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HURIWA Blasts Police For Shooting At News Reporter

June 1, 2022 11:01 am

The aftermath of the recent assault on a News reporter by Policemen has had the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA blasting the police occasion while describing as an act of aggressive and misplaced terrorism, the shooting of The Nation’s correspondent by operatives of the Nigeria Police in Osun State.

The group condemned the shooting which happened on Tuesday when the Nation’s correspondent, Toba Adedeji was covering students’ protest at Orita Olaiya.

HURIWA said it is regrettable that the Nigeria Police force has not learnt any positive lessons from the nationwide protests last year in which millions of Nigerians …

Prof. MarkAnthony Scholarship 3rd Batch Winners Emerge

Prof. MarkAnthony Scholarship: 3rd Batch Winners Emerge

June 1, 2022 6:36 am

Information reaching the desk of Africa Daily News, New York has it that the 3rd list of selected candidates for the prestigious Professor MarkAnthony Nze Scholarship with Apsley Business School London has emerged. Among the beneficiaries of the latest batch are, Apoyi Daniel Oloche, Oranugo Charles Ogochukwu, and 5 others. 

The Africa Daily News, New York, had a few weeks ago, reported that following Prof. MarkAnthony Nze’s appointment as an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Management, the academic guru and lover of humanity opted to invest all of his earnings into the institution for a year in exchange …

Buhari Embarks On state Visit To Spain

Buhari Embarks On State Visit To Spain

June 1, 2022 5:50 am

Amid the ongoing political activities in Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari has departed Abuja for Madrid, Spain on a state visit.

The president’s spokesperson, Femi Adesina, in a statement, yesterday, said the visit is on the invitation of the Spanish President, Pedro Sanchez.

Buhari would also meet with the Head of State of the Spanish nation, His Majesty King Felipe VI during the visit.

‘During his engagements with both leaders, the Nigerian president will discuss issues of mutual interest to both countries, which will expectedly result in the signing of Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding on a wide range of topics …

Russia Advances In East Ukraine As EU Brainstorms On Oil Ban

Russia Advances In East Ukraine As EU Brainstorms On Oil Ban

June 1, 2022 5:30 am

Russian forces edged toward the centre of the eastern Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk on Wednesday, while President Volodymyr Zelensky is prepared to appeal to EU leaders at an emergency summit where a ban on Russian oil imports is on the agenda.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that Zelensky is expected to press EU officials at the summit ‘to kill Russian exports’ as he seeks to crank up international pressure on Moscow.

Member states are searching for a compromise on a sixth round of sanctions, which has been delayed by resistance from within the bloc, namely from Hungary.

Meanwhile, Russia …

Panic As Bandits Kill Over 30 Vigilante Men In Zamfara

Panic As Bandits Kill Over 30 Vigilante Men In Zamfara

June 1, 2022 5:20 am

Suspected bandits on Tuesday killed over 30 members of the local vigilantes otherwise known as Yan Sakai in a gunfight near Gidan Dan Inna community in Auki district, Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

A resident of the community whose brothers were killed, Idris Ambomade narrated the incident to reporters in an interview.

He pointed out that bandits were attacking communities, including Gidan Inna village, and were rustling cows and other animals, just as they shot dead some aggrieved members of the community whose animals were being rustled.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that angered by the …

Spain Reacts To Death Of Over 30 In Port Harcourt Stampede

Spain Reacts To Death Of Over 30 In Port Harcourt Stampede

June 1, 2022 5:12 am

King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain have sent out a message of condolence to President Muhammadu Buhari on the recent tragedy in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

The Police Command of Rivers State had earlier confirmed the death of 31 persons in the stampede that occurred during a church program in Port Harcourt on Saturday.

The command also revealed that those who were injured were “swiftly evacuated to the hospital for immediate medical treatment”.

Read Also: Port Harcourt Church Stampede Leaves 31 Dead – Police

In a message addressed to President Buhari and signed by His Majesty the King, Felipe …

Hunters Kill Boko Haram Leader In Borno, Recover AK-47 Rifle

Hunters Kill Boko Haram Leader In Borno, Recover AK-47 Rifle

June 1, 2022 5:07 am

Hunters in the North-East have reportedly killed a Boko Haram commander and his deputy during a clash in Shaffa Taku, a village in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State.

