Author: Alade Adisa
African leaders said categorically on Tuesday at the World Leaders Climate Action Summit (WLCAS) in Baku, Azerbaijan’s capital, that they are taking steps to reduce carbon emissions but will be unable to meet climate goals without funding from wealthier nations.”We cannot reach our climate goals alone, we call on our global partners to honour their commitments ensuring accessible concessional financing for sustainable development in Africa without unsustainable debt,” Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo said.Addressing the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP29 summit, Akufo-Addo said his country has planted…
The Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has said that he believes the Bobrisky saga is a reflection of institutional issues in the country. The minister spoke on Tuesday’s edition of Channels Television’s Politics Today. Bobrisky, a popular cross-dresser whose real name is Idris Okuneye, has been embroiled in a saga over his jail time for naira abuse. In a viral audio, the cross-dresser claimed to have paid some officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) to get special treatment in prison. According to Tunji-Ojo, the incident which had dominated conversations for months, is a reflection of institutional issues. He said,…
…For sharing classified documents online A man who stole hundreds of classified documents from the Pentagon and shared them online was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison, according to news outlets. Jack Teixeira, 22, pleaded guilty to six counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information in March. Prosecutors were seeking a 17-year sentence for the former Massachusetts Air National Guard member. “All of the responsibility falls on my shoulders…and I accept what that may bring,” said Teixeira in an interview with Providence, Rhode Island television station WJAR-TV. During his sentencing, Judge Indira Talwani noted the document…
The Church of England is beginning its search for a new leader after the Archbishop of Canterbury resigned.The Most Reverend Justin Welby announced he is stepping down after an independent review found he “could and should” have reported decades-long abuse of men and young boys by his former friend, the barrister John Smyth QC.Thousands of church leaders, including members of its General Synod committee, had called for him to step down.Here we look back at his 11 years as archbishop – and his career both in and outside the church. LINKS TO CHURCHILL AND SLAVE OWNERSMr Welby, 68, was born…
The Police Command in Plateau has dismissed rumour of a bomb explosion on Murtala Way, near JosTerminus, in Jos North Local Government of the state.Mr Alfred Alabo, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) said this in a statement on Tuesday in Jos.Alabo said that the command had on Tuesday morning received report that an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was allegedly planted around Murtala Way, Jos.“At exactly 8:20 a.m., we received a report of a shallow dug hole suspected to be planted with an IED at Murtala Way beside the old site of the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH).“The rumour created…
Spotify, an online music streaming platform, has partnered with the Nigerian Afrobeats superstar, Asake, on the promotion of skateboarding in Nigeria.Phiona Okumu, Spotify’s Head of Music, Sub-Saharan Africa, disclosed this in a statement in Lagos on Tuesday.Okumu said that the partnership entailed Asake taking over Spotify’s Skate Noise playlist.“Afrobeats superstar, Asake is taking over Spotify’s Skate Noise playlist, putting Nigeria’s vibrant skate scene front and centre.“Known for his passion for skateboarding, Asake will be bringing fresh energy to the playlist, celebrating the diverse, inclusive culture at the heart of Nigerian skateboarding.“Inspired by Lagos’ emerging skate crews, including the pioneering Dencity…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Princess Oladunni Odu, has expressed confidence in Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the party’s candidate, emerging victorious in the Nov. 16 governorship poll in the state.Odu, the first female Secretary to the State Government (SSG), who served under late Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, told newsmen in Okitipupa on Tuesday, that the electorate in the state would vote Progressives to stay with the ruling party at the centre.The APC chieftain said that the party’s women forum in the state was ready for the governoship poll and had mobilised support for the ruling party…
South African pay television company MultiChoice Group has reported a 99% fall in half-year profit on Tuesday and described the operating environment as “extremely hostile”.The owner of DStv, whose pay-TV business operates across 50 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, said its performance was marred by weaker local currencies and constrained consumer spending particularly in Nigeria and extreme power disruptions in Zambia.Advertisement · Scroll to continueMultichoice said its adjusted core headline earnings per share – its measure of the underlying performance – fell to 2 cents per share for the six months ended Sept. 30, down from 356 cents per share a…
The Archbishop of Canterbury has resigned after a report found the Church of England covered up sexual abuse by a barrister.The independent Makin review into John Smyth QC’s abuse of children and young men was published last week.Across five decades in three different countries and involving as many as 130 boys and young men in the UK and Africa, John Smyth QC is said to have subjected his victims to traumatic physical, sexual, psychological and spiritual attacks, permanently marking their lives.The report concluded he might have been brought to justice had Mr Welby formally reported it to police a decade…
