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Court: Killing dogs for meat illegal

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A South Korean court has outlawed the killing of dogs for meat, in a landmark ruling that animal rights activists said Thursday could pave the way to making eating canines illegal. The meat has long been a part of South Korean cuisine, with about one million dogs believed to be eaten annually. But consumption has declined as South Koreans increasingly embrace the idea of dogs as man’s best friend rather than livestock, with the practice now something of a taboo among younger generations and pressure from activists mounting. Even so…

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Buhari: How the budget was mutilated by National Assembly

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President Muhammadu Buhari told a shocked nation today how the National Assembly mutilated and rewrote the budget proposals for 2018 as proposed by the Executive last November. In a brazen usurpation of executive powers, the National Assembly slashed 347 billion Naira in the allocations to 4,700 projects submitted to it  for consideration and introduced 6,403 projects of its own amounting to 578 billion Naira, President Buhari said. He spoke at the signing of the budget in Abuja, seven months after it was presented to the National Assembly. President Buhari said the various…

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Agbakoba’s NIM joins ANN

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The Nigerian Intervention Movement (NIM),led by Olisa Agbakobo, on Wednesday adopted Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN) as the political party to contest the 2019 general elections. The political movement announced its adoption of ANN, a relatively new party, at a gathering on Lagos. Agbakoba, chair of NIM was the former National President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). NIM’s co-chair is Dr Abdul Jelil-Tafawa Balewa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that prominent members of NIM and executive members of the ANN were present at the gathering. They included…

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FIFA fines Mexico over homophobic chants at World Cup

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Mexico have been fined 10,000 Swiss francs (£7,600) after their supporters were found guilty of making “discriminatory and insulting chants” during the first half of their 1-0 win over Germany on Sunday. Some Mexican supporters chanted the slur when Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer prepared to take a goal kick in the 24th minute. Fans in Mexico use the chant to insult opposing goalkeepers as they take a goal kick. Widely considered a slur, some argue there is no discriminatory intent. FIFA said it would continue to closely monitor the behaviour…

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Why women are at higher risk of STIs – Physician

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A Physician, Dr David Bawa, says women are more prone to Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) due to their anatomy. Bawa told our correspondent on Wednesday in Abuja that women were more susceptible to infections due to the open structure of their genitals. “A woman’s anatomy alone makes her more vulnerable to sexually transmitted infections than a man. “Unlike the relatively thick skin of the male organ, a woman’s cervical is covered by a thin, more delicate mucous membrane that more easily allows viruses and bacteria to pass through and cause…

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Police, Shiites clash in Kaduna over Sheikh El-Zakzaky

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Men of the Kaduna State Police Command, on Wednesday, engaged members of Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) also known as Shiites in gun duel, in Kaduna, over continuous detention of Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky. The Shiites, in their numbers, during a protest, took over the popular Ahmadu Bello Way, the commercial nerve centre of the state, carrying placards with varying inscriptions demanding the release of their leader. They thereby grounded business activities within the city centre for hours. Two police officers, who sustained injuries during the encounter, were taken for treatment…

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Sex-for-marks: OAU sacks Prof. Akindele

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The Governing Council of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife,  has dismissed Prof. Richard Akindele  who was allegedly  involved in a sex-for-marks  scandal. Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede, the Vice Chancellor of OAU,  announced Akindele’s dismissal in a statement on Wednesday in Ile-Ife. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the vice chancellor of the university had on April 19 confirmed the suspension of Akindele pending the findings of the investigative panel. Miss Monica Osagie, a student in the Masters of Business programme, had released a recorded telephone conversation, which went viral,…

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President Buhari signs 2018 budget into law

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President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the 2018 appropriation bill into law. The presidency had submitted a proposal worth N8.612 trillion to the national assembly. Six months later, the national assembly increased the budget size to N9.12 trillion. In his budget signing speech made available on his Medium page, the president said he had hoped that the legislative process on the budget would be quick. “When I submitted the 2018 budget proposals to the national assembly on November 7, 2017, I had hoped that the usual legislative review process would be…

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Ex-President Jonathan: PDP is coming back in 2019

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Former President Goodluck Jonathan says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is getting stronger and poised to take over power come 2019. Jonathan said this on Wednesday when he hosted Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, in his house in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state capital. Jonathan, who lost to President Muhammadu Buhari, in 2015 is optimistic that his party is now in a better position to regain its ruling status. “I believe PDP is coming back and getting stronger,” he said. “Yes, we had some issues in 2015. But as you know politics is…

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Trump bows to pressure, ends migrant family separation

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President Donald Trump backed down and abandoned on Wednesday his policy of separating immigrant children from their families on the U.S.-Mexico border, after images of youngsters in cages sparked outrage at home and abroad. Trump signed an executive order requiring that immigrant families be detained together when they are caught entering the country illegally for as long as their criminal proceedings take. That may violate a court settlement on how long children may be held, setting up a potential legal fight, unless Congress acts on the issue. The Trump order,…

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