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Reps Committee Invites NAF Chief Over Helicopter Crash

November 16, 2019 10:25 am

The House of Representatives Committee on Air Force says that Chief of Air Staff Sadique Abubakar should appear and explain the factors that lead to the crash of a training helicopter in Enugu.

The committee gave the directive in a statement issued by the Chairman, Rep. Shehu Koko (APC-Kebbi) on Saturday in Abuja.

Koko said that the house had the determination to investigate the remote cause of the ugly incident to avoid future recurrence.

The chairman gave thanks to God that no life was lost in the accident which occurred as the helicopter was returning from a routine exercise.

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Carvajal

Venezuela Ex-Intel Chief Missing Ahead Of US Extradition

November 13, 2019 2:11 pm

Venezuela’s former military intelligence chief has gone missing in Spain just days after a court-approved a request for his extradition to the United States on drug trafficking charges, police said Wednesday.

“They are currently looking for him,” said a spokeswoman for Spain’s national police, referring to General Hugo Armando Carvajal who served as intelligence chief under the late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez.

Judicial sources said police had gone to Carvajal’s house in Madrid to arrest him after Friday’s court decision but could not find him.

Carvajal’s lawyer

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MLS Chief Reveals Ibrahimovic Is Set To Join AC Milan

November 8, 2019 2:56 pm

LA Galaxy striker, Zlatan Ibrahimovic would be a free agent as his contract with the MLS club expires by end of December.

The 38-year-old Swedish player has been linked to a lot of clubs demanding for his signature but MLS commissioner, Don Graber has said that Zlatan already signed for AC Milan.

Speaking to ESPN, Graber said that the next league where Ibrahimovic would ply his trade would be the Italian Serie A. He said: ‘Zlatan is an interesting character. He’s a thrill a minute.

‘You need to have those guys that are breaking through like David Beckham did.

‘A …

ICC Sentences Congolese Rebel Chief Ntaganda To 30 Years

November 7, 2019 3:38 pm

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced a Congolese former rebel leader known as “The Terminator” to 30 years in prison after he was convicted earlier this year of war crimes, including murder, rape and sexual slavery.

The sentence on Thursday was the highest-ever penalty handed down by the Hague-based court.

Bosco Ntaganda was found guilty in July of directing massacres of civilians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) volatile, mineral-rich Ituri region in 2002 and 2003.

In total, he was convicted of 13 counts of war crimes and five of crimes against humanity. He was the first

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Trump Chief Of Staff Summoned To Testify In Impeachment Probe

Trump Chief Of Staff Summoned To Testify In Probe

November 5, 2019 5:14 pm

Investigators on Tuesday summoned President Donald Trump’s acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney for a deposition, saying he has “substantial first-hand knowledge” of Trump’s efforts to pressure Ukraine.

Mulvaney is the latest administration official to be ordered to testify with the impeachment probe closing in around those nearest the president as it proceeds into a new public phase, in which transcripts of closed-door testimony are being released.

EU President Blasts Boris Johnson Over Referendum Campaign

Mulvaney is the highest-ranking White House official to be summoned in the probe, although he is unlikely to comply given the White House’s opposition to

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Senate Confirms Tsoho As Chief Judge Of Federal High Court

Senate Confirms Tsoho As Chief Judge Of Federal High Court

November 5, 2019 9:36 am

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Justice John Tsoho as the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court.

The confirmation followed a report submitted by Sen. Michael Bamidele, Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters which recommended the confirmation of Tsoho’s appointment.

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalled that the Senate at Plenary on  Oct. 29 deliberated on President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for the confirmation of the nomination of Tsoho for appointment as Chief Judge of the Federal High Court.

Presenting the report, Bamidele said that the appointment became necessary as a result of the …

Bolivia Election Audit Chief Makes Surprise Resignation

Bolivia Election Audit Chief Makes Surprise Resignation

November 2, 2019 10:37 am

The head of an international body auditing Bolivia’s disputed election result resigned unexpectedly on Friday, casting further uncertainty over a vote that sparked deadly riots and delivered President Evo Morales a fourth term.

