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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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UN opens Technology Bank in Turkey

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The United Nations (UN) has opened Technology Bank in Turkey, thereby welcoming a new member into the fold, which will help poor nations leapfrog development challenges. The Bank aims to address the development challenges of the world’s poorest countries through science, technology and innovation (STI), which also represents a significant milestone for the whole 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said at the inaugural event in Gebze town near Istanbul: “Technology has to diffuse to all communities to enable them to leapfrog traditional development challenges”. The idea of establishing…

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TB kills 1.6m yearly, UN calls for action

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The UN has said no fewer than 1.6 million people are killed annually by tuberculosis(TB) and the disease would cost about one trillion dollars in economic loss by 2050. “Despite being curable and treatable, TB kills more than 1.6 million people every year and only about half the cases are diagnosed properly. “The disease also takes an enormous financial toll on economies: it is estimated that TB will cost about one trillion dollars by 2030,” the UN said. Secretary-General António Guterres said at an interactive dialogue with civil society groups…

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Quit APC now, VON DG tells Gov. Okorocha

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Following the conclusion of ward, local and state congresses of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo, Mr Osita Okechukwu, Director-General, Voice of Nigeria (VON) and a chieftain of the party has advised Gov. Rochas Okorocha to leave the party if he so desires. Okechukwu spoke on the heels of Gov. Okorocha’s disagreement with the outcome of the congresses held in Imo last month. He told newsmen at the APC national secretariat in Abuja on Monday that the APC would win the 2019 elections without Okorocha. According to him, the actions…

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Microsoft has reportedly acquired GitHub

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Microsoft has reportedly acquired GitHub, and could announce the deal as early as Monday. Bloomberg reports that the software giant has agreed to acquire GitHub, and that the company chose Microsoft partly because of CEO Satya Nadella. Business Insider first reported that Microsoft had been in talks with GitHub recently. GitHub is a vast code repository that has become popular with developers and companies hosting their projects, documentation, and code. Apple, Amazon, Google, and many other big tech companies use GitHub. Microsoft is the top contributor to the site, and has more than 1,000 employees actively pushing…

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Kenya flags off oil production, export

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Many Kenyans have taken to the streets to celebrate as the country become one of the global oil producers. The country on Sunday flagged off the transportation of the first oil barrels. President Uhuru Kenyatta led a host of local leaders to celebrate the feat that enabled the country to join Uganda as the only two oil-producing nations in East Africa. In a historic occasion held at Ngamia 8 oil fields in Lokichar, Turkana County in the north, the President flagged off four trucks ferrying crude oil to the Kenya…

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