ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the release of Niger’s ousted president, Mohamed Bazoum. Bazoum, members of his family and political allies have been held hostage by the military junta led by Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani since a July 26 coup. The court in his judgment on Friday, 15 December, 2023, called for Bazoum’s “immediate and unconditional release” and his reinstatement as president of the republic. Report has it that the deposed President is held hostage in his presidential residence with his wife and their son since he was overthrown. The court ruling stated that there are constitutional rights that have…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
In a bid to address severe acute malnutrition in the country, Vice President Kashim Shettima has inaugurated a high-powered Nutrition Core Working Committee (NCWC). The critical body, dubbed the “intellectual powerhouse” by the Vice President, will spearhead the fight against hunger and malnutrition across Nigeria. Speaking during the inauguration of the Nutrition Core Working Committee at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Senator Shettima emphasised the importance of coordination and collaboration with the National Committee on Food and Nutrition (NCFN). “We are determined to upturn the negative nutrition indices of this country,” he declared. The VP cited his recent visit to Tudun…
The Chairman of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr. Chiedu Ebie, has described the departed centenarian and patriarch of the Abegunde family as a trail blazer in his community in Akure, Ondo State. Ebie, who spoke during the funeral service of Chief Williams Abegunde Fagbegi at the Cathedral Church of Saint David, Ijomu in Akure, remarked that his successes and achievements in various fields should be celebrated. The NDDC Chairman, conveyed his condolences on behalf of the Board and Management of the Commission to the family of the deceased, including the NDDC Executive Director, Corporate…
The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Sanwo-Olu is set to commission the newly constructed middle-level food Agro-hub, located at Idi-Oro in Mushin. The food hub, which was established by the Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration as one of the direct answers to the question of food insecurity and sustainability plaguing the country would be inaugurated on Sunday, 17 December, 2023. The establishment of middle-level food hub in Idi-Oro, Mushin, is confirmation of Lagos State Government solution and strategy that harnesses its comparative advantage as a market-state, and cater to the key stumbling blocks affecting food security – Market information, intermediary integration and…
President Bola Tinubu has assured foreign investors of diligent and predictable fund repatriation, and the streamlining of the tax system, while imploring ambassadors to prioritize the exploration of new frontiers of trade relations that will be mutually beneficial as they carry out their duties in the country. The President received Letters of Credence from the Ambassador of Hungary, Lorand Endreffy; High Commissioner of Rwanda, Christophe Bazivamo, and Ambassador of Ukraine, Ivan Kholostenko, at the State House, on Friday. Speaking when he received the High Commissioner of Rwanda, the President said the long-standing concerns over trapped funds are receiving attention and…
The FCT High Court sitting in Maitama, presided over by Justice Samira Bature has sentenced an Abuja–based businessman, Chika Adionye, 42 years old, to life imprisonment for rape of two minors. The two minors who were aged 7 and 8 years at the time of their rape, are cousins. A statement on Friday, 15 December, 2023, by the Press Officer of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Vincent Adekoye said the convict was arrested by the operatives of the agency in 2016 at Kara Majiji Community of Airport Road, a suburb of the FCT, following…
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar would be leading a high level delegation from the country to the forthcoming 10th High-Level Seminar (HLS) on Peace and Security in Africa, scheduled to hold from 17th – l8th December 2023, in Oran, Algeria. In Iine with the established practice, this year’s High-level seminar on Peace and Security in Africa (the Oran Ministerial Process) will be chaired by H.E. Dr. Mamadou TANGARA, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad of the Republic of The Gambia, in his capacity as the Chair of the African Union Peace and Security Council…
Mandatory conduct of random tests for illicit drug use by players of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has commenced as all 20 clubs have been directed to facilitate the process for operatives of the National Anti-Doping Committee. In a memo to Clubs signed by Davidson Owumi, the Chief Operating Officer, the anti- doping tests will be administered on two players from each of the clubs involved in a given fixture without prior notice. The clubs were enjoined to extend maximum cooperation to the Anti-doping agency in the discharge of the task that aims to cleanse the NPFL of real…
Family members, friends and associates converged on Peacock Hall of the prestigious Island Club of Lagos on Friday, 15 December, 2023, to hold one year remembrance prayers for former Nigerian Ambassador to Spain, Chief Ademola Rasaq Seriki, reports thegazellenews.com. Seriki’s death was not only painful to all who are close to him but it also came very sudden. But the family, his friends and associates took solace that he died in active service serving his father’s land in faraway Madrid, Spain. He was also Nigeria’s permanent representative to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNTWO). He died in Madrid, capital of…
The Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun has said that the Ogun State Agro-Cargo Airport, when completed, would add value to the lives of the people and contribute to the rapid growth of the state’s and the nation’s economy. The Minister stated this while fielding questions from journalists after being conducted round the airport by Governor Dapo Abiodun. The Minister described the airport as a major economic project of the Prince Abiodun-led administration, which, when fully operational, will be a game-changer for the state. He said: “I have had the opportunity to be…