Captain Ibrahim Traore was appointed as president of Burkina Faso on Wednesday, according to an official statement, after the West African country’s second coup in less than nine months. Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba seized power in January, only to be toppled last weekend by newly emerged rival Traoré, at the head of a faction of […]
Yashoda Ram says she remains curator of the funeral insurance company Funeral insurer 3Sixty Life has filed an application for leave to appeal Judge Fiona Dippenaar’s 30 September judgment that placed the funeral insurance company into final curatorship. The Prudential Authority has signalled that it will be opposing the application. Judge Dippenaar’s order removed interim […]
Judge Mngqibisa-Thusi has not yet delivered a judgment she reserved in February 2021 Judge Nomonde Mngqibisa-Thusi, who has failed to deliver judgment in a matter after 19 months, has been reported to the Judicial Service Commission. The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is a constitutional body that oversees the appointment of judges, investigates complaints about judicial […]
As the next edition of the Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations looms in Mozambique the Togo Football Federation (FTF) has decided to develop the sporting discipline in the West African country. A country known for its thousands of kilometers of beachline with fine sand, the Togolese football authorities are embarking on a new mission […]
The Court of Appeal in Abuja yesterday advised the Federal Government and the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to quickly resolve their dispute. A member of the panel of the appellate court, Justice Georgewill Biobele Abraham, urged that the dispute be resolved within 24 hours to make Nigerians happy. The ASUU, which has […]
The Obajana Cement was purportedly sold by the Kogi government to Dangote Cement in 2002, but the current administration questions the acquisition. The Kogi State House of Assembly Wednesday directed ordered the shutdown of a factory of Dangote Cement Plc situated at Obajana in the north-central state, saying the asset was not legitimately acquired by […]
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Liberia Atrocity Trial in France
Reform of French Universal Jurisdiction Laws Needed The trial in France of Kunti K. for crimes against humanity in his alleged role as a Liberian former armed group commander is an important step toward justice for victims of Liberia’s first civil war, Human Rights Watch and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) said today. […]
The inferno affected 12 vehicles. Two persons had been burnt beyond recognition, while three others sustained injuries when a tanker laden with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS or petrol) exploded at Ilo-Awela Junction, at Toll-Gate area on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. Ahmed Umar, the Ogun Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), who confirmed the development to […]
The governor argued that the suit filed by the PDP was an abuse of court process. Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun has appealed the Federal High Court’s judgement that nullified his nomination as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 16 July governorship election in the state. This is contained in a […]
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Nigeria: Peter Obi Is Coming
Before the electioneering season, Peter Obi had been underestimated in the pres- idential race and called a loser. The establishment, made up of ruthless political class who do not want their boat of milking Nigeria and its future dry to be rocked by Peter the Rock, taunted him. They jeered that he had no struc- […]
Nairobi — Members of the National Assembly have opened a new battlefront in the disbursement and management of the proposed Hustlers’ Fund. The MPs who were debating President William Ruto’s address to Parliament said the Sh50 billion annual kitty will be most effective if placed under the National-Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) instead of the […]
Nairobi — The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has announced that the Bungoma Senate by-election will be held on December 8. The Commission’s chairperson Wafula Chebukati made the announcement following declaration of vacancy confirmed by the respective Speakers of the Senate vide a letter dated the26th September, 2022. The seat fell vacant following Moses […]
Mr Kwankwaso said his party has asked a court to compel INEC to accept Rufa’i Hanga as its candidate for the district. The New Nigeria People Party, (NNPP) has sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over its refusal to allow the party name a candidate for Kano Central District in next year’s National Assembly […]
The case of Jane Owoses might cause outsiders to scratch their heads because of the assault she suffered at the hands of police, for no good reason. But for those who live in Namibia, or who read the judgments of the courts there, it’s part of a long line of cases involving police who act […]
The Senate yesterday confirmed the nomination of 19 Resident Electoral Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission ((INEC). This followed the consideration of the reports of its Committees on Electoral Matters. The RECs are: Ibrahim Abdullahi (from Adamawa), Obo Effanga (Cross River), Umar Ibrahim (Taraba), Agboke Olaleke (Ogun), Samuel Egwu (Kogi), Onyeka Ugochi (Imo), Muhammed […]
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has urged all political actors to ensure issues-based campaigns for the success of the polls. The CDD Director, Idayat Hassan, made the call on Wednesday in a statement in Abuja. According to her, with an estimated 95 million registered voters deciding 1,491 […]
The management of Nigeria Air has raised alarm over a cloned recruitment portal acting as agent of the Nigeria Air and collecting applications from unsuspecting members of the public. A statement from the airline management said, “The so-called agents have created a host of fake websites and links supposedly for the submission of applications by […]
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) says there will be heavy rainfall in 24 states between the next 24 and 48 hours. In a the weather forecast released yesterday, it said this would happen in parts of Kwara, Niger, Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Ekiti, Kaduna, Kebbi, Lagos, Edo, Delta, Ondo, Imo, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Abia, Ebonyi, […]