August 2021

A 49-year-old man identified as Floyd Ray Roseberry from North Carolina was arrested and taken into custody on Thursday for allegedly attempting to bomb US Capitol Hill.

According to the report which was obtained by Africa Daily News, New York, FBI agents and members of the sheriff’s office in Cleveland County, North Carolina, went to his home, a representative for the sheriff’s office told newsmen.

US Capitol Police chief Tom Manger told reporters earlier this Thursday afternoon that the suspect’s motives were not certain.

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He said that law enforcement …

President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged not to exit the government as a failure by the time his second term in office ends in 2023.

He made the declaration during a crucial closed-door meeting with service chiefs held on Thursday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana Monguno, conveyed the President’s pledge to State House correspondents at the end of the meeting which lasted more than five hours.

‘The President was briefed, the President is quite happy that there’s been a tremendous success, especially with the advent of the new service chiefs and Inspector-General …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has asserted that though the situation in Nigeria is very bad, it is not irredeemable as many believe.

Obasanjo made this assertion after a closed-door meeting with the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), in Abeokuta, Ogun State.

The former president said every right-thinking individual knows that the ‘Nigeria situation is very bad, but it is not irredeemable.’

The former President expressed concern that the nation is not where it is supposed to be.

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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned increasing banditry in Nigeria insisting that only restructuring can get the country working again.

He asserted that it won’t be a surprise if bandits and kidnappers apply for registration with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and seek listing at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE).

He also said Nigeria must restructure to witness accelerated development.

He said: ‘We needed to fix Nigeria to avoid sleep-walking our way towards disaster.’

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Abubakar spoke at the national dialogue and public presentation of a book, ‘Remaking Nigeria: Sixty …

Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday revealed that Turkey was still prepared to protect Kabul airport following the Taliban takeover, and Ankara was talking with all concerned parties.

Speaking in a televised interview, Erdogan said; ‘We aimed at ensuring the security of the airport and contributing to the security of this country after the withdrawal of American (troops). We still maintain this intention’.

Ankara has negotiated with US defence officials since offering to help secure and run Kabul airport, which is key to allowing countries to retain a diplomatic presence in Afghanistan after the US troop withdrawal.

But …