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34-Year-Old Set To Be Sworn In As President In Burkina Faso

34-Year-Old Set To Be Sworn In As President In Burkina Faso

October 20, 2022 5:42 am

The young army captain who led the latest coup in Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traore will on Friday be inaugurated as interim president, according to a statement made public by the constitutional council. 

The 34-year-old Captain Ibrahim Traore, was the one that led the disgruntled junior officers last month in the second coup in eight months to hit the jihadist-torn west African country.

Junta members had already disclosed that he would take over the role of transitional president, however, the official investiture will happen on Friday.

Read Also: Coup: Fromer Burkina Faso Leader Damiba Flees To Togo

The constitutional council …

Strip Atiku Of ‘Zege Mule U Tiv Title’, Benue Youths Demands

Strip Atiku Of ‘Zege Mule U Tiv Title’, Benue Youths Demands

October 19, 2022 4:12 am

A group under the auspices of the Benue Youth Forum (BYF), has called on the Tiv Traditional Council to immediately strip the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar of the ‘Zege Mule U Tiv’ title.

Mr. Terrence Kuanum who is BYF President, pointed out Atiku should be stripped of the title due to his support for Fulani herders attacking communities in Benue State.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that Atiku had, while fielding questions during a presidential interactive session organized by Arewa Joint Committee held at Arewa House in Kaduna at the weekend, said he was ‘very …

2023 Chidoka Lambasts Wike Over 'Anti-Party' Activities

2023: Chidoka Lambasts Wike Over ‘Anti-Party’ Activities

October 19, 2022 4:07 am

Mr. Osita Chidoka who is a former Minister of Aviation has asserted that endorsement of candidates from other political parties is something that is very much ‘consistent’ with Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike’s style of politics.

Chidoka who appeared on a TV program on Tuesday night was speaking in reaction to the endorsement of Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwolu for a second term by Wike.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that Governor Wike had given an endorsement during a conference of the Committee of Wives of Lagos State officials in Lagos on Monday.

Chidoka, who is also a special …

2023 I’ll Consolidate On Buhari’s Legacies, Tinubu Vows

2023: I’ll Consolidate On Buhari’s Legacies, Tinubu Vows

October 19, 2022 3:59 am

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu who is the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has assured Nigerians he will build on the legacies of President Muhammadu Buhari if elected Nigeria’s President in 2023.

Tinubu gave this assurance on Tuesday while addressing participants at the third Ministerial Performance Review Retreat at the State House in Abuja on Tuesday.

He reiterated that he will not rest on his oars until terrorists are completely diminished in the country.

If elected, Tinubu said he will identify with the legacies of Buhari and work in the spirit of unity, national purpose.

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South Africa Vows To Support Western Sahara Unapologetically

South Africa Vows To Support Western Sahara Unapologetically

October 19, 2022 3:51 am

The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday pledged his government’s ‘unapologetic’ backing for the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) in Western Sahara which has been partially recognised.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the disputed status of Western Sahara – a former Spanish colony widely seen as a ‘non-self-governing territory’ by the United Nations – has shown pity Morocco against the Algeria-backed pro-independence Polisario Front since the 1970s.

‘We are concerned about the silence that persists in the world about the struggle for self-determination for the people of Western Sahara,’ Ramaphosa said during a visit to …

Why I Travelled To Europe, Atiku Opens Up

Why I Travelled To Europe, Atiku Opens Up

October 19, 2022 3:44 am
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former vice president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar on Tuesday explained that he travelled to Europe on business.
Africa Daily News, New York gathered that last night, the former vice president travelled on a scheduled trip to meet with the technical partners of one his business entities that was impacted by the Covid-19 global lockdown and the consequent economic downturn.
His media aide, Paul Ibe clarified that the meeting will also focus on conclusive discussions for a planned expansion of its production facility.
Meanwhile, one of the spokespersons of the Atiku
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China Announces Opening Of Police Station In Nigeria

China Announces Opening Of Police Station In Nigeria

October 19, 2022 3:33 am

The government of China has announced the opening of police stations in Nigeria and across over 20 countries in Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Africa in its bid to boost efforts aimed at tackling the increasing criminal activities of its citizens abroad.   

This announcement was contained in an investigative statement titled, ‘110 Overseas Chinese Transnational Policing Gone Wild’ which was obtained by Africa Daily News, New York.

According to multiple reports, the police stations are created to bring ‘down on all kinds of illegal and criminal activities involving overseas Chinese.’

Lesotho and Tanzania are the two other African countries …

2023 Northerners Have Embraced Restructuring, Atiku Submits

Arewa Elders Distance Selves From Atiku’s Tribal Comment

October 18, 2022 7:13 pm

Coming on the heels of his recent comment on Nigerian tribes, the Arewa Joint Committee has put out a statement where they had completely distanced theirselves from the ethnic comment which had been made by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.

The committee had also noted that it has no business with the remark which had been made by Atiku.

Read Also: Arewa Youths Tear Lawal Apart Over Comments On Shettima

The Joint Committee which had beencomprising of six Northern groups namely; Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Arewa House, Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation, Northern Elders Forum (NEF), …

Australia Reverses Recognition Of Jerusalem As Israel Capital

Australia Reverses Recognition Of Jerusalem As Israel Capital

October 18, 2022 6:18 am

Australia has announced that it will henceforth no longer recognise West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, reversing a decision taken by the government of former Prime Minister Scott Morrison sometime in 2018.

In a statement on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said; ‘Today the Government has reaffirmed Australia’s previous and longstanding position that Jerusalem is a final status issue that should be resolved as part of any peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian people’.

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‘This reverses the Morrison Government’s recognition of West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.’

Wong reiterated that Australia’s embassy would …

Atiku Comments, A Threat To National Unity, Wike Declares

Atiku Comments, A Threat To National Unity, Wike Declares

October 18, 2022 6:11 am

The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has lambasted the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, accusing him of threatening the unity of Nigeria over alleged Atiku’s opinion that the choice of who becomes president has to do with only about what the North wants.

Wike, who raised the accusation yesterday on arrival at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, Ikwerre Local Government Area, Rivers State from a three days trip to Spain, urged the PDP to apologise to Nigerians if the divisive comments truly came from Atiku.

The governor who flew in company of governors …

2023 What I Discussed With Peter Obi — Sheikh Gumi

2023: What I Discussed With Peter Obi — Sheikh Gumi

October 18, 2022 5:46 am

Controversial Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi on Tuesday revealed what he discussed with the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, who paid him a visit at his Kaduna residence.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that Obi visited the Islamic scholar just before proceeding to the venue of the event organised for presidential candidates by the Arewa Consultative Forum, Northern Elders Forum, and other northern groups.

Speaking exclusively to newsmen, Gumi said he asked the LP presidential candidate a few questions even though they were meeting for the first time in their lives.

‘He (Obi) came on …

Nnamdi Kanu Obey Court Order, Clark Charges Buhari

Nnamdi Kanu: Obey Court Order, Clark Charges Buhari

October 18, 2022 5:36 am

Chief Edwin Clark who is the leader of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari, to obey the Court of Appeal order discharging the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on terrorism-related charges.

Africa Daily News, New York had earlier reported that the National Security Council has pointed out that it was fully in support of the position of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, over the Appeal Court judgment on Kanu, which debunked his complete acquittal.

In a statement on Monday, Clark also faulted Malami, whom …

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