Politics

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged the Taliban and all other parties to exercise utmost restraint in order to protect lives and ensure that humanitarian needs were addressed in Afghanistan.

Guterres made the call through a note from his Spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, on Sunday in New York, following the development in the country.

According to reports, Taliban fighters on Sunday took over the Afghan capital and President Ashraf Ghani fled abroad leaving the government in collapse.

Dujarric said the secretary-general was following with deep concern the rapidly evolving situation in Afghanistan.

‘Conflict is forcing hundreds of thousands to flee their …

Malaysia’s cabinet led by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has tendered its resignation to the king, science minister Khairy Jamaluddin has disclosed.

The cabinet resigned on Monday, after months of political turmoil that resulted in a loss of the premier’s majority.

Khairy announced the news in a post on Instagram. Prime Minister Muhyiddin was earlier seen entering the national palace on Monday, after reports he would tender his resignation to the king.

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Muhyiddin’s hand had weakened after months of infighting in his coalition. If confirmed, his resignation would end a tumultuous …

Canada is temporarily closing its embassy in Kabul after evacuating staff ahead of an feared takeover of Government by Taliban fighters, the Foreign Ministry in Ottawa announced Sunday.

The ministry said in a statement that Canadian personnel were already on their way back to Canada.

It added that the embassy would reopen once conditions allowed a resumption of normal activities under adequate security.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that following the withdrawal of most US troops and the Taliban’s stunningly rapid advance through much of the country, its fighters were poised to take Afghan capital.

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No fewer than twelve people were killed in clashes between two communities in Cameroon’s Far North region, Midjiyawa Bakari following a disagreement between two farmers.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the unrest, in which 48 people were also injured, took place in Logone Birni, an area on the banks of Logone River along the border between Chad and Cameroon.

It began following a dispute between an ethnic Mosgoum fisherman and an Choah Arab herder.

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The fisherman had built a dike to hold fish in an area the …

Controversial former Emir of Kano and ex-governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Muhammadu Sanusi II has explained why he is not happy about the country’s socio-economic situation.

According to Sanusi, the bad policies of various governments over the years have messed up Nigeria’s economy to the extent that the country lierally wasted 40 years without achieving economic progress.

The former emir made these assertions in his speech while marking his 60th birthday anniversary with a well-attended colloquium in Kaduna which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York.

The ex-banker also recalled bitter experiences while at the helm of …

Vote counting was underway in Zambia yesterday after a tightly contested general election that saw sporadic clashes and troop reinforcements dispatched to three provinces.

The ballot is expected to be the tightest yet in the third successive standoff between President Edgar Lungu, 64, and veteran opposition candidate Hakainde Hichilema, 59.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that partial and regional tallies started to trickle in on Friday, with final consolidated results expected by Sunday, although Lungu’s party hinted it was heading for victory.

Thursday’s vote presented a test of democracy in the usually peaceful southern African nation country of more …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the processes of the procurement of electronic voting machines due to the non-passage of the Electoral Act amendment into law by the national assembly.

A top official of the commission told reporters on Thursday in Abuja that there is nothing the commission could do about the situation now because a major aspect of the Act, concerning the electronic transmission of results, was rejected by the National Assembly.

He said; ‘There is no problem; it is natural that the commission stays action on the procurement process of the machines. The commission as …

The wife of former Nigerian President, Shehu Shagari, Mrs Hadiza Shagari, is dead, Africa Daily News, New York reports.

According to highly placed sources, Mrs. Shagari died of COVID-19 complications on Thursday morning.

A statement issued by her Grandson, Bello Shagari on his Facebook page which was sighted by Africa Daily News, said the deceased died at the Gwagwalada Isolation Center in Abuja.

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She will be buried according to Islamic rites at the National Mosque, Abuja.

‘Hajiya Hadiza Shehu Shagari was 80 years old. Her Jana’iza (Funeral Prayer) will …

Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Alhaji Adamu Adamu expressed worry and disappointment over the rising numbers of out-of-school children in the country, stating that it is unacceptable and must be tackled head-on by all stakeholders.

Adamu made this disclosure at the ongoing 65th National Council on Education (NCE) meeting in Jalingo with the theme “Eradicating out-of-school children phenomenon: A tool for the achievement of education 2030 agenda”.

According to him, the situation has become more worrisome, going by a United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF) survey which reports that Nigeria ranks top among countries with out-of-school children.

Adamu noted that …

The Federal government has approved over ₦4 billion for the fuelling of police vehicles across the Police Commands in all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi, disclosed this at the presentation of a paper titled ‘Strategic Leadership Development: The Role of the Ministry of Police Affairs.’

‘The ministry is deeply grateful to Mr President and the National Assembly for approving funds for the supply of fuel for police Vehicles to the 36 states Police Commands across the country and FCT to increase their efficiency,’ he was quoted as saying in a …