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How forensic accounting can curb corruption Expert
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on his part representative of the institute of forensic accountants of nigeria prof. usman awheela commended the senate for the proposed bills1 by naomi lagi1 speaking on thursday during a public hearing organised by senate committee on establishment and public service chaired by sen. emmanuel paulker1 the hearing was on four bills namely chartered institute of forensic and investigative auditors in nigeria chartered institute of finance and control in nigeria1 others are chartered institute of forensic accountants of nigeria and the institute of mediators and conciliators bill1 according to enape if the bill for chartered institute of forensic accountants of nigeria is passed it will help nigeria to have skilled professionals to deepen fraud prevention detection and preserve money in government treasury for infrastructural development that is fast disappearing in our country today1 she stressed that the cifia was not in conflict with any other established institution or body stressing that the role of the institute was clear cut1 cifia should not be seen as a rival to ican just as cifia is not seen as a rival to anan1 nothing stops an accountant from becoming a member of ican and cifia or any other professional body for that matter she said1 enape further noted that the accounting profession had many branches with different responsibilities and professional bodies regulating their activities1 auditing has no professional body regulating it this gave the opportunity for financial accountants to claim autonomy and as a matter of fact leads to their inability to control and prevent fraud corruption and other financial crimes she said1 she therefore posited that the cifia if passed would monitor the serve as a check to the financial statements prepared by accountants and also help the federal government fight fraud and other financial crimes in its agencies1 the president chartered institute of forensic and investigative auditors in nigeria cifia mrs victoria enape has said that forensic accounting was the only way to control fraud1 awheela said their members had not been allowed to practice forensic accounting since there was no backing law1 he explained that forensic accounting is the unique blend of education and experience in applying accounting auditing skills and investigative techniques to uncover truth form legal opinions in order to assist in litigation support1 forensic accounting professionals provide assistance on cases which are primarily related to calculation and estimation of economic damages and related issues that includes white-collar crimes1 however the institute of chartered accountants of nigeria ican kicked against the proposed bills saying their functions and responsibilities were already contained in the 1965 act that established the institute and would therefore amount to needless duplication of functions1 ican president mr ismaila zakari said that the institute had in 2009 established seven faculties to provide training for members in their areas of specialisation1 zakari added that the institute also provided specialist certification courses and issue certificates to qualified members as evidence of expertise and authority to practice their specialised skills1 the forensic accounting curriculum is carefully drawn to ensure that to be a forensic accountant one must necessarily be a qualified chartered accountant be certain of technical competence and preserved professional integrity1 meanwhile the minister of finance mrs. kemi adeosun said the relevance of forensic accounting globally could not be over-stressed noting that many countries across the world including nigeria had suffered from fraudulent practices1 the minister represented by director of home finance in the ministry mrs. olubunmi siyanbola chronicled federal governments efforts in detecting and preventing fraud including presidential initiative on continuous audit efficiency unit and whistle blowing programme1 she however emphasised the need for senate to exercise caution such that the essence of professionalism was not destroyed in the course of creating new bodies1 chairman of the committee sen. emmanuel paulker said the passage of the bill on chartered institute of forensic and investigative auditors in nigeria would promote high ethical standards among members1 this is in a bid to stamp out cases of compromised auditing in the country he said1 -
Manchester United crash out of Champions League
