Thousands of people have staged rallies after Friday prayers in Egypt, in a show of support for President Mohammed Morsi. Crowds chanted their allegiance, pre-empting demonstrations planned by those who want to oust Mr Morsi. Secular groups say they have gathered 13 million signatures on a petition calling for the Islamist president to step down. They plan mass rallies on 30 June, exactly a year after he came to power. Sinking economy In Cairo on Friday, crowds supporting the president converged on a main boulevard near the presidential palace. There were Koranic chants over loudspeakers and shouts of “Islamic, Islamic…
Author: tech
South Africa’s only surviving representative and the oldest housemate in the season 8 of the Big Brother Africa, Angelo on Thursday clocked 37. To celebrate the feat, there was a big bash in the house. Housemates enjoyed the day with assorted foods, choice champagne and cool music from Channel O De jay. Angelo is joining Zambian rapper and fellow Ruby resident, Cleo who have already celebrated their birthday on May 24 and June 14, respectively. Others expected to celebrate their birthdays if they survive the weekly nominations and evictions include Feza, Melvin, Sulu Betty…
Peoples’ Movement, a group which comprises Delta Leaders on Friday congratulated Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan on his victory at the Supreme Court. In a statement issued in Asaba by the group’s Director of Communications, Ibifuro Tatua, they commended the Justices of the Supreme Court for satisfying the electorate and the society at large by dismissing the request of the Democratic People’s Party (DPP) governorship candidate in the 2011 governorship election, ChiefGreat Ovedje Ogboru. The leaders lauded the judiciary for not yielding to calculated lies about elections in the state, describing the past three governorship elections as the most transparent ever seen…
Disturbed by the alarming rate of oil theft in the country, President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday night summoned Governors of the oil-rich states and Chief Executive Officers of all major oil companies to a crucial meeting at the Presidential Villa. The meeting sought to take a more pragmatic step towards finding lasting solution to the menace of oil theft that has continued to dwindle the revenue accruing to the federation as well as portraying the country in a bad light before the international community. Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta state who spoke with State House correspondents…
More than one in three women worldwide have experienced physical or sexual violence, a report by the World Health Organization and other groups says. It says 38% of all women murdered were killed by their partners, and such violence is a major contributor to depression and other health problems. WHO head Margaret Chan said violence against women was “a global health problem of epidemic proportions”. The study also calls for toleration of such attacks worldwide to be halted. And it says new guidelines must be adopted by health officials around the world to prevent the abuse and offer better protection…
Security has been increased in Brazil’s biggest cities ahead of mass demonstrations planned by protesters. The continuing unrest has forced President Dilma Rousseff to call off her planned trip to Japan. Protesters in Sao Paulo said they would take to the streets “to celebrate” the reversal of a public-transport fare increase announced on Wednesday. The protests, which were originally triggered by the increase, have since grown into a much wider movement. Demonstrators are angry at corruption and spending on next year’s World Cup. Fenced off The authorities in the city of Rio de Janeiro have erected barricades around the…
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday retained Alhaji Bamanga Tukur as the National Chairman of the party. The NEC also ratified the 20 acting members of the National Working Committee (NWC) and accepted the resignation of eight of its national officers at a meeting in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had said that the election of the affected eight national officers was irregular. The meeting, which was attended by President Goodluck Jonathan, approved the former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Chibudom…
President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of Mr. George Abiodun Osahon as the new Director of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Presidential Media Adviser, Reuben Abati announced on Thursday. Mr. Osahon who has over 30 years experience in the petroleum sector is to replace the incumbent Director of the DPR, Mr. Osten Olorunshola who was appointed to the position in 2011. Previous positions held by the new DPR Director include Group General Manager – National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS), Managing Director – Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) and Managing Director of Energia. He is currently the Managing…
The ECOWAS Commission and the Ivorian Government have signed an agreement formally awarding the hosting rights of the third ECOWAS Games to the country. The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Kadre Desire Ouédraogo and the country’s Minister of Youth Development, Sports and Entertainment, Alain Lobognon initialed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at a brief ceremony in Abidjan on Monday 17th June 2013. Côte d’Ivoire got the nod to host the biennial games at the end of the second edition of the fiesta in June 2012 hosted and won by Ghana. The MOU formalizes the award. Five sports -…
The Ambassador of Hungary to Nigeria, Zsolt Maris on Wednesday visited the Secretariat of the Nigeria Football Federation, saying he is determined to forge closer ties between Nigeria and Hungary in the football sector. “There is so much we can learn from Nigeria as the champion team of Africa in football. Nigeria is also one of the strongest football-playing nations of the world. “Hungary used to be up there in the football world but we fell down the ranking over the decades and we’re now making efforts to improve things again. Our Prime Minister is a keen football fan and…