In the dynamics of the consolidation of achievements in the fight against terrorism, the GTIA KELETIGUI 1, under the leadership of the Malian military Commander-in-Chief, Colonel Seydou Bassirou Niangadou neutralized two terrorists of great renown. These two individuals are specialized in the installation of IEDs and the collection of zakats on the populations in the…
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…
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…
