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audi Luganga Musisi can hardly remember when his family last had breakfast. “We care more about lunch and supper,” says the father of six. “Having breakfast means we won’t have enough money for lunch and supper.”
Musisi, 52, lives in Kibbe zone, a sprawling slum in the Kalerwe suburb in Uganda’s...
When will the UN be held to account for failing to protect civilians?
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This month, the UN office of the high commissioner for human rights revealed the massive scale of abuse against civilians in South Sudan last year. Its report is unflinching in describing rape, killing and torture – all part of what it calls a “scorched earth policy” against civilians by government...
Wind power: senators want moratorium on turbines until health studies conclude
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Two members of a Senate inquiry into the health effects of wind farms – including a Coalition backbencher – have called for a moratorium on building new turbines until two separate medical studies conclude.
On Tuesday, the National Health and Medical Research Council announced that it would allocate...
John Cleese may sue Australian theatre company over Faulty Towers rip-off
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John Cleese is considering pursuing legal action against an Australian theatre company’s “brazen, utterly shameless” rip-off of his television series Fawlty Towers, from which it has been profiting for decades.
The Australian company Interactive Theatre International has staged its Faulty Towers...
Hiroshima survivor urges Obama to visit site of world's first atomic bombing
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Barack Obama should visit Hiroshima when Japan hosts the G7 leaders’ summit in May to see for himself the human misery inflicted by nuclear weapons, according to a survivor of the atomic bombing of the city 70 years ago.
“I hope Obama and other G7 leaders come here and change their minds about...
Clinton and Trump win big in Arizona, but Sanders and Cruz keep pressure on
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Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton both won convincing victories in the Arizona presidential primaries on Tuesday, cementing their status as the frontrunners in Republican and Democratic races that are a long way from being settled.
In a sign both contests are shaping up to be long and drawn-out...
OAP Freeze Slams TB Joshua Over Brussels Bombings
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Central European country of Belgium was on Tuesday morning rocked by twin explosions at the Brussels Airport and Metro Station, leaving at least 30 people dead, and tens of others wounded. And not long after the sad news claimed headlines across the globe, popular Nigerian cleric at the Synagogue...
You Must Release Collated Results, Wike Tells INEC
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Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to release already collated results of Saturday’s legislative re-run in the State.
Speaking with in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, Wike said it was shocking that the electoral body was still holding back...
Hulk Hogan: Gawker Media founder Nick Denton 'scared the hell out of me'
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Six-foot-five-inch former pro wrestler Hulk Hogan said he was “scared” of Gawker Media founder Nick Denton and had to use a technique of affirming his own greatness in order to get through the controversial privacy trial that landed him with a $140m payout.
Hogan – whose real name is Terry Bollea...
FG Begins Economy Recovery With N350bn For Jobs And Diversification
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The Federal Government yesterday announced that it will pump N350 billion to revamp the economy and ensure new jobs are created in the for the masses.
The government’s plan was announced at the end a two-day National Economic Council (NEC) retreat held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the nation’s...
Ambode/Buhari Campaign Billboards Debts Leave Outdoor Ad Coys On The Brink Of Collapse
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More than 70 outdoor advertising companies contracted to handle the Ambode/Buhari campaign billboards in Lagos are still waiting to get paid their dues from the APC, with practitioners revealing that they are enduring a choking debt burden.
“The companies that ensured that Buhari and Ambode billboards...
Police Extends Deadline For Automated ‘Tinted Car Glass’, Other Licences
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The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, has ordered the extension of the deadline for the on-going re-validation of Tinted car glass Permit, Police Character Clearance and Firearm Licence from March 18 to May 31.
The directive is contained in a statement issued by the Police Spokesperson,...
Corruption and rubbish top agenda for unlikely Rome mayoral favourite
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In the Rome envisioned by Virginia Raggi, who is vying to become the city’s next mayor, a new fleet of buses drive in delegated “fast lanes”, traffic flows seamlessly thanks to “smart” traffic lights, rubbish is picked up diligently, and public service contracts are carefully vetted and managed.
It...
BREAKING: Senate Passes Controversial 2016 Budget
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The Senate has passed the controversial 2016 Appropriation Bill presented by President Muhammadu Buhari on December 22, 2015.
Presenting a report on the budget, on Wednesday, Danjuma Goje, chairman senate committee on appropriation, said that the budget was “full of controversy”, but that the...
Brussels suicide bombers identified as police hunt suspect caught on CCTV
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Two of the suicide bombers who blew themselves up in the twin Brussels attacks that killed at least 31 people on Tuesday have been formally named by prosecutors, as police searched for a suspect captured on CCTV at Zaventem airport.
