The Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, has dismissed the appeal filed by the suspended Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Ishaq Moddibbo Kawu, challenging the decision of the Federal High Court to dismiss the no-case submission he filed. Kawu and the late Chairman of Pinnacle Communications Ltd, Mr. Lucky Omoluwa, as well as […]
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Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) has condemned terrorist attacks in the village of Koshobe and other rural communities in the Jere local government area, Borno state. The body, in a statement, said, “ECOWAs is hurt by these senseless killings, and ECOWAS commission condemns vigorously this terrorist attack. ECOWAS commission calls that the perpetrators […]
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The Senate yesterday confirmed the reappointment of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for another five years. Yakubu was first appointed as chairman of INEC on October 21, 2015, by President Muhammadu Buhari. He was reappointed after his first tenure lapsed in October this year. His confirmation followed the […]
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With less than 30 days to the January 1, 2021 date for the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), has urged the Federal Government to review its stance on border closure, citing that the trade protocol is premised on liberalisation of intra-regional trade in the continent. […]
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As Senate slams government hard over killings Reps move to summon President to explain insecurity Lawmakers say FG has breached Section 14 of the Constitution You haven’t produced any result, Katsina senator tells Buhari We’ll do all it takes to secure Nigeria, says FG Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to […]
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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni Following is an excellent article written by an unknown Ugandan writer analysing the systemic rot in all African nations with Uganda as a case study. Please enjoy the article. – Editor The biggest problem of Ugandans or Africans in general is this illusionary belief that they could change their countries by […]
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The Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, Winnie Byanyinma, has said over 12 million infected persons are waiting to access to HIV treatment while 1.7 million people became infected with HIV in 2019 because they could not access essential services. This was contained in a statement released today by UNAIDS on […]
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The Federal Government has said the sack of service chiefs is not the solution to the security challenges in the country. It said through presidential spokesman Garba Shehu in an interview on Arise TV on Tuesday that: “The clamour for the sack is out of place considering that the president is not subject to the […]
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The United Nations, UN, has retracted its initial casualty figure of farmers killed in Borno state during an attack on Zabarmari community in Jere local government area of the state. UN said the “gruesome” massacre against farmers killed “tens of people”, amending an earlier statement putting the death toll at 110. Eve Sabbagh, UN’s head […]
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Wisconsin became the last of six states to officially declare victory for Joe Biden late on Monday, in spite of the legal challenges posed by President Donald Trump to stop the certification of results. Biden’s victory in Wisconsin was certified following a partial recount that only added to his 20,600-vote margin over Trump, who has […]
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