Month: October 2017

Web giants vow to remove online extremist content within hours

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Tech companies including Google, Facebook and Twitter will work with G7 countries to block the spread of extremist content online. Earlier this year, G7 leaders backed Theresa May’s call for a crackdown on extremist content online. After a two-day meeting on the Italian island of Ischia, the nations and the world’s largest web companies have pledged to remove all jihadist content from the web within two hours of it being uploaded. “Our enemies are moving at the speed of a tweet and we need to counter them just as quickly,”…

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‘Don’t change, but be careful’ – 2Baba on drama surrounding Davido

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The controversy surrounding the demise of Davido‘s friend, Tagbo Umeike, who reportedly passed on shortly after partying with Davido recently, was the most discussed subject on social media in the past week. With allegations from both the police and girlfriend of the deceased, the singer’s reputation was heavily threatened – thankfully a CCTV footage from the party venue was released, investigations were conducted and Davido was eventually vindicated. Now, 2Baba, who is adorned as a godfather to many young Nigerian musicians, stopped by the NET office recently, and amongst many other topics, spoke…

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S/Africa’s President Zuma in trouble after Imo visit

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South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said it had given President Jacob Zuma till Nov. 30 to make submissions before it. According to the authority, Zuma’s submission would make it decide whether to reinstate 783 corruption charges filed against him before becoming the president. The NPA said on Friday that any further representations by the South African president should relate to issues not previously considered by authorities. The Supreme Court of Appeal had on Oct. 13 upheld a High Court ruling to reinstate the charges filed against Zuma. They were…

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North Korea threatens ‘unimaginable strike’ on US ship

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North Korea’s official news agency described a US aircraft carrier patrolling off the Korean Peninsula as a “primary target” and said Washington should expect an “unimaginable” attack. The latest threat on Thursday came amid massive joint US-South Korean naval exercises off the peninsula involving the American aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan. North Korea condemned Seoul and Washington’s move to mobilise nuclear strategic assets near the volatile peninsula. Pyongyang has slammed the warship manoeuvres as a “rehearsal for war”. “The US is running amok by introducing under our nose the targets…

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APC has failed on campaign promises — Jonathan

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Immediate past President, Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, bashed the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government, saying it has not done enough to fulfill its campaign promises to Nigerians. The ex-president said rather than improve the living conditions of the people; the APC-led government only inflicted hardship and poverty on the nation through harsh economic policies. Jonathan stated this in his private office in Abuja when a former Minister of Education and contender for the office of the PDP National Chairman, Prof. Tunde Adeniran, led his campaign team to seek his support. Jonathan went…

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Senate partners Russian oil giants to develop Nigeria’s oil and gas

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The Senate said on Thursday that it had began talks with Russian oil companies for partnership to develop Nigeria’s oil and gas sector. Disclosing this in an interview with newsmen in St. Petersburg, Russia, Chairman, Senate Committee on Oil and Gas, Sen. Bassey Akpan, said it was time Nigeria sought support to further develop the sector. Akpan is part of President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki’s delegation to the 137th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Russia, who met with the oil firms. “We came here as part of the…

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Connect rail to 36 state capitals, Buhari directs

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President Muhammadu Buhari has given the directive that all the 36 state capitals should be connected with rail in the ongoing railway projects. The Minister of Transportation, Mr, Chibuike Amaechi, said on Thursday at the meeting with the Chairman Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts, Sen. Shehu Sani. The meeting also attended by the Ministers of Finance; Budget and National Planning; and Power, Works and Housing was in connection with President Buhari’s loan request of 5.5 billion dollars. Amaechi said that the central rail line project connecting several communities…

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“Fashion Police” TV series ends after 20 years

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After more than two decades, Fashion Police, the iconic series on E! Network, an American basic cable and satellite television channel, would end its run with a special finale on No. 27. According to People, the special will reveal never-before-seen footage including a previously unaired 80s-themed episode featuring the late show co-creator and long-running host late Joan Rivers, the legendary comedian. Fashion Police covered every major award show and fashion event through the lens of Rivers’ comedic commentary. The network announced Wednesday that the series hosted by Melissa Rivers, Joan’s…

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Okowa proposes N298.078 billion for 2018

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Delta state governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa on Friday present a fiscal proposal of N298.078 billion he tagged a budget of hope and economic consolidation for the services of Delta State Government in 2018. The 2018 budget proposal shows an increase of N3.62bn or 1.21%, compared to the 2017 approved budget of N294.4bn and comprises the sum of N147.5bn or 49.48% for recurrent expenditure, andN150.5 or 50.52% for capital expenditure. The proposed recurrent expenditure estimates for 2018 of N147.5bn is made up of personnel costs of N64.3bn or 43.36%, and overhead costs of N46.8bn or 31.56%., while the proposed capital expenditure estimates for 2018 is N150.6bn., which proposal is N14.1bn or 9.39% higher than the 2017 capital budget…

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Osinbajo, Saraki, others storm Anambra for APC campaign flag-off

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Nigerian Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki and governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are expected to be in Awka, the Anambra state capital, on Friday for the official flag-off of the party’s governorship campaign ahead of the November 18 poll. The APC flag off campaign chairman in the state, Hon. Azuka Okwosa, disclosed this in Awka, in a press briefing on the preparation for the flag off campaign slated to hold at All Saints Cathedral Onitsha, the commercial city of the state. He said…

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