Major General Benjamin Sawyerr has assumed office as the Force Commander/Acting Head of Mission for the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA). Sawyerr took over from Ethiopia’s Major General Kefyalew Tessema who has served the mission for close to two years on Tuesday. During the transfer of authority ceremony at the Missions Headquarters in Abyei, General Sawyer applauded the mandate implementation achievements of the Ethiopian peacekeepers under the leadership of the outgoing Force Commander and Ag Head of Mission, General Kafyalew Tessema especially in the areas of peace and security and, pledged to build on his legacy. The…
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The Nigeria Youth Initiative for Peace and Good Governance (NYPGG) has honoured the Registrar of Sokoto State University, Amina Garba (Tambarar Binji) with an award of excellence. The ceremony took place on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at Umaru Ali Shinkafi Senate Building. Presenting the award on behalf of the Association, the National Secretary, Muhammad Ado said the award is in recognition of the enormous contribution of Tambarar Binji to the development of humanity. “We are presenting this award as an Icon of Youth and Social Development for the year 2022 in recognition of your sterling qualities, exceptional contributions, and personal…
U.S President Joe Biden on Wednesday, referred to Russian President Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” on as Moscow intensifies its attack on Ukraine. “I think he is a war criminal,” Biden said to reporters after remarks at the White House. Biden’s designation reflects a shift from the administration’s previous stance. Officials, including Biden, had previously stopped short of saying war crimes were being committed in Ukraine, citing ongoing investigations into whether that term could be used. But officials have been clear they believe atrocities are underway and that the intentional targeting of civilians would constitute war crimes. “The President’s remarks…
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that the leadership of the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Committee, CECCC, should return to status quo. The president gave the order in a letter to the Chairman, Progressive Governors Forum, Abubakar Bagudu on Wednesday. According to Buhari, Yobe state governor, Mai Mala Buni remains the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Committee and should be given necessary support to carry out the National Convention as planned. He also directed all members of the Governors Forum and their followers to desist from making utterances that could lead to disunity…
By Abdallah El-Kurebe Parts one and two of this investigation. The Initial Indictment The initial indictment charged Abegunde and Ojo with the same exact Counts of Wire Fraud Conspiracy, Money Laundering Conspiracy and Aggravated Identity Theft. The background of the initial indictment alleged that “Ayodeji Olumide Ojo is a Nigerian citizen residing in Nigeria, but also lives with Abegunde in Atlanta, Georgia, when he is in the United States.” (See Document 3: Initial Indictment, Filed August 24, 2017, PageID 7, Paragraph 22). But Abegunde, in a court document he filed titled “The Government lied to secure Grand Jury indictment,” raised…
Across Africa, petrol prices are soaring. This problem has worsened by a number of factors, including the increasing scarcity of the commodity. In Nigeria, petrol has been scarce for about a month now. Some experts have said, the case in Nigeria started after the country inadvertently imported adulterated fuel. Efforts by the West African country’s state-owned energy company (the NNPC) to clean up the contaminated product from the market inevitably resulted in a shortage. Since then, it is alleged that marketers have been hoarding and profiteering. Despite the recent price surge in Nigeria, the country is not making it to…
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and Google on Wednesday announced an inaugural Google.org fellowship to provide one million additional Africans with access to TEFConnect. Jen Carter, global head of technology at Google.org, said at the Foundation’s headquarters in Lagos that it was part of the Foundation’s mission to empower young African entrepreneurs from all 54 African countries. Carter said that the partnership was the first Google.org Fellowship in Africa and would offer enormous opportunities for Africa’s digital community. She maintained that nine full-time Google employees, including software engineers, UI/UX researchers, and policy experts, would work with the Foundation to design…
A frontline All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential aspirant, Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, met with the party’s senate caucus at the National Assembly, NASS, in Abuja, urging them to support his lifetime ambition of becoming Nigeria’s president in the 2023 general elections. Tinubu said he has the experience and capacity to be the president of the country having served as Lagos state governor and state senator. He hailed the National Assembly for sustaining the nation’s democracy, adding that the interest of women, which the APC is doing its best to include, is necessary. Tinubu, who was received by the APC Senators,…
The Alumni Association of the Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA, has canvassed the selection of an old student of the institution as its next Vice Chancellor in May 2022. The Association made this known in a position paper it presented to the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, Dr Godknows Igali. According to the President of the FUTA Alumni Worldwide, Engineer Adeyemi Bello, who led a delegation to Dr Igali, there are many alumni who are in senior academic positions that fit the bill as the institution’s Vice Chancellor. He said FUTA which was established in 1981 has…
Kebbi state governor, Abubakar Bagudu has approved the release of N3,097,013,964.47 as gratuity and death benefits due to the state, local government and local education authority workers disengaged in 2019. The governor had on January 17 January, 2022 also directed the release of N381,778,623.68 as balance for state workers who retired from service in 2017 and 2018. A statement by the Acting Head of Service, Safiyanu Bena on Wednesday, said that the two releases were from the N6 billion earlier approved by Bagudu, while reconciliation exercise is continuing in respect of 2020 and 2021.