July 3, 2021

All US Troops Leave Afghanistan’s Biggest Air Base

All US Troops Leave Afghanistan’s Biggest Air Base

July 3, 2021 8:17 am

All US and NATO troops have left Afghanistan’s biggest air base, officials, yesterday revealed, but President Joe Biden dampened speculation that the complete withdrawal of foreign forces from the country was imminent after two decades of war.

‘No. We’re on, we’re on track exactly as to where we expect to be,‘ he told reporters at the White House, after the news that US troops had left Bagram Air Base fuelled rumours that the final contingents were due to leave the country within days.

Biden has set a deadline of September 11 for the final pullout of remaining troops.

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Outcry As Ugandan Govt Introduces New Internet Tax

Outcry As Ugandan Govt Introduces New Internet Tax

July 3, 2021 8:03 am

Ugandan internet users have been hit by a new tax on mobile data in a move the country’s opposition leader branded a new assault on freedom of speech.

The levy came into effect on Thursday and imposes a 12 percent excise duty on mobile data, pushing up costs in a nation already bogged down by sky-high data fees.

The new tax is part of a government initiative to raise revenue for public services and will replace a fiercely-contested social media tax imposed in 2018, the minister of state for finance and planning, Amos Lugoloobi, told reporters.

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Victor Moses Signs For Spartak Moscow Permanently

Victor Moses Signs For Spartak Moscow Permanently

July 3, 2021 7:44 am

Former Super Eagles attacker, Victor Moses has completed a permanent transfer to Russian Club, Spartak Moscow from Chelsea FC.

The move brings to an end the winger’s nine-year Chelsea career and returns him to the Russian Premier League club, where he made 20 appearances on loan last season, Chelsea wrote in a glowing tribute to the winger on their website.

The 30-year-old has penned a two-year deal with the Russian side, who have recently appointed former Benfica head coach Rui Vitoria as their new manager.

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Zuma Urge Court To Review 15-Month Sentence

Zuma Urge Court To Review 15-Month Sentence

July 3, 2021 7:31 am

Barely two days to go before the deadline for South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma to hand himself over to police, he has asked the country’s highest court to review its decision to sentence him to 15 months in jail.

On Tuesday, the Constitutional Court found him guilty of contempt after he ignored the court’s ruling that he should attend an inquiry looking into corruption while he was president.

In court papers filed yesterday, Mr. Zuma has asked for the order to be ‘reconsidered and rescinded’, Africa Daily News, New York reports.

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Kenya Was Not Involved In Kanu’s Arrest - High Commissioner

Kenya Was Not Involved In Kanu’s Arrest – High Commissioner

July 3, 2021 5:12 am

Kenya’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Wilfred Machage has denied his country’s involvement in the arrest of IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu as widely insinuated in several quaters.

Africa Daily News, New York understands that this is the second time Kenya’s interior ministry would be posting a denial.

Machage, reading from a prepared text said his country ‘does not want to be dragged into Nigeria’s internal affairs.’

A brother of Nnamdi Kanu had pinpointed Kenya as the country where the IPOB leader was intercepted.

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Why Terrorists Should Not Get Kanu’s Treatment - El-Rufai

Why Terrorists Should Not Get Kanu’s Treatment – El-Rufai

July 3, 2021 5:01 am

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has explained that Boko Haram terrorists, Bandits should not be treated with the same swiftness applied to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.

He said this while explaining that the way bandits and Boko Haram terrorists operate is different from the way Nnamdi Kanu’s led IPOB operates.

El-Rufai gave this explanation while speaking with BBC Pidgin yesterday which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York. He pointed out that bandits are not calling for the breakup of Nigeria, unlike the IPOB leader.

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‘People Are Now Leaving Office Work For Farming’ – Buhari

‘People Are Now Leaving Office Work For Farming’ – Buhari

July 3, 2021 4:53 am

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has boasted that the agriculture policy of his administration is beginning to yield positive fruits in the country as many civil servants are now picking up their hoes and heading to the farms.

The President who said this while playing host to Hailemariam Dessalegn, former Prime Minister of Ethiopia on Friday disclosed that Nigeria fell back to agriculture because crude oil is no longer sustainable.

He further revealed that Nigerians now eat what they produce because his administration also stopped the importation of many food products.

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Tension As Amotekun Arrests 400 Cows In Ondo

Tension As Amotekun Arrests 400 Cows In Ondo

July 3, 2021 4:47 am

The Ondo State Security Network Agency is better known as Operation Amotekun have announced the arrest of at least 400 cows in its ongoing ‘Operation Clean up’ in the state.

The state Commander of the corps, Mr. Adetunji Adeleye made this disclosure when he spoke to newsmen in Akure yesterday.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that he said that the arrest of the cows was made possible with the support of local hunters.

He stated that the directive of the state government that all local government chairmen should set up a vigilante system has yielded results.

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Nigerians Don't Understand Themselves – Sultan

Nigerians Don’t Understand Themselves – Sultan

July 3, 2021 4:41 am

The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III has asserted that a bulk of Nigeria’s current problems are a result of a lack of understanding among different ethnic groups in the country.

The Sultan made the observation in Kano on Friday while speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the Inter-Tribal Traditional Leaders Association of Nigeria

The Sultan maintained that it is better for Nigerians to understand one another than to tolerate one another arguing that people who tolerate themselves rarely give room to work together and attain their common objectives.

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