Day: March 9, 2018

DHQ: Senator Ekweremadu’s coup comment diversionary, derogatory

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Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu has drawn the ire of the military on its “who says the army can’t take over” comment. Ekweremadu on the floor of the Senate said: “The problem in Nigeria is that our democracy is receding. Who says army cannot take over. Let us not joke with our democracy; that is the issue.” Defence Headquarters urged Nigerians to disregard the apprehension created by the statement. It assured the international community, democratic institutions and the public of the unalloyed loyalty of the Armed Forces to the President…

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Be wary of Chinese loans – US warns African countries

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The United States Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, yesterday, told African countries to be wary of Chinese government and its loan facilities. Tillerson warned that African countries should weigh Chinese loans carefully, adding that Washington was not trying to keep Chinese investment away from the continent. The US Secretary has been taking a dig at China and its investment in Africa in the past few days, although he had been roundly condemned by Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, who is also visiting Zimbabwe, yesterday. On Tuesday, he said China “encouraged…

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Britain to build prison wing in Kirikiri

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Britain will build a new 112-bed wing at Kirikiri Prison in Lagos so that it can transfer Nigerian prisoners there, foreign secretary, Boris Johnson announced in London today. In a written statement to parliament, Johnson said tenders had been placed and a supplier identified to conduct the building work at Kirikiri. He did not name the supplier. The project will be funded from Britain’s Conflict, Stability and Security Fund, which has an annual budget of more than 1 billion pounds and aims to commission projects that can help prevent conflicts…

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AU: Donald Trump’s ‘shithole’ remark on Africa ‘resolved’

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The African Union says the ‘shithole’ remarks allegedly made against African countries by U.S. President Donald Trump, has been resolved. Chairperson of the AU Commission, Moussa Mahamat, said at a news conference with visiting U.S. Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, at the Commission’s headquarters in Addis Ababa. He said that the “incident is of the past” and that the Africa-U.S. relation was cordial. Mahamat also disclosed that following the remark, which was viewed as offensive and insensitive to Africa, Trump wrote a letter to him and that he copied all…

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Women want access to abortion

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The National Council for Women Societies (NCWS) has appealed to the Federal Government to remove legal restrictions on abortion to ensure safe services. Mrs Gloria Shoda, President of NCWS, made call at a one day sensitisation workshop for women on ‘Unsafe Abortion’ organised in collaboration with IPAS as part of activities to mark the 2018 International Women’s Day in Abuja. Shoda attributed the failure to reduce the high rate of death from unsafe abortion in Nigeria to lack of access to safe abortion. She said that there have been an…

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Japan, China protest Trump’s tariffs on steel, aluminium

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Japan and China reacted Thursday to US President Donald Trump steep trade tariffs on foreign steel and aluminium, warning about their dangers to international trade. Japan said the moves “could have a grave impact on the economic relationship of Japan and the US”, the world’s third and top economies respectively. The world’s second-biggest economy, China, was also vocal in its opposition, deriding the tariffs as “a serious attack on normal international trade order.” Top trading partners the European Union and Brazil also launched broadsides against the tariffs, which are worth…

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