Media entrepreneur Dele Momodu on Friday tackled former presidential spokesman Doyin Okupe and former presidential media aide Reno Omokri over their praises for President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
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Actress and chairperson of the Labour Party in Rivers State Hilda Dokubo has said the reports about her suspension from the party are false.
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has faulted the removal of Senator Ali Ndume as the Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate. Ndume, the lawmaker representing Borno South in the National Assembly, was on Wednesday sacked as the Chief Whip, Ali Ndume, for criticising President Bola Tinubu’s administration. He was replaced by Tahir Monguno (Borno North). In a statement on Thursday, Atiku criticized the leadership of the Senate for the removal, branding the upper chamber as President Tinubu’s puppet. “This ugly tendency is being manifested by the steady posturing of our National Assembly, especially the Senate, of taking a reverse course in its…
About 1,500 drought-hit smallholder farmers in three districts in Zambia are targeted for information sharing on how nature-based solutions can transform the country’s food systems into resilient and inclusive policies. By Alfonso Kasongo This is to promote biodiversity, climate change adaptation, and resilience, as well as improve livelihoods in Sibuynji, Chirundu, and Chikankata districts of Zambia. Recently, Zambia, like many other countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, experienced El Niño weather conditions that caused severe drought, leading to nearly 100 percent crop failure in 84 of the country’s 116 districts. Community Technology Development Trust (CTDT)-Zambia, a non-profit…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) may spend up to $110.81 million to sell foreign exchange (FX) to eligible Bureau De Change (BDCs) this year. With at least five FX sales to BDCs so far, it is expected that this amount will be expended if all the approved 1,583 BDC operators buy from the apex bank. This is according to all the circulars released by the CBN regarding the sales of FX to BDCs. Based on the circulars, a total of $70,000 has been offered on sale to BDCs between February and July 2024. After a prolonged period of suspension of…
“Some people went the extra mile to stop me by using religion to instigate people against my candidacy. I was called names like “Kafira, (infidel)” “Shaitan,” “Anti-Islamic Agenda,” and “Divorcee,” she recalls.
Namibia said Friday it had declined a visa extension to a Ugandan king visiting for medical treatment after rumours he had been abducted sparked protests that put at risk Namibian diplomatic staff abroad. Bugandan King Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II was granted a 90-day visa upon arrival in April on a private medical visit, the Ministry of Home Affairs said. But some of his supporters alleged that the Namibian and Ugandan governments had conspired to abduct him, it said. The “unscrupulous subjects” organised demonstrations at Namibian embassies abroad to demand Mutebi’s release, the ministry said. “This did not only put at…
Ali Ndume has broken the silence on his removal as the Chief Whip of the Senate, saying, having reviewed the conversation that prompted his ouster, his action did not warrant his sack.
A network of concerned citizens, civil society groups, faith, and farmer-based organisations, Zambia Alliance for Agroecology and Biodiversity (ZAAB) , working together to strengthen the growing movement for agroecology and food sovereignty, has questioned the government’s failure to disclose the proposed new Plant Breeders Rights (PBR) Bill. By Alfonso Kasongo (Lusaka, Zambia) ZAAB maintains that the controversial bill is inappropriate for the country and must not be enacted as it aligns Zambia with the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) 1991 standards. The consortium fears that, if enacted in its current form, the new seed…
As Copperbelt Energy Corporation Company (CEC) strives to actualize its green energy generation ambitions through Zambia’s first-ever Green Bond, local subscription to the $200 million green loan on the capital market continues to be low. By Alfonso Kasongo (Lusaka, Zambia) Currently, only 10% of Zambian firms have fully subscribed to the first $54 million tranche, leaving the remaining 90% to foreign investors. Zambia is grappling with power deficit challenges due to its dependence on hydropower. The country has an installed hydropower generation capacity of about 3,356.6 MW, which is depleting rapidly due to El Nino factors, creating an estimated 750…