Month: July 2017

Army kills Boko Haram mercenaries

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The Nigerian Army said its troops in the North East have killed a number of mercenaries hired by the Mamman Nur faction of the Boko Haram terrorist group at Gulumba Gana in Bama Local Government Area of Borno. The army spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman said  on Tuesday that the mercenaries were neutralised  on Monday when they attempted to attack 81 Division Task Force Battalion’s location at Gulumba Gana. “The troops successfully dealt with the terrorists and pursued those that escaped and recovered two AK-47 Rifles and two magazines of nine round of…

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Amazon, Apple, Google stock prices go haywire due to data glitch

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A number of Nasdaq-listed tech companies saw their share prices swing in either direction after ‘bad data’ was improperly used by third-parties. A data glitch has set the share prices of a number of Nasdaq-listed companies such as Amazon, Apple, Google, and Microsoft at exactly $123.47 on Monday evening. Amazon saw its share price tumble from an opening price of $972.79 a share, while game developer Zynga experienced a 33-fold hike from an opening price of $3.65. The share prices of companies such as Facebook were unaffected by the glitch,…

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Orange, Vodafone in race for Etisalat Nigeria

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Orange and Vodafone Group are in “strong running” to buy 65 per cent of Etisalat Nigeria following Etisalat’s exit from the troubled operator, according to local sources. According to Brandish, “no fewer than five” companies have expressed interest in Etisalat Nigeria, although the two international telco giants have shown “concrete interest”. The potential hurdle, the report said, was the restructuring of the debt which caused the current uncertainty for the business. The report also said the negotiators for Etisalat Nigeria – including representatives of its bankers and Nigerian regulators –…

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Cultists dispossess 5 policemen of phones, cash in Ughelli

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FIVE unarmed policemen attached to the Ughelli ‘A’ Division Police Station were, Sunday, disposed of their phones and undisclosed amount of money at gunpoint by a gang of suspected cultists at Ughelli, Delta State. The incident is coming just as some hoodlums stabbed to death a 24-year-old man, simply identified as Edirin, at the Ojokor area of Ughelli in what witnesses described as a reprisal attack by suspected cultists, following last Saturday’s killing of a vulcanizer. The death of Edirin is the third in five attacks in the last one…

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Narendra Modi to become first Indian PM to visit Israel

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Narendra Modi will become the first Indian prime minister to visit Israel when he arrives on Tuesday. Mr Modi, who recently said India and the Jewish state share a “deep and centuries-old” connection, is expected to agree military and cyber security deals. Observers note he will not travel to Ramallah or meet Palestinian leaders, as visiting dignitaries often do. The visit is seen by some as a turning point in India’s position on Israel. Here is what the focus will be on over the next three days: Defence deals will be top…

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North Korea Fires Another Missile Amid Rising Tensions With U.S

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea launched a ballistic missile on Tuesday, the first such test since President Trump and his South Korean counterpart, Moon Jae-in, agreed to put more pressure on the country to come to the negotiating table. The missile took off from the Banghyon airfield in the northwestern town of Kusong and flew 578 miles before landing in the sea between North Koreaand Japan, the South Korean military said in a statement. Military officials were still analyzing flight data to determine what type of missile had been used. It was the…

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FG promises adequate fertiliser for 2017 farming season

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The Federal Government says it has made adequate provision for farmers across the country to have enough fertiliser to grow food throughout the year. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja, the Chief Executive Officer, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), Mr Uche Orji said a bag of fertiliser now sells for N5,500 instead of N14,000 previously. He stated: “The price is boldly written on the Fertiliser bag so you can’t be cheated. “We have the capacity to blend what the nation needs and this year,…

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Labour hails Dangote on investment drive, employment, youth empowerment …urges others to emulate him

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Following his fresh investments in automobile and agriculture sectors, the organised labour in the country has commended Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President and the Chief Executive of Dangote Group, for promoting investments and creating thousands of direct and indirect youth employments across the country and in Africa. Labour said Dangote’s patriotism remains unparalleled when it comes to investment and that his involvement in many sectors have been a key factor behind Nigeria’s improving economy. Comrade Issa Aremu, Secretary General of the National Textile Garment Workers Union, who spoke on the sideline of…

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The lesson Ndi’Igbo taught Jonathan and future leaders

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By now, I am sure my readers have read the very disparaging comments against former President Goodluck Jonathan which were credited to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. So pedestrian are those comments that I will not repeat them here. You can Google them on your own if you have not read them but I will not stain my writing space by republishing them. Ndi’Igbo needs friends and support. No one can win in life if they walks solo. Ecclesiastes 4:11 says ‘if two lie together,…

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Bishop unhappy with rising cases of divorce

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Most Rev. Anselm Umorem, the Auxiliary Bishop of Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, has expressed disappointment with the increasing cases of broken homes and said that divorce was not part of Nigeria’s culture. In his homily at SS Peter and Paul Parish in Nyanya on Sunday, he advised people to put God first when considering marriage. “Living a Christian life means to follow and believe in the value of God which is integrity, compassion, faithfulness, love, peace, honesty love and compassion,’’ he said. Umorem advised that people should always read the…

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