Nigerian born international CEO, Adebayo Ogunlesi has now ceased to be an adviser to embattled US President Donald Trump. Trump sacked him on Wednesday along with other distinguished CEOs counselling him via two councils on how to “Make America Great Again”. Trump sacked Ogunlesi on Twitter, when he announced the dissolution of two business advisory […]
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The Government of Israel said it would revoke the press credentials of a reporter for the Al Jazeera news network on Wednesday. This decision was taken after the reporter claimed his work was part of the “resistance’’ against Israel. The reporter, Elias Karram, 40, is a Palestinian citizen of Israel. In an interview with a […]
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More than 300 people were killed when a mudslide struck the outskirts of Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown on Monday, sweeping away homes. The Red Cross said at least 205 bodies had been taken to the central morgue in Freetown. Police and military personnel were at the scene in the mountain town of Regent searching for […]
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In recognition of the growing concerns around human trafficking in Africa, The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), an African founded and funded 21st centuryphilanthropic organization committed to youth empowerment and entrepreneurship development, hosted the Director General of Nigeria’s National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Julie Okah-Donli. According to Okah-Donli, UNESCO ranks human […]
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Men of the Nigerian Army early Friday morning reportedly laid siege to the UN building in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, on the claim that illegal arms were being kept there. The said UN building is known as the Red Roof and believed to be housing humanitarian workers providing relief materials to Internally Displaced […]
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U.S.-backed forces now have Islamic State fighters surrounded in central Raqqa, a Syrian Kurdish commander said, but he predicted that driving the militants out could take up to four months. “We’ve cleared about half of Old Raqqa … and we’re advancing on all axes,” said Haval Gabar, the 25-year-old commander from the Kurdish YPG militia […]
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A 6.5 magnitude earthquake has killed at least 13 people and about 200 in China’s south-western province of Sichuan. The quake struck in the sparsely populated north of Sichuan, the US Geological Survey said. Some reports suggest the death toll could grow. The epicentre was close to an area popular with tourists. The quake struck […]
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NIGERIA – Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has advised foreign investors to take advantage of the opportunities in the Nigerian economy now or risk blaming themselves in 10 years time. Osinbajo made made this declaration when he spoke at the Presidential villa in Abuja during a meeting of delegates from the Nigerian Initiative for Economic Development […]
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Health authorities in Edo State on Monday confirmed two fresh cases of Lassa Fever in the State. The Director of Primary Health Care in Akoko-Edo Local Government Council of Edo, Dr Sunday Yerumoh, made the confirmation in Igarra. He disclosed that the patients were quickly admitted in the Surveillance Unit of the local government health […]
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The archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, on Friday, paid a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari at Abuja House, London. Details of the Cleric’s visit was disclosed by Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, where he said the archbishop and Buhari are friends. The presidential spokesman, went on to say that Welby said he was delighted to see […]
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