Vice President Namadi Sambo has said on Friday that the federal government has put in place adequate measures to ensure adequate power generation, transmission and distribution. Sambo revealed this in Abuja when members of the Board and Management of the Academy for Entrepreneurial Studies visited him at the State House. “I want to assure you that we are doing everything ...
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Cameroon’s Leader Likely To Win Re-election After 30 Years In Office
The longtime president of Cameroon, Paul Biya, who is running for re-election after nearly 30 years in office looks poised to win in Sunday’s vote, though analysts say isolated unrest remains a possibility. Biya has won all three previous elections since multiparty politics were reintroduced in Cameroon in 1990. On all those occasions, the opposition cried foul, alleging widespread fraud ...
Read More »Nigeria: 50 Lawyers To Defend 2 Youths Awaiting Amputation
About 50 lawyers have reportedly shown their interest to defend the two teenagers in Zamfara State that are billed to have their wrists amputated free of charge. An Islamic court in northern Nigeria’s Zamfara state found them guilty and has sentenced them to amputation of their right hands for stealing a bull. The court ruled that the wrists of Auwalu ...
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