June 2022

We Will Not Allow Another Civil War In Nigeria – Igboho Warns Buhari

I’ve Been Vindicated With Owo Church Massacre – Igboho

June 7, 2022 1:04 pm

Controversial Yoruba Nation campaigner, Sunday Igboho Adeyemo who is also known as Sunday Igboho has completely condemned the killing of innocent Christians at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State.

Recall that scores were left dead on Sunday after gunmen attacked the church.

The gunmen were said to have thrown an improvised explosive device into the congregation before shooting at them.

Read Also: Yoruba Nation: Soyinka Visits Igboho In Cotonou

Reacting in a viral audio clip, Africa Daily News, New York reports that Igboho said he had been vindicated.

He called on South-West leaders to support him and other courageous …

CP Kuryas Assures Promotion Of Police Officers For Security

CP Kuryas Assures Promotion Of Police Officers For Security

June 7, 2022 1:04 pm

CP Monday Bala Kuryas who is the Niger State Commissioner of Police has given his assurance that the promotion of 460 senior police officers of the command will give a boost to the fight against banditry, terrorism, kidnappings and other criminalities and social vices in the state.

Speaking with journalists shortly after the decoration, CP Kuryas said the promotion would serve as a catalyst for more work in combating crimes in the state.

” When you are in the paramilitary, any promotion like this gives you joy, you are motivated and given a higher responsibility. You are expected to do

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Consumption Tax: Oyo Hoteliers Decry Ectortion

Consumption Tax: Oyo Hoteliers Decry Ectortion

June 7, 2022 10:27 am

The new addition of consumption taxes slammed by the State Government has seen the Oyo State Hoteliers Association of Nigeria kicking against the consumption tax.

The association expressed its misgivings in a communique issued in Ibadan on Tuesday at the end of its Board of Trustees meeting.

The communique was jointly signed by the association’s president, Chief Ayodele Ogundele, the vice-president, Chief Joseph Emoabino and Prince Adekunle Adesanya, the Public Relations Officer, and the Financial Secretary, Adetona Ibraheem.

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It declared that the charge amounted to double taxation, as members …

Suspected Islamic Jihadists Kill 18 In East Congo Attack

Suspected Islamic Jihadists Kill 18 In East Congo Attack

June 7, 2022 6:06 am

Suspected militants killed at least 18 people in a village raid in eastern Congo as fighting resumed with the M23 rebel group in a neighbouring province.

A local chief and a local human rights group said fighters, believed to be from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), killed residents and burned down houses in the Otomabere village in Irumu territory, Ituri province on Sunday night.

Congolese army spokesman, Jules Ngongo, confirmed the ADF attack without giving a death toll and said Congolese forces were in pursuit of the assailants.

The ADF is a Ugandan militia that moved to eastern Congo in …

₦80bn Fraud ICAN Disowns Suspended Accountant-General

₦80bn Fraud: ICAN Disowns Suspended Accountant-General

June 7, 2022 4:41 am

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) has announced that it cannot sanction the suspended Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, over his alleged involvement in an ₦80bn fraud because he is not even a member of the body.

The institute made this revelation on Monday in a statement while responding to a letter written by the Human and Environmental Development Agenda asking ICAN to investigate and sanction Idris who is being probed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

HEDA had called on ICAN to subject Ahmed to the institute’s Disciplinary Tribunal for thorough investigation and sanction.…

No Sngle Individual Made Buhari President - Presidency

No Single Individual Made Buhari President In 2015 -Presidency

June 7, 2022 4:36 am

The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared that tens of millions of Nigerians were the ones who voted for President Muhammadu Buhari and that led to his victory in the 2015 general elections and not a single human being. 

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity made the remark on Monday in a statement in Abuja, the nation’s capital.

Shehu’s statement came on the backdrop of comments attributed to a presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, during a meeting with party delegates in Abeokuta, Ogun State.

