China, African trade hits $170b yearly

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China’s bilateral cooperation with Africa has grown phenomenally in the past 40 years with trade leaping from $765 million to $170 billion a year. China’s Deputy Foreign Minister Chen Xiaodong said the growth was on the basis of interlocking interests since 1978. The minister said this has therefore made China Africa’s largest trading partner during the last few decades. In the same period Chinese investment in Africa reached a cumulative $ 110 billion. Chen said Africa’s debt to her country is economically sustainable and should be no cause for alarm.…

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Court jails Nigerian 14 years for trafficking, slavery in UK

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A British Court sentenced a Nurse, Josephine Iyamu, to 14 years in prison on Wednesday for trafficking five Nigerian women to Germany to work as prostitutes, controlling them through voodoo. The London-based British citizen, Iyamu, 51, was found guilty in a “landmark modern slavery case’’ after the first prosecution involving victims outside Britain, the National Crime Agency said. The investigation involved cooperation between Police in Britain, Nigeria and the German city of Trier. It began after a brothel owner “raised concerns about the identity of a woman working there’’ with…

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FIFA reduces referees for World Cup’s finals

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FIFA’s Referees Committee has reduced the number of referees for the final phase of its 2018 World Cup in Russia. It has, therefore, selected 17 referees, 37 assistant referees and 10 Video Assistant Referees (VARs) for the final phase. Pierluigi Collina, the Committee’s head, told reporters in Moscow that this was because the number of referees at the 32-day competition has to be reduced at this point in time. “The number of referees has been reduced in view of the number of matches left and the teams that have qualified…

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People’s Progressive Parliament holds Alliance Meeting with Team Ibori for Okowa

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By Gradeone Henry People’s Progressive Parliament (PPP) recently hosted Team Ibori for Okowa at their national secretariat in Ughelli, Delta State. The meeting which is an alliance to ensure the incumbent governor of Delta State, Sen. Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa is re-elected as governor for continuity, equity, fairness and justice come 2019. In his open remark, the president of PPP, Comr. Matthew Onorhere, who noted that “The Elite group and members of People’s Progressive Parliament (PPP) cordially welcome the state coordinator, Team Ibori for Okowa, Hon. Edmond Guana, his excos and…

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Gunmen kill 7 police officers in Abuja

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The police have confirmed the killing of seven officers on Monday in Abuja by gunmen at Galadimawa Junction, just off the international airport road in Abuja. The reasons for the attack still remain sketchy. However, it was gathered that the gunmen who were in a vehicle opened fire on the police officers and zoomed off. The Police have confirmed that seven police officers were killed by armed robbers in the Galadimawa area of the federal capital territory. The Force Public Relations Officer, Mr Jimoh Moshood, said at a news conference…

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NFF Crisis: Pinnick, Keyamo dare Supreme Court

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Festus Keyamo (SAN), counsel to the Amaju Pinnick-led board of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Tuesday in Abuja said that the order of court recognising election of Chris Giwa as NFF President was not binding on FIFA. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, had on Monday directed the NFF to comply with the judgement of the Supreme Court delivered on April 27, 2018. The judgement he noted restored the orders of the Federal High Court, setting aside the purported…

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French President Macron arrives in Nigeria

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President Emmanuel Macron of France, on Tuesday, arrived in Nigeria on official visit aboard French Presidential Jet A330 and landed at the Presidential wing of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at about 3:10 p.m. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that President Macron on arrival was received by the Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama before he inspected the Presidential Guard of Honour. He was also presented with a plaque by the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Bello before leaving for the Presidential villa at about…

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Protesters demand Saraki’s resignation

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Hundreds of angry youths on Tuesday stormed the National Assembly protesting allegation of budget padding by the lawmakers and demanding resignation of Senate President Bukola Saraki. Protesters at NASS Police quickly locked the gates to prevent the crowd from gaining entrance but the protesters were able to unlock the gates and entered the premises. The police managed to curtail the situation. The protesters are also demanding the resignation of Senate President Bukola Saraki to face trial over his implication in the Offa robbery. Protesters hit NASS They said that the…

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FG targets $23 per barrel for cost of oil production -kachikwu

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The Minister of state for petroleum Resources Dr Ibe Kachikwu says the Federal government is making effort to ensure that cost of crude production is reduced to 23 dollars per barrel from  about 35 dollars. Kachikwu disclosed this at the on going Nigerian Oil and Gas conference and Exhibition on Tuesday in Abuja. He said henceforth, approval for projects in the petroleum industry would be based on the cost of producing oil and gas adding  that efforts were on to further ensure the cost were brought down to below $15…

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Trump orders King Salman jack up oil output by 2mbpd

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US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Saudi Arabia’s King Salman had agreed to his request to ramp up oil production, a week after OPEC already announced an output rise. “Just spoke to King Salman of Saudi Arabia and explained to him that, because of the turmoil & dysfunction in Iran and Venezuela, I am asking that Saudi Arabia increase oil production, maybe up to 2,000,000 barrels, to make up the difference,” Trump announced in an early morning tweet. “Prices too high! He has agreed!” Trump has repeatedly lashed…

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