September 2021

The Putschists who seized power in Guinea on Sunday have pledged to release ‘political detainees’ held under ex-president Alpha Conde and repeated a vow to hold talks on forming a new government.

Africa Daily News, New York had earlier reported that special forces led by Lieutenant Colonel Mamady Doumbouya seized power in the impoverished West African state on Sunday and arrested the president, sparking international condemnation.

The shock move came amid increasing criticism of the 83-year-old for perceived authoritarianism, with dozens of opposition activists arrested after a violently disputed election last year.

In an announcement on Monday evening, the military …

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has appealed to the United Nations and other world bodies to mount pressure on the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari to conduct free and fair elections in 2023.

Wike called on the United Nations agencies, in particular, to continue to advocate for a free, fair, and transparent electoral process in Nigeria.

Wike made this appeal during a Working visit by the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Edward Kallon, at the Government House in Port Harcourt on Tuesday.

Wike who spoke through his Deputy, Ipalibo Harry-Banigo, said Rivers State believes that strengthening democratic Institutions was …

No fewer than 30 people were murdered following an attack in the restive northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, local and UN sources have disclosed.

It was gathered that the jihadists of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) are suspected to have carried out the attack in the Ituri area on Saturday, they said.

Dieudonne Malangayi, acting chairman of the chiefdom of Walese Vonkutu, initially said 14 people died in the attack but told reporters on Monday that more bodies had since been discovered.

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‘The civilians who …

The leaders of a military coup in Guinea have placed a ban on government members from leaving the country.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the members of the cabinet, convened a day after the removal of president Alpha Conde, only to be told to hand over their passports and official vehicles, coup leader Mamady Doumbouya said in the capital Conakry.

Doumbouya, who is the commander of an elite military unit created by Conde, also lifted an air traffic suspension imposed on Sunday as well as a curfew in mining areas.

Guinea is one of the world’s largest suppliers …

Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari has revealed the identities of bandits causing mayhem in Nigeria, particularly the northern parts of the country.

The governor of President Muhammadu Buhari’s state of origin, said the criminal elements who have plunged the entire nation into an unusual security crisis are majorly Fulani herdsmen.

Governor Masari made the assertion on Monday while featuring on a Channels Television programme, ‘Politics Today’ which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York.

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He revealed that the elements have same religion, language like himself, stressing …