President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment Mr. Shaakaa Chira as the Auditor-General of the Federation. Ajuri Ngelale, the Presidential spokesman made this known in a statement on Friday. It states that the President exercises the powers vested in him by Section 86 of the 1999 Constitution (Amended). "By powers vested in him by Section 86 of the 1999 Constitution (Amended), President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of […]
In the exercise of powers conferred on the President as established in Section 3(6) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000, and in furtherance of the Renewed Hope mandate to reform key institutions and invigorate Nigeria's war on corruption, President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new management team for the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), pending the Senate's confirmation. This […]
Former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari, a renowned peace broker, has died at age 86 after battling Alzheimer’s disease. Reports say the Social Democrat was president of Finland between 1994 and 2000. According to the report, after a lengthy career that earned him a global reputation as a peace mediator and the Nobel Peace Prize, he retired from public life in September 2021 owing to dementia. Finland’s president, Sauli Niinistö, paid […]
Car horns in Quito blared in celebration Sunday as banana empire heir Daniel Noboa, 35, became violence-riddled Ecuador’s youngest president-elect ever. With 90 per cent of votes counted, the electoral authority announced Noboa as the victor. Moments earlier, socialist rival Luisa Gonzalez conceded defeat and offered her “profound congratulations” to Noboa, “because this is democracy.” Addressing supporters in Quito, Gonzales also said she would not be claiming fraud. Ecuadorans voted […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of new Chief Executive Officers of several agencies and parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment. The President stated that the appointment was in line with his resolve to base Nigeria's economic revival on the foundation of trade expansion through small medium and large-scale industry facilitation in the country. Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media & […]
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new and returning Chief Executives to fresh terms in office across multiple agencies under the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy. This is contained in a statement signed by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity in Abuja. The statement lists the appointees as; (1) EVC / CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) — Aminu Maida (2) […]
Liberians are voting in presidential and parliamentary elections. Nineteen candidates are hoping to replace the incumbent, former football star George Weah, who is seeking a second term. The two main challengers are former Vice-President Joseph Boakai and the businessman Alexander Cummings. Both were in an alliance of opposition parties but the coalition broke up after disagreements over who should run for president. Despite some progress in terms of education and […]
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has confirmed he'll stand for a third term in elections scheduled for December. The former army chief has been in power since he helped oust Mohammed Morsi, the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, in 2013. Activists say his term in office has been marked by the brutal suppression of all opposition and the collapse of the Egyptian economy. The constitution was changed four years ago […]
Burundi President Évariste Ndayishimiye has condemned rumours of a coup against him while he was away for two weeks for meetings in Cuba and at the UN General Assembly in New York. Barely a week after the president left the country on 10 September, stories of a plot against him started circulating on social media. In his address after arriving back to the country on Sunday night, Mr Ndayishimiye blamed […]
