President Buhari under pressure to declare state of emergency in Rivers – Governor Wike

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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari was under intense pressure from leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State. Speaking when he granted audience to Anglican Bishops of Niger Delta Province yesterday, Wike said he learnt of the pressure on the President during his meeting with the Commander-in-Chief at the State House. He said: “When I went to see the President, he told me that he was under pressure to declare a state of emergency in Rivers…

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Let’s not sweep restructuring ‘under the carpet’ – Obasanjo

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Former President, Chief Olusengun Obasanjo, has cautioned against hushing the call for restructuring in Nigeria. Obasanjo made the call while presenting a plaque to Prof. Ehosa Osaghae, the Convocation Lecturer at the National Open University (NOUN) on Friday in Abuja. “We should not sweep the quest for restructuring under the carpet. “Let us talk about it,’’ he said. Obasanjo, is among 14, 771 persons expected to receive honours at the 7th convocation of NOUN on Jan. 20. The former president is expected to receive a doctorate in Christian Theolog. Osaghae,…

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CHAN: Super Eagles beat Libya 1-0 in Tangier

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Nigeria’s Super Eagles brought down to earth Libya’s Mediterranean Knights at the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN) as they beat them 1-0. The Libyans had beaten Equatorial Guinea 3-0 in their first game. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the home-based Eagles edged out Libya by a lone goal through Sunday Faleye in their CHAN Group C match at the Stade Ibn Batouta in Tangier, Morocco on Friday. The victory took the Super Eagles to the top of the group standings with four points from two games played…

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Nigeria develops Ebola, Malaria herbal drugs

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The National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) says it has successfully researched and developed six traditional herbal products for the treatment of Ebola, Malaria and other diseases. The NIPRD Director-General, Prof. Karniyus Gamaniel, said this while presenting the score card of his eight-year tenure (2009 to 2017) in Abuja on Friday. The programme, organised by NIPRD, aimed to present the products researched and developed by the institute and present staff service awards to deserving worker. He said that ‘NIPRIBOL’, a fixed dose combination drug was developed by the…

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US strike kills German rapper-turned-IS membe

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Denis Cuspert, a German rapper who joined Islamic State in 2014 and appeared in the terrorist group’s propaganda videos, was reported killed in Syria this week. Cuspert was killed on Wednesday in eastern Syria by a US-led coalition strike that targeted a gathering of the Islamic State militants in eastern Syria, Rami Abdel-Rahman, the head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said Friday. Previously known by his German stage name Deso Dogg, Cuspert has been reported killed on more than one occasion. “He was killed along with 14 other…

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Alleged N2.1bn fraud: Dokpesi’s PA exposes him in court

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Prosecution witness, Mr Gabriel Agorye, on Friday testified how he withdrew N40 million for erstwhile Chairman of DAAR Communications Plc, Raymond Dokpesi from his First Bank account. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Dokpesi is standing trial at the Federal High Court, Abuja, over alleged N2.1bn fraud filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commissions (EFCC). Agorye who is the 11th prosecution witness told the court that he was Dokpesi’s personal assistant and ran errands for him. He was led in evidence by Mr Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), the…

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Pele collapses, hospitalised

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Football greatest, Pele is in hospital after collapsing due to exhaustion, preventing him from travelling to London for an engagement this weekend. According to the English Football Writers Association (FWA), the 77-year-old, a three-time World Cup winner, collapsed on Thursday. He is being monitored in hospital in Brazil,  FWA said. The FWA were due to host a dinner in his honour at the Savoy Hotel. Pele “has undergone a series of tests which appear to point to severe exhaustion”, said the FWA. “He is on fluids while doctors monitor his recovery.…

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UN predicts 3.5% economic growth for Africa

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Africa is expected to see a recovery in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth from its present 3.0 per cent to 3.5 per cent in 2018. This is according to a statement obtained from the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) website on Wednesday in Abuja. Africa’s GDP will further grow to 3.7 per cent in 2019, according to the 2018 edition of the World Economic Situation and Prospects report (WESP2018). The report, recently launched in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, said the GDP growth on a per capita basis was “negligible in…

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Pope Francis flays violence in rights agitation

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Pope Francis currently on visit to Chile, has denounced the use of violence in the struggle for indigenous rights. He made the appeal on Wednesday while celebrating mass in a restive region of Chile hours after assailants firebombed churches and other targets. The Argentine-born pontiff was shining the spotlight on the simmering conflict between the state and the Mapuche people, who centuries ago controlled vast areas of Chile but have since been marginalized. “You cannot assert yourself by destroying others, because this only leads to more violence and division,” the…

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Porn star Daniels bares all to magazine on sex with Trump

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An American magazine, InTouch today ran an excerpt from an interview with adult-film star Stormy Daniels (née Stephanie Clifford) wherein she detailed having a 2006 sexual affair with then-future-president Donald Trump. The interview which will be released in full this week was the first confirmation from Daniels about the affair, which had been much rumoured prior to the 2016 election and drew renewed attention this past week after The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump’s personal lawyer paid her $130,000 to keep quiet. Wednesday’s story was just an appetiser as…

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