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Former Ivory Coast Prime Minister Guillaume Soro, who took himself into exile in 2019, says he plans to return home despite having two criminal convictions. He said on Sunday that he wanted to go back because it was hard "to live far from my ancestral... land of Africa". He added that he wanted to "contribute to the reconciliation" of the country. In 2021, an Ivorian court sentenced Soro in absentia […]
Authorities in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand are racing to rescue around 40 workers who are trapped inside a tunnel. The workers were building the tunnel when a part of it collapsed on Sunday morning due to a landslide. A senior official said that contact had been established with the men and they were being provided oxygen and food. But rescuers still have to dig through several metres of […]
US Republican Senator Tim Scott from South Carolina has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race. He had hoped to become the first African-American to secure the Republican nomination. He told Fox News: "I think the voters, who are the most remarkable people on the planet, have been really clear that they're telling me: 'Not now, Tim.'" Although Tim Scott was very well funded, he failed to make an appreciable […]
By Georgina Humphrey Delta State Government says it has started building peace between oil & gas companies and host communities to boost investment in the nation.e The State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori stated this at the inauguration of the Urhobo Youth Leaders Association Executives and Award ceremony in Abuja. Oborevwori explained that it is only when there is peace that the nation can be open to investments. The Governor who was […]
Governor Hope Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has been declared by INEC as the winner of the November 11, 2023 governorship election in the state. Prof.Abayomi Fashina, Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti, who was the State's Returning Officer declared Uzodimma re-elected today. “That you Hope Uzodimma of APC having satisfied the law is hereby returned elected,” Fashina declared. Uzodimma was first declared as Imo State […]
By Kayode Oyedare There was a large turn out of voters in Owerri West Local Government Area compared to Owerri Municipal Local Government Area, Imo state. At some minutes past Eleven, large number of voters were seen on queue trying to exercise their franchise. According to INEC officials all the Bi-Modal Accreditation Voters Machines, -BIVAS deployed to the polling units functioned optimally. According to INEC officials, they have not encountered […]
By Oduyemi Odumade The House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes has made a firm commitment to bring to justice those involved in financial crimes and criminal activities in the country. At its Inaugural meeting in Abuja, the committee chaired by Mr. Ginger Obinna, the Commitee pledged to implement strategies and policies to safeguard the nation's financial system and uphold the rule of law. Mr. Obinna expressed confidence in the […]
By Georgina Humphrey With barely 72 hours to the conduct of the Kogi State Governorship poll, the governorship candidate of the opposition Social Democratic Party, SDP, Alhaji Murtala Yakubu Ajaka has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to come to his rescue after renewed attempt to assassinate him. Alhaji Ajaka made the call at a news conference in Abuja. He also called on the Inspector General of police (IGP), Mr Kayode Egbetokun to live up to his promise to keep […]
By Georgina Humphrey Host communities and traditional rulers have been urged to create a conducive environment required for socio-economic development in the mining sector. Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake stated this when he hosted the Attah of Igala and President of Kogi State Traditional Rulers Council, Ata Matthew Opaluwa, in Abuja. He stressed the need for host communities to take ownership of mining activities and collaborate with […]
