Sudan Says Nile Dam Talks End Without Progress Due to “Ethiopian Obstinacy”

KHARTOUM — Sudan has blamed the lack of progress during the new round of talks over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on “Ethiopian obstinacy.” “A round of talks over the GERD was concluded on Tuesday in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa without any progress because of the Ethiopian obstinacy,” said Sudan’s negotiating team in a statement. “Ethiopia has persistently rejected all alternative options and compromises proposed by Sudan to give a role to the...

Kebbi Residents Hail FG for Reconstructing Tuga Bridge

BAGUDO — Motorists and residents in Bagudo Local Government Area of Kebbi have commended the Federal Government for reconstructing the Tuga bridge that links Nigeria with Benin and Niger Republics. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Tuga bridge was washed away by flood in 2020, cutting off Bagudo LGA from the rest of the state. Tuga bridge when it was washed away by the flood in 2020. Malam Umar Muhammad, a driver,...

Delta Govt. Will Provide Facilities for New Varsities’ Takeoff — Okowa

ASABA — Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has pledged to provide the major facilities needed for the full take-off of the three newly established universities in the state, within the limits of available resources. The governor disclosed this, on Tuesday, while inspecting ongoing projects at the new Dennis Osadebe University, Asaba. He said that he would do everything humanly possible, in the remaining two years of his administration, to ensure that the universities ran all...

FIFA Suspends Pakistan, Chad Football Federations

BERLIN —  World football ruling body FIFA has suspended the national federations of Pakistan and Chad with immediate effect. FIFA said on Wednesday the decision to suspend the Chadian football association (FTFA) was taken because of interference by the country’s government authorities in the federation’s affairs. “The suspension will be lifted once the relevant government decisions have been repealed and the FTFA and its management have confirmed to FIFA that the FTFA premises are again...

OPINION: Foreign Involvement Growing in Mozambique Counterinsurgency

By John Campbell, Guest Columnist & Blogger ______ Jihadi attacks in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province are accelerating, with heavy fighting breaking out around the town of Palma. In response, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa sent South African troops to evacuate South African nationals. The French oil and gas company Total has evacuated its employees from its Afungi gas facility and suspended construction on a $20 billion project. The Maputo government has, for much of the insurgency, routinely declined international help. But with the...

BBNaija Ex-housemate Omashola Oburoh Debut in New Movie ‘The Amanta Twins’

ABUJA–  Former Big Brother Naija Reality TV Show 2019 “Pepper Dem” season 4, Omashola Oburoh has debut in a new Nollywood movie ‘The Amanta Twins’. The reality show star who shared the cover picture of the movie on his Instagram handle urged his fans to anticipate more. According to him, this new movie has also landed him another major role. “I remember back in the days before we buy Naija movies we go first check...

3 APC Governors Visit Zamfara

GUSAU —Three All Progressives Congress (APC) governors on Monday visited Zamfara to inaugurate some projects. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the visit came amidst reports that Gov. Bello Matawalle was set to dump the Peoples Democratic Party for the APC. The governors, Alhaji Mai-Mala Buni of Yobe; Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa and Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi, each inaugurated houses named after their states. According to NAN reports, 18 detached houses were built...

Maduekwe Urges Mass Mobilisation for Nation’s Innovative Entrepreneurship

UMUAHIA –– Dr. Chidia Maduekwe, the Managing Director, Nigerian Film Corporation, has advocated mass mobilisation of the citizenry for the promotion of creative and innovative entrepreneurship. Maduekwe said this on Monday in a keynote address at the third edition of Isingwu Summit held at Umuda Okorocha Isingwu in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia. He spoke on the theme: “Harnessing creative and innovative entrepreneurs from grassroots for community development.” He said the country must...

Southeast Under Siege —Nigeria’s Security Lapses Takes a New Dimension

It is the Southeast that has everything to lose if they throw their homeland into wild chaos ―Ebuka Onyekwelu As it stands, every part of Nigeria has now been engulfed in one life-threatening security challenge or another. Many states across the federation have well more than a handful share of this challenge. The Nigerian military inundated by the more traditional problem of lack of sufficient weapons to prosecute the ragging war against terrorism and banditry...

Insecurity: Abia Govt. Imposes Curfew on Umuahia, Aba

UMUAHIA — Abia Government has imposed an indefinite curfew on Umuahia and Aba metropolis, beginning from 10pm to 6am with effect from Monday, April 5. The announcement is contained in a statement issued in Umuahia on Sunday by the Commissioner for Information, Chief John Kalu. Kalu stated that “the directive was necessitated by the security reports received from multiple sources and the need to continue to protect innocent citizens and residents of Abia”. The statement...

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