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Monday, 28 August 2017 03:36

Houston devastated by flooding from Harvey as residents gird for days of rain

Catastrophic flooding triggered by Tropical Storm Harvey inundated Houston on Sunday, forcing residents of the fourth most populous U.S. city to flee their homes in boats or hunker down in anticipation of several more days of "unprecedented" rainfall. Harvey came ashore late on Friday as the most powerful hurricane to hit Texas in more than 50 years and has killed at least two people. The death toll is expected to rise as the storm triggers additional tidal surges and tornadoes, with parts of the region expected to see a year's worth of rainfall in the span of a week. The…

Monday, 28 August 2017 03:34

Ongoing Myanmar clashes leave 96 dead, including 6 civilians

Myanmar's government and advocates for the country's Muslim Rohingya ethnic minority traded charges Sunday of killing civilians, burning down buildings and planting land mines, as clashes that began last week when insurgents launched attacks against police posts continued. An announcement posted online by the office of the country's leader, State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, said the death toll from the violence that started Thursday night had reached 96, mostly alleged Rohingya attackers but also 12 security personnel. The announcement was the first by the government to list civilians among the dead - six people identified as Hindu said to…

Monday, 28 August 2017 03:29

Ajimobi installs 21 Obas in Ibadan mass coronation; Olubadan boycotts

Funmi Olaitan, Ibadan Amidst tight security, history was made on Sunday in the ancient city of Ibadanland, as Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, performed the first mass coronation in the history of the state as he presented instrument of office to 21 newly promoted High Chiefs and Baales now Obas. The new monarchs were installed at a ceremony held at Mapo Hall, Oja'ba area of the capital city. However despite being made the royal father of the event, Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji, was conspicuously absent at the ceremony. Also absent was the Osi Olubadan of Ibadanland and…

Sunday, 27 August 2017 02:37

Northern Elders Forum decries FG’s silence over herdsmen, farmers’ clashes

Northern Elders Forum (NEF) is not happy with the federal government for its alleged silence on intermittent clashes between herdsmen and farmers in different parts of the country. It blamed the federal government for failing to evolve a nationwide transition programme for herdsmen to embrace ranching as a solution to the persistent clashes. It therefore wants government to step in immediately and address the problem for peace to reign. The group, at an extraordinary session with Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State in Markurdi, also advised government to accept the socio-economic advocacy from southern Nigeria as a solution to the…

Saturday, 26 August 2017 03:43

Buhari praises Osinbajo, mocks #ResumeorResign London protesters

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said he hoped that those who held #ResumeOrResign protest in front of the Abuja House in London, United Kingdom, would also join him in Nigeria now that he had returned home. The President said now that he had returned to Nigeria, he hoped that those Nigerians would also return home. Buhari also said that he was happy about national prayers held for his quick recovery, noting that the prayers cut across all religions and ethnic groups. The President, who returned to the country last Saturday after spending 104 days in the British capital, spoke at…

Saturday, 26 August 2017 03:41

UK High Commissioner speaks on Buhari’s health

British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Paul Arkwright, has said that the Presidency was not lying to Nigerians about the true health status and fitness of President Muhammadu Buhari to perform his duties as Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. Speaking with our correspondent in Abuja, Arkwright said President Buhari had not only fully recovered from his illness but also fit to carry on the responsibilities of his office. According to him, “I had a privilege to meet President Buhari in the Villa. I was one of the small numbers of Ambassadors invited to witness the signing…

Saturday, 26 August 2017 03:38

Shiites write U.S. not to sell weapons to FG

Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, has written to United States government urging it not to sell weapons or any military hardware to the federal government. The letter, which was dated August 17 and signed by head of the Free Zakzaky Campaign Committee, Abdulrahaman Abubakar, cited “appalling human rights record” of Nigerian military as the reason for the group’s “vehement objection to the proposed sale of weapons and military hardware to the government of Nigeria.” In the letter, the group stated that “the military’s human rights record in Nigeria is utterly dismal and the federal government’s commitment to the rule of…

