Kenya’s Ruto Declared President-elect In Chaotic Scenes
Kenya's elections chief declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of a tight presidential race on Monday but some senior election officials disowned the result, fuelling fears of violence like that seen after previous disputed polls.
MRA Calls On Government To Investigate Attacks Against Journalists
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called on Governments at all levels to fulfill their obligations to ensure the safety of journalists by investigating all attacks against media practitioners as well as prosecuting and punishing the perpetrators of such attacks.
CBN urges Banks,Telcos to resolve dispute in consumers’ interest
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele has said the current disagreement between telecoms firms and deposit money banks (DMBs) over non-payment for the provision of the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) transactions must be resolved in the overall interest of financial consumers.
ECOWAS calls for peaceful, credible elections in Sierra Leone
Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Head of the 95-member strong ECOWAS Election Observation Mission to Sierra Leone, has called on Sierra Leoneans to ensure that Saturday’s elections for a new president, parliament, and councilors were peaceful, credible, and transparent.
Putin visits ‘dear friend’ Xi in show of no-limits partnership
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on a widely watched trip aimed at showcasing the trust and "no-limits" partnership between the countries even as the war in Ukraine raged on.
NBC lodges appeal against court’s refusal to reverse judgment…
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Lagos, Thursday, March 7, 2024: The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has lodged an appeal at the Court of Appeal in Abuja against...
