Day: August 21, 2017

Buhari’s nationwide broadcast

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Full text of President Muhammadu Buhari’s broadcast on Monday My dear citizens, I am very grateful to God and to all Nigerians for their prayers. I am pleased to be back on home soil among my brothers and sisters. 2. In the course of my stay in the United Kingdom, I have been kept in daily touch with events at home. Nigerians are robust and lively in discussing their affairs, but I was distressed to notice that some of the comments, especially in the social media have crossed our national…

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Troops begin fresh drills in Korean Peninsula

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U.S. and South Korean troops have begun annual drills that come after tensions rose over North Korea’s two intercontinental ballistic missile tests last month. The Ulchi Freedom Guardian drills that began Monday are largely computer-simulated war games and will run through Aug. 31. Pyongyang calls the 11-day drills a “reckless” invasion rehearsal that could trigger the “uncontrollable phase of a nuclear war.” South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in said Monday the drills are defensive in nature. He says the drills are held regularly because of repeated provocations by North Korea. Earlier…

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10 sailors missing in U.S guided-missile destroyer’s accident

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At least 10 sailors have been declared missing when American guided-missile destroyer, USS John S. McCain, collided with a merchant vessel on Monday. A search and rescue mission is underway, the Navy says. “The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) was involved in a collision with the merchant vessel Alnic MC while underway east of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore,” the Navy said in a statement. Ten sailors are missing and another five are injured. The collision was reported at 6:24 a.m. local time, on a routine…

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Telecoms operators lament falling revenue over OTT platforms

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Telecommunications operators have lamented diminishing revenue caused by the operations of Over-the-Top Platforms (OTT). The Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Gbenga Adebayo, disclosed the position of the group at the weekend in Lagos. He listed the platforms as Skype, Whatsapp, Wechat, Facebook, Viber and IMO. Quoting an independent analyst and consultancy firm, OVUM, he said customers’ growing adoption of OTT, instead of the traditional telecoms services, was impacting negatively on them. According to him, OTT operations have created a global revenue loss of $386…

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Comedian Jerry Lewis dies at 91

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The 91-year-old comic actor, Jerry Lewis, who has featured on big screens and charity telethons for decades, is dead. His death was first reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal and confirmed by NPR with his publicist and spokeswoman Candi Cazau. The son of small-time entertainers who were always on the road, Lewis spent a lot of time with a rotating cast of relatives. As he told TV interviewer David Susskind in 1965: “I was a rent-a kid-a-day club, you know? Who wants Jerry this week?” When he got a bit…

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Nigeria’s unity settled, not negotiable – Buhari

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President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday addressed the nation, where he warned against inflammatory statements and emphasised  that the unity of Nigeria is settled and not negotiable. Buhari who returned from London on Saturday, said the government would no longer tolerate hate speeches and inflammatory statements. “I was distressed to notice that some of the comments, especially in the social media, have crossed our national red lines by daring to question our collective existence as a nation. This is a step too far.’’ He said that every Nigerian has a right…

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Politicians of fortune in Nigeria

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Hate or like him, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, the irrepressible leader of the self-determination body – Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) – has some germane observations on the sickening nature of politics and the lack of good governance in Nigeria. In one of his comments, he was quoted as saying that the reason his group has embargoed their card carrying members from participating in the November 8th 2017 governorship poll in Anambra State is because those seeking political offices under the extant constitution of Nigeria are basically motivated by the pecuniary…

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Ibrahimovic to sign new Man United contract this week – report

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Manchester United expect Zlatan Ibrahimovic to sign a new contract to stay at Old Trafford as early as this week, ESPN reports. Free agent Ibrahimovic, 35, is recovering from a knee ligament injury sustained in a Europa League match against Anderlecht in April which was expected to keep him out until 2018. The new contract will be announced earlier than anticipated due to the former Sweden international’s quick recovery. From the moment he suffered his injury against Anderlecht, it was established that Ibrahimovic would do his rehabilitation at United’s AON…

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PDP insists on restructuring

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is in support of restructuring of the country in a manner that will boost the growth, development and prosperity of Nigeria. Dayo Adeyeye, the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP National Caretaker Committee, made the clarification in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja. Adeyeye said the clarification became necessary following a statement credited to the National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Bolaji Ojo-Abdullahi. He said that he (Adeyeye) read with amusement the statement written by Ojo-Abdullahi that “PDP has…

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