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sevilla dominated the vast majority of the first leg only to be denied by some stunning saves from david de gea2 mourinho sprang a surprise before kick-off by recalling marouane fellaini at the expense of pogba who had also been dropped for the first game2 however it was wayward finishing rather than the spanish number one that prevented the visitors making the most of their ascendency for most of the match2 indeed of sevillas 10 efforts on goal in the first period only one weak muriel effort forced de gea into making a save2 ben yedder put sevilla in front 16 minutes from time when he blasted into the bottom corner before heading in a second shortly after1 romelu lukaku reduced uniteds arrears but it was too little too late with united boss jose mourinhos decision to once again drop paul pogba certain to be scrutinised1 manchester united crashed out of the champions league tuesday as wissam ben yedder struck twice in four minutes in the second-half to send sevilla into the quarter-finals1 jesse lingard also returned in place of juan mata in mourinhos only other change from the side that beat liverpool 2-1 at the weekend1 and lingard nearly had an instant impact as he teed up lukaku on the edge of the box but the belgians effort drifted high and wide1 it was the first time in 60 years that sevilla reached this stage of the competition with a stunning 2-1 win at old trafford1 the spaniards progressed by the same score on aggregate after a goalless first-leg draw1 joaquin correa headed just over from a corner before luis muriel and franco vazquez fired off target when well-positioned on the edge of the area1 the visitors were deserving winners as they controlled the game throughout but had to wait for ben yedders introduction as a substitute to add a clinical finish1 substitute wissam ben yedders second goal looped over the line to finish off united mourinhos gamble on fellaini appeared to have largely backfired as he failed to impose his physical presence on sevillas ball players in midfield.1 yet the belgian nearly made the breakthrough with uniteds best move of the opening period when he latched onto alexis sanchezs layoff and his powerful effort was turned behind by sergio rico1 the second period began in the same vein as the first with sevilla on the front foot and only a brilliant last-ditch tackle by eric bailly denied correa a clear sight of goal1 chances kept coming for sevilla as muriel then turned a dangerous pablo sarabia cross inches wide1 pogba who cost united a then-world record 89 million 116 million in 2016 was eventually introduced just after the hour mark with fellaini sacrificed1 however even the frenchman couldnt kickstart the hosts and they were eventually made to pay1 -
Mourinho: UEFA exit heartache not new for Manchester United
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indeed of sevillas 10 efforts on goal in the first period only one weak muriel effort forced de gea into making a save2 mourinho sprang a surprise before kick-off by recalling marouane fellaini at the expense of pogba who had also been dropped for the first game2 sevilla dominated the vast majority of the first leg only to be denied by some stunning saves from david de gea2 however it was wayward finishing rather than the spanish number one that prevented the visitors making the most of their ascendency for most of the match2 i dont want to make a drama of it. we have no time to be sad for more than 24 hours thats football. its not the end of the world1 the visitors were deserving winners as they controlled the game throughout but had to wait for ben yedders introduction as a substitute 18 minutes from time to add a clinical finish by taking his champions league tally for the season to eight goals in seven appearances1 ben yedder put sevilla in front two minutes later when he blasted into the bottom corner before heading in a second shortly after1 wissam ben yedder struck twice in four second-half minutes on tuesday to send sevilla into the quarter-finals for the first time in 60 years as united suffered a first european home defeat since alex fergusons champions league farewell in 20131 in the first half we played a good game apart from the last 30 minutes said sevilla coach vincenzo montella1 in the second half we were more clinical with ben yedder he made the difference today1 jose mourinho insisted european disappointment is nothing new for manchester united after losing 2-1 to sevilla at old trafford to crash out of the champions league1 mourinho was on the winning side that night as real madrid manager and also sent united out of the last 16 when porto boss in 20041 ive sat in this chair twice before with porto manchester united out and real madrid manchester united out so i dont think its anything new for the club said mourinho who bristled at questions over his tactical approach1 romelu lukaku reduced uniteds arrears but it was too little too late with mourinhos decision to once again drop paul pogba certain to be scrutinised1 -
Edin Dzeko powers Roma into UEFA Q/finals