While Tinubu had said he played …

Ondo Church Massacre An Affront To Yoruba Race - Olubadan

Ondo Church Massacre An Affront To Yoruba Race – Olubadan

June 7, 2022 4:31 am

The Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Lekan Balogun, has described Sunday’s killings during a mass at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, as an affront to the Yoruba race.

Oba Balogun made this known in a statement on Monday which was signed by his media aide, Mr Oladele Ogunsola, to commiserate with victims and their families.

He appealed to the six governors in the South-West region to wake up to their responsibility of securing the lives and property of their people.

He said such an attack should be made the last of its kind in the region, saying a …

U.S. Vows To Defend, Strengthen International Law

U.S. Vows To Defend, Strengthen International Law

June 7, 2022 4:21 am

The United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken has vowed to defend and strengthen international laws, agreements, principles, and institutions that are aimed at maintaining peace and security for all countries.

In a speech Blinken made to The George Washington University, Washington, D.C said the U.S would maintain good relationship with China, adding that the relationship will protect the rights of individuals and sovereign nations.

He observed that China is a global power with extraordinary reach, influence and ambition.

Read Also: Blinken Warns Republicans Against Blocking Envoy Nominations

‘It is the second largest economy, with world-class cities and public transportation …

Northerners Are The Target Of Lagos Okada Ban – CNG

Northerners Are The Target Of Lagos Okada Ban – CNG

June 7, 2022 4:18 am

The Coalition of Northern Groups has issued a warning against the ongoing seizure and destruction of Okada motorcycles which was ordered by the Lagos State Government, claiming that the action targets northern operators and therefore was ‘completely unacceptable’.

The CNG in a statement by its Spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, which was made available to Africa Daily News, New York pointed out that it was “rash, irrational, insensitive and wicked” that the Lagos State Government would in just 72 hours of announcing the ban, seize and subject 7,548 bikes, mostly owned and operated by northerners to the crusher.

Suleiman said, ‘We note …

APC Primary Ken Nnamani Pulls Out Of Race, Gives Reason

APC Primary: Ken Nnamani Pulls Out Of Race, Gives Reason

June 7, 2022 4:14 am

A former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, on Monday night, announced his withdrawal from the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary citing personal reasons.

Nnamani, at a press briefing on Monday in Abuja which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York, revealed that his decision stemmed from the fact that the South-East was relegated to the background after an agreed sharing formula of APC offices.

He said after the last convention in March, the party produced a unity list which was approved by APC governors and endorsed by President Muhammadu Buhari.

According to him, positions were swapped between the north …

Banky W Declared Winner Of PDP Primary Rerun In Lagos

Banky W Declared Winner Of PDP Primary Rerun In Lagos

June 7, 2022 4:06 am

Nigerian pop star, Bankole Wellington, popularly known as Banky W, was on Monday declared the winner of the PDP primary rerun for the Eti-Osa constituency House of Representatives ticket in the 2023 general election after last week’s overturning of his victory.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that Banky W recorded a landslide victory, polling 24 votes out of 29 votes cast by delegates at the primary rerun held in Lagos on Monday.

He contested against a legal practitioner, Mr Sam Aiboni, who polled five votes in the rerun election.

A video on his campaign Instagram page showed the …

Owo Church Attack Shock As Police Recover 3 Unexploded IEDs

Owo Church Attack: Shock As Police Recover 3 Unexploded IEDs

June 7, 2022 4:03 am

The police in Ondo State has disclosed that no fewer than three unexploded improvised explosive devices (IEDs) have been recovered from the scene of the Owo church attack where gunmen killed several worshipers on Sunday. 

Africa Daily News, New York had earlier reported that suspected terrorists had stormed the church in Ondo State on Sunday, killing scores of worshippers while injuring others. The incident which sent the nation into mourning has been condemned by Nigerians, including President Muhammadu Buhari and many state governors.

A statement signed by police spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, noted that police investigators have also recovered “pellets of …

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