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January 21, 2017 No Responses

Trump vows to ‘put America first’

(BBC) President Donald Trump has painted a bleak picture of a broken country after being sworn in as US president. He spoke of abandoned factories, rampant crime and a failed education system, pledging that his presidency would bring about change....

January 13, 2017 No Responses

Atiku to Nwodo: Your election is auspicious

Former Vice President and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar congratulates Dr. Nnia Nwodo on his election as President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex socio-cultural organissation of the Igbo nation. The former Vice President...

January 8, 2017 No Responses

Edo to introduce POS for revenue collection, targets 10,000 jobs

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has set up modality for the employment of 10,000 workers inline with his promise to create 200,000. Under the arrangement, the State Government is to establish an electronic platform that will collect revenue...

January 8, 2017 No Responses

Akufo-Addo takes oath as President of Ghana

(BBC) Nana Akufo-Addo has been sworn in as Ghana’s new president after beating John Mahama in last month’s election. Heads of state from across Africa and thousands of guests and dignitaries watched him take the oath of office at a...

January 7, 2017 5 Responses

Edo raises committee to harmonize revenue collection

The Edo Government has set up a committee to fine tune a proposed bill to harmonize revenue collection by local government councils in the state. The Chairman Edo Internal Revenue Service, Chief Oseni Elamah disclosed this to newsmen shortly after...

January 2, 2017 No Responses

Edo to revamp gelegele port, bans private tax collectors

Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has announced the prohibition of private revenue and tax collectors in the State. In his newyear broadcast to the people of the State, Obaseki assured the people of economic recovery in 2017. He informed...

January 2, 2017 No Responses

Ajulo to Akeredolu: Make peace with Tinubu

SIr, I am pleased to write to you today, the first day of the Year 2017. Do accept my best wishes and prayers for a wonderful and fulfilling new year. By February 24th you would be inaugurated as the 6th...

December 30, 2016 No Responses

Russia vows response to diplomat expulsion from US

Russia has promised to respond to the expulsion of 35 of its diplomats from Washington, amid a bitter dispute over alleged Russian interference in the recent US presidential election. A spokesman for President Vladimir Putin said the Kremlin’s reaction w...

December 29, 2016 No Responses

Wike presents N470billion budget for 2017

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on Wednesday presented a N470 billion budget to the State House of Assembly for 2017. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the fiscal policy is christened “Golden Jubilee Budget for accelerated development.” NAN reca...

December 19, 2016 No Responses

Mugabe, 92, to stand for election in 2018

Zimbabwe’s governing Zanu-PF party has confirmed President Robert Mugabe as its candidate for the 2018 elections. Mr Mugabe, who is 92, has been in power since independence from Britain in 1980. At the party’s conference, the Zanu-PF youth wing eve...

December 16, 2016 No Responses

Adama Barrow to declare self Gambia president

(BBC) The Gambia’s President-elect, Adama Barrow, has told the BBC he will declare himself president on 18 January despite incumbent Yahya Jammeh’s rejection of the election result. He said his team was preparing for his inauguration and he urged M...

December 13, 2016 No Responses

Buhari, Sirleaf, Mahama, others to mediate in Gambia’s poll crisis

West African leaders will travel to Gambia on Tuesday as part of measures to prevail on President Yahya Jammeh to accept defeat in the presidential election and ensure peaceful transition of power to the President-elect, Adama Barrow. President Muhhamadu Buhar...

December 13, 2016 No Responses

Jammeh ‘should step down now’

(BBC) The Gambia’s opposition coalition has asked President Yahya Jammeh to step down immediately, after he challenged his defeat in the recent election. Mr Jammeh initially accepted the result but then reversed his decision, saying he would annul the vo...

December 12, 2016 No Responses

I will contest my election defeat in court, Jammeh insist

(BBC) Gambian leader, Yahya Jammeh says he will launch a legal challenge to contest an election defeat that will bring an end to his 22-year rule. President Jammeh initially conceded after rival Adama Barrow won last week’s vote, but then...