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Nigerian Mr P Gets Two IARA 2018 Award Nominations
By Aisha DaudaThe popularly known Nigerian artiste Peter Okoye aka Mr P, formerly of Psquare has been nominated by the International Achievement Recognition Awards (IARA) for two awards. He got nominations in the "Best male" and "Best international male artist" 2018 category. This, he made known via his instagram page @Peterpsquare. "Two nominations: International Achievement Recognition Awards. Shout out to all my loyal fans, this one is for you.
Nigeria: Investigation - Why Inauguration of Aviation Agencies' Boards Stalls
By Abdullateef AliyuLagos — Eight months after President Muhammadu Buhari appointed chairmen and members of boards of some government parastatals, those in the aviation sector have not been inaugurated, Daily Trust can report. The affected agencies include the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Nigerian College of Aviation (NCAT), Zaria and the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NIMET).
Nigeria: We Will Bridge Economic Disparity Gap - Saraki
By Philip Shimnom ClementThe Senate president, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has said the National Assembly is determined to bridge the gap of economic disparity in Nigeria.
Nigeria: Why INEC Can't Prosecute Electoral Offenders - Tawo
By John Chuks Azu Tawo Eja Tawo (SAN) in this interview, argues that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) lacks the powers to prosecute electoral offenders. He also spoke on the creation of special courts to fight corruption, among other issues. Excepts: As the 2019 election draws close, what is the way forward on the procedure between INEC and the National Assembly on the Electoral Act sequence of elections?
Nigeria: Court Remands Alleged Killer of Ex-Ondo Deputy Governor's Daughter
An Akure Chief Magistrates' Court on Monday remanded 27- year-old Seidu-Shakiru Adeyemi in Olokuta prison for allegedly killing his 25-year-old girlfriend, Khadijat Oluboyo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Khadijat, the daughter of a former deputy governor of Ondo State, Alhaji Lasisi Oluboyo, was a final year student of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko. She was found dead in her boyfriend's house on July 2.
Nigeria: Boko Haram Overrun Military Base in Yobe, Soldiers Missing
By Hamza Idris, Ruby Leo and Hamisu Kabir MatazuOver six hundred soldiers are still missing after suspected Boko Haram militants overran a military base in Yobe State on Saturday, credible sources told Daily Trust yesterday. Many Boko Haram militants dressed in military apparel and armed with sophisticated weapons got access to a military facility in Jilli, a village in Yobe State close to the border with Borno State in the fringes of Lake Chad.
Nigeria: Ekiti State Election - We Are Winners
By Issa AremuMni — Yours comradely urges the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Kolapo Olusola, to accept the outcome of the concluded Ekiti election just as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Kayode Fayemi, must be less triumphant and magnanimous in victory following the weekend contested election in Ekiti State.
Nigeria: Ekiti - 'Take Action Against Vote Buying'
By Abbas JimohThe incidence of vote buying and voter inducement during elections undermines political legitimacy and makes a mockery of democracy, the Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth and Advancement (YIAGA-Africa) said, even as it called for stiff action against the practice. This is contained in the preliminary report and verification statement of the 2018 governorship election in Ekiti by the organisation.
Nigeria: Ngige Reads Riot Act to Labour Contractors in Oil & Gas Sector
By Mustapha SuleimanThe Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has warned that any labour contractor that promotes unfair labour practices in the oil and gas sector risks having his license revoked or not renewed. He said the ministry is working on reforming the process of granting and renewing Recruiters License to Labour Contractors with the aim of ensuring adherence to expatriate quotas and avoiding unfair labour practices.
Nigeria: Total, Mobil, Others Yet to Remit N6 Trillion Oil Revenue
By Ozibo OziboThe House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating revenue leakages in the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) at the weekend said about N6 trillion from gas sales and royalties is yet to be remitted to the Consolidated Revenue Fund by oil majors operating in the country.
Nigeria: France Wants Nigeria Address Farmer-Herder Crisis
By Abdullateef SalauThe out going French Ambassador to Nigeria, Denys Gauer, has reiterated his country's commitment to continue supporting the federal government's effort to ensure stability in the country. Gauer, who stated this in Abuja at a press conference to commemorate the French National Day, blamed the continuous farmer-herder crisis on population growth with shrinking resources. He said, "It is a demographic problem and everybody must be conscious of that.
Nigeria: Saraki Should Tell Where He Belongs - Ruling Party
By Muideen OlaniyiSenate President Bukola Saraki must tell the world whether he is still in APC or not, the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Yekini Nabena, said this in a statement yesterday. Nabena said the declaration was necessary because Saraki's close allies, including Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje and Chief of Staff Dr. Hakeem Baba Ahmed, had left the APC.
