Source: REUTERS
The
Democratic Party's deep divisions were on full display on a raucous
first day of its convention on Monday, with Bernie Sanders portraying
Hillary Clinton as a fellow soldier in his fight for economic equality
while his supporters booed the mere mention of her name.On
a night designed to showcase party unity, Sanders supporters repeatedly
disrupted convention proceedings, chanting for him and jeering Clinton
supporters.
But by the end of the
night, Sanders, liberal favorite U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren and first
lady Michelle Obama offered stirring endorsements of Clinton as the
party tried to push through the discord and find common ground.
Tuesday, 26 July 2016
NIGERIA: Again Niger Delta Avengers Blasts NNPC Gas Pipeline in Akwa Ibom
Source: THISDAY LIVE
Unrelenting Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) on Sunday night
blasted another gas pipeline operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC) apparently in reaction to its being labelled as a
band of criminals by the Federal Government.
The militant group claiming responsibility for a series of
bombings in the Niger Delta region, particularly in Gbaramatu Kingdom in
Delta State, said on Monday that the attack was executed about 11.30p.m
on Sunday.
Mogadishu attack: Seven killed in airport blasts
Source: BBC
At least seven people have been
killed in two bomb attacks near the main entrance of the airport in
Mogadishu, Somali police have said.
Thick smoke could be seen rising from the area, where there is also a base for African Union (AU) peacekeepers. Local journalists said at least one of the blasts was detonated by a suicide attacker in a vehicle near a checkpoint.
Those killed were believe to include security guards at the checkpoint.
Sunday, 24 July 2016
NIGERIA: Sokoto Seeks to Benefit from Kuwait’s $1b Devt Fund
Source: THISDAY LIVE
As part of efforts to boost educational,
cultural and business ties with the State of Kuwait, Sokoto government
has said it is making concerted efforts to benefit from the Arab
country’s $1 billion development fund set aside for intervention in
critical social sectors in sub-Saharan Africa.
Making this known when he visited the
Kuwait Embassy in Abuja, Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal said since
setting aside the fund in 2013 to be expended within a five year circle,
significant number of projects have been executed by the Kuwait
government in Africa.
“We are making presentations to benefit
from the fund and use the proceeds to intervene in sectors like health,
education, water supply and women development. We are mindful of the
fact that large chunk of it has been accessed by sister African
countries, but we are determined to ensure our people are not left
behind in this important intervention.
NIGERIA: Sokoto Seeks to Benefit from Kuwait’s $1b Devt Fund
Source: THISDAY LIVE
As part of efforts to boost educational,
cultural and business ties with the State of Kuwait, Sokoto government
has said it is making concerted efforts to benefit from the Arab
country’s $1 billion development fund set aside for intervention in
critical social sectors in sub-Saharan Africa.
Making this known when he visited the
Kuwait Embassy in Abuja, Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal said since
setting aside the fund in 2013 to be expended within a five year circle,
significant number of projects have been executed by the Kuwait
government in Africa.
“We are making presentations to benefit
from the fund and use the proceeds to intervene in sectors like health,
education, water supply and women development. We are mindful of the
fact that large chunk of it has been accessed by sister African
countries, but we are determined to ensure our people are not left
behind in this important intervention.
Turkish president gains upper hand in power struggle
Source: REUTERS
At the crossroads between a divided Europe and a convulsed Middle East, Turkey is caught in a power struggle between former Islamist allies which is shaking democratic institutions and raises questions about its future path.
Since a failed coup on July 15, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) founded by President Tayyip Erdogan has gained the upper hand in its battle with clandestine networks in the military, judiciary and bureaucracy loyal to U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen.
This fight to the bitter end has alarmed the West and unsettled the country of 80 million, which borders the chaos in Iraq and Syria and is a Western ally against Islamic State.
Erdogan accuses Gulen of masterminding the attempted coup by a faction within the military and has rounded up more than 60,000 people in an operation which he hopes will cleanse Turkey of what he calls the Gulenist "virus".
Nigeria's Muslims applaud lifting of hijab ban in Lagos schools
Source: BBC
The judges said the ban violated the religious rights of Muslim girls, overturning a lower court's ruling.
Girls had been barred from wearing the headscarf, or hijab, because it was not part of school uniforms.
The state government has not yet commented on whether it intends to challenge the ruling at the Supreme Court.
A leading Muslim group in Nigeria
has welcomed a court ruling lifting the ban on girls wearing the
headscarf in government schools in Lagos state.
The Muslim Rights Concern (MRC) said the Lagos Court of Appeal's ruling was a victory for the rule of law. The judges said the ban violated the religious rights of Muslim girls, overturning a lower court's ruling.
Girls had been barred from wearing the headscarf, or hijab, because it was not part of school uniforms.
The state government has not yet commented on whether it intends to challenge the ruling at the Supreme Court.
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