November 10, 2021

The Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide has carpeted the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, for not doing enough to protect the interest of the Niger Delta region in the ₦621.2 billion road projects to be undertaken across the country by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

The IYC in a statement signed on Wednesday by its President, Peter Timothy Igbifa, said the youths would not rest until Sylva took expected steps to remedy the injustice done to the region in the distribution of the 21 road projects.

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Charles Soludo, All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) governorship candidate in Anambra has thanked the people for his victory.

On Wednesday, the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) gave a victory speech following the results declaration by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Titled, “A Divine Journey Whose Time Has Come”, Soludo said he was grateful to God and described the results as “supreme will”.

He thanked APGA members, Governor Willie Obiano, National Chairman, Victor Ike Oye, members of the BOT, NEC, State Exco, campaign committee and legal team for their support.

Soludo hailed the church, traditional rulers, ASATU, labour, market, …

Ahead of the 4 December Presidential election in the Gambia, Africa Daily News, New York has learnt that campaign activities have officially started officially in the West African country.

On Saturday, the electoral commission approved six candidates to run for the number one office in the country.

Those standing include incumbent Adama Barrow, the main opposition leader Ousainou Darboe of the United Democratic Party and Essa Faal, who was the chief counsel of Gambia’s Truth Commission that investigated human rights abuses allegedly committed under former president Yahya Jammeh.

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A Sudanese court ruled on Tuesday that internet services cut during a military coup more than two weeks ago must be restored, a lawyer has disclosed.

However, the country remained largely offline early Tuesday, despite the court’s directive to internet service providers.

A lawyer who was identified as Abdelazim Hassan while speaking to reporters said, ‘The ruling by Khartoum district court ordered internet services to be resumed immediately’.

The case was brought by a group of lawyers and the Sudanese consumers protection society, he said, adding that the court had also ruled services should run during a possible appeals process.…