This is according to the Chairman and Commander of hunters and vigilantes (Sarkin Baka) in the region, Mohammed Shawulu-Yohanna.

In a telephone conversation with reporters on Wednesday morning, Yohanna disclosed that an AK-47 rifle and a motorcycle used by the terrorists were recovered and would soon be handed over to the Nigerian military in Biu.

Read Also: Boko Haram Attacks Magumeri, Borno State

‘Yes, we acted on an intelligence …

Fraud: 3 Nigerians Nabbed By INTERPOL In Operation Killer Bee

Fraud: 3 Nigerians Nabbed By INTERPOL In Operation Killer Bee

May 31, 2022 10:13 am

In a coordinated crack operation which involved officials of the International Police (INTERPOL) and some local security forces, three Nigerians have been nabbed over alleged global scam.

The trio were arrested in a sting operation conducted simultaneously in a Lagos suburb, Ajegunle and in Benin City, 300 km to the East of the commercial capital.

One of the scammers, Hendrix Omorume has been charged and convicted and now faces a 12-month prison sentence.

Read Also: How Interpol Arrested Igboho, Wife In Cotonou – Lawyer

The three men, aged between 31 and 38, were each arrested in possession of fake …

Okorocha Pleads Court To Compel Bail Release From EFCC

Okorocha’s Political Crowd Chased Away By Federal High Court

May 31, 2022 10:09 am

A small crowd of political associates, friends and sympathisers of the embattled former Imo State Governor, Anayo Rochas Okorocha have been turned back at the entrance gate of the Federal High Court in Abuja as part of crowd control mechanisms.

The sympathisers, who thronged the court premises as early as 7am, are in their hundreds struggling to access the court to witness proceedings.

Okorocha, who has just been moved to the court room by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is billed to battle today for his bail in the ₦2.9 billion corruption charges brought against

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Bodies Of Ukrainian Fighters Discovered At Azovstal - Russia

Bodies Of Ukrainian Fighters Discovered At Azovstal – Russia

May 31, 2022 9:50 am

The conflicts between Ukraine and Russia seems not to be seeing an end anytime soon as the Russian military on Tuesday said it has found the bodies of 152 Ukrainian fighters in the underground bunkers of the Azovstal steelworks it captured in Mariupol earlier this month after a protracted siege.

Russian Defence Ministry spokesman, Igor Konashenkov in Moscow said, “152 bodies of fallen fighters and soldiers of the Ukrainian armed forces were stored in a container with no longer functioning refrigeration.’’

Read Also: Lithuanians Raise Millions To Procure Ukraine A Combat Drone

He added that Russian authorities had yet to …

Over 100 Dead As Gold Miners Clash In Chad

Over 100 Dead As Gold Miners Clash In Chad

May 31, 2022 4:28 am

No fewer than 100 people have been confirmed dead following clashes between gold miners in northern Chad, Defence Minister General Daoud Yaya Brahim have disclosed.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that violence broke out on May 23 at Kouri Bougoudi near the Libyan border, sparked by a ‘mundane dispute between two people which degenerated’, he noted adding that the toll was “around 100 dead and at least 40 wounded.’

The clashes occurred in the rugged Tibesti Mountains in the central Sahara, some 1,000 kilometres (600 miles) from the Chadian capital N’Djamena.

Read Also: Capital Punishment For Illegal Gold Miners

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Zamfara Judiciary Finally Approves Death Sentence For Bandits

Court Arraigns First Bank Staff For Diverting Customer’s Funds

May 30, 2022 1:11 pm

A worker in First Bank of Nigeria PLC, Omoniyi Victor met his waterloo on Monday when he was docked in Ikorodu, Lagos State, for allegedly conspiring with others to divert and steal ₦303,000.

Omoniyi was charged with conspiracy and theft.

He, however, pleaded not guilty to the matter in court.

The Prosecution Counsel, Insp Aminu Isaac, told the court that the defendant committed the offense on Jan.21 at about 12.17 p.m. at the first bank branch, Omitoro area along Ijede Road in Ikorodu.

Isaac said the defendant stole an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card belonging to Mrs. Abidemi Agbaje and …

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