Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has rated Nigeria’s 2015 general election as slightly above average. Soyinka spoke on Channels Television’s ‘Nigeria 2015′ live from his Abeokuta residence.
A group calling itself Concerned Sierra Leoneans, USA, say they will rally on Saturday at Lafayette Park a stone throw away across from the White House in Washington to protest what they describe as the Sierra Leone government’s outrageous mismanagement of Ebola funds and the unconstitutional removal of elected vice president Sam Sumana from office.
Je suis Fally Ipupa, and the place that I call home is the Democratic Republic of Congo – formerly known as Zaire – the second-largest country by area in Africa. The capital Kinshasa became visible on a global stage after American sports legend Muhammad Ali brought the historic boxing event “Rumble in the Jungle” to D.R. Congo in 1974. Although this was before my time, it is recognized as the greatest sporting event of the 20th century. D.R. Congo is unfortunately also known as ground zero for the first case of Ebola in 1976. Nearly 40 years later, it has survived seven Ebola outbreaks. When new cases emerged in West Africa, it created the worst global health crisis in modern history. I felt immediately concerned by this, and started sharing best practices on social media.
The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Dr. Iyad Ameen Madani, on Thursday, 12th March, 2015 received at the OIC headquarters in Jeddah, H.E. Alhaji Mohamed Sillah Kargbo, Ambassador of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari, winner of Nigeria’s presidential election. He defeated the incumbent, President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan. The announcement was made by the Chairman of INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega, after the completion of the collation and announcement of results from across the country by all returning officers who served in various states of the federation at the collation centre in Abuja.