N/Korea plans another missile launch, spies say

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South Korean spy agencies fear North Korea may fire an “array of ballistic missiles” before the year’s end in a bid to show its strength and deter the United States and its allies from further interference in Pyongyang’s nuke and missile programs. South Korea’s parliamentary intelligence committee was briefed by Seoul’s National Intelligence Service in a closed door meeting Monday where new intelligence on North Korea was discussed, Reuters reported. North Korea launched its last missile in early September, with the ICBM flying over Japan. “The agency is closely following…

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Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe, facing impeachment, calls cabinet meeting

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Zimbabwe’s ruling party on Monday ordered impeachment proceedings to begin against longtime President Robert Mugabe and expressed confidence that he could be voted out within two days, while the world’s oldest head of state ignored the party’s midday deadline to resign and instead summoned ministers to a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning. The ruling Zanu-PF party’s deputy secretary for legal affairs Paul Mangwana said lawmakers would move a motion for impeachment on Tuesday and set up a parliamentary committee, and on Wednesday the committee would report back to all lawmakers…

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Beyonce emerges world’s highest paid female singer

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Beyonce’s hit album “Lemonade” and world tour made her the highest-paid woman in music in 2017, according to an annual Forbes list on Monday. The Pop Diva edged out Britain’s Adele and pop star Taylor Swift. The R&B singer earned some 105 million dollars from record sales and from her “Formation” concert tour, according to Forbes. She also has her own Ivy Park fashion line and other business interests. Adele, whose “25” album broke first-week U.S. sales records in 2015 and who completed her first major tour since 2011, made…

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Donald Trump declares North Korea state sponsor of terror

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President Donald Trump on Monday declared North Korea a state sponsor of terrorism, returning Kim Jong-Un’s nuclear-armed pariah regime to a short blacklist of targeted US foes. “Should have happened a long time ago. Should have happened years ago,” Trump declared, announcing the designation at the start of a White House cabinet meeting. North Korea is already under a wide array of United States and United Nations sanctions, and the terror designation will not have much immediate economic impact in itself. But US officials see the designation — lifted by…

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Buhari mourns Ekwueme, condoles with Nigerians

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resident Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with Nigerians, and the Government and people of Anambra, on the passing away of elder statesman and former Vice President, Dr Alex Ekwueme, who died on Nov. 19. President Buhari, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Monday, commiserated with the entire Oko Kingdom, the Aguata Council of Traditional Rulers, and the Ekwueme family, over the loss of the family’s patriarch. The President noted that the elder statesman’s regular counsels on national issues and…

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Human trafficking, illegal migration embarrassing Nigeria – Senator Saraki

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President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has described the alarming rate of human trafficking and illegal migration by some Nigerians as threat to national security that requires urgent response. He said the problem was giving Nigeria a bad image. Saraki, according to a statement on Sunday in Abuja by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Sanni Onogu, said this when Director General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Mrs. Julie Okah-Donli, led senior members of the agency’s management team on a visit to the Senate President…

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Nollywood most prolific – International Film Producers

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International Federation of Film Producers’ Associations (FIAPF), says Nollywood is one of the most prolific in the world in terms of volume of production and the highest number of production annually. Mr Bertrand Moullier, Senior Advisor, of the association made the remarks as chairman of the round table side event at the 35th session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). A statement by the Nigerian Embassy in Switzerland e-mailed to the News Agency of Nigerian (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja…

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Nollywood powerful tool for “soft” diplomacy – Audu Kadiri

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Ambassador Audu Kadiri, Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) office in Geneva, says Nollywood is fast becoming a very powerful tool for “soft” diplomacy for Nigeria. Kadiri spoke at the exclusive screening of the Nigerian film, “The CEO’’, at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) headquarters in Geneva, during its 35th session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) recently. The film, “The C.E.O.’’, was produced by Nigeria’s acclaimed film producer, Kunle Afolayan, and it is the seventh-highest-grossing Nigerian film by the domestic gross of…

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Real Madrid confirm Sergio Ramos broke nose in Madrid derby

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Real Madrid have confirmed that captain Sergio Ramos suffered a broken nose in Saturday’s 0-0 derby draw with Atletico Madrid. The defender was substituted at half time at the Wanda Metropolitano, after clashing with Lucas Hernandez in the first half – the Spain international’s nose pouring with blood. Coach Zinedine Zidane had suggested after the game that it was a fracture and Madrid have now confirmed the extent of the injury in a short statement following medical tests. Madrid have released no details of Ramos’ expected lay-off, Zidane similarly having…

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UNICEF holds funfair for 200 children in Kaduna

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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Sunday organised a funfair for 200 children in Kaduna to celebrate 2017 World Children’s Day in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the children were taken to a Polo Club, Fifth Chukker, where they played, danced, ate and later taken for horse riding. UNICEF’s Communication and External Relation Officer in Kaduna, Malam Rabiu Musa, said shortly after the events that the essence was to make the children have a sense of belonging. Musa said that the 2017 World Children’s…

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