May 14, 2022

Why I Deleted Post Condemning Killing Of Deborah Samuel –Atiku

Why I Deleted Post Condemning Killing Of Deborah Samuel –Atiku

May 14, 2022 4:22 am

Former Vice President and a presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar has explained why he opted a post he made that condemned the killing of Deborah Samuel, a 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto State, who was burnt alive on Thursday.

Africa Daily News, New York had earlier reported that the student was beaten to a pulp and burnt alive by male Muslim students who accused her of insulting Prophet Muhammed via a WhatsApp platform.

The school authority consequently announced the shutting down pf academic activities indefinitely as tension gripped residents of the area.

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2023 Watch Defections To NNPP, Kalu Warns APC

2023: Watch Defections To NNPP, Kalu Warns APC

May 14, 2022 4:18 am

The Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu has cautioned the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) against underrating the recent defections of high-profile individuals to the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), especially in the North-West geo-political zone.

In a brief communique that he issued yesterday, Kalu pointed out that the APC must take a keen look at the current cross-carpeting exercises taking place within the region.

Kalu who recently withdrew from the Presidential race used the opportunity to reiterate his earlier position that the presidency should go North-East if it can’t be conceded to the South-East for equity and …

Nigeria Ready To Help South Sudan, Fight Insurgency - Buhari

Nigeria Ready To Help South Sudan, Fight Insurgency – Buhari

May 14, 2022 4:14 am

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday pledged his administration’s readiness to lend a helping hand to South Sudan in fighting insurgency and restoring cohesion to the country following recent disturbances.

The President made the pledge while receiving in the audience at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Hon. Albino Mathom Ayuel, Special Envoy of President Salva Kiir Mayardit of South Sudan.

Speaking to the Special Envoy, he recounted the situation the administration met on the ground in the North East in 2015, and how great strides have been taken in comparison with the present days.

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Buhari Condemns Deborah’s Killing, Calls For Investigation

Buhari Condemns Deborah’s Killing, Calls For Investigation

May 14, 2022 4:11 am

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the resort to self-help by a mob which resulted in violence, destruction, and killing of Miss Deborah Samuel in Sokoto State on Thursday.

Africa Daily News, New York had earlier reported that Samuel, a second-year student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, was on Thursday killed following an allegation that she had blasphemed Muhammad (SAW), the prophet of Islam.

While reacting through a statement by his media aide, Garba Shehu, President Buhari observed that the news of the killing of the young lady by fellow students was a matter of concern.

He, therefore, demanded …

Turkey Opposed To Finland, Sweden NATO Membership - Erdogan

Turkey Opposed To Finland, Sweden NATO Membership – Erdogan

May 14, 2022 4:08 am

The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed that it is not possible for Ankara to support Sweden and Finland in their decision to join the transatlantic military alliance (NATO) in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, signalling a possible hurdle to the two countries’ plans to join the organisation.

Speaking to correspondents in Istanbul on Friday, Erdogan observed that Turkey, which is already part of NATO, did not have what he described as ‘positive views’ on the Scandinavian countries’ moves to seek membership, accusing them of being ‘guesthouses for terrorist organisations’.

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INEC Raises Concern Over Security Ahead Of 2023 Elections

INEC Raises Concern Over Security Ahead Of 2023 Elections

May 14, 2022 4:04 am

Ahead of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has raised serious concerns about the security challenges in the country.

With the polls due in nine months, it, however, allayed fears that the elections might not hold due to security threats.

INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, expressed these fears while speaking yesterday in Abuja at the second quarterly meeting of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES).

He pointed out that there is enough time for the security agencies to address the situation to ensure people go to their various polling units without concerns …

First Beneficiaries For Prof. MarkAnthony Scholarship Emerge

First Beneficiaries Of Prof. MarkAnthony Scholarship Emerge

May 14, 2022 3:52 am

The first list of selected candidates For the prestigious Professor MarkAnthony Nze Scholarship With Apsley Business School London has emerged. Africa Daily News, New York can confirm that among the beneficiaries were Wisdom Onyebuchi Njemanze, Kelechi Ihunanya Amadi, and 9 others. 

It would be recalled that in the sequel to Prof. MarkAnthony Nze’s appointment as an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Management, the academic guru had agreed to invest all of his earnings into the institution for a specified period of time in exchange for a scholarship for Nigerians as a way of encouraging African youths, particularly Nigerians who …

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