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President Trump Floundering With Impeachment Defense

President Trump Floundering With Impeachment Defense

October 1, 2019 7:59 am

Democrats aimed a fresh dagger at the inner circle of President Trump by subpoenaing documents from his lawyer Rudy Giuliani, as the President struggled to parry an aggressive impeachment gambit on a day of rapid developments.

The President seems to be reeling, waiting for the next blow to fall, defended only by his increasingly unhinged tirades, his tweets quoting supporters on cable news and confrontational and conspiracy-laden appearances by aides on TV.
The President’s unaccustomed struggle to control the narrative and to get his opponents to respond to his moves bodes ill for any hopes he has of avoiding a
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PM Boris Johnson To present EU With Brexit Blueprint

PM Boris Johnson To present EU With Brexit Blueprint

October 1, 2019 7:29 am

PM Boris Johnson is set to present detailed Brexit proposals in the next few days, but Ireland has already dismissed one border plan as a “non-starter.”

The prime minister will offer his blueprint for a Brexit deal to the EU following this week’s Conservative Party conference in Manchester.

He said some of the reported details so far were wrong and claimed Brussels was only rubbishing old proposals – not the full plan set to come.

Justice Secretary Robert Buckland also told Sky News what has been leaked is “not the be-all and end all” of ways to break the Brexit …

Thomas Cook Collapse: UK To Repatriate 16,000 People

Thomas Cook Collapse: UK To Repatriate 16,000 People

October 1, 2019 6:54 am

Britain’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said more than 70 flights were scheduled for Thursday to bring back 16,000 people to the country following the collapse of Thomas Cook.

The authority also said more than 150 Thomas Cook crew and 30 percent of the total number of passengers, in the first three days of the operation, had already been flown back.

CAA said its flying programme would continue until Oct.ober 6, with more than 1,000 flights planned in total.

The aviation regulator launched the largest peacetime repatriation on Monday.

The aviation regulator launched the largest peacetime repatriation on Monday.

Similarly, Germany’s

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Nigerian Shippers' Council Restates Benefits of AfCFTA

Nigerian Shippers’ Council Restates Benefits of AfCFTA

October 1, 2019 6:03 am

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) had said the African Continental Free Trade (AfCFTA) if well implemented, will boost intra-African trade to the tune of $35 billion annually.

The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Mr. Hassan Bello, said this at a conference with the theme: ‘Maximising Benefits of Intra-African Trade Under AfCFTA Regime,’ held in Lagos at the weekend.

Bello was represented by the Operations Officer, Consumer Affairs, Mr. James Chabulatuda.

According to him, the agreement protocols were adopted at a summit held in March 2018, following the deposit of the required 22 ratifications.

The agreement came …

Unfathomable Mercy: A full length TV drama series 52

Unfathomable Mercy: A Full Length TV Drama Series 52

September 29, 2019 10:12 pm

By MarkAnthony Nze

(All Rights Reserved)

153. INT. FIBERISIMAS’ RES. NIGHT.

The DUO of CHIEFS FIBERISIMA and TEJUOSHO sit in the FORMER’S LIVING ROOM discussing as they share a BOTTLE of RED WINE.

 

CHIEF TEJUOSHO

Chief!

 

CHIEF FIBERISIMA

Yes.

 

CHIEF TEJUOSHO

I want to ask you, can one actually live on this earth happily?

 

CHIEF FIBERISIMA

Why not! Why do you ask?

 

CHIEF TEJUOSHO

Can’t you see it’s written all over my face?

 

CHIEF FIBERISIMA

And what’s written all over your face?

 

CHIEF TEJUOSHO

Isn’t it obvious that happiness has finally eluded me?

 

CHIEF FIBERISIMA

It’s so because you’ve refused …

No Going Back On 2023 Igbo Presidency - Ohanaeze

No Going Back On 2023 Igbo Presidency – Ohanaeze

September 29, 2019 9:38 pm

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, has on Sunday charged prominent Igbo leaders to unite and ensure the region gets presidency in 2023.

