With 35 players and 20 officials, the management of Pelican Stars FC, a Calabar-based female Premier League team, says they have the capacity to win this year’s female Premier League. The assurances were given in Calabar by Comrade, the Chairman of the team in an interactive session with the... Read more
Senate Leader says NASS Report On Nigeria-Cameroun Boundary Ready Soon
News November 27, 2014
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The Semnate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba, says the report on boundary issues between Nigeria and Cameroun at Biajua and Danare communities in central area of Cross River State will soon be presented before the Senate. Ndoma-Egba (SAN) who disclosed tin an interview with journalists in Calabar,... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The Minister of Culture, Tourism and Orientation, Chief Edem Duke, has warned against utterances of doom for Nigeria and its President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan by some elder statesmen. Recently an elder statesman, Dr. Tunji Braithwaite, predicted an interim administration in Nigeria to resolve critical... Read more
UNMISS declines IGAD request to transport opposition leaders to consultative conference in Pagak
Africa November 27, 2014
JUBA, South Sudan, November 27, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) wishes to correct erroneous media reports claiming that the Mission has sought the consent of the Government of the Republic of South Sudan (GRSS) to use the Mission’! s aircraft to transport... Read more
ViiV Healthcare announces new grants in support of ending mother to child transmission of HIV
Africa November 27, 2014
London, United Kingdom, November 27, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Positive Action for Children Fund (PACF) is proud to announce 103 grants for 2015 totalling £5 million. 54 new grants and 49 extensions will be funded to support community responses to help end mother to child transmission of... Read more
Botswana – UN cultural rights expert calls for a renewed “nation-building” to celebrate rich diversity
Africa November 27, 2014
GABORONE, Botswana, November 27, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — At the end of a 13-day official visit to Botswana, the UN Special Rapporteur on cultural rights Farida Shaheed called on the country to embark on a “second phase of nation building that reflects, builds on and celebrates the rich... Read more
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, November 27, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Tigo (http://www.tigo.co.tz) announced today the first of its regular quarterly payments worth 3bn/- (US $ 1.8 million) to Tigo Pesa users. Logo Tigo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/logos/tigo-1.jpg Photo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/index.php?level=picture&id=1065 (Tigo Tanzania General Manager, Diego Gutierrez) This payment comes three months after... Read more
The Government of Switzerland contributes more than one million US dollars to the Sudan Common Humanitarian Fund in 2014
Africa November 27, 2014
KHARTOUM, Sudan, November 27, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — To help address growing humanitarian needs in Sudan, the Government of Switzerland has contributed an additionalUS $523,013 to the Sudan Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF), making the total Swiss contribution to the CHF US $1,092,916 in 2014. “Taking into consideration the... Read more
Célestin Monga from Cameroon appointed Managing Director of United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Africa November 27, 2014
GENEVA, Switzerland, November 27, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A leading member of Swiss based Quantum Global group’s Advisory Board (http://www.quantumglobal.ch) has today accepted a key UN post based in Vienna. Célestin Monga, a Cameroonian national, an internationally recognized economist and currently Director of the Oxford University Press Handbook... Read more
Minister Paradis Lifts Suspension of Aid to Burkina Faso
Africa November 27, 2014
OTTAWA, Canada, November 27, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Canada’s Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, the Honourable Christian Paradis, today announced that Canada is reinstituting direct development assistance to the Government of Burkina Faso. “Now that constitutional order has been restored following October’s political instability, Canada is... Read more
