NEWS & REPORT

AU wants peace, security and bigger global role in 2012

Washington — The African Union (AU) has unveiled an ambitious wish-list of priorities for Africa that would give the continent a stronger global voice, boost democracy and encourage peace and security.

NEWS & REPORT

Defining the Diaspora’s role & potential with Africa

Beyond the broad categorizations of the African diaspora and rhetorical questions posed by Dele Fatunla in his blog post, "What's Diaspora Got To Do With It?", he raises an important and timely question about what role the African diaspora plays and should play in supporting Africa's growth.

FEATURE REPORT

SIM card registration:  How Nigerians wasted, suffered in the hands of NCC & providers

In this investigative report, Odimegwu Onwumere, a reporter based in Rivers State, takes a superficial glance at how Nigerians look at the Federal Government of Nigeria and the telecommunications regulator on the exercise of the SIM card registration that lasted for a period of 16 months. The exercise was introduced due to the growing flourish of crimes in the country where persons hide under anonymity of mobile phones and carry out nefarious crimes such as kidnapping and threat to life.

NEWS & REPORT

Ghana gov’t to remove fuel subsidy

Dr. Dufuor, Finance & Economy

Petroleum prices are likely to be increased by the end of the month or in January, because of the growing expenditure on fuel subsidy by the government, industry experts have said.

COLUMN

Nigeria: Subsidising fraud & lies & blood
By Hakeem Babalola

Certain things make a government a government. Trust, sensitivity and timing are three attributes any worthy government should possess. Even an unworthy government must strife and probably endure the pain – of possessing TST. A government without TST is like committing a sin of rebellion. 

NEWS & REPORT

Man sets self ablaze, attempts to kill judge
By Tony Tamuno

A man identified as Abdulsalam Al-Kazeem, on Wednesday in Delta State, set himself ablaze at about 2.30pm and attempted to wrap his burning body around his boss.

NEWS & REPORT

Nigeria: Oil workers may shut down production Friday 

By Sunday Aborisade & Stanley Opara

 

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria has threatened to shut down crude oil production on Friday if the Federal Government fails to yield to the demand of Nigerians for the reversal of the removal of subsidy on petrol.

IMMIGRATION NEWS

Knesset approves illegal migrants' bill
By Moran Azulay

 

Israel-January 11, 2012. Bill which will allow authorities to hold illegal migrants for up to three years without trial, jail those assisting illegal migrants for up to 15 years passes second, third readings

NEWS & REPORT

Truckload of arms heading for Nigeria seized in Ghana

Ghanaian security agents seized a truckload of arms and ammunition believed to be on its way to crisis-torn Nigeria and arrested five people, a senior police officer in Accra said on Wednesday.

NEWS & REPORT

 ‘Kwame Nkrumah’ sold to U.S. corporation for $750 million

Jan. 10 (GIN) – As feared, Ghana’s oil facilities are being sold to the highest bidder following the discovery of the precious substance over the past decade. This week it was reported that a Floating Production Storage Offloading vessel – named Kwame Nkrumah – was sold to a consortium of oil dealers, mostly American.

DEBATE

Nigeria: Debate on removal of oil subsidy

PHOTO/ VIDEO TALK

Occupy Nigeria Movement

Nigerians - traders, artists, musicians, film stars, lawyers, teachers, journalists, bankers, commercial drivers, writers, students, business executives and so on, occupied different cities to protest the callousness & insensitivity of their rulers. It has been reported that this man, Ademola Aderintobi, 28, was killed during the protest in Lagos. Others were severely injured..Protest takes to the World Bank headquarters in Washington DC....watch out for update

NEWS

Boko Haram are in government

By Daniel Idonor  & Olayinka Latona

ABUJA -  PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, painted a gloomy picture of the membership and activities of the deadly Islamic sect, Boko Haram, saying the group has successfully infiltrated the three arms of government at the federal level.

NEWS

 Violence: Soyinka, Achebe, Clarke counsel against reprisals
 By Ade Adesomoju

Three renowned writers, Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, Professor Chinua Achebe and Professor John Bekederemo-Clarke, have warned against retaliation to the killings by the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram.

NEWS

South Africa: Zuma worries about Euro debt impact

 

IMF Largade listens to IMF Africa Sayeh

Johannesburg — President Jacob Zuma on Saturday raised his concerns with International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde that the Euro debt crisis had far reaching effects said presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj.

COMMENTARY

Resist Oil Subsidy Removal

By Chinedu Vincent Akuta

“The fate of the nation then lies in the hands of the faithful” Time Magazine, September 26, 2011. Page 27. By removing oil subsidy from 1st January 2012 contrary to the promised date of 1st April 2012, the government has proven once again never to be trusted. Please find below the reasons to resist oil subsidy removal.

NEWS

Guinea Bissau president dies in Paris military hospital

A report on Guinea-Bissau’s national radio says the country’s President Malam Bacai Sanha has died in military hospital in Paris, France.