Saturday, 26 August 2017 03:35

North Korea fires 3 short-range missiles; US says tests fail

Three North Korea short-range ballistic missiles failed on Saturday, U.S. military officials said, which, if true, would be a temporary setback to Pyongyang's rapid nuclear and missile expansion. U.S. Pacific Command said in a statement that two of the North's missiles failed in flight after an unspecified distance, and another appeared to have blown up immediately. It added that the missile posed no threat to the U.S. territory of Guam, which the North had previously warned it would fire missiles toward. Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said that the projectiles fired from the North's eastern coast flew about 250 kilometers…

Saturday, 26 August 2017 03:33

Calm returns after 30 die in India riots over guru verdict

Security forces on Saturday patrolled the streets of a north Indian state where rampaging mobs left at least 30 people dead and more than 250 others injured, after a court declared a quasi-religious sect leader guilty of raping two of his followers. Authorities lifted the curfew in the town of Panchkula, the main trouble spot, after the night passed relatively peacefully and the area was cleared of protesters, said police officer Pradeep Kumar. On Friday, mobs set fire to government buildings and attacked police and TV journalists in the town, smashing the windshields of news vans and breaking broadcast equipment.…

Saturday, 26 August 2017 03:29

LASU holds post-humous lecture for Abubakar Momoh

Lagos State University, LASU, is to hold a post-humous lecture for Professor Abubakar Momoh, a former Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences of the university on Monday. A statement by Dr Sylvester Akhaine, Acting Head, Department of Political Science in the university, on Friday said Momoh was being remembered for his contribution to the Department of Political Science in the school. According to Akhaine, the lecture on “Pan-Africanism Today” will be delivered by Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja of the Centre for African, African-American and Diaspora Studies, University of North Carolina, United States. Mr. Nzongola-Ntalaja is author of “Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Africa”,…

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Friday, 25 August 2017 17:15

Nnamdi Kanu set for re-arrest as FG asks court to revoke bail

The federal government has asked the court to revoke the bail granted leader of Indigenous People Of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. According to a statement by office of Attorney General, Abubakar Malami, on Friday, the federal government also asked the court to order the arrest and detention of Mr. Kanu, pending the determination of the charge against him. The statement which was signed by special assistant to Mr. Malami, Salihu Isah, cited disobedience of court orders, among other issues as grounds for the appeal. Mr. Kanu, who is facing trial for alleged treason, was granted bail in April by an Abuja…

Friday, 25 August 2017 04:38

Nigerian Airforce plane crashes, kills pilot

An aircraft belonging to Nigerian Airforce has crashed, killing a pilot who was the only officer on board, a spokesperson has announced. The accident occurred in Kaduna on Thursday, spokesman for the airforce, Olatokunbo Adesanya, said in a short statement. Mr. Adesanya, an Air Commodore, said the cause of the crash was unknown. An investigation is underway, he said. “A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Air Beetle Aircraft today crashed in Kaduna while on a mission,” the statement said. “The only soul on board the aircraft, one of the NAF’s experienced instructor pilots, was unfortunately lost during the mishap. The cause…

Friday, 25 August 2017 04:36

Hajj 2017: Nigerian Pilgrims speak on feeding, accommodation, medicare in Madina

Nigerian pilgrims have expressed diverse views on the services rendered to them by National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, in Madina, during the 2017 Hajj exercise in Saudi Arabia. A cross section of pilgrims from Enugu, Oyo, Ondo, Niger, Osun, Lagos and Kaduna commended the provision of accommodation close to Prophet Muhammad (SAW) mosque in Madina. They also commended the federal government for the prompt action taken against the molestation of two Nigerian pilgrims at Madina Airport. Yakoub Eneh, a pilgrim from Enugu Local Government Area, Enugu State, said the food provided was regular and consistent. “We need more of…

Friday, 25 August 2017 04:32

US to limit visas from 4 nations that won't take deportees

The Trump administration is poised to impose visa restrictions on four Asian and African nations refusing to take back their citizens who've been deported from the United States, officials said Thursday. The officials said Cambodia, Eritrea, Guinea and Sierra Leone would soon be subject to sanctions. They're meant to coax "recalcitrant" countries into accepting the return of individuals the U.S. tries to remove. Under federal law, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson can stop all or specific types of visas from being issued to such nations. Tillerson isn't likely to ban all visas, the officials said. Rather, he would target government…

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