Month: December 2017

Cross River signs N5 billion MoU for Tinapa, Obudu upgrade

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The Cross River State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Mac Creeds and Tom Consortium for the upgrade of Tinapa Lakeside Hotel in Calabar and Obudu Ranch Resort in Obanliku. By the MoU, the consortium will reconstruct the two facilities so as to optimise their tourism values in the state and Nigeria in general. It was signed on behalf of the government by the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Joe Abang, alongside his colleague in the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Mr. Eric Anderson. Speaking with journalists…

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Mariah Carey back to Times Square New Year’s after debacle

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Mariah Carey must have made a New Year’s resolution to ensure a better sound system. The pop diva confirmed that she will return to Times Square in New York to ring in 2018, a year after she was humiliated by technical issues at the annual televised ball-drop. “We can all agree that last year didn’t go exactly as planned and we are thrilled to move forward together to provide America with an incredible night of music and celebration,” Carey said in a joint statement Friday with Dick Clark Productions, which…

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Slovak Hamsik breaks Maradona’s record

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Slovak Marek Hamsik scored his 116th goal in all competitions on Saturday to overtake Diego Maradona as Napoli’s all-time record goalscorer and keep the Serie A leaders top for Christmas. Hamsik’s strike before the break ensured a come-from-behind 3-2 win over Sampdoria to give Napoli 45 points from 18 games with second-placed Juventus on 41 ahead of their game against title rivals AS Roma, in fourth. But third-placed Inter Milan suffered their second consecutive defeat, falling 1-0 at Sassuolo, to drop five points behind the leaders. “The important thing is…

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Trump never said Nigerians live in huts-White House

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House Press Secretary has denied the story by New York Times claiming President Donald Trump said Nigerians live in huts and that Haitians have AIDS. Sanders gave the rebuttal on Saturday in a most vehement manner, saying: ‘General Kelly, General McMaster, Secretary Tillerson, Secretary Nielsen and all other senior staff actually in the meeting deny these outrageous claims. ‘It’s both sad and telling The New York Times would print the lies of their anonymous “sources” anyway,’ she said. The Times cited six officials who were…

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North Korea may be behind a massive cyber attack on a South Korean bitcoin exchange that caused it to collapse

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South Korea is investigating the North’s possible involvement in stealing from the Youbit bitcoin exchange. Youbit had been hacked in April when nearly 4,000 bitcoins were stolen in a cyber attack by a spy agency linked to the North Korean government. Investigators say they have reason to believe North Korean agents were also behind the recent attack. South Korea is investigating whether North Korea was involved in a massive cyber attack on a bitcoin exchange in Seoul which caused the exchange to collapse on Tuesday, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources…

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Innoson chief Innocent Chukwuma released on bail

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has released the statement below announcing the release of Innocent Chukwuma, the chief executive officer of Innoson Motors. The businessman was released on bail, the EFCC said. READ FULL STATEMENT BY THE EFCC BELOW The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has released Nnewi, Anambra-State born Industrialist, Chief Innocent Chukwuma on bail. The business man who runs a local auto assembly plant was arrested on Tuesday December 19, 2017 at his Enugu residence, following his refusal to respond to invitations by the Commission, after initially…

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Benin Republic withdraws Globacom’s licence

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Benin’s telecommunications regulator has withdrawn the operating licence of Nigerian mobile telecoms company Globacom’s local unit in a dispute over new terms, according to a document seen on Tuesday. The regulator, ARCEP-Benin, said that it took the decision after negotiations with Glo Mobile Benin to renew its licence broke down earlier this month after the company refused new conditions imposed by the government. Officials with the parent company, which is owned by Nigerian billionaire Mike Adenuga, were not immediately available for comment. The ARCEP document did not say what the…

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Seizures: Customs hauls N11bn in 11 months

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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has seized 3,870 goods worth N11.2 billion Duty Paid Value (DPV) from January to November as against 5,602 goods worth N10.2 billion DPV seized same period in 2016. The Public Relations Officer of the Service, Mr Joseph Attah, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja that 2017 seizures were intelligence driven. Attah said that the cause of increase in 2017 DPV, compared to that of the less number of seizures in 2016, was that service seizured more high profile cars and…

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Splinter PDP emerges

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The crisis in the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has deepened following the formation of a faction, “Fresh PDP’’. The new national secretariat of the faction is in Asokoro. The interim leader of “Fresh PDP’’, Mr Emmanuel Nwosu, said in Abuja on Wednesday at the Secretariat that new members of the National Working Committee would take over the party in January. “Today the PDP Nigerians are yearning for is born. “The era of impunity and imposition of candidates on the party is gone,’’ he said. He explained that the selection…

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FG declares Monday, Tuesday work free for Christmas

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The Federal Government has declared Monday, Dec. 25, Tuesday, Dec. 26 and Monday, Jan. 1, 2018 as public holidays for the Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year celebrations. The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulralman Dambazau, made the declaration on behalf of government through a statement issued on Wednesday by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Mr Abubakar Magaji. Dambazau enjoined Christian faithful and all Nigerians to use the period to pray for continued growth and development of the country. He also called on Nigerians to strengthen their resolve to…

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