June 9, 2022

Algeria Halts Cooperation With Spain Over Western Sahara

June 9, 2022 5:40 am

Algeria has suspended a two-decades-old friendship treaty with Spain with immediate effect after Madrid reversed decades of neutrality in the Western Sahara dispute.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the move has now become the latest blow to increasingly fragile relations between Algiers and Madrid, which depends on Algeria for its natural gas supply.

‘Algeria has decided to immediately suspend the treaty of friendship, good neighbourliness and cooperation’ signed with Madrid in 2002, the president’s office said in a statement on Wednesday.

Spain’s government said it regretted Algeria’s decision and reaffirmed its commitment to the friendship …

North Korea Has Ignored Multiple Overtures For Talks – US

June 9, 2022 5:35 am

North Korea, believed poised to test a new nuclear weapon, has ignored multiple US overtures for serious talks as well as offers to help in its Covid-19 outbreak, a US diplomat has revealed.

Speaking after Pyongyang test-launched eight ballistic missiles in a single day Sunday, Sung Kim, the US Special Representative to North Korea, said the country has not responded to months of public and private communications seeking to engage over tensions.

President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken have repeatedly said publicly that Washington seeks diplomatic talks with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea “without preconditions,” …

2023: Real Reason I Contested Against Tinubu – Lawan

June 9, 2022 5:30 am

The President of the Nigerian Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has opened up on the real reasons why he contested against the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, in the presidential primary of the party which was concluded.

Lawan revealed that he contested with the belief that he had the popularity and experience to lead the country and not because he had issues with anybody.

In a letter on Wednesday, Lawan expressed optimism that APC would emerge victorious in the the 2023 presidential poll with Tinubu as its candidate.

Lawan who was also an aspirant in the …

Marwa Makes Case For Drug Tests For NYSC Members

June 9, 2022 5:14 am

In a bid to intensify efforts in the ongoing war against drug abuse in the country, the Chairman/Chief Executive of theNational Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd), has called for a mandatory drug test for youth corps members as they report for national service at the various orientation camps across the country.

Marwa made the call when he hosted the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig. Gen. Mohammed Fadah, who led his management team on a courtesy visit to the NDLEA headquarters, in Abuja, on Thursday.

In a statement …

APC Primaries: Our Wish Was To Make Sure Tinubu Wins – Fayemi

June 9, 2022 5:09 am

Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi has claimed that the emergence of Sen. Bola Tinubu as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is a collective wish of party members.

Fayemi made the assertion in a statement signed by Mr Yinka Oyebode, his Chief Press Secretary which was made available to Africa Daily News, New York.

The governor said Tinubu had proven his dedication and competence to lead Nigeria at a very important time in the country’s history.

Recall that Fayemi was one of the seven persons who stepped down for Tinubu at the just-concluded APC Special Convention in …