Damagun, Anyanwu threaten lawsuit against Deji Adeyanju for alleged defamation The Peoples Democratic Party’s Acting National Chairman, Umar Damagun, has threatened to take Deji Adeyanju, a lawyer and rights activist, to court over allegations of defamation. Moreover, Sen. Samuel Anyanwu, Acting National Secretary of PDP, pledged to pursue civil and criminal litigation against Adeyanju regarding…
Delta Governor Okays Capacity Building Workshop for Media Aides …Prof Abigail Ogwezzy-Ndisika to attend as Chief Trainer from 17-19th December In line with his human capital development programme encapsulated in the MORE agenda, Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has graciously approved the 5th edition of the Delta State Communication Workshop, DELCOM 2024, scheduled…
Namibia elects first female president, Recalls Exclusive Interview In October, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah informed Sputnik that a woman at Namibia’s helm would represent progress for Africa, when asked about the potential significance of her winning the presidential election. The fact that Africa is now making a genuine effort to challenge the long-held stereotypes that have existed…
ALIA: WHEN THE GODS WANT TO DESTROY A MAN… By Dennis Agema It was Nigeria’s literary giant Chinua Achebe who wrote that “Those whom the gods want to kill, they first make mad”. The above statement is true about the current Governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia who is fighting himself and everyone in sight….
NYCN Kogi LG Chapter establishes ELCOM to organize congress in 3 months By Our correspondent As the tenure of the present leadership of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, Kogi/Koton-Karfe Local Government Chapter comes to an end, an Electoral Committee, ELCOM, has been inaugurated to conduct the upcoming Congress, which will be held within…
Anti Corruption; ICPC Chairman Lauds DG National Productivity Centre, NPC The Chairman, Independent corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, has commended the Director-General of National Productivity Centre, Dr Baffa Babba Dan’Agundi for supporting the Anti- Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU) to fight corrupt practices in the Centre. The…
Fiat Dollar’s Looming Extinction: A Reflection on Hubris Reflecting on Trump’s bluster about imposing 100% tariffs on BRICS nations for moving away from the dollar, it is perhaps more pressing for him to focus on the numbers staring us in the face: a national debt exceeding $36 trillion, unfunded liabilities of over $200 trillion, and…
Hon Yusuf Abdullahi greets Lokoja Monarch on his 60th birthday By Yahaya Idris, Lokoja Hon. Yusuf Abdullahi, a well-known grassroots politician in Kogi State, extends his warmest congratulations to the Maigari of Lokoja, His Royal Highness Alhaji (Dr.) Ibrahim Gambo Kabir Maikarfi III, on the occasion of his 60th birthday. In expressing his support and…
Russia-Africa Partnership Grows Stronger African ministers attending the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in Sochi have been assured of Russia’s ‘total support’ to the continent in ‘various sectors’, the BBC reports. A statement of support from Russian Foreign Minister Sergie Lavrov on behalf of Vladimir Putin comes as some African nations reassess their relationships with Western countries…
Kirby: US won’t force African countries to take sides ….President Biden will travel to Angola from December 2-4 “There is no Cold War on the continent. We are not asking countries to choose between the US, Russia, and China. We are simply looking for reliable, sustainable, and verifiable investment opportunities that the people of Angola…