Prof Williams Tanchum on Burkina Coup Number Nine
🇧🇫 #BurkinaFaso Coup Number 9 seems to be under way || Countries in Africa with highest number of coups
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Behold the new Strongman of Burkina Faso, Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba
Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba took command of Burkina Faso on January 24, after the arrest of President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré by mutinous soldiers. Who is this senior infantry officer in the Burkinabe Armed Forces? Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba. A name that has been in the news since Sunday January 23 in Africa. But what can…
Burkina Faso: Niamey Leadership Takes Precautions-Reports
Niger’s president, Mohamed Bazoum, is worried about his life and his position. Faced with the situation in Burkina Faso marked by mutinies in strategic barracks in Ouagadougou, Mohamed Bazoum left the presidential palace to go to sleep in his residence. According to BeninWebTv, the President of Niger Mohamed Bazoum, remained on the alert. According to…
Burkina Faso Coup Leaders to Address the Nation
The Coup in Burkina Faso appears to be progressing with coup leaders set to make formal announcement. The President of the republic had earlier been arrested . Meanwhile, the African Union has condemned the Coup attempt in a strongly worded statement.
NNPC Weekly: Expert Lauds NNPC Management For 2021 Performance
The management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited got a morale booster for 2022 business following commendation by an economic expert for the performance of the Petroleum industry in 2021. Prof. Uche Uwaleke, a professor of capital market at the Nasarawa State University, Keffi who gave the commendation in Abuja said with the…
Burkina Faso President Detained In Coup Attempt — Report
Burkina Faso’s President, Roch Marc Kaboré, has been arrested and detained by soldiers in a coup attempt, following heavy gunfire heard around his home in the capital, Ouagadougou, on Sunday night, local report states. On Monday morning, armoured vehicles belonging to the presidential guard were seen covered in bullets and the seats soaked in blood,…
NAFDAC Bans Alcohol Production In Sachet, PET Bottles
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has stopped the registration of alcohol in sachet, small volume PET and glass bottles below 200 millilitres.The Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this in a statement issued by the agency on Monday. Adeyeye said the registration of new alcoholic drinks in…
JAMB Announces Date For 2022 UTME, DE Registration
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says registration for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) will start on February 12. Fabian Benjamin, the board’s spokesman, broke the news in a terse message to TheCable Lifestyle on Monday. According to him, the UTME/DE registration will end on March 19 while the mock…
BREAKING: Angry Youths Set Late Hanifa’s School On Fire
Angry youths have burnt down Noble Kids Academy in Kawaji, Nasarawa Local Government Area of Kano state. Hanifa Abubakar, the five-year-old pupil who was abducted and killed by her proprietor, was a student of the school. The victim was kidnapped in December and killed shortly after, though her abductors had demanded a N6million ransom. It…
2022 Census And The Security Question
The desirability or otherwise of the conduct of the 2022 Population and Housing Census took the centre stage at the 2022 budget defence session of the Upper Legislative Chamber of the National Assembly. Media report indicated rigorous legislative interrogation and expression of divergent views emanating from the Senate. While some Senators were of the view…