Mozambique: Cholera In Three Cabo Delgado Districts
Maputo — The Mozambican health authorities have declared a cholera outbreak in three districts in the northern province of Cabo Delgado – namely Macomia, Mocimboa da Praia and Ibo. According to a report in Monday’s issue of the Maputo daily “Noticias”, so far there have been 20 confirmed deaths from cholera, 12 of which took […]
INC Gives 90 Days To S’ East Govs To Launch Security
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Igbo National Council (INC), an Igbo socio-cultural group has issued a 90 days ultimatum to the governors of the southeast zone to inaugurate their own regional outfit. Reading a communiqué after a meeting well attended by members from 20 states, the National President of INC, Chilos Godsent said […]
Trump Picks India’s Order For $3b Military Equipment
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that India will buy $3 billion worth of military equipment, including attack helicopters, as the two countries deepen defense and commercial ties in an attempt to balance the weight of China in the region. India and the United States were also making progress on a big trade deal, […]
Domestic Violence Damages Children Mentally, Emotionally
A Psychiatrist, Dr Oluseun Peters, says that children who are exposed to domestic violence experience emotional, mental, behavioural and social damage, with long-term consequences. Peters made this known while speaking on Tuesday in Ibadan. Read Also: Commitment To End Gender-Based Violence According to him, children, who are often eyewitnesses to domestic abuse, are the ones […]
CSO Condemns Protest Against TETFUND Boss
Civil Society Coalition for Transparency has condemned the protest supposedly by students of Nasarawa State University against the Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), Prof. Suleiman Bogoro. Mr Mike Femi, the President of the coalition chided the alleged students at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja, describing the act as a gross […]
Cameroon To Macron: Leave Paul Biya Alone
Cameroon has opposed French President Emmanuel Macron’s remarks over a separatist crisis in the country’s English-speaking regions. Cameroonian President Paul Biya “is accountable for his actions to the sole sovereign Cameroonian people and not to a foreign leader, even from a friendly country,” Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh, secretary general of the Cameroon presidency, said in a […]
$10m Fraud: EFCC Witnesses Fail To Indict Shehu Sani
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, February 25, 2020, presented two witnesses before Justice I.E Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja against the former senator, Senator Shehu Sani. EFCC had earlier stated that Mr Sani, who represented Kaduna Central in the last Senate, was arrested in December 2019 for allegedly “collecting […]
Massive Crowd As Buhari Visits Ondo (Photos)
Massive crowd welcomes President Muhammadu Buhari to Ondo State on Tuesday where he commissioned the Ondo Linyl Industrial Hub and Ore Flyover Interchange. Buhari, with Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu during the visit Read Also: Buhari’s Visit: Ondo Declares Public Holiday Huge crowd welcomes Buhari to Ondo President Buhari with R-L: Ogun State Governor Dapo […]
Former President Of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak Is Dead
Former President of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak has been pronounced dead. Mubarak, who ruled for 30 years until a deadly takeover died in a Cairo hospital at aged 91, Mirror Uk reports. Mubarak was ousted from office as the president and imprisoned in 2011 following mass protests which lasted for 18 days against his autocratic rule […]
New Speaker Emerges In Kaduna Assembly
A new Speaker has been elected at the Kaduna State House of Assembly, barely an hour the former Speaker, Abdullahi Shagali resigned. The new Speaker is. Yusuf Ibrahim Zailani. Zailani, who represents Igabi West Constituency in the Assembly, was the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly until his election to lead the House on Tuesday. Zailani […]
Bayelsa: PDP Withdraws Petition Against INEC, APC
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Tuesday withdrew its petition against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) before the Bayelsa Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja. The PDP had challenged the emergency of Mr David Lyon of the APC as the duly elected governor in the November 2019 […]
Why Aminu Shagali Resigned As Kaduna Speaker
The reasons behind the resignation of Hon. Aminu Shagali as Kaduna Speaker have started emerging. The ex-Speaker who has been representing Sabon-Gari Constituency in the Assembly since 2011, officially submitted his resignation letter to Clerk of the House Tuesday morning. Tanimu Musa, Chairman, House Committee on information, also confirmed he submitted his resignation letter on […]