The Belgian federal prosecutor, Frédéric van Leeuw, confirmed...
Alleged N852m Fraud: I Won’t Honour Your Invitation, Fayemi Tells Ekiti Assembly
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A former Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has failed to appear before the State House of Assembly over allegations on misappropriation of N852 million Universal Basic Education Commission fund (UBEC).
The former Governor, now a serving Minister on Tuesday through his Personal Assistant,...
National Assembly To Pass 2016 Budget Today
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The upper and lower chamber (Senate, House of Representative) would, today pass the 2016 Appropriation Bill presented by President Muhammdu Buhari on December 22, 2015.
The Senate Chairman of the Appropriation Committee, Senator Danjuma Goje said the Senate might possibly hold two sessions on...
Alleged Corruption: Court Adjourns Metuh, Badeh’s Trial Again
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Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja has once again adjourned the trial of the spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh.
The case will continue on Thursday, the Judge ruled on Wednesday.
Mr. Metuh is facing a seven-count charge of alleged money laundering to...
Alleged N32bn Fraud: Dasuki Refuses To Appear In Court , Stalls Trial
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Embattled National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki, retd, failed to appear in court on Wednesday, for the commencement of his trial on the 19-count money laundering charge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, preferred against him and four others.
The anti-graft agency...
Academic Requirement: UNILAG Medical Students Get Court Order
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A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday has ordered the University of Lagos, (UNILAG) Senate not to give effect to its decision to upwardly review the academic requirement for medical students in 100 level to proceed to 200 level.
The judge, Justice Sule Hassan said it would be in the...
Killers Of Corps Member In Rivers Will Not Go Unpunished – Minister
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Barrister Solomon Dalung, Minister of youths and sports development, has warned that those who contributed to the death of Samuel Okonta, a serving corps member, who was killed during the Rivers State re-run elections would not go unpunished.
Speaking when he received members of the Independent...
Corps Member Death: NYSC To Review MoU With INEC, Says DG
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The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has disclosed that it will review the Memorandum of Understanding signed with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to ensure the safety of corps members during elections.
This was made known by the Director-General of NYSC, Brigadier General...
Okupe Is A ‘Hypocrite’, Obasanjo Blasts
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that former Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck on Public Affairs, Doyin Okupe was a hypocrite.
Okupe had said that Obasanjo remained the “undisputed and authentic” leader of the PDP in the Southwest region of Nigeria.
Obasanjo through...
DSS: Freed Ekiti Lawmaker Hospitalised
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Mr Afolabi Akanni, a member of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, recently arrested and released by the Department of State Service (DSS) has been hospitalized in a private hospital in Abuja.
Mr Akanni’s who was freed after 18 days in detention became very weak and could barely speak when visited...
God Is Angry With Buhari, Fayose Claims
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Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has told President Muhammdu Buhari that God was angry with him following Saturday’s bloody legislative re-run in Rivers State.
He made this assertion while addressing Journalists in Abuja on Tuesday. He recalled other violent elections that have occurred under...
YABATECH Expels Six Final Year Students
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The Academic Board of the Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), has expelled six final year students for presenting fake or altered National Diploma (ND) and National Certificate of Education (NCE) results for admission.
The expulsion notice is contained in a circular signed by Mrs Taiwo Obadimu,...
Federal, States, Local Governments Share N345Bn For February As Revenue Drops
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The Federal Government, State Governments and Local Government Councils have shared a total of N345.095 billion as Federal allocation for the month of February, 2016.
A communiqué issued by the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) and signed by the Accountant General of the Federation...
FG Set To Celebrate Young Nigerian Scientists – Onu
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The Federal Ministry of Science and Technology (FMST) on Monday said it was ready to organise a science competition that would identify and celebrate the best young Nigerian scientists.
The FMST Minister, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, made this known during the official commissioning of the Abuja Office of...
Brussels Attack: Buhari Calls For Greater International Cooperation Against Terrorism
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President Muhammadu Buhari joins leaders across Europe and the rest of the world in condemning the atrocious terrorist attacks on the Zaventem Airport and Maalbeek Metro Station in Brussels earlier today.
President commiserates with Prime Minister Charles Michel and Belgians over the loss of over...
Cuba Obama calls for lifting of Cuba embargo and embrace of free market economy
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Barack Obama urged Cuba to embrace the free market in a landmark speech in Havana that championed economic liberty rather than political reform as the key to unleashing the potential of its people.
Ignoring calls to echo Ronald Reagan’s famous “tear down this wall” speech in Berlin, President...
