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YMGG cautions Sen. Agege, Ogboru over utterances ahead of 2019 elections

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By Igbunu Miracle, A group under the aegis of Youth Movement for Good Governance, (YMGG), has called the Senator Ovie Omo-Agege and Chief Great Ogboru to be mindful on the use of the languages that would further destroy the existence of the All Progressives Congress in Delta state. The All Progressives Congress, APC, it would be recalled recently held parallel congresses in the state producing two parallel executives from the wards to state level. President of the group, Comr. Gabriel Udemude in a statement made available to newsmen said, “the…

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Victor Moses joins Super Eagles in London

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Super Eagles have confirmed Victor Moses has now joined them in London ahead of Saturday’s World Cup warm-up against England at Wembley. The Chelsea star joined up with the rest of the squad after he was given an extended break after a hectic season with his London club. Coach Gernot Rohr gave him extra days to celebrate his wedding anniversary and so he was not involved in the friendly against DR Congo in Port Harcourt last week. Rohr has said Victor Moses will play against England on Saturday, so too…

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Delta eyes oil palm to boost economy

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Delta Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has kicked off a 3,000-hectare oil palm plantation owned by Norsworthy Farms and Allied Industries, as a major investment that would boost the state’s economy. At the ground-breaking for the plantation and processing plant at Akwukwu-Igbo, Oshimili North Local Government Area, Okowa said the project would change the face of oil palm industry in the state when operational. Norsworthy Farms and Allied Industries is also setting up a palm oil refinery, palm kernel crushing plant and 10-tonne per hour palm oil mill. He observed that with…

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17m Africans migrate for greener pastures

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No fewer than 17 million Africans left the continent in 2017 in search of greener pastures, a new report by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has said. The ‘Economic Development in Africa’ report also said 5.5 million people moved to Africa from other continents while some 19 million international migrants moved within Africa. “Overall, some 19 million international migrants moved within Africa, and 17 million Africans left the continent during last year. The continent was also the destination for about 5.5 million people from outside,” the report…

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Dangote, others at dinner with Buhari

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President Muhammadu Buhari had dinner with Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote and other members of the business community on Thursday night. The dinner held at the State House in Abuja to break the Ramadan fast. President Buhari thanked Nigerians for their continuous support to his administration. He said he was particularly happy with the performance of the agriculture sector in the past two years. Dangote Foundation had on Wednesday donated 150 patrol cars to the Nigerian police. In the background are the 150 patrol vehicles Dangote donated to the…

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Catholic Church joins child abuse compensation plan

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Australia’s Catholic Church has committed to joining the government’s redress scheme for victims of child sexual abuse. It paves the way for compensation to be paid to people who were sexually abused as children by church figures and puts pressure on other institutions to follow suit. The country’s Catholic bishops and leaders of its religious orders committed to signing on to the 3.8 billion Australian dollar (£2.2 billion) national plan on Wednesday. The church is the first non-government institution to opt into the plan and estimates it will itself be liable…

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UN says 12.6m deaths annually caused by environmental risks

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The UN  says that 12.6 million deaths annually is caused by extreme weather effects, Pollution among other environmental risks. It announced that the growing threat of extreme weather, climate change and air pollution  remained a challenge in the world.ear. The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) said they were combining their expertise to counter the environmental threats. The two UN agencies signed a legal agreement, which committed them to protect communities using “relevant and authoritative” data on the weather, climate and atmosphere. WMO spokesperson Clare Nullis…

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Journalism can beat human traffickers

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After the Boko Haram insurgency began in northeast Nigeria in 2009, thousands of people started fleeing the region to other parts of the country, including to my home city of Calabar in southern Nigeria. Many of these survivors were children who had lost their parents during the war. Rather than continuing their education, they were transported to Calabar by modern-day slave owners who found work for them as housekeepers and gatemen, and received pay on their behalf. I had never been to the northeast of my country, but I was…

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Fayemi resigns as minister

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The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has resigned his appointment as a cabinet minister. Fayami made the announcement on Wednesday at a valedictory briefing in Abuja where he explained that he resigned in order to pursue his governorship ambition in Ekiti State. He had given a hint about his resignation earlier in May before he emerged as the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for Ekiti State in the party’s that held on May 22. He faulted the allegation that he was desperate to become the governor…

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Poland set to extradite Nigerian to US for $7m cybercrime

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A yet-to-be identified 27 year-old Nigerian is awaiting extradition by Poland to the United States over an estimated $7m cybercrime. The Nigerian was arrested by Poland’s police  in the southwestern city of Wroclaw in connection with alleged cyberfraud and extortion done over the internet. The Police Central Bureau of Investigation said in a communique Wednesday that the Nigerian was nabbed as a result of cooperation with the FBI and Interpol, which had circulated a warrant for him. The police raid took him by surprise, the communique said. The man is…

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