News Nigeria: Tinubu Sacks Five Ministers, Reassigns Ten, Appoints Seven New Ones [ad_1] One of the newly appointed ministers is the wife of the late Biafra leader, Chukwuemeka Ojukwu President Bola Tinubu has sacked five ministers and appointed seven new ones. The president also reassigned ten ministers to new positions, his office said. The five sacked ministers are Uju-Ken Ohanenye, the former minister of Women Affairs; Lola Ade-John, the former minister of Tourism; Tahir Mamman, the minister of Education; Abdullahi Gwarzo, minister of state, Housing and Urban Development, and Jamila Ibrahim, minister […] todayOctober 24, 2024 2
News Nigeria: Shehu Dikko Emerges NSC Boss As Govt Scraps Ministry of Sports Development [ad_1] This decision was made at Wednesday's Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja In a major overhaul of the country's sports administration, President Bola Tinubu has dissolved the Ministry of Sports Development and reinstated the National Sports Commission (NSC). President Tinubu also swiftly appointed Shehu Dikko, a seasoned sports administrator, as Chairperson of the Commission. This move aims to revitalise Nigeria's sports economy and improve performance in international competitions. Mr Dikko previously contested for the presidency of the Nigeria Football […] todayOctober 24, 2024 3
News Nigeria: Tinubu Scraps Niger Delta, Sports Ministries [ad_1] President Bola Tinubu has scrapped Niger Delta Ministry and the Ministry of Sports Development. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in his verified X page on Tuesday, stated that there will now be a ministry of regional development to oversee all the regional development commissions, such as Niger Delta Development Commission, North West Development Commission, South West Development Commission and North East Development Commission. He said the National Sports Commission will now take […] todayOctober 24, 2024 4
Entertainment Uganda: Former Miss Uganda Dorah Mwima Now a Renowned Doula [ad_1] DORAH MWIMA BARRAK, 34, is Miss Uganda 2008, a doula and childbirth educator, founder of Wow Mom, Queen MA and CEO of Denan Baby to Kids shops in Kampala. She supports women through pre-conception to pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum care. Quick Talk recently had a chat with the mother-of-six - including a set of twins. Dorah, please tell Quick Talk a little about yourself and this life as a doula. Funny thing is I have actually been doing this […] todayOctober 24, 2024 2
News Kenyans to Apply for UK Visas Via Vfs Global Offices in Nairobi, Mombasa [ad_1] Nairobi — Wishing to travel to the United Kingdom can now apply for UK visas through newly opened VFS Global offices in Nairobi and Mombasa. Alok Singhal, Head of Sub-Saharan Africa for VFS Global, announced that visa applicants must first book an appointment before completing their application. Singhal emphasized VFS Global's long-standing partnership with UK Visas and Immigration since 2003, expressing excitement about providing top-notch services to Kenyan travelers. He also mentioned several optional services designed to simplify the […] todayOctober 24, 2024 2
Africa Africa: Enhancing Polio Detection With Advanced Sequencing Technology [ad_1] Brazzaville — The African region, declared free of indigenous wild poliovirus in August 2020, faces an urgent threat: the intense transmission of type 2 variant poliovirus (cVDPV2). This year alone, 290 poliovirus detections have been reported in 23 African countries. As countries ramp up vaccination efforts to protect children against the virus, one of the most critical components of the response is early and accurate detection. To enhance the effort, the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO […] todayOctober 24, 2024 2
insert_link Africa Commonwealth heads of government to defy UK on reparatory justice [ad_1] Commonwealth heads of government are preparing to defy the United Kingdom and agree plans to examine reparatory justice for the transatlantic slave trade, the BBC has learned.Downing Street insists the issue is not on the agenda for the summit of 56 Commonwealth countries, which begins in the Pacific island nation of Samoa on Friday.But diplomatic sources said officials were negotiating an agreement to conduct further research and begin a […] todayOctober 24, 2024 2
Africa Africa: Humanitarian Aid Workers Face ‘Increasingly Difficult’ Conditions [ad_1] The president of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has announced the establishment of the Red Family Fund to honor humanitarian aid workers who have died in the line of duty. Kate Forbes told the organization's general assembly in Geneva that aid workers find themselves working under "increasingly difficult" conditions that include not only an escalation in conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere but also a decrease in observance of international law. "Global […] todayOctober 24, 2024 2
Africa Africa: ‘Trauma That Echoes Across Generations’ – UN Highlights Weaponisation of Sexual Violence [ad_1] The United Nations marked 15 years of its mandate on sexual violence and conflict with a commemoration ceremony held in New York on Wednesday. The mandate was established through Security Council resolution 1888 (2009) which called for appointing a Special Representative to lead UN efforts to address rape during conflict, among other actions. "It recognized that like bullets, bombs and blades, the widespread systematic use of sexual violence decimates communities, drives displacement and inflicts trauma that echoes across generations," […] todayOctober 24, 2024 1
Africa Africa: The Deepfake Is a Powerful Weapon in the War in Sudan [ad_1] While still rudimentary - voice-cloning models can't yet relay convincing Sudanese dialects - the use of Deepfakes is now routinely used on Sudan's violent, if bloodless, alternative battlefield: social media. In April 2024, an image of a building engulfed in flames went viral on Facebook in Sudan. The image was widely shared with captions that claimed the building was part of Al-Jazeera University in Wad Madani city, and the Sudanese army had bombed it. Many political leaders and public […] todayOctober 24, 2024 2