Day: December 29, 2017

President Buhari appoints 209 board chairmen, 1,258 members

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President Muhammadu Buhari has made the largest set of appointments since assuming office. The president appointed 209 board chairmen and 1,258 board members on Friday, according to a statement from the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. See the full SGF statement and list of appointees below: FEDERAL GOVERNMENT APPOINTS GOVERNING BOARDS FOR PARASTATALS AND AGENCIES The President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, has approved the constitution of the Governing Boards of…

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Israel confirms withdrawal from UNESCO

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srael has formally notified the UN’s culture and education body of its withdrawal from the organisation, two months after it announced it would follow the US by walking out over resolutions critical of the Jewish state. In a statement UNESCO chief Audrey Azoulay said she had been officially notified on Friday that Israel would leave on December 31, 2018. “I regret this deeply, as it is my conviction that it is inside UNESCO and not outside it that states can best seek to overcome differences in the organization’s fields of…

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Apple apologises over slowed iPhones

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Facing lawsuits and consumer outrage after it said it slowed older iPhones with flagging batteries, Apple Inc is dropping prices for battery replacements and will change its software to show users whether their phone battery is good. In a posting on its website on Thursday, Apple apologised over its handling of the battery issue and said it would make a number of changes for customers “to recognise their loyalty and to regain the trust of anyone who may have doubted Apple’s intentions.” Apple made the move to address concerns about…

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World football stars, Macron hail George Weah

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International football stars and Liberians on Friday celebrated George Weah’s presidential victory in the country’s first democratic transfer of power after two devastating civil wars, as the former ace striker vowed to usher in change. Idolised in Liberia as “Mister George”, Weah is set to replace Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who in 2006 took over the country founded by freed US slaves. He will be sworn in on January 22. The 51-year-old, who grew up in grinding poverty, starred at European giants Paris Saint-Germain and AC Milan in the 1990s, before…

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APC sweeps Kebbi PDP, ex-governor Dakingari, deputy decamp

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A former Kebbi State governor, Alhaji Sa’idu Dakingari and his deputy, Alhaji Ibrahim Aliyu, on Friday defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from PDP. Other top PDP members that defected to the APC included the former Secretary to the state government, Alhaji Rabiu Kamba, former member House of Representatives, Alhaji Sani Kalgo, Abdullahi Dan-Alkali, Alhaji Haruna Hassan and Halima Tukur. All the new APC converts followed Governor Abubakar Bagudu to Abuja to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Friday, Bagudu, described the defection…

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Jonathan congratulates George weah, Liberia’s President-Elect

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Former President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated Liberia’s President-elect, George Weah. Jonathan, who had just returned from Monrovia after leading the National Democratic Institute (NDI) International Elections Observation Mission to Liberia, posted the goodwill message to Weah on his Facebook page, on Friday. Jonathan, advised Weah to maintain his open door  policy in his new position, saying “everybody is a winner when democracy wins, and democracy has won today”. Weah, a retired international footballer and standard bearer of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) was declared winner on Friday after the…

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Delta Positioned To Attain Greater Heights – Okowa

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By Felix Igbekoyi Asaba – Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has said with continuous peace which translates to improved revenue, the fortunes of the stare is positioned to attain greater heights. The Governor, who spoke yesterday at a Thanksgiving Service held at the Government House Chapel, Asaba, stated that God had positioned the state to witness tremendous developmental projects. He emphasized that at all times, he will tell the people the truth, disclosing that when the situation was bad to the extent that it was difficult to pay salaries,…

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Mo’ Hits stars shock fans, reunite at Davido’s ’30 Billion Concert’

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Following swashbuckling performances from other widely celebrated acts like 2Face, WizKid, Niniola, Olamide, Mayorkun and several others, Davido ascended the stage to bring out the next performing acts – first stating the performance wasn’t easy for him to pull off before bringing out the entire Mo’ Hits crew on stage – an incredibly unexpected feat that caused thousands of fans to bellow and roar excitedly in a frenzied manner. Following swashbuckling performances from other widely celebrated acts like 2Face, WizKid, Niniola, Olamide, Mayorkun and several others, Davido ascended the stage…

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Ajax appoint Erik ten Hag as coach

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Ajax have confirmed the appointment of Erik ten Hag as their new head coach. The 47-year-old will join the capital club from fellow Eredivisie side Utrecht on January 1, signing a two-and-a-half-year deal. Ten Hag worked alongside Pep Guardiola at Bayern Munich, where he coached the club’s reserve side, before returning to Netherlands to take charge at Utrecht. He worked as both coach and technical director and guided them to a fifth-place finish in his first season and guided them to a first KNVB Beker final in 12 years, where…

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Sex and the perils of office

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Sex has always been a staple of US politics. In recent times, however, this subject has gripped that country in an interestingly new way. After American voters ignored allegations of sexual misconduct against candidate Donald Trump by over one dozen women to elect him president, a rash of similar allegations continues to test the sensitivity of America’s prudish soul. Just before Christmas, Roy Moore, a conservative two-time judge of the Alabama Supreme Court, lost the Republican ticket for the US Senate, partly because of allegations of sexual misconduct, which he…

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