MALIAN ARMY WITHDRAWS FROM KEY TESSALIT MILITARY CAMP. (PHOTO).

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 Malian army withdraws from key Tessalit military camp: sources Mali’s army and its Russian mercenary allies have surrendered Camp Tessalit, a strategic military post in the north, multiple sources told the AFP news agency on Friday. An official from the Tuareg-led separatist group claimed soldiers and mercenaries at the camp had "surrendered", following a fierce fight over the weekend. Simultaneous attacks in Mali by militants linked to Al Qaeda and separatist Tuareg rebels on April 25 showed how fighters ​from different groups with different goals were able to strike at the heart of the West African country's military government. Gunfire and explosions were reported in the capital Bamako and around a large military base outside the capital, as well as Gao and central areas, as gunfire continuing in the northern city of Kidal. Defence minister Sadio Camara was killed at his residence in Kati, a garrison town near the capital, Bamako, following the fierce weekend fighting...

I'M MOTIVATED BY OUR SOCIAL CONTRACT TO MAKE IMO STATE BETTER - GOV. UZODIMMA TO GUILD OF EDITORS.(PHOTOS).#PRESS RELEASE.



I'M MOTIVATED BY OUR SOCIAL CONTRACT TO MAKE IMO STATE BETTER - GOV. UZODIMMA TO GUILD OF EDITORS


The Imo State Governor, His Excellency, Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma has stated that his major focus remains the continous delivery of quality governance for the betterment of Ndi Imo.

The Governor made this known at the opening ceremony of the 18th All Nigeria Editors Conference (ANEC) at Imo Concord Hotel, Owerri.

Governor Uzodimma stressed that irrespective of the jaundiced narratives of fake news and rumor mongering by the opposition, the Shared Prosperity Government has remained focused on positively impacting the lives of Ndi Imo.

Speaking on Political Landscape, credible elections and the role of the editors, Governor Uzodimma said by virtue of their influence and roles in society editors have confirmed to be Stakeholders of the polity.

He however suggested the need for an in-house cleansing to save journalism from the hands of quacks bastardizing the noble profession. According to him "the quality of practice in journalism is dropping, and needs to be reviewed".

In reiterating his administration's support for the media, the Governor urged the editors and journalists at large to distance themselves from percuniary interests and instead be guided by their professionals ethics.

Speaking earlier, President of Nigeria Guild of Editors, Mr. Mustapha Isa, charged Editors to rise to the need for sufficient and credible information to the people. 

Present at event were the Speaker Imo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Emeka Nduka, the former President General of Ohaneze Ndi Igbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo, the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Hon. Declan Mbadiwe, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Oguike, Special Adviser to the Governor on New and Electronic Media Center, Mrs. Nneamaka Okafor and a host of Government appointees and dignitaries. 

More photos below. 




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