October 19, 2019

FG Committed To Completion Of Calabar-Itu-Ikot Ekpene Road

FG Committed To Completion Of Calabar-Itu-Ikot Ekpene Road

October 19, 2019 10:03 am

The Federal Government under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari is committed to the construction and completion of Calabar-Itu-Ikot Ekpene road spanning Akwa Ibom and Cross River.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Ita Enang, renewed the commitment while fielding questions from newsmen on the deplorable state of the road on Saturday in Uyo.

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Federal Government in 2018, mobilised contractors, Julius Berger Construction Company to site to commence the construction of Calabar- Itu dual carriageway.

Enang urged the people to remain calm, assuring that the contractor, …

Six Killed In Mali Attack On Pro-Government Forces

Six Killed In Mali Attack On Pro-Government Forces

October 19, 2019 9:34 am
Six people were killed late Friday when unknown assailants attacked a post held by armed pro-government groups in strife-torn northeastern Mali, the groups said in a statement.

Four more people were missing after the attack in Aguelhok, an alliance of pro-government forces calling itself Platform of the June 2014 Movements said.

The security situation in Mali has been deteriorating steadily with separatists, salafists and jihadists mounting deadly insurrections since 2012.

No military or political solution appears in sight for Mali, despite the deployment of French, African and UN troops in the country.

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Hundreds Gather In Lebanon For Fresh Protests

Hundreds Gather In Lebanon For Fresh Protests

October 19, 2019 9:26 am

Hundreds gathered in Lebanon Saturday for a third day of protests against tax increases and alleged official corruption after the security forces made dozens of arrests.

Crowds began gathering in front of the seat of government in the capital Beirut around lunchtime, with many waving billowing Lebanese flags.

Earlier, troops reopened blocked highways after security forces used tear gas and water cannons to disperse a huge crowd of protesters who had gathered in the heart of Beirut on Friday evening.

The Internal Security Forces said 70 arrests were made.

The protesters are demanding a sweeping overhaul of Lebanon’s political system, …

Border Closure: IMF Backs Nigeria, Urges Redress Of Issue

Border Closure: IMF Backs Nigeria, Urges Redress Of Issue

October 19, 2019 9:03 am
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has backed Nigeria’s closure of its borders with some neighbouring countries over issues bordering on illegal trade.

Mr Abebe Selassie, the Director of the African Department at the IMF, gave the position at a media briefing on the sidelines of the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings in Washington.

He was responding to a question on whether the closure negates the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA).

Selassie said although free trade was critical to the economic growth of the continent, it must be legal and in line with agreements.

`On the border closure in Nigeria which

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Egypt Unveils Trove Of Ancient Coffins Excavated In Luxor

Egypt Unveils Trove Of Ancient Coffins Excavated In Luxor

October 19, 2019 8:55 am

Egypt revealed on Saturday a rare trove of 30 ancient wooden coffins that have been well-preserved over millennia in the archaeologically rich Valley of the Kings in Luxor.

The antiquities ministry officially unveiled the discovery made at Asasif, a necropolis on the west bank of the Nile River, at a press conference against the backdrop of the Hatshepsut Temple.

“This is the first discovery in Asasif by dedicated Egyptian hands, comprised of archaeologists, conservationists and workers,” head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Mostafa al-Waziri, told reporters.

The 30 ornately decorated coffins of men, women and children were found only …

Court Suspends Ongoing NNPC Job Recruitment

Court Suspends Ongoing NNPC Job Recruitment

October 19, 2019 8:47 am
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the suspension of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation’s (NNPC) ongoing job recruitment pending determination of a suit filed by one Pelumi Olajengbesi.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Olajengbesi, a public interest lawyer, had commenced the enforcement of the fundamental rights of all potential applicants to set aside the recruitment by the NNPC on the ground that it was discriminatory. The recruitment had disqualified Nigerians above the age of 28 from applying for the vacant positions.

