May 2022

2023 Wike, Masari Makes Strong Case For Nigeria’s Unity

PDP Primaries: Wike Still Silent After Defeat To Atiku

May 29, 2022 11:50 am

As the aftermath of the dramatic PDP Presidential primaries wane on, the Rivers State Governor who was also a presidential aspirant for the PDP, Governor Nyesom Wike has not reacted to the outcome of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, convention in Abuja.

Less than 24 hours after the PDP primaries, Wike is yet to congratulate the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar over his victory.

Prior to the commencement of the primaries on Saturday, Wike was one of the leading contenders for PDP’s presidential ticket.

Read Also: Leave My Integrity Out Of PDP Move – Peter Obi To Wike

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Gunmen Abduct Taraba Village Head, Three Others, Kill Four

NPC Commissioner Kigbu Killed By Gunmen, Children Kidnapped

May 29, 2022 11:50 am

There was mild pandemonium on Sunday when some unidentified gunmen had attacked and killed Mr. Zakari Kigbu, a former Federal Commissioner of National Population Commission (NPC) at his residence in Azuba community near Lafia, Nasarawa State capital.

ACP Ramhan Nansel, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Nasarawa State Command, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lafia.

According to Nansel, the gunmen stormed the victim’s residence at about 12:30 a.m. and shot at him before abducting two of his children- a boy and a girl.’

Read Also: Panic As Gunmen Kidnap HYPPADEC Board Member, Kill 3

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Atiku: FFK Reacts To Win, Advises APC On How To Defeat Him

Atiku: FFK Reacts To Win, Advises APC On How To Defeat Him

May 29, 2022 9:59 am

Former Aviation Minister and controversial social critic, Femi Fani-Kayode has congratulated Atiku Abubakar, for emerging the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential flagbearer on Saturday.

Atiku polled a total of 371 votes to defeat his closest rival, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State who garnered 237 votes.

Wike was followed by former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, who polled 70 votes.

Gov Aminu Tambuwal had stepped down for Atiku before voting commenced.

Read Also: EFCC: I Have No Regrets Joining APC, Fani-Kayode Insists

Reacting, Fani-Kayode advised the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to field a northerner to defeat Atiku.

He wrote

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Over Seven Indian Troops Die In Accident At Disputed Border

Over Seven Indian Troops Die In Accident At Disputed Border

May 29, 2022 2:24 am

At least seven Indian soldiers were killed and 19 others injured following a horrible road accident in the remote Ladakh region, near the country’s disputed border with China, police have confirmed.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that in June 2020 left at least 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers were killed when the world’s two most populous nations redirected tens of thousands of additional troops into the high-altitude Himalayan region after a deadly hand-to-hand battle

‘Seven soldiers killed, 19 injured in the remote Nubra area,’ a senior police officer in Ladakh told reporters on Saturday evening.

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2023 How I Warned Nigerians Against Voting Buhari – Fayose

2023: How I Warned Nigerians Against Voting Buhari – Fayose

May 29, 2022 2:21 am

Former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has recounted how he warned Nigerians against voting for the incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari but was ignored.

He asserted that from the onset, he knew that the All Progressives Congress and the president never meant well for the country hence his repeated warnings.

The presidential aspirant of the PDP made this claim during the National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party in Abuja on Saturday which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York

He said, ‘Let me remind you that if I were to be a prophet, I will be making a …

26 Declared Missing As Ferry Sinks In Indonesia

26 Declared Missing As Ferry Sinks In Indonesia

May 29, 2022 2:19 am

No fewer than than twenty-six people were declared missing on Sunday morning after a ferry ran out of fuel and sank in bad weather off the coast of Indonesia, officials confirmed.

The country’s search and rescue agency disclosed that the vessel was conveying about 43 people when it capsized in the Makassar Strait, the sea separating the islands of Sulawesi and Borneo.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the news of the accident only reached officials on Saturday, the local head of search and rescue Djuanidi, who like many Indonesians goes by only one name, told reporters.

