October 13, 2019

Egypt And Ethiopia To Hold Nile Dam Talks In Russia

Egypt And Ethiopia To Hold Nile Dam Talks In Russia

October 13, 2019 11:58 am

Egypt’s president said Sunday himself and the Ethiopian premier are to hold talks in Russia on a dam under construction on the Nile River that Cairo fears would cut its vital water share.

“I have agreed with the Ethiopian prime minister (Abiy Ahmed) to meet in Moscow and discuss the subject to move forward,” said Sisi, without giving a date.

“Hopefully… the issue will be resolved,” he said in a televised address tackling the impasse reached in drawn-out talks with Sudan and Ethiopia on the giant hydropower Grand Renaissance Dam.

African leaders are expected to attend a Russia-Africa summit, co-chaired …

1,000 US Troops To Withdraw From Northern Syria - Esper

1,000 US Troops To Withdraw From Northern Syria – Esper

October 13, 2019 11:40 am

US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday that President Donald Trump had ordered the withdrawal of up to 1,000 troops from northern Syria, as the number of people fleeing a Turkish assault soared to 130,000.

“I spoke with the president last night after discussions with the rest of the national security team and he directed that we begin a deliberate withdrawal of forces from northern Syria,” Esper told CBS’s Face the Nation.

Esper told Fox News that the number of troops being pulled back totaled “less than a thousand.”

“I can’t give a timeline because it changes hourly. We want …

First Lady Aisha Buhari Returns To Abuja Very Bitter

First Lady Aisha Buhari Returns To Abuja Very Bitter

October 13, 2019 11:16 am
  • Fake news will plunge Nigeria into chaos, she warns

The wife of the president, Mrs. Aisha Buhari has cautioned Nigerians on the dangers of spreading fake news in the country, say it might plunge the country into trouble.

Last week Thursday, the social media was awash with stories of her husband, getting set to marry Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq.

The wife of the president was rumoured to have returned to the country to cause an upset over the alleged affair, but was shut out by ‘Aso Rock cabal.’

Aisha gave the …

Israel President Begs Putin Over Woman Jailed For Cannabis

Israel President Begs Putin Over Woman Jailed For Cannabis

October 13, 2019 11:04 am

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Sunday appealed to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to pardon an Israeli-American jailed for smuggling cannabis who is reportedly caught up in a prisoner exchange request.

Naama Issachar was caught with nine grammes of the drug in her checked luggage while transiting from India to Israel at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport in April.

The 26-year-old was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in jail by a Russian court on Friday, with Moscow reportedly seeking an exchange of a prisoner set to be extradited by Israel to the United States for her release.

“Naama made a grave mistake and …

Chimamanda, Bobbi Wine, Others For Felabration 2019 Show

Chimamanda, Bobbi Wine, Others For Felabration 2019 Show

October 13, 2019 10:45 am
AWARD-WINNING writer, Chimamanda Adiche, alongside others will speak at this year’s annual Felabration Symposium tagged The FELA Debates. The event which is open to the public comes up on Monday, October 14, 2019, inside the NECA Events Center, Ikeja Central Business District, Alausa Ikeja. And the topic for the symposium is ‘Teacher Don’t Teach Me Nonsense,’ which is the title of one of his hit songs.
She will be sharing the Fela Debates’ stage with law teacher, Prof. Akin Oyebode, British activist, Akala, and Ugandan politician, Bobbi Wine.
Chimamanda was born on September 15, 1977, in Enugu, Nigeria. Kingslee
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Islamic State (IS) Families Escape Syria Displacement Camp

Islamic State (IS) Families Escape Syria Displacement Camp

October 13, 2019 10:23 am

Families of Islamic State (IS) group members escaped a displacement camp in northern Syria where a Turkish offensive against Kurdish forces has sparked fierce fighting, Kurdish authorities said Sunday.

“The brutal military assault led by Turkey and its mercenaries are now taking place near a camp in Ain Issa, where there are thousands (of people) from families of IS,” the Kurdish administration said in a statement.

“Some were able to escape after bombardments that targeted” the camp, the statement added.

