October 2021

Erdogan Steps Back From Threat To Expel Western Ambassadors

Islamic Group Warns Turkey President, As He Arrives Nigeria

October 18, 2021 2:40 am

Ahead of his scheduled visit to Nigeria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been warned by a Nigerian Muslim group to stop prosecuting opposition leaders back home in Turkey.

The warning came from the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) who berated the president ahead of his arrival in Nigeria today, Monday, on a state visit.

The Muslim rights group, in a statement signed by its director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, accused Erdogan of arbitrary arrest, torture, political killings, long imprisonment of opposition figures and critics, particularly members of the Hizmet Movement.

The President is expected to sign some business deals with the …

El-Zakzaky Sues AGF, DSS Over Detention, Demands N2bn

El-Zakzaky Sues AGF, DSS Over Detention, Demands N2bn

October 18, 2021 2:15 am

The leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, has dragged the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Attorney-General of the Federation to court over his prolonged detention and the refusal of the government to release his passport.

In the fundamental human rights suit instituted at the Federal High Court, Abuja, by his lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), El-Zakzaky is seeking seven reliefs, including an ‘order mandating the respondents to pay over to the applicant the sum of N2bn as general and exemplary damages for the violation of the applicant’s rights to freedom of movement, fair …

MTN Compensates Customers Over Network Outage

October 18, 2021 1:38 am

Telecommunications giants, MTN Nigeria Communications Plc, has disclosed compensations for its subscribers to make up for the network downtime experienced sometime last Saturday.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that on October 9, MTN Nigeria users witnessed hours of network failure which was reportedly caused by an outage that left customers without a connection.

Chief Executive Officer, MTN Nigeria, Olutokun Toriola, apologised again to customers for the inconvenience, stating that new measures were being implemented to mitigate a repeat of such an event.

‘On behalf of the entire MTN team, I want to start with a heartfelt apology. We

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Nigeria’s Unity Negotiable, Kingibe Declares

Nigeria’s Unity Negotiable, Kingibe Declares

October 18, 2021 1:25 am

Nigeria’s envoy to Chad and the Lake Chad basin region, Ambassador Babagana Kingibe, has stated that the country’s unity is very negotiable.

The powerful politician made this claim when he spoke at The Sun Newspapers 2020 Awards in Lagos, the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), pointed out that even the union between a husband and wife is negotiable.

However, he told separatist agitators that the land they reside would not be carved out and taken to anywhere else if the country breaks up.

‘I was born in Nigeria. I was groomed in Nigeria. I believe

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Why Some Lecturers Are Getting N6000 Salary – Accountant Gen

Why Some Lecturers Are Getting ₦6000 Salary – Accountant Gen

October 18, 2021 12:55 am
The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, Mr. Ahmed Idris has reacted to some issues raised by some aggrieved university lecturers who are complaining about a shortage in their salaries.  
Africa Daily News, New York reports that the AGF office was responding to series of complaints from university lecturers, especially the University of Maiduguri. The office claimed that most of the affected lecturers submitted their data late and most of the data were wrong.
The lectures had earlier claimed they are being short-paid as some receive as low as ₦6000 per month after they migrated to the IPPIS
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Petrol Tanker Falls, Spills Content In Abeokuta

Petrol Tanker Falls, Spills Content In Abeokuta

October 18, 2021 12:30 am

A petrol-laden tanker on Sunday evening fell at the Enugada Roundabout, along Lafenwa, Abeokuta of Ogun State, spilling its content and spreading possible fear.

Residents of the area who were gripped with fear of possible fire outbreak, made a distress call to the operational firefighters of the Ogun State Fire Services.

The firefighters, who raced to the scene, successfully averted a fire incident as they cordoned off the area to prevent the highly flammable content from exploding during the rescue operation.

The Mack truck with commercial registration number plate, T-2176 LA, was reportedly laden with 40,000 litres of petroleum motor …

Gunmen Burn Police Station, Shot Cop Dead In Imo

Gunmen Invade University Community In Nasarawa, Abducts Two

October 17, 2021 3:31 pm

Unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Sunday abducted at least two students of Federal University Lafia, Nasarawa State.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the incident occurred on Saturday night when the assailants invaded the university’s host community.

It was gathered that the attackers stormed the area with sophisticated weapons, shooting sporadically before whisking the victims away to an unknown destination.

Read Also: NAF Denies Paying Ransom To Bandits

According to reports the gunmen also abducted one Hon. Yahaya Adams from the community during the attack.

The state’s Police Public Relations Officer Ramhan Nansel confirmed the incident.

According …

Unregulated Social Media Is Killing African Values – NOA

Unregulated Social Media Is Killing African Values – NOA

October 17, 2021 11:28 am

The National Orientation Agency (NOA) said unregulated social media and the internet had caused a steady decline in social values among young persons.

The Lagos State Director of the NOA, Mr Waheed Ishola said the content of a lot of internet and social media sites did not reflect traditional African values.

He told NAN that there is also a decline in communal discipline as correcting erring children was frowned upon by parents.

Read Also: We Won’t Rest Until We Regulate Social Media — FG

‘We now see parents take hooligans or thugs to beat teachers that discipline their wards.’

‘The

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NAF Denies Paying Ransom To Bandits

NAF Denies Paying Ransom To Bandits

October 17, 2021 11:19 am

The Nigerian Airforce on Sunday dismissed media reports that it has paid the sum of ₦20m to armed bandits operating in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State in exchange for an anti-aircraft gun allegedly seized.

In a statement which was signed by Edward Gabkwet, Air Commodore Director of Public Relations and Information Nigerian Air Force said, “the attention of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has been drawn to news reports circulating on some media platforms alleging that the NAF, through one of its personnel, paid the sum of ₦20 Million to armed bandits operating in Jibia Local Government Area …

Gov Ortom Clears Air On Applying For RUGA Fund From FG

Ayu’s Emergence: Nigerians Now Have Hope – Ortom

October 17, 2021 3:40 am

Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, has declared that the emergence of former Senate President, Senator Iyorchia Ayu as the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has brought fresh hope to all Nigerians.  

The governor who stated this at the Makurdi Airport on his arrival from Abuja said that with the emergence of the chairmanship candidate of the the party, all is now set for the party’s convention which is billed to hold on October 30, this year.  

‘I can assure you that Nigerians now have hope with the emergence of Ayu as national chairman because internal democracy …

APC Congress Two Chairmen Emerge In Enugu

APC Congress: Two Chairmen Emerge In Enugu

October 17, 2021 3:27 am

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that earlier on Saturday, a former commissioner in Enugu State, Chief Ugo Agballah was announced as winner in one of the locations in the State. According to reports, he belongs to a faction of the party which has the backing of former Senate President, Ken Nnamani.

However, while he was jubilating, an election was taking place at the Enugu State Secretariat of the APC, where the pioneer Deputy Chairman of …

Nigeria’s Debt-To-GDP Ratio To Hit 42% By 2026 – IMF

Nigeria’s Debt-To-GDP Ratio To Hit 42% By 2026 – IMF

October 17, 2021 2:55 am

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that Nigeria’s government gross debt to Gross Domestic Product ratio will rise to 42% by 2026 from 35.7% in 2021.

The IMF made this projection in the October 2021 Fiscal Monitor Report published on its website which was obtained by Africa Daily News, New York.

It predicted that the country’s gross debt-to-GDP ratio would increase from 35.7 percent in 2021 to 36.9 percent in 2022, 37.7 percent in 2023, 39.1 percent in 2024, and 40.6 percent in 2025.

According to the report, the gross debt includes overdrafts from the Central Bank of Nigeria …

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