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We Can’t Provide Information On Buhari’s Treatment – CBN

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The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, on Thursday explained why the apex bank cannot provide information on the funds used to defray the cost of President Muhammadu Buhari’s treatment in London. He also explained why CBN cannot provide information on how much it cost the country to keep a presidential aircraft and crew for 103 days at the Stansted Airport in the United Kingdom while President Buhari’s medical treatment lasted. Emefiele argued that it was not within the CBN’s immediate responsibilities to provide such information. He spoke…

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Cyril Ramaphosa Declared President of S-Africa

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Cyril Ramaphosa has been elected president of South Africa by a parliamentary vote less than 16 hours after the resignation of his rival Jacob Zuma, following days of defiant refusal to leave office. The appointment of Ramaphosa – who, as deputy president, became interim leader immediately after Zuma’s late-night resignation on Wednesday – as head of state was announced by South Africa’s chief justice in Cape Town who presided over the vote. Ramaphosa, wearing a dark suit and red tie, sat quietly while lawmakers from the ruling African National Congress…

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S-Africa’s President Jacob Zuma Resigns

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South Africa’s embattled President Jacob Zuma has resigned his office with immediate effect. He made the announcement in a televised address to the nation on Wednesday evening. Earlier, Mr Zuma’s governing ANC party told him to resign or face a vote of no confidence in parliament on Thursday. The 75-year-old has been under increasing pressure to give way to Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, the ANC’s new leader. Mr Zuma, who has been in power since 2009, faces numerous allegations of corruption. His resignation came at the end of a long…

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Former student kills 17 in Florida school shooting

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A gunman identified as Nikolas Cruz, 19, a former student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