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eusebio di francescos side are the second italian team to advance to the quarter-finals after juventus with the draw for the last eight taking place on friday1 edin dzeko was the hero as roma reached the champions league quarter-finals for the first time in 10 years edging past shakhtar donetsk 1-0 at the stadio olimpico on tuesday1 the bosnian strikers 52nd-minute goal proved enough after a 2-1 first-leg loss in ukraine with 10-man shakhtar failing to find the late strike they needed after ivan ordets was sent off late on1 cengiz unders goal in the first leg last month ultimately proved crucial for roma but dzeko was the hero on the night and also proved instrumental in shakhtar defender ordets being shown a straight red card with 12 minutes left1 that sending-off led to tensions spilling over with shakhtars facundo ferreyra picking up a booking for shoving a ballboy over an advertising board1 dzekos goal allowed the italians to win the tie on away goals1 the standing ovation is not for me but for everyone we are deservedly in the quarter-finals said dzeko of the applause which accompanied him off the pitch1 we managed to do something roma hadnt in 10 years so going forward to play against the best makes us all very proud1 we are among the eight best sides in europe1 roma did not concede a goal at home in the group stage and hammered chelsea 3-0 at the stadio olimpico so the home fans in the crowd of 47693 would have been confident their side could get the job done1 the ukrainians dominated early possession though and there was a scare for the hosts when alessandro florenzi nearly nodded a free-kick into his own net1 -
Tiger Woods, Ernie Els Cup captains
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woods who has launched a comeback after his spinal fusion surgery a year ago finished joint runner-up by one shot last week at the valspar championship1 tiger woods and ernie els shifted their decades-long friendly rivalry onto the international stage as they were officially named captains for the 2019 presidents cup on tuesday1 they will lead their teams to australia1 australia will host the 2019 edition of the cup from dec. 12 to dec. 15 at royal melbourne1 the announcement was made in the latrobe room at bay hill site of this weeks arnold palmer invitational on the pga tour1 els and woods have frequently shared golfs main stage1 four-times major winner els of south africa has been runner-up to woods seven times in his professional playing career including twice in majors the u.s. and british open in 20001 woods and els served as captains assistants in the 2017 presidents cup1 then the 12-man u.s. team won 19-11 at liberty national in new jersey for their 10th cup victory against one loss and one draw in the biennial event1 els and woods also shared an iconic moment at the 2003 presidents cup when they faced off in a sudden-death playoff to decide the competition1 they battled evenly through three tension-packed playoff holes before failing light forced officials to declare the event in south africa a draw1 tiger and i have had some great duels in the past and i look forward to the challenge of going against my longtime friend yet again in 2019 said els1 els might even have to stomach woods once again wielding a golf club in the matchplay competition1 woods holds the match-play competitions record with 24 match wins for the u.s. and els has won an international side best 20 matches1 he said on tuesday with a smile that he had thought about a possible playing captaincy1 the 42-year-old american acknowledged there was a lot of time and a lot of golf to go before the teams are set1 thats a bridge thats a long way away from now to be crossing but if it does come to that point it wont just be my decision it will be a collaborative effort what is best for the team said woods1 pga tour commissioner jay monahan said having contemporary giants such as woods and els captain the presidents cup teams could have a huge impact on the event and the game of golf1 i think its huge for two reasons. one theyre going to bring the world at large to the presidents cup as they have done every time that theyre competing on a global stage he said1 and in doing so theyre likely going to be bringing forward future stars1 we dont know who is going to come forward between now and then but its likely that stars from new countries are going to come with ernie els and tiger woods leading their respective teams1 so i think its just going to take the game deeper and wider than its ever been1 in addition to the naming of the captains two format changes were announced1 each player will only be required to play one match prior to the final-round singles instead of two as in past competitions1 also the top eight players for the international and u.s. team standings will automatically qualify following completion of the 2019 tour championship1 captains will later select four wild-card picks instead of the two they had previously1 this will be the third presidents cup to be held at venerable royal melbourne designed by alister mackenzie who also designed augusta national.reutersnan1 -
Cilic, Wozniacki crash out, Venus strokes on
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cilic blasted five aces but couldnt overcome kohlschreibers strong serving game. the german won 76 percent of his first serve points and broke cilics serve twice once in each set1 world number three marin cilic crashed out of the atp indian wells tournament on tuesday losing in straight sets to germanys philipp kohlschreiber 6-4 6-41 venus williams38 in june on the other hand continues to defy her age by beating latvias anastasija sevastova in straight sets to move into the quarter finals winning 7-6 6-41 venus is ranked eighth in the world while her opponent who is 28 years old is ranked 20th1 the 29-year-old cilic who reached the finals of two of the last three grand slams dropped to a record of 10-4 on the season1 kohlschreiber advances