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Nigeria has intensified campaign in support of Ms Fatima Mohammed, its candidate for African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security in an election has been scheduled to hold at the end of January. A statement by Foreign Affairs Ministry on Thursday in Abuja said that President Muhammadu Buhari had appointed some special envoys to lead delegates to drum support for the Nigeria/ECOWAS candidate. One of the delegations is led by the Minister of foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, which is currently visiting selected African countries. He is accompanied by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Amb. Sola Enikanolaiye. It…

The UN Security Council has affirmed that Adama Barrow is now the President of The Gambia. All the 15 council members unanimously adopted Resolution 2337, 2017 on situation in The Gambia. The Ambassadors of France, UK and Senegal on the Security Council also briefed UN Correspondents, saying that should Barrow request for military assistance to enable him function as President, he shall be legitimately granted. The resolution called on former president Yahya Jammeh “to carry out a peaceful and orderly transition process,’’ and to transfer power to Barrow in accordance with the Gambian constitution. The UN resolution called for support…

A former member of staff of TheNEWS/PMNEWS, Saka Anifowoshe, is dead. He died on Sunday 16 January 2017. A Wake keep will hold at 5 pm next Thursday, 26 January 2017 at Oju Irin, Oguntade Street, Iju Ishaga, Lagos State. Burial will take place at Ijebu Owo, Ondo State on Saturday, 28 January 2017. Born on 16 January 1966 in Ijebu Owo, Ondo State to High Chief Ibrahim Anifowoshe, the Ajana of Ijebu Owo, he attended St Francis Primary School, and (according to his younger brother, Yekini), Imade College, Owo. He obtained his Federal Ministry of Trade Test certificate in…

The Katsina State Government says it has approved N300 million for the rehabilitation of two dams to boost farming activities in the state. Special Adviser to the Governor on Agriculture, Dr Abba Abdullahi, made this known while briefing the media on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting on Thursday in Katsina. He said that the dams were located at Daberam in Daura Local Government Area and Ruwan-sanyi in Malumfashi Local Government Area in the state. Abdullahi said that the contract would cover dredging and repair of the dams’ embankments so as to provide enough water for irrigation, human…

Nigeria’s fighter jets have been flying over The Gambia as West African regional forces continue to flex their muscles ahead of a military intervention to oust former President Yahya Jammeh. Jammeh has refused to step down for the swearing in of President-elect Adama Barrow. . Jammeh’s fourth five-year term as president expired at midnight on Wednesday but he has refused calls to step down following his defeat in last month’s elections. Lamin Njie a resident of Lameng, a small town several kilometers from the capital Banjul told the African Press Agency that fighter jets have been flying overhead since the…

Adama Barrow has taken the oath of office as Gambia’s new president. He was sworn-in about 5pm Senegalese time at the Gambian embassy in Dakar, Senegal. A Photograph on his Twitter handle shows him taking the the oath of office. He succeeds Alhaji Yahya Jammeh, who lost in the 1 December presidential election and has refused to vacate office when his term expired midnight yesterday. “This is a victory of the Gambian nation. Our national flag will fly high among those of the most democratic nations of the world. #Gambia,” read a tweet after the ceremony. Western ambassadors to Senegal,…

Data grandmasters, Globacom has launched a new initiative, Glo Flexi Recharge, which allows customers to use data and voice without having the compulsion of buying a fixed data and voice bundle. Globacom said Flexi Recharge gives subscribers credit for calls and internet-related services, which means that its subscribers will no longer need to purchase separate data bundles for internet connectivity and calls. Subscribers only need to dial *123*PIN# to enjoy Glo Flexi. “With Glo Flexi Recharge, subscribers will get data benefit by default. Subscribers do not need to worry about buying data plans. Once they are on Glo Flexi Recharge,…

Nigeria want to persuade 19-year-old Everton striker Ademola Lookman to play for them rather than England. Lookman was born in England but can play for Nigeria through his parents. He has already played for England Under-19s and U20s but can switch allegiances because he is yet to play for the senior side. “He has Nigerian parents and we’d need to speak to him first,” Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) official Bitrus Bewarang told BBC Sport. Lookman moved to Everton from Charlton earlier this month in a deal that could eventually cost £11m. He made a goalscoring debut in the side’s 4-0…

By SKC Ogbonnia President Buhari’s new policy on whistle-blowing is revolutionary. Its goal is to broaden the attack on corruption by encouraging the general public to expose corrupt practices. The government will in turn reward those whose revelations result to recovery of funds or assets. The mere fact that the corrupt arm of the Nigerian Senate is already angling to oppose the initiative is a whistling indication that the policy is geared towards the general good. But there is a critical problem beyond any Senate shenanigan. The seemingly lack of transparency on the current anti-graft war remains a tottering can…

A Lagos Federal High Court, has adjourned till March 8, the continuation of the trial of a petroleum marketer, Olaniran Ogundipe, and his company, Petroleum Broker Nigeria Limited, who are standing trial before the court on alleged N1, 323, 162, 160, 76 billion fuel subsidy fraud. Olaniran Ogundipe and his company were arraigned before the court 19th of March, 2014. The court presided over by Justice Hadizat Rabiu Shagari, adjourned the matter following the inability of the prosecutor, Abdullahi Dania to furnish the court with the original copies of documents he intended to use in prosecuting the alleged criminal act…