By Simon Ateba For millions of Americans watching White House press briefings from the comfort of their homes, everything seems normal. For majority of reporters in the James S. Brady press briefing room, however, it’s a place where marginalization is the rule, not the exception, with majority of the questions going to the same reporters and news outlets while others are ignored for weeks and months. On Monday, pent-up anger and frustration reached a crescendo when an Associated Press reporter Josh Boak signaled White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki to end the briefing before others had a chance to ask…
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The President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has called on Nigerian government to ban maize exports with a view to ensure food security in the country. Dangote made the call at the 4th Annual Nigerian Food Processors and Nutrition Leadership Forum, organised by the Aliko Dangote Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), and TechnoServe in Lagos on Thursday. The Strengthening African Processors of Fortified Foods (SAPFF) programme uses market-based approach to assist over 90 food processors to increase their capacity to produce and sell fortified foods to local markets. According to Dangote, the ongoing war between Russia and…
Many obstacles on Thursday emerged, that may stop the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) from holding its national convention scheduled to hold on Saturday, March 26. Although governor Mai Buni-led Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) had scheduled that date for the party’s national convention, but besides the current in-house crisis bedeviling the ruling party, there are other legal and technical impediments standing against the convention, Newsdiaryonline has reported. In the first instance, Buni is out of the way and the acting chairman, governor Abubakar Bello has inaugurated chairmen of various state chapters of the party as well as set…
Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan have dropped 17 players as part of efforts to reposition their team for optimal performance in the ongoing Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). Tosin Omojola, the club’s Media Officer, disclosed in a statement on Thursday that the development was in a bid to strengthen their squad for improved results. “The players were dropped after a review of the team’s performance in the ongoing 2021/2022 season,” he said. The team’s performance on its return this season to the NPFL has been worrying for the club’s management and the team’s fans. 3SC have had an…
Ekiti state governor and chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, Kayode Fayemi has revealed how state governors spend the monthly security votes allocated to them. The governor who spoke during a panel discussion organised by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) in partnership with the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), also said that state governments spend more on the Police than the federal government. “Some states have something called security vote. It is not all states. Security vote has a history and I will urge you to look for a book by chief Jerome Udoji — ‘[Under] Three Masters’, that’s…
The crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, seem to further deepen as the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has rejected the party’s Abubakar Sani-Bello-led Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) notice of its scheduled national executive council, NEC. Bello, who took over the leadership of the party from Mai Mala Buni on March 7th based on reports that President Muhammadu Buhari had sacked him, had fixed the emergency NEC meeting to hold on March 17. However, INEC in a letter to the chairman of CECPC dated 9th March, 2022 and signed by Secretary to the Commission, Rose Anthony referred…
The House of Representatives on Thursday warned Dangote Group over what it called endless gridlock and road accidents on Kabah-Obajana-Lokoja-Abuja road. The Chairman, House Committee on Federal Road Safety Corps, Rep. Akinfolarin Mayowa-Samuel, gave the warning during a working visit of the committee to Dangote Cement Plant, Obajana in Kogi The committee members took turns to speak on issues surrounding environmental and construction laws, Community Social Responsibilities (CSR) and the safety of motorists and commuters. “We believe Dangote can do more in the area of road construction and expansion, CSR and safety of the host communities as well as motorists…
Ondo state governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu says future for Nigeria is clean and affordable energy that will drive growth of businesses and ensure reduction of carbon emissions. Akeredolu made the assertion at the inauguration of Nexgen Energy Hub in Ibadan on Thursday. The governor, represented at the event by his Deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa said the hub would create, as much positivity as possible by delivering clean energy solutions, while leaving lasting economic, social and environmental benefits. “What we are inaugurating is a great idea, an innovation that will bring so much benefit to humanity in terms of economic benefit and even, our…
Ebonyi state governor, David Umahi and others have sought an order of the Federal High Court, Abuja, staying the execution of its judgment directing them to vacate their offices over their defection to another political party. Justice Inyang Ekwo, on Tuesday in a judgment, ordered Umahi, his deputy, Kelechi Igwe, and the 16 lawmakers to vacate their office and seats, following their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to All Progressives Congress (APC). Justice Ekwo also directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately receive from the PDP, the names of its candidates to replace them. However, in a…
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on Thursday that Vladimir Putin would be making a “grave mistake” if he used chemical weapons in his assault on Ukraine. Western governments feared the Russian leader might resort to the use of the banned weapons as he fell to make the progress expected in conquering his neighbour. Truss’ comments came as the UK stepped up its sanctions on oligarchs deemed to be close to the Putin regime, including Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich. The UK had already accused the Russian government of war crimes, with the bombing of a maternity hospital in Mariupol being…