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"Stop insulting Nigerians" Falana says to Obasanjo

“Stop insulting Nigerians” Falana says to Obasanjo

Human rights activist and senior advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Femi Falana, has urged former President Olusegun Obasanjo to stop insulting the collective intelligence and memories of Nigerians having instituted the culture of impunity in the country.

  Falana spoke in Benin on Friday, while reacting to Obasanjo’s special statement last week, which asked President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek…

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Saudi, UAE to assist West Africa fight al-Qaeda

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are attending a summit in Paris on Wednesday aimed at accelerating efforts to set up a West African force to battle Islamist militants, al-Qaeda.

  The G5 Sahel is composed of the armies of Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Burkina Faso and Chad.

  It was launched in October amid growing unrest in the Sahel, whose porous borders are regularly crossed by jihadists,…

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PDP Convention fallout: Dickson begs Adeniran, Mantu, others

The National Reconciliation Committee of the People’s Democratic Party led by Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa on Tuesday visited some aggrieved members as part of efforts to forge a post-convention reconciliation within the party.

  Among the party members visited by the Dickson team was former National Chairmanship aspirant, Prof. Tunde Adeniran, Special Adviser Media Relations to Governor…

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Liberia fixes run-off election on Dec. 26

Former soccer star George Weah faces Vice-President Joseph Boakai as Liberia holds a delayed presidential run-off vote on Dec. 26, the electoral commission chief Jerome Korkoya, says.

  The poll was held up for several weeks by a court challenge by Charles Brumskine, who came third in round one.

  The winner replaces Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf as president in what will be, if it goes smoothly,…

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Princes William and Harry play Stormtroopers in new ‘Star Wars’ film

Princes William and Harry have a cameo appearance as Stormtroopers in the latest “Star Wars” film, it was revealed late Tuesday, as they attended the European premiere in London.

  Due to their costumes, however, the princes cannot be recognized in “The Last Jedi,” the much anticipated eighth film in the saga.

  The pair appeared without their partners, Kate, Duchess of Cambridge and Meghan…

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Turkey pushes for Palestinian full occupation of East Jerusalem

Turkey appealed on Wednesday to world to recognise East Jerusalem as the capital of a Palestinian state, as it opened an Islamic summit called in response to a U.S. decision to recognise the city as Israel’s capital.

  “Firstly the Palestinian state must be recognised by all other countries. We must all strive together for this,” Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said as foreign ministers…

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Africa Trade And Investment Opportunities

Africa constitutes less than a meagre 7% of the total global GDP according to the IMF in one of its recent reports. This is the smallest of all the existing continents and it’s such a paradox for a continent that is home to the second largest population of all the existing continents, constituting such a huge market, richest in natural resource and blessed with enormous teeming youth, which is a…

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Combating the Challenge of Brand Infringement

The menace of counterfeiting, adulteration, product tampering, grey market and other brand infringement practices have continue to rear their ugly head virtually in all sectors and across the entire globe. It has gotten so bad that a staggering 5 – 7% of the entire world trade, valued at over $600 billion is lost annually to this illicit act. Every day, the evils of counterfeiting and other forms…

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IBB varsity Lapai raises fees for non-indigenes-VC

The management of the Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida University, Lapai have increased fees new students of the of the institution who are non-indigenes, for the 2017/2018 session.

  The Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Mohammad Maiturare, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Monday.

  He said the management of the institution reviewed the fee from N52, 000 to N93,…

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2019: APC in South Africa upbeat on victory

The South Africa chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday expressed optimism that the party would win the 2019 general elections in Nigeria.

  Mr Abbey Oguntuase, Interim Chairman of the party in that country, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Pretoria, South Africa, that the party had become stronger inspite of the defection of some members.

  Oguntuase, however, called on…

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AU warns: 6000 ISIS Jihadists coming back to Africa

African countries should be prepared for the security threat posed by the return of an estimated 6,000 African jihadists who fought for the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria.

  A  top security official of the African Union warned on Sunday that the Jihadists could bring back with them their violence and extremist ideology.

  Smail Chergui, the AU’s commissioner for peace and security, said…

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US, South Korea, Japan begin missile tracking drill

The US, South Korea and Japan began today joint exercises to track missiles from North Korea, days after a massive air drill by the US and South Korea in the Korean Peninsula.

  The trilateral drill comes less than two weeks after Pyongyang test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and declared it had achieved nuclear statehood, escalating global alarm over its weapons push.

  Th…

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CBN set to blacklist loan defaulters

The Central Bank of Nigeria under the auspices of the Bankers’ Committee has concluded plans to use the Bank Verification Number of customers to blacklist loan defaulters from accessing further loans in the nation’s banking system.

  The CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, made the disclosure at the end of a two-day annual retreat of the Bankers’ Committee in Lagos on Sunday.

  The annual retreat…

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Uber fights in court for London survival

Uber will defend its right to operate in London in a court hearing on Monday after the app was deemed unfit to run a taxi service and stripped of its license in its most important European markets.

  Regulator Transport for London (TfL) shocked the Silicon Valley firm by rejecting its license renewal bid in September, citing its approach to reporting serious criminal offences and background…

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Kenya’s alternative president: Opposition delays Odinga

Kenya’s leader Raila Odinga may not be alternative president in Kenya any time as opposition group has postponed plans to swear him in as the leader of the country.

  It is a welcome development for President Uhuru Kenyatta, as it has opened a window for possible talks with the opposition.

  Opposition coalition National Super Alliance Coalition (NASA) had planned to publicly “inaugurate” Odinga…

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Buhari, with 3 governors, departs for Paris

President Muhammadu Buhari will leave for Paris today to participate alongside over 50 world leaders in the One Planet Summit.

  The summit opens tomorrow.

  The Nigerian leader, who is accompanied by three governors and two ministers will return home on Thursday.

  The summit, jointly organised by the United Nations, the World Bank Group, and the French Government in partnership with…

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Fire destroys 50 shops in Calabar market

Cross River State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has confirmed the destruction of over 50 shops after Monday’s fire incident at the Yoruba section of Watt market in Calabar.

  Mr John Inaku, SEMA Director General, who disclosed this after an assessment visit to the area on Tuesday, said the cause of the fire was still unknown.

  “Up till now, the cause of the fire is still unknown; over 50…