By Amie T. Camara

Afrinity Production make known to you the statement of the Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who has rallied officials of the commission to remain steadfast to its ideals in conducting the Edo governorship election.

“Nigerians and the international community expect so much from us. They are watching. It is important that we all remain above board in the performance of our respective duties,” Professor Yakubu said in a message to the staff of the commission on the eve of the election.

“We must ensure that no political party or candidate is accorded any advantage over the other. We must be neutral at all times and stick strictly to our Code of Conduct and Oath of Neutrality to which we have all subscribed.”

By playing their parts and delivering a free, fair, and credible election, the INEC boss believes the commission would have helped to better the country.

“For, at the end of the day, we would have all contributed to the sustenance of democracy and a strong electoral process that all Nigerians can trust,” he said.

Professor Yakubu, who said all is set for the much-anticipated poll, promised his colleagues and other officials of the commission that their welfare and condition of service will be given priority during the election.

He is also confident that they will rise to the occasion.

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By Amie T. Camara

Afrinity Production unveil to you the dilemma US president is into after a former model has accused him of groping and forcibly kissing her in 1997 — the latest allegation made against the Republican incumbent just weeks before he seeks reelection.

Amy Dorris told Britain’s The Guardian that Trump sexually assaulted her in his VIP suite at the US Open tennis tournament in New York — claims he denied via his lawyers.

“He just shoved his tongue down my throat and I was pushing him off. And then that’s when his grip became tighter and his hands were very gropey and all over my butt, my breasts, my back, everything,” Dorris said in an interview.

“I was in his grip, and I couldn’t get out of it,” she added.

Trump has faced more than a dozen allegations of sexual misconduct, including a claim by prominent American columnist E. Jean Carroll that he raped her in a department store changing room in the mid-1990s.

Shortly before the 2016 election, a tape recording emerged from 2005 in which he was heard boasting about how his fame allowed him to “grab” women by the genitals when he wanted.

Trump dismissed this as “locker room banter” but subsequently apologized.

Dorris was 24 at the time of the alleged incidents. Trump was 51 and married at the time to his second wife, Marla Maples.

The accuser provided The Guardian with several photos showing her in Trump’s company, and multiple people corroborated her account, saying she told them at the time.

She says she told Trump to stop but “he didn’t care.” She added: “I felt violated, obviously.”

Asked why she continued to be around Trump in subsequent days, Dorris responded: “That’s what happens when something traumatic happens — you freeze.”

But Trump’s attorneys told the newspaper that her version of events was unreliable and there would be other witnesses if she had been assaulted.

They suggested in comments to The Guardian that the allegation could be politically motivated, coming weeks before Trump faces Joe Biden in the November 3 election.

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By Amie T. Camara

Afrinity Production notify you of the urging made by the European Union in imposing arm embargo on Saudi Arabia over the killing of Journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the war in Yemen.

Tens of thousands of Yemenis, including civilians, are believed to have been killed in the conflict, which has led to one of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis with 3.65 million internally displaced people and 15 million in need of immediate humanitarian aid.

In the EU arms export report adopted on Thursday, EU lawmakers urge all members of the bloc to “follow the example of Germany, Finland and Denmark, which, after the killing of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi adopted restrictions on their arms exports to Saudi Arabia”.

The document also points out that arms exported to Saudi Arabia, the UAE, as well as other members of the Saudi-led coalition in the Yemen war, had been used in the country, “where 22 million people find themselves in need of humanitarian aid and protection”.

The report also urges the remaining EU countries to impose similar sanctions to prevent further civilian suffering in the Yemen conflict.

Khashoggi, the 59-year-old columnist for The Washington Post, was killed and dismembered by a group of Saudi operatives shortly after he entered the country’s consulate in the Turkish city of Istanbul in October 2018.

Riyadh offered conflicting narratives to explain his disappearance before acknowledging he was murdered in the diplomatic building in a “rogue operation”.

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Afrinity Production draw attention to Unconnected footballers in the Gambia, who despite their amazing talent in football, are still left unnoticed.

Gambia Football has witnessed youngsters who grew up in slums to become professional footballers, but some good players have had the hardest thrive in the history of Gambian football.

Alieu Camara commonly known as Oscar.jr who is born and raised in Fatoto Camara Kunda is not an exception.

In his childhood dreams, Alieu saw himself as a great football player, even as he faced the harsh realities of living in the rural Gambia. Pushing from his passion and playing football for 18 years now. With teams like Songdeh Fa, Bronx and TK Ajex.

Alieu’s first year to play a proper Nawetan was in 2017 in which he played for Canble Town, he also played for Daruusalam Manjai and Kanifing layout in 2018 in which he emerged victorious.

This was indeed a drastic push for his football game and was later called for his zonal in the same year and that’s the time he realized that he was born to play football.

Alieu needed focus on the way further despite having a great Passion for football, he decided to balance game with more hard work every day.

We can’t say Gambia have ignored many underprivileged youngsters with their talents. But there is a little truth to connection of circumstances to a great level than those who have no connection at all.

He said he can’t say he have great experience but he is also proud to play for good teams in the country despite not coming from the urban Gambia.

The young star is currently playing for second division and always praying for a break through soon.

“Yes we have a great Passion for football, in the Gambia we are not playing for money but for the love of game and always hoping for a break through,” he said.

