June 13, 2022

38 Hostages Abducted By Haiti Gang Freed

38 Hostages Abducted By Haiti Gang Freed

June 13, 2022 4:58 am

No fewer than 40 people who were taken hostage in a mass kidnapping in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince were on Monday morning freed, one day after they were abducted by a gang, a transporters’ union announced.

‘The passengers who had been kidnapped were released… on 11 June,’ the Haitian Owners and Drivers Association (APCH) disclosed on Twitter, adding that the two minibuses they had been travelling in were also recovered.

The association, however, declined to reveal whether a ransom was demanded and paid to the kidnappers.

Read Also: Haiti: Kidnappers Demand $17M For 16 Abductees

The 36 passengers and two drivers …

Osimhen, Oshoala, Emerge Winners At 2021 The Ballers Awards

Osimhen, Oshoala, Emerge Winners At 2021 The Ballers Awards

June 13, 2022 4:55 am

Super Eagles stars Victor Osimhen, Calvin Bassey, Super Falcons striker Asisat Oshoala as well as legendary Nigeria international Chief Segun Odegbami were among the winners at the 2021 The Ballers Awards which was held last night.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the fourth edition of The Ballers Awards was held on Sunday, 12 June, 2022, at Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Other recipients include Joe Aribo, Zaidu Sanusi, Maduka Okoye, Ahmed Musa, Kennedy Boboye, Paul Onuachu and Anayo Iwuala.

Present at Sunday’s awards were NFF’s first Vice President, Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi, Chief Odegbami, Group Managing Director, Complete …

A-100 Peter Obi Can't Salvage Nigeria Without Restructuring

A-100 Peter Obi Can’t Salvage Nigeria Without Restructuring

June 13, 2022 4:52 am

Nigeria is once more on the path to holding another round of general elections, which would result in a complete rearrangement of the country’s leadership. As a result, new people, new political alliances, and alternative political realignments would emerge to govern what is left of the country, which has already been fragmented.

Citizens are already vying for votes for Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), and Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress. It appears that the enthusiasm to elect a ‘better’ leader who would resurrect the …

2023 Office Of Citizens Is The Greatest – CharlyBoy

2023: Office Of Citizens Is The Greatest – CharlyBoy

June 13, 2022 4:50 am

Controversial Maverick entertainer and activist, CharlyBoy has called on Nigerians not to forget that the office of the citizen is bigger than the office of the President hence power must be returned to citizens.

CharlyBoy made this assertion in a post on his Twitter page on Sunday which was sighted by Africa Daily News, New York.

He pointed out that the President and everyone in power are not Nigerians’ masters and for things to change in the country, Nigerians must understand that they are the government.

Read Also: Pastor Bakare Finally Reacts To Loss Of APC Presidential Ticket

‘My fellow …

What Nigerians Must Do To End Insecurity – CDS Irabor

What Nigerians Must Do To End Insecurity – CDS Irabor

June 13, 2022 4:45 am

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, has asserted that the citizens of Nigeria must trust the military and other security agencies for the war on insecurity to be more effective.

He made the comment while speaking on a Channels Television special program for Democracy Day which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York.

‘It is for us to have an understanding that we can’t withhold information and expect miracles to happen,’ he said. ‘Certainly it’s not going to happen.

‘I’m a victim as well as any Nigerian that is on the street. We are all victims together. …

June 12 Implement Abiola’s Manifesto, Family Appeals To FG

June 12: Implement Abiola’s Manifesto, Family Appeals To FG

June 13, 2022 4:42 am

The family of the winner of the annulled June 12 1993 presidential election, MKO Abiola, has appealed to the Federal Government to implement the manifesto of the late politician as a way of honouring him.

This, the family believes, would give succour to the less privileged in the country.

The Head of the Abiola Family, Murtala Abiola, made this appeal while addressing newsmen during the annual prayer session for the late business mogul at their family compound in Gbagura, Abeokuta, capital of Ogun State.

According to Murtala, Abiola’s ‘Farewell to Poverty’ manifesto proffered solutions about how to provide succour …

More Nigerians Set Fall Into Extreme Poverty - World Bank

More Nigerians Set Fall Into Extreme Poverty – World Bank

June 13, 2022 4:38 am

The World Bank dropped a devastating prediction on Nigeria declaring that people in Nigeria and its Sub-Saharan neighbours are expected to fall into extreme poverty in the coming months. 

According to a report obtained via a World Bank newsletter onon Monday, titled, ‘Global Economic Prospects,’ Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its effect on the commodity market, supply chains, inflation, and financial conditions have continued to intensify the slowdown in economic growth.

The Washington-based bank further explained that the possibility of high global inflation could eventually result in tightened monetary policy in advanced countries which might lead to financial stress …

TRENDING

Breaking

𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬, 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤, is a nonpartisan online news portal founded on the truth to provide you with weekly, insightful articles written with precision and current updates on current events from Africa in particular and the rest of the world in general. All of our reports undergo extensive fact-checking to ensure their veracity, and we adhere strictly to the facts, no matter whose ox is gored.

follow on social media

Facebook Twitter Youtube Telegram Linkedin

subscribe to newsletter

© 2018 - 2020 Africa digital news, New York
Powered by

People and Polity