Month: October 2017

Donald Trump hits back at Republican critics

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President Donald Trump hit back at critics within his own Republican party Wednesday, painting them as outliers in what is otherwise a “love fest” between him and allied lawmakers. A day after Republican senators Jeff Flake and Bob Corker described Trump as having a “flagrant disregard” for truth and decency and of “debasing” the nation, the combative president shot back. Trying to forestall a wider party backlash, Trump said Flake and Corker had decided to resign from politics because they could not be reelected. “The reason Flake and Corker dropped…

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Metuh: Court gives 5 days for Jonathan’s appearance

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A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the court bailiff to serve subpoena on former president, Goodluck Jonathan within five days to appear as witness in the trial of former PDP spokesman, Olisa Metuh. Justice Okon Abang ruled that the court cannot blame the ex- president for being absent yesterday, adding that the service of court processes is very important in any proceedings. “The bailiff is hereby directed to make further attempt in effecting personal service of the witness summons on Dr Goodluck Jonathan. “However, if personal service cannot…

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I receive daily calls about sexual harassment in Nollywood – Kanayo O. Kanayo

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Kanayo O Kanayo, Nollywood actor born Anayo Modestus Onyekwere, says he receives calls about sexual harassment in Nollywood on a daily basis. The 55-year-old told Reuters Foundation in an interview that actresses call him every day to say they are being pressured to sleep with producers. Some other practitioners in the industry corroborated his statement. “There are a lot of people abusing their position and demanding sexual favours. I have had to turn down jobs, walk out of sets,” said Dorothy Njemanze, an actress in the industry. “There are plenty,…

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Chelsea beat Everton, West Ham stun Spurs

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Chelsea and West Ham have qualified for the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup. Chelsea beat a rejuvenated Everton 2-1 under new interim coach David Unsworth, with Brazil’s  Willian scoring the decisive second goal at Stamford Bridge. West Ham’s qualification was dramatic, coming from 0-2 down at Wembley to stun Tottenham Hotspur with three successive goals, in 15 minutes. Moussa Sissoko had scored for Spurs on 6th minute, followed by Dele Alli, who scored on 37th. But the game turned in the second half, with Andre Ayew scoring in the 55th…

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Hollywood actor Robert Guillaume passes on at 89

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Actor Robert Guillaume, best known for his role in the TV series “Benson,” died Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 89. His wife Donna Guillaume told CNN he had battled prostate cancer in recent years. “He kinda went the way everyone wishes they could, surrounded by love and in his sleep”, Guillaume said. She added that her husband really loved making music, entertaining and making people laugh. He treasured his role as Rafiki in Disney’s 1994 animated film “The Lion King,” she said. Guillaume starred as the…

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Osinbajo seeks revival of anti-corruption war

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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday declared that the anti-corruption fight in the country must take a new turn for it to succeed. Osinbajo stated this at the opening of a two-day capacity building workshop for justices and judges, organised by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in collaboration with the National Judicial Institute (NJI) in Abuja. He said that the administration was reviving the entire anti-corruption system for speedy dispensation of justice. “We are re-jigging the entire system; the Chief Justice of the Federation has laid down the…

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NEPAD boss tasks women on good parenting

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Mrs Gloria Akobundu, National Coordinator, New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), Nigeria, have urged African women to return to the basics of traditional parenting for the development of African nations. She made the call on Tuesday in Abuja during the International SHEROES Forum with the theme: “Advancing women’s roles in business leadership and governance”. According to Akobundu, the decorum in societies which has led to armed conflicts, communal clashes, underdevelopment among other man-made induced disasters can be attributed to poor parenting. She emphasised that good parenting, which is the primary…

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Maina: Fire Malami, Dambazau now – Lawyers tell Buhari

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Human rights lawyers under the aegis of Public Interest Defenders (PID), have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to remove Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) and Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazzau for their roles in the re-engagement of ex-chairman of Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdurasheed Maina. The lawyers also said the duo should be investigated and prosecuted for breach of public trust. PID in a statement by its chairman, Pelumi Olajengbesi, said “By virtue of Section 174(1) of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), the…

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BVN: Give Nigerians abroad more time, Dabiri-Erewa urges CBN, AGF

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Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, has called for more time for Nigerians in Diaspora to obtain their Bank Verification Number (BVN). Dabiri-Erewa also urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) to put modalities and logistics in place to make it easier for Nigerians abroad to obtain it. “I hereby appeal to CBN to look into the challenges Nigerians living abroad are facing in getting their BVN done and extend the deadline for them…

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Dambazua orders Maina to submit self to EFCC

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The Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, has told the wanted former chairman of Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, to submit himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The minister’s directive is contained in an official correspondence sent to the EFCC by the ministry. The letter was in response to a letter written to the ministry asking that it makes Maina available for questioning. A top EFCC official told Punch that the usual procedure for inviting senior government officials was to write to the head of the ministry…

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