May 2021

Biden Pledges To Help ‘Rebuild’ Gaza

Biden Pledges To Help ‘Rebuild’ Gaza

US President, Joe Biden has pledged to help organize efforts to rebuild Gaza and said creating a Palestinian state alongside Israel is the ‘only answer’ to the conflict.

Biden also said he had told the Israelis to stop ‘intercommunal fighting’ in the flashpoint city of Jerusalem.

However, he stressed ‘there is no shift in my commitment, commitment to the security of Israel” and added that until the region ‘unequivocally‘ acknowledges Israel’s existence ‘there will be no peace.’

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Lewandowski Breaks Mueller’s 49-Year Scoring Record

Lewandowski Breaks Mueller’s 49-Year Scoring Record

Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski said it felt like being in a ‘science fiction film’ as he scored his 41st Bundesliga goal of the season on Saturday to break Gerd Mueller’s 49-year-old German league record for a single campaign.

Lewandowski scored in the 90th minute of Bayern’s 5-2 home win over Augsburg having equalled Mueller’s record of 40, which was set in 1971/72, last weekend.

Lewandowski broke Mueller’s mark with a classic poacher’s effort, rounding the Augsburg goalkeeper to fire home having snapped up the rebound after Leroy Sane’s shot was parried just before the whistle.

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Omokri Reacts As Buhari, Fail To Attend Late COAS Burial

Omokri Reacts As Buhari, Fail To Attend Late COAS Burial

A former presidential aide to President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has criticized President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for not attending the burial of the late Chief of Army Staff, General Ibrahim Attahiru, on Saturday.

Africa Daily News, New York had earlier reported that Buhari and Osinbajo were conspicuously missing at the burial of the late COAS and other military officers on Saturday.

Attahiru died in a plane crash close to the Kaduna Airport on Friday.

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Ten other officers were also killed when the Beachcraft 350 …

Somali Leaders Begin 'Preliminary' Talks To Hold Elections

Somali Leaders Begin ‘Preliminary’ Talks To Hold Elections

Somali leaders and stakeholders yesterday commenced negotiations Saturday aimed at organising new elections after the postponement of recent polls sparked one of the country’s worst political crises in years.

 

Tensions have continued to mount around the nation after President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed last month extended by two years a mandate which had expired on February 8.

Days after that decision, violence erupted in the capital as government forces clashed with pro-opposition groups who briefly took control of parts of the city.

In a bid to de-escalate the unrest, the president, better known by his nickname Farmajo, earlier this month …

Gunmen Kill 9 In Agan Community In Benue

Gunmen Kill 9 In Agan Community In Benue

Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have attacked the Agan community in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue leaving no fewer than nine persons dead.

According to reports available to Africa today News, New York, nobody knew where the attackers came from.

A native who preferred to remain anonymous said; ‘These attacks are becoming too frequent. This is the second time in less than three weeks that the attackers launched attacks on our community.

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‘We hardly sleep well nowadays for fear of attacks.

‘I appeal to the Federal Government to please send

Attahiru Was Determined To End Boko Haram, Zulum Laments

Attahiru Was Determined To End Boko Haram, Zulum Laments

Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum yesterday sent his condolences as the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru and ten other officers were buried in Abuja.

While speaking, the Borno Governor, Professor Zulum noted that the late chief of staff was evidently committed to the fight against Boko Haram and was determined to significantly contribute to ending the insurgency.

‘The commitment of the late chief of army staff to the fight against Boko Haram was very obvious. Within the short time he served, he had been to Borno on multiple occasions, meeting operational commanders and troops at battlefronts.

Tension In Cross River As APC Takes Over PDP Secretariat

Tension In Cross River As APC Takes Over PDP Secretariat

There is tension and palpable fear among the political class in Cross Rivers State as the All Progressives Congress, (APC) has taken over the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, secretariat located at 42A Murtala Mohammed Highway in Calabar Municipality.

This twist is unveiling on the heels of Governor Ben Ayade’s defection to the ruling APC.

While defecting the governor, thanked and commended his former party, PDP, for ‘standing with him all through his political life and it is not in his culture to pay good with evil.

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Attahiru’s Death Britain Condoles With Nigeria

Attahiru’s Death: Britain Condoles With Nigeria

The United Kingdom through the British High Commissioner, Catriona Laing has sent its condolence to the government and people of Nigeria over the death of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Ibrahim Attahiru.

Africa Daily News, New York had reported that the COAS died in a helicopter crash on Friday alongside 10 others in Kaduna.

In a tweet on Saturday, the British High Commissioner said; ‘Profoundly shocked & saddened by this terrible news’.

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‘Our deepest condolences to the family & friends of the late Chief of Army Staff,

Shehu Sani Blasts Nigerians Celebrating Attahiru’s Death

Shehu Sani Blasts Nigerians Celebrating Attahiru’s Death

Senator Shehu Sani, who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th National Assembly, has slammed some Nigerians celebrating the death of the Chief Of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, who died alongside other top military officers in an air crash on Friday.

Africa Daily News, New York had reported that the army chief and other top military officers died on Friday evening when a military Beachcraft 350 conveying them crashed at the Kaduna International Airport.

While Nigerians mourn the officers, Shehu Sani on his official Facebook page on Saturday alleged that some Nigerians are rejoicing over the ugly incident.

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Buhari Missing At Burial Of COAS, Other Military Officers

President Muhammadu Buhari was conspicuously missing at the burial of the late Chief of Army Staff, General Ibrahim Attahiru, on Saturday.

Attahiru died in a plane crash close to the Kaduna Airport on Friday.

10 other officers were also killed when the Beachcraft 350 aircraft came down due to bad weather.

Their remains were on Saturday moved to the National Mosque and the Nigerian Air Force Protestant Church venues of prayers.

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The burial rites started around 1pm and was attended by top dignitaries in Nigeria’s Armed Forces.

Their bodies …

Nigeria’s Ayotunde Phillips Re-Elected Into FIFA Ethics Comm

Nigeria’s Ayotunde Phillips Re-Elected Into FIFA Ethics Comm

A former Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Ayotunde Phillips, has been re-elected as a member of the FIFA Ethics Committee for another four-year term in office.

Her re-election was ratified at the virtual 71st FIFA Congress held in Zurich, Switzerland on Friday and monitored by Channels Television monitored by Africa Daily News, New York.

The election followed a motion – to sanction the proposal to elect members of the committee – read at the congress by FIFA President, Gianni Infantino.

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‘The congress was asked to approve the

Biden Moves To Boost US-Asia Alliance, Meets S'Korean Leader

Biden Moves To Boost US-Asia Alliance, Meets S’Korean Leader

President Joe Biden meets South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the White House on Friday to underscore a strategic focus on Asia, while playing down chances of quick progress on the two biggest challenges facing the United States.

The rising power of China as a rival for leadership in Asia and the powder keg of nuclear-armed North Korea loom over the talks.

The Biden administration admits it has no easy answer to either.

‘The goal here is to understand that this process is likely to be challenging and to give ourselves maximum flexibility,’ a senior White House official said about …