Exactly two months before her 100 years birthday Mama Hannah Dideolu Awolowo, has finally joined her husband. she died Saturday September 19. Mama HID as she was popularly called has been a rallying point for both old and young adherents of her husband’s political ideology. Politicians especially from the South-West consult her when they want…
Asset Declaration: Justice Ministry Seeks Saraki’s Arrest
Following the failure of Bukola Saraki, senate president, to appear before the Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja to defend himself against allegation of false declaration of assets, the Federal Ministry of Justice has requested the tribunal to issue a bench warrant for his arrest. M.S. Hassan, a deputy director in the office of the…
Burkina Faso: Coup Plotters Free Former President Kafando
The Junta leaders in Burkina Faso have released interim President Michel Kafando who has been in detention since Wednesday. However, Prime Minister Isaac Zida who was also detained alongside Kafando remains under house arrest. Gen. Gilbert Diendere, leader of the military junta, announced the release on state television in Ougadougou, capital. “I can confirm that…
How G20 Plans To Change The Fortunes Of Nigeria, Other Economy
A New Rescue Package for Nigeria The work group of the G20 meeting in Turkey in November designs a template to rescue Nigeria and other Low Income Developing Countries from various challenges impeding the growth of their economies Click here to download full copy When the Association of Small Business Owners of Nigeria…
Burkina Faso Coup Leaders Name Junta Leader
After seizing power in a coup that has received criticisms from the global community, including France, former colonial master of Burkina Faso, the military has named General Gilbert Diendere, former chief-of-staff to former President Blaise Compaore, as the new leader of the West African country. While the presidential guard officers that launched the…
Ooni: Giesi To Get Letter Tomorrow
TELL can authoritatively report that the Giesi Ruling House which has been announced as the rightful ruling house to produce the next Ooni , in Ile Ife, Osun State will officially receive a letter from the government tomorrow. The letter, which will traditionally request the Giesi royal house to produce candidate to…
Cholera Hits Borno IDPs Camp
At least 16 people have died as a result of cholera outbreak in three internally displaced persons, IDPs, camps in Borno state, while over 171 others are in critical conditions. Health workers have been deployed to the affected camps on Mafa along Dikwa/Ngala road in Maiduguri in response to the outbreak, reports say. Officials…
Turnbull Sworn in As New Australian Prime Minister
Malcolm Turnbull, multi-millionaire former banker, has been sworn in as Australia’s new prime minister on Tuesday. His emergence came just hours after masterminding a coup against conservative leader Tony Abbott, and pledging a new style of leadership. Abbott lashed out at the savage nature of modern politics after his sudden toppling by his long-time…
Remembering Comrade Chima Ubani
Friends and associates of Chima Ubani, late executive director of Civil Liberties Organization, CLO, have unveiled a line-up of events to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the mortal passage of the human rights activist. Sylvester Odion Akhaine, chairman, Board of Trustees, Centre for Constitutionalism and Demilitarisation, announced this in a statement issued on…
Man’s Newest Ancestor – Homo Naledi
Lee Berger, a national geographic explorer-in-residence and a professor at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, with a team of scientists, has unearthed the fossils, consisting of infants, children, adults and elderly individual- including full skeletal parts, from a site They called it “Naledi,” which means, “star” in the Sotho language. Click here…
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