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Hillary: ‘Shameful’ Of UK To Not Publish Report On Russia

Britain’s failure to publish a parliamentary report on alleged Russian meddling is “inexplicable and shameful”, former U.S. presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, said on Tuesday.

The report by parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) has been cleared by the security services but it has not yet been given approval for publication by Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Downing Street office, meaning it will not be released before a Dec. 12 election.

Britain has accused Russia of meddling and trying to interfere in Western elections.

Moscow has repeatedly denied any meddling and says the …

Swine Flu Kills Fourth Person In Vietnam In 2019

A 37-year-old Buddhist nun in Vietnam’s central highlands has died of swine flu, bringing the total number killed by the disease this year to four, authorities said on Tuesday.
The patient initially experienced mild fever and fatigue before growing malnourished.

She was then taken in for a private health check-up, the Kon Tum Centre for Disease Control said in a statement.

She was admitted in the hospital in Kon Tum City on Nov. 3, for intensive treatment but died on Nov. 8, the statement said.

Test results confirm she contracted A/H1N1

Flight

Rat Holds Up Flight In India For 12 Hours

A domestic flight in India was delayed for nearly 12 hours after a rat was spotted scampering around the aircraft, news reports and officials said on Tuesday.

Air India flight AI-952 was preparing for take-off from the southern city of Hyderabad for Vishakapatnam, a coastal city, early on Sunday, when the rodent was seen running around the cabin, the Times of India daily reported.

Helpless passengers for the flight were forced to stay put at Hyderabad airport all through the day until airline staff managed to get rid of the rat, the report said.

Global Investors Mull $67b Projects For Africa In 2020

African countries will next year host projects worth $67 billion in critical sectors spanning energy, agriculture, housing, rail and telecoms infrastructure among others.
President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, who disclosed this at the opening press conference of the African Investment Forum (AIF) in Johannesburg said the amount was spread across 59 boardroom transactions for private sector projects.

He described the current edition of the AIF as representing a significant improvement on the 2018 meetings in which $48billion transactions were agreed upon.

“This is about Africa’s financial institutions

NAFDAC

‘NAFDAC Destroyed ₦3.2b Substandard Medicaments

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed substandard and falsified (SF) medical products worth more than ₦3.2 billion in the last two years. It disclosed its intention to dismantle open markets for drugs across the country, promising to make available credible alternatives.
NAFDAC also called on the Federal Government to reduce income duties on imported raw materials used for drug manufacturing and increase incentives for local drug manufacturers.

Director-general of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, while briefing journalists on the efforts to eliminate substandard, adulterated and unsafe drugs and medical devices in the country yesterday,

Data: Saving Consumers From Operators And Regulators

The five-day ultimatum issued to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to tackle illegal deductions by telecom operators and reduce the price of data is a welcome development, though belated. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, rightly moved to rein in the telecom operators, having received a pinch of a biting reality. There is no doubt that the operators of our general system of mobile (GSM) telecommunication have pushed their luck too far and their greed too hard not to draw the anger of a responsible regulator.
Since the dawn of the 21st Century and attendant innovations in

FG Concludes Work On MOPICON Bill – Lai Mohammed

The Federal Government is to finalise work on the Motion Picture Council of Nigeria (MOPICON) Bill in order to create proper regulatory environment for the sub-sector of the creative industry.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this in Lagos at the opening of the 2019 Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF).

A statement on the event was made available to newsmen in Abuja on Monday by Mr Segun Adeyemi, the Special Adviser to the minister

Mohammed was quoted as saying that the film industry had put the

Drought-Hit Zimbabwe To Transfer Thousands Of Animals

Zimbabwe’s wildlife agency said Monday it would move hundreds of elephants and other animals in a dramatic bid to save them from a lethal drought.
At least 120 elephants have already died over the past two months as the country grapples with one of the worst droughts in its history.

“We are moving 600 elephants, two prides of lion comprising between five and 10 members, a pack of wild dogs, 50 buffalo, 40 giraffes and 2,000 impalas,” parks and wildlife authority spokesman Tinashe Farawo told AFP.

The animals will be moved from Save Conservancy, a major park in southeastern Zimbabwe,

Sylva

Call For Sack: Sylva’s Allies Fight Back

Experts in the oil and gas sector, under the aegis Partner for Petroleum and Energy Sector Prosperity Initiative (P-PESPI), have condemned some of the negative reports by a civil society organisation, Accountable Leadership For Better Nigerian Initiative (ALBNI), which called for the sack of the Minister of State, Petroleum, Timipreye Sylva.

A press release made available to newsmen on Monday, signed by the chairman of the group, Charles Ibiang, said Sylva was quoted out of context, when the it was alleged that he was sabotaging the Federal Government by craving for a dialogue with international oil companies over payment arrears …

Tam David-West Dies At 83, Buhari Mourns

Former Minister of Petroleum and Energy under the Muhammadu Buhari military regime, Professor Tamunoemi Sokari David-West, is dead. David-West was 83.

President Muhammadu Buhari who received news of his passing with shock has described the late Minister as a man with an indomitable spirit.

In a statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, Buhari, who said the consultant virologist of national and international standing, was his ally and friend, noted that the man he usually calls “the indomitable Tam David-West,” truly had an indomitable spirit.

According to him, the former Commissioner of Education in …

Kogi Guber: Monarch Decrees Death For Irate Politicians

Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election, in Kogi State, the Olu of Magongo, Obin Sam Bola Ojo, has placed a curse on whoever brings violence to his kingdom, declaring that the person will die a mysterious death before the end of this year.

The monarch stated this recently during a door-to-door sensitization programme in Ogori Magongo Local Government which was organized by the Challenge Parenthood Initiative, CPI.

He said the peace of Magongo community remains paramount, stressing that, he won’t sit on the throne and allow selfish politicians to bring pains on his people all in the guise of winning

Kidnapped Pastor Released, Recounts Ordeal In B’Haram Camp

A pastor with the Living Faith Church, Moses Oyeleke who was kidnapped by Boko Haram early April in Borno has recounted his ordeal in the camp of the insurgents.

Oyeleke who was abducted alongside a corps member in the southern part of Borno on April 10 by Boko Haram and released on Sunday evening, said he was almost executed by the insurgents during his nearly seven-month stay in his abductors’ camp.

“My survival is an act of God. I was almost executed by the Boko Haram. They told us one day they were going to kill us but they changed …