patience of the citizens for granted, lest they may resort to self defence.
He said, ‘The national executive of CAN through the national President issued a circular looking
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Residents Flee As Bandits Loot Shops, Rustle 250 Cows

Bandits Kill 2, Abduct 200 Islamic Schoolchildren In Niger

May 31, 2021 3:38 am

There was palpable tension yesterday in Tegina, Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, yesterday as bandits stormed the town, killing a least two people, and kidnapped over 200 children.

Many of the children kidnapped were from an Islamic school in the town who just resumed lessons.

The bandits, numbering 40, according to a source, stormed the town on many motorcycles and shot sporadically into the air to create fears in the people.

Read Also: Bandits Kill 11 In Zamfara Community

Africa Today News, New York gathered that the gunmen made their way straight to the Islamic school close to …

5,300 Youths Have Benefited From NYI Fund – Buhari

5,300 Youths Have Benefited From NYI Fund – Buhari

May 30, 2021 11:55 am

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday declared that over 5,300 youths have benefited from the ₦75 billion Nigeria Youth Investment Fund (NYIF).

The NYIF was set up as an initiative of the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development and funded by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to invest in innovative ideas, skills and talents of Nigerian youths to build sustainable businesses that can activate enterprise and increase job opportunities in the country.

Buhari, who was represented by the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, disclosed that his administration in his effort to empower youth had dished out …

Buhari To Leave Nigeria For Emergency ECOWAS Summit

Buhari To Leave Nigeria For Emergency ECOWAS Summit

May 30, 2021 11:50 am

President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to fly out of Abuja on Sunday for Accra, Ghana, where he will attend an emergency Extraordinary Summit of ECOWAS.

The summit has been convened to discuss recent political developments in Mali.

A statement issued by Buhari’s Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, noted the meeting was at the instance of the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS and President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo.

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It read: ‘As the situation in Mali continues to evolve, Nigeria

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Gulak: Group Gives Uzodinma Two Weeks To Produce Killers

Gulak: Group Gives Uzodinma Two Weeks To Produce Killers

May 30, 2021 11:48 am

The Northern Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, has called on Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, to immediately bring the killer(s) of the ex-aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmad Gulak, to justice.

The youths threatened to declare Governor Uzodinma persona non grata in the entire northern soil.

A statement from its National President, Isah Abubakar, noted, ‘It’s so pathetic and saddened the continuous killing and lawlessness going on in the South Eastern part of Nigeria. The government of Imo State must give an account of those who killed Gulak. The continuous killing of Northern and destruction of security facilities

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