Wednesday, August 24, 2022 Bishop Sunday Onuoha The African Democratic Congress’ governorship candidate in Abia, Sunday Onuoha, says he will make sure that traditional rulers receive security votes, if elected in 2023. Mr Onuoha said that the measure was to provide them with the financial enablement to support the government’s fight against insecurity at the

Wednesday, August 24, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari and flooded environment President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed dismay that many states and local governments are failing to respond to emergencies caused by flooding despite receiving allocations for such purposes. “The structure of the response mechanism on this issue is clear: the government at the centre should step

The federal government says that the first malaria vaccine recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) will be administered in four doses to 5-month-old babies. WHO also said the vaccine will be effective against the deadliest parasite, especially common in Africa and it’s not for adults. Health Minister Osagie Ehanire said this on Tuesday in

Wednesday, August 24, 2022 Sule Lamido, Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, Atiku Abubakar A former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has dismissed Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike as a political emperor whose time will soon be up. Messrs Lamido and Wike are both chieftains of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, albeit currently at cross

Wednesday, August 24, 2022 ECOWAS Parliament [Photo Credit: Twitter] Speaker of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, Sidie Tunis, has called for improved budgetary allocation to Agriculture to tackle food insecurity in the sub-region. Mr Tunis made the call on Tuesday at the opening of the Delocalised Meeting of the Parliament’s Joint

Geneva — Without mincing his words, World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has again attributed to racism the lack of international action to end the suffering of civilians in Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray region. The Federal Government in Addis Ababa has hit back in turn, accusing him of partisanship. "I can tell you that

Cape Town — A Malawian Court has ruled that South African witnesses in the fraud case against self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary do not need to travel to Malawi to give their depositions, but that it can be done in South Africa and delivered to the courts in Malawi. The pair who

Monrovia — Justice Minister Musa Dean has told FrontPageAfrica that the letter circulating on social media and other news media outlets suggesting that he reported the sanctioned and suspended Solicitor General to the U.S. Ambassador was doctored. He described the letter as "Complete forgery and the making of Cephus", adding, "So, if he had this

Monrovia — Hours after Justice Minister Musa Dean disclosed to FrontPageAfrica that the suspended and sanctioned Solicitor General Syrenius Cephus doctored his signature in a purported letter to US Ambassador Michael McCarthy, the US Embassy has distanced itself from the communication. Responding to a FrontPageAfrica inquiry Tuesday afternoon, Sean Boda, Public Affairs Officer at the

Endorses Cummings The Alternative National Congress (ANC) and the Liberty Party have approved a revised Framework Document of the Collaborating Political Parties (CPP), unanimously endorsing Mr. Alexander B. Cummings, Political Leader of the ANC as Standard Bearer of the revised CPP. Liberty Party embattled chairman Musa H. Bility, has been named Chairman of the CPP.

Tuesday, August 23, 2022 Naira and Dollar The naira on Monday depreciated marginally against the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window, exchanging at N429.43. The figure represented a decrease of 0.09 per cent, against N429. 05 at the close of business on Aug. 19. The open indicative rate closed at N429.07 to the dollar

Tuesday, August 23, 2022 Dr. Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has apologised to the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) for his absence at their annual general conference, held in Lagos on Monday.  Mr Kwankwaso, like the presidential candidate of the All Progressives