Month: March 2018

US entertainment festival SXSW to host first ever Africa House

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The Temple Management Company is collaborating with US-based PR firm, Insider, to stage the first ever Africa House at the South By South West (SXSW). The South by Southwest is a conglomerate of film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences that take place in Austin, Texas. TMC, alongside collaborating organisations, has developed a showcase featuring compelling speakers and panels focused on the technology, art, design, and music of Africa. “This is a unique opportunity to represent Africa at this major event. This is a boom time for African talent…

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Donald Trump administration to provide records on Barack Obama-era gun-smuggling probe

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The U.S. Justice Department has agreed to provide congressional investigators confidential records on a failed gun-trafficking operation during the Obama administration known as “Fast and Furious” that long has been criticised by Republican lawmakers. The Attorney-General, Jeff Sessions, said this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Washington. Sessions said the Justice Department would hand over documents to the Republican-led House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform that had been withheld by Democratic former President Barack Obama’s administration. The agreement reached by Republican President Donald Trump’s administration will…

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Independence day bombing: Court jails Charles Okah, Co-conspirator for life

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The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday sentenced Charles Okah and his co-defendant, Obi Nwabueze, to life imprisonment for masterminding the bomb blasts which occurred in Abuja on October 1, 2010, and earlier in Warri, Delta State on March 15 of the same year. The two accused were said to have planned the attacks with Charles’ elder brother, Mr. Henry Okah, the leader of the defunct Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta, who had been convicted of the same offense and sentenced to 24 years’ imprisonment by a…

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Dremo: I’m ready to release back to back hits

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Aboriomoh Femi Raymond, a rapper better known as Dremo, says he will release “back to back hits” in 2018. Dremo is signed to the same record label as Mayorkun who had a stellar 2017, during which he put out hit songs like ‘Che Che’ and ‘Mama’. Both artistes are featured on ‘MIND’, DMW’s latest chart-topping single. The rapper also featured Mayorkun on his new buzzing song ‘Izzokay’, which was produced by YBNL beat maker Young Jon. In a statement, Dremo expressed joy over the reception of his new song and…

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Manchester City ease through despite rare home loss to Basel

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Manchester City advanced to the Champions League quarter-finals despite suffering their first home defeat in over a year. The English club go through 5-2 on aggregate after a 2-1 defeat by Swiss champions Basel on Wednesday. City won the first leg 4-0 and unsurprisingly their manager Pep Guardiola chose to leave key players on the bench. None of Kevin De Bruyne, Sergio Aguero or goalkeeper Ederson featured in the game. The evening began positively for Pep Guardiola’s side, unbeaten in their last 12 Champions League home matches, when Brazilian Gabriel…

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Shehu Sani reveals Nigerian Senators’ best kept secret

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Mr Shehu Sani, the Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly has revealed Nigerian Senators best kept secret: their pay packet. In a major interview with The News magazine, Sani said  he and his colleagues received N13.5 million monthly as running cost. The revelation by the Senator was the first time a member of the National Assembly will confirm speculations that Nigerian senators are earning N41.5 million quarterly as a running cost. The Kaduna Senator said the earned running cost was in addition to the over N700,000…

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Influenza virus causes panic in Kenya

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Kenyan health officials have issued an alert after samples taken from patients confirmed the presence of H1N1 prototype 9 influenza virus. The samples were taken from the patients suffering from flu in Laikipia County, central Kenya, Africareview reports. Mr Donald Mogoi, a chief officer in charge of health in the area, said a child is suspected to have died of the flu two weeks but the deadly virus was confirmed on Tuesday by the National Public Health Laboratories. The five-year-old boy died at the Nanyuki Cottage Hospital and was being treated for…

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Wenger demands morale-boosting win

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Arsenal players have lost their self-confidence after the club’s recent slump and their Europa League last-16 tie against AC Milan on Thursday provides an opportunity for the team to get a much-needed morale boost, manager Arsene Wenger has said. The team have lost six of their last eight games across all competitions, including last month’s League Cup final, and are on a three-match winless streak in the Premier League, leaving them 13 points behind fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur. The Europa League is Arsenal’s only chance to win a trophy this season…

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1.9 billion people overweight, 650m obese: FAO chief

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The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said almost 1.9 billion people are overweight and some 650 million people are obese globally. FAO Director-General Jose da Silva said at the opening of a regional conference in Montego Bay in Jamaica, that governments must keep the fight against malnutrition at the top of their agenda. Da Silva said the situation was most worrying in Latin America, where about 96 million adults were obese. He said a “radical transformation” of food systems and food habits was critical to combat the growing scourge of overweight…

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MTN announces $279 million annual profit

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MTN Group, Africa’s biggest mobile phone operator, returned to annual profit in 2017 in the absence of one-off charges related to a $1.1 billion Nigerian fine. Headline earnings totalled 3.3 billion rand ($278.82 million), or 182 cents per share, in the year ended December, compared with a loss of 1.4 billion rand, or 77 cents per share, a year earlier, South Africa-based MTN said on Thursday. Headline EPS is the main profit measure in South Africa and strips out certain one-off items. Group service revenue rose 7.2 percent to 124…

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