CONVICTED WAR CRIMINAL LUBANGA ANNOUNCES NEW REBEL GROUP IN EAST CONGO.(PHOTO).

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 Convicted war criminal Lubanga announces new rebel group in east Congo A convicted war criminal based in Uganda has announced a new rebel movement intent on toppling the government in eastern Congo's Ituri province, creating another potential security threat in the war-scarred region, Reuters reported. The formation of the Convention for the Popular Revolution (CPR) by Thomas Lubanga, an Ituri native, comes as Congo's army faces an unprecedented advance by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels elsewhere in eastern Congo. The International Criminal Court secured its first conviction against Lubanga in 2012 on charges of recruiting child soldiers and sentenced him to 14 years in prison. He was released in 2020 and President Felix Tshisekedi appointed him to a task force to bring peace to Ituri. But in 2022 he was taken hostage for two months by a rebel group, which he blames on the government, and is now based in Uganda. In written responses to questions from Reuters, Lubanga said the CPR h...

WHY WE'RE RE-POSITIONING BROADCAST STATIONS IN LAGOS-AMBODE.{PHOTOS}.

                    Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwunmi Ambode today tuesday said the aggressive re-positioning of the broadcast stations in the State was part of his administration's strategy aimed at empowering the media outfits to compare favourably with the best in the world,pledging that the State would soon celebrate the birth of new broadcast machinery.Governor Ambode,who spoke while declaring open the 65th General Assembly of the Broadcast Organisation of Nigeria {BON} held in Lagos,said his passion for the information platforms was very high,a development he said accounted for the massive investment aimed re-energizing the broadcast stations in the State.He said ''As an administration,we are committed to re-energizing,re-positioning and re-engineering our broadcast stations by strengthening their operations with the provision of cutting-edge technology that will stand them out amongst their peers around the world.I must confess here that as a Governor,my passion for the information platforms is very high.This is because of my belief that the media and information machinery are the window through which the world sees us and vice-versa''..The governor,who was represented by the State's Commissioner for Information and Stratefy,Mr Steve Ayorinde,the Governor further said ''During my first anniversary broadcast,I made a commitment to turn around the three stations.I want to assure you that we are on course.Ad we hope to invite our friends from all over Nigeria to celebrate the birth of a new broadcast machinery in Lagos State.Lagos State Government is committed through our broadcast stations to deliver first class service to the people of the State as exemplified through the various projects being executed by this administration among which are road projects,the ' Light Up Lagos' Project and series of others.We are also committed to promoting the broadcast industry to an enviable height in the coming years.Our dream Media City project will be a one-stop media empire to be located in the heart of Ikeja that will be the pride of all''.More photos below.

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