Month: July 2017

Qatar’s Gulf neighbors vow to press blockade after a deadline passes

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A deadline passed and nobody blinked, so now a high-stakes geopolitical feud in the Middle East looks set to stretch further into the summer. The confrontation between Qatar and its neighbors worsened on Wednesday as four Arab nations vowed to press ahead with the punishing air, sea and diplomatic blockade they imposed one month ago after they accused Qatar of financing terrorism and working too closely with Iran. Qatar rejected an ultimatum that expired on Tuesday to meet a long list of demands. Meeting in Cairo, foreign ministers from the…

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Kim asks Kanye to reconcile with Jay-Z, Beyonce

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American reality tv personality, Kim Kardashian has reportedly pleaded with her husband Kanye West to apologise and make up with Jay-z and Beyonce. The appeal follows the release of Jay-Z’s new album 4:44 in which he dissed Kanye, as well as Kanye’s exit from Jay-Z’s streaming service, Tidal, situations which have caused a lot of controversies. West was said to have left Tidal over the company’s negligence to pay him a bonus for the new subscribers his album generated. Though Tidal had threatened to sue Kanye, the fashion designer wasn’t…

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Nigeria will be out of recession in 2017 – Udoma

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Nigeria will come out of the economic recession before the end of 2017, Mr Udoma Udo Udoma, Budget and National Planning Minister, has reassured Nigerians. He told journalists after briefing members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of All Progressives Congress (APC) on the implementation of the 2017-2020 Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP). He reiterated that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration inherited an economy that was in bad shape. He cited insecurity, massive corruption, unemployment, poor infrastructure, import dependent economy and other structural weaknesses, as issues synonymous with the…

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NNPC saves $2bn from renegotiated oil contracts

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has secured $2bn discount from renegotiated upstream contracts being executed by its various service providers in the last one year. The Group Managing Director of the Corporation, Dr. Maikanti Baru made the disclosure in Abuja on Wednesday in a message to mark his one year in office. He explained that the discount was raised as part of the quest to continually drive down the high cost of production in Nigeria’s oil industry. Dr. Baru said that the Corporation had successfully reduced the cost of…

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Aisha urges African leaders to spur private investment in health

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The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has urged African leaders to facilitate private sector investment in health to ensure improved healthcare delivery among adolescent girls on the continent. She made the appeal at the just concluded 19th General Assembly meeting of the Organisation of African First Ladies against HIV AIDS (OAFLA) held at African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa. A statement by her Director of Information, Mr. Suleiman Haruna, on Wednesday in Abuja said the theme of the event was, ”Building on 15 years of engagement to harness…

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Jamaican rapper Sean Paul kicks off Lebanon’s Byblos Festival

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Hundreds of music fans gathered in Lebanon’s ancient coastal city of Byblos on Monday (July 3) evening for a concert by Grammy-award-winning artist Sean Paul. The event was part of the annual Byblos International Festival, and it was the Jamaican rapper’s first ever performance in Lebanon. Preceded by Lebanese DJ Rodge then Chi Ching Ching in the opening act, Sean Paul captivated the audience for more than an hour, as the crowd danced and sang along to his hit songs. “This is the 19th year of the festival, which means…

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Court orders Buhari, Osinbajo to publish names of suspected looters

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A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Wednesday ordered the Federal Government to “immediately release to Nigerians information about the names of high-ranking public officials from whom public funds were recovered and the circumstances under which funds were recovered, as well as the exact amount recovered from each public official.” The judgment was delivered yesterday by Hon Justice Hadiza Rabiu Shagari following a Freedom of Information suit number: FHC/CS/964/2016 brought by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). The suit followed disclosure last year by the Federal Government of funds recovered from…

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African countries get Internet domain name

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More than 50 African countries have created an internet domain fully owned by Africa, which they named DotAfrica, APA  report on Wednesday. This happened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, at the 29th ordinary session of the African Union Assembly. “DotAfrica will bring the continent together as an internet community under one umbrella and create an opportunity to forge a unique online identity which will associate products, services and or information with the continent and the people of Africa,” read a communiqué. The domain is an African initiative created by Africans for Africans and…

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How I became Head of State at 31 – Gowon

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Former Military Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, has given insight into how he became Commander in Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces at the age of 31. Giving a breakdown of events that led to his emergence as the Head of State, Gowon disclosed that coup and counter coup led him to power. He disclosed that his then superior, Zakariya Maimalari, would have been the Head of State in July 1966 “after the convolutions” that followed the Kaduna Nzeogwu-led coup early in the year but could not as he, Maimalari.…

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Germany champions again, Unlucky night for Chile

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The Edo Gov., Mr Godwin Obaseki, has said that the core of his administration was to revamp the state’s basic education as it was the bedrock of the education sector. The Governor, represented by his Chief of Staff, Mr Taiwo Akerele, said this when he addressed some primary school teachers under the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT). He was reacting to a protest staged by the primary school teachers in front of the Edo Government House in Benin on Tuesday. Obaseki, who said the demands and request of the teachers…

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