December 11, 2021

Imam, 10 Others Kidnapped In Fresh Sokoto Attack

Insecurity: Imam, 10 Others Kidnapped In Fresh Sokoto Attack

December 11, 2021 11:29 pm
Bandits have kidnapped 11 persons, including a Chief Imam, Aminu Garba, who was preparing to lead Juma’at congregational prayer at Gatawa village in Sabon Birni local government area of Sokoto State.

The Imam was kidnapped along with three others on Friday.

The assailants also blocked Sabon Birni-Gatawa road on Saturday, shot three persons and kidnapped seven others.

The member, representing Sabon Birni South constituency in the state assembly, Sa’idu Ibrahim, who confirmed the attack, said the injured persons were currently receiving treatment at a hospital in Wamakko.

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DSS Using Hunger As Strategy To Eliminate Kanu – IPOB

DSS Using Hunger As Strategy To Eliminate Kanu – IPOB

December 11, 2021 4:12 pm

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Saturday accused the Department of State Services (DSS), of working to eliminate its leader, Nnamdi Kanu using hunger and starvation as a tool.

IPOB alledged that DSS was using maltreatment and humiliation against Kanu in their custody against all normal standards.

The group stressed the secret police has confined its leader to a solitary cell under harsh conditions.

In a statement by its spokesman, Emma Powerful which was obtained by Africa Daily News, New York, the group urged the governments of the United States of American, the United Kingdom, the Israeli government, Canada, …

The President of the United States, Joe Biden has just taken to his verified Facebook page to reassure the people of Ukraine that the United states is solidly behind the country. President Biden who had earlier stated that the United States was on the side of Ukrainians in the on-going invasion by Russia led by President Vladimir Putin reiterated the United States support to the Ukrainians. The invasion which began exactly on the 24th of February, 2022 had already displaced and killed many Ukrainians.

US Sanctions Chinese, North Korean Firms Over Rights Abuses

December 11, 2021 5:02 am

The United States on Friday disclosed a series of new rights-abuse sanctions on senior officials and entities in eight countries, with targets ranging from a Chinese firm specialising in facial recognition technology to a giant cartoon studio in North Korea.

Timed for International Human Rights Day and supported in part by Britain and Canada, the sanctions took aim at officials accused of abetting the crackdown on anti-coup protestors in Myanmar, the oppression of Muslim Uyghurs in China’s Xinjiang region and political violence in Bangladesh under the guise of a war on drugs.

‘Our actions today, particularly those in partnership …

I Won’t Beg Pogba To Remain At Man United - Rangnick

I Won’t Beg Pogba To Remain At Man United – Rangnick

December 11, 2021 4:32 am

Manchester United’s interim manager, Ralf Rangnick has insisted that he will not try to convince French international Paul Pogba to stay at the club beyond the end of his current contract.

Africa Daily News, New York understands that the future of the 28-year-old is once again set to be one of the biggest talking points of the upcoming transfer windows, with his deal expiring at the end of this season.

Pogba’s agent Mino Raiola has confirmed that there have already been ‘many offers’ for his client, and he will be allowed to open talks over joining overseas clubs as a …

30,000 Flee To Chad Over Violence In Cameroon - UN

30,000 Flee To Chad Over Violence In Cameroon – UN

December 11, 2021 4:12 am

No fewer than 30,000 people in northern Cameroon have fled to Chad after ethnic clashes which have so far claimed at least 22 lives erupted at the weekend.

This was confirmed on Friday by the UN’s refugee agency in a statement on Saturday.

Africa Daily News, New York gatherd that violence broke out in the border village of Ouloumsa on Sunday in a heated disagreement between herders, fishermen, and farmers over dwindling water resources, the UNHCR said in a statement issued from Geneva.

It then spread to neighbouring villages, 10 of which have been burned to the ground.

The clashes …

Security Threats May Increase In 2022, COAS Warns Troops

Security Threats May Increase In 2022, COAS Warns Troops

December 11, 2021 3:44 am

Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Farouk Yahaya, has called on commanders in the Army to plan for a possible increase in the scope and dimension of the activities of violent Non-state actors in the coming year.

The COAS made this call while speaking at the closing ceremony of the Annual Conference in Abuja on Friday. The army chief stated that the focus in the coming year would be to develop capacities for improved performances, adding that emphasis would be placed on both individual and unit training.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that there have been attacks by …

2023 Igbo Won’t Beg For Presidency – MASSOB, Others

2023: Igbo Won’t Beg For Presidency – MASSOB, Others

December 11, 2021 3:16 am

The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), on Friday declared that it was abominable for the Igbo to kneel to people in order to mount the saddle of power.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the recent call by two prominent Igbo leaders – Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, former Secretary of the Government of the Federation, and Chukwuemeka Ezeife, elder statesman, and former governor of Anambra State on the North to cede the post of the President to a Nigerian of Igbo extraction, is already generating a lot of reactions amongst some Igbo socio-political …

Show Evidence Of Money You Borrowed, Wike Berates FG

Show Evidence Of Money You Borrowed, Wike Berates FG

December 11, 2021 2:04 am

The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has challenged the Federal Government to show evidence where it has deployed all the money it has borrowed so far from external creditors.

He posited that Nigeria has enormous resources and if well managed, can change, not only the fortunes of the country but the life of every Nigerian.

The governor issued the challenge when he spoke at the inauguration of the Rumuola flyover bridge by former governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Mimiko, in Port Harcourt, yesterday.

He pointed out that his administration was propelled by love and commitment to service, which is …

5G Deployment NCC Conducts Mock Exercise Ahead Of Auction

5G Deployment: NCC Conducts Mock Exercise Ahead Of Auction

December 11, 2021 1:39 am

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) yesterday revealed it has successfully carried out a mock session for the 3.5 gigahertz (GHz) spectrum auction ahead of the deployment of the Fifth Generation (5G) network in the country.

NCC spokesman, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, clarified that the simulated auction held on Friday in Abuja was preparatory to the main auction billed to take place on Monday.

The conduct of the simulation exercise, he said, was in line with the requirements stipulated in the Information Memorandum (IM) for the 3.5 GHz spectrum auction.

The IM is a document that defines the process for the licensing …

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