The Director-General, Nigerian Army Resource Centre, retired Maj.-Gen. Garba Wahab, says promotion of work ethics would enhance professionalism and capacity of personnel of the armed forces and Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). Wahab said this at the graduation of participants of Work Ethics and Organisational Performance Course 3/2022 of the centre on Friday, in Abuja. He said the course was designed for junior personnel drawn from the armed forces, para-military, corporate organisations and MDAs as well as the civil society. He said that an improved work ethic among the various state actors would enhance their capacity towards addressing the security…
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A Federal High Court in Sokoto on Thursday, affirmed the Sadiq Isah Achida-led faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the duly elected executive committee of the party in the state. Justice James Omotosho in his judgement, questioned he Mainasara-led faction of APC, which held its conference in a hotel contrary to the constitution of the party and against democratic norms, holding also that the development must be discouraged by the court. According to Omotosho, the suit filed by Mainasara-led faction was status bar. “The case should have been filed within 14 days from the very day the appellate…
Billionaire businessman Elon Musk has denied claims he sexually harassed a flight attendant on a private jet in 2016, calling them “wild accusations” and challenging his accuser to describe “scars or tattoos” to prove them. It comes as Business Insider reported on Thursday Mr Musk’s SpaceX paid $250,000 (£200,000) in 2018 to settle a sexual harassment claim from an unnamed private jet attendant who accused the Tesla founder of exposing himself to her. The article quoted an anonymous friend of the flight attendant. The friend said she had provided a statement as part of a private settlement process. “I have…
SpaceX paid $250,000 in 2018 to resolve allegations that CEO Elon Musk sexually propositioned a flight attendant aboard one of the company’s corporate jets, Insider reported Thursday, in a story the tech billionaire dismissed as a “politically motivated hit piece.” Key Facts The flight attendant told her friend that Musk propositioned her in 2016 in his private cabin during a flight to London, Insider reported, citing unpublished documents and emails, as well as a declaration signed by the flight attendant’s friend—neither of whom Insider named. Musk allegedly “exposed his genitals” to the attendant, touched her thigh and said he would…
The International Islamic Relief Organisation (IIRO) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on Friday, disbursed N131 million allowances to 1,960 orphans in Kebbi state. Flagging off the exercise at the Presidential Lodge in Birnin Kebbi, the state capital, Gov. Atiku Bagudu of expressed gratitude to IIRO for the gesture and appealed for sustenance of the programme. The disbursement was done through Islamic League, Kaduna Office. The governor, who was represented by Babale Umar-Yauri, Secretary to the State Government (SSG), assured that the present administration in the state placed premium on anything that involved orphans. While observing that the organisation was playing…
Russia on Friday said that gas exports to Finland would be cut off, starting from May 21, according to Finnish energy provider Gasum, citing correspondence from Gazprom. The flow of gas from Russia is set to stop at 7a.m (0400 GMT). “It is highly regrettable that natural gas supplies under our supply contract will now be halted. However, we have been carefully preparing for this situation and provided that there will be no disruptions in the gas transmission network,” Gasum wrote on Friday, saying it had set up alternate supply networks. Meanwhile, Finland had this week applied to join NATO, a move…
A Ukrainian official says only a small number of alleged atrocities against civilians in Ukraine, for which Russian soldiers are standing accused, are reported. Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna told an Italian newspaper, La Repubblica, that only 10 per cent of crimes were reported. “We have found evidence of many crimes, including sexual crimes, which often go unreported,” the official said. She said that it was a Russian tactic to break the morale of the Ukrainian population. “With the help from the European Union, we are investigating these silent crimes. “We are setting up centres for survivors, for those who…
Nigerian government on Friday launched the first FABLAB 1.0, in line with the implementation of National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS). The digital fabrication laboratory (FABLAB) is the engine of implementation of ideas, innovation which serve all the entities within an ecosystem. FABLAB has state-of-the-art equipment that includes Printed Circuit Board (PCB) production equipment, Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines, 3D printers, servers, Graphics processing units (GPUs), and other things. While commissioning the FABLAB 1.0 on Friday in Abuja, the Director General (D-G), National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Abdullahi, said the FATLAB is part of the agency’s effort…
A leading Sudanese politician has been arrested as protests raged in the capital Khartoum for the seventh month against military rule. The military deployed tear gas and heavy security force to quell the protests. A military coup in October effectively ended a 2019 power-sharing deal between generals, who overthrew President Omar al-Bashir, and political parties that opposed him. One of those parties, the Sudanese Communist Party, said its leader Mohamed Mukhtar Al-Khatib was arrested on Thursday, following a visit to Juba where he met with leading Sudanese rebel leaders. The party, which has been the most hard-line against the coup…
The European Union development ministers will meet on Friday to discuss the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, one of the world’s biggest grain producers, on a looming global food crisis. “Russian President, Vladimir Putin has become an aggressor against large parts of the world, especially in Africa, the Middle East, but also in Asia,’’ said Jochen Flasbarth, a senior official in Germany’s Economic Cooperation Ministry, arriving at the meeting in Brussels. According to the German government, Russia is blocking the export of 20 million tons of grain from Ukraine, primarily to North Africa and Asia, much of it is…