Nigeria: 1, 830 Sokoto Villagers Benefit From Army Medical Outreach
By Rakiya A. MuhammadSokoto — At least 1,830 persons have benefited from the medical outreach organized by Military Hospital, Sokoto. The exercise, which included polio vaccination, free distribution of insecticide mosquito nets, health check-up and treatment, was held in Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
Nigeria: FIFA President Threatens Nigeria With Ban
Photo: SAFA Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA (file photo). FIFA President Gianni Infantino has stated in very clear terms that Nigeria risk being banned if the Nigeria Football Federation's leadership, as recognized by the world football governing body, continues to be compromised. NFF president Amaju Pinnick is facing a challenge to his position from Christopher Giwa, who claims he was elected on August 2014 and, acting on the basis of an interim court order, has taken control of the NFF.
Nigeria: Firm Floats N5bn Apartment in Honour of Former Finance Minister
By Eromosele AbiodunIn a bid to honour Nigeria's late former finance minister, Festus Okotie-Ebo, a real estate development company, Brookstone Property Limited has concluded arrangements to build a N5 billion residential apartment. Speaking at the ground breaking ceremony in Lagos, the Managing Partner, Brookstone Property, Joseph Orji, said the move was born out of the desire to build something spectacular in honour of the late minister.
Nigeria: Oil Sector Loses 754,000bpd to Pipeline Disruption
By Roseline OkereNigeria's oil sector is estimated to have lost over 754,000 barrels per day (bpd) in February, to production shut-in occasioned by pipeline vandalism, according to the latest monthly financial report of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
Nigeria's Passenger, Cargo Figures Decline By 30%, Say Airlines
By Abdullateef AliyuLagos — The Association of Foreign Airlines Representatives in Nigeria (AFARN), yesterday, called for improvement in aviation infrastructure in the country and a review of charges. This, the association noted, would boost cargo and passenger movements as well as improve aviation contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Nigeria: Ekiti Election - Candidates Disagree On State Police, Curtailing Herdsmen/Farmers Clashes
By Josiah OluwoleThe candidates of the Alliance for Democracy, Independent Democrats (ID), Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party and Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance were on Thursday divided over the adoption of state police as part of the restructuring of the country.
Uganda: How the Male Birth Control Pill Will Work
By Lilian NamagembeKampala — Health experts in Uganda have joined their American counterparts to advocate for an alternative birth control method for men other than male condoms. Currently, men only have condoms as the available contraceptive option and Vasectomy as a permanent contraceptive unlike women who have a cocktail of options including vaginal ring, Diaphragm, pills, and female condoms among others.
Nigeria: Dangote Cement Bags SON Quality Certification
The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has certified Dangote Cement as having passed the Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme (MANCAP). The government agency said the new certification places Dangote above its competitors in the among its peers in industry. The Director-General, SON, Osita Aboloma, who made the disclosure, also said a new revised standard for cement production in Nigeria had been released.
Nigeria: Govt Driving Wealth Creation Through Executive Order 5
By Nkechi IsaacPresident Muhammadu Buhari recently signed an Executive Order that will, among other objectives, protect jobs and revenues created from Nigeria's economy for Nigerians. MBAKAAN KWEN writes on the gains. The Presidential Executive Order No. 5 recently signed by President Muhammadu Buhari is focused on injecting local content in the planning and execution of project promotions in contracts and science engineering and technology in the country.
Kenya: Xtiandela, Nyakundi Lose 1m Followers in Twitter Purge
By Eddy KageraTwo leading Kenyan social media influencers have been hit hard by a move by Twitter to weed out fake followers. Controversial bloggers Cyprian Nyakundi and Christian Dela have each seen their numbers whittle down by half overnight. Nyakundi's followers have reduced from a whopping 1.2 million to 696,000 while Dela's numbers now stand at 521,000 from an impressive one million.
South Africa: Dark, Cold Weekend for Pretoria East Residents After Substation Goes Up in Flames
The City of Tshwane expects to have power restored to Pretoria East residents only on Sunday, member of the mayoral committee Darryl Moss told News24 on Thursday. The 132KV Wapadrand substation caught flames, leaving households in the dark since Tuesday. Moss said the city has had to rebuild the whole station, as it was totally destroyed. He added that the costs of fixing the damage at the substation, judging from their previous station that caught fire in Mooikloof in 2017, would be almost R80m.
Malawi: Ntcheu Police Arrest Seven Suspected Thugs
By Grace KapatukaNtcheu — Police in Ntcheu are keeping in custody seven suspected thugs who have allegedly been attacking motorists at Kachipeya area along Ntcheu-Dedza M1 road during night. There have been reports of series of attacks at kachipeya in Ntcheu whereby motorists travelling along M1 road, have for a long time been targeted by people who block the road with big rocks, and sometimes with heavy plunks of trees with the aim of robbing them.
Nigeria: Falz Live Show and Other Exciting Events This Week
By Urenna UkiweThe week has been an exciting week with positive initiatives and exciting events. This week, Facebook in partnership with Afrinolly hosted an event to start a training initiative for training SMBs. There will be a Falz live show to be held this week as well. This is a highly anticipated event after the rap hit This is Nigeria. The live show will be held on Friday, July 13.