to the fourth round where he will play unseeded pierre-hugues herbert who won his third round match when fellow frenchman gael monfils retired in the second set with a lower back injury1 caroline wozniacki the womens world number two is also out dumped by russian daria kasatkina ranked 19. danish wozniacki lost 4-6 7-51 kohlschreiber is now 7-4 overall against cilic. he has won three out of their last four meetings including a straight set victory in the final in munich on clay in 2012. he won their first meeting on hardcourt in moscow in 20071 cilic who is considered to be one of the most consistent players on the tour claimed his 17th career title in istanbul last year. he also reached the final at wimbledon1 in january he lost in five sets in the final of the australian open to roger federer the third grand slam final of his career1 in the first set kohlschreiber got the key break he needed in the third game to go up 2-1. he managed to hold serve for the rest of the set and take the final game on four straight points1 he got another break of serve in the seventh game of the second set to pull ahead 4-3 then held serve in the next game to go up 5-31 kohlschreiber closed out the contest on match point when cilics final backhand shot hit the net cord and fell back into his side of the court1 -
Libya: FG negotiating release of Nigerians in slave camps
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by isaac aregbesola5 he said the envoy also stressed on the need for improved bilateral relations between both countries1 foreign affairs minister geoffrey onyeama told the news agency of nigeria nan on tuesday in abuja that negotiations were ongoing with some of the militia groups controlling some camps who were demanding money to allow access to their camps1 the minister said he had a meeting with the outgoing libyan ambassador to nigeria dr attai alkhoder who promised his countrys cooperation to ensure the release of nigerians in the slave camps1 he said the federal government was working relentlessly to ensure that all nigerians in libya slave camps were repatriated safely to the country1 i met with the libyan ambassador who promised to cooperate on the issue of migrants i let him know that we appreciate what the libya is doing1 we agreed on way forward that the libya government will continue to help us to access those camps where there are still nigerians outside the control of the libyan government he said1 onyeama stressed that the efforts required negotiations with the militia groups who were in control of the camps1 the federal government says it is working with libyan authority to negotiate the release of all nigerians in libya slave camps and ensure their repatriation safely to the country1 there is an instance that it has to be negotiated down to 2500 dollars per camp to get nigerians out. there is another camp that we have to negotiate around that figure also he said1 the minister however said that not all nigerians in libya were irregular migrants adding that there were some who were living legally in libya1 there are nigerians who are actually in libya legally and are doing their legitimate jobs and we have some of them who are actually useful in helping us to look for nigerians in the country he said1 the minister said that nigeria would want to work towards ensuring that peace returned to libya by ensuring that that country has a central government and police central authority1 when a central authority is in control that is when it will be easier to relate with the country and address some of the problems they are having with regards to irregular migrants he said1 onyeama said the outgoing ambassador assured that he would support nigeria in ensuring that irregular migrants were safely repatriated1 we have been given some amount that we have to pay to those rebels before we can get our people out but it has not been easy1 -
Judges elevation wont stop Suswams N9bn fraud trial Court
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by wandoo sombo2 the offences are said to be contrary to and punishable under various provisions of the money laundering prohibition act 2011 and the advance fee fraud and other related offences act1 justice gabriel kolawole gave the ruling in the n9 billion alleged fraud trial against former benue governor gabriel suswam1 the judge made the clarification as a result of concern raised by counsel to suswam mrs chinelo ogbozor as a result of justice kolawoles elevation1 the issue was objected to by the prosecuting counsel mr aminu alilu1 the news agency of nigeria nan reports that the federal government is prosecuting suswam and two others over diversion of n9.79 billion1 part of the diverted funds was said to be for police reform and subsidy reinvestment and empowerment programme1 those charged alongside suswam in the 32- count charge are omadachi oklobia his former commissioner for finance and janet aluga former accountant benue government house1 in the charge the trio allegedly cornered the said funds between 2012 and 2015 while suswam was governor of the state1 they are also accused of conspiracy conversion of property derived directly from corruption collaboration to conceal property derived from corruption obtaining by