But Olajengbesi had faulted the age criterion, noting that it violated Section 3(e)(iv)

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13 People Die In Dam Failure At Siberian Gold Mine

13 People Die In Dam Failure At Siberian Gold Mine

October 19, 2019 8:02 am

At least thirteen people were killed as a result of a dam failure at a gold mine in the Siberian region of Krasnoyarsk early Saturday, the Russian emergencies ministry said.

“As of now, there’s information about 13 dead,” the ministry said in a statement.

The workers died when a dam on the Seiba River collapsed in the early hours of Saturday and flooded several cabins where they lived, authorities said.

More than 10 people are believed to be missing.

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Regional governor Alexander Uss said in televised remarks that some 80 …

Brexit In The Balance As British MPs Hold Knife-Edge Vote

Brexit In The Balance As British MPs Hold Knife-Edge Vote

October 19, 2019 7:55 am

British MPs gathered on Saturday for a knife-edge vote on Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal for a decision that could see the UK leave the EU this month or plunge the country into fresh uncertainty.

The parliament was holding its first Saturday sitting since the 1982 Falklands War to debate the terms of a divorce agreement Johnson struck with European Union leaders Thursday.

Opposition parties and Johnson’s own Northern Irish allies have rejected the text but the prime minister and his team have spent the past 48 hours frantically trying to win the support of wavering MPs.

The vote …

Chile President Declares State Of Emergency After Violence

Chile President Declares State Of Emergency In Santiago

October 19, 2019 7:45 am
Chile’s president declared a state of emergency in Santiago Friday night and gave the military responsibility for security after a day of violent protests over an increase in the price of metro tickets.

Throughout Friday, protestors clashed with riot police in several parts of the capital and the subway system was shut after attacks on stations in some of the worst violence the city has seen in years.

At least 16 buses were torched and a dozen metro stations totally destroyed.

Around midnight President Sebastian Pinera declared a state of emergency and appointed Major General Javier Iturriaga del Campo as

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South Sudan Rebel Rep In Juba For Talks As Peace Deal Fail

South Sudan Rebel Rep In Juba For Talks As Peace Deal Fail

October 19, 2019 7:36 am

South Sudan’s exiled rebel leader Riek Machar arrived in Juba on Saturday in a bid to salvage a peace deal with less than a month to go until he is to form a government with President Salva Kiir.

The foes, whose falling out in 2013 triggered a bloody civil war that has left almost 400,000 people dead and sparked a major humanitarian crisis, signed a peace deal in September last year that is meant to see them reunite once again in government.

The deadline for the formation of this government, in which Machar will serve as first vice president, has …

Over 200 Injured In police Clash With Catalan Separatists

Over 200 Injured In police Clash With Catalan Separatists

October 19, 2019 7:28 am

Nearly 200 people were hurt in another night of violent clashes in Catalonia, authorities said Saturday after radical separatists hurled rocks and fireworks at police who responded with teargas and rubber bullets.

In Barcelona, which resembled a chaotic battleground Friday, 152 people were injured, with dozens more hurt in the rest of Catalonia, taking the total to 182.

The deterioration came on the fifth consecutive day of protests in the Catalan capital and elsewhere over a Spanish court’s jailing of nine separatist leaders on sedition charges over a failed independence bid two years ago.

Emergency services had already reported …

As Italy’s Salvini Flexes Muscles With Rome Rally

As Italy’s Salvini Flexes Muscles With Rome Rally

October 19, 2019 7:19 am

Italy’s strongman Matteo Salvini holds a rally in Rome Saturday aimed at relaunching the Italian right and making a power grab for the capital.

Eight special trains and 400 coaches are ferrying in supporters from across the country for the “Italian Pride” demonstration, with the crowds also set for a speech from billionaire former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi.

Salvini, head of the far-right League party, pulled support from the previous populist government over the summer in a bid to spark elections he was convinced he could win to govern the eurozone’s third-largest economy alone.

That plan failed when his former …

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