Venezuela Talks ‘last Chance’ For Peace
alks between Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and the opposition are the "last best effort" to finding a peaceful solution to the country's political impasse, a US official says. US...
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South Korea Presidential Scandal
South Korea presidential scandal: What you need to know South Korea has been plunged into a political scandal that threatens to engulf the presidency of Park Geun-hye and has seen thousands of...
War Against Corruption
It is evidently unfortunate that certain sections of the media – print, social, broadcast – have been collaborative in fostering media trials of those accused of corruption rather than following...
Venezuela’s Parliament Delays Trial of President Maduro
Venezuela's opposition-led parliament has delayed the symbolic trial of President Nicolas Maduro, which was due to take place on Tuesday. The speaker for the National Assembly said the decision was...
Nigeria’s Parliament Reject President Buhari’s $30bn Loan Request
The Senate, yesterday, unanimously, threw out President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for external loan of $29.96 billion to execute key infrastructural projects across the country between 2016 and...
World’s First Albino Beauty Pageant In Kenya Defies Deadly Stigma
With its evening gowns, celebrity judges and tears of joy, the beauty pageant in Kenya's capital was like others elsewhere, except for one thing - all 20 contestants who strutted, sashayed and...
Changeless In Nigerian Democracy
There is a long way to go to revitalise the country Democratic governance like the way Nigerian secret police, the Department of State Services DSS, formerly known as Nigerian Security organisation,...
Nigeria Grants Forex Concession To Airlines
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted airline operators in the country a special foreign exchange (Forex) concession regime to enable clearance of outstanding debts at inter-bank market rate....
The Hungarian Revolution of 1956
Accra, Oct. 15, GNA - In October 1956, the people of Hungary stood up against the oppression of Soviet rule. The subsequent uprising almost succeeded but the Soviet Union finally re-established its...
Nigerian Government Support Can Help Small Businesses Thrive In Recessionary Times
With the Nigerian economy in recession, support for Small & Medium Businesses could be one of the key ingredients to carrying the country through these tough times. Assisting them should become a...
‘Give It To God and Let’s Move On!’
By Cameron Duodu On 3, September 2016, Myjoyonline.com reported that a former Clerk of Ghana’s Parliament, Mr S N Darkwa, had described as an error, the “outright dismissal of a motion brought...
Give It To God And Lets Move On!
On 3, September 2016, Myjoyonline.com reported that a former Clerk of Ghana’s Parliament, Mr S N Darkwa, had described as an error, the “outright dismissal of a motion brought before by the...
Mr Speaker, Sir, You Have Unilaterally Abolished the Sovereignty of Ghana’s Parliament!
By Cameron Duodu Perhaps I should not have been surprised when I heard that the Speaker of the National Assembly, The Right Honourable Doe Adjaho, had disallowed the Motion the Minority wanted to...
Recession And Nigerias Disarticulated Economy
Every economy managed according to the rules of capitalism may experience boom, recession or depression. Nigeria’s current recession has been in the pipeline to burst anytime the shallowness of her...
Mr Speaker, Sir, You Have Unilaterally Abolished The Sovereignty Of Ghanas Parliament!
Perhaps I should not have been surprised when I heard that the Speaker of the National Assembly, The Right Honourable Doe Adjaho, had disallowed the Motion the Minority wanted to present to the...
Mr Speaker You Have Unilaterally Abolished the Sovereignty of Ghana’s Parliament
Perhaps I should not have been surprised when I heard that the Speaker of the National Assembly, The Right Honourable Doe Adjaho, had disallowed the Motion the Minority wanted to present to the...
Gabon’s Ping Declares Himself President After Post-Poll Riots
Gabonese opposition candidate Jean Ping declared himself president on Friday, after a disputed election that triggered two days of post-election riots against President Ali Bongo. Violence erupted...
Emergency Economic Stabilisation Bill 2016 And Dictatorship In Nigeria.
It’s heart-warming to note efforts by the present administration led by President Muhammadu Buhari to invigorate the economy for the overall interest of Nigerians. One of such proposals is the...
Gabon Parliament Set Ablaze After Bongo Declared Winner
Libreville (AFP) - Angry protesters torched Gabon's parliament Wednesday after President Ali Bongo was declared winner of what he claimed was a "peaceful and transparent" election, but which the...
What Is Really New About Budget Padding?
The media have been awash with the budget padding in the lower chambers of the national assembly. Is budget padding a novelty in Nigeria? And lo, the statesman, Obasanjo is vindicated once again. For...