false pretence and accepting cash payments exceeding the amount authorised by law1 counsel to suswam mrs chinelo ogbozor told the court that her client had certain concerns with regards to proceeding with the trial1 according to her in view of the recent development which is in public domain even though not yet made official which is with regards to the elevation of my lord we will be asking for the courts direction1 a federal high court abuja on tuesday ruled that the issue of elevation would not stop a judge from carrying out his or her duty1 mr a.o. ochogwu counsel to the second defendant in the matter said that his client shared the same views with that of the first defendant1 ochogwu however added that since the court had also fixed march 15 to hear the matter he prayed the court for an adjournment to enable counsel prepare to commence trial1 alilu however maintained that the reason given by the defence for not being ready to proceed was not tenable as there were provisions in law to take care of instances of elevation of a judge1 if a diligent search had been done the defence will realise that section 396 of the administration of criminal justice act acja has taken care of the issue of elevation1 we also have our concerns we transported our witnesses all the way from benue so how do we take care of their accommodation and feeding until thursday1 kolawole noted that the issue of elevation would not stop a judge from carrying out his or her duty1 in a short ruling he said when the matter came up the defence raised concerns over proceeding with the matter on account of elevation of a judge1 but the prosecution had a different view because of section 396 of acja that says a judge elevated shall return and conclude the criminal matter he was handling1 kolawole however said that he could not hear the matter because he had fixed a pre-election matter and that since he was assured of another date for the case he would adjourn it until the next date1 he subsequently adjourned the matter until march 15 for the trial to commence1 she said that as a result of their concerns they were not prepared to proceed with the matter1 -
Recognise Omotosho as national chairman, Labour party urges INEC
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by angela atabo2 when the leadership of the party protested to inec in february assistant director on security mr musa sekpa had assured that the issue would be looked into1 forum of states chairmen of the labour party made the call at a news conference on tuesday in abuja at the end of a two-day meeting of the body1 chairman of the group mr joseph ndirang said that omotosho emerged at a special convention of the party in october 2017 replacing alhaji abdulkadir abdulsalam who was removed over allegation of fraud1 he said inec witnessed the convention but had refused to recognise and work with omotosho as the chairman of the party1 ndirang said that the situation had remained so in spite of the partys representations which culminated in a protest to inecs headquarters in abuja in february1 according to him inecs silence on the issue is undermining the partys decision at the 2017 convention which brought in omotosho1 he said that the party was surprised that till date the commission was yet to recognise omotosho1 the meeting observed with dismay the inability of inec as the regulator of the activities of political parties to fully comply and impartially implement the overflowing decision of the highest organ1 the labour partys convention unanimously removed the former chairman abdulkadir abdulsalam and elected omotosho as the new chairman of the party1 the meeting noted that the convention that removed abdulsalam from office was convened in line with the provisions of the partys constitution article 13c and in conformity with the requirements and guidelines of inec1 labour party has decried the refusal of independent national electoral commissioninec to recognise dr mike omotosho as its national chairman and urged the commission to do without further delay1 ndirang added that for avoidance of doubts copies of the nigeria police report and the forensic audit report carried out on the partys financial accounts that indicted abdulsalam was made available1 he expressed the forums displeasure over the continuous illegal self-parade of abdulsalam as national chairman of the party after the national working committee and the convention had removed him from office1 he said that this perpetuation of illegality had misled people into assuming that the party was in a kind of crisis which was not true1 the chairmens forum re-affirms the outcome of the 2017 special convention and also demands that all relevant stakeholders respect and uphold the decisions of the party1 the meeting demands that inec recognizes and only deal henceforth with omotosho as the duly elected national chairman of the party the forum chairman said1 ndirang said that the forum also rejected the clandestine move of a former governor to hijack the party through the back door adding that the governor abandoned the party that made him1 he said that the chairmen also rejected every plan by detractors to drag the party into any unholy coalition for selfish interest1 he said that the party would continue to remain a solid political party with its socialist ideology for the betterment of the nigerians1 when contacted director of voter education and publicity at inec mr oluwole osaze-uzzi said that he had no in-depth knowledge of the crisis in the party1 he promised to check and ascertain what the position of the commission was on the chairmanship issue1 to that extent there should not have been any reason why abdulsalams name is still hoisted on inecs website after inec supervised and monitored the constitutional process that duly removed him he said1 -
