February 17, 2020

US Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell (C, pictured February 14, 2020) said President Donald Trump told him that allies who use Huawei "will jeopardize our ability to share intelligence and information"

Trump Threatens Intelligence Block Over Huawei

February 17, 2020 1:10 pm

The United States’ ambassador to Germany said Sunday that President Donald Trump had threatened to cut off intelligence-sharing with countries that dealt with Chinese tech firm Huawei.

Washington has been pressing allies to ban Huawei, one of the world’s largest tech firms, from next-generation 5G mobile data networks, saying it is a security risk.

Ambassador Richard Grenell said Trump “instructed me to make clear that any nation who chooses to use an untrustworthy 5G vendor will jeopardize our ability to share intelligence and information at the highest level.”

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Typhoon Hagibis killed more than 100 people and caused widespread flooding in October

Japan Suffers Worst Economic Slump In Five Years

February 17, 2020 1:07 pm

Japan has suffered its worst quarterly GDP contraction in more than five years, with a tax hike and a deadly typhoon taking a toll on the world’s third-largest economy.

The nation’s gross domestic product in the three months to December shrank 1.6 percent from the previous quarter, even before the novel coronavirus outbreak in China hit Japan, according to official data published on Monday.

The quarter was marked by a rise in consumption tax from eight percent to 10 percent, as well as Typhoon Hagibis, which killed more than 100 people and caused widespread flooding.

Economists were braced for a …

US

US Farmer Wins Damages Over Bayer AG, BASF Herbicide

February 17, 2020 1:07 pm

A US jury has awarded $265 million to a Missouri farmer who blamed herbicide from chemical giants Bayer AG and BASF for destroying his peach orchards, in a case set to bolster 140 other lawsuits.

Jurors in federal court in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, made the ruling on Saturday after peach farmer Bill Bader claimed the companies encouraged farmers to use the dicamba weedkiller irresponsibly.

Bloomberg News reported that the case was the first US trial over dicamba herbicide, which is alleged to have wrecked crops across America’s Midwest by drifting onto plants that were unable to resist it.

Much …

International Monetary Fund managing director Kristalina Georgieva at the Global Women's Forum in Dubai

Coronavirus Could Damage Global Growth In 2020: IMF

February 17, 2020 1:05 pm

The coronavirus epidemic could damage global economic growth this year, the IMF head said Sunday, but a sharp and rapid economic rebound could follow.

“There may be a cut that we are still hoping would be in the 0.1-0.2 percentage space,” the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, told the Global Women’s Forum in Dubai.

She said the full impact of the spreading disease that has already killed more than 1,600 people would depend on how quickly it was contained.

“I advise everybody not to jump to premature conclusions. There is still a great deal of uncertainty. …

Six JAMB Staff Kidnapped In Kogi

February 17, 2020 9:12 am

 

The Lokoja-Obajana-Kabba Road in Kogi State has become the kidnappers and bandits play field, as six staff of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), were abducted by gunmen on Sunday.

A staff of JAMB, who confirmed the abduction, said that the victims, were from the head office in Abuja, and were headed to Kogi West, in preparation for the mock UTME exams.

The source, who pleaded anonymity, however declined to give more details, while all efforts to get confirmation from the Kogi State Police Command proved abortive, as at the time of filing this report.

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Court Rejects Fayose’s Move To Stop Witness Against Him

February 17, 2020 9:09 am

The Federal High Court in Lagos has rejected move by ex-Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, and a firm, Spotless Investment Ltd to stop a banker from testifying against him in his ₦2.2bn fraud trial.

According to Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke, Fayose’s application lacked merit, saying that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) could field one banker – Mr Johnson Abidakun, as its witness against the former governor.

Abidakun will testify in place of a bullion van driver, Adewale Aladegbola, who testified when the case was before another judge.

The EFCC, on January 16 alleged that Fayose secretly compromised the bullion …

Buhari Broke The Law Over Tenure Of Service Chiefs

February 17, 2020 9:08 am

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana said President Muhammadu Buhari has breached the law by not terminating the appointment of the current security Service Chiefs.

Mr Falana, who appeared on Channels TV Sunrise Daily on Monday, argued that the laws regulating military officers require the retirement of military officers who have served for 35 years or have reached the age of 60.

He added that a lawsuit would be filed this week in respect of the matter.

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In an interview that lasted more than 20 minutes, Mr Falana also said President Buhari “must …

Aisha

Arewa Governors Celebrate Aisha Buhari On Her Birthday

February 17, 2020 9:08 am

 

The Northern Governors Forum (NGF) has congratulated the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, as she celebrates her birthday today while lauding her contributions to the promotion of quality health care and girl child education.

The forum through its Chairman and Governor of Plateau, Simon Lalong, congratulated her in a statement issued on Monday in Jos.

He said through her collaborations with her colleagues globally, Mrs. Buhari had advocated for girl-child education, healthcare improvement, tackling gender-based violence and advocating for women’s rights.

“As the Mother of the nation, you have done so much to impact the lives …

My Parents’ Burial Brought Divided SE, SS Together – Kanu

February 17, 2020 3:56 am

Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has said that the ‘divided’ people of Southeast and South South were brought together again by the burial of his parents.

Kanu’s parents, HRH Eze Israel Kanu and his wife, Ugoeze Sally Kanu, who died last year, were laid to rest on Friday in their royal compound in Afaraukwu community, Umuahia, the Abia State State.capital.

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Kanu was last seen in Nigeria on September 10, 2017 after some soldiers invaded his residence in Afaraukwu community in Abia State.

The burial

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Bayelsa

Bayelsa: INEC Rejects APC’s Request For Fresh Guber Polls

February 17, 2020 3:56 am

The Independent National Electoral Commission has ruled out the demand for a fresh governorship election in Bayelsa State by the All Progressives Congress.

INEC’s Director of Voter Education and Publicity, Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, on Sunday, said the commission had concluded its work on the Bayelsa State governorship poll on Friday when Certificate of Return was issued to Douye Diri.

One of the officials also told The Punch, “The APC is asking for what is not possible. The party should forget a fresh governorship election in Bayelsa State.”

The APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, had in a letter dated February 14, 2020, …

Toilet roll has become hot property in Hong Kong thanks to panic-buying

Armed Gang Steals Toilet Rolls In Hong Kong Panic Buying

February 17, 2020 3:54 am

Armed robbers who stole hundreds of toilet rolls were being hunted by Hong Kong police on Monday, in a city wracked by shortages caused by coronavirus panic-buying.

Toilet rolls have become hot property in the densely packed business hub, despite government assurances that supplies remain unaffected by the virus outbreak.

Supermarkets have found themselves unable to restock quickly enough, leading to sometimes lengthy queues and shelves wiped clean within moments of opening.

Alongside toilet rolls, there has been a run on staples like rice and pasta as well as hand sanitiser and other cleaning items.

Police said a truck driver …

Tokyo 2020 organisers have chosen 'United by Emotion' as the motto for this year's Olympics

United By Emotion’: Tokyo 2020 Unveils Games Motto

February 17, 2020 3:51 am

Tokyo 2020 organisers on Monday rolled out the motto for this year’s Olympics, “United by Emotion”, which they said reflected the “universal values” and “unifying power of sport”.

“Crowds of spectators who do not know each other prior to the Games will come together and learn that there is more that unites them than divides them,” Tokyo 2020 said as it unveiled the motto.

The official Olympic motto is “Citius, Altius, Fortius” or “Faster, Higher, Stronger”, but each host city chooses its own motto to accompany that edition of the Games.

London’s motto in 2012 was “Inspire a Generation”, whereas …

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