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Trump Attacks US Diplomat As She Testifies In Probe

November 15, 2019 2:40 pm

  • ‘I can’t speak to what the president is trying to do but I think the effect is to be intimidating,’ Marie Yovanovitch said.

President Donald Trump on Friday tweeted an attack against the former US ambassador to Ukraine while she was in the middle of testifying in his impeachment probe, prompting her to complain she was being intimidated.

Trump’s furious tweet came as Marie Yovanovitch testified in the House of Representatives about her abrupt firing from her post in Ukraine following an alleged smear campaign led by the president’s personal attorney, former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani.

“Everywhere Marie Yovanovitch

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Aisha Blasted For Supporting Yahaya’s Second Term Bid

November 15, 2019 12:34 pm

First Lady Aisha Buhari has come under attack on social media for supporting the second term bid of Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello.

Mrs Buhari was at the All Progressives Congress rally in Lokoja on Thursday alongside party leaders – national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole; Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State – and others.

She joined in begging Kogi people to forgive Bello for not paying civil servants.

Read Also: Aisha Buhari, El-Rufai Acknowledge Yahaya Bello’s ‘Sins’

Nigerians on Twitter have accused Aisha of hypocrisy, saying she accused Buhari’s government of being hijacked by a cabal which did not have the …

Sowore Speaks From Custody, Buhari To Destroy Civic Space”

November 15, 2019 11:40 am

Detained social activist, publisher and politician, Omoyele Sowore, has spoken out from the custody of the State Security Service, telling NAN he is being held as part of a grand scheme by the Buhari administration to shut down Nigeria’s civic space.

Mr Sowore called a NAN reporter on Thursday afternoon, in a rare move to directly send out a message to the public.

It was a message of courage, defiance and hope for both his teeming supporters and the Nigerian downtrodden people.

The Sahara Reporters’ publisher said he would remain undeterred by the controversial tactics of the current government, …

Kanu: IPOB Won’t Stop International Diplomatic Onslaught

November 15, 2019 11:39 am

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has vowed not to stop the group’s international diplomatic onslaught.

Mr Kanu has been propagating IPOB’s agenda through Radio Biafra in London and visits to foreign parliaments.

In a tweet on Thursday night, he said: “IPOB will continue the International diplomatic onslaught.”

Read Also: Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu Gives FG Fresh Conditions For Dialogue

The group, which is supposedly seeking secession on behalf of the Igbo from Nigeria, had in August attacked former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu while on a visit to Nuremberg, Germany.

Senator Ekweremadu was billed to …

WAEC Releases Nov/Dec 2019 Examination Results

November 15, 2019 10:56 am

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says the results of 9,457 candidates who sat for the Second Series of its West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for (private candidates) are to be investigated before they would be released.

The council’s Head of National Office, Mr Olu Adenipekun, said this at a news conference to announce the results of candidates who participated in the 2019 WASSCE (Private).

According to him, the number of these candidates, representing 9.74 per cent are reported to have been involved in one form of examination malpractice or the other.

He said that their cases would …

Police Launch Assault Probe After HK Minister Injured

November 15, 2019 10:50 am

Police in London on Friday said they were investigating an assault after a Hong Kong minister fell to the ground as she was jostled by demonstrators.

Justice secretary Teresa Cheng had been due to give a lecture at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) in Bloomsbury Square, central London, on Thursday evening.

But the CIArb said the event was cancelled because “whilst entering the building (Cheng) was assaulted by a crowd”. It added: “As a result, she sustained an injury to her arm.”

Video of the incident circulating on social media

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Amazon Hit From All Sides Amid Crisis

Amazon Screams Foul On $10bn Contract To Microsoft

November 15, 2019 8:03 am

Amazon on Thursday challenged the awarding of a $10 billion Pentagon cloud computing contract to Microsoft, alleging “unmistakable bias” in the process.

The 10-year contract for the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure program, better known as JEDI, ultimately will see all military branches sharing information in a system boosted by artificial intelligence.

“It’s critical for our country that the government and its elected leaders administer procurements objectively and in a manner that is free from political influence,” a spokesperson for Amazon Web Services said.

“Numerous aspects of the JEDI evaluation process contained clear deficiencies, errors, and unmistakable bias.”

Amazon said it …

Court

Just In: Appeal Court Affirms Okowa’s Election

November 15, 2019 8:02 am

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Friday, dismissed the appeal filed by candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Great Ogboru against the election of Senator Ifeanyi Okowa as Governor of Delta State.

A five man panel of the appellate court led by Justice Uzo Ndukwe-Anyanwu, dismissed the appeal on the grounds that it was “completely devoid of merit”.

The court accordingly upheld the decision of the Delta State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal which affirmed the declaration of Okowa as lawful winner of the March 9 governorship election in Delta State.

Ogboru and his party, APC had approached …

We Won’t Interfere With Bayelsa, Kogi Elections – Buhari

November 15, 2019 6:26 am

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that there would be no interference in Saturday’s election in Bayelsa and Kogi states.

This is even as Buhari has demanded that law enforcement agencies remain non-partisan in their conduct in the two states.

“Law enforcement officials must ensure that citizens are allowed to vote without harassment and intimidation and any attempt to steal or hijack ballots must be stopped using all legal means,” Buhari said in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu.

The president also called on candidates to be willing to accept the outcome of the …

Diego Costa Suffers Neck Injury

November 15, 2019 3:04 am
Atletico Madrid forward, Diego Costa is set for a spell on the sidelines after suffering a slipped disc.

‘The club’s medical staff have done some scans on Diego Costa to assess the neck problems he has been suffering from in the last few days. Those tests have revealed that the striker is suffering from a slipped disc,’ said a statement from Atletico.

‘In the next few days he will be assessed by neurosurgery specialists in order to establish a definitive treatment plan.’

Atletico did not state for how long Costa would be out but Spanish media reports said he would …

Edo

Edo APC: When Godfather Contends With Power Of Incumbency

November 15, 2019 3:03 am

Less than a year to the gubernatorial‎ election in Edo State, the political atmosphere in the state has taken a dimension that is both scary and interesting.

The‎ ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state assumed the reigns of power in 2008 after a protracted electoral legal battle, first as Action Congress, then Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and now APC, following the merger of four legacy political parties, namely ACN, ANPP, CPC and factions of APGA and DPP in 2014.

But things appear to be falling apart for the once cohesive APC after eleven years in power in …

2023 Presidency: Time For Buhari To Prove He Loves Igbo

November 15, 2019 3:02 am

Chief Tobby Anumaka, a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and Patron of Pan-Igbo socio cultural group, Okpoko Igbo, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to prevail on the APC to zone the Presidency to the South-East in 2023, saying it is the only way Buhari could prove his love for the Igbo. 

He congratulated the three APC Senators from the South-East whose elections were affirmed by the Court of Appeal recently, adding, that it is a sign that the ruling party has gained ground in the zone.

He speaks about ongoing infrastructural development embarked upon in the South-East …

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