By Peterking Quaye, Monrovia, Liberia – The Inauguration of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf saw over 30 heads of state, among them several heads of state from the African continent. The entire streets of Monrovia were clear with all attention focused on the President inauguration ceremony, despite initial fear of massive demonstration by the opposition part-CDC. The Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, was sworn into office for her second term this Monday but the 73-year-old Nobel laureate begins her six-year term under a heavy cloud. An acrimonious election campaign against the main opposition party, Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), was capped... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa Nigeria Correspondent- Chinyere Ogbonna – Nigerians say the premise of the on-going protest in Nigeria is basically lack of trust in the leadership of the country. Majority of the protesters are saying that previous Nigerian leaders have been promising the people basic infrastructure in annual budgets yet the country lacks basic facilities in schools, no healthcare, no good roads, no housing programme, no social welfare package for the aged and the unemployed in the country. Other basic facilities like potable water, steady power supply are also lacking. They argued that though the Federal Government is saying that the... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa Nigeria Correspondent Chinyere Ogbonna – The nationwide strike embarked upon the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Trade Union Congress, TUC, the Civil Society Organisations and various professional groups like the Nigeria Bar Association, (NBA), various youth and women groups to protest the removal of fuel subsidy by the Nigerian government has continued into day five. The protest train has been moving from one location to another across the country. In Lagos south-west Nigeria and elsewhere in the country people have been protesting against the fuel subsidy withdrawal by the Dr. Jonathan led administration. So far there has been a... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa.com, Staff Reporter, in Monrovia – Thirty heads of state will attend Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s $1.2 million (9 million euro) inauguration on January 18, Foreign Minister Toga McIntosh said Thursday. “As I speak to you now, I have received word from 30 heads of state confirming their participation,” he told a news conference. The entire capital Hill since the Christmas has been decorated with national colours and the streets of Monrovia have been kept clean on daily basis. Six years ago, security was tight at Monday’s ceremony, with armed U.N. peacekeepers surveying the scene from atop surrounding... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa Correspondent Chinyere Ogbonna – The nationwide protest called by Nigerian labour unions against the removal of fuel subsidy by Federal Government of Nigeria enters its third day today. So far it has recorded a hundred percent compliance by various groups in Nigeria. [nggallery id=17] While many Nigerians are not completely against the removal of fuel subsidy, they however argue that the timing was wrong as it was slammed on the on January 1 when many families had gone home with their families to spend the Christmas and New Year holidays declared by the federal government, only for them to... Continue Reading