“More than 100 people, women and children,” fled the camp in Ain Issa, a camp official told AFP, requesting anonymity.…

Igbo Presidency Can Come Through Peaceful Debates - Obioha

Igbo Presidency Can Come Through Peaceful Debates – Obioha

October 13, 2019 10:08 am

Former National Chairman of Alliance for Democracy (AD), Rev Okechukwu Christopher Obioha is the National Coordinator, Southeast for Presidency 2023 Movement (SEFORP2023). He explained to newsmen why 2023 presidency will not elude Southeast zone.

Your group is championing Igbo Presidency in 2023. Do you think this is possible?

The Southeast for President 2023 Movement (SEFORP2023) is a mass movement that peacefully advocates the election of a President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from the Southeast during the 2023 elections.

SEFORP2023 is an apolitical, but socio-political peaceful movement that does not belong to and is not funded by any political …

Tragedy As Nigerian Passenger Slumps At MMIA Lagos

Tragedy As Nigerian Passenger Slumps At MMIA Lagos

October 13, 2019 9:37 am

A Nigerian passenger, Jude Oladapo, on Saturday slumped and died while undergoing boarding procedures at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.

Spokesperson for the MMIA Police Command, Lagos, DSP Joseph Alabi, confirmed the development to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos.

Alabi said that the 44-year-old passenger was about boarding an Air France flight when he suddenly slumped after receiving news that his wife had died.

According to him, the incident happened at about 5.30 p.m. and the deceased was confirmed dead by Dr Ajayi Olamide of the MMIA Medical Clinic.

Alabi said that the corpse …

Minimum Wage: NLC Tells State Arms To Prepare For Strike

Minimum Wage: NLC Tells State Arms To Prepare For Strike

October 13, 2019 9:21 am

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed its state councils to prepare for strike on October 16 if negotiation breaks down again with Federal Government.

In a circular sent to state councils, signed by its General Secretary, Mr Emmanuel Ugboaja, NLC said this was a notice in case the proposed negotiations slated for October 15 with the Federal Government broke down.

“You will recall that a Joint Communiqué was issued by the NLC, Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Committee (JNPSNC) stating that two weeks from the date of the said communiqué, industrial harmony …

Four Persons Have Been Killed In Fresh Burkina Faso Attack

Four Persons Have Been Killed In Fresh Burkina Faso Attack

October 13, 2019 8:51 am

Four civilians have been killed in the latest attack in the volatile northern region of Burkina Faso, security sources told AFP on Sunday.

Saturday’s attack in Samboulga, in the northern province of Lorum, comes after armed men stormed a mosque in the town of Salmossi killing 16 on Friday, underscoring the difficulties faced by the country in its battle against jihadists.

“Four people were killed Saturday night by armed individuals in Samboulga,” one security source told AFP.

“According to residents, the attackers broke into the village and shot people indiscriminately,” the source added.

There was no immediate information about …

Our Embassy In Benin Republic Wasn't Attacked - Ambassador

Our Embassy In Benin Republic Wasn’t Attacked – Ambassador

October 13, 2019 8:13 am

Amb Kayode Oguntuase, Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Republic of Benin has said that Nigeria’s embassy in that country was never attacked.

Oguntuase debunked the rumours in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday.

“My office has been inundated with telephone calls regarding an attack on the Nigerian embassy in Cotonou. “There have been insinuations arising from a video clip now in circulation, claiming that hoodlums attacked us here,’’ he said.

READ ALSO: NLC Strike Imminent Due To Minimum Wage Crises

The ambassador described the video clip as false and fake, saying, “they are not …

Tunisia Presidential Election, Between Karoui And Saied

Tunisia Presidential Election, Between Karoui And Saied

October 13, 2019 7:36 am

Tunisians were choosing on Sunday between two political outsiders to be their next president, in a free election that has seen voters ditch top politicians after years of declining living standards following a 2011 revolution.

Media mogul Nabil Karoui and his opponent, retired law professor Kais Saied, beat a crowded field of 24 rivals in the first round of voting last month.

Tunisians are struggling with unemployment of 15%, inflation of 6.8%, declining public services and pressure from foreign lenders to cut deficits and rein in a large state debt.

Supporters of Karoui see him as a professionally successful, conservative, …

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