For the first time in almost 70 years there will be no Nobel Literature Prize this year, after the Swedish Academy that selects the laureate failed to contain a deep crisis stemming from the anti-sexual harassment #MeToo campaign. “We find it necessary to commit time to recovering public confidence in the Academy before the next […]
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Twitter on Thursday urged its more than 300 million users to change their passwords, saying they had been unintentionally “unmasked” inside the company by a software bug. The social media site said it found no sign that hackers accessed the exposed data, but advised users to change their passwords to be safe. Twitter practice is […]
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The Secretary-General, of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, on Thursday warned against scrapping an international deal on Iran’s nuclear programme unless there was a good alternative in place. U.S. President Donald Trump has been threatening to pull out of the agreement, leading to diplomatic tensions with Iran as well as with U.S. allies keen to preserve […]
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Cambridge Analytica, the British marketing analytics firm, announced Wednesday that it was closing and would file for insolvency in Britain and the United States after failing to recover from the Facebook data scandal. The decision follows weeks of intense pressure on the company, hired by Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, after allegations emerged it may have […]
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Tetra Pak, the world’s leading food processing and packaging solutions company, has confirmed the appointment of Oshiokamele Aruna as the new Managing Director of its West Africa operations. The appointment of Mr. Aruna, makes him the first Nigerian to attain this position in the history of Tetra Pak, the world’s leading processing and packaging solutions provider. […]
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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth flew in by helicopter to London to meet Prince Louis, fifth-in-line to the British throne and the latest member of Britain’s royal family. Prince Louis, the third child of Prince William and his wife Kate, was born on April 23. On Tuesday, the queen, 92, arrived at Kensington Palace, William and Kate’s […]
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According to Washington Post, Iran’s state TV has reported a 5.2-magnitude earthquake in a remote, mountainous region in the country’s south, with no immediate word on casualties or damage. It says the temblor rocked the town of Sisakht, some 700 kilometers (430 miles) south of Tehran, on Wednesday. The town has a population of 10,000. […]
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The visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to U.S. President, Donald Trump, has yielded the finalisation of negotiations to repatriate more than $500 million (about 190 billion Naira) of Nigeria’s looted money traced to the U.S. Nigeria’s Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, told the correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Washington, […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met with United States President Donald Trump in the White House, Washington D.C. Both leaders, among other issues, discussed terrorism, herdsmen and economy in the bilateral meeting. Below is the speech read by the Nigerian leader after a closed-door meeting with Trump. Good day, Ladies and Gentlemen of the media. […]
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The President of the United States of America (USA), Donald Trump has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for fighting MASSIVE corruption and terrorism in Nigeria. While both leaders were addressing a press conference on Monday, Trump said: “Nigeria has a reputation for very massive corruption. I also know that the President (Buhari) has been able to […]
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