June 2021

Bandits Kill 12 In Sokoto, Block Highway In Zamfara

Bandits Kill 12 In Sokoto, Block Highway In Zamfara

June 15, 2021 4:02 am

At least twelve persons have been killed by armed bandits in Maikujera in Rabah Local Government Area of Sokoto State after a violent attack in the area. 

In a press statement sighted by Africa Daily News yesterday, the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Sanusi Abubakar, said the incident happened around 4:30 pm on Thursday last week.

The statement noted that twelve people were killed by the notorious armed bandits.

Read Also: Residents Flee As Bandits Loot Shops, Rustle 250 Cows

ASP Abubakar, however, said nobody was abducted by the bandits.

Meanwhile, some gunmen suspected to be bandits were said to …

2023 How The South Can Get Presidency – Northern leaders

2023: How The South Can Get Presidency – Northern leaders

June 15, 2021 3:56 am

Northern leaders has fired back at their counterparts in the South and Middlebelt regions who are clamouring that the 2023 presidential slot be zoned to the south in the interest of a united Nigeria without which, the country may no longer exist.

The northern leaders stated that although they believed the South had competent people who could be the next President, the leaders of the Southern and Middlebelt regions must note that they cannot get the Presidential seat by threatening the North with secession as the North cannot be intimidated with blackmails.

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2023 Presidency: Why I Endorsed Yahaya Bello - Mikel Obi

2023 Presidency: Why I Endorsed Yahaya Bello – Mikel Obi

June 15, 2021 3:49 am

Former Super Eagles captain and Chelsea midfielder, Mikel Obi has declared that there is no better youth to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari than Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello.

Mikel, who currently plies his trade with Stoke City, England made the remark during a courtesy call on the governor.

The former Chelsea star said Nigeria has come of age to produce a youthful leadership and she can’t afford to miss the opportunity to do that in the next elections.

Mikel also pledged to support Bello’s political ambition ahead of the 2023 Presidential elections scheduled for February 2023.

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'No Grazing Routes In Benue' Ortom Fires Back At Buhari

‘No Grazing Routes In Benue’ Ortom Fires Back At Buhari

June 15, 2021 3:40 am

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has lambasted President Muhammadu Buhari over his statement asking his attorney general to reopen all grazing routes as gazetted in the past.

Ortom insisted that there is no grazing reserves or cattle routes in Benue State to be opened or considered.

His words; ‘Grazing reserves are not in the Constitution. There is anti-open grazing law in Benue State and anyone who contravenes it would be arrested and prosecuted’.

Read Also: IDP Camps: We Are In A Serious Humanitarian Crisis – Ortom

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that Ortom spoke at the burial of …

Electoral Act Must Be Amended For Credible Elections – Sen Gyang

Electoral Act Must Be Amended For Credible Elections – Sen Gyang

June 14, 2021 11:45 am

Senator Istifanus Gyang representing PDP-Plateau North has called for the amendment of the Electoral Act for Nigeria to have credible elections.

Gyang stated this on Monday in Jos, Plateau State capital, while addressing newsmen on his midterm report in the National Assembly.

Read Also: Provide Palliatives To Ease People’s Sufferings – Gyang

According to the lawmaker, the electoral act currently in use is outdated and does not take into consideration the current realities.

‘Until we have an electoral act with the necessary amendments, our elections will continue to be a sham.’

‘I am a member of the Senate Committee on

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Second Niger Bridge To Open February 2022 – FG

Second Niger Bridge To Open February 2022 – FG

June 14, 2021 11:37 am

The Nigerian government has released a date for the opening to traffic of the 2nd Niger Bridge.

The Managing Director and Chief Executive of National Inland Waterways, NIWA, George Moghalu, announced that the 2nd Niger Bridge will be opened to traffic from February 2022.

Read Also: 2nd Niger Bridge Would Open For Traffic By Feb 2022 – NIWA

Moghalu said this at the flag-off of a bathymetric survey of the Aghommili-Mmamu-Ezu-Nkisi-Niger River course, on Tuesday in Anambra State.

