Abuse of executive orders: Nigeria is being run like a dictatorship
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari is governing Nigeria by fiat. In a practice alien to previous civilian presidents, he is using executive orders to take far-reaching actions. Since assuming office in 2015, Buhari has issued 10 executive orders. So proud is he of such instruments that the Presidency said in a document marking his administration’s fifth anniversary: […]
Ivory Coast Prime Minister Coulibaly dies aged 61
Ivory Coast Prime Minister, Amadou Gon Coulibaly, who was the ruling party’s candidate for October’s presidential election, died on Wednesday aged 61, the presidency said. “I am deeply saddened to announce that Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, the head of government, left us early this afternoon after taking part in a cabinet meeting,” Patrick Achi, […]
Kenya, US launch talks on free trade agreement
Kenya on Wednesday launched talks to seal a free trade agreement with the United States (US) which it hopes will transform its economy, despite criticism it will undermine regional integration. Trade Minister Betty Maina said striking the bilateral trade agreement was crucial to “secure trade and investment relations” ahead of the lapse of the African […]
Rivers APC crisis: Appeal Court fixes July 16 to hear Ogbobula’s suit
The Appeal Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, fixed July 16 to hear an appeal filed by former Rivers All Progressives (APC) Chairman Caretaker Committee, Isaac Ogbobula.
(UPDATED) Anxiety at rudderless EFCC over Magu’s successor
Anxiety, on Wednesday, enveloped the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC’s headquarters over who takes over from the embattled Ibrahim Magu as acting chairman. The anxiety stems from the fact that Magu’s suspension has not been officially communicated to the Head of Operations, Mohammed Umar who, according to EFCC Act, is the next in command […]
FG to WAEC: We’ll not reopen our schools in spite of timetable release
The Federal Government has dismissed media report that Unity Schools will be reopened for graduating students to sit for their final examinations.
Fraud: Magu must be prosecuted – PDP
ABUJA- The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has charged the federal government to prosecute suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu.
Magu: ANEEJ calls for fair hearing in all allegations raised
Says nothing wrong with suspension By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja A leading anti-corruption Civil Society Organisation, CSO, the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, Wednesday, called for a fair hearing in all allegations leveled against the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu. The call was made […]
US threatens to stop Burkina Faso aid over reported army killings
The United States on Wednesday called on Burkina Faso’s government to investigate reports that 180 men were extrajudicially executed by the army, threatening to withdraw security aid if it did not act swiftly. “US security assistance cannot continue without action,” tweeted Tibor Nagy, the top US diplomat for Africa, calling a Human Rights Watch report […]
Escravos oil threats: Okowa advises Ijaw/Itsekiri to sustain win-win option
By Etop Ekanem Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has advised aggrieved Ijaw of Gbaramatu Kingdom and Itsekiri in the Escravos area of Warri South-West Local Government Area to sustain dialogue to achieve a win-win outcome with the Federal Government, over pending demands. In an earlier conference, the Gbaramatu Kingdom in a statement by its […]
United States tops three million COVID-19 cases
The United States on Wednesday passed another grim coronavirus (COVID-19) milestone with three million confirmed cases, as President Donald Trump aggressively pushed for schools to reopen. The coronavirus is surging in several southern hotspots of the nation, including Texas, Florida, Louisiana, and Arizona, while it has almost entirely receded from its former epicentre in New […]
