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Religious Bigotry Why El-Rufai Must Be Duly Prosecuted

Religious Bigotry: Why El-Rufai Must Be Duly Prosecuted

June 12, 2023 4:30 am

As fraudulent as organised religion is, it is clearly the bane of Nigeria’s journey to development. Rather than positively affecting the struggling country, it is one factor that has ensured that it has kept Nigeria stunted in every facet of development.

Since Nigeria became self-ruing, the country has remained a slave to organised religion. Armed with this knowledge, dubious politicians have mastered the wicked act of manipulating and weaponising the sentiments accruing from it to secure the sympathy of the people at every election cycle.

Due to the emotive conditioning of Nigerians, they have remained pawns in the hands of …

Naira Redesign El-Rufai Needs To Stop Deluding Himself

Naira Redesign: El-Rufai Needs To Stop Deluding Himself

February 23, 2023 4:35 am

Politics, for Nigerian politicians, is a mere clash of interests which they often manage to masquerade as a contest of principles. For them, politics is simply an avenue that allows them to make their selfish desires seem like national interests without raising so much suspicion. 

Of a truth, millions of innocent and law-abiding Nigerians did not see the current naira swap saga coming. Over the past two weeks, the cash redesign policy has seen an unexpected wave of cash crunch visited on the long-suffering populace without the brains behind it considering the grave implications on them or how to cushion …

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Northern Group Faults CBN Move To Redesign Naira Notes

October 26, 2022 9:54 pm

A northern group under the agesis of the Concerned Northern Forum have on Thursday, in Kaduna State, frowned at the recent directive which had been made by the Central Bank Governor, to redesign some of the naira notes effective from December 15, 2022.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, made the announcement on Wednesday.

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The group’s spokesman, Abdulsalam Kazeem had in a statement on Wednesday, in Kaduna, faulted the decision.

He said, “The attention of the leadership of Concerned Northern Forum has been …

Serious Panic Hits Kaduna State With Fresh Fuel Scarcity

Serious Panic Hits Kaduna State With Fresh Fuel Scarcity

October 10, 2022 6:51 pm

Kaduna State has on Monday recorded a major panic among most of its residents and motorists as a fresh bout of fuel scarcity had hit several filling stations in Kaduna State and its environs on Monday.

Several fuel stations had been reported to be under lock and key with a long queues of motorists as well and following this occurence, it has also been reported that the commercial motorcycles, buses have hiked transport fares by 50 percent.

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A resident, Madam Ashatu Suleiman, has revealed that she had paid N150 …

2023 How Obi Captured Frustrated Nigerian Youths – Makarfi

Why Frustrated Nigerian Youths Are Supporting Obi – Makarfi

August 31, 2022 5:40 am

A former governor of Kaduna State, Ahmed Makarfi, has asserted that frustrated youths were using Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi just as a symbol to capture power having been disenchanted with the current order.

He made this known while speaking on Wednesday during an interview with Channels Television which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York.

Makarfi pointed out that there were only two parties in Nigeria at the moment– the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) that can go all the way to win Presidential elections in Nigerian and that the rational …

Terrorists Order Kaduna Farmers To Pay ‘Ransom In Advance’

Terrorists Order Kaduna Farmers To Pay ‘Ransom In Advance’

August 22, 2022 4:15 am

The Chairman of Birnin-Gwari Emirate Progressives Union (BEPU), Ishaq Usman Kasai, yesterday raised the alarm over the recent discovery that a very huge amount is now being demanded by terrorists in their communities before they could allow them to go to farms and successfully harvest their farm produce.

According to him the huge amount is meant to serve as ransom payment in ‘advance’ for them to have free access to their farms.

In a statement he issued to journalists in Kaduna on Sunday, he stated that they have no option than to negotiate with the terrorists as farming activities have …

At Least 36 Kidnapped As Bandits Attack Kaduna Again

35 Kidnap Victims In Kaduna Released By Bandits, One Held Back

August 13, 2022 2:19 pm

Fresh reports hitting the desk of Africa Daily News, New York has revealed that some thirty-five persons who had been abducted by bandits three weeks ago at Keke B Millennium City, Kaduna State have regained their freedom.

It can be recalled that some unidentified gunmen who have been suspected to be bandits had on Monday July 25, 2022, abducted some 35 People from Kaduna Millenium City.

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Although nothing had been heard about the victims, relatives had been making frantic efforts to reach out to their captors.

However, out of 36 …

Terrorists Release Seven More Kidnapped Train Passengers

Terrorists Release Seven More Kidnapped Train Passengers

August 11, 2022 5:44 am

No fewer than seven more kidnapped passengers of the March 28 train attack in Kaduna state have regained their freedom after a series of negotiations.

Africa Dialy News, New York gathered that the victims were released yesterday morning after spending at least 135 days in the custody of the terrorists who had abducted them sometime in March.

It is however not clear if any ransom was paid to the terrorists for their release.

Although the police authorities are yet to confirm the development, a  member of the negotiating team, Tukur Mamu told reporters that six of the released hostages are …

Terrorists Kidnap Ango Abdullahi’s Family Members In Kaduna

Terrorists Kidnap Ango Abdullahi’s Family Members In Kaduna

August 11, 2022 4:00 am

Reports hitting the desk of Africa Daily News, New York right now have it that suspected terrorists have kidnapped a woman and her four children in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

The abducted woman is reportedly the daughter-in-law of the village head of Yakawada, Alhaji Rilwanu Saidu, an elder brother of the Chairman of the Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF), Professor Ango Abdullahi.

At the time of filing this report, Police authorities were yet to comment on the incident, but a close relative of the family, Umar Sani, told Channels Television that the woman, Ramatu Samaila, was abducted along …

Insecurity There Are Serious Plans To Islamize Nigeria –Musa

Insecurity: There Are Serious Plans To Islamize Nigeria –Musa

August 10, 2022 5:36 am

Musa Danyiska, a sociopolitical critic based in Kaduna and a former PDP chieftain in the state’s Kagarko Local Government Area, claimed on Tuesday that Islamization efforts were to blame for the country’s rising crime and banditry rates as well as the party’s decision to field a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket.

Musa, a former lecturer at the Federal School of Statistics in Kaduna, claimed that some attacks were made with the intention of reducing the number of adherents of a particular religion for personal gain. He added that ‘in some states, we have heard of a governor supporting a certain religion more …

2023 El-Rufai Denies Alleged Plans To Join PDP

2023: El-Rufai Denies Alleged Plans To Join PDP

August 9, 2022 4:38 am

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has asserted that not even his corpse will be found in the camp of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP).

El-Rufai made this assertion while putting out his response to a comment by the spokesperson to PDP presidential candidate, Daniel Bwala,

Recall that Bwala, who was an aide of the current Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, had last month dumped the position and the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the party’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s choice of a fellow Muslim, former Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima as …

2023 Northern CAN Reiterates Opposition To APC Muslim Ticket

2023: Northern CAN Reiterates Opposition To APC Muslim Ticket

August 1, 2022 3:50 am

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 northern states and Abuja have once again reaffirmed its total opposition to the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The Secretary-General of the Christian body, Sunday Oibe, made this point in a statement on Sunday in Kaduna State.

The statement which was made available to Africa Daily News, New York read in part; ‘We reaffirm our stand against the idea of a Muslim-Muslim ticket in a multi-religious and multi-cultural society like Nigeria, particularly considering the fact that the country has never been …

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