Paris attack shows countries ‘will have to open their eyes’–Trump

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US President Donald Trump, who angered the French government earlier this month with his comments about the 2015 attacks in Paris, tweeted Sunday that he was “so sad” about the latest attack there. “At some point countries will have to open their eyes & see what is really going on,” he wrote. “This kind of sickness & hatred is not compatible with a loving, peaceful, & successful country! Changes to our thought process on terror must be made.” It was not clear exactly what he meant in the tweet, though…

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Mystery fire at Freetown airport, hours to Maada Bio’s inauguration

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A mystery fire has gutted the lounge at the Freetown International Airport, where the dignitaries jetting in Saturday for the official inauguration of Sierra Leone’e President Julius Maada Bio, would be received. The fire incident happened today. Government has asked the police to investigate its cause, but it is not ruling out sabotage because of it’s timing, less than 24 hours to Maada Bio’s inauguration. “This incident could not have come at a more unfortunate time, coming on the eve of the presidential inauguration’, the government said on Friday night,…

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I am not afraid of water, not afraid of death: Nigerian migrant Vitoria

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A Nigerian female migrant, identified as Vitoria, who was among the over 100 migrants rescued last week  by Medecin Sans Frontieres and SOS Méditerranee chartered Aquarius ship, has told newsmen why she decided to risk the perilous crossing from Libya into Italy. “I was not afraid of the water, because God created the water. I’m not afraid of death. We all die one day. I’m more afraid if the Libyan police were to catch me again, because they are so wicked,” the 21 year-old Nigerian said. Vitoria was in the…

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Tyranny of the gavel

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Having enjoyed the privilege of spending eight years in the Edo State House of Assembly during which I was the leader of the house for some eon; and, thereafter, a member of the House of Representatives in Abuja for four years, I can asseverate, without being accused of any streak of immodesty, that I am sufficiently versed and knowledgeably vast in the mechanism of the legislature as a third arm of the trinity of government both at the state and federal levels. The declaration supra presupposes that I understand the…

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Congo hits Ebola outbreak with quick response

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The Congo and World Health Organisation (WHO) have hit the outbreak of Ebola with quick response to contain the deadly disease. “I think with this rapid response we will be able to contain it,” WHO emergencies director for Africa, Ibrahima Soce Fall, told the Media on Wednesday. “Very clearly” the U.N. agency learned its lesson from the crisis, he added. Ebola is endemic to Congo, a vast country whose eastern Ebola river gave the deadly virus its name when it was discovered there in the 1970s. This is the ninth…

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Facebook, Google under EFF scrutiny to explain removed posts

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The Electronic Frontier Foundation asks tech giants to be more transparent on how and why your content is removed. Ever noticed one of your Facebook posts disappear without explanation? You’re not the only one. Not-for-profit Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and a coalition of digital rights groups have called on big tech companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google, to explain decisions behind removed content as well as improve appeals policies. They published a document on Monday titled “The Santa Clara Principles,” asking tech companies to disclose details concerning “content removals, account suspensions, appeals, and…

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Lagos government receives $400,000 Ford foundation grant for proposed museum project

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The Lagos State Government yesterday said it had received $400,000 out of the $600,000 grant donated by the Ford Foundation for the proposed Lagos Museum project to be sited at the New Eko Court, Marina. Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr. Steve Ayorinde disclosed this, while addressing journalists at the annual Ministerial press briefing to mark the third year anniversary of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration, held in Alausa, Ikeja. The commissioner, who also unveiled that the state’s Tourism Master Plan, said it had adequately captured the potentials of spiritual…

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Warren Buffet loses billions, first time in 9 years

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Warren Buffett has reported a $1.14 billion loss at Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. in the first quarter, the Omaha, Nebraska-based company said. That marked the company’s first net loss since 2009. The loss was caused by new accounting-rule changes, which the Oracle of Omaha had predicted would cause nightmares. The rules require Berkshire to report unrealised gains or losses in equity investments in net income. The “requirement will produce some truly wild and capricious swings in our GAAP bottom line,” Buffett warned in his annual letter to shareholders released in February. The…

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Arsene Wenger: I’m getting more job offers than expected

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Arsene Wenger says he has had plenty of job offers since announcing his plans to leave Arsenal this summer, but he remains no closer to deciding where he will go after his tenure ends. The Frenchman deflected more questions about who his successor at Arsenal should be, but agreed that the club should try to make an appointment well before the World Cup starts in June. Wenger’s 22-year-reign as Gunners boss is in its final week, with only two Premier League games at Leicester and Huddersfield left. The 68-year-old has…

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Oil prices fall as market awaits Donald Trump decision on Iran

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Oil prices retreated from 3-1/2 year highs on Tuesday as investors waited on an announcement by President Donald Trump on whether the United States will reimpose sanctions on Iran, according to Reuters reports. Should Trump pull the United States out of a multi-nation agreement on Tehran’s nuclear program, Iranian crude exports could be hit, adding to tightness in the oil market, which is coming back into balance after years of glut. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures CLc1 had dropped 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $69.95 a barrel…

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