President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja directed the Ministries of Transportation and Finance to conclude financial arrangements with appropriate co-financiers that will partner with the Federal Government f0r construction of West-East Coastal rail line from Lagos to Calabar, linking some major cities in South East and South South. Speaking at …
Read More »ECOWAS Court to give judgment in SERAP’s case on killings by herdsmen, others
The ECOWAS Court of Justice, Abuja has, Friday, heard arguments in the case brought by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) against the Federal Government seeking “justice and accountability for the authorities’ failure to prevent, account for and investigate killings, raping, maiming of Nigerians and other residents, and destruction of …
Read More »Ghana on course to vaccinate 17m people against COVID-19, says Akufo-Addo
Accra, Feb. 1,2021 Ghana is on course to get at least 17.6 million people vaccinated against COVID-19 pandemic by the end of June, President Nana Akufo-Addo has said. In a televised speech late Sunday, he said the government is working with bilateral and multilateral partners to achieve its aim to …
Read More »Troops eliminate B’Haram Commanders in fresh ambush as confusion reigns in ISWAP Camp
In a renewed counter-insurgency operation, Nigerian troops in collaboration with the Multi-Joint Taskforce (MNJTF) have eliminated top Boko Haram Commanders Friday in strategic ambushes. A military intelligence source told PRNigeria that troops eliminated two terrorists’ Commanders Alai Bor and Maleum Modu and other Boko Haram fighters at different locations in …
Read More »African Union: No reparations for ex-Chad President’s victims; 4 years after Hissène Habré’s conviction, AU fails to put in place Victims’ Fund
The African Union, AU, has yet to set up a Trust Fund to compensate victims of the former Chadian president, Hissène Habré, four years after his historic conviction in Senegal, a coalition of international and regional human rights organizations said Tuesday. On May 30, 2016, Habré was convicted of crimes …
Read More »President Buhari participates in Virtual 58th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS
Your neighbour’s survival is also your own, President Buhari tells visiting Benin Republic President
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday reiterated the importance of good neighbourliness, saying the survival of your neighbour is also your own survival, and vice-versa. The President spoke at State House, Abuja, while playing host to President Patrice Talon of Republic of Benin, who was on an official visit, a statement by …
Read More »We remain fully committed to promotion of good governance practice in Africa says Buhari as Nigeria undergoes 2nd peer review process
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja restated the commitment of the Nigerian government to the enthronement of democracy and good governance on the African continent. Speaking at the Virtual Support Mission and Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Committee of Heads of State and Government participating in …
Read More »A postscript on Uganda’s election. By Dakuku Peterside.
Ugandans went to the polls last weekend in a hotly contested election and supposedly re-elected President Yoweri Museveni for a sixth term in office. He will continue a 35-year rule of the country. According to official government figures, the incumbent president won 58.6% of the vote while his nearest rival, …
Read More »U.S. vows action against election riggers in Uganda
By Harrison Arubu New York, Jan. 17, 2021 The United States has said it will take action against anti-democratic forces and human rights abusers in Uganda following Thursday’s general elections in the country. The U.S. position came in a statement by the Department of State through its spokesperson, Ms Morgan …
Read More »AfDB targets $10bn for Africa’s renewable energy; Dumps coal energy projects
Adeze Ojukwu Africa Development Bank(ADB) has announced plans to invest $10 billion for the expansion of renewable energy projects in the continent, over the next five years. ADB President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, said the ‘bank will no longer finance coal projects, but has prioritized renewables, as the mainstay of its …
Read More »COVID-19: Africa secures 300m vaccines as Nigeria records 1270 cases
Adeze Ojukwu with AP reports Nigeria recorded 1270 new coronavirus cases and 12 deaths, Tuesday, amidst fears of more spikes, if schools re-open next week. Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) said ‘till date, 102,601 cases have been confirmed, 81574 cases have been discharged and 1373 deaths have been …
Read More »Funeral of Ghana’s late president Rawlings now for 27 January
Accra, Jan. 12, 2021 The funeral of Ghana’s former President, Jerry John Rawlings, has been rescheduled for 27 January, according to information from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the international community and diplomatic missions. Media reports on Tuesday said Rawlings, who died on 12 November, 2020, will lie in …