Nigeria: Why African Teams Are Not Doing Well in World Football - - Amuneke
Photo: Georgi Licovski/EPA/BackpagePix John Obi Mikel (10) and Victor Moses react to the Super Eagles' 1-2 loss to Argentina at their St Petersburg clash at the 2018 World Cup. By Jide AlakaFormer Super Eagles winger, and member of FIFA's Technical Study Group, Emmanuel Amuneke, said on Thursday at a media parley at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow that African countries would continue to disappoint in football and be disappointed unless they embrace grassroots development.
Nigeria: 'Adeosun's Alleged Certificate Forgery Blown Out of Proportion'
interview Olufemi Aduwo, the president of Centre for Convention on Democratic Integrity, is also National Coordinator of the Rights Monitoring Group (RMG). In this interview with Jonathan Eze, he speaks on his job as a representative to the United Nations, the need to empower women politically, as well as INEC's preparedness for the forthcoming elections. He also dismissed the furore generated by the alleged certificate forgery of the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun.
Nigeria: Cameroon's Forgotten Refugees in Nigeria
More than 21,000 people from Cameroon's Anglophone region have fled to Nigeria in recent months. Not only do they struggle to find enough to eat but also have to come to terms with their traumatic experiences. Pauline Agba knows many residents of the Adikpo refugee camp. They keep stopping her on her rounds to talk about their situation. Agba works for the Caritas Justice, Development and Peace Committee (JDPC).
Nigeria: Soyinka Laments Migrants' Plight At J.P. Clark's Conference
By Osa AmadiLagos — Nobel Laureate, Professor Woke Soyinka, yesterday compared migration of the 1960s with the present. According to him, while migration of the 60s were regarded as kings, the contemporary ones are regarded in pathetic terms. Soyinka said this yesterday at the conference, tagged "J.P. Clark International Conference (JPCIC-2018)",at the University of Lagos.
Botswana: Delay to Upgrade Airport Worries Leaders
By Esther MmolaiMaun — A tender dispute has resulted in the delay of upgrading Maun International Airport. This surfaced during an engagement meeting when the Ministry of Transport and Communications permanent secretary, Mr Kabelo Ebineng responded to comments from stakeholders in the aviation industry. Some stakeholders complained that it was taking ages to upgrade the facility which was the busiest.
Nigeria: Zero-Oil Plan an Export Revolution, Says Awolowo
By Oluchi ChibuzorThe Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Mr. Olusegun Awolowo, has described the zero-oil plan as an export revolution that involves every state playing a significant role. According to him, major oil producing countries are planning their economies beyond oil export and Nigeria must not be left behind.
Nigeria Loses Between $450 - $600 Million to Sugar Importation Annually
By Jonathan EzeThe Executive Secretary of the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), Dr. Latif Busari, has said that the federal government is deeply concerned by the amount of foreign exchange that Nigeria loses to sugar importation which ranges from $450- $600 million annually.
Nigeria: Why Nigerian Airlines Cannot Fly International Routes
By Chinedu EzeAviation experts have identified reasons why it would be very difficult for Nigerian airlines to successfully operate international routes, which typically is a major foreign exchange earner and reduces capital flight by foreign airlines, put at $1.4 billion in 2017.
Nigeria: Abuja Light Rail Begins Operation 11 Years After
By Chibuzo Ukaibe, Ejike Ejike and David Aduge-AniAll is set for the Abuja Light Rail Project to commence operations as President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday commissioned the project 11 years after it was launched by the federal government in 2007. The President Buhari commended the Chinese Government for its investment in Nigeria's economy.
Botswana: New Envoys Talk Economic Diplomacy
By Mmoniemang MotsamaiGaborone — Uganda and Indonesia envoys yesterday presented credentials to President Mokgweetsi Masisi at the Office of the President. The two are Ms Barbara Oundo of Uganda and Mr Salman Al Farisi of Indonesia. Speaking to journalists after the presentation, Ms Oundo said Botswana and Uganda had long standing relations which should be strengthened further.
Uganda: Cricket Cranes Have No Room for Error
By Innocent NdawulaKigali — Mathematically, it stays in Uganda's reach to grab one of the two spots at stake to progress through to the International Cricket Council (ICC) World T20 Qualifier scheduled for early next year. Realistically nothing is a given in sport as upsets remain part of the script whatever the discipline. The Cricket Cranes are in a position where they're the best to justify this after Tanzania stunned them by six wickets on Wednesday.
Zimbabwe: Dynamics of Resettlement Areas and Elections
document Some resettlement areas have a homogenic characteristic that poses negative impacts on the rights and freedoms of the people as enshrined in the Constitution of Zimbabwe. Worthy to note as the country heads towards its harmonised elections, is the issue of unopposed candidates. Three local authority candidates representing Zanu PF in Matobo Wards 22, 23 and 25 were duly nominated without contest in the Nomination Court which sat in Matobo Rural District Council last month.
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