May 2022

Nigeria’s Problems Caused By The Elite, Amaechi Laments

Nigeria’s Problems Caused By The Elite, Amaechi Laments

May 5, 2022 1:01 am

Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has asserted that that the elite are the problem of Nigeria while also noting that the country can do much better if the elites can change most of their habits. 

He called on citizens to vote the right people who have proven  capacity into leadership positions to fix the country’s numerous challenges.

Amaechi gave the counsel on on Wednesday at the 2022 World Press Freedom Day celebrations in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital.

The former Rivers Governor also called on Nigerians to always hold politicians accountable regardless of the positions they occupy.

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2023 APC Will Not Implode After Primaries – Tinubu

2023: APC Will Not Implode After Primaries – Tinubu

May 5, 2022 12:58 am

A Presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, asserted that party would remain intact after its presidential primaries contrary to widely held insinuations.

He made this disclosure while addressing State House Correspondents shortly after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the APC National Leader had met with Buhari behind closed-doors at the State House last night.

Speaking after the meeting, Tinubu disclosed that Buhari was committed to a transparent democratic process despite rumours making the rounds.

Read Also: 2023: Tinubu Picks ₦100m APC Presidential Nomination

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No Ceasefire Deal Without Russian Withdrawal, Zelenskyy Says

No Ceasefire Deal Without Russian Withdrawal, Zelenskyy Says

May 5, 2022 12:56 am

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday vowed that his country would not accept a deal with Moscow that would allow Russian troops to remain in occupied territory under any circumstances.

Zelenskyy disclosed that Ukrainian forces had already halted the Russian offensive in what he described as the first stage of the conflict. In the second stage, he revealed, Ukraine so everything possible to expel Russian troops from its territory and in the third, he said, the country would move to fully restore its full territorial integrity.

Zelenskyy asserted that he would not accept a ceasefire deal that would allow Russian …

24 Kurdish Militants 'Neutralised' By Turkey In Northern Syria

24 Kurdish Militants ‘Neutralised’ By Turkey In Northern Syria

May 5, 2022 12:55 am

Turkey has announced that it has been able to ‘neutralised’ at least 24 members of Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria.

According to a statement made public by the defence ministry on Wednesday, this happened after a Turkish soldier was killed in a missile attack in the area.

The missile attack was reportedly launched in Turkey’s Operation Olive Branch zone in northern Syria,

Africa Daily News, New York reports that Turkish authorities often use the term ‘neutralise’ to imply that ‘terrorists’ were killed, wounded, or captured in given security operations.

The tension between YPG and the Turkish military …

Super Falcons Goalie Nominated For Top Award In France

Super Falcons Goalie Nominated For Top Award In France

May 5, 2022 12:54 am

Super Falcons of Nigeria goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie is presently in contention for the D1 Arkema League goalkeeper of the season award, Africa Daily News, New York has learnt. 

Nnadozie was nominated for the individual prize by the French Professional Players Union after a sterling performance in the league this season.

The Super Falcons goalkeeper will now slug it out with the likes of Mylene Chavas of Girondis Bordeaux, Olympique Lyon’s Christiane Endler, GPSO 92 ISSY’s Cosette Morche and Barbora Votikova of Paris Saint-Germain for the individual prize.

Read Also: 40 Secondary Schools Set For Maiden America Football League

The 21-year-old …

UN Secretary-Gen, Antonio Guterres Meets Buhari In Aso Rock

UN Secretary-Gen, Antonio Guterres Meets Buhari In Aso Rock

May 5, 2022 12:52 am

The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday visited the Presidential Villa Abuja, where he held a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari over the State of affairs of Nigeria.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that Guterres was in Borno State on Tuesday where he met with some repentant terrorists and advocated for their re-integration into society, especially those of who surrendered to military authorities voluntarily.