Read More »ECOWAS mediator for Mali, Goodluck Jonathan, arrives in Bamako
Bamako, Jan. 12, 2021 The mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for Mali, former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, at the head of a high-level delegation, arrived in Bamako on Monday afternoon, official sources told PANA. The two-day visit is a follow-up on the Conference of ECOWAS …
Read More »Dangote to leverage expansion, new trade routes under AfCFTA
With many countries strategizing for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) that kicked off at the beginning of this month, Dangote Industries Ltd, has stated that its cement expansion plan and fertilizer investments will open new trade routes for the company and Nigeria under the trade deal. Already, the …
Read More »Uganda elections: Police beat, detain journalists covering opposition candidates
Nairobi, January 7, 2021 – Ugandan security forces should stop harassing and attacking journalists, and should ensure that the press can freely cover the country’s upcoming elections, the Committee to Protect Journalists, CPJ, said Thursday. Since December 11, security officers have assaulted at least 10 journalists covering opposition events ahead …
Read More »Tony Elumelu Foundation unveils Entrepreneurship programme for African men, women
By Lydia Ngwakwe Lagos, Jan. 1, 2021 The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), on Friday in Lagos unveiled the TEF Entrepreneurship programme for 2021, to empower women and men across the African continent. The Chief Executive Officer of TEF, Mrs Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu, disclosed this during an Online news briefing with Journalists …
Read More »Security, Refugees: Borno Governor, Zulum meets President Buhari, Foreign Affairs Minister, Onyeama
Borno Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum on Thursday met Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama to conclude intergovernmental efforts for voluntary repatriation of thousands of Borno citizens currently taking refuge in parts of Cameroon, after fleeing from Boko Haram attacks in batches, within the last six years. Before Thursday’s …
Read More »Zulum meets Chad’s President Deby over thousands of Borno refugees …Nigerian ambassador in attendance
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, alongside Nigerian ambassador to Chad, Zannah Umar Bukar Kolo, on Wednesday met President Idriss Debby of the Republic of Chad over repatriation of thousands of Nigerian refugees, majority from Borno, who in batches, fled killings by Boko Haram since 2014. The meeting, which …
Read More »Refugees: Zulum crosses Lake-Chad to meet 5,000 families in Chadian community, shares N50m
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Tuesday ferried through the Nigerian side of the Lake Chad to meet Borno citizens taking refuge at Darsalam refugee camp in Baga Sola, a border community in the Republic of Chad. Zulum on arriving Baga Sola, was received by the Chadian Governor of …
Read More »U.S. reports more than 1.6m child cases of COVID-19
Washington, Dec. 16, 2020 Nearly 1,640,000 children in the United States (U.S.) have been diagnosed with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) since the onset of the pandemic, representing 12.2 per cent of the caseload nationwide, according to a new report. The joint report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the …
Read More »Uganda arrest: Dabiri- Erewa assures of Omah Lay, Tems, Muyiwa’s imminent release
ABUJA, DEC. 15, 2020: Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), has assured Nigerians that the Nigerian artistes, Omah Lay, Tems and Muyiwa Awoniyi will be home soon Dabiri-Erewa gave the assurance while receiving members of Omah Lay’s Record Label, Valentine Ngaji and Marshall Onaemo of Keyqaad Record …
Read More »Minister urges revival of Golden Age of African Writers
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has called on the new Secretary General of the Pan-African Writers’ Association (PAWA), Dr. Wale Okediran, to strive to revive the golden age of African writers, who actively worked for the unity, development and decolonization of Africa. The Minister, who made …
Read More »President Buhari congratulates Ghana’s Akufo-Addo on re-election as President; Hails TY Danjuma on 83rd birthday
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of Ghana on his re-election for a second term in office. The President, in a statement by Garba Shehu, his Senior Special Assistant (Media & Publicity), also commended the people of Ghana on the successful conclusion of the presidential and …
Read More »Ghanaians vote in tight race between incumbent and former president
Accra, Dec. 7, 2020 Ghana is today electing a parliament and president in a race dubbed the battle of two giants. Incumbent Nana Addo Akufo-Addo of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) faces off against former president John Dramani Mahama, leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). It is the …
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