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Famous Oscar-winning Italian film composer Ennio Morricone dies aged 91
Ennio Morricone, the famous Italian composer whose credits include the “spaghetti” Westerns that made Clint Eastwood a star, has died in Rome Italy at the age of 91.
As per the Italian broadcasting agency Ansa, he died in hospital having fractured his femur in a fall some days ago.
The prolific composer also wrote music for Once Upon a Time in America, The Untouchables and Cinema Paradiso.
Having received an honorary Oscar in 2007, he went on to win one in 2016 for Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight.
Morricone, who was simply known as “Maestro” in his home town of Rome, composed not less than 500 films over seven decades.
His death was disclosed by Italian health minister Roberto Speranza, who tweeted: “Adieu maestro, and thank you for the emotions you gave us.”
Speaking on BBC Breakfast on Monday, fellow composer Hans Zimmer said Morricone was “one of a kind” and “an icon”.
“His music was always outstanding and done with great emotional fortitude and great intellectual thought,” he continued.
Source___BBC
Breaking: Afrinity connect live with Adams
On the 6th of July 2020 Mr Wilfried Adams will be doing a special coverage of the Malawi presidential inauguration of His Excellency Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera president of the republic of Malawi via the platform of Afrinity connect live with Adams
Former Minister of Justices, Baa Tambadou appointed registrar at UN
This was announced by Secretary-General António Guterres yesterday on the appointment of Abubacarr Marie Tambadou of The Gambia as the Registrar of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals.
Mr Tambadou takes the place of Olufemi Elias of Nigeria, to whom the secretary general praises for his dedicated service to the residual mechanism and international criminal justice.
Not long ago, Mr Tambadou was serving as the Attorney General and Minister of Justice of The Gambia, a position he held since 2017.
*Mr Tambadou brings over 14 years of experience in the area of international criminal justice, including through his role as special assistant to the Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals and Trial Attorney and later Appeals Counsel at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Prior to those positions, he worked as a prosecutor in The Gambia and, later, as a private legal practitioner. He has also served as the chair of the African Union Specialised Technical Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs.*
*Mr Tambadou holds a Master of Laws in International Human Rights Law from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Warwick. He was called to the bar at Lincoln’s Inn in the United Kingdom, and as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of The Gambia, in 1999. He is proficient in English with working knowledge of French.*
Source___Standard Newspaper
Former Supreme Islamic Council president of the Gambia passes away
Former president of the Gambia Supreme Islamic Council, Alhaji Banding Drammeh of has passed away last evening.
Sheikh Banding Drammeh was one of the well known Muslim leaders in the Gambia for years.
Well known by Mudirr (Principal), he was a one of the central pillars of the Islamic propagation in the country, known through his weekly programme “Muslim World,” which he presented for 40 years on Radio Gambia.
‘Alhaji Banding also served as an Islamic studies teacher at Muslim High School before he decided to set up his the Brikama Islamic Institute and later Mahad in Brikama.’
His school which consisted of both Arabic and English sections, have graduated dozens of students who serve in various sectors.
Source___Standard Newspaper
Ex-Presidents of Panama Charged With Money Laundering
Panama’s former two presidents, Ricardo Martinelli and Juan Carlos Varela, were charged yesterday with money laundering, as two separate scandals destroyed the political legacy of the former allies turned enemies.
Martinelli was charged with money laundering over the so-called “New Business” case in which a publishing group was said to buy with government funds during his 2009-14 term.
Martinelli, 68, was in a ouyrage mood as he left the public prosecutor’s office in Panama City.
“I’m going to be frank with you, this pisses me off, this political persecution that has no end… they want to involve me (in the case) in order to do away with me,” he said, after refusing to testify.
Varela for now “was charged with money laundering in the Odebrecht case,” the public prosecutor’s office told AFP.
The appearance of the two former presidents “could mean, if there is any optimism, that… no one is above the law,” Carlos Barsallo, head of the Panamanian office of Transparency International, told AFP.
Source___Channels TV
President Buhari Suspends leader of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund with his 11 Top Officials
President Muhammadu Buhari has make known the indefinite suspension of Mr Adebayo Somefun, the Managing Director and Chief Executive of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF).
A statement yesterday from the Head of Press and Public Relations at the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Charles Akpan, discloses that the President also suspended 11 top officials of the agency.
