February 2020

Kenya Releases Names of 14 Pupils Killed In Stampede

February 5, 2020 4:17 pm

Kakamega Primary School has released the names of 14 pupils who perished in a deadly stampede on Monday evening.

One of the victims – Grade Four pupil Naila Kiverenge – will be laid to rest Wednesday afternoon.

Funeral arrangements for the rest of the victims are going on with the help of a team formed by Governor Wycliffe Oparanya.

The other 13 victims of the tragedy are expected to be buried next week.

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The national and county governments have pledged to support to the bereaved families to give the pupils a befitting send-off.

Counselling services are being offered …

Morocco: Crackdown On Social Media Critics

February 5, 2020 4:17 pm

 

Moroccan authorities have since September 2019 arrested and prosecuted at least 10 activists, artists, or other citizens who did nothing but peacefully express critical opinions via Facebook posts, YouTube videos, or rap songs, Human Rights Watch and the Moroccan Association for Human Rights said today. The authorities should immediately free those who are being detained for exercising their right to freedom of expression and drop the charges.

The men face such charges as showing a “lack of due respect for the king,” “defaming state institutions,” and “offending public officials.” None of them were prosecuted under the Press and Publications

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Libya: Military Talks To End Libya Fighting Underway

February 5, 2020 4:17 pm

Geneva — U.N.-sponsored military and security talks aimed at achieving a lasting cease-fire in Libya are underway in Geneva. The negotiations are held as Libya’s warring parties continue to violate a temporary truce agreed to in mid-January.

Five high-ranking officers appointed by the Government of National Accord in Libya and five other high-ranking military officers appointed by rebel commander Khalifa Haftar are in attendance. This is the first time ever that high-ranking officers from both sides are getting together to talk peace.

Read Also: MURIC Blasts CAN, FFK Over Denial Of Suspected Bomber

U.N. Libya envoy Ghassan Salame says both

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Africa Must Prioritise Upskilling Its Unemployed Youth

February 5, 2020 4:17 pm

Mbabane — Africa’s inability to produce adequate skills is negatively impacting its economic growth.

In fact, the continent is not getting a good return even on the minimal investment it is making in education, says Thembinkosi Dlamini, an economist and senior extractives lead at Oxfam South Africa.

He was responding to one of the main findings in the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) 2020 Africa Outlook Report, released last week. Titled Developing Africa’s Workforce for the Future, the report notes that most African countries at all levels of income exhibit lower educational attainment, both in quantity and quality.

Thembinkosi Dlamini told …

Secretary Pompeo’s Travel To Senegal, Angola, Ethiopia

February 5, 2020 4:16 pm

Washington, DC — U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo will travel to Germany, Senegal, Angola, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, and Oman from February 13-22, 2020.

On Friday, February 14, Secretary Pompeo will arrive in Munich, Germany where he will lead the U.S. delegation to the Munich Security Conference.  While in Munich, the Secretary will deliver remarks to the Conference and meet with his counterparts and key leaders to discuss security priorities.

The Secretary will then travel to Dakar, Senegal from February 15-16, where he will meet with President Macky Sall and Foreign Minister Amadou Ba to discuss how to deepen …

North Launches Own Security Outfit ‘Shege-Ka-Fasa’

February 5, 2020 11:45 am

The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) on Wednesday unveiled northern Nigeria security outfit code-named ‘Operation Shege-Ka-Fasa’ which literally means “I dare you to attack or surrender” in Hausa.

It is believed to be a Northern version of the South-West regional security initiative ‘Operation Amotekun’ (Leopard).

Addressing the press, the spokesman for the group, Abdullazeez Suleiman, said the security outfit is the vanguard of northerners irrespective of ethnic and religious affiliation.

Read Also: Kidnapped Corps Member Opts To Work For Boko Haram

 

Suleiman said: “In the prevailing circumstances, the only option is to resort to voluntary self-defence mechanisms in …

Atiku Hits Back At Buhari’s Comment On Boko Haram Victims

February 5, 2020 11:44 am

Former vice-president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has said religious affiliations should not be raised, when Boko Haram killings are discussed.

Atiku stated this in reaction to President Muhammadu Buhari’s remarks, that 90% of Boko Haram victims are Muslims.

Buhari, speaking on the death of the chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Michika, Adamawa, Lawan Andimi, claimed the insurgents are using religion to divide Nigerians.

Read Also: Kidnapped Corps Member Opts To Work For Boko Haram

 

However, Atiku in a tweet on Wednesday, quoted a verse of the Qur’an (chapter 2 verse 256).

“We mustn’t rationalise killings.

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Uzodinma Gives 72 Hours Ultimatum To Road Contractors

February 5, 2020 11:43 am

Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, has given contractors handling some road projects in the state, an ultimatum to return to site.

The governor in a statement signed by Chief Press Secretary, Oguwike Nwachukwu, ordered the contractors to return to work in the next 72 hours.

Uzodinma lamented that the road contractors absconded from site during the dry season when they were supposed to be busy fixing the roads.

The statement read: “We are giving Contractors handling road projects in Imo State 72 hours to return to the site or have their contracts terminated’’.

“Governor Uzodinma frowned at a situation where

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US Visa Restriction: Nigeria Meets Two Demands

Despite Visa Ban, US Donates Additional $40m To Nigeria

February 5, 2020 11:37 am
As Nigerians grapple with the reality of the visa ban slammed on the country and five others, the United States has donated an additional $40 million to assist humanitarian efforts in the northeast.
The United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, announced the donation at the end of the 5th Session of the Nigeria-United States of America Bi-national Commission held in Washington D.C, United States.
The United States added that the amount will help in the rehabilitation of victims of Boko Haram insurgency, including others who have suffered similar fate in the northeast.
Pompeo who spoke after a meeting with
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Fake Wedding

Hearing On Buhari’s Fake Wedding With Sadiya Faruq Stalls

February 5, 2020 11:36 am

Hearing of purported fake wedding video of president Muhammad Buhari and Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Faruq on Wednesday could not proceed due to the inability of the complainant to tender the case file.

The alleged mastermind of the fake wedding video, Kabiru Mohammad was initially arraigned before a Kano Magistrates court 72, sitting on Nomansland in Sabon Gari, Kano on 14th January 2020, for defamation and injurious falsehood.

Although, DSS paraded Kabiru at its Abuja headquarters, he was brought to Kano on remand proceeding with the aforementioned charges.

Kabiru who had been granted N1million …

Obaseki

Gov. Obaseki Reveals Real Cause Of Crisis With Oshiomhole

February 5, 2020 11:35 am

The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has revealed the cause of the crisis between him and Adams Oshiomhole, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Obaseki disclosed that the crisis was due to his refusal to hand over the “key to the treasury” of the state to Oshiomhole and his “cronies.”

In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Communication Strategy, Crusoe Osagie, the governor explained that while he believed in using the state resources to serve the people, Oshiomhole and his cronies believe it should be used to “carry them along.”

He said: “As a matter

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MURIC

MURIC Blasts CAN, FFK Over Denial Of Suspected Bomber

February 5, 2020 11:33 am

An Islamic rights group, Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has insisted that the suspected suicide bomber caught at the Living Faith Church in Kaduna State on Sunday is a Christian.

DAILY POST reported earlier that the Kaduna State Police Command yesterday announced the arrest of a suspected suicide bomber inside a church in Kaduna State

The Islamic group said it pitched its camp with the Kaduna State Police Command, insisting that the suspect was indeed a Christian by name Nathaniel Samuel

There has been intense controversy over the

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