Politics

Sweden’s parliament on Monday elected Magdalena Andersson as the country’s prime minister, the first woman to hold the post, five days after her first bid lasted only hours.

Despite being a nation that has long championed gender equality, Sweden has never before had a woman as prime minister.

Last week Andersson was elected by parliament but she had to resign just hours later — before she even had a chance to formally take office — after the Green Party quit her coalition government.

The 54-year-old, who is the outgoing finance minister, will now head a minority government made up solely …

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari not to release the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu from custody.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that Buhari had after a meeting with the Southeast elders a fortnight ago promised to consider a lighter resolution but worried that such would interfere with the principles of separation of power between the Executive and Judiciary.

The forum in a statement signed by the Director of Publicity, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed insisted that there are no safe grounds for president Buhari to grant the request.

‘Nnamdi Kanu’s …

Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong has condemned the attack on Jos custodial centre by unknown gunmen on Sunday.

The Governor spoke in a statement on Monday by Dr. Makut Macham, Director of Press and Public Affairs.

Lalong praised the gallant officers and men of the Jos Custodial Centre who resisted the attack.

The governor also praised the quick reaction of other security agencies including the Police, Operation Safe Haven, Department of States Services (DSS), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and Operation Rainbow who responded swiftly to the situation and took charge of the general area leading to the …

Israel on Sunday opted to close its borders to foreign tourists and re-authorise the highly criticised cellphone tracking programme in a bid to stop the spread of the newly discovered Omicron variant of the coronavirus.

In a statement on Sunday, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s office explained that the measure would take effect from Sunday evening. It said; ‘The entry of foreign nationals into Israel is banned except for cases approved by a special committee’.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that what this means is that Israeli citizens will be required to present a negative PCR test and quarantine themselves …

The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has revealed that popular micro-blogging platform, Twitter, has agreed to all the conditions laid out by the Federal Government regarding its operations in Nigeria.

Keyamo who is also a member of a committee, set up to review the operations of the microblogging platform since its ban in the country, stated that the committee has made significant progress so far.

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‘The reason why the president took that step is to recalibrate our relationship with Twitter and not to drive them away …

Veteran Nollywood actor, Mr Ibu has put clarifications around the reports on the viral video of him endorsing the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ahmed Tinubu for 2023 presidency.

In a video shared on his Instagram page which was obtained by Africa Daily News, New York, Mr Ibu said he was merely at the event where Tinubu was endorsed.

He however clarified that former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar is his candidate if he decides to run for presidency in 2023 and not Tinubu.

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According to the actor, …

Controversial Abuja-based politician, Femi Fani-Kayode has described himself as a proud member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), insisting that he has no regrets making the move as being widely speculated.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that Fani-Kayode had few months ago dumped the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and made what appeared a shocking move to the APC, a Party he had criticised throughout its existence.

Fani-Kayode was one of the public figures who took it upon themselves to criticise every move of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration and the APC.

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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to instruct President Muhammadu Buhari to order the arrest of security operatives involved in the shooting of peaceful #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki tollgate, and police brutality cases.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that young Nigerians had converged at the Lekki tollgate on October 20, 2020 to protest against police brutality before they were reportedly shot at by security operatives.

A little year after, a leaked report by the Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry on police brutality set up by the state government to …

A group, Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, has called on Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State to urgently intervene in the demolition of Woliwo Market in Onitsha.

The group said it was wrong for the government to displace traders from their sources of income without notice.

Some members of a task force working for the Anambra State Government had on Saturday stormed Woliwo Market in Onitsha and demolished shops without notice.

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In a press release by the President-General of the group, Mr. Goodluck Ibem, the group …

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has said Nigeria needs to adopt value addition practices in order to create wealth that will accelerate economic recovery post-COVID-19 and Osinbajo also assured the business community of the Federal Government’s unrelenting efforts to restore the country to a path of economic growth that will help to create a number of good-paying jobs.

The Vice-President said in Lagos on Friday that the target was to make the growth rate higher than the population growth rate.

He gave the assurance at the 2021 Presidential Policy Dialogue organised by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) and explained …

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed vowed Friday to “bury the enemy” in his first message from the battlefront, state media said, after he announced plans to lead a counter-offensive against Tigrayan rebels.

As the rebels report major territorial gains, claiming this week to have seized a town just 220 kilometres (135 miles) from Addis Ababa, international alarm over the escalating conflict has deepened, with foreign countries urging their citizens to leave.

State media reported Wednesday that Abiy, a former radio operator in the military who rose to the rank of lieutenant-colonel, had arrived at the front line to lead a …

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has said the Federal Government’s determination to crush banditry remains unwavering now that the Court has granted application filed by his Office declaring bandits groups as terrorist organisations.

Malami, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria made the boast in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja by his Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Umar Jibrilu Gwandu.

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According to the statement, the declaration is a demonstration of the determination of the office of the Attorney-General …