Day: December 19, 2017

US vetoes UN resolution rejecting Donald Trump’s Jerusalem decision

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The US has vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolution rejecting President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The text put forward by Egypt affirmed that any decisions on the status of Jerusalem had “no legal effect, are null and void and must be rescinded”. The 14 other members of the council voted in favour of the motion. The US permanent representative, Nikki Haley, described it as an “insult” and warned that it would not be forgotten. “It’s one more example of the United Nations…

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Twitter begins enforcing stricter rules on abusive content

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The new rules announced in November on hateful and abusive content and behaviour went into effect on Monday, Twitter said in a press release. “Today, we will start enforcing updates to the Twitter Rules announced last month to reduce hateful and abusive content on Twitter,” the social medium said on Monday. The company said the new rules will require any accounts associated with groups that promote violence against civilians either on or off the social media platform to remove all tweets that promote glorify violent acts. The company said anyone…

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Governor Okowa signs Delta’s N308 billion 2018 budget into law

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Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on Monday signed the Delta State 2018 Appropriation Bill of N308 billion into law, with an assurance that his administration will ensure full implementation of the budget. The Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Sheriff Oborevwori, accompanied by his Deputy, Friday Osmania, and other principal officers of the legislature presented the appropriation bill to the governor at an event which took place at the Government House, Asaba and was witnessed by members of the state executive council and the press. Mr. Oborevwori also presented the…

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Burna Boy arraigned for armed robbery, gets bail

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Popular dancehall artiste, Damini Ogulu, who goes by the alias Burna Boy, was on Monday arraigned before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly being an accessory to armed robbery. The prosecution alleged that Burna Boy connived with others to rob another musician, one Mr Abiye Jimbo popularly known as Mr 2kay, in his room at the Eko Hotels and Suites. He pleaded not guilty to a two-count of conspiracy and accessory to armed robbery. The prosecution, led by Insp. Peter Nwangwu, alleged that Burna Boy committed the offence on…

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Drug abuse: Senate goes after importers, distributors

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The President of the Senate Dr. Bukola Saraki has vowed to tackle the menace of drug abuse from its root by going after importers and distributors of drugs. This is even as the Senate begins a roundtable with state governments, local governments, traditional rulers, the Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria and NGOs, to tackle the menace. In a series of tweets on his twitter handle @BukolaSaraki, Saraki stressed that the tackling the interplay between dirty money and drug importation and distribution would help tackle its prevalence. Saraki expressed grave worry at…

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Thierry Henry reveals Nigerian that thought him dribbling

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Arsenal legend, Thierry Henry has revealed how former Nigeria international, Nwankwo Kanu thought him dribbling. He described Kanu, a former teammate at Arsenal, as the most technically gifted African player he ever played with. Henry revealed this at his unveiling as Guinness Nigeria PLC ambassador for the ‘Made of Black’ campaign which took place at the Landmark Event Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Sunday. The France legend and his Nigerian counterpart, Kanu joined Arsenal in 1999 and spent five years as teammates, winning two Premier League titles (2002 and 2004)…

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Dana $1.2bn steel rolling mill, boost to Nigerian economy’

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The Chairman, Senate Committee on Privatization, Senator Ben Murray Bruce said yesterday that Dana Group’s $1.2bn investment would boost the nation’s economy. He commended the Management of the group for its massive contribution to the Nigerian economy and for transforming the old Katsina Steel Rolling Mill, despite the present economic challenges in the country. The senator stated this during his committee’s visit and tour of Dana Steel Limited – a subsidiary of the Dana Group of companies on Monday. Senator Ben Bruce said he was impressed with the level of…

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Pakistani Senate seeks US compensation for drone attacks

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The Pakistani Senate on Monday adopted a resolution recommending the government to demand compensation from U.S. Government for drone attacks. The demand for the compensation was on the account of lives lost and damage done to innocent citizens as a result of drone attacks inside Pakistan, the Senate said. The resolution was passed as U.S. unmanned aircraft routinely carried out attacks in Pakistani tribal regions in what they claimed to have targeted the militants. However, people in the tribal regions insisted that the drone strikes also killed civilians. The upper…

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Suspected assassins shoot NDDC worker in Warri

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Suspected assassins have shot a young man identified as Mr Francis Agba in Delta. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the victim, a worker at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), was shot on Monday around the General Hospital, Ekpan in Uvwie Local Government Area. An eyewitness simply identified as Onoriode, said that Agba had conveyed his wife to the hospital for medical attention when the attackers trailed him with a Toyota Camry car and shot at him while coming out the hospital premises. Onoriode said the victim…

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Wayne Rooney hails Everton’s invigorated character after comeback win against Swansea

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Wayne Rooney suggested an improvement in character has been key to Everton’s resurgence after he scored in a comeback win at home to Swansea City. Rooney’s penalty wrapped up a 3-1 Premier League victory at Goodison Park on Monday, although he had previously been denied from 12 yards – spared by Dominic Calvert-Lewin tucking in the rebound. Everton trailed to Leroy Fer’s goal before fighting back to claim a fourth win in five unbeaten league games since the announcement of Sam Allardyce as Ronald Koeman’s successor. And Rooney indicated the…

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