MTN Group Chairman Mcebisi Jonas used the funeral service of Zimbabwean-born activist and public servant Thokozani Damasane to deliver a sweeping and unsparing condemnation of the ongoing anti-foreigner sentiment in South Africa and how it is a symptom of state failure being cynically exploited by politicians with no interest in genuine solutions. The speech, which…
Mrs Rosina Ebenezer Shauwulu Danmamman, Chairperson of the Police Officers’ Wives Association, POWA, and wife of the Niger State Commissioner of Police, has urged relevant stakeholders to come together to combat gender-based violence against women. Mrs Danmamman made the call during the celebration of the 2025 International Women’s Day of POWA, Niger State chapter, with…
The Rivers House of Assembly has extended the time for the chairperson and commissioners of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) to appear before it to 10 March. Martins Wachukwu, the special assistant to the Speaker on Media Affairs, disclosed this in a statement to reporters in Port Harcourt on Friday. Mr Wachukwu said…
Djibouti’s Foreign Minister, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, 59, has been elected as the new Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission during the AU summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on February 15, 2025. Youssouf, who has served as Djibouti’s foreign minister since 2005, secured the position after garnering 33 votes, defeating notable candidates such as Kenya’s…
