Britain’s Conservative Party members chose Ms. Truss, the hawkish foreign secretary, over Rishi Sunak, the former chancellor of the Exchequer. She will replace Boris Johnson, who is stepping down after multiple scandals. Britain’s Conservative Party announced on Monday that its members had chosen Liz Truss to replace Boris Johnson as leader, turning to a hawkish diplomat, party stalwart and free-market champion to govern a country facing the gravest economic crisis in a generation. Ms. Truss, 47, prevailed over Rishi Sunak, a former chancellor of the Exchequer, whose resignation in July set in motion Mr. Johnson’s messy ouster. Her victory, by…
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Kenya’s Supreme Court has ruled that William Ruto was properly elected president, dismissing several petitions seeking to annul the result of the 9 August election. His rival, Raila Odinga, and others had alleged that massive fraud, including tampering with results forms, had taken place. Mr Ruto garnered 50.5% of the vote in the closely fought election. The 55-year-old will be sworn in as the country’s fifth president next week. The eight petitions challenging the elections were all dismissed. The court found some were based on forged documents and “sensational information”, Chief Justice Martha Koome said in a unanimous decision on…
Nigerian government has settled the long-standing contractual dispute with a foreign investor group in the steel space of $5.258 billion for $496m, Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN has said. A statement by the special assistant on media and public relations, Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu made available to newsmen on Sunday, said the mediation proceedings was under the International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC) Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) framework led by Mr Phillip Howell-Richardson. The settlement agreement came into effect on 19 August 2022. “Nigeria succeeded in reducing the claim in mediation brought by the…
In spite of the need for Nigerian government to attend to the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and despite the uproar on the increasing high cost of governance, the federal government has raised the Duty Tour Allowances (DTA) of ministers, permanent secretaries by 250%. The increase which takes effect from September 1 according to a circular from the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, also raised the DTA of Civil Servants in the Federal Public Service. The letter with reference SWC/C/04/S .6/I I/333, dated August 31, 2022 and titled, “Review of Duty Tour Allowance in the…
Bauchi state governor, Bala Mohammed on Saturday, said journalists and other media practitioners in Nigeria were the most dehumanized people in the country. Mohammed stated this in Bauchi while presenting two new Toyota Hiace buses to the Government House Press Crew and the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in the state. According to him, media practitioners are always suffering from the rigour, challenges of news gathering and sometimes, they don’t even have salaries and wages. He added that the media people had been suffering in silence even though they put up a mirror for the society…
Malaria Consortium, an International NGO, says the End Process Survey across the 21 Local Government Areas of Anambra is to ascertain if beneficiaries of 3.8 million Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) are using them correctly. Mrs Laitan Adeniyi, Campaign Manager, Malaria Consortium ITNs Mass Campaign, gave the explanation at one- day training of 84 Campaign Monitoring Team on Sunday in Awka. Adeniyi explained that four persons would be deployed to each of the 21 local government areas of the state, saying that their assignment was to randomly select houses of beneficiaries and ask them questions about the nets received. “In the course…
Top commanders of the ISWAP terrorists and their fighters have been eliminated in a major well-coordinated operation launched by ground troops of the Nigerian Army, supported by fighter jets of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), PRNigeria has reproted.A defence intelligence source that troops, under Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) launched surprise attacks from different fronts on the fringes of Sambisa Forest, in Bama axis.”The operation was initiated by the Nigerian Army after actionable intelligence provided precise locations of the terrorist Commanders and their foot soldiers.”Before the commencement of the operation, the Air Task Force deployed an alpha jet and Super Tucano…
Those leaving say the city is becoming no different from mainland China. Expats have been leaving Hong Kong en masse in 2022 because they are frustrated by the city’s response to the Omicron wave, expats have told Insider. On top of facing daily disruptions and travel restrictions, they also feared a loss of freedoms. During the pandemic, Hong Kong relied heavily on mainland China for policy responses and support. After seven years of living in Hong Kong, New York native Marty Forth finally had it. The academic arrived in the bustling city at the southern tip of China in 2015…
Jesus Praise Evangelical Ministries International (JPEMI) on Sunday began “Operation Feed the Poor” in Abuja to help the poor in the community. Through the programme, JPEMI is targeting feeding at least 100 people every Sunday. At a church service to flag-off the programme, the General Overseer JPEMI, Dr Femi Lanre-Oke, said that there was the need for individuals and groups to identify problems in the society and work to provide solutions to them. Lanre-Oke said that it was also necessary for individuals to understand their callings and apply them to solving societal problems. “If I am a solution to a problem and you are a…
The Ogun state Police Command has arrested a pastor for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old choir member at Agbado area. Police spokesperson in the state, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi stated on Sunday that the 38-year-old pastor is the General Overseer of the church. His arrest followed a complaint lodged at the Agbado Divisional Headquarters of the police by the mother of the victim. Oyeyemi explained that the pastor would have long been arrested, but the victim’s mother frustrated earlier moves as she said she did not want to offend her pastor. He explained further that she changed her mind and invited the…