Kenya bans people with high blood pressure from driving
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source63 kenyan has taken far reaching steps to stop people with some health conditions including high blood pressure from driving1 the countrys national transport and safety authority ntsa released the new driving curriculum with recommendation of mandatory medical tests for epilepsy high blood pressure sight and hearing problems for all drivers1 according to the new curriculum drivers are supposed to renew their licences every 10 years and only after submitting a medical report1 however motorists above 60 years must submit a medical report every year1 the medical tests will also include a range of brain-related conditions and diseases that disable mobility and muscle movement such as stroke1 in the curriculum eye conditions lead a long list of mandatory medical tests for new drivers as well as old ones seeking licence renewals1 according to ntsa deputy director in charge of safety dr duncan kibogong some conditions will lead to automatic disqualification1 for epilepsy it is a no. the fact is no one including the driver has any idea when the seizures can occur said dr kibogong1 the medical tests will also include the drivers heart condition as well as sleep alcohol and drug-related disorders1 the tests will also look out for a drivers susceptibility to non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and stroke1 those with high blood pressure are among those who may not be allowed to have a drivers licence1 in some cases it does not make sense to even allow you to train as a driver when we know you are not fit said kibogong1 he however insisted that the mandatory health clearance should not be viewed as discrimination against certain conditions1 in most of these cases it is just about correcting them. for example for poor eyesight you can be given glasses and you will be fine. there are only a few conditions that we may not allow he said1 drivers to be affected by the new rules are those applying for new licences and those seeking renewals this year1 the practice of pegging the issuance of drivers licences to medical tests may be new in the country but has been in force for years in other parts of the world1 in new york for instance if one loses the use of a leg arm eye or ear such information must be included on the driving licence1 such drivers are then only allowed to operate customised vehicles1 similarly if the drivers hearing is not acceptable a restriction of hearing aid or full-view mirror is added to the driver licence1 those who wear hearing aids and cannot pass the hearing test must use full-view rear mirrors1 kibogong said ntsa would work closely with the ministry of health to ensure that only those who were fit were allowed on the road1 -
South Sudan fires military, finance chiefs
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former technical advisor at the ministry of trade salvatore garang mabiordit was named the new finance minister1 south sudans president salva kiir has dismissed army commander marial chanuong yol and finance minister stephen dhieu dau1 yol nicknamed tiger was the commander of the presidential guard before he was appointed the army chief of operations training and intelligence last year1 he was blacklisted by the un security council in 2015 for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the onset of war in december 2013 against members of the the nuer ethnic group1 mr dau was appointed finance minister in 2016 with the hope of improving south sudans straining economy1 however the economy of the young nation has never been stable especially since the 2015 devaluation of the south sudanese pound ssp1 kiir fired them without giving reasons1 south sudan attained independence in 2011 following a referendum whose outcome favoured the separation from sudan with a 98 per cent approval1 however it soon descended into another round of conflict pitting president kiirs loyalists and those allied to his former deputy riek machar1 the current phase of the south sudan war has claimed more than 100000 lives according to the international crisis group1 over 2 million south sudanese have become refugees in neighbouring countries and another 1.9 million others remain internally displaced according to the un. the war has also caused one of the worlds worst humanitarian crises after the rwanda 1994 genocide the un added.1 multiple human rights abuses have also been documented by various group1 source the1 -
Ethiopian refugees in Kenya narrates ordeal
