August 2021

The Presidency of Nigeria has lambasted Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom over his recent comments on the killings in the country.

Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu while defending his principal on Wednesday he stressed that President Muhammadu Buhari has no connection with the killing of innocent Nigerians by criminals.

‘President Buhari does not kill people; he is not a cultist,‘ said the President’s media aide who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York.

A day before Shehu’s interview, Governor Ortom had criticised the present administration and described President Buhari as …

Zambia’s newly elected president Hakainde Hichilema has promised to rebuild the devastated economy and alleviate poverty as he was sworn in following an election hailed as a milestone for African opposition movements.

Speaking to thousands of jubilant supporters — sporting the red and yellow colours of his United Party for National Development in the Heroes Stadium in Lusaka, 59-year-old Hichilema shouted; ‘We will grow our economy so we can lift more people out of poverty than ever before’.

Hichilema also vowed to restore respect for human rights and liberties eroded under his predecessor.

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Former Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has insisted that comparatively speaking, Nigeria fared better during the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), than what it is currently facing under the All Progressives Congress-led by the government of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Alhaji Abubakar made this assertion on Tuesday when he paid a visit to Akwa Ibom State as part of his tour across the nation to ascertain the state of affairs,

He decried the downward economic situation of the nation which he believes was not so under the PDP administration.

The former Vice president …

Following the attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) by bandits in Kaduna in the early hours of Tuesday, the Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE), through its Senior Elders’ Forum, has raised fears that bandits may overrun Aso Rock if proactive steps are not taken to safeguard the presidential villa and the entire country.

Former National President of YCE Dansaaki Samuel Agbede, who spoke with reporters in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Tuesday, stated that the invasion of NDA in which two officers were reportedly killed and one abducted was unprecedented in the history of the Nigerian military.

Agbede, …

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has called on the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to deploy drones and missiles against bandits ravaging the Northern part of the country.

El-Rufai disclosed that the Federal Government should furnish troops with more sophisticated weapons against bandits.

Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday, the Governor said the Federal government does not have any other option but to deploy a combination of air and ground forces against bandits in the North.

According to El-Rufai: ‘I think the security agencies also need more advanced technology. The Air force needs more drones.

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The Taliban will not announce the makeup of its government until the United States completes its troop withdrawal, Africa Daily News, New York has learnt.

‘It has been decided that the formation of the government and cabinet will not be announced as long as a single US soldier is present in Afghanistan,’ a Taliban source said.

Also on Monday, the Taliban warned there would be ‘consequences’ if the United States and its allies extend their presence in Afghanistan beyond next week, as chaos continued to overwhelm Kabul airport.

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The hardline …

Tunisian President, Kais Saied has extended the suspension of parliament and parliamentary immunity until further notice.

He said he would address the nation in the coming days, without giving more details.

The president assumed executive authority last month in a surprise move his opponents labelled as a coup.

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Africa Dialy News, New York reports thst Tunisia has been in a political crisis since the president’s move on 25 July – amid a struggling economy and a surge in Covid infections, with a rising international concern.

Mr Saied has defended his actions, …