Tag: Jasmin Lawrence

AU urges immediate ‘halt’ to fighting in northern Ethiopia

The African Union (AU) on Friday said it was deeply concerned about “escalating tensions between local communities” in a disputed area of northern Ethiopia and asked all parties to “urgently halt hostilities”. According to the UN, over 50,000 people have...

Sierra Leone’s energy minister resigns over electricity crisis

Sierra Leone’s minister of energy resigned on Friday, according to the president’s office, against a backdrop of recent interruptions to the country’s electricity supply. The reasons for Alhadji Kanja Sesay’s resignation were not officially explained, and the energy ministry did...

American Int School provides clarification

The American International school in Federal Capital Territory has provided additional information and context to clarify the issues around its decision to send fees paid by former Kogi State Governor,  Yahaya Bello to the Economic and Financial Crime Commission...

Former Chelsea manager Villas-Boas elected as FC Porto’s president

Former Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur manager Andre Villas-Boas has been elected president of Portuguese football giants FC Porto, ending the 42-year reign of Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa. Villas-Boas, 46, obtained 21,489 votes, to just 5,224 for his 86-year-old rival,...

NAF air strikes hit terrorists hideouts in Niger, oil thieves in Niger Delta

The Air Component of Operation Whirl Punch on Saturday targeted terrorists’ hideouts in Shiroro Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State, killing numerous terrorists and demolishing their camps and hideouts in the wake of multiple terrorist attacks on villages and military...