Foremost industrialist and leading agriculturist, Olusegun O. Dada has been elected President of Iwo Chamber of Commerce and Industry at its meeting held this weekend. Others officers elected alongside Mr Dada are Mr Kudaisi Ismaila (Esq) as First Deputy President and Mr Olawale Rasheed, ACCI Council member and Executive Director of ACCI Policy Centre as…
*VP adds: Nigeria must break paradox of collective underperformance amidst individual genius Public office is an instrument of service and responsibility to the people and should not be synonymous with the accumulation of power, privilege and wealth. This was the submission of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, at the All Progressives Congress (APC) Professionals Forum’s Conference,…
Cross River State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Barr. Alphonsus Eba has been congratulated over his inauguration as the substantive Chairman of the APC in state. In a release at the weekend, the Cross River Advancement League (CROSAL) described Barr. Eba as a square peg in a square hole, adding that his capacity…
BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday warmly congratulated the African countries and people on the opening of the 35th African Union (AU) Summit. In his congratulatory message to the AU Summit, Xi pointed out that this year marks the 20th anniversary of the AU’s founding, and that over the past…
Le Figaro with AFP: The head of the junta that took power in Burkina Faso on Friday ordered the creation of a national theater operations command center, the first of its kind in the West African country plagued by jihadist violence since 2015, indicates a presidential decree. “A National Theater Operations Command (COTN) is created…
According to information from Europe 1, France is in the process of diplomatic exchanges with European and West African countries in order to transform Operation Barkhane. A common position is expected in the next 15 days with the aim of a significant reduction in the French military presence in the region. After the expulsion of the…
The Transitional Military Council ( CMT ), a body set up the day after the death of President Idriss Déby Itno on April 19, 2021, and led by his son, Mahamat Idriss Déby known as ” Kaka “, aims, according to the charter defining its prerogatives , to run the country for a (renewable) period of eighteen months, to draw up…
The 35th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union Heads of State and Government has kicked off today in Addis Ababa under theme: “Building Resilience in Nutrition on the African Continent: Accelerate the Human Capital, Social and Economic Development”. Several Heads of State and Government of member states as well as heads of…
DPA: NATO has to find a successor to Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who is set to leave his post to head Norway’s central bank, the Norwegian Finance Ministry announced in Oslo on Friday. “I am grateful for the trust and look forward to the task,” said Stoltenberg at a press conference held by the Norwegian…
By Farouk Mohammed Interior Minister, Rauf Aregbesola is a in a fix following recent development within the state Chapter of the All Progressive Congress. This moment represents a deciding point in the political life of the former Governor of Osun State who prides himself as a political go-getter. The urgency of current scenario for the…
