ISpeech by Federal Foreign Ministe Annalena Baerbock at Abdou Moumouni University, Niamey I’ve just come from Mali, with a group of German members of parliament. We met many very impressive people there – above all, many courageous women. There were three visiting the MINUSMA camp yesterday, an agriculture expert, an artist and a teacher. Different though…
… Counsels Him to Withdraw from Race for the Interest of National Unity and to Avoid the Desecration of the Sanctity of his Faith. Erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New People’s Democratic Party (nPDP) and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze has described Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s expression of…
The Middle Belt Forum (MBF) has called on Nigerians to deploy all means to defend themselves against those it described as “invaders” and “marauders”. The statement by Dr. Pogu Bitrus, the National President of the MBF reads as follows: “The attention of the Middle Belt Forum, MBF, has been drawn to the renewed vicious attacks…
An extraordinary meeting of the ECOWAS Commission has ended in Accra with heads of states giving extended timelines to the coup countries of Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea to initiate processes towards the return to democratic and constitutional rule. According to the Commission, states that may fail to comply with the new timelines will risk…
Press Release The Osun state governorship candidate of People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ademola Adeleke has predicted election victory over Governor Gboyega Oyetola on July 16th, calling for blacklisting and sanctioning of election riggers to protect democracy Speaking while receiving a delegation from the United States embassy led by Brandon Hudspeth ( political/Economic Section Chief),…
The United States Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor has released its 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices in Sierra Leone. The report highlight several human right lapses committed by countries and their governments across the world in 2021. In Sierra Leone, Significant human rights issues included credible reports of: unlawful or arbitrary…
After the overwhelming intervention of the Army in Mourrah which resulted in its liberation from the yoke of terrorists last week, a government team led by the Minister of Reconciliation, Colonel-Major Ismaël Wagué went on Saturday April 9 2022, on the spot. He carried the message of solidarity and support from the president of the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of candidates for the Osun State Governorship election, following the close of nominations by political parties. Reports this evening also revealed that INEC will by Wednesday morning correct error in the name of Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke which was wrongly misspent as Adedamola…
Akin Adesina under Presssire to Join Presidential Race The Diaspora Support Group of North America and Europe on Tuesday beckoned on the President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, to join in the 2023 presidential race. Chairman of Shine Bridge Global Inc., Chesapeake-Virginia, USA, Dr Tony Bello, gave the charge via a statement…
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno state has called on presidential aspirants to consider peace and unity of the country at all times. Zulum made the declaration, yesterday (Tuesday), in Maiduguri; when he received Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant to commiserate Zulum over the death of his father…
