July 2021

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.

Read Also: Igbo-British Lawyers Attack Kenyan Govt Over Kanu’s Arrest

The Star newspaper in Kenya had also reported …

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.

Read Also: MOSOP Urges Buhari To Stop Ogoni Massacre

‘We …

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.

Read Also: Sultan Canvasses Unrestricted Usage Of Hijab

The Sultan …

2023 Presidency: Bello, Tinubu, Heavily Drunk On Burukutu

2023 Presidency: Bello, Tinubu, Heavily Drunk On Burukutu

July 2, 2021 5:02 pm

Burukutu is a Sorghum based alcoholic beverage often consumed as a traditional alternative to beer by people, with its ability to intoxicate people; the task to reveal the source of the stupidity of Nigerian politicians becomes easy, for the self-acclaimed, ‘Jagaban’, and his young replica in Kogi who is now regarded as the ‘The White Lion’, it’s important to give the brownish liquid some accolades. Indeed taking away rationality from the heads of abled-bodied men is not something every fermented alcohol can do. 

As the tenure of the inept administration or some would say ‘regime’ of President Muhammadu Buhari enters …

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Uzodinma Is Doing His Best For Imolites – Chief Ekeh

July 2, 2021 4:51 pm

Chief Better Joseph Ekeh, chairman of Adavinn Inn, Chief Executive of Alaowerri Restaurant, London and an administrator of the Owerri-zone socio-political group has once again poured encomiums on the executive Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma.

Speaking to Africa Daily News, New York during a media chat, Chief Ekeh praised the Governor’s brave move while admiring the wits and transparency the Imo State government has been displaying under his tenure.

Without mincing words, he described the Governor as a wonderful performer and a very selfless leader who has used his good office to change the narratives in Imo …

Malami: The Quota System AGF/Senior Advocate Of Nonsense

Malami: The Quota System AGF/Senior Advocate Of Nonsense

July 2, 2021 11:01 am

Mister Abubakar Malami is the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice for unfortunate Nigeria. He is a 54-year old Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and up until 2015, when he got appointed into the President Muhammadu Buhari’s neoptistsic cabinet, not much was known or heard of the Birnin-Kebbi born lawyer. He is a graduate of Usman Dan Fodiyo University, and later went to University of Maiduguri for a Masters degree in Public Administration. Many believe he is one of the top beneficiaries of the Buhari’s maladministration as he was not a visible member of the Pre-2015 Buhari …

Heatwave Record Village Extremely Burned In Wildfire

Heatwave Record Village Extremely Burned In Wildfire

July 2, 2021 8:07 am

A wildfire has burned 90% of the village that recorded Canada’s highest ever temperature, the local MP has disclosed.

Brad Vis said the fire had caused extensive damage to Lytton, in British Columbia, and to surrounding critical infrastructure.

Jan Polderman, mayor of Lytton, told reporters that he had been ‘lucky to get out with my own life’.

‘There won’t be very much left of Lytton, There was fire everywhere.‘ he explained.

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Mr Polderman told reporters that his town was engulfed by a ‘wall of fire’.

He had earlier ordered people

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Why Over 240,000 Fans Want France Vs Switzerland Game Replayed

Why Over 240,000 Fans Want France Vs Switzerland Game Replayed

July 2, 2021 7:57 am

Over 240,000 Les Bleus supporters have signed a petition seeking a replay of the France vs Switzerland Euro 2020 second-round fixture that saw the world champions surprisingly crashing out of the competition. 

The petition comes as a protest against Switzerland goalkeeper, Yann Sommer who, according to French fans, did not respect the rule of having at least one foot on the goal line at the time the spot-kick was taken when he saved Kylian Mbappe’s effort.

Read Also: EURO 2020: Lukaku Continues Impressive Form In Belgium Win

Africa Daily News, New York reports that over 240,000 people signed the petition …

S'Africa, UK Urge Restraint After Deadly Unrest In Eswatini

S’Africa, UK Urge Restraint After Deadly Unrest In Eswatini

July 2, 2021 7:43 am

Regional powerhouse South Africa have urged Eswatini’s security forces to practise ‘total restraint’ and Britain expressed concern following reports of a deadly crackdown on pro-democracy protests.

Dissent has long been stifled in Africa’s last absolute monarchy, a small landlocked state previously known as Swaziland.

But demonstrations escalated radically this week as protesters defied a dusk-to-dawn curfew to take to the streets, looting and torching buildings linked to King Mswati III — and demanding immediate political reform.

The government in the southern African kingdom of 1.3 million people has since deployed the military to quell the protests, which it blames on …

AU Kicks As EU Countries Reject Persons Vaccinated In Africa

AU Kicks As EU Countries Reject Persons Vaccinated In Africa

July 2, 2021 7:25 am

Europe’s digital ‘green pass’ does not recognise the vaccine donated to many African countries through the COVAX initiative.

The African Union (AU) and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) have kicked against this.

They urged the EU to consider increasing mandatory access to those vaccines deemed suitable for global rollout through the EU-supported COVAX Facility.

The European Union Digital COVID Certificate enables people who have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine approved by its medicines regulator, the European Medicines Agency (EMA), to travel freely within the bloc.

Read Also: $1B More Needed For COVAX Vaccine

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