Alieu is currently playing for the Red Hawks, training hard and also praying for his time soon. “Am sure big things are going to come my way, cause am a good soccer player,” he concluded.

By Amie T. Camara

Afrinity Production draw cognizance to Lamin Colley commonly known as Dunga, a professional Gambian soccer player based in Italy.

Dunga was born and raised in New Jeswang and he is 20 years old.

He has always dream of becoming a professional footballer back in his childhood as football makes him happy.

In 2015, Dunga becomes one of the players to participate in the selection made by Italian agents in sponsoring footballers from the Gambia.

The selection took place in Banjul at KD five and he was the luckiest chosen by the Italian couches. According to Dunga, the tries were made by the Italian Scouts to select the best.

The 20 year old Gambian talent played for well-known teams like Sammaurese, San Marino and Parma. Scoring about 11 goals and 7 assist.

Dunga is about to join his 4th team in the soccer game. His decision was one that certainly took a while for him to thoroughly consider taking a stand.

It became even more difficult when he just decided to keep it low and made a late approach to sign for another team after his impressive showings over his pass winning stage. But the Gambian talent surely decided it was best to leave to another team and take on the new challenge of playing there.

Dunga is not revealing the name his present team at the moment, but he promise to notify us after his first match.

He made mention of becoming rich is not his motive, football just makes him happy and makes him feel at a safer place.

His dream is to one day play for Gambia and make his country proud.

By Amie T. Camara

By Amie T. Camara

Afrinity Production make known to you The Gambia government’s new at the Airport which has come under strong criticism following the introduction of a new travel law, which imposes charges on air travellers arriving and departing from Banjul international airport.

According to Standard News paper, a leaked letter on social media suggested the Gambia Civil Aviation Authority has written to airlines flying into the country informing them of the new development dubbed, ‘Immigration Security System Levy’, at the Banjul International Airport.

The letter indicates that collection booths have been installed at the airport to ‘manually’ collect the levy from passengers – with each departing and arriving passenger required to pay $20 (D1,000).

“GCAA has no authority to impose any tax on citizens. The so-called security levy of $20 is a rip-off that must be resisted. Gambians are already paying high taxes as reflected on ticket prices. Why should GCAA add any more taxes? For what?” Madi Jobarteh, a rights activist wrote on his Facebook page.

Also speaking on the issue economist, Nyang Njie said the government has in effect made Leopold Sedar Senghor our main airport.

“There are many Gambians flying in and out of this airport due to the frequency of flights and ticket pricing. The recent tax levied on passengers at Banjul International Airport will be the beginning of the end for an airport that is neither competitive nor sustainable. Sad days ahead in Gambian aviation,” Njie stated on his Facebook page.

Source___Standard Newspaper

By Amie T. Camara

The news about AstraZeneca’s drug came on the same day that the company and others pledged to thoroughly vet any vaccine.

Afrinity Production unveil to you the News about pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca which just halted global trials of its coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday because of a serious and unexpected adverse reaction in a participant, the company said.

The trial’s halt, which was first reported by Stat News, will allow the British-Swedish company to conduct a safety review. How long the hold will last is unclear.

In a statement, the company described the halt as a “routine action which has to happen whenever there is a potentially unexplained illness in one of the trials, while it is investigated, ensuring we maintain the integrity of the trials.”

The news of AstraZeneca pausing its trial came the same day the company and eight other drugmakers made a joint pledge to “stand with science” on coronavirus vaccines, reaffirming that they would not move forward with such products before thoroughly vetting them for safety and efficacy.

Source___Reuters_World News

By Amie T. Camara

Afrinity Production brings to you President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement on Tuesday saying, Nigerian elites should judge his administration with fairness.

The Nigerian President was speaking at the closing of the first-year ministerial performance review retreat held in Abuja.

“I want the Nigerian elites, please encourage them, to judge us fairly,” Buhari said, arguing that his administration has done more for the country with less resources.

He said the average production of oil in the country, from 1999 to 2014, was 2.1 million barrels per day sold at an average price of $100.

“When we came, it collapsed to $37, $38 per barrel, you know it. And the militants were unleashed on the administration, and the production went down to half a million barrels per day.

“I want you to please reflect, what was the condition of the infrastructure then, in spite of those earnings. The roads, the rail is dead and there was no power, up till now no power; where does the money go?”

The Nigerian President said he was “doing my best” to fight corruption by “trying to follow the system” in contrast to his brief military regime in 1984 when he arbitrarily rounded up politicians, threw them in jail, and required them to prove their innocence.

Now “I’m being called ‘baba go slow’,” he said.

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By Amie T. Camara

Afrinity Production confirmed the killing of wanted Militia Leader Alias Gana, this is make known to us by Channels TV

Gadzama the Military leader revealed Gana was killed yesterday evening in a firefight with military personnel.

However, the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, said soldiers snatched Gana from a government convoy of repentant militants in Gboko.

Earlier on Tuesday, Gana, along with 172 militia boys, had reportedly surrendered amid traditional rulers, priests, and local government officials in Katsina-Ala local government in Benue.

They were on their way to Makurdi when they were intercepted by military officials, Ortom said.

In 2015, Gana was offered an amnesty but returned to his alleged criminal activities.

In 2017, the Nigerian police declared Gana wanted after he was alleged to have killed “several innocent persons”.

The Benue State Government, at the time, placed a N10 million naira bounty on him.

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