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source63 more than 8000 ethiopian refugees have arrived in moyale town marsabit county in kenya with tales on how they were evacuated from their homes by soldiers1 the refugees accused the ethiopian government of abdicating its responsibility of protecting its citizens1 the camps where the 8200 ethiopians are staying in moyale are at butiye social hall somare an ngo camp at moyale a plot owned by marsabit governor mahmoud mohamed and dambala fachana village1 mr harsame halakhe a 68-year-old father of 19 said that when the soldiers raided their homes they ordered them to lie down and shot some of them dead1 even places of worship including mosques became chambers of death. people were killed in a mosque as we watched. we escaped death narrowly and fled with children and cattle he said1 ms kashure guyo 18 said the soldiers attacked them on saturday at shawa-bare a town located three kilometres from the kenya-ethiopia border1 she said the soldiers shot at anyone they came across. she was injured in the leg and hand as she fled. they just came to the market and started shooting. we had to flee for our lives with bullets flying all over1 ms abdia galma a 56-year-old mother of 11 said the conflict had been building up over the past several years1 they fled the country in the wake of their governments crackdown on dissidents with ethiopian soldiers being accused of killing at least 13 people on saturday1 the refugees spoke even as the kenya red cross society sounded the alarm over the influx. the society appealed to the humanitarian and security agencies to set up a proper camp for the refugees. even as more refugees arrived in the kenyan border town yesterday there was no designated area for the consolidation of the numbers and their registration krcs upper eastern coordinator talaso chucha said.1 she noted that the refugees were arriving in the villages where they were being assisted by their kenyan relatives and friends with no proper record of how many they were. ms chucha also decried the security risk as there was no system in place to screen and monitor the movement of the refugees arriving in the town1 so far they are 8200 and more are arriving every hour. we have identified at least five points where they have been assisted by the local community but we cannot coordinate help when they are scattered. there is a need for a camp to enable us to mobilise resources and avert a crisis she said1 at least 15 paramedics had been deployed to moyale to help the refugees she said1 there is a major potential health risk for the refugees and the host community because there are no amenities in the places where they are staying. there is no food clean water and bedding1 children are defecating in the open. although so far there are no reported cases of serious diseases we cannot rule out an outbreak of cholera if the situation is not addressed ms chucha warned1 the national drought and management authoritys marsabit county boss mr golicha guyo tuesday said they had called an emergency meeting with all the stakeholders to assess the situation1 we want to come up with an urgent solution to the crisis because more than 50 people are living in one home he said1 she said the genesis of the crisis was land that had been allocated to some members of one community she did not name1 -
Egypt releases hotlines on fake news
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egypt has established a hotline to gather complaints of fake news in the traditional or electronic media1 the countrys judiciary announced the hotlines with the instruction that only those issues that could pose a threat to national security would be entertained1 two weeks ahead of elections in egypt the media have been under close scrutiny with an increase in cases of journalists being arrested and websites blocked1 the egyptian judiciary has set aside mobile telephone numbers to receive complaints on the instant messaging app whatsapp and by sms so long as the name of the complainant and their personal details are given it said in a statement1 it said the initiative was aimed against premeditated fake information damaging to national security and the countrys interests1 the decision has started generating reactions in the social media with rahmy botros @ramygerges tweeting i am correct in every statement i lived in egypt usa and visited uk walked the streets i tweet what i actually c i dont believe in traditional media sheeple news outlet and social media but lately decided to do my part and try to fight the fake news and stereotype1 sofia ahmed @sofiaas23 said hard to swallow pop star sherine abdel wahab jailed in egypt for fake news after joking about catching parasites from polluted river nile . sherine wahab jailed for nile river joke1 ganzeer @ganzeer call me biased but it seems to me that egypt has been setting the precedent for a number of trends over the past few years. arresting journalists for the dissemination of fake news could very dangerously be one of them1 -
Philippines withdraws from ICC
