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Zimbabwe has declared a state of emergency in the capital Harare over a cholera outbreak. The outbreak has so far killed dozens of people with more than 7,000 suspected cases. The city authorities say the outbreak, spreading throughout the city, has invoked memories of a deadly outbreak in 2008, in which thousands died. "We have declared a state of emergency because of cholera," local media quoted Mayor Ian Makone as […]
The PM's current Rwanda plan will mean no asylum seekers are flown there before the next election, former home secretary Suella Braverman has said. Writing in the Telegraph, she said "tinkering with a failed plan" would not achieve the government's aims. She said the government should ignore human rights laws and obligations in their "entirety" to push it through. Rishi Sunak plans emergency legislation to rescue the policy after the […]
By Oduyemi Odumade The House of Representatives Committee on Defence has expressed concern over the distressing state of the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria, DICON, emphasises the imperative of revitalizing the corporation. we Speaking with newsmen in Abuja, the Chairman of the Committee, Mr. Babajimi Benson who explained that DICON was established in 1964 to provide the material needs of the nation's Armed Forces and other security agencies, explained that […]
A whistleblower who helped expose allegations of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan has pleaded guilty to leaking classified information. David McBride was due to face trial next week, but changed his plea after a legal ruling scuppered his defence. McBride - an ex-military lawyer - said he felt a moral duty to speak up after his internal complaints were ignored. A landmark inquiry later found evidence that Australian forces had […]
By Oduyemi Odumade The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to consider the urgent need for the establishment of an inland dry port at Emene, Enugu state as a means of increasing the revenue and GDP of the country. This was a sequel to a motion by a member representing Enugu East/Isiuzo Constituency, Professor Paul Nnamchi at plenary. In his lead Debate, the lawmakers stated that Emene is […]
By Mathew Ayoola The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry, ACCI, has advised public and private organizations to always imbibe business integrity and adhere to ethics in their procurement processes towards combating corruption in the country. The Chairman, Business Entrepreneurship Skills and Technology, BEST Centre of ACCI, Prof. Adesoji Adesugba gave the advise in Abuja during the ACCI/ICPC Formal Launch Of The Procurement Integrity And Transparency Training/Partnership Initiative. Prof. […]
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed his deep concern over the escalating conflict in Myanmar. According to the UN, the number of people displaced by the fighting has reached two million, and the secretary-general appealed to all sides to protect non-combatants and open access to humanitarian aid. The striking success of an alliance of three ethnic armed groups in Shan State in driving the army and police out […]
New Foreign Secretary David Cameron has made his first working visit to Ukraine, meeting President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv. Lord Cameron reiterated the UK's support for Ukraine, promising moral, diplomatic and "above all military support for... however long it takes". Mr Zelensky congratulated Mr Cameron on his new post and thanked him for the UK's continued backing. Lord Cameron became foreign secretary in a cabinet shuffle on Monday. "This is […]
The US and China have agreed to resume military-to-military communications to ease rising tensions, President Joe Biden says. "We're back to direct, open, clear communications," he said following a rare meeting with China's President Xi Jinping in California on Wednesday. It was the first time the pair had spoken in person in more than a year. But there were still signs of tension between the two - Mr Biden repeated […]
