Day: December 5, 2017

One peacekeeper killed, three wounded in Central African Republic

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Mainly Christian anti-Balaka forces attacked a UN police checkpoint in Central African Republic on Monday, killing one UN peacekeeper and wounding three others, the United Nations said. The attack took place at the entrance to a camp for displaced people in the southeastern town of Bria after peacekeepers intervened to free two displaced people being held hostage by anti-Balaka forces, the UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said. He said the peacekeeper who died and two of the wounded were from Mauritania. The third injured peacekeeper was from Zambia. Dujarric said the…

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Bollywood legend Shashi Kapoor dies

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Shashi Kapoor, veteran Indian actor and legend of Bollywood has died. He passed away in Mumbai on Monday. He was 79. “Shashi Kapoor expired at 5.20 pm on December 4 at Kokilaben Hospital in Mumbai,” said Dr Ram Narain, Executive director of Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital. The Times of India reported that the Bollywood legend, who was also popular in Nigeria to Indian movie lovers in the 70s,  was admitted to Kokilaben Ambani Hospital in Andheri on Sunday night, reportedly, for a chest infection treatment. The actor struggled with the condition…

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Why does Rochas Okorocha enjoy controversy?

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Many Nigerians may not know some state governors, but it is hard to find a politically conscious Nigerian who does not know Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State. Positively or negatively, Okorocha is always in the news. The most interesting thing about Okorocha is that he seems unperturbed about whatever negative thing is said about him. He even seems to court controversy. If Mr Nnamdi Kanu of Radio Biafra and his supporters call him Okoro-Awusa, he laughs over it. He calls himself Okoro-Awusa. Even his fellow governors tease him with…

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Taleveras gives Chibok boy university scholarship

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After being on a wheelchair for four years, Boko Haram child’s victim, Ali Ahmadu, has returned to Nigeria following successful surgery on his legs in Dubai. And his sponsors, Taleveras and Igho Sanomi Foundation,  even had more news  waiting for him: a  scholarship from the primary to the university level, anywhere in the world. The boy, who was wheeled onto the plane three months ago, disembarked from an Ethiopian Airline plane at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, at 12:22 p.m., without assistance. Ali, who was dressed in a grey…

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Neymar won’t join Real Madrid – Luis Suarez

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Barcelona striker Luis Suarez insisted he cannot envisage former teammate Neymar moving to rivals Real Madrid due to his “admiration” for Barca. Neymar spent four years at the Camp Nou before sensationally moving to Paris Saint-German in August for a world record 222 million euro ($264 million) fee. However, rumours of a move back to Spain with the European champions surfaced after Neymar clashed with new strike partner and Suarez’s international teammate Edison Cavani back in September. “No, not at all,” Suarez told Spanish sports daily Marca on Monday when…

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Nigeria’s strength lies in its diversity – Saraki

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The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Monday said the strength of Nigeria with a population of nearly 200 million lay in its diversity. He stated this at a Public Hearing on National Orientation Agency (NOA) Amendment Bill, organised by Senate Committee on Information and National Orientation in Abuja. Saraki, who represented by Sen. Philip Aduda said “if we could be more tolerant of our differences and see ourselves as brothers and sisters, it will be difficult to rise against one another.” He explained that the Bill sought…

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Trump bigger problem than North Korea, Russia- Germans

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Germans see U.S. President Donald Trump as a bigger challenge for German foreign policy than authoritarian leaders in North Korea, Russia or Turkey, according to a survey by the Koerber Foundation. Topping the list of foreign policy concerns were refugees, with 26 per cent of respondents worried about Germany’s ability to cope with inflows of asylum seekers. Relations with Trump and the United States ranked second, with 19 per cent describing them as a major challenge, followed by Turkey at 17 per cent, North Korea at 10 per cent and…

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