He said: ‘By February next year 2022, the new 2nd Niger Bridge will be opened for vehicular use.’

‘President Muhammadu Buhari had

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3 Soldiers Killed In Ivory Coast Ambush

3 Soldiers Killed In Ivory Coast Ambush

June 14, 2021 4:52 am

No fewer than three security personnel were killed in an ambush on a military patrol in northern Ivory Coast, near the border with Burkina Faso, official army sources have disclosed.

According to security sources, two soldiers and a police officer died when their vehicle hit an explosive device.

Four others were wounded in the attack, which was the second in the region in a week.

Read Also: Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo ‘Free To Return’ – Ouattara

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that on Monday, an Ivorian soldier was killed in an attack by gunmen on the town of Tougbo.…

Iraq Opens Mass Grave To Identify Islamic Group Victims

Iraq Opens Mass Grave To Identify Islamic Group Victims

June 14, 2021 4:47 am

Iraqi authorities on Sunday revealed that the remains of 123 people killed by Islamic State group jihadists had been removed from a mass grave in a bid to explore the possibilities of identifying them.

The prison massacre which occurred in Badush was one of the worst crimes IS carried out after it seized control of a third of Iraq in a lightning offensive in 2014.

In June that year, IS fighters attacked the northwestern prison, freeing Sunni Muslims inmates and forcing 583 mainly Shiite prisoners into truck, before driving them to a ravine and shooting them.

In recent weeks, dozens …

410 Migrants Rescued From Mediterranean Sea

410 Migrants Rescued From Mediterranean Sea

June 14, 2021 4:39 am

No fewer than 400 migrants were been rescued from the Mediterranean by a vessel run by the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF).

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that they were picked up by the MSF ship ‘GeoBarents’ over the past 48 hours.

Read Also: Again 23 Migrants Missing, Two Dead Off Tunisia Coast

The Medecins Sans Frontieres crew rescued the migrants – including women and children – in seven separate operations.

It’s not yet clear where the rescued migrants are being taken to even as rescue operations continue.

Last month, two Nigerian female migrants were among the rescued …

End Of An Era Netanyahu Out, Bennett In Israel

End Of An Era In Israel As Bennett Replaces Netanyahu

June 14, 2021 4:32 am

After a 12-year hold on power in Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu has lost his position after the country’s parliament voted in a new coalition government yesterday.

The new government which has been termed ‘government of change’ will be led by right-wing nationalist Naftali Bennett of the Yamina party Africa Daily News, New York has learnt.

He will lead an unprecedented coalition of parties which was approved with a razor-thin majority vote of 60-59.

Read Also: Mixed Feelings As Israel Appoints New Mossad Chief

Mr. Bennett will be prime minister until September 2023 as part of a power-sharing deal reached …

Eriksen Was Gone, Team Doctor Confirms Cardiac Arrest

‘Eriksen Was Gone’, Team Doctor Confirms Cardiac Arrest

June 14, 2021 3:25 am

Denmark’s playmaker Christian Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest when he collapsed during his side’s Euro 2020 opening match against Finland, his team’s doctor has confirmed.

 

However, the doctor is perplexed as to why it happened, as he had no prior heart problem.

‘He was gone; we did cardiac resuscitation, it was a cardiac arrest. We got him back after one defib (defibrillation),’ Morten Boesen told a news conference.

Read Also: Finland Beat Denmark In Resumed Match After Eriksen Scare

Eriksen remained in hospital for further tests, Boesen said.

‘The exams that have been done so far look fine,’ Boesen …

Send Restructuring Bill To NASS, Afenifere Urges Buhari

Send Restructuring Bill To NASS, Afenifere Urges Buhari

June 14, 2021 3:14 am

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to send a Bill on restructuring to the National Assembly if he truly believes that only the national assembly can carry out such constitutional duty.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that in his Democracy Day speech, Buhari pointed out that the responsibility of restructuring the country as being clamoured by some Nigerians lies with the National Assembly.

However, while reacting to this yesterday, the Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, Comrade Jare Ajayi in a statement said asked the President to as a matter of urgency send the bill on …

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