The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has donated three ambulances, Lassa fever protective kits and drugs to support the Ondo Government in its efforts to check the menace of Lassa fever in the state. The items were presented to officials of the state government by the NDDC Ondo State Coordinator,... Read more
. Around 2,000 delegates gathered in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to discuss ways to fast-track regional integration MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, June 14, 2019/ — The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) on Friday concluded its Annual Meetings, amid growing consensus that regional integration is imperative to a new phase in African prosperity.... Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday prayed the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to dismiss petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar against his Feb.23 re-election. Buhari made the prayer through his Counsel, Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, in a motion adopted and argued on... Read more
Senator Ahmed Lawan has been elected the Senate President of the 9th Senate, as he defeated his contestant, Senator Ali Ndume. Counting so far showed that Lawan was leading with 68 votes while counting continues. There are 107 senators currently at the Senate and Lawan has already scored over... Read more
By Arlene J. Schar and Dr. David Leffler The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) chief and deputy head of the Transitional Military Council (TMC), Lieutenant-General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, previously warned that he will not tolerate “any chaos” in Sudan. Despite his organization ‘s strong-handed efforts, The Guardian reports that... Read more
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has re-affirmed its commitment to the execution of quality projects for the people of the Niger Delta region as well as pledged to to commission a pilot power project that will restore electricity to Ubima and Isiokpo in Ikwerre Local Government Area of... Read more
TEAM EFFORT Today the world observes the 75th anniversary of D-Day: June 6, 1944, when Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy and helped turn the tide against fascism and Nazism. What marked the beginning of the last year of Hitler’s reign of terror, though, began far away —... Read more
By Arlene J. Schar and Dr. David Leffler “The kingdom of Saudi Arabia does not want a war in the region nor does it seek that, It will do what it can to prevent this war…” –Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir Attacks on Saudi Arabia’s... Read more
On Tiananmen Square Anniversary, USCIRF Calls For Sanctions On Officials Responsible For Religious Freedom Violations
FeaturedPress Releases June 6, 2019
June 4, 2019 WASHINGTON, DC – On the 30th anniversary of the Chinese government’s violent suppression of peaceful protests in and around Tiananmen Square, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) called on the U.S. government to impose Global Magnitsky sanctions on Chinese officials and agencies... Read more
Barely 24 hours after assumption of office, Imo State governor, Emeka Ihedioha has commenced the demolition of monuments built by the immediate past governor, Rochas Okorocha as his first action as governor. Ihedioha was sworn-in as the sixth Executive governor of the state on Wednesday. The Akachi tower, one... Read more
