This weekend’s parliamentary elections in Senegal will witness a significant contest between Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and former President Macky Sall, who previously clashed in the March 2024 presidential election, as they strive for control of the 165-seat National Assembly President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dissolved parliament in September due to opposition obstruction and subsequently called…
Senator Gabriel Suswam’s extravagant 60th birthday celebration yesterday was a stark reminder of the disconnection that exists between him and his bleeding homeland Sankera whose people are being slaughtered like goats by Fulani terrorists and local bandits. While it is understandable that such a milestone would be marked with a gathering of dignitaries such as…
Dozens of residents who escaped the besieged town of Al-Hilaliya in Sudan’s El Gezira state have tested positive for cholera, according to a medical source cited by Reuters, providing a likely explanation for the reported deaths of hundreds. Local activists report over 300 deaths, while a group of Hilaliya residents in the diaspora provided Reuters…
By Yahaya Idris The UN peacekeeping mission MINUSMA has concluded its withdrawal from Mali. The United Nations Mission in Mali, MINUSMA, completed its withdrawal of all personnel from the country on November 15. With over 15,000 personnel in the country, MINUSMA’s exit team confirmed several dozen international staff would leave Mali gradually before the December…
The assertion made by Femi Falana, human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, that the construction of houses for judges and justices by the Federal Capital Territory Ministry is unconstitutional and embarrassing has been criticized as factually incorrect and driven by sentiment against Minister Nyesom Wike. In a statement issued in Abuja on…
On Wednesday, November 13th 2024 ,an unfortunate fire incident occurred in Gwarinpa Estate. Thankfully, the incident, which razed down the Hub Fitness Center, did not take any life. The thoughts of the Authority are with those affected, and we are committed to assisting them in the ways we can through this challenging time. However, this…
Encomiums have been pouring in for Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and a private security outfit, Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL) as the nation’s crude oil production hit 1.8 millions barrels per day (1.8m bpd) The board and management of NNPCL, which announced the feat on Thursday, also disclosed that gas production has…
….Says Eyesan, Ajiya Sack, good radiance to bad rubbish By Auwal Zekeri. There was unusual jubilation at the headquarters of Nigeria National Petroleum Company limited ( NNPCL), on Thursday, over the sack of the Executive Vice President(Upstream ) Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan and the Chief Financial Officer, Umar Ajiya. The Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company…
….He’s paying the price for betraying the PDP in 2003, 2007, and 2014, and destined not to be Nigeria’s President Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has been advised that the People Democratic Party, PDP, presidential ticket is henceforth reserved for loyal members, excluding those with a history of betraying the party, who now face…
Olokpe, on Behalf of Okpe Kingdom, Felicitates Okpebholo as he Assumes Office From Elempe Dele On behalf of Okpe Kingdom’s people, HRH Oba Okhishimede Eshimokhai Idogun III (JP) OON, Olokpe of Okpe Kingdom in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area, congratulated Governor Monday Okpebholo on his inauguration as Edo State’s Executive Governor. The Olokpe of Okpe said…