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Meet New Registrar, Acting Deputy Rector FEDPOLEL

Rhoda Onuzulike
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Meet New Registrar, Acting Deputy Rector FEDPOLEL

The Governing Council of Federal Polytechnic, Ile-Oluji, Ondo State, has appointed Gabriel Adeyemi Awe as the third substantive registrar of the polytechnic. The appointment which is for a single term of five years, takes effect from September 10, 2021.

According to a statement signed by the head, information, protocol and passages, Sanmi Enigbokan, prior to his appointment, was a deputy registrar in charge of the Division of Pension and Staff Welfare, Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo.

Awe, who has about 28 years experience in administrative functions, obtained his Bachelor of Science Degree (B.Sc. Hons) in Political Science in 1991; Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Political Science (Public Administration) in 1997 and Master in Managerial Psychology (MMP) in 2016, all from the University of Ibadan, started his administrative career as an Administrative Officer 11 in the Personnel Affairs Division of Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo in 1993, and rose through several other ranks to become the deputy registrar, Academic Affairs, Examinations and Records and Pension and Staff Welfare Division respectively from 2009-2021.

The council also approved the appointment of Engr Adeolu Olawuni as the acting deputy rector of the institution with effect from September 10, 2021.

The statement further read Engr. Olawuni, who is currently a principal lecturer in the Department of Electrical Electronics Engineering and the acting dean, School of Engineering, is expected to assist the Rector in the performance of his functions and discharge other functions as may be assigned to him by the Rector or the council for the period of one year in the first instance.

Olawuni holds a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Electrical Electronics Engineering in 1997 from the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti; Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) in Electrical Electronics Engineering in 2002 from Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA); Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng) in 2020 from Osun State University, Osogbo and a Master of Technology (M.Tech) in Electrical Electronics Engineering (Power Option) in 2014 from Ladoke Akintola University, Ogbomoso, Oyo State.

After Afghanistan Pullout, US Seeks NATO Basing, Intel Pacts

Zoe Maven
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After Afghanistan Pullout, US Seeks NATO Basing, Intel Pacts

Against the backdrop of the troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, the top U.S. military officer is meeting in Greece with NATO counterparts this weekend, hoping to forge more basing, intelligence sharing and other agreements to prevent terrorist groups from regrouping and threatening America and the region.

Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the meeting of NATO defense chiefs will focus in part on the way ahead now that all alliance troops have pulled out of Afghanistan and the Taliban are in control.

Milley, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and American intelligence officials have warned that al-Qaida or the Islamic State group could regenerate in Afghanistan and pose a threat to the United States in one year to two years.

The U.S. military has said it can conduct counterterrorism surveillance and, if necessary, strikes in Afghanistan from “over the horizon” — meaning from assets based in other countries.

But they have made it clear that surveillance flights from bases in the Persian Gulf are long and provide limited time in the air over Afghanistan. So they have talked about seeking basing agreements, overflight rights and increased intelligence-sharing with nations closer to Afghanistan, including some neighbors.

Milly said he will be talking to his military counterparts “to see what the possibilities are and then bring them back” to U.S. defense and diplomatic leaders for additional discussions. Then, he said, officials will see what they can turn into a reality.

UN Council Urges Somalia’s Leaders To Settle Dispute

Zoe Maven
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UN Council Urges Somalia’s Leaders To Settle Dispute

The U.N. Security Council urged Somalia’s feuding government leaders on Saturday to resolve their disagreements through dialogue and give top priority to holding long-delayed national elections this year.

The U.N.’s most powerful body also urged the federal government and regional states “to ensure that any political differences do not divert from united action against al-Shabab and other militant groups.”

The press statement approved by all 15 council members followed emergency consultations Friday on Somalia’s worsening political crisis, which has raised regional and international concerns that elections could be threatened and the east Africa region could face further destabilization.

On Thursday, President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed suspended Prime Minister Mohammed Hussein Roble’s power to hire and fire officials, the latest action in their increasingly divisive relationship.

In the statement, council members expressed “deep concern about the ongoing disagreement within the Somali government and the negative impact on the electoral timetable and process.”

They urged all parties “to exercise restraint, and underlined the importance of maintaining peace, security and stability in Somalia.”

Three decades of chaos, from warlords to al-Qaida affiliate al-Shabab and the emergence of an Islamic State-linked group, have ripped apart the country that only in the past few years has begun trying to rebuild and find its footing.

The pressure on President Mohamed to hold elections has intensified since scheduled elections on Feb. 8 failed to take place because of the lack of agreement on how the vote should be carried out.

Latin American Leaders Divided On OAS At Regional Meeting

Zoe Maven
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Latin American Leaders Divided On OAS At Regional Meeting

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador wants to leave questions of human rights and democracy to the United Nations, as part of his continuing criticisms of the Organization of American States.