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Another Top ISWAP Commander Reportedly Surrenders To Troops

Another Top ISWAP Commander Reportedly Surrenders To Troops

May 29, 2022 2:16 am

A top Commander of the Islamic State of the West Africa Province (ISWAP) whose name has been given as Musa Mani has surrendered to the troops of the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) following sustained joint operations around the fringes of the Lake Chad.

Zagazola Makama, a Counter Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in Lake Chad made this disclosure on his Twitter handle on Saturday in a tweet sighted by Africa Daily News, New York.

Makama pointed out that Mani, who was from Diffa in the Niger Republic, surrendered to troops of the task force in Damasak and Malam Fatori.…

Why We Stormed PDP Presidential Primary Venue – EFCC

Why We Stormed PDP Presidential Primary Venue – EFCC

May 29, 2022 2:12 am

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have disclosed that its operatives stormed the presidential primary elections of the major opposition political party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the Moshood Kashimawo Abiola National Stadium in Abuja to monitor delegates inducement and financial malpractices.

The anti-graft agency’s Public Relations Officer, Wilson Uwujaren, who spoke to reporters on Saturday evening, disclosed that, ‘Our operatives are at the ongoing PDP presidential primary elections at the MKO Abiola Stadium to monitor the exercise, and most especially, to check delegates inducement and other financial malpractices’

Read Also: PDP Presidential Aspirant Hayatu-Deen Drops Out Of

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2023 Atiku Abubakar Declared Winner Of PDP Primary

2023: Atiku Abubakar Declared Winner Of PDP Primary

May 29, 2022 2:10 am

Former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar was on Sunday morning declared the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for the 2023 general election after defeating other aspirants in Abuja.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that Atiku clinched the much coveted ticket during the presidential primary of the main opposition party which began on Saturday in Abuja, the nation’s capital.

He polled a total of 371 votes to defeat his closest rival, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State who garnered 237 votes. He was followed by former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, who polled 70 votes in …

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu

Nigerians Will Flourish If I Am Elected President – Tinubu

May 28, 2022 4:40 pm

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the national head of the All Progressives Congress and a presidential candidate, has guaranteed that if elected, he will restore the country’s economic prosperity, tranquility, security, and political stability.

Mr. Bayo Onanuga, his Director of Media and Communication, said as much in a manifesto titled ‘My Vision for Nigeria’ signed on Friday.

Tinubu pledged to make Nigeria the pride of Africa if his presidential aspiration becomes a reality in 2023, according to a statement highlighting his five-point agenda.

‘a vibrant and thriving democracy and a prosperous nation with a fast-growing industrial base, capable of producing the …

We Have Captured Ukraine’s Lyman Town - Russian Army

We Have Captured Ukraine’s Lyman Town – Russian Army

May 28, 2022 12:18 pm

The Russian army has confirmed reports on Saturday which stated that it had seized the strategic town of Lyman in eastern Ukraine, on the road to two key cities still under Kyiv’s control.

“Following the joint actions of the units of the militia of the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Russian armed forces, the town of Krasny Liman has been entirely liberated from Ukrainian nationalists,” the defence ministry said in a statement, confirming an announcement a day earlier by pro-Moscow separatists.

Krasny Liman, which had a population of around 20,000 people before the hostilities broke out, is the town’s old …

Students Of Rochas Foundation College Plead For His Release

Students Of Rochas Foundation College Plead For His Release

May 28, 2022 12:14 pm

The Students of Rochas Foundation College in Sokoto state have appealed to the Federal Government of Nigeria to facilitate the freedom of the founder of the school, Senator Rochas Okorocha.

They made the appeal during the celebration of this year’s International Children’s Day organized by the school, on Friday, in Sokoto.

The appeal for Okorocha’s release dominated this year’s Children’s Day celebration in the college, showcasing that the founder had made an impact on their lives.

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Yusuf Muhammad, a Senior Secondary 2 student, said Okorocha, who was recently arrested by …

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