It stated that nothing would prevent the Igbo from getting the presidency in 2023. The group which hinted the importance of the presidency to the Igbo, noted that millions of dollars would be raised at the end of 2022 to support whoever the youths nominate amongst the current Southeast Governors, or Former Governors as Igbo Presidential Candidate ahead of 2023 Presidential election.

Disclosing this in a communiqué signed by Mazi Okechukwu isiguzoro, President General of the group and …

French Prepare For Final Farewell To Ex-President Chirac

French Prepare For Final Farewell To Ex-President Chirac

September 29, 2019 10:01 am

The French public on Sunday began bidding a final farewell to late former president Jacques Chirac, fondly remembered as a charismatic giant of domestic and international politics despite a mixed legacy.

Chirac’s death on Thursday aged 86 prompted a flood of tributes to a man whose high-profile political career spanned three decades capped by 12 years as president from 1995-2007.

But it also sparked questions about how much this consummate political operator had actually achieved during a long spell in office and again threw the spotlight on a 2011 conviction for graft over his time as Paris mayor.

Nevertheless, a

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China Road Crash; 36 Killed, Another 36 Badly Hurt

East China Road Crash; 36 Killed, Another 36 Badly Hurt

September 29, 2019 9:43 am

At least 36 people died, and 36 others were injured in east China when a packed coach with a flat tyre collided with a truck, authorities said Sunday.

The bus was carrying 69 people — its maximum capacity — when it crossed into oncoming traffic and hit the freight truck on an expressway in eastern Jiangsu province on Saturday morning, the Yixing public security bureau said.

A preliminary investigation determined that the accident was caused by a flat tyre on the left front wheel of the bus, the bureau said in a statement.

Nine people were seriously injured, 26 were …

Federal Government To Raise ₦1.07tn In Order To Fund Budgets

Federal Government To Raise ₦1.07tn In Order To Fund Budget

September 29, 2019 1:34 am

The Federal Government is planning to raise about ₦1.07tn from the sale of property and businesses in the next three years to shore up dwindling revenues.

The money, according to investigations by News Agency will be used to fund the 2020, 2021 and 2022 budgets partly.

This is just as government battles overwhelming domestic and foreign debts as it seeks funds to implement its budgets.

The Federal Government disclosed the plan to sell the assets in the 2020-2022 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper being worked on by the Senate Committees on Appropriation and Finance.

According to the …

TCN Tells NERC To Reset Discos’ Books Over ₦270bn debt

TCN Tells NERC To Reset Discos’ Books Over ₦270bn debt

September 28, 2019 6:02 pm

The Transmission Company of Nigeria has asked the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission to reset the books of power distribution companies in order to help clear the N270bn debt which the Discos owe the TCN.

The TCN also declared on Friday in Abuja that it now had the capacity to offset the $1.6bn loans it received from various multilateral donors.

Managing Director of the company, Usman Mohammed, disclosed these at a TCN and donor stakeholders’ meeting.

He said, “We ask that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission should agree to reset the books of the Discos. They (Discos) owe the TCN N270bn. …

Mike Pompeo Subpoenaed By House Democrats

Mike Pompeo Subpoenaed By House Democrats Over Trump’s Case

September 28, 2019 5:01 am

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been ordered by Democrats to turn over documents relating to the Trump administration’s dealings with Ukraine.

In a letter, the heads of three House committees subpoenaed Mr. Mike Pompeo to produce the documents within a week.

It is the latest move in rapidly escalating impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump.

He is being scrutinised for pushing Ukraine’s president to investigate his Democratic rival, Joe Biden.

In a separate development on Friday, the US special envoy for Ukraine negotiations, Kurt Volker, resigned, according to US media reports.

Washington has been rocked by a …

How I Shared ₦400m from Dasuki - Olisa Metuh

How I Shared ₦400m From Dasuki – Olisa Metuh

September 28, 2019 3:23 am

A former National Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh, on Friday told a Federal High Court, Abuja, presided over by Justice Okon Abang, how he distributed the ₦400million he collected from the Office of the National Security Adviser under Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.) in 2014.

He stated that the fund was for “a special national assignment” in the run-up to the 2015 general elections.

Chief Olisa Metuh is facing prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission alongside his company, Destra Investment on seven-count bordering on money laundering to the tune of ₦400million.

The ex-PDP …

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