October 2021

Kingsley Moghalu, a former presidential candidate in the 2019 general election has declared that Nigeria is a ‘crime scene’ of insecurity and corruption.

Moghalu, on his Twitter page, said the reality before Nigerians was that Nigeria is a crime scene.

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The presidential aspirant, who recently joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), stressed that the Buhari-led government had failed to secure the lives and properties of Nigerians.

‘The reason Nigeria is a ‘crime scene’ of insecurity and corruption is not because @TheEconomist or any Western media says so.

Shehu Sani, a former Kaduna lawmaker, has taken a swipe at Nigerian leaders following the recent massacre of worshippers in a mosque in Niger State.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that about 18 worshippers were allegedly killed at Maza-Kuka in Mashegu local government council of Niger State despite the suspension of telecom services in the state to fight insecurity.

It was gathered that the armed men, in the early hours of Monday, stormed the village in large numbers and attacked the villagers, who were performing their early morning prayers.

Africa Daily News, New York  learnt that the gunmen, who …

Thousands of angry Sudanese citizens have continued to protest through the night against Monday’s military coup which took place on Monday morning.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that no fewer seven people were reported killed and dozens injured, many of them as a result of soldiers opening fire on protesters.

In a statement on Monday, the UN has demanded that the military release the Prime Minister, Abdalla Hamdok, and other civilian leaders of the transitional government.

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The UN Security Council is due to hold an emergency session on Tuesday.…

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has appealed to the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to lend its voice in solving Nigeria’s challenges.

He accused NBA of being ‘comfortably indifferent and cowardly voiceless’ to issues and challenges affecting good governance, democracy, legal system, and the rule of law.

Wike stated this on Monday at the NBA 2021 Annual Conference in Port Harcourt.

According to him, confronting the government may be tough and often misinterpreted politically, but there should be no room for reticence, retreat or surrender.

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The Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has stated that anyone who wants to lead Nigeria must negotiate with the northern part of the country.

Bakare who spoke to newsmen on Monday asserted that the ‘north has a way of giving you the crown and holding the sceptre.’

The controversial clergyman, however, pointed out that this can only change if the Nigerian Constitution, which he described as a ‘glorified death certificate,’ goes through a rejig.

According to him, ‘The way our country is constituted right now, no matter who wants to lead this country. …

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan rowed back on Monday from his threat to expel 10 Western envoys over their joint statement of support for a jailed civil society leader.

The reversal came after the United States and several of the other concerned countries issued identical statements saying they respected a UN convention that required diplomats not to interfere in the host country’s domestic affairs.

Erdogan met his ultra-nationalist ruling coalition partner and then chaired an hours-long cabinet meeting at which his ministers reportedly advised him about the economic dangers of escalating tensions with some of Turkey’s closest allies and trading …

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has stated that the various criminal activities of kidnapping, bombing and assault on the people in some parts of the country which are being referred to as banditry must be appropriately addressed as terrorism.

Akeredolu noted that infiltration of the country’s borders and burning down of railway are activities that must be addressed as terrorism and the perpetrators treated as same.
The Governor spoke at the 27th Nigerian Economic Summit held in Abuja with the theme: “Securing Our Future: The Fierce Urgency of Now.”

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In the build-up to the 2023 general elections, President Muhammadu Buhari has urged foreign envoys in the country to be guided by diplomatic practices to ensure that their activities remain within the limits of their profession and ethics.

The President who received Letters of Credence at State House from the Ambassadors of European Union, Japan, Denmark, Finland, Burundi, Ireland, Cape Verde, France, Qatar; and High Commissioners of Sierra Leone and Ghana, informed them that they were assuming diplomatic responsibilities in Nigeria at a very interesting political period.

This was disclosed in a statement by Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to …