Babadjou, Cameroon — Cameroonian officials say anglophone rebels are taking a new tack in their fight to break away from the country’s French-speaking-majority. Officials say the separatists have started disguising themselves as military troops to infiltrate villages and launch attacks. In a video widely circulated on social media platforms, including Facebook and WhatsApp, a group […]
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About 2,000 traditional medicine practitioners have been registered under a new database being created by the federal government to help promote traditional medicine practice in Nigeria. The registration of the traditional healers came just as the government assured practitioners in the country of its readiness to assist them in the development of the sector. As […]
Mr. Aloy Ejimakor, a special counsel to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has disclosed that the detained IPOB leader is in high spirit in the Department of State Service, DSS, detention facility. The lawyer also stated that before any Court could subject Kanu to trial, it would first […]
THE Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas, HOSCON, weekend, proposed the dedication of 10 per cent of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, profit for oil activities in the Frontier basins. In the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, which seeks to provide Legal, Governance, Regulatory and Fiscal Framework for the Nigerian Petroleum Industry, the […]
Taraba State’s Civil Service Commission (CSC) has directed applicants for jobs to pay N3,500 for an online application form. The Taraba State government has drawn the anger of indigenes of the state over the ongoing sale of forms to applicants who seek to work in the state’s civil service. The state government a few weeks […]
This is Tem’s first Billboard chart appearance. ‘Essence’ by Nigeria’s Ayodeji Balogun a.k.a. Wizkid, featuring fast-rising singer, Temilade Openiyi, a.k.a. Tems, has topped the Billboard Hot 100, debuting at no. 82. This is a major win for the singers. Billboard is an American magazine and website that produces news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style […]
Accountability Lab Liberia (AL Liberia) with funding from UNDPhas launched the project, “Promoting Sustainable Peace through National Youth Policy in the Framework of the 2030 Agenda project”. AL Liberiais a registered non-profit organization that belongs to a network of national organizations under the Accountability Lab Global platform in ten countries around the world. The Lab […]
Monrovia — The 225kv transmission line from Man in Cote d’Ivoire into Monrovia has been constructed and energized, the General Manager of TRANSCO CLSG, Mohammed Mulibah Sherif has disclosed. He added that three out of five substations in Liberia, including Yekepa, Buchanan and Mount Coffee substations have been completed and fully energized by TRANSCO CLSG. […]
Agadir — Liberian Foreign Affairs Minister Ambassador Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr., and Representative of the African Group to the Advisory Board of the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit and Ambassador Omar Hilale, Permanent Representative of Morocco to the UN and Representative of the African Group to the Advisory Board of the 2021 UN Food Systems […]
Abuja — Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the national early warning and response mechanism. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, Mr. Laolu Akande, said in a statement yesterday in Abuja that the MoU […]
The Petroleum Industry Bill was recently passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) has raised concerns over the proposed ownership structure of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), as prescribed in the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). The governors, who said they support the unbundling and commercialisation of the […]
Taraba Government, on Wednesday, announced the promotion and transfer of the state Chairman, Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Mr Peter Vau from teaching to administration. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Vau’s promotion and the transfer were contained in a statement issued by Chairman, Taraba State Universal Education Board (SUBEB), Mr Yakubu Agbaizu, […]
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Liberia: Ex-Rebel Grabbed for Stealing
Ex-ULIMO-J Rebel Ophoree Diah has been hooked in another legal crisis after nearly six years of conviction in the mercenary case that took a center stage at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia. It can be recalled that Diah was among 17 ex-fighters and Rebel leaders convicted in 2015 under the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf led-Government […]
The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room has urged members of the National Assembly to listen to the yearnings of Nigerians by passing the bill on electronic transmission of election results. It also pleaded with the lawmakers to support the demand for the downward review of the limits of election expenses as provided for in the […]
Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) trio of Lobi Stars, Abia Warriors and Katsina United suffered shocking defeats in the 2021 Aiteo Cup round of 16 matches played yesterday. They were eliminated from the competition by Nigeria National League (NNL) sides, Bayelsa United, Niger Tornadoes and Gombe United. At the Dan Anyiam stadium in Owerri, Bayelsa […]
The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room, on Wednesday, urged President Muhammadu Buhari not to renominate his Senior Special Assistant, Ms. Lauretta Onochie to the Senate for confirmation as a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The Situation Room, which is a coalition of over 70 groups working in support of credible and […]
If signed into law, the commission will investigate electoral offences, prosecute electoral offenders and maintain records of all persons investigated and prosecuted. The Senate has passed a bill that seeks to establish an Electoral Offences Commission bill. The bill, if signed into law, will empower the commission to investigate electoral offences, prosecute electoral offenders and […]
The Federal Government government plans to sell the assets of the power plants to fund the 2021 budget deficit. The Coalition of Northern Group (CNG) has kicked against the plan by the Federal Government to sell some assets of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) to fund the 2021 budget deficit. Balarabe Rufai, who […]