Day: July 21, 2017

Nigerian Army issues quit notice to cultists in Rivers

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The 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, has warned cultists terrorising some Rivers communities to desist forthwith or face the wrath of the law. Col. Aminu Iliyasu, the Spokesman for the division, said the warning was part of a nine-point communiqué issued at the end of a stakeholders meeting in Port Harcourt on Friday. He said the stakeholders resolved that all leaders and notable members of cult groups terrorising Ozochi community in Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers should be arrested and prosecuted as soon as possible. The stakeholders…

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Abuja to host Zuma Film Festival in December

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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed announced on Friday in Jos that the revived Zuma Film Festival will hold in Abuja in December. The minister disclosed this when he paid a courtesy visit to the Plateau Governor, Simon Lalong. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the minister is in Jos, the Plateau capital to attend the Extraordinary Meeting of the National Council on Information. Mohammed called on the governor and his colleagues from other states to lend full support to the revived festival. NAN reports that…

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Virgil van Dijk tells Southampton he wants to leave

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Virgil van Dijk is training on his own after telling Southampton boss Mauricio Pellegrino he wants to leave the club. The Netherlands centre-half was a target for Liverpool earlier this summer, but the Reds withdrew their interest after Saints complained to the Premier League. Southampton maintain van Dijk is not for sale, and Pellegrino has excluded the player from pre-season until he can demonstrate his commitment. “The boy said that he is not available to play because he wants to leave,” Pellegrino told BBC Radio Solent. “This is the decision.…

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Sean Spicer resigns as White House spokesman

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White House spokesman Sean Spicer, has resigned. Spicer resigned on Friday ending a brief, turbulent tenure that gained global notoriety, after President Donald Trump named adviser and Wall Street financier Anthony Scaramucci as his top communications official. Spicer’s departure reflected turmoil within Trump’s legal and communication teams amid investigation into possible ties between Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and Russia. Observers say the investigation is undermining the White House’s policy agenda. Spicer, who was appointed White House spokesman in December, was one of Trump administration recognised figure. He was targeted by…

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