After a year of threats and diatribes, U.S. President Donald Trump and third-generation North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un have agreed to meet face-to-face for talks about the North's nuclear program. It remains to be seen whether a summit, if it takes place, could lead to any meaningful breakthrough after an unusually provocative year. North Korea tested its most powerful nuclear weapon to date and test-launched three intercontinental ballistic missiles theoretically capable of striking the U.S. mainland. Will there be a breakthrough? Failure? Or merely the start of another long and difficult process meant to remove the North's nuclear capabilities?Here's…

Mauritian President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, Africa's only female head of state, is to quit over a financial row. She has been accused of using a bank card provided by a charity to make personal purchases worth tens of thousands of dollars. She is to step down after ceremonies to mark the 50th anniversary of the island's independence next week. Denying wrongdoing, she said she had refunded all the money, Reuters news agency reports. Ms Gurib-Fakim is a renowned scientist and in 2015 became the first woman to be appointed to the ceremonial position of president of Mauritius. "The president of the…

Funmi Olaitan, Ibadan Oyo State Governor, Mr Abiola Ajimobi, has appointed his Special Adviser, Communication and Strategy, Mr. Yomi Layinka, to the new and strategic role of Special Adviser, Ibadan Media City Project. A statement by Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Olalekan Alli, made this known in Ibadan, Oyo State capital. By this appointment, Layinka is expected to oversee the proposed transformation of Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State into formidable media, entertainment and cultural hub for South-West Nigeria. In a related development, the SSG said that the governor has approved the appointment of an Executive Director with the Sun…

Senator representing Kaduna Central, Mr Shehu Sani, has revealed that he and his colleagues receive N13.5 million monthly each as “running cost.” In an interview with TheNews, Sani said that the running cost does not include a N700,000 monthly consolidated salary and allowances which they also receive. Details of the interview were published by SaharaReporters on Wednesday. “I think what we can say is that the running cost of a senator is N13.5 million every month,” the senator said. He explained that though there is no specification on what the funds was meant for, each lawmaker is mandated to provide…