Qatar has staked much on hosting the 2022 World Cup, but the official accommodation has now assumed a different role from that envisaged by the organising committee – housing Afghan refugees. “In our home, we don’t have facilities” like air conditioning or flat-screen TVs, says 28-year-old Ahmad Wali Sarhadi, who arrived a few days ago…
No fewer than 41 Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) were snatched by hoodlums during the Council polls in Kaduna state, according to Mrs Saratu Audu-Dikko, Chairman of Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission (KADSIECOM). Audu-Dikko told newsmen on Saturday that the machines were snatched in Giwa and Igabi Local Government Areas. According to her, this figure excludes…
The Peoples’ Democratic Party in Kaduna State on Saturday expressed reservations over the process of the conduct of the Council Polls in the state. Speaking through its Publicity Secretary, Abraham Alberah, during a press conference, it noted some anomalies. The party said that by the rule of the game as stated by Kaduna State Independent…
Imo SGovernor, Hope Uzodinma, says that all is set for the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari [retd] visit to the state on Thursday, September 9. The governor disclosed this while addressing newsmen at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri, on Saturday. Uzodinma, who spoke upon his return from an official trip to the Federal…
Iran urged the United States Saturday to stop its addiction to sanctions against the Islamic republic and accused President Joe Biden of following the same “dead end” policies as Donald Trump. Foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh made his remarks a day after the US Treasury announced financial sanctions against four Iranians accused of planning the…
The Sokoto State chapter of the All Progressives Congress( APC), has adopted consensus method for its local government congresses across the 23 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. Alhaji Sadiq Achida, the State APC Chairman, made the disclosure while addressing newsmen on Saturday in the Sokoto North LGA party office secretariat. Achida said that…
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu, has described the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, as a seasoned public administrator. Kalu said Mustapha, as a public administrator, had proven records of achievements in private and public sectors. The senator in a goodwill message on Saturday in Abuja,…
The United Kingdom has announced new Myanmar sanctions, saying it was targeting a key business associate of the military government for providing arms and financial support following a coup earlier this year. The UK’s foreign ministry said it would impose an asset freeze on conglomerate Htoo Group of Companies and its founder Tay Za, adding…
After England players faced racial abuse in Hungary, FIFA has said it will take “adequate actions” once it has investigated the incidents. The statement from FIFA on Friday stopped short of directly condemning Hungary fans for the abuse, which included monkey chanting, in Thursday night’s World Cup qualifier at Puskas Arena in Budapest. England won…
