Fulani Herdsmen: Real Reason Buhari abandoned you – Fani-Kayode to Ortom
Chief Olufemi Fani-Kayode has reacted to Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom’s recent statement that President Buhari abandoned him in the wake of Fulani Herdsmen attacks in his state. FFK, in a series of tweets, advised the governor to expect nothing…
APDA blasts APC – Shelve 2019 Re-election Bid, focus on your Blurred Vision
A group of young Nigerian professionals under the aegis of The Young Leaders Forum of Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance (APDA YLF) has broken silence over the consistent lame excuses emanating from the twitter handle of The Transmission Company of Nigeria…
“If Zuma gets immunity, we will take Ramaphosa to court” – Julius Malema
The future of Jacob Zuma is very much up in the air right now. He remains the President of South Africa, but no longer rules the roost in the ANC. So no wonder the subject of ‘immunity’ is being talked…
African nations to benefit from AIIB membership: Expert
African countries would benefit a lot from membership in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), an Ethiopian scholar has said. Costantinos Bt. Costantinos, who served as an economic advisor to the African Union and the United Nations Economic Commission…
Buhari has run out of ideas, even bad ones —Dr Junaid Mohammed
Dr Junaid Mohammed, a frontline northern politician and a former member of the House of Representatives during the defunct Second Republic, faulted the content of the New Year message of President Muhammadu Buhari, declaring that the president has run…
US, Britain and Norway Warn South Sudan Parties Over Cease-fire Violations
JUBA — The United States, Britain and Norway have called on parties in South Sudan’s conflict to stop violating a cease-fire signed last month, their heads of mission in the capital Juba said on Tuesday. The deal aimed to…
UN Security Council Welcomes 6 New Members
The U.N. Security Council has welcomed six new non-permanent members — Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kuwait, the Netherlands, Peru, and Poland. The six new countries, voted on by the 193-member General assembly for two-year terms, will have a strong…
Congo’s Top Catholic Slams State ‘Barbarism’ After Deadly Protests
KINSHASA, DRC — The head of the Roman Catholic Church in Congo on Tuesday condemned a crackdown on protests against President Joseph Kabila as “barbarism,” escalating a confrontation between the government and one of the country’s most powerful institutions….
Liberian President-elect Tempers Expectations, Plans Agriculture Push
MONROVIA — Liberian President-elect George Weah on Tuesday set modest goals for his six-year term, calling for Liberia to start exporting crops and repairing decrepit infrastructure, in his first interview since winning election last week. Weah rode…