The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has said that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration has refused to help him clear some of the state’s financial issues simply because he speaks the truth.
Ortom also said that he has been approached by some people from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, who said that help could only come to Benue State if he (Ortom) returns to the party.
The Governor, however, said he was not willing to sell his people out like other governors are doing today, adding that he remains committed to them.
Ortom said this in an …
The Taliban on Tuesday disclosed that Afghan girls will be allowed to return to school ‘as soon as possible’, after their movement faced shock and fury over their effective exclusion of women and girls from public life.
The hardliners’ spokesman in the meantime, announced the remaining members of Afghanistan’s new all-male government, weeks after the militants seized Kabul in an offensive that shocked the world.
The Taliban were notorious for their brutal, oppressive rule from 1996 to 2001 when women were largely barred from work and school, including being banned from leaving their homes unless accompanied by a male relative.…
Africa Daily News, New York gathered that that during the new 2021/22 campaign, Ronaldo will earn almost €107 million gross, including a salary of close to €60 million and more than €40 million in earnings from sponsorships and partnerships with brands including Nike, Herbalife, and the CR7 brand, which includes perfumes, clothing ranges, hotels, and gyms.
Only three athletes have more commercial earnings. Tennis legend Roger Federer
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF), has asserted that the north and Nigerians generally cannot afford another tribalistic leader like President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.
NEF Director of Publicity and Advocacy, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, made this assertion while stressing that Nigeria’s next president should not be tribalistic as Buhari.
Baba-Ahmed said Nigeria needs a President who will act in the “opposite direction” to Buhari.
The NEF spokesman disclosed this on Arise TV’s ‘The Morning Show’ breakfast programme which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York.
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The former Emir of Kano and the current leader of Tijjaniyya Movement in Nigeria, Lamido Sanusi, has advised Nigerians to stop insulting and cursing leaders over the hardship faced in the country.
He made the call while addressing Tijjaniyya adherents from seven states of the North-West geopolitical zone on Tuesday in Sokoto State, according to a statement.
The former Central Bank of Nigeria’s governor advised that instead of cursing leaders, Nigerians and Tijjaniyya adherents should be prayerful, expressing optimism that Nigeria will be better.
He also warned against disobedience to constituted authorities, noting that things should be done in …
The cholera outbreak in Nigeria has killed no fewer than 2,404 people this year alone, more than the fatalities from the COVID-19 pandemic according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
In its latest report, which was sighted by Africa Daily News, New York, the NCDC stated that the cholera death toll is the cumulative from January.
In contrast, the COVID-19 pandemic killed 2,661 between last year February and now in Nigeria.
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In a statement, the NCDC said 23 new cholera deaths were linked to the outbreak across …
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the refusal of the President Muhammadu Buhari led-Presidency to expose the names of the sponsors of Boko Haram and other terror groups in Nigeria.
The opposition stressed that Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) government are giving Nigerians the impression of ‘official cover for terrorists and bandits pillaging the nation’.
In a statement which was made available to Africa Daily News, New York on Tuesday, PDP spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan berated the government for saying it would not expose the identity of terror masterminds.
Africa Daily News, New York recalls that the United …
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ibrahim Pantami, has said that fake and biased news are the major causes of disunity in the country.
Pantami urged Nigerians, particularly media practitioners to eschew the spread of fake news.
He made these declarations at the 3rd Anniversary of Muslim News Nigeria held in Lagos at the weekend.
Present at the event included Alhaji Femi Abbas, Barrister Ibrahim Yakubu Umar, Dr. Saliu Oyelami, former Lagos State Commissioner for Home Affairs, Dr Abdul Lateef AbdulHakeem; Amirah of the Federation of Muslim Women Associations of Nigeria, Hajiah Rafiah Sanni and former Chairman of …
The Kano State Film Censorship Board, has declared that henceforth the showing or selling movies displaying kidnappings, drug addiction, and snatching of GSM phones is now prohibited in the State.
The Board Executive Secretary, Ismaila Naaba Afakallah, explained in a chat with newsmen on Monday that the prohibition becomes necessary, as the issues at stake have now turned notorious among Citizens.
‘Henceforth, we will not allow films displaying Kidnappings, drug addiction and GSM phones snatching which has now taken a toll on Kano residents’.
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Afakallah explained that the measure was aimed …
A joint military-police operation carried out in the Shiroro area of Niger State on Monday has left no fewer than 42 bandits dead.
The troops were deployed after intelligence on their movement toward Alawa village.
The operatives laid an ambush for the criminals who fled the ongoing military operation in Zamfara.
They opened fire on sighting them at Manganda junction in Shiroro.
The gun battle that ensued claimed the life of one soldier while a few others sustained injury.
‘At least 42 bandits were killed. We lost a soldier, while team members …
