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Abacha versus strange democrats

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Many who lost out in the politics of the 1990s would want Nigerians to believe that Gen. Sani Abacha was the greatest evil to have befallen the country. They are wrong. It took an Abacha to expose the average Nigerian politician as a fraud, a gangster, a selfish moron, and worse. The generation of Nigerian leaders before us – the generation that fought a civil war – are perhaps the worst human beings ever created. They lie. They steal. They attempt to rewrite history at every given opportunity. I write…

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Reports: Chinese hackers steal US navy data from contractor

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Chinese government hackers breached a US naval contractor and made off with more than 600 gigabytes of data, American officials speaking to two US media outlets said. The breaches occured in January and February and affected a contractor working on submarines and underwater weapons, the Washington Post first reported on Friday. The Post said that those behind the breach are alleged to have obtained secret plans for a supersonic anti-ship missile. The newspaper reported that while the data was housed on the contrator’s unclassified network, when aggregated, officials said the…

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Trump leaves G7 summit without healing trade dispute

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The leaders of the G7 failed to heal a tariff dispute that has pushed them to the brink of trade war Saturday, as Donald Trump quit their summit early and warned Canada, Japan and Europe that “the gig is up.” Trump claimed America was obliged to levy tariffs as it has been exploited as the world’s “piggy bank” under existing arrangements, but his counterparts were equally determined to protect “rules-based” international trade. The joint communique that was thrashed out painfully over two days of tense negotiations vowed that members would…

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Study: Blood test may find if pregnant women are at risk of premature births

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A study published in the journal Science revealed that blood tests can accurately identify if pregnant women will deliver babies up to two months prematurely. The blood biomarkers, maternal blood could also estimate gestational age or delivery date with comparable accuracy to ultrasound, but possibly at lower cost, according to the study funded by March of Dimes, a New York-based nonprofit organization that works to improve the health of mothers and babies. Biomarkers are a naturally occurring molecule, gene, or characteristic by which a particular pathological or physiological process, disease,…

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South Africa’s Jacob Zuma makes second court appearance on corruption charges

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Former South African President Jacob Zuma, who was ousted by his own party in February, arrived at the Durban High Court on Friday for his second appearance on corruption charges relating to a $2.5 billion arms deal in the late 1990s. Zuma faces 16 charges of fraud, racketeering and money laundering relating to the deal to buy European military hardware to upgrade South Africa’s armed forces after the end of apartheid in 1994. State prosecutors and Zuma’s lawyers are expected to argue over a start date for the trial, a…

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Senators want 1993 election results declared

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The Senate has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for honouring the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1999, presidential election, the late Chief MKO Abiola and his running mate, Babagana Kingibe. President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, particularly stated that the recognition was long overdue. While backing the declaration of June 12 as Nigeria’s Democracy Day, some senators urged Buhari to take a step further by making the date a national holiday. They also urged the President to order the Independent National Electoral Commission to announce the results of the election,…

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Lionel Messi wants Neymar back at Barcelona

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Lionel Messi says he would “love it” if Neymar returned to Barcelona, and believes Antoine Griezmann would make a great team-mate too. Brazil international Neymar left the Nou Camp last summer and joined Paris St-Germain for a world record fee of £200m. But less than a year on, there is increasing uncertainty over the striker’s future at the Parc des Princes with Real Madrid and Manchester United both being linked with the player. Messi forged a strong and successful partnership with Neymar at Barcelona and the Argentine is keeping close…

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Buhari: June 12 now Nigeria’s Democracy Day, Abiola gets GCFR

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President Muhammadu Buhari in a surprise move Wednesday  declared  June 12 Nigeria’s Democracy Day and also awarded Nigeria’s highest honour, Grand Commander of the Federal Republic, GCFR,  to the late businessman Moshood Kashimawo Abiola, winner of the election held on same date in 1993. The election, adjudged to be the freest and fairest up till that year, in Nigeria’s history was  annulled by the military junta headed by Ibrahim Babangida, plunging Nigeria into a five-year political crisis. Abiola died in 1998 and General Sani Abacha, who was one of the…

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‘Over 7,000 Nigerian immigrants repatriated, 2,270 perished in high sea’

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The Presidency has said that with the assistance of International Office for Migration (IOM) and the Federal Government, over 7,000 Nigerian immigrants have been returned home from different European countries. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Diaspora and Foreign Affairs, Abike Dabiri Erewa, stated this yesterday at a stakeholders’ forum organised by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Abuja. She said Nigeria had been identified as mainly a country of origin with thousands of its nationals travelling to Europe through Mediterranean Sea in search of greener pasture…

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Wolrd Cup: Nwankwo Kanu tips Nigeria for ‘big surprise’

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Nigerian legend Nwankwo Kanu is tipping the Super Eagles to impress at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Gernot Rohr’s men have not been at their best recently after a three-game winless run, which saw them lose to both Serbia and England. “The FIFA World Cup is the greatest football tournament on the planet – every team dreams of being part of it and I am sure it will be a very special event in Russia,” Kanu noted. “Nigeria will be a big surprise, for sure. We have good young…

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