By Chinyere Ogbonna – The Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has stated his administration’s resolve to give priority to job creation and youth empowerment in the country in the next four years. He made this known in Lagos at an interactive session with the Nigerian youths at Eko Hotel. The President gave the assurance in Lagos at a meeting with a cross section of Nigerian Youths as part of activities to mark the Presidential Inauguration scheduled for May 29. President Jonathan also re-assured that he would give more room to youth involvement in government, especially at the National level.... Continue Reading
By Correspondent Chinyere Ogbonna – A new chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has emerged in the person of Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, South-South Nigeria. Briefing journalists at the end the forum’s valedictory meeting in honour of the out-going governors, the outgoing chairman of the forum and the governor of Kwara state, north central Nigeria, Dr Bukola Saraki said Governor Amaechi was chosen after an extensive deliberation among members and he will serve for two years. The meeting was attended by serving eighteen governors with apologies from three while the motion to adopt Governor Amaechi as the... Continue Reading
Seychelles third president James Michel successfully won his third term as president of the Indian Ocean island nation of Seychelles on Saturday defeating..
By Kizito Makoye in Dar es Salaam – Tanzania’s anti-corruption bureau has at last released the state-of-corruption report amid mounting pressure from foreign donors- who threatened to withhold aid unless its findings were made public. In his desperate bid to salvage the country from further aid freeze, amid surging financial strains, President Jakaya Kikwete did not take chances-he ordered immediate release of the report ostensibly to ease the existing diplomatic strain with donors. Donors funds Meanwhile donors resolved to dish out aid to the tune of $562million in Tanzania General Budget Support for the 2011/12 financial year. The GBS... Continue Reading
By Gambian Correspondent – Halifa Sallah, Secretary General of the opposition Peoples Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS), has made arguably the strongest reaction yet to the Gambia government’s recent recognition of the Libyan Transitional National Council of the rebels in Libya. “The Gambia Government is a member of the African Union. What it should have been doing is to interrogate and influence the policy of the African Union on Libya. In my view, there is a fundamental flaw in the way the Libyan situation is being handled. Ghaddafi made the first blunder which confirms that he has never... Continue Reading
