May 2, 2022

IPOB Using Propaganda To Smear Nigerian Army – Spokesperson

May 2, 2022 3:16 am

The Nigerian Army have accused members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) of using pictures of fake soldiers arrested by Nigerian army troops recently to malign the institution and cast aspersions on them.

The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja which was obtained by Africa Daily News, New York.

Nwachukwu stated that one Solomon Okafor of Radio Biafra London had been peddling malicious disinformation and falsehood on social media, alleging complicity by troops in a fictitious case of the kidnapping of a family of 10 in Kaduna State.…

SERAP Drags Buhari’s Govt To ECOWAS Court Over Train Attack

May 2, 2022 3:10 am

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the President Muhammadu Buhari led-administration over what it termed ‘the failure to protect the rights to life, security, and dignity of the victims of the Abuja-Kaduna train attack and the failure to secure the safe release of those held captive by the terrorists.’

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that on March 28th, terrorists attacked the AK9 Abuja–Kaduna train, killing no fewer than nine persons, injuring many others, and kidnapping an unknown number of passengers.

The victims are still in the captivity of the terrorists for over four …

Kenya Increases Minimum Wage As Inflation Stings

May 2, 2022 2:56 am

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta have announced a 12% increase in the minimum wage as the East African country confronts a surge in the cost of living.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that inflation in Kenya jumped to a seven-month high in April, majorly as a result of skyrocketing fuel and food prices, according to official figures.

‘As a caring government, we find there is a compelling case to review the minimum wages so as to cushion our workers against further erosions,’ Kenyatta said at a Labour Day rally.

He said the 12 percent increase would come into effect from …

2023: Embrace Equity And Justice, Ohanaeze To Northern Elders

May 2, 2022 2:48 am

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide have admonished to the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), to embrace equity and justice by standing with the South East region to produce the next Nigeria president in 2023.

Ohanaeze made this call through the National Publicity Secretary, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Alex Ogbonnia, while reacting to the statement made by the NEF that the presidential race should be thrown open in 2023.

The Apex Igbo group postulated that in ‘1994, some Nigerian patriots conceived an article of faith and principle of rotation of power that guarantees equity and inclusiveness for all the diverse components of the country.’…

Nigerians Must Embrace Unity To Grow – Osinbajo

May 2, 2022 2:38 am

The Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has identified the lack of unity and love as the key problems affecting the growth of the country, insisting that Nigerians must embrace unity for the country to move forward.

The vice president made this assertion in Owerri, the Imo State capital, during the wedding of the daughter of Governor Hope Uzodinma.

He called on the newlywed to love themselves as Christ loved the church.

He said, ‘In marriage, two different people from different backgrounds, are brought together and they become one. This should be a lesson for Nigerians.’

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Police Detain Many Following May Day Clashes In Turkey

May 2, 2022 2:30 am

Turkish police on Sunday detained no fewer than 160 protesters who were trying to hold a May Day rally in defiance of a ban which was recently imposed by the governor’s office on workers in the country.

Images which were sighted on social media by Africa Daily News, New York on Monday showed riot police clashing with protesters very close to Istanbul’s Taksim Square, pinning some of them forcefully to the ground before rounding them up in a police car.

The Istanbul governor’s office confirmed that about 164 people were held after staging ‘an unauthorised rally’ and refusing to disperse …