Day: October 18, 2017

Nigerian Kehinde Wiley to paint Obama’s portrait

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Former U. S. president Barack Obama, has picked Nigeria’s Kehinde Wiley, to paint his official presidential portrait. The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery while making the announcement said Wiley is an exciting choice for the presidential portrait. Wiley, a hip-hop portraitist  is known for lush, larger-than-life portraits that overlay black street culture with European classical motifs. The 40 year-old New York-based artist, born to a Nigerian father and an African American mother, will have a novel spin on the traditionally formal composition. Wiley has painted rappers LL Cool J in the…

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Taliban kill 69 Afghans in multiple attacks

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Taliban suicide bombers struck government targets in many provinces of Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing at least 69 people, including a senior police commander. Scores of others were wounded in the rampage. The deadliest attack hit a police training centre attached to the police headquarters in Gardez, main city of Paktia province. Two Taliban suicide car bombers paved the way for a number of gunmen to attack the compound, officials and militants said. At least 21 police officers were killed, including the Paktia provincial police chief, with 48 others wounded, according…

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Shell opens electric vehicle charging in UK

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Oil major Royal Dutch Shell has launched a fast-charging -service for electric vehicles at three Shell service stations near London and in northern England. The company said on Wednesday that the service would charge most electric vehicle batteries from zero to 80 per cent within half an hour. The project is the oil major’s first foray into fast-charging-electric-vehicles, whose use is set to grow with consumers’ demand for cleaner cars. Shell will expand the service further in Britain and into the Netherlands and the Philippines, the company said. The launch…

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Oil price rises towards $59

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Oil prices rose on Wednesday, lifted by a fall in U.S. crude inventories and concerns that tensions in the Middle East could disrupt supplies. Brent crude futures, the international benchmark for oil prices, were at 58.27 dollars at 0131 GMT, up 39 cents, or 0.7 per cent from their last close – and a third above mid-year levels. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at 52.08 dollars per barrel, up 20 cents, or 0.4 per cent and almost a quarter above mid-June levels. Traders said that prices were…

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Delta 2019: Okowa, Utomi, Ogboru and the Ibori factor

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) recently released the 2019 election timetable. The governorship election is slated for March 2, 2019 along with the State Assembly elections, while the Presidential and National Assembly are on February 16, 2019.That is less than sixteen months (only 480 plus days) away. Deltans, along with Nigerians, are looking forward to the elections with great anticipation. There is no gainsaying the fact that Delta State is a microcosm of Nigeria. The oil rich state is still a coveted price for any party. Currently, the State…

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