The Director General of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Global Campaign Council, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, has dismissed the reported formation of a parallel structure for the ADC by what he called, a bankrupt rebel group led by suspended presidential candidate, Dumebi Kachikwu, as diversionary, futile exercise. Tracing the root of the conflict in a statement issued in Kaduna on Tuesday, the Campaign DG said, like many political parties across the country, ADC’s history is replete with disputes and isolated incidents over leadership; but the fact that it has for this long survived and prospered, is a testimony to how far it…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
By Justina Auta Five Rotary Clubs in Abuja on Monday conducted free eye screening, distributed eye glasses and treated eye related problems to residents of Dakin-Biu Community, Utako in the FCT. Dr Goddy Nnadi, District Governor, Rotary District 9123 said the gesture was part of their services to add value to life and wellbeing of local communities. Nandi also expressed appreciation to the community for the land donated to build a health care center for the community. He added that the Federal Capital Territory Authority (FCTA) had made commitment towards ensuring the proposed health care center was fully managed and…
By Justina Auta An NGO, Okapi Children Cancer Foundation, on Monday stressed the need for early detection and treatment for increased chances of survival for children with cancer. The Chief Volunteer and Founder of the organisation, Ms Oluwakemi Adekanye, gave this advice in an interview in Abuja. Adekanye, expressed worry over the lack of awareness and hope for children suffering from cancer disease, urging all stakeholders to join in the advocacy. According to her, the Foundation carried out sensitisation exercise in some selected communities, fun parks and recreational centres in the FCT including Jabi Lake to create more awareness. She…
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) on Monday said it was investigating a report of an oil spill from its asset at Ogboinbiri in Southern Ijaw local government area of Bayelsa state. An operational mishap on August 24 at Diebu Creek Flowstation, operated by SPDC discharged a yet-to-be ascertained volume of crude into the environment. The people of Peremabiri community had lamented the adverse impact of the spill and alleged insensitivity, neglect by SPDC. They said the delayed response to the spill by SPDC had led to damage to the land and marine environment and impacted a wider…
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…
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…