May 2021

The suspended managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman, has denied media reports she solely awarded ports contract during her tenure which has now been brought under scrutiny.

In a statement signed by her on Sunday, May 9, 2021, Usman described such reports as ‘irresponsible, mischievous and defamatory’.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that last week, President Muhammadu Buhari approved the suspension of Bala Usman as the managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and approved the appointment of Mohammed Koko pending the outcome of an investigation into the maritime sector.

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The Senior Pastor of the House on the Rock Church, Paul Adefarasin, has advised the members of his church to plan their exit from Nigeria following the growing uncertainty occasioned by insecurity.

In a video trending on Twitter, the Pastor, who made the statement during his sermon on Sunday, said his wife, Ifeanyi, was absent from the service because she was taking care of their itineraries out of the country.

The cleric of the Lagos-based church said, ‘I bring you greetings from Pastor Ifeanyi who is busy taking care of the frontier of our world and preparing our escape route.’…

A former federal legislator, Shehu Sani has reacted to the abduction of Muslim worshippers by hoodlums suspected to be bandits in Kwata, Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State.

The incident occurred at about 12 am on Monday morning during the Laylatul Qadr prayer.

The Laylatul Qadr prayer, which is the Night of Decree or Night of Power, is one of the most sacred nights in the Islamic calendar.

Reacting, Sani, in a tweet via its Twitter handle, described the incident as unfortunate and sad.

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A former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd), has denied having any link with any terrorist or bandit group within or outside the country.

Abubakar gave the clarification in a statement made available to newsmen in Minna on Monday which was signed on his behalf by his Media Aide, Dr. Yakubu Sulaiman.

The former Head of State described the claim of him having such link as “false unfounded and fake news”.

Apparently reacting to the arrest of a helicopter for supplying food and weapons to terrorists and bandits in parts of the country, which was said to belong to …

South Korea’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Kim Young-Chae has been advised the country to tackle its security challenges internally, as they were ‘mere family affairs.’

The ambassador gave the advice in Abuja when he spoke at a summit held that the insecurity facing the most populous nation was akin to a family disagreement that does not require the intervention of the international community, but regional cooperation.

His words: ‘Security is a very sensitive issue. I know everyone is concerned about the insecurity in Nigeria but it is Nigeria’s internal issue. It should be discussed among Nigerians. If another country engages Nigeria, …

The military in Chad has claimed victory against northern rebels following weeks of fighting.

The conflict against Libya-based rebels threw the country into a crisis when President Idriss Déby died after being wounded on the frontline last month.

The military takeover under the leadership of Mr. Déby’s son has been condemned by the opposition and civil society groups leading to protests.

Sunday’s victory parade was aimed at boosting the popularity of the Chadian military at a time of great uncertainty in the country.

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Some people in the capital N’Djamena cheered as …

Prophet TB Joshua has released the video of a prophecy for Nigeria which he gave almost seven years ago on July 27, 2014, on current happenings in the country.

In the video, the Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN) General Overseer predicted that Nigeria would be covered by a cloud of ‘crisis, murder, killings, destruction‘ but would not break up.

‘Nothing will happen to Nigeria. Nigeria will remain one,’ Joshua assured the congregation during a service at SCOAN.

The video’s release comes amid sustained calls for Nigeria’s breakup by proponents of a Biafran government and other …