They include Jasper Azuatalam (Executive Director, Finance and Investment), Olukemi Nelson (Executive Director, Operations), and Tijani Sulaiman (Executive Director, Administration).
Others are Olusegun Bashorun (General Manager, Administration/Human Resources/Maintenance), Lawan Tahir (General Manager, Finance), Chris Esedebe (General Manager, Claims and Compensation), Olodotun Adegbite (Deputy General Manager, Investment and Treasury Management), and Emmanuel Sike (Deputy General Manager, Finance and Accounts).
Also affected by the suspension are Olutoyin Arokoyo (Deputy General Manager/Acting Head, Legal), Dorathy Tukura (Deputy General Manager, Administration), and Victoria Ayantuga (Assistant General Manager, Internal Audit).
As per the statement, their suspension from office arose from their poor Financial Regulations and Procurement Act, and other acts of gross misconduct.
Source___Channels TV
Nigeria’s COVID-19 Infections Exceed 27,000 Mark With 626 New Cases
Nigeria’s COVID-19 Infections yesterday crossed the 27, 000 mark as the country confirmed 626 new cases.
This is according to a tweet on the official handle of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). There is also an alarming fact that, the country is becoming one of the epicentres of the pandemic.
Giving a breakdown of the new cases, the agency said they were recorded in 20 states in the West African country, bringing the total infections to 27,110.
Lagos State had the highest number of fresh infections for the day – 193 – and is followed by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) with 85 cases of the virus with Oyo State having 41 persons infected.
Source___Channels TV
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe and his government have resign
The French government led by Prime Minister Edouard Philippe and his government have given their resignations, which the french President Emmanuel Macron has accepted according to the Elysee Palace.
There was no answer to why on the given statement issued on Friday, but a cabinet shuffle had been widely expected after Macron make known to chart a new course for the last two years of his term.
The government will continue to handle “day-to-day matters” until a new government is formed, the presidency said. The Elysee Palace later said the new prime minister was expected to be named “within hours”.
It was not immediately clear whether Philippe would be called upon to form the new government.
Source___Aljazeera
Well known Bollywood choreographer Saroj Khan dies aged 71
Saroj Khan, One of the most celebrated and most prominent choreographers in India has died at the age of 71.
Khan’s career took off in the late 1980s, when she worked on a slew of hit numbers with leading stars like Madhuri Dixit and the late Sridevi.
She died of cardiac arrest in hospital in Mumbai city, local media discloses.
Her nephew, Manish Jagwani also confirmed to PTI news agency that Khan died of cardiac arrest.
Born in 1948, her coming into the Bollywood film industry was as a child artist.
In the 1950s, Khan became a back-up dancer, appearing in films like Bimal Roy’s Madhumati, where she was choreographed by dance director B Sohanlal, who she later married.
From here on, Khan’s career evolved into that of an assistant choreographer until 1974, when she got her break in the movie Geeta Mera Naam.
Khan choreographed Sridevi in the song Hawa Hawai from the 1987 blockbuster hit Mr India, kicking off her career as a dance director to be reckoned with.
Bollywood took to Twitter to mourn Khan’s death of this celebrated star, with many, such as superstar Akshay Kumar and director Kunal Kohli, thanking her for her work.
Source___BBC
Senegal set to ease air borders
Senegal government announced of easing the country’s air borders starting from July 15.
“The reopening of air borders will take place from July 15, and international flights will resume according to a defined health protocol,” President Macky Sall said yesterday, during his address to the nation on the situation of the coronavirus escalation.
Nonetheless, “land and sea borders remain closed until further notice,” he noted.
The President also make known the lifting of the state of emergency and the curfew as of 11. These had been decreed on 23 March, three weeks after the country confirmed its first case of Covid-19 infection.
For Macky Sall, the easing of the air borders meets a serious need to allow the resumption of productive activities to fully get the economy back on track. “Just as we cannot let the virus take over our lives and our health, we cannot let it take over the life and health of our economy,” he said, calling for increased vigilance.
“By lifting the state of emergency, I also recall that the health emergency is still there and imposes on us a duty of vigilance, individual responsibility, and collective responsibility. The danger is still there, and we must continue the fight,” the president concludes.
Source___Standard Newspaper
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