Kyiv, Ukraine – Rumours and allegations have swirled in recent weeks over the dismissal of Valerii Zaluzhny, Ukraine’s army chief. Last week, several lawmakers and insiders claimed the taciturn and immensely popular 50-year-old four-star general was dismissed and set to lead Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council.President Volodymyr Zelenskyy decided to fire him in early…
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has described the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) as “the backbone of all humanitarian response in Gaza” and appealed to all countries to “guarantee the continuity of UNRWA’s lifesaving work”. Several countries including the United States, UNRWA’s biggest donor, paused funding after Israel accused some agency staff of taking part in…
“We are going ahead. The directive has been given,” the minister said matter-of-factly on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Wednesday. Senator Ali Ndume from Borno South as well as chieftains of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Northern Elders Forum ( NEF) and other northern groups had kicked against the moves by FAAN and the…
YouTube has taken down the main channel run by the late founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet TB Joshua Emmanuel TV, amid allegations against the late preacher.Emmanuel TV is used to broadcast the religious activities performed by the church. This is coming on the heels of the controversial documentary reports by…
The First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) Holdings has appointed billionaire businessman Femi Otedola as the new chairman of its board of directors.He succeeds the outgoing Chairman of the board, Alhaji Ahmad Abdullahi. The financial institution disclosed this in a corporate filing on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), notifying investors of the new developmentThis appointment, effective…
At least one person was reported dead after an attack attributed to separatists in western Cameroon shook up the city on Buea. On Monday night (Jan. 30), heavy gunshot were heard in Buea the capital of the South-West region. Videos circulated on social media, show armed men carrying out their attack and reportedly justifying it…
How much money did Liberia’s former administration leave in the state coffers when it left power? President Joseph Boakai who was sworn in on January 22nd said on Monday that the balance recorded was US$20.5 million, not US$40 million, as former President George Weah had claimed. Liberian media reported Wednesday that the Senate ordered the…
….to Empower Over One Million SMEs Ecobank Nigeria, a subsidiary of the Ecobank Group, the leading pan-African bank has launched an innovative training program targeted at empowering operators of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country. Through the initiative, titled MySME Growth Series, the Bank will train over 1 million SME operators across the…
Access Pensions Limited, a subsidiary of Access Holdings, has acquired a majority stake in ARM Pensions Managers Limited. In a statement from Access Holdings on Saturday, the ‘no-objection’ of the National Pension Commission and the approval of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission were received through Access Golf, a majority shareholder in Access Pension….