The chief of the technical mission from the Organisation of American States (OAS), Mexican Arturo Espinosa, announced he is stepping down from the role just a day after beginning the review of the controversial poll.

“I have decided to withdraw from the audit so as not to compromise its impartiality. I should have informed the OAS about previous public statements (declarations) about the electoral process in Bolivia,”

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Former IMF Chief Lagarde Takes Swipe At Trump’s Tweets

Former IMF Chief Lagarde Takes Swipe At Trump’s Tweets

October 19, 2019 12:44 pm

Former IMF chief Christine Lagarde said President Donald Trump’s trade offensive against China could slash global economic growth and she critiqued his Twitter habits in an interview with US television program 60 Minutes.

Lagarde, who takes over leadership of the European Central Bank on November 1, called for world leaders to act like grownups and negotiate a solution to the trade conflicts, and called for “rational decisions.”

Newly freed from the restraints of her previous post, where she would have had to guard her language, Lagarde said, “market stability should not be the subject of a tweet here, a tweet …

Philippine Drug War Chief Quits Amid Narcotics Scandal

Philippine Drug War Chief Quits Amid Narcotics Scandal

October 14, 2019 6:11 am

The Philippines’ top policeman, who leads the nation’s deadly drugs crackdown, quit on Monday as he faces allegations of protecting officers accused of selling a huge haul of seized narcotics.

Though the scandal dates from before Oscar Albayalde’s time as national police chief, it has raised fresh criticism of President Rodrigo Duterte’s signature campaign, which is key to his massive popularity among Filipinos.

As part of the president’s internationally condemned initiative, police have killed thousands of alleged dealers and users since mid-2016, but critics say the wealthy and powerful have been largely untouched.

Albayalde’s resignation comes days after two …

Acting US Homeland Security Chief McAleenan Resigns

Acting US Homeland Security Chief McAleenan Resigns

October 12, 2019 2:04 am

Acting US homeland security chief Kevin McAleenan has resigned, US President Donald Trump announced late Friday, becoming the latest in a long list of top officials to leave the administration.

“Kevin McAleenan has done an outstanding job as Acting Secretary of Homeland Security. We have worked well together with Border Crossings being way down,” Trump said in a tweet.

“Kevin now, after many years in Government, wants to spend more time with his family and go to the private sector. Congratulations Kevin, on a job well done!”

McAleenan served in the role for only six months, replacing Kirstjen Nielsen, who …

Femi Adesina, chief liar and propagandist of APC

Femi Adesina, chief liar and propagandist of Nigeria

August 30, 2019 1:16 am

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Femi Adesina, the special adviser to the purported President Muhammadu Buhari on media and publicity is in no doubt a seasoned journalist, who had paid his dues in the field of journalism but unfortunately, ever since he was appointed by the presidency, the member of the fourth estate of the realm had relegated the ethics of the profession, and his own integrity to the thrash by flagrantly defending the indefensible in the All Progressives Congress(APC) led maladministration.

Adesina’s corrupt romance with the present-day Nigerian government only proved that in truth, he had no conscience, and that …

Ethiopia's army chief of staff has been shot: PM's aide

Ethiopia’s army chief of staff has been shot: PM’s aide

June 23, 2019 1:32 am

Ethiopia’s army chief of staff has been shot, the prime minister’s press secretary said on Sunday, hours after a failed coup attempt was reported in a federal state north of the capital.

It was unclear whether General Seare Mekonnen had been killed or wounded, the press aide, Billene Seyoum, told Reuters.

On Saturday, the government said there had been a failed coup attempt against the head of regional government in Amhara, one of Ethiopia’s nine federal states.

The developments underscore the challenges facing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, as he tries to spearhead political reforms amid widespread unrest in the …

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