December 2019

China Jails Protestant Pastor For 9 Years

December 30, 2019 4:58 pm

China on Monday jailed the leader of an unofficial Protestant church for nine years for “incitement to subvert state power”.

Pastor Wang Yi, whose Early Rain Covenant Church was the target of a government crackdown last year, was also found guilty of “illegal business operation” by a court in Chengdu, southwest China, according to an announcement on an official court website.

Wang was detained in December 2018 in a raid by authorities in which dozens of members of his “underground church” disappeared.

China’s officially atheist government is wary of any organised movements outside its own control, including religious ones.

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US Hits Pro-Iran Group With Deadly Strikes In Iraq, Syria

December 30, 2019 4:58 pm

The US has carried out air strikes against a pro-Iran militant group in Iraq, killing 19 fighters, two days after a rocket attack that killed an American civilian contractor.

The Pentagon said on Sunday it targeted weapons caches or command and control facilities linked to Kata’ib Hezbollah (KH) in Western Iraq, as well as Eastern Syria, in response to a barrage of 30 or more rockets fired on Friday.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said “we will not stand for the Islamic Republic of Iran to take actions that put American men and women in jeopardy”.

Four US service members …

North Korea’s Kim warns of ‘grave’ economic challenge

December 30, 2019 4:57 pm

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has warned top ruling party officials of the “grave situation” facing the nuclear-armed state’s economy and called for urgent corrective measures.

His comments, reported Monday by state media, came on the second day of a key party meeting held ahead of a year-end deadline for Washington to shift its stance on stalled nuclear talks with Pyongyang.

Kim, who chaired the meeting, said the time had come to bring about a “decisive turn” in the North’s economic development.

He presented the assembled officials with “tasks for urgently correcting the grave situation of the major industrial …

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Gov Wike Swears In 28 Commissioners, Special Advisers

December 30, 2019 2:44 pm

The Rivers State Governor also swore-in 15 Special Advisers to the Governor in a ceremony at the Executive Council Chambers of the Government House Port Harcourt.

The Governor charged the new Commissioners and Special Advisers to always place the interest of Rivers State above all other considerations.

He said: “Work for the interest of Rivers State. This is a rare privilege to serve Rivers State. Everything must not be money .

“As it has pleased God, you have been given the opportunity to assist in the development of Rivers State.”

The Governor said now that the State Executive Council has

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Why Nigeria Is Moving Backward – Abubakar Tsav

December 30, 2019 2:43 pm

Elder statesman and former Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Abubakar Tsav, has identified corruption as the reason behind the backwardness of Nigeria.

He said Nigeria has refused to grow because of corruption and lack of unity.

Tsav made this assertion on Monday during the launching of the book, Integrity vs Power Play: Understanding the Buhari Phenomenon By Philip Agbese in Abuja.

Speaking shortly after being crowned Activist of the Year, the respected elder statesman decried how corruption has eaten deep into the Nigerian system.

According to him, “We are all aware that the reason Nigeria has refused to

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Edo Assembly Calls For Removal Of Esan West LG Chairman

December 30, 2019 2:42 pm
The Edo State House of Assembly on Monday, suggested the removal of Mr Patrick Aguinede, the suspended chairman of Esan West Local Government Council, over alleged unremitted Internally Generated Revenue (IGR).

The request followed the consideration of the report of the panel of enquiry constituted by Gov. Godwin Obaseki to investigate allegations of fraud leveled against the chairman.

The report of the panel of inquiry was on Monday forwarded to the house by the governor.

The Leader of the House, Roland Asoro moved for the House to resolve into the Committee of the Whole to consider the report.

The motion

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Ugandan Government To Borrow More $1.89b

December 30, 2019 2:41 pm
Uganda says it planned to borrow 1.89 billion dollars (6.9 trillion shillings) from external lenders in the 2020/2021 (July-June) fiscal year to partly finance its budget.

This could come under pressure as veteran leader Yoweri Museveni seeks re-election.

A finance ministry budget paper on Monday showed that the funds would be in the “form of concessional and non-concessional” credit.

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The paper did not indicate how much was borrowed in the previous financial year.

It also did not indicate from whom the money would be borrowed, but in recent years China has

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Police Exposes Sponsors Of Thugs In Zamfara State

December 30, 2019 2:40 pm
The Zamfara Police Command have accused some highly placed persons of sponsoring thugs to cause disorder in the state.

The Command says it has notified the people of the State of an intelligence report it gathered about the activities of some heartless and bloodthirsty individuals who derive pleasure when citizens of Zamfara State are killed, maimed and properties destroyed.

In a press statement signed by the Command’s Public Relation’s Officer, SP Mohammed Shehu, some unpatriotic elements are not comfortable with the relative peace achieved in the state, because that has conflicted with their selfish interest and personal aggrandisement.

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Texas Church Shooting: One Killed Before Gunman Shot Dead

December 30, 2019 2:40 pm

A gunman opened fire in a church in Texas, killing one parishioner and wounding another before being shot dead by members of the congregation.

The gunman stood up from a pew at West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement, a suburb of Fort Worth, pulled out a shotgun, a begun shooting.

Police said they were still trying to determine the attacker’s motives.

White Settlement Police Chief JP Bevering praised “the heroic actions” of those who confronted the attacker.

The shooting took place at about 11:50 (17:50 GMT), during the morning service. The service was being live-streamed on social …

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Tension As Over 200 Fulanis Storm Ondo Community

December 30, 2019 2:39 pm
Crisis was on Friday averted at Ajowa-Akoko in Akoko North West Local Government Area of Ondo State following the alleged entry of over 200 strange faces into the community.

Youths of the community had mobilized to confront the strangers who were said to be of Fulani origin, the youths were said to be angered following the offloading of suspected Fulani herdsmen.

According to the Chairman, Ajowa Council of Obas, the Oloso of Oso-Ajowa, Oba Clement Omoola Jimoh said the coming to the community of such large persons of Fulani origin numbering over 200 was an embarrassment to the community

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FG Approves 6 New Federal Colleges Of Education

December 30, 2019 2:38 pm

In order to increase the number of quality of teachers in the country, the federal government has approved an establishment and immediate take-off of new six Federal Colleges of Education in each of the geo-political zone in the country.

According to the public relations officer of National Commission for Colleges of Education, Mr Ameh Isaac, the newly approved institutions would be situated in Bauchi, Benue, Ebonyi, Osun, Sokoto, and Edo states, where there were no presence of Federal Colleges of Education.

Mr Ameh noted that details on the take-off of the institutions would be made published through the committee set …

Media, Not Judiciary Remains Last Hope Of Common Man

December 30, 2019 11:39 am
The Senator representing Osun East Senatorial district, Chief Francis Fadahunsi has argued that the press by its illuminating role stands as the last hope of the common man.

He added that several dicey positions and interventions embarked upon by pen pushers in Nigeria to save democracy and galvanise the downtrodden against subjugation and oppression has placed the press above judiciary in all ramifications.

The lawmaker, who was speaking with newsmen at his residence in Ilase -ijesha, Obokun Local Government area of the state over the weekend therefore berated those who were behind the proposed hate speech bill, describing it as

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