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Jun

24

2020

My Experience with Prime Minister of Guinea Bissau, Engr Nuno – Comr Amos Kalu

Amos Oge Kalu, Guinea Bissau, Opinion, PoliticsAfrica, Comr Amos Kalu, Guinea Bissau, Nuno Nabiam, Politics

Engineer Nuno Nabiam is the current Prime Minister of Republic of Guinea Bissau, haven been appointed and sworn in by HE Umaro Sissoko Embalo on 29th February, 2020. For the period we spent with him during the election campaigns and before then, Engr Nuno Gomes Nabiam is a strikingly perfect gentleman with passion for the progress and Unity of Republic of Guinea Bissau. At every point in time during our discussions, his vision for Guinea Bissau is out of the blue as he always create images that gives you hope for the Republic in the nearest future. Haven been appointed…

Jun

15

2020

By OHAFIATV

Importers ‘lose N15tr to pandemic’ in Lagos ports

EconomyAfrica, Coronavirus, Economy, Nigeria

• Scores of cargoes stuck over infrastructure deficit, others • NPA deploys barges for evacuation• Shippers demand concession • Clearing agents decry huge, unpaid demurrages Millions of cargoes are currently wasting away at Lagos seaports owing to poor road infrastructure, bureaucratic processes, and unfavorable government policies. Investigations by The Guardian revealed that many of the cargoes are now incurring high demurrage after enjoying three rent-free days from the time of discharge. The stockpile of containers is also causing serious congestion due to the closure of access roads for repairs, even as lack of cargo scanners has forced the Nigeria Customs…

Jun

11

2020

By OHAFIATV

Reps meet Security Chiefs behind closed doors, embark on two weeks’ holiday

Economy, PoliticsAfrica, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics, Representatives

The House of Representatives on Thursday, shortly before embarking on a two weeks holiday, met with Security Chiefs behind closed doors to discuss the security situation in the country. At the executive session were the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu, Chief of Defense Staff, Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin, Director of State Security Service, Yusuf Magaji Bichi and National Security Adviser, Mohammed Monguno. It would be recalled that the green chamber last week, following the adoption of a motion moved by the Chief Whip, Muhammed Monguno resolved to invite the aforementioned heads of security outfits to brief the House on…

Jun

05

2020

By OHAFIATV

Gunmen kill 21 in fresh Zamfara attacks

MetroAfrica, Bandits, Boko Haram, Crime, Herdsmen, Nigeria

Armed gangs have killed 21 people in the latest bloody assaults on villages in restive northwest Nigeria, police said. Assailants trying to steal cattle shot dead 15 people in clashes with local residents in six remote communities of Zamfara state on Tuesday, regional police spokesman Mohammed Shehu said. The gunmen — dubbed “bandits” by the authorities — returned the next day and shot dead six mourners at funerals for the earlier victims, the statement released Thursday said. Nigeria’s northwest has been wracked by years of violence, involving clashes between rival communities over land, attacks by heavily armed gangs and retaliation…

Jun

05

2020

By OHAFIATV

Nigeria may lose 24 councils to new UN state

News, PoliticsAfrica, Biafra, Nigeria, Politics, World News

‘Obasanjo, Biya ceded territories in 2003’ By July 10 this year, Nigeria may lose 24 local councils, by way of ceding, to a new country to be known as the United Nations Organisation (UNO) State of Cameroon at its borders with la Republique du Cameroun. The Guardian learnt that the withdrawal of his country’s soldiers by President Paul Biya from the southern part of the planned UNO State of Cameroon has set the stage for the creation of the new state being spearheaded by the UN. The withdrawal of troops by Biya was formally demanded by the former President of…