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Elumelu to African Leaders: Prioritize Africa’s Youth And Leapfrog Traditional Development Paths

April 25, 2018April 25, 2018Ayo Olowo

During the annual spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Washington, DC, African philanthropist and entrepreneur Tony O. Elumelu insisted that prioritizing Africa’s youth by fixing the policy and regulatory issues impeding their innovations would also help attract foreign investors. The Tony Elumelu Foundation Founder spoke alongside World Bank President […]

Facebook removes 1.9m terror posts in Q1

April 24, 2018Ayo Olowo

Facebook found and removed 1.9 million social-media posts by the Islamic State and al Qaeda terrorists during the first three months of 2018, using new anti-terror algorithms.“In Q1[first quarter] we took action on 1.9 million pieces of ISIS [Islamic State terror group, outlawed in Russia] and al-Qaeda content, about twice as much from the previous […]

We returned Abacha loot with $1.5m interest – Switzerland Envoy

April 24, 2018Ayo Olowo

Switzerland says it has returned all the money kept in the country by Sani Abacha, late Nigerian head of state. Pio Wennubst, assistant director-general and head, Global Cooperation Department, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, told NAN that the money was returned with $1.5 million interest. Wennubst said Switzerland returned about $322.5 million dollars (N116.11 […]

Former U.S. President Bush hospitalised

April 24, 2018Eben Tanimola

Just days after burying his wife Barbara, who died at age 92, former President George H.W. Bush has been hospitalised after an infection he contracted spread to his blood. Spokesman to the former president said on Monday that Bush was admitted to the hospital on Sunday. “President Bush was admitted to Houston Methodist Hospital Sunday […]

Diarrhea outbreak forces closure of U.S university

April 23, 2018Ayo Olowo

A university in the U.S. state of Connecticut was closed on Monday after 100 students fell ill. The affected students at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury were suffering from vomiting, diarrhoea and stomach pains. University President, John Clark, said in a statement on Monday that crews would be working to sanitise and disinfect two […]

U.S to open Jerusalem Embassy on May 14

April 23, 2018April 23, 2018Ayo Olowo

The United States (U.S) is set to open its Embassy in the City of Jerusalem on May 14, to coincide with Israel’s Independence Day, spokesperson of the Israeli Embassy to Russia said on Monday. In December, U.S. President Donald Trump announced his decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and instructed the U.S. State Department […]

Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge welcome third child

April 23, 2018Ayo Olowo

Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton and husband Prince William, on Monday welcomed their third child (baby boy). The couple now has two sons and a daughter. “Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge was safely delivered of a son at 11:01 a.m.,” a tweet from Kensington Palace revealed. “The baby weighs 8lbs 7oz. The Duke […]

A Nigerian burnt to death in South Africa

April 23, 2018Eben Tanimola

A Nigerian has been burnt to death in Rustenburg, South Africa, after his vehicle was set ablaze by yet-to-be identified people. However, the country’s North West police did not believe the incident was related to violent protests in the area this week, according to media reports on Sunday. Two vehicles were set alight in two […]

UN welcomes North Korea’s suspension of Nuclear programme

April 22, 2018Ayo Olowo

The UN said it welcomed North Korean leader, Kim Jong-Un’s announcement that his country no longer needed nuclear weapons. The country resort to nuclear armament had heightened tension between the North Korea and South Korea. Kim said earlier on Saturday that after conducting a total of six nuclear tests since 2006, further missile tests as […]

Prince Charles succeeds Queen as Commonwealth head

April 20, 2018Eben Tanimola

Prince Charles was on Friday approved as the successor to Queen Elizabeth as head of the Commonwealth at a meeting of the group’s heads of government in Windsor. There had been calls for the role to be rotated around the 53 member-states, most of which are former British territories, but in recent days the queen, […]