November 8, 2021

Germany on Sunday bid farewell to Chancellor Angela Merkel, who stepped down after leading Europe’s biggest economy for the past 16 years and playing a major role in Europe and on the global stage.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that within six minutes of warm applause, the whole country applauded the spectacular example of leadership and defence of humanity.

The Germans elected her to lead them, and she led 80 million Germans for 18 years with competence, skill, dedication and sincerity. She did not utter nonsense. She did not appear in the alleys of Berlin to be photographed. …

Tens of thousands of Ethiopians on Sunday rallied in Addis Ababa to support Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government and also denounce the United States over its position on the conflict.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the rally took place as federal troops fought rebellious Tigrayan and Oromo forces threatening to march on the capital.

Some demonstrators denounced the United States, one of the foreign powers that has called for a ceasefire to a year-long war, which has intensified amid advances by rebellious forces in the past week.

The U.N. Security Council, the African Union, and Kenya and Uganda …

The National Chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Victor Oye has stated that he is confident that Nigeria can successfully adopt electronic voting as well as the electronic transmission of results in future elections.

Mr Oye made this assertion on Sunday night while the collation of results from the 21 LGA’s of the state in the governorship election was still underway.

‘The electronic process is working but let INEC improve on it. Nigeria has the capacity to go electronic. We can vote electronically as well. That is the lesson we have to take from this election. That electronic …

No fewer than seven people were killed on Sunday following a motor accident involving an 18-seater bus in Taraba State.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the accident happened on Saturday in Sauwa Community of Bali Local Government Area. The victims of the accident were said to be returning to Jalingo from Kurmi Local Government Area where they went for the burial ceremony of a traditional ruler Kum Ndola, Enoch Tanko Tabena.

According to eyewitnesses, the tyre of the 18-seater-bus burst while in motion, resulting in a somersault of the vehicle.

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