October 1, 2020

Lebanon, Israel Hold Talks To Settle Border Disputes

Lebanon, Israel Hold Talks To Settle Border Disputes

October 1, 2020 5:08 pm

Lebanon and Israel said Thursday they will hold US-brokered negotiations on their disputed land and maritime borders, the first talks in decades between two countries technically still at war.

The United States will act as a facilitator during the talks to be held in the southern Lebanon border town of Naqoura, Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri told a news conference in Beirut, without giving a date.

In Israel, Energy Minister Youval Steinitz said in a statement the “direct negotiations” would be held after the Jewish feast of Sukkot that ends October 10.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hailed what …

Microsoft Outlook Email Service Suffers Worldwide Breakdown

Microsoft Outlook Email Service Suffers Worldwide Breakdown

October 1, 2020 5:07 pm

Microsoft’s Outlook email service suffered major problems on Thursday that saw people around the world encounter difficulties accessing their accounts via the web and mobile devices.

According to US tech website The Verge, the breakdown began around 0600 GMT.

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“We’ve determined that a recent configuration update to components that route user requests was the cause,” Microsoft said in a tweet.

A Microsoft spokesman told AFP its engineers had resolved the issue and services were returning to normal.

Microsoft provides email and office software services to businesses.

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South Africa opens borders to African countries, limits others

South Africa Opens Borders To African Countries, Limits Others

October 1, 2020 2:52 pm

South Africa will reopen its borders to all African countries from Thursday while barring tourists from around 50 nations with high coronavirus infection rates, the government said on Wednesday.

The continent’s most industrialised economy shuttered its borders at the start of a strict nationwide lockdown on March 27 to limit the spread of the virus.

Restrictions on movement and business have been gradually eased since June, but borders stayed sealed to avoid importing the virus from abroad.

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Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor said the country would “gradually” open borders, but …

The lies in Buhari’s Independence Day speech

The Many Lies In Buhari’s Independence Day Speech

October 1, 2020 2:49 pm

One detraction to the national rapport is the hackneyed lies. Lies told and retold many times as truth. Lies told deliberately to tinge a past of acrimony in brushstrokes of harmony. Nigeria never had a glorious past and the ‘’founding fathers’’ never envisioned a congenial future for the country. There has never been such a thing as ‘’Nigerian unity’’; it only exists in the tomes of make-believe. We would rather parrot this fiction than work at achieving a national accord. The first step to unity should be discarding the lies and embracing the truth about our past while seeking collective …

Gov. Makinde leads ‘Independence Day Walk’ in Ibadan

Gov Makinde Leads ‘Independence Day Walk’ In Ibadan

October 1, 2020 2:48 pm
Governor Seyi Makinde on Thursday, led top government functionaries and other members of the public in a walk to celebrate Nigeria’s 60th independence anniversary.

The 1.8-kilometre walk took off from the Government House Arcade, Agodi, and ended at the Total Garden roundabout in the ancient city.

Addressing newsmen at the end of the walk, Makinde, who said that 60 years was very significant in the existence of a nation, added that the celebration of the diamond jubilee would have been held at a stadium but for the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Igbo President Will Still Kiss Fulani's Shoes – Pastor Giwa

Igbo President Will Still Kiss Fulani’s Shoes – Pastor Giwa

October 1, 2020 1:46 pm

Pastor Adewale Giwa, the leader of Awaiting The Second Coming Of Christ Ministry, on Thursday claimed that the British colonised Nigeria for the Fulanis.

Giwa said Nigerians should unite and demand freedom from Fulani people.

The pastor, who is based in Akure, Ondo State said this in a message to celebrate Nigeria at 60.

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The message titled: ‘Nigeria was colonized for Fulani,’ reads:

‘Let me wish the Fulani people in Nigeria a Happy Independence Day. There is no light in Nigeria because the truth is lost. Darkness

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Fashola Bemoans Damage To Nigerian Roads By Trucks

Nigeria Is Relatively Young At 60 – Fashola

October 1, 2020 1:38 pm
Nigeria’s Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, said on Thursday that the country is relatively young as it celebrates its 60th Independence anniversary.

The minister stated this while speaking at “The PlatformNG60” organised by Covenant Christian Centre in Lagos, anchored by Pastor Poju Oyemade.

According to him, the country’s infrastructure deficit was due to under investments.

Fashola said the government was committed at expanding infrastructure in spite of the drop in oil revenue, noting that 671 road and bridge construction were ongoing in the country.

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He urged …

Premier League celebrates black players

Premier League Celebrates Black Players

October 1, 2020 1:38 pm

The English Premier League celebrates players of African and Caribbean descent who have been crowned Premier League champions.

This is to mark the start of Black History Month. Black History Month is celebrated in October. It originated in the U.S. as an annual observance of African-American history recognized by the government and now celebrated in other countries like Ireland, Netherland, and the United Kingdom.

The EPL in a statement on their website said during the black history month, they would be celebrating players of African and Caribbean descent who …

NAFDAC DG Adeyeye explains reason behind e-registration

NAFDAC DG Adeyeye Explains Reason Behind e-Registration

October 1, 2020 1:37 pm

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said the agency introduced e-registration to simplify the registration exercise for its customers.

NAFDAC’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, said this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.

She also said the agency would embrace digitisation in carrying out its activities in order to reduce frequent human interaction.

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Adeyeye noted that the reforms in the agency also involved the training of staff to meet the demands of various customers.

Part of the reforms, she …

2023: How The APC Cabal Is Scheming To Make Kalu President

2023: How The APC Cabal Is Scheming To Make Kalu President

October 1, 2020 11:53 am

2023 is still a long time away from now. Three years is a very long time in politics yet too short for political strategising and re-strategising towards a crucial poll such as the Presidency of any country. Time flies and in politics, it could fly as faster as possible. That is why some National leaders are sometimes caught unprepared when their tenure comes to an abrupt end thus necessitating yet another term and an anti-constitutional third term like the situation in Cote d’Ivoire and Guinea-Conakry and what wanted to play out in 2007 under President Olusegun Obasanjo and his tenure …

Boss Mustapha: Osinbajo Committed To Indivisibility Of Nigeria

Osinbajo Committed To Indivisibility Of Nigeria – Boss Mustapha

October 1, 2020 7:43 am

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha, has declared that he and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo are very firmly and irrevocably committed to the ideal of one and indivisible Nigerian nation.

In a statement he issued yesterday, Mustapha frowned at the sensational slant accorded the remarks by Osinbajo last Sunday during the special interdenominational service at the National Ecumenical Centre to commemorate the country’s 60th independence anniversary.

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The SGF, who stood in for Osinbajo at the Sunday’s occasion, also lauded President Muhammadu Buhari’s consistent efforts …

#RevolutionNow protesters rock Lagos - Scores arrested

#RevolutionNow Protesters Rock Lagos: Scores Arrested

October 1, 2020 7:16 am

#RevolutionNow protesters stormed the streets of Lagos on the nation’s 60th Independent Day celebration to protest the poor state of affairs.

 

The protesters in their hundreds were sited at Ojota where they moved Maryland chanting solidarity songs, berating the government of President Muhammadu Buhari for series of blood-letting, corruption, tyranny and oppression in the land.

Some of the protesters

Scores of protesters were said to have been arrested by the police in Lagos after they were warned not to protest today by Police …

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