Qatar pays $1m to Gaza healthcare sector

Qatar pays $1m to Gaza healthcare sector

The Qatar Red Crescent announced on Sunday that it is funding a full healthcare programme worth $1m in the Gaza Strip, Felesteen.ps has reported. “The programme is going to be carried out over two years and is aimed at improving the quality of healthcare services,” the organisation explained. The core of the aid programme is based on promoting the abilities of Palestinian physicians and contracting with highly qualified foreign doctors with specialisms not found in Gaza’s hospitals. It also includes sending Palestinian doctors from Gaza specialising in urinary tract disorders…

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Nigerian oil firms have more important role in economy than IOCs – IPPG

Nigerian oil firms have more important role in economy than IOCs – IPPG

Mr. Ademola Adeyemi-Bero, who is the Managing Director of First Exploration and Petroleum Development Company Limited (First E&P) and Chairman of Indigenous Petroleum Producers Group (IPPG), has said in an interview that indigenous oil companies need to be encouraged because of their important role in Nigeria’s economy, Daily Trust reports. He said that Nigerian indigenous upstream exploration and production companies were most likely to want to send the oil and gas they produce to the domestic market. He said; “I don’t have a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant to export…

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Jonathan’s aide attacks Nigerian govt., releases list of alleged looters in Buhari’s cabinet, APC

Jonathan’s aide attacks Nigerian govt., releases list of alleged looters in Buhari’s cabinet, APC

Reno Omokri, a spokesperson for former President Goodluck Jonathan, has launched a blistering attack on the Nigerian government and the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, over two lists of alleged looters released by the administration. Mr. Mohammed had on Sunday circulated a statement containing a list of individuals undergoing trials for alleged corruption. He had earlier on March 30 released a first list of members of the past administration he said looted the Nigerian treasury while the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was in power. The government released the lists…

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Results of Egyptian Presidential Elections Not Contested

Results of Egyptian Presidential Elections Not Contested

Egypt’s National Election Authority (NEA) is scheduled to announce next Monday the results of the presidential elections pitting President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi and Mousa Mostafa Mousa. On Friday evening, the deadline for contesting the results of the elections ended in the absence of any petition. Mahmoud Helmy el-Sherif, deputy chairman of the National Election Authority and its spokesman, said that the committee did not receive any petition to contest the results of the pollds, adding that the final result will be announced on April 2. According to preliminary counts, Sisi has…

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How a Scots immigrant became the star of musical

How a Scots immigrant became the star of musical

Great Scot: The star of Hamilton’s legacy began in Scotland. Matthew Murphy / cropped From the first few notes from a piano, the audiences of another sold out performance of Hamilton are reminded of the main character’s tough start in life. The man who would go on to be the Treasury of the State had come from nothing, born on the tiny Caribbean island of Nevis to a married woman of half-British and half-French Huguenot descent. The fourth son of Laird Alexander Hamilton of Grange, Ayrshire, James A. Hamilton had…

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NY Judge challenges US Govt wire fraud allegations in LIBOR-rigging case

NY Judge challenges US Govt wire fraud allegations in LIBOR-rigging case

Judge Colleen McMahon wants more arguments from the Government in order to agree that former Deutsche Bank traders have committed wire fraud. The United States Government should do more to convince Judge Colleen McMahon of the New York Southern District Court that Matthew Connolly and Gavin Campbell Black, former derivative product traders at Deutsche Bank, have committed wire fraud. In a document, presenting her thoughts on the case, captioned USA v. Connolly (1:16-cr-00370), the Judge outlined the areas where the Government’s argumentation is insufficient and more work needs to be…

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Chika Ike is one step ahead as she becomes a proud graduate of Harvard Business School

Chika Ike is one step ahead as she becomes a proud graduate of Harvard Business School

The actress posted on her Instagram a photo of her holding her certificate saying the journey was not easy but she made it. The actress has been constantly feeding people with updates on her journey, from her acceptance, studying, and now graduation. The story of how she applied to the school countless times is not new, but now she is a proud ivy league alumnus. Chikaike I was super excited when I got accepted into Harvard business school not just because I tried for five years but I wanted to…

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Blossom Chukwujekwu, Kiki Omeli And Kachi Nnochiri Star In Ndani TV’s Short Film ‘The HouseWife’

Blossom Chukwujekwu, Kiki Omeli And Kachi Nnochiri Star In Ndani TV’s Short Film ‘The HouseWife’

Ndani TV has released a trailer for their new short film ‘The Housewife’ starring Blossom Chukwujekwu, Kiki Omeli and Kachi Nnochiri. The film is about a what a housewife goes through to tend to her sick husband and the how she relates with the doctor treating him. The film is meant to show the reality of a married couple and how the wife has so many responsibilities. The Housewife will be showing on February 16 on Ndani TV. Page View:3110 Site View: 1827118

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My dad is a prisoner in Alcatraz, but he escaped” say’s Scott Eastwood

My dad is a prisoner in Alcatraz, but he escaped” say’s Scott Eastwood

Scott Eastwood is in the difficult position of having a superstar for a dad. If he embraces it — in the past he’s talked openly about how “hard” Clint is on him on set — then he’s dragged by the media for moaning about Hollywood privilege. If he stonewalls the dad questions (his approach in our interview) then he risks seeming ungrateful. It’s a tricky situation and not one I would welcome. That said, Scott lives a luxurious lifestyle in sunny San Diego and his net worth is in the…

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