Month: August 2017

Harvey death toll reaches 9 as flooding continues

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The remnants of Hurricane Harvey pelted Texas on Monday as forecasters warned that the soaking rains would continue for days and major flooding would spread to neighboring states. Texas officials said that at least nine people had died statewide as a result of the storm, as floodwaters continued to turn streets into waterways and gush into buildings Monday, a full two days after Harvey made landfall. Authorities expect the death toll to rise as rescue efforts go on and as more rain, rising rivers and surging floodwaters pummel the Gulf…

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Missile Launch: S/Korea replies N/Korea with bombs

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South Korea’s air force effectively fired back at North Korea’s missile launch over Japan by conducting a live-fire drill involving powerful bombs, officials said early Tuesday. Four F-15 fighters dropped eight MK-84 bombs that accurately hit targets at a military field near South Korea’s eastern coast, Seoul’s presidential spokesman Park Su-hyun said. Each bomb has an explosive yield of a ton, according to the country’s air force. Park also said South Korean national security director Chung Eui-yong called President Donald Trump’s national security adviser H.R. McMaster to discuss the North’s…

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Small Doctor Finally Speaks On The Video Of Him self servicing On Snapchat

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Rave of the moment, Temitope Adekunle also known as Small doctor, has finally reacted to the video of him self servicing on snapchat. The video which turned up on Thursday, August 24, shows the singer stroking his manhood with one hand, while apparently recording the act with his other hand. Addressing the blunder during an interview with Sunday Scoop, Small Doctor claims that his account was hacked. He said: “My Snapchat account was hacked and that is all I have to say.” However, when asked if he had recorded himself…

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Zuckerberg, wife welcome second daughter

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Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan on Monday welcomed their second daughter whom they named ‘August’. In usual practice, Zuckerberg announced the birth of August on Facebook, saying they hope “she doesn’t grow up too fast”. “Priscilla and I are so happy to welcome our daughter August,” he said adding that they “wrote her a letter about the world we hope she grows up in”. The letter reads: “Dear August, “Welcome to the world! Your mom and I are so excited to see who you will become. “When…

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Boko Haram: US sells N181bn warplanes, weapons to Nigeria

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The Pentagon has notified the U.S. Congress  of the sale to Nigeria of 12 Super Tucano A-29 planes and weapons worth $593 million, needed for the  fight against the militant group, Boko Haram. The move on the sale, which included thousands of bombs and rockets and was originally agreed by former President Barack Obama’s administration, was announced by the Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency. The sale was initially announced on 2 August. The Super Tucano A-29, an agile, propeller-driven plane with reconnaissance and surveillance as well as attack capabilities, is…

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Between hate speech and freedom of expression

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Few weeks ago, the Vice President of Nigeria, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, declared that henceforth, the Federal Government of Nigeria will classify hate speech as specie of Terrorism and offenders will be charged under the Terrorism Prevention Act, as amended. The Vice President, who is also a Professor of law stated that, Terrorism Prevention Act 2011 as amended defines ‘’terrorism as an act deliberately done with malice, which may seriously harm a country or is intended or can be reasonably regarded as having been done to seriously intimidate a population’’ and…

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Biafra: Nobody can arrest me – Kanu tells fed govt

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The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has cautioned the Federal Government against any attempt to re-arrest him, declaring that anyone who attempts to carry out the action will die. Kanu said he won’t go on exile over threat to rearrest him. This is as the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), said it was ready to resist any attempt by the Federal Government to re-arrest the IPOB leader. Kanu spoke yesterday at Boys Technical College (BTC) located along Faulks Road…

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Court dissolves marriage over “barrenness”

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A Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan,  on Monday  dissolved the four-year-old marriage between one Labake Fagbola  and her husband, Seun, over barrenness and  exploitation. Mr Ademola Odunade, the President of  the court held that the court was clearly convinced that Seun was taking undue advantage of Labake’s   childlessness. “ In the interest of peaceful coexistence, the union between Labake and Seun has ceased to be. “ To forestall any crisis and cheating, Labake shall give any of the property she is willing to give away to Seun  because she owns the…

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Nigeria’s economy getting better – Buhari

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After receiving briefings from the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udo Udoma; his Finance counterpart, Kemi Adeosun, and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, President Muhammadu Buhari declared on Monday that the nation’s economy is getting better. The briefings received by Buhari, who recently returned from a 103-day medical vacation in London, lasted over two hours, according to a statement issued by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. He disclosed that the ministers and the CBN governor updated the…

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Nigeria trains Ghana on deposit Insurance

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The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) is organising a five-day capacity building programme for senior officials of Ghana Deposit Protection Corporation (GDPC). In a statement signed by Mr Hadi Birch, Head Communications and Public Affairs, on Monday in Abuja, It said this was part of the NDIC’s efforts to assist member countries in the West African sub region to comprehend the relevance of Deposit Insurance System (DIS). According to the statement, it will help to ensure financial system stability. It named three officials of the GDPC who are attending the…

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