July 16, 2021

We Were Hired To Capture Haiti Leader - Colombian Mercenaries

We Were Hired To Capture Haiti Leader – Colombian Mercenaries

July 16, 2021 3:01 am

Colombian mercenaries detained for their alleged roles in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise have opened up on how they were hired to capture him and hand him over to the US Drug Enforcement Administration.

Africa Daily News, New York understands that Colombian intelligence agents are cooperating with Haitian authorities in investigating the July 7 murder of Moise.

Two Americans of Haitian descent and 26 Colombians took part in the operation at the president’s home in Port-au-Prince in which Moise’s wife Martine was shot and wounded.

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Colombia’s police chief …

Cuba Is ‘A Failed State', Repressing Their Citizens - Biden

Cuba Is ‘A Failed State’, Repressing Their Citizens – Biden

July 16, 2021 2:54 am

United States President, Joe Biden on Thursday declared Cuba ‘a failed state’ while also revealing that sending US forces into Haiti is not on his agenda at the moment.

Africa Daily News, New York had earlier reported that protesters have been demonstrating in Cuba since last Sunday as anger has grown about shortages of basic goods, electricity and internet outages, curbs on civil liberties, and the government’s handling of a surge in COVID-19 infections. Reports say the hardships are heightened by a decades-old US trade embargo that is being reviewed by Biden’s administration.

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Twitter, Facebook, IG Not Doing Enough To Stop Racism - Saka

Twitter, Facebook, IG Not Doing Enough To Stop Racism – Saka

July 16, 2021 2:49 am

Arsenal youngster, Bukayo Saka has berated microblogging giants, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for not ‘doing enough’ to control racial abuses and hateful comments on their platforms.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that Saka missed the last penalty in the Euro 2020 final against Italy last weekend, and ever since, he had been subjected to all kinds of racial abuse from fans of the Three Lions who have refused to forgive.

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In a long statement issued on Thursday, Saka thanked those who sent him words of encouragement and the …

Kenya Lawyer Set To Face ICC Trial For Bribing Witnesses

Kenyan Lawyer Set To Face ICC Trial For Bribing Witnesses

July 16, 2021 2:41 am

A Kenyan lawyer who has been accused of bribing witnesses in a failed International Criminal Court case is set to face trial in The Hague.

The court’s pre-trial chamber revealed yesterday that there were sufficient grounds to bring a case against Paul Gicheru, who handed himself over last November.

He is accused of systematically bribing and intimidating prosecution witnesses in the case that collapsed in 2016 against Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto, an allegation he has severally denied.

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The politician had denied murder, deportation, and persecution charges during violence that …

COVID-19 NAFDAC Approves Russian Vaccine For Emergency Use

COVID-19: NAFDAC Approves Russian Vaccine For Emergency Use

July 16, 2021 2:36 am

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has announced the emergency use approval of Moderna and AstraZeneca vaccines, as well as conditional approval of Sputnik V vaccine as the battle against the third wave of the pandemic, sets in.

The AstraZeneca approved is from the Republic of Korea (SK Bioscience Co Limited), as a result of the stall in the procurement of AstraZeneca vaccine, also known as Covishield, manufactured under licence by Serum Institute of India, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.

Moderna is produced by Rovi Pharma Madrid, Spain. Sputnik V from Russia …

Nigerian Army General, Hassan Ahmed Murdered In Abuja

Nigerian Army General, Hassan Ahmed Murdered In Abuja

July 16, 2021 2:31 am

Some yet to be identified gunmen have assassinated Major General Hassan Ahmed who is a former Provost Marshal of the Nigerian Army in Abuja.

He was murdered last night in the Abaji area of the nation’s capital. Reports also revealed that the assailants kidnapped his sister, Safina Ahmed (initially mistaken for the wife).

A source close to the family told correspondents that the siblings were coming from Okene when they were attacked.

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‘They opened fire on his vehicle, he died. The driver pretended to be dead from the wound he …

NAF Denies Paying Ransom To Bandits

6 Super Tucano Fighter Jets On Its Way To Nigeria – NAF

July 16, 2021 2:24 am

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has revealed that the first batch of six A-29 Super Tucano aircraft has departed the U.S. en route Nigeria.

The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, made the disclosure in a statement, yesterday, in Abuja.

According to Gabkwet, the six aircraft will be leapfrogged through five countries, which include Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Spain, and Algeria before arriving in Nigeria towards the end of this month.

The director stressed that the official induction ceremony of the aircraft into the inventory of NAF is being planned at a later date in …

We're In Trouble If e-transfer of results Is Blocked – Falana

We’re In Trouble If E-Transfer Of Results Is Blocked – Falana

July 16, 2021 2:18 am

Human rights lawyer and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana has declared that Nigeria would be in deep trouble if the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is barred from transmitting election results electronically.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that two weeks ago, the National Assembly leadership blocked the electronic transmission of election results in Nigeria, an amendment that President Muhammadu Buhari also refused to sign into law after arguing that it would disrupt the conduct of the 2019 elections.

In response to that, while speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Falana cited Section …

Why Reps Did Not Adopt E-Voting For PIB - Gbajabiamila

Why Reps Did Not Adopt E-Voting For PIB – Gbajabiamila

July 16, 2021 2:12 am

 The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila has explained why the Green chamber of the house did not adopt electronic voting for the clause-by-clause consideration and passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill and the Electoral Act 2010 (Amendment) Bill.

Speaking during plenary yesterday, Gbajabiamila maintained it would be difficult to deploy e-voting for such huge legislations.

The Speaker, in his valedictory speech at the plenary, stressed that the 9th House of Representatives has carried on its constitutional duty to make laws for the good government of the country.

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