Day: June 5, 2018

MURIC: Falz’s ‘This is Nigeria’ is hate speech

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A Muslim group has condemned a video released by a Nigerian rapper for allegedly promoting negative stereotypes against Muslims, Chibok Girls and Fulani. Muslim Right Concern said Thursday that video like Falz the Bahd Guy’s help in giving “Muslim names to devilish and lowly characters.” But the rap artist insisted the video is a critique of Nigeria’s socio-political and religious ills. The video, a cover version of US performer Childish Gambino’s “This is America”, was released on May 25 with almost three million YouTube views already and since then generated…

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Don: Nigeria has highest cancer related deaths in Africa

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Nigeria has the highest number of cancer related deaths in Africa, with about 10,000 cancer deaths and 250,000 new cases each year, according to Dr. Emmanuel Tembe, a university don. Tembe, who disclosed this in a lecture titled “Beating the Plastic Pollution” to mark this year’s World Environment Day at the Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi (FUAM), said that cancer related deaths are increasing in urban areas and cities, with pollution and chemical exposure being major risk factors. He explained further that plastics used in wrapping hot foods, water and…

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Qatar accuses South Arabia of ‘reckless behaviour’ after military threat

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Qatar accused its giant neighbour Saudi Arabia of reckless behaviour after a newspaper report that Riyadh had threatened military action if Doha installed a Russian air defence system. Qatar’s foreign minister told Al Jazeera he did not think the Saudi threat – reportedly made in a letter to France – was serious. But he accused Riyadh of using the letter to try and create a “disturbance” in a region already rocked by a year-long stand-off between Doha and other powers. France’s Le Monde newspaper reported on Saturday that Saudi King…

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Nigerian Army assures of victory over insurgency, kidnapping

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The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 2 Division, Ibadan, Maj-Gen. Okwudili Azinta, has assured Nigerians of victory over insurgency and kidnapping in the North East Zone and the rest of the country. Azinta gave the assurance on Monday in Ibadan at the opening of the Nigerian Army Finance Corps Warrant Officers/Senior Non-Commissioned Officers Training Week 2018 holding at the headquarters of 2 Division. The GOC said the Nigerian Army would sustain the counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency operations in order to ensure the internal security of the country and its territorial integrity. The…

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British government to expand Heathrow airport

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Britain’s government on Tuesday gave the go-ahead to building a third runway at London Heathrow, Europe’s biggest airport by passenger numbers, a long-awaited decision that has stoked decades of division and debate. “The time for action is now,” Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said after a cabinet meeting, as he laid out the controversial plan in parliament, which will vote on it in the coming weeks. “This is a decision taken in the national interest,” he added. The expansion project is highly contested, mainly over environmental and noise level concerns for…

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The road to Babylon

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Nigeria is on the road to Babylon: a place of confusion. Three years ago, the people were convinced that they had found a messiah who will lead them to the Promised Land, and meet all their expectations. Today, everyone is speaking in different tongues; “turning and turning in the widening gyre…the falcon cannot hear the falconer… things fall apart; the centre cannot hold/Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world/The blood-doomed tide is loosed, and everywhere/the ceremony of innocence is drowned…surely, some revelation is at hand…” But just may be, there…

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Jordan’s king appoints new prime minister

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Jordan’s king has appointed a new prime minister following days of mass protests over controversial plans to hike taxes. Hani Mulki quit on Monday following a meeting with King Abdullah, amid widespread anger over his austerity programme. Thousands have taken to the streets in the last week, the largest protests Jordan has experienced in years. His replacement is Omar Razzaz, who served as education minister in the outgoing government and was formerly a World Bank Economist. During his time as education minister, the Harvard alumni oversaw the overhaul of Jordan’s…

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Jealous housewife bathes rival with boiling water

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A 51-year old woman, Grace Azagba, was on Tuesday brought before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly bathing her husband’s wife with boiling water. Azagba was arraigned alongside her 14-year old son (name withheld) on a two-count charge of conspiracy and grievous harm. The accused, who resides at Abule-Egba, Lagos, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Prosecutor, ASP Ezekiel Ayorinde, told the court that the accused committed the offences on May 15, at their residence. He said that the accused bathed her husband’s wife, Mrs Marina…

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O’Tega remains the leader of APC in Delta- Udemude

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By Igbunu Miracle Leader of the group, Youth Movement  for Good Governance, YMGG, Comr. Gabriel Udemude has called on Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, Chief Great Ogboru and Prophet Jones Erue to acknowledge Olorogun O’tega Emerhor as the leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC,  in Delta state. Speaking, Udemude held that with the  just concluded congresses and the swearing in of state executive members by the National Working Committee, NWC, it is glaring that Olorogun O’tega Emerhor remains the leader of the party in Delta state. According to him,  Chief Great…

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African ministers meet on free trade

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African trade ministers have deliberated on the protocols to the agreement establishing African free trade area (AfCFTA), and the modalities for tariff liberalization. The 6th African Union Ministers of Trade (AMOT) meeting held in Dakar, Senegal. According to a press release issued Monday by South Africa’s Department of Trade and Industry, “the conclusion of the annexes to the Protocol on Trade in Goods and the annexes to the Protocol on Dispute Settlement is a significant achievement”. “The conclusion of this work enables South Africa to rapidly commence domestic processes for…

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