Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja has given an order ceding control of the lucrative oil block, Oil Prospecting License, OPL 245, to the Federal Government pending investigation and prosecution of suspects in the $1.1billion Malabu Oil scam. The order followed an ex parte motion by the Economic and […]
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According to a report released by the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), four countries; Nigeria, Yemen, South Sudan and Somalia will most likely be affected by famine in 2017. The agency, went further to state that an estimated 70 million people across 45 countries will require emergency food assistance in 2017, pointing to persistent […]
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No fewer than 90 Somali nationals and two Kenyans on Wednesday arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi after being deported from the US. The deportees, believed to have been affected by US President Donald Trump’s implementation of his pledge to crack down on illegal immigrants, arrived at the airport at midday aboard […]
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed directives to build a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico and crack down on U.S. cities that shield illegal immigrants. Trump, at the signing ceremony, said he would proceed quickly on sweeping plans to curb immigration and boost national security, according to Reuters. The Republican president is […]
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The dollar slid broadly on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump struck a protectionist tone in his inauguration speech, prompting developed and emerging market currencies to gain. The drops and gains were due to the Trump administration’s intention, on its first day in office, to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, TPP. In his inaugural address, […]
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The U.S. has commended ECOWAS for its show of leadership in peacefully ousting former President of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh. Jammeh was removed after weeks of political stalemate. The U.S. Department of State, in a statement by its spokesperson, Mr Mark Toner, welcomed the ongoing peaceful transition in the country and the commitment to democracy […]
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Former President of Gambia, Alhaji Yahya Jammeh, has left Banjul, to begin life in exile. He left just after 10.00pm for Conakry, along with President Alpha Conde. Jammeh was given a full ceremonial honour by the military brass band and a red carpet treatment. According to a journalist who witnessed the departure, some of his […]
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Giving his first public address since ECOWAS decided to forcefully eject him, Yahya Jammeh expressed his gratitude for the opportunity to serve and thanked Gambians. Making the announcement on state TV after talks with the presidents of Guinea and Mauritania, Jammeh said he believed that it was not necessary to have a “single drop bloodshed”. […]
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Gambia’s strongman, Yahaya Jammeh, has agreed to leave power for internationally-recognized Adama Barrow, after failing three deadlines. A France24 journalist in The Gambia, Nicolas Germain, tweeted at 5.56PM, almost two hours after the expiration of the third deadline, quoted The Gambian officials as saying Mr. Jammeh was writing a statement “where he accepts defeat.” Guinean […]
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Donald Trump on Friday took over the mantle of leadership as the 45th President of the United States at ceremony that saw Barack Obama end his reign as the 44th president. On a raised platform on the flag-draped West Front of the Capitol, Trump placed his left hand on one Bible that dates from his […]
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