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duterte dared it to bring him to trial and said he would rot in jail to save filipinos from crime and drugs1 dpanan president rodrigo duterte of philippines on wednesday announced the withdrawal of the countrys ratification of the treaty that established the international criminal court icc1 duterte alleged that the icc was being utilised as a political tool against the philippines after its prosecutor prematurely announced a preliminary examination of allegations against him relating to killings amid his campaign against illegal drugs1 nan reports that in february the icc said it had started a preliminary examination to establish whether it had jurisdiction and if crimes against humanity had been committed1 the complaint which says duterte is complicit in the illegal deaths of thousands of filipinos during his war on drugs was a waste of the courts time and resources and the examination would be the end of the process presidential spokesman harry roque said1 about 4000 mostly urban poor filipinos have been killed by police in the past 19 months in a brutal crackdown that has alarmed the international community1 activists believe the death toll is far higher1 roque said he had discussed the icc issue for two hours the previous night with duterte a former prosecutor adding that the president more than willing to face trial1 the website of the icc which sits in the hague in the netherlands carried no new information concerning the complaint against duterte1 the courts office could not immediately be reached for comment1 since it was set up in 2002 the icc has received more than 12000 such complaints or communications just nine of which have gone to trial1 i therefore declare and forthwith give notice as president of the republic of the philippines that the philippines is withdrawing its ratification of the rome statute effective immediately he said in a statement1 his tirades against the court are notorious and include calling it bullshit hypocritical and useless stemming from one of its prosecutors saying there could be grounds for an investigation into his bloody crackdown1 he also threatened to cancel the philippines icc membership and said european lawyers were rotten stupid and had a brain like a pea1 police say those thousands of killings were during legitimate anti-drugs operations in which the suspects had violently resisted arrest1 duterte has boasted about killing thousands of drug dealers and has told police they can kill if they believe their lives are in danger1 but his critics accuse him of incitement to murder and of refusing to properly investigate allegations that police are planting evidence fabricating reports and executing users and dealers1 duterte rejects such accusations and typically chides the international community for listening to what his government says are biased human rights groups that have no proof1 a philippine lawyer filed the initial icc complaint against duterte and at least 11 senior officials in april 2017 saying crimes against humanity were committed repeatedly unchangingly and continuously and killing drug suspects and other criminals had become best practice1 senator antonio trillanes and congressman gary alejano sent a supplementary communication several months later urging an icc investigation which included a list of public statements made by duterte that they said amounted to shoot-to-kill orders1 trillanes said the examination should jolt duterte into realizing that he is not above the law1 roque called the complainants domestic enemies of the state and said the icc had no jurisdiction1 -
Syria discovers deadly military chemical plant
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source63 syrian army has discovered a clandestine plant in eastern ghouta that was used by the terrorists to produce military-grade agents1 the plant is located in al-shefounieh town in the area of duma1 among other toxic chemicals chlorine was found at the site and that the papers of the jaysh al-islam militant group were also discovered1 a syrian field commander said that high-tech equipment was found at the plant which indicates that european and saudi experts could have been involved in the illegal production according to the agency1 on monday syrian government troops discovered during a mopping-up operation in a village in eastern ghouta another secret workshop constructed for production of various chemical munitions1 they deadly chemical plant had equipment of saudi origin and materials presumably made in western countries1 however the un-opcw joint investigative mechanism jim presented last october to the un security council a report on the april 4 chemical incident that took place in khan sheikhoun of the syrian idlib province reportedly killing over 80 people with a toxic nerve agent sarin1 the report blamed the syrian government for the alleged gas attack. the panel also accused the daesh terrorist group of using chemical weapons in an attack on syrias um housh in september 20161 the russias mission to the united nations said that the report looked more like an amateur document and was based mostly on assumptions and selective use of facts1 eastern ghouta was seized by militants in 2012. according to syrian army estimates there are 10000-12000 militants in the region1 last week syrian authorities have sent more than 100 letters to the un security council confirming that terrorist groups own chemical substances that they use against civilians1