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…
I received with rude shock the news of the sudden death of the Statistician-General (SG) of the Federation, Dr Simon Harry, which occurred on Wednesday morning in Abuja. The late Dr Simon Harry served the nation with distinction as SG in the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS. He discharged the mandate of his office with…
Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi has announced a major gas deal with Algeria, which promises to reduce his country’s heavy reliance on Russian imports. Under the deal from this autumn, increased gas supplies will be sent through the Transmed undersea pipeline, which links Algeria to Italy via Tunisia. Italy buys the vast majority of its…
The North East Development Commission says regional collaboration on the recovery and development of Lake Chad Region keyed into by the Federal Government will improve economic and Socio-political well being of over Thirty Million people affected by crisis and Climate Change within the region. The Managing Director of the Commission, Mr Muhammed Alkali made this…
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…
In order to further boost the morale of the troop to face the challenges of insecurity, the commander of the PCIAT Center of Operation Maliko, Colonel Mamadou Massaoulé Samake decided to go into contact with the men on the ground. It is with this in mind that he went successively to Bandiagara and Douentza in sector…
HE Dr Fahad Al Taffaq the UAE Ambassador to Nigeria hosted an Iftar Banquet to commemorate the Holy month of Ramadan. It was attended by HE @zubairu_dada the Hon Minister of State for Foreign Affairs along with several Ambassadors and members of the diplomatic corps.