Read Also: Guterres Set To Meet Ex-Boko Haram Terrorists In Nigeria

Sources within the presidency revealed that the meeting between both leaders will centre around security challenges bedevilling Nigeria and solutions open …

Russia Accuses Israel Mercenaries Of Fighting For Ukraine

Russia Accuses Israel Mercenaries Of Fighting For Ukraine

May 5, 2022 12:51 am

A key spokeswoman for Russia’s foreign ministry on Wednesday alleged that Israeli mercenaries were fighting alongside the far-right Azov Regiment in Ukraine, a statement which has now further fuelled tensions with Israel after Russia had last week suggested Adolf Hitler had ‘Jewish blood’.

‘Israeli mercenaries are practically shoulder to shoulder with Azov militants in Ukraine,’ Maria Zakharova told pro-Kremlin Sputnik radio in an interview which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York.

It would be recalled that Azov rose to prominence in 2014, when its far-right activists took up arms against pro-Russian separatists who live in Ukraine’s eastern …

2023 APC Extends Sale Of Nomination Forms

2023: APC Announces Extension Of Sale Of Nomination Forms

May 5, 2022 12:49 am

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday announced the extension the party’s sale of Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms for the 2023 General Elections.

In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka which was made available to Africa Daily New York on Wednesday, the party revealed that the nomination forms will now close on Tuesday, May 10, 2022.

Recall that the purchase of the nomination forms was initially supposed to close on Friday, May 6.

Read Also: 2023: No Regrets Over ₦100m Nomination Fee – APC Chairman

The statement also disclosed …

Wike Hails Yahaya Bello Over Youth Inclusion In Governance

Wike Hails Yahaya Bello Over Youth Inclusion In Governance

May 5, 2022 12:48 am

The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has commended his Kogi State counterpart, Yahaya Bello over what he described as his youth inclusiveness in governance.

Wike who is a presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) pointed out that Bello’s inclusion of youths in governance would enable the younger ones learn governance from a young age to become good future leaders.

He gave the commendation on Wednesday when he paid a courtesy visit to Bello at the Kogi governor’s  residence in Lokoja.

Read Also: 2023: No Regrets Over ₦100m Nomination Fee – APC Chairman

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Access To Safe Abortions Important To Save Lives - WHO Chief

Access To Safe Abortions Important To Save Lives – WHO Chief

May 5, 2022 12:05 am

The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday stated that access to safe abortions saves lives, while reaction to a leaked draft ruling which revealed that the US Supreme Court was mulling ending nationwide legal abortions.

Speaking on Wednesday, WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that ‘restricting access to abortion does not reduce the number of procedures’, although he didn’t explicitly mention the US case.

‘It drives women and girls towards unsafe ones’ he said in a tweet which was sighted by Africa Daily News, New York.

‘Access to safe abortion saves lives.’

His comments is coming on …

Boat Mishap: HYPPADEC Presents Live Jackets To Sokoto Community

Boat Mishap: HYPPADEC Presents Live Jackets To Sokoto Community

May 4, 2022 4:48 pm

The Garin Magana community in Shagari Local Government Area (LGA), of Sokoto State, where 29 teenagers recently lost their lives in a boat mishap, on Wednesday received a donation of life jackets.

The Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC), presented the life jackets to leaders of the Garin Magana community.

Read Also: Insecurity: Nine Abducted As Bandits Attack Sokoto

The victims, who were crossing Shagari River on a boat to a nearby village to fetch firewood, lost their lives on April 13.

HYPPADEC’s Northern Region Commissioner, Mr Aminu Ganda, who presented the jackets, said the assistance was to prevent

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Group Wants Nigerians In Diaspora To Vote At Country’s Elections

Group Wants Nigerians In Diaspora To Vote At Country’s Elections

May 4, 2022 4:48 pm

A Nigerian group in the diaspora, Chibuike Rotimi Amechi (CRA) Move Up Campaign USA/Canada, has called for legislation that will allow Nigerians living abroad to vote in the country’s elections.

The Director General of the group, Mr Joe Korka-Waadah, made the call on Wednesday in Port Harcourt, when the group paid the Rivers Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Emeka Beke, a courtesy call.

Korka-Waadah said the group was very concerned and disappointed that Nigerians living abroad were currently denied the right to participate in voting for candidates of their choice during elections in the country.

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