Month: January 2018

Hat trick for Davido at SoundCity MVP awards

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Davido swept the SoundCity MVP awards on Friday night, winning a hat trick of awards. His massive 2017 hit “IF” won Song of the Year and Video of the Year while he also bagged the African Artist of the Year award. Maleek Berry won Best New Act, Tiwa Savage won Best Female MVP, Diamond Platnumz won Best Male MVP and Sarkodie won Best Collaboration for his “Painkiller” song with Runtown. There was an award for Wizkid as well. Davido’s ‘blood brother’ bagged Digital Artiste of the Year award. And Davido…

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Israeli army destroys cross-border Hamas tunnel

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The Israeli army says it on Sunday destroyed a Hamas tunnel which came from the Gaza Strip and crossed into Israel and Egypt. It was the third time in two months that Israel said it had destroyed such a tunnel. It has recently boasted of secret technology allowing it to locate and destroy them. Israeli army spokesman Jonathan Concricus said the tunnel was 1.5 kilometres long and crossed 180 metres into Israeli territory underneath the Kerem Shalom border crossing, before snaking into Egypt to form a “U” shape. “Contrary to…

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IYC petitions Senator Saraki, Rep Dogara over AGF Malami’s letter on maritime university

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The Ijaw Youth Congress (IYC) Worldwide has petitioned Dr Bukola Saraki, the Senate President, and Yakubu Dogara, Speaker, House of Representatives, over a letter written to the National Assembly by Abubakar Malami, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), on the name of the National Maritime University, in the Gbaramatu Kingdom, Delta State. In the petition titled ‘Abubakar Malami’s Letter to the NASS: Avert the Danger It May Cause to the Niger Delta,’, the IYC sought the two NASS leaders’ urgent intervention as the AGF’s letter could lead to crisis…

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China snubs Trump’s demands for Iran nuclear treaty change

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China has called on all parties to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran to respect it, rejecting US President Donald Trump’s demands for a renegotiation. The agreement, which was “not come by easily” must be respected, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said in a statement on Saturday, adding that all relevant parties should “bear the larger picture and long-term interest in mind.” He also said the deal was key to maintaining peace and stability in the Middle East and that it was China’s “consistent and clear-cut position” to oppose unilateral…

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2 Chinese firms build subsea pipeline for Dangote Refinery

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Two Chinese companies have held a groundbreaking ceremony to start the construction of a subsea pipeline installation for Dangote Oil Refining Company Limited in Lagos, Nigeria’s economic hub. Top officials of the Nigerian Dangote’s Group, Xie Xianju, Deputy General Manager of China Harbor Engineering Co (Nigeria) and Zhang Qing, General Manager of China’s Offshore Oil Engineering Company (COOEC) attended the ceremony on Friday, near the Lekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ). The pipeline project is part of Dangote’s $17 billion gas pipeline, fertilizer, petrochemicals and refinery projects. The work-scope includes transportation…

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FG, marketers agree To N145 pump price, eliminate middle men

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“One, is for the Central bank of Nigeria (CBN) to allow the marketers access forex at the rate of N204 to a dollar as against the official rate of N305 to keep the pump price of fuel per litre at N145”. The Chairman, Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association, Dapo Abiodun, disclosed these to State House correspondents at the end of the meeting. On his part, President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Chinedu Okoronkwo, said the meeting reached a resolution that would see the fuel supply problem resolved once…

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President Buhari orders NDDC to end poverty, youth restiveness in Niger Delta

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President Muhammadu Buhari has instructed the management of the Niger Delta Development Commission to speedily end endemic poverty, unemployment and youth restiveness in the nine states that make up the Niger Delta region. Speaking in Owerri, the Imo State capital, during the inauguration of the 6th edition of the Empowerment Support Initiative, founded by the wife of the Minister of Transportation, Mrs. Judith Amaechi, the NDDC Managing Director, Nsima Ekere, represented by the executive director in charge of projects, Samuel Adjogbe, said that the idea was to ensure that the…

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Haitians, Africans not from ‘shitholes’ – Bill Clinton

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A former American president, Bill Clinton, on Friday said Haitians and African are not from “Shitholes” as allegedly described by President Donald Trump. Mr. Trump reportedly called immigrants from Haiti and African countries people from “Shitholes” during an immigration meeting in White House. He has, however, denied the controversial statement. In a facebook post in memory of those who lost their lives in a earthquake in Haiti eight years ago, Mr. Clinton said working for the UN in Haiti is one of the great honours of his life. Mr. Clinton’s…

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Cheering news about Yusuf Buhari

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There is cheery news about President Muhammadu Buhari’s son, Yusuf, who is admitted into Cedarcrest Hospital, Abuja, following injuries he sustained in a motorcycle accident. He is ready to be discharged from the hospital. According to a statement issued by Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, in Abuja on Friday, the Medical Director of the Hospital, Dr Felix Ogedegbe, confirmed the “cheery news.’’ Adesina quoted Ogedegbe as saying that Yusuf Buhari underwent successful emergency surgical operations carried out by a team of neurosurgeons and…

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Donald Trump sparks UK political row after cancelling London trip

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British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson warned Friday that UK-US relations were at risk after US President Donald Trump cancelled a trip to London amid warnings of mass protests. Trump said he was abandoning next month’s trip to open the new US embassy because he did not like the location and cost of the building. But Johnson suggested the decision was prompted by the strong public and political opposition to Trump in Britain, warning that critics “seem determined to put this crucial relationship at risk”. Prime Minister Theresa May offered Trump…

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