Tunisia’s president warned Monday that the nation was facing its worst political crisis since independence, urging all parties to set aside differences he said had crippled the parliament and left in a “state of chaos.”
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Kais Saied, in comments on his Facebook page, said that he was empowered by the constitution to take steps to safeguard the nation, but that he would hold off on doing so for now. The comments come after Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh resigned at Saied’s behest last week, amid claims of conflict of interest …
A group of protesters, one of which is Emerging Leaders Forum of Nigeria, earlier today, staged a protest at the National Assembly, Abuja, calling for the probe and removal of Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, over the illegal expenditure and mismanagement in the Niger Delta Development Commission.
The group led by Okeahialam Cherech called for the suspension and arrest of the minister pending the conclusion of the investigation by the committee. The protesters stormed the main gate of the National Assembly chanting anti-Akpabio songs. The group called for the continuation of the probe, adding that the chilling …
This is coming as bandits in Zamfara State have surrendered 50 guns within the past one week, in acceptance of the state government’s offer of two cows for every gun returned.
The governor said such politicians believed that by sponsoring violence and other acts of criminality, they would be blackmailing the
The families of Faith Ojemire and Faith Esekgabona, female undergraduate students have cried out to security agencies in the country to help secure the release of their daughters from kidnappers.
Ms Ojemire, a student of the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, was reportedly abducted in Edo State by some unknown gunmen on December 8, 2019.
NAN gathered that Ms Ojemire’s family paid the sum of ₦500,000 (five hundred thousand naira) to the abductors as ransom to secure the release of their daughter.
However, despite paying the huge sum, Ojemire’s family are yet to see their daughter 7 months after — as …
Sequel to its earlier announcement on October 28, 2019, the Board of Access Bank PLC is pleased to inform the investing public and the Nigerian Stock Exchange of the Bank’s successful completion of the acquisition of Transnational Bank (Kenya) Plc.
This follows the receipt of full regulatory approvals and fulfilment of all conditions precedent to completion.
The Bank’s vision is to be the World’s Most Respected African Bank and our entry into the Kenyan market, a key gateway in East Africa, not only brings us closer to that vision but entities our customers tap into our extensive global network that …
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has accused members of the National Assembly of being the greatest beneficiaries of majority of the NDDC contracts.
Akpabio is currently being grilled by the Lawmakers, on the alleged mismanagement and illegal spending by the commission.
When asked if the NDDC should be closed down, he said he’s not against it, but that it shouldn’t be closed down because of the audit, stating that however the awmakers are the ones benefitting more from NDDC.
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When asked to explain what he …
Britain on Monday said it would change its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in response to China’s imposition of a new security law on the territory.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is expected to announce the suspension of the treaty and will update the parliament in due course.
“There is a balance here. I’m not going to be pushed into a position of becoming a knee-jerk Sinophobe on every issue, somebody who is automatically anti-China.
“But we do have serious concerns concerning restrictions in Hong Kong and human rights abuses in China, including the treatment …
Reno Omokri, former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan has described the video of the acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Kemebradikumo Pondei where he fainted during his appearance before the House of Representatives Committee as fake.
Pondei slumped while being grilled by members of the committee led by Thomas Ereyitomi over alleged financial mismanagement of the NDDC.
The acting MD was noticed to have fainted while one of the committee members was talking, which eventually disrupted the sitting as efforts were made to revive him.
Reacting, Omokri said that the drama displayed by Pondei shows that …
State news agency SPA reported that the king was hospitalised due to an inflammation in the gall bladder.
SPA said it was quoting a statement from the Royal Court.
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The 84 year-old king was crowned in 2015, becoming also the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques.
He was the deputy governor of Riyadh and later the governor of Riyadh for 48 years from 1963 to 2011.
Crown Prince Salman …
Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Daniel Pondei, slumped and went unconscious as the House of Representatives committee on NDDC grilled him on Monday.
The committee is in its fourth day of public hearing as it investigates alleged financial misappropriation at the agency.
Pondei had been grilled for over an hour and when he slowly slumped over his desk, appearing too faint.
Once he was spotted, several people present at the hearing rushed to his aid, propping him up and attempting to stabilise him, with the proceedings halted.
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The striking doctors have been replaced with volunteer doctors.
The Association of Resident Doctors had last week asked their colleagues who were working at the centre to join them in their ongoing strike which commenced on July 1, 2020.
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Failure of the government to meet their welfare demands was one of the reasons cited for their actions.
However, The Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, noted that …
He was arrested in October 2018 and sentenced to death in August 2019.
“Mahmoud Mousavi Majd’s sentence was carried out on Monday morning over the charge of espionage so that the case of his betrayal to his country will be closed forever,” the judiciary’s Mizan Online website reported.
Mousavi-Majd, who left Iran with his family as a child and grew up in Syria, was never a member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), “but he was able …
