Initial results from a presidential poll in DR Congo were expected Friday after shambolic elections spread over several days which the authorities deemed successful. That assesment however is one that many in the country may dispute and that now puts into spotlight those of observer missions. Catherine Samba-Panza, head of …
Read More »Colleges of education lecturers demand release of withheld salaries
Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union on Thursday demanded the release of outstanding salaries of 70 lecturers allegedly withheld as a result of infractions on the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System. The education union in a statement signed by its National President, Smart Olugbeko, while commending the Federal Executive …
Read More »Washington calls on Kinshasa to ensure transparency in elections
The United States on Tuesday called on the electoral authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to be transparent in announcing the results of Wednesday’s elections, following missed deadlines in 2019. While US diplomacy praised the work of the DRC’s electoral commission, “additional measures to ensure the transparency of …
Read More »No sacrifice too much for peace, says Fubara
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Tuesday said no amount is too big to pay for peace to reign in the state. This is as he expressed commitment to ensuring peace in the state and among its people to foster development. Fubara spoke at the 3rd Convocation and 6th Founders …
Read More »Two killed in Rivers police, hoodlum’s gun battle
A man simply identified as Nuhu was shot dead by the police after he went on a shooting spree, on Saturday, stabbing a police inspector multiple times and snatching his AK-47 rifle in the Ada George area of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. PUNCH Metro learnt that the hoodlum …
Read More »Art collectors turn to contemporary African art as industry sees boom
In an art gallery in the heart of the Ugandan capital Kampala, abstract paintings by a Ugandan painter hang. Paintings by Charlene Komuntale, a contemporary Ugandan artist, are among many by African artists that have graced these gallery walls over the years. Contemporary African art has a rich and diverse …
Read More »Military killed four notorious terrorist commanders, says DHQ
The Defence Headquarters has confirmed the killing of four notorious terrorist commanders in air strikes within the week. They are Machika, Haro, Dan Muhammadu and Ali Alhaji Alheri, popularly called Kachalla Ali Kawaje. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known in a statement on Saturday in …
Read More »Poland to pay woman denied abortion €16,000 compensation
The European Court of Human Rights on Thursday ordered Poland to pay a woman 16,000 euros (more than $17,000) for denying her the right to abort a foetus with abnormalities. Poland has one of Europe’s toughest abortion laws. Abortion in the majority-Catholic country is now legal only if the pregnancy …
Read More »Disappointment for climate activists as COP28 adopts ‘transitioning away’ from fossil fuels
Young climate activists in Dubai were disappointed in a new compromise text at COP28 climate talks Wednesday because it stopped short of seeking fossil fuel phase-out. The new proposal doesn’t go so far as to seek a “phase-out” of fossil fuels, which more than 100 nations had pleaded for. Instead, …
Read More »Low students’ enrolment, others threatening polys -ASUP
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics on Tuesday said polytechnics in the country are currently facing an existential threat. The union attributed this to what it described as dwindling student enrollment and qualified manpower flight away from the system. The ASUP President, Anderson Ezeibe, made the development known at a …
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