Chief Stanley Okoro-Emegha, the Ebonyi Commissioner for Border, Peace and Conflict Resolution, has said that the Ebubeagu security outfit was not involved in destroying people’s property in the state. Okoro-Emegha made the remark in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) while reacting to allegations that the outfit was involved in demolishing property belonging […]
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Heiko Maas has expressed optimism ahead of the Libyan conference held in Berlin. He has also repeated calls for the withdrawal of foreign fighters and weapons from the country. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas called on foreign fighters to leave Libya to ensure a peaceful transition in comments made ahead of Wednesday’s Berlin conference. Maas […]
Municipal Reporter There were chaotic scenes at Mupedzanhamo area and Mbare Musika in Harare yesterday as illegal vendors spent the better part of the day engaging in running battles with law enforcement agents. Vendors could be seen at their former vending sites which were recently demolished as they remained defiant and continued operating from open […]
A FRESH war has erupted in the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC amid strong disagreements on whether the party should stick to the disputed MDC Alliance name or change to the proposed Citizens Convergence for Change (CCC). This comes as MDC leader Mr Douglas Mwonzora has made it clear that the name MDC Alliance belongs to them […]
“The suspension of Twitter in Nigeria is not a right recognized under any treaty enforceable by this Court,” the Nigerian government said in one of its arguments. The Nigerian government has told the ECOWAS Court that its ban on Twitter does not affect the human rights of Nigerians. In its preliminary objection to a suit […]
Inflation and poverty, two issues that have featured in this column recently, took the centre stage in Nigeria’s economic policy debate last week. This followed the release of the World Bank’s Nigeria Development Update on June 15, 2021, which painted a disturbing picture of an inflationary spiral that shoved millions away, raising the number of […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday promised to bequeath “a citizens-led policing system” to the nation. He said this was why he approved the adoption of community policing as the internal security strategy of the country, and funds to support the implementation process. Buhari, represented by the Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi was addressing the […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the National Steering Committee (NSC) of the National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy (NPRGS) to be chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Members of the committee, include Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Chief of Staff to Mr. President and governors of Ekiti, Delta, Sokoto, Borno, Nasarawa and […]
THE Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s Court in Dar es Salaam yesterday set free 14 people who were charged with transporting people with disabilities from various parts and turn them street beggars to earn income. Principal Resident Magistrate Kassian Matembele discharged the accused persons after receiving a nolle prosequi certificate entered by the Director of Public Prosecutions […]
Cassava (Manihot esculenta) is a perennial woody shrub that has an edible root that was first cultivated in South America and introduced to Nigeria in the sixteenth century. Cassava is considered a source of food for the poor and has been widely criticized for its propensity to deplete soil nutrients and opens the farmland to […]
ZANZIBAR yesterday announced stringent preventive and control measures against the third wave of the deadly Coronavirus but maintained that the islands remain safe and free from the infection. “There is neither Coronavirus patient nor death in Zanzibar; the country is safe and there is no any bad indication but prevention is always of utmost importance,” […]
THE death toll from a road mishap, which occurred on Monday night in Morogoro region, has reached nine after two more died yesterday while receiving treatment. According to report, 23 injuries were still receiving treatment at the Morogoro Regional Referral Hospital. When the accident occurred on Monday at around 10:30pm, seven people died on the […]
THE Parliament yesterday endorsed an Appropriation Bill to set aside 36.681 tr/- from the national budget as Consolidated Fund, which is an additional of 352bn/- from the budget estimates tabled in June, 10th, this year. Speaker of the National Assembly, Job Ndugai said the endorsement signifies official issuance of 36.681tr/- for the use of the […]
In 2020, Uganda hosted the largest number of refugees in the region, with South Sudan accounting for 1.4 million of displaced persons. According official data, South Sudan remains the biggest originator of displaced people in the region accounting for 2.2 million refugees out of the total 82.4 million globally. In a report released on June […]
Three of Tanzania’s profitable public companies will be subject to tighter government controls over their spending habits under a proposed fiscal law. The Finance Bill of 2021 was subjected to public hearing on June 18 and 19 before being formally tabled in Parliament for discussion and passed on June 22. It is expected to be […]
The World Bank has advised the federal government to focus on low-hanging and revenue-yielding fruits in order to achieve substantial gains, grow Nigeria’s tax-to-GDP ratio to about seven per cent and rake in about N10 trillion revenue in the next three years. Specifically, the bank advised the government to increase ‘sin taxes,’ charging fees for […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has transmitted a 2021 Supplementary Appropriation Bill of N895.842 billion to the Senate for passage into law. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) at its virtual meeting last Wednesday in Abuja had approved the supplementary appropriation bill for onward transmission to the National Assembly for approval. The bill was transmitted via a letter […]
House of Reps member representing APC-Ebonyi, Chinedu Ogah, on Tuesday stated that if the law regulating social media had been implemented, the activities of micro-blogging site, Twitter, would have been checked. Rep. Ogah who is a member of the House Committee on Information said; “For example, in China, social media is being regulated and such […]