The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is planning a peacekeeping force to intervene against jihadism in its member states and in the event of coups. West Africa’s leaders on Sunday agreed to establish a regional peacekeeping force to intervene against jihadism and to help restore constitutional order in a region that has seen […]
Khartoum — El Wasig El Bereir, Secretary-General of the National Umma Party (NUP) and spokesperson for the Forces for Freedom and Change-Central Council (FFC-CC) said that the signing of the framework agreement with the military will be no later than Monday. However, Adel Khalafallah, the spokesperson for the Arab Socialist Ba’ath Party, says that the […]
Buhari’s seven years’ experience in the vetting and signing of budgets are enough to put him on guard against those intent on corrupting budgets with illegal insertions and distortions. With the benefit of hindsight, the consideration of the 2023 transition Appropriation Bill by the National Assembly, calls for a thorough scrutiny. The budgetary proposal contains […]
Nnewi — The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPoB, yesterday, said it will continue to demand a right of self-determination irrespective of brutality being meted against its members, saying that the use of bullets cannot stop a thing whose time has come. The pro-Biafra group also said that it is committed to liberating the land of […]
-We’re not surprised Dogara-led Northern group adopted Atiku –NNPP, ADP The Obi-Datti Media Office, the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, and African Democratic Party, ADP, have condemned the adoption of the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, by a group of Christian and Muslim leaders in the north, led by former speaker of the […]
PREMIUM TIMES worked with the Nigerian Fact-checkers Coalition to fact-check the claims of the candidates. The candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar; New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, and Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, featured on Sunday night at the presidential town hall organised by Arise TV in collaboration with the […]
The attack in Oru West occurs three days after another INEC office was attacked in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State. Armed persons on Sunday attacked the office of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Oru West Local Government Area of Imo State, making it the seventh attack on the commission’s facilities within the […]
Radio France Internationale has denounced the suspension of its broadcasts in Burkina Faso’s military government, describing accusations that it had contributed to “a desperate manoeuvre of terrorist groups” as wholly unfounded. In a press release, RFI’s management said the cut-off occurred without prior notice and without implementing the procedures provided for in the station’s broadcasting […]
Kwale — The government has called on the media practitioners to uphold the highest level of ethical and professional standards in their work and shun divisive journalism. Information, Communications and The Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo underscored the need for the media to stick to the fundamentals tenets of the profession at all times. […]
Rwanda will be producing 1,250,000 tonnes of milk every year by 2024, so as to satisfy milk demand. The increment represents a 33.9 per cent compared to the current production, Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) Director General Solange Uwituze told The New Times. The target will also be aimed at catering for […]
Less than 24 hours after a surprise visit by Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, a solar system as an alternative source of power, has been installed at the Umaru Shehu Ultra-modern Hospital located around Bulumkutu axis in Maiduguri. The system was installed on Saturday following a directive issued by Zulum Friday night, when […]
Udora Orizu writes that following the devastating effects of flooding nationwide, the House of Representatives has again launched probe into the utilisation of ecological fund for the past 10 years Members of the House of Representatives Committee on Ecological Fund are currently investigating the total consolidated accruals and utilisation of the ecological fund from 2010 […]
Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has taken the nation and her people adrift, and would require a collective effort to recover Nigeria from them. Atiku, who has slated the Lagos leg of the presidential rally for today, however, noted that for Nigeria […]
A l iterary café has for years acted as a useful heuristic device for people to find out how writers make sense of social and cultural phenomena by exploring their literary works and sharing insights. Nevertheless, it is rare to find such events in Rwandan schools given that the culture of reading and writing is […]
Spicy harissa paste from Tunisia, Morocco’s raï music and Kalela dance from Zambia were selected on Thursday to join Unesco’s intangible cultural heritage list. The United Nations’ cultural agency met in the Moroccan capital of Rabat on Thursday to examine proposals for its List of Intangible Cultural Heritage, which aims to protect cultural traditions, practices […]
Across the globe, Nigeria ranks extremely low in gender equality index ratings and this has been attributed by many, to the inherent culture, lack of internal party democracy, and the patriarchal practice across the country. Since Nigeria’s return to democracy in 1999, one key trend has been women’s underrepresentation in politics. Historically, Nigeria’s political system […]
Expectations are high behind the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), an initiative aimed at, among others, creating a single unified air transport market in Africa. Once operational, new routes should be easier to launch without the need for reciprocal services, and 17 African countries, including Rwanda, out of a total of 35 country signatories […]
A meeting of the top leadership of the ANC has decided to support President Cyril Ramaphosa and reject the report of the Section 89 Panel. The decision of the National Working Committee means ANC MPs will vote against the findings of the Justice Sandile Ngcobo report. Parliament is scheduled to discuss the report and vote […]