Month: May 2017

Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo kills 3 people, WHO says

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An Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo last month has left three people dead and several others sickened, the World Health Organization announced on Friday. The Minister of Public Health of Congo informed the WHO on Tuesday of the outbreak in the Likati health district, located north of Congo and boarding Central African Republic. Since April 22, there have been nine suspected cases of Ebola and three reported deaths. Six people remain hospitalized. Five blood specimens were analyzed, with one testing positive for the Ebola virus, the…

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Delta Assembly Speaker, Igbuya impeached

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The Delta State speaker of the State House of Assemly, Rt. Hon. Monday Igbuya has been impeached and Hon. Sheriff Oborevwiro as the new speaker. It was gathered that Igbuya’s impeachment was signed by 22 out of the 29 members of the house. The Committee of the Whole House meet yesterday and adjoined till 10 am today only for a opposing group to spring a surprise by reconvening at 7 am today to impeach the Speaker. A leading member of the House, who spoke under anonymity, says the move was…

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Don Jazzy, Wizkid, two other Nigerians among Forbes top 10 richest African musicians

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The artistes came in fourth, sixth, seventh and eighth on the list which was drawn up collating information about their endorsement value, popularity, show rates, sales, awards, YouTube views, newspaper appearance, investment, social media presence and influence among others. The top ten are: 1. AKON Akon has over 35 million albums sold worldwide. He has won numerous awards including five Grammy Award nominations and has 45 Billboard Hot 100 songs under his belt. He tops the list according to Forbes Africa. 2. BLACK COFFEE, SOUTH AFRICA The multi-award-winning artist’s real…

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Celta Vigo game most important in Manchester United’s history – Mourinho

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Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho, has said Thursday’s Europa League semi-final second leg against Celta Vigo, is the most important match in the club’s history. United have won 20 domestic titles and the European Cup/Champions League three times, but Mourinho said during his Wednesday pre-match conference that: “If we don’t qualify for Champions League, it’s because we’re not good enough to play in it. “I try to look at it in a pragmatic way. Obviously it’s the competition you want to be [in]. But I think in this moment we…

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Ex-NNPC boss, Andrew Yakubu loses bid to reclaim seized $9.8 million

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Former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Andrew Yakubu, on Wednesday lost his bid to retrieved the sum of $9.8m and £74,000, forfeited to the Federal Government at a Federal High Court in Kano. Justice Zainab Abubakar dismissed the application filed by Yakubu seeking to quash an interim order of forfeiture secured by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Ruling on the application filed by Yakubu’s lawyer, Ahmad Raji, the judge held that the court had the jurisdiction to hear the case, contrary to the…

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Turkey leader calls on US to reverse decision to arm Kurds

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BEIRUT (AP) – Turkey slammed the Trump administration’s decision to supply Syrian Kurdish fighters with weapons against the Islamic State group and demanded Wednesday that it be reversed, heightening tensions between the NATO allies days before the Turkish leader heads to Washington for a meeting with President Donald Trump. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the fight against terrorism “should not be led with another terror organization” – a reference to the Syrian Kurdish militia, known as the YPG, which Turkey considers an extension of the decades-long Kurdish insurgency raging in…

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Uproar, as Buhari tags VP ‘co-ordinator’ in letter to NASS

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There was uproar in the polity yesterday over wording of the letter President Muhammadu Buhari sent to the Senate on his medical vacation, in which the President said that Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo “will co-ordinate the activities of the government.” President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki, however, intervened on the Senate floor to stave off a constitutional fuss by quieting the agitation by senators over wording of the letter. Senior lawyers who spoke on the issue yesterday overwhelmingly backed the Senate President, affirming that transmission of the letter on the…

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Chelsea on brink, Boro relegated

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Cesc Fabregas sparkled as Chelsea moved to within touching distance of the Premier League title and condemned Middlesbrough to relegation with a breezy 3-0 home win on Monday. Fabregas made sure Chelsea capitalised on Tottenham Hotspur’s 1-0 defeat at West Ham United on Friday by supplying assists for Diego Costa and Nemanja Matic, with Marcos Alonso also finding the net. It left Chelsea seven points clear of Spurs at the summit and means they will be crowned champions for the second time in three seasons if they win at West…

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Chiobok Girls: UNICEF, UNFPA ready to offer comprehensive psychosocial support

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The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF and United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA has expressed readiness to provide comprehensive psychosocial support and other specialized services needed to 82 Chibok girls newly released by Boko Haram group. The two United Nation organisations said they are on standby to support the Nigerian authorities to provide emergency reproductive healthcare, psychosocial counselling and other critical support to the survivors. UNICEF described the released of the girls as heartening even as it lamented that the girls will face a long difficult process to rebuild their lives…

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Macron victory gives Brussels confidence boost over EU’s future

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With existential threat posed by French election averted, EU leaders appear assured and see opportunity to reset project Europe When Emmanuel Macron walked across the courtyard of the Louvre on Sunday evening to the rousing finale of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy, the EU anthem, few doubted it was a win not only for his untested political movement, but for the European project too. After the recent defeat of the far right in Austria and disappointment for the rabble-rousing populist Geert Wilders in the Netherlands, Brussels hailed the Macron victory as…

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