Month: January 2018

US presidency not for me – Oprah Winfrey

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Chat show icon Oprah Winfrey has brushed off speculation she might run for US president in 2020, saying in an interview published Thursday she lacks “the DNA for it.” When Winfrey delivered a rousing speech at the Golden Globe Awards earlier this month it rekindled longstanding speculation over the billionaire’s political ambitions — and a possible run for the Oval Office. Some Democrats — still reeling from Hillary Clinton’s shock loss to Donald Trump — have embraced the idea of having their own celebrity candidate the next time around. But…

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Pres. George Weah’s Jamaican Wife to Carry Liberian Passport

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When President George Weah was Senator he had requested the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to issue his wife a Liberian passport. She was denied on grounds that she was not a Liberian citizen. Madam Clar Weah, who was born in Jamaica to Jamaican parents, migrated to Fort Lauderdale, Florida in the United States where she runs a thriving Caribbean restaurant and grocery store. According to reports, the President met his wife, Clar, at a Chase bank, where she worked as a Customer Service personnel. He had gone to open an…

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2019: Osinbajo speaks on Buhari seeking re-election for second term

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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has revealed why President Muhammadu Buhari is not talking about seeking reelection in 2019. The Vice President said his principal was more focused on delivering his campaign promises to Nigerians than talking about 2019 general election. Reuters quoted the Vice President as making the disclosure while featuring in an interview with CNBC on Thursday. “The president is focused on this term. He wants to ensure that he delivers on the promises that were made. He is not talking about 2019,” Osinbajo was quoted as saying. This…

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41 patients die in Korean hospital fire

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A huge fire tore through a South Korean hospital Friday killing at least 41 people, in the country’s worst blaze for 15 years. More than 80 others were hurt in the fire, which comes just weeks before thousands of athletes and foreign visitors are expected in the country for the Winter Olympics. Videos posted on social media showed a patient hanging on to a rope dangling from a helicopter above the hospital in Miryang, in the far south, and another crawling out of a window to climb down a ladder.…

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Lamido reacts to Obasanjo’s statement, says Buhari has inflicted grievous pains on Nigerians

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Sule Lamido, Governor of Jigawa State, on Thursday maintained that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government has inflicted “pains, frustration, bloodbath and poverty on Nigerians.” The governor made the remark while reacting to the statement by former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s which condemned Buhari over the handling of the country’s affair. Speaking during a consultative visit to his Delta State counterpart, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and the state chapter of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, ahead of his 2019 presidential ambition, Lamido insisted that PDP owed it a duty to rescue Nigeria from the…

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George Soros predicts doomsday for Facebook, Google

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Billionaire investor George Soros launched a scathing attack on Facebook and Google at the Davos summit on Thursday, calling them monopolies that could be manipulated by authoritarians to subvert democracy. During an annual dinner he hosts at the World Economic Forum, held this week in the Swiss alpine resort, Soros turned his sights on a host of subjects including US President Donald Trump and the speculation frenzy surrounding the bitcoin cryptocurrency. But much of the Hungarian-born financier’s ire was reserved for the tech giants of Silicon Valley who, he argued,…

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Sexual harassment: Ex-Hollywood star Weinstein in fresh trouble

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Former Hollywood Movie Producer Harvey Weinstein still has a long way to go in the sexual harassment cases filed against him by actresses in the film industry. This time around, Weinstein’s former assistant Sandeep Rehal, has filed a lawsuit in the York Federal Court demanding compensation for working in a “pervasive and sexually hostile work environment at The Weinstein Company LLC”. Rehal worked for The Company as the producer’s personal assistant for two years but by February 2015 she reached what her suit called “an emotional breaking point” and she left. “As…

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UK pledges support to Nigerian women in politics

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The British government has promised to give support to Nigerian women who are actively involved in politics as 12 states adopts plans on gender equality. The UK Special envoy on gender equality, Ms. Joanna Roper, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that there was the need to increase women participation in politics in Nigeria. “Nigeria and UK will work together on gender equality and others. “Twelve states in Nigeria have had their national plan on gender equality and this shows that UK and Nigeria can work together on it,”…

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Libya arrests gang torturing Nigerians, Africans

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Libyan forces have arrested gang members suspected of torturing Nigerians and other African migrants. They are reported to have been arrested near Tripoli after torture video surfaced on Social media. Details later but Nigerians who returned from Libya have narrated their harrowing experience. Miss Loveth Ekumabo, 25-year-old Libya returnee, who blamed her father’s incestuous behaviour for her decision to flee to Libya, at least, for safety from her father; narrated how she was subjected to inhuman condition. She described her journey to Libya as “jumping from frying pan into fire’’. She…

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Protesters storm CDB office over contract award

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By Igbunu Miracle Protesters from Isoko Nation stormed the office of the chairman of Community Development Board, CDB, at Ughelli, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta over an alleged award of contract without due process by the body under Heritage Energy Operational Services, an oil company operating in the area. Displaying placards with various inscription such as, Igbide Community rejects non-due process of 2017 CDB projects, Igbide will not be allowed to be dragged to the mud, Igbide community will not be intimidated by CDB management, Leadership of the…

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