May 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 …

President, VP, Others Silent On Murder Of Deborah Samuel

May 13, 2022 12:52 pm

Reports reaching the desk of Africa Daily News, New York have shown that the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari and his cabinet are yet to comment on the gruesome murder of Deborah Samuel in Sokoto State.

In a sad turn of events, Deborah Samuel a 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education was burnt alive by her colleagues on Thursday.

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She was accused of blasphemy against the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW).  A controversial voice note she had sent to a WhatsApp group and the replies she …

‘We’ll Be Sad And Joyful Too When Leaving’ – Ministers To Buhari

May 13, 2022 12:51 pm

Most of the outgoing Ministers in President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet have expressed a mixture of sadness and joy when they made it clear to the President that they will be leaving in sadness and joy.

They had appreciated President Muhammadu Buhari for providing ample opportunities to serve in his cabinet and contribute their quota to nation-building.

Speaking on behalf of the other ministers at a valedictory session for appointees leaving the cabinet to pursue political ambitions, the Minister of Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio, who is among the presidential candidates on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, described working …

Postpone 2023 Census - HURIWA Charges Nigerian Govt

Zoning: PDP Is A Party Of Scammers – HURIWA Blows Hot

May 13, 2022 12:50 pm

After the reports about their stand on the Zoning formula in their political party, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has minced no words as they blasted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) while  describing them as scammers and a party filled with 419ers.

HURIWA had reportedly saw red after perusing the news that the former ruling party had thrown open its presidential ticket ahead of its primaries. The presidential primaries have already been slated for May 28-29, 2022.

HURIWA expressed its displeasure over the party’s decision in a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko.

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Russia Deports Romanian Diplomats In Revenge Move

Russia Deports Romanian Diplomats In Revenge Move

May 13, 2022 12:31 pm

In a move which analytics have termed as ‘expected’, Russia has openly expelled 10 Romanian diplomats, as well as a Bulgarian, in retaliation for a similar move by the two countries following Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The Romanian foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday that “the Russian Federation declared 10 employees of the Romanian embassy in Moscow persona non grata”.

The expulsion was also confirmed by Moscow and follows the April 5 expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats “whose activities breached the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations”, according to the Romanian foreign ministry.

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Gov Ortom Blasts EFCC Over Selective Impunity, Bias

May 13, 2022 12:31 pm

The controversial Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has come out to blast the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC about their method of fighting corruption. The Governor made it clear that the security outfit has a penchant for fighting corruption with a lot of bias and selectiveness.

Governor Ortom made this known on Friday when he received at the Benue Peoples House, a delegation of the Executive Intelligence Management Course 15 participants from the National Institute for Security Studies, Abuja, on study tour in the state.

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The Governor expressed displeasure over the …

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