López Obrador spoke Saturday at the meeting of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, or CELAC, which includes almost all countries in the region except Brazil. Unlike the OAS, the U.S. and Canada don’t belong to CELAC.

The summit took up questions plaguing the region, like mass migration and the coronavirus pandemic. But some leaders angered by the OAS’ criticism of leftist regimes in the region have hoped CELAC could replace it.

López Obrador has suggested the OAS is interventionist and a tool of the United States.

But he did not formally propose leaving the organization. Rather, he opposed any kind of sanctions and said questions of human rights and democracy should only be considered if a country accused of violations requests that.

El Salvadoran Vice President Felix Ulloa criticized what he called “partisan” behavior in the OAS, but noted “we are not expecting nor do we think that a substitute will emerge from this.”

Panama’s Foreign Relations Minister, Erika Mouynes, called attention to the region’s problem of migration. Mouynes said that while only about 800 migrants were entering Panama a few months ago, now about 20,000 are arriving every month. Panama is struggling to feed and care for the influx.

Kin Of Philippines ‘Drug War Victims’ Hope For Justice

Zoe Maven
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Kin Of Philippines ‘Drug War Victims’ Hope For Justice

Families of people killed in the Philippines’ war on drugs are hopeful that a formal investigation into possible crimes against humanity approved by judges from the International Criminal Court earlier this week will result in justice for the victims.

Rights groups say Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte incited deadly violence and accuse police of murdering unarmed suspects on a massive scale as part of the anti-narcotics campaign launched in 2016.

The Philippine national police issued a statement saying the accusations were repeatedly proven to be false, and that the force “neither condones nor covers up abuses and other forms of wrongdoings in our ranks.”

The office of the police spokesperson said the aggressive campaign against illegal drugs will continue, noting a 64% fall in drug-related crimes in the past five years.

Remains of seven Filipinos killed under Duterte’s bloody war on drugs were exhumed on Friday for cremation after leases in public cemeteries north of the capital have expired.

Authorities have killed more than 6,100 suspected drug dealers and users since Duterte took office in June 2016. Rights group say the police summarily executed suspects, which the policy deny, saying they acted out of self-defense in sting operations.

Judges in The Hague said on Wednesday that prosecutors’ materials showed the anti-drug campaign “cannot be seen as a legitimate law enforcement operation”, but rather a systematic attack on civilians.

The Presidential palace and police did not respond to requests for comment on Saturday. The Philippine government on Thursday said it will not cooperate with the ICC’s probe, or allow any investigators into the country.

SpaceX’s 1st Tourists Returning After 3 Days In Orbit

Angel Gimalo
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SpaceX’s 1st Tourists Returning After 3 Days In Orbit

A SpaceX capsule carrying four space tourists aimed for a splashdown off the Florida coast Saturday evening.

The first all-amateur flight to orbit Earth began three days ago with a launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.

The billionaire who paid for the flight, Jared Isaacman, took two contest winners with him, as well as a childhood cancer survivor who’s now a physician assistant at the hospital where she was treated: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

They’re using the flight dubbed Inspiration4 to try to raise $200 million for St. Jude.

Strangers until March, they spent six months training and preparing for potential emergencies aboard the automated Dragon capsule.

Once in orbit, they chatted with St. Jude patients, conducted medical tests on themselves, rang the closing bell for the New York Stock Exchange and dabbled in drawing and ukulele playing.

France Recalls Envoys From U.S. And Australia Over Submarine Deal

Zoe Maven
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France Recalls Envoys From U.S. And Australia Over Submarine Deal

France has recalled its ambassadors from both the United States and Australia over a trilateral security deal which sank a French-designed submarine contract with Canberra.

The rare decision taken by French President Emmanuel Macron was made due to the “exceptional gravity” of the matter, according to Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in a statement.

On Thursday, Australia said it would scrap a $40 billion deal signed in 2016 for France’s Naval Group to build a fleet of conventional submarines and would instead build at least eight nuclear-powered submarines with U.S. and British technology after striking a trilateral security partnership.

But France has called it a stab in the back and a diplomatic source in France said it was the first time Paris had recalled its own ambassadors in this way.

On Saturday morning Australia said it regretted the recall, and that it valued the relationship with France and would keep engaging with Paris on other issues.

U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said that France was a ‘vital ally’ and that the United States would be engaged in coming days to resolve the differences.

The French foreign ministry statement made no mention of Britain, but the diplomatic source said France considered Britain had joined the deal in an opportunistic manner.

Le Drian said the deal was unacceptable and that the announcement of a new partnership with the United States meant to launch studies on a possible future cooperation on nuclear-powered submarines, constitute unacceptable behavior between allies and partners.

Defiant Junta Rejects Pressure To Let Conde Leave Guinea

Zoe Maven
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Defiant Junta Rejects Pressure To Let Conde Leave Guinea

Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara and Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo have paid a one-day visit to Conakry to ask coup leader Mamady Doumbouya, a special forces commander, for Conde’s release.

Outtara had been hoping to leave Guinea with Conde, a senior regional government official told Reuters.

But speaking in a statement read on state TV the junta said that the former president is and remains in Guinea and that they would not yield to any pressure.

Ouattara and Akufo-Addo, representing the 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), held a separate meeting with Conde at the Mohamed VI Palace in Conakry, but flew out the country on Friday evening empty-handed.

Ouattara told Radio-Télévision Guinéenne (RTG) at Conakry airport before leaving: “I met my brother Alpha Conde, who is doing well. We will remain in contact.”

On the other hand Akufo-Addo told News Men that they had a very frank and fraternal meeting with Doumbouya and his collaborators, adding that ECOWAS and Guinea are going to find the best way to move forward together.”

ECOWAS has demanded a return to constitutional rule since the special forces unit seized control of the presidential palace, detained Conde and declared itself in charge.

The bloc agreed on Thursday to freeze financial assets of the junta and their relatives and bar them from travelling. The junta has not responded.

Events in Guinea followed coups in Mali and Chad earlier this year that have raised fears of a democratic backslide in a region only just shedding its “coup-belt” reputation.

Former Algerian President Bouteflika Dies Aged 84

Zoe Maven
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Former Algerian President Bouteflika Dies Aged 84

Former President of Algeria, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, has passed away at the age of 84, according to news disclosed by the presidency and coming more than two years after Bouteflika stepped down from the post.

Bouteflika, a veteran of Algeria’s war for independence, ruled the North African country for two decades before resigning, under pressure from mass protests and the army, rejecting his plan to seek a fifth term in office.

He had rarely been seen in public before his departure since a stroke in 2013.

After Algeria gained independence in 1962, Bouteflika became the country’s first foreign minister.

He was also an influential figure in the Non-Aligned Movement that gave a global voice to Africa, Asia and Latin America.

In 1974, as a president of the U.N. General Assembly, Bouteflika invited former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to address the body – a historic step toward international recognition of the Palestinain cause.

Bouteflika also demanded China be given a seat in the United Nations and railed against apartheid rule in South Africa.

As President of Algeria, he negotiated a truce with Islamist militants that were responsible for the deaths of more than 200, 000 people, restoring peace to the country.

Bouteflika had used oil and gas revenues to soothe internal discontent, and the state he ruled became more peaceful and prosperous.

But corruption flourished and Algerians grew increasingly angry at the political and economic situation.That fuelled the mass protests that finally brought Bouteflika’s presidency to an end.

Taliban Denies Banning Afghan Girls From School – State Reasons For Delayed Resumption

Rhoda Onuzulike
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Taliban Denies Banning Afghan Girls From School – State Reasons For Delayed Resumption

The Taliban have denied claims that Afghan women would be banned from secondary schools after calling on boys, but not girls, to resume education, claiming they needed to set up a “secure transportation system” for female students before allowing them back into classrooms.

The Taliban Ministry of Education ordered male students and teachers from the 6th to the 12th grade to report to their schools on Saturday. The announcement, issued on Friday, did not mention female students at all, sowing fears that girls would once again be excluded from secondary education.

When last in power between 1996 and 2001, the militant group banned women and girls from education and work and severely restricted their rights.

But speaking on Saturday, Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said women will be allowed to study.

Mujahid said the Taliban was working on creating a secure transportation system for girls in grades six to 12.

Mujahid pointed out that women were being allowed to continue to study in other age groups. “We do have girls in universities continuing their education both in private and government-funded universities, but from grade 6 to 12 we are currently trying to provide a chance for them to carry on, and that’s in progress,” he said.


Afghanistan is now one of very few countries with no women in top government ranks

Taliban leaders have repeatedly promised to respect women’s rights, insisting publicly that women will play a prominent role in society and have access to education.

Militants have in some instances ordered women to leave their workplaces, and when a group of women protested the announcement of the all-male government in Kabul last week Taliban fighters beat them with whips and sticks.

While women have been allowed to continue their university education, the Taliban has mandated the segregation of genders in classrooms and said female students, lecturers and employees must wear hijabs in accordance with the group’s interpretation of Sharia law.

UNICEF chief Henrietta Fore said the organization was “deeply worried” girls would be excluded from education. “Girls cannot, and must not, be left behind. It is critical that all girls, including older girls, are able to resume their education without any further delays. For that, we need female teachers to resume teaching,” she said.

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