Day: November 29, 2017

2019: President Buhari hints at seeking re-election

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President Muhammadu Buhari has given the clearest hint so far that he will seek re election in 2019. He gave the hint in far away Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire where he is attending the 5th European Union-African Union (EU-AU) Summit. He was accompanied on the trip by a leader of the governing APC, Bola Tinubu, and governors Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom and Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi states among others. The president arrived late to an interactive session with the Nigerian community in Cote d’Ivoire Tuesday night and said he had…

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North Korea: Donald Trump calls for more military, govt funding

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The North Korean recent missile launch has reaffirmed the need to allocate more funding for the needs of the U.S. government and army, President Donald Trump said Wednesday. Early on Wednesday, North Korea launched the Hwasong-15 ballistic missile, which flew 950 km and reached an altitude of 4,475 km. The flight has lasted for 53 minutes, after which the missile fell into the Sea of Japan, within the Japanese exclusive economic zone. “After North Korea missile launch, it’s more important than ever to fund our gov’t and military! Dems shouldn’t…

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UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin signs up for Juan Mata’s Common Goal project

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UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has joined Juan Mata’s Common Goal project. The 50-year-old, who took over from Michael Platini in 2016, has pledged to donate one percent of his salary to charity. He is the 31st member of the football industry to sign up. Manchester United midfielder Mata was the first to donate a portion of his wage to support football projects around the world in August. He has been followed by a host of other professionals, including Mats Hummels, Giorgio Chiellini, Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, as well as Hoffenheim…

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NNPC Retail to promote consumption of cooking gas

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The retail arm of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), NNPC Retail Limited, has declared it determination to promote the consumption of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, otherwise called cooking gas. The Managing Director of the subsidiary, Mr. Yemi Adetunji, disclosed this in Abuja today at a press briefing to herald the commissioning of the new ultra-modern mega filling station near Sagamu, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State. Mr. Adetunji stated that presently his Company enjoyed between four and five per cent of the country’s Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) market share,…

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Federal govt declares Friday public holiday

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The federal government has declared Friday as a public holiday in commemoration of the Muslim Eid-El-Maulud celebration. Abdulrahman Dambazau, the minister of interior, made the declaration on behalf of the federal government, according to a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja. The statement was signed by Abubakar Magaji, the permanent secretary of the ministry of interior. It said Dambazau urged all Muslim faithful and Nigerians in general to use the occasion to pray for peace, progress and unity of the nation. He further urged all Nigerians to support the President…

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West Bromw confirm Alan Pardew as new coach

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English Premier League strugglers have appointed Alan Pardew as replacement as manager for the sacked Tony Pulis. “West Bromwich Albion today confirm the appointment of Alan Pardew as the Club’s new Head Coach,” the club announced on their official website on Wednesday. “Alan, a former Premier League manager with West Ham, Newcastle and Crystal Palace, has agreed a two-and-a-half-year contract. “He will be adding his former assistant at Newcastle, John Carver, to his backroom staff at The Hawthorns. “Alan, who was named both Premier League and LMA Manager of the…

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Will Buhari deliver on new national minimum wage?

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Last Monday, November 27, 2017, President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated a 30-member tripartite National Minimum Wage Committee for the negotiation of a new National Minimum Wage for Nigerian workers. The inauguration held inside the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, had in attendance governors and senior government officials. Some All Progressives Congress governors, Rochas Okorocha of Imo, Rauf Aregbesola of Osun, Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi and Simon Lalong of Plateau as well as the Peoples Democratic Party’s Nyesom Wike of Rivers and Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe, are members of the…

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Nigerian NGO wins 2017 Mental health award

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Mentally Aware Nigeria Initiative (MANI), a non-governmental organisation, has won the 2017 Nelson Mandela-Graça Michel Innovation Awards in mental health, according to a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. Mr Grant Clark, Senior Media Advisor to 2017 International Civil Society Week, said in the statement issued on on Wednesday that MANI was selected from among 300 nominations across the globe as the winner in the Civil Society Organisation category. “The awards seek to recognize outstanding bravery and achievement towards social change. “From humble beginnings,…

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No Grammy for Wizkid, Jay Z leads nominations

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No Nigerian artiste made the Grammy nomination list Tuesday. Not Wizkid who made it last year via a collabo with Drake. And not Davido, whose 30 billion song has made big impression worldwide. Rather Jay-Z led the Grammy race  with eight nominations, followed closely by fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar with seven, in a striking embrace of hip-hop for the music industry’s top prizes. Jay-Z, who has won an impressive 21 Grammys over his career but has never before been nominated in a major category as a solo artist, is up…

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Ex-Bosnian Croat leader commits suicide in court

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Ex-Bosnian Croat leader Slobodan Praljak has died after drinking poison at a UN war crimes court in The Hague: Croatia’s state TV. He took the court by surprise as he brought out a liquid after making a presentation before the court and drank it standing. He was facing the United Nation (UN) tribunal in The Hague. Seconds after his war crimes sentence of 20 years was upheld at the international criminal tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, Slobodan Praljak, shouted out angrily: “Praljak is not a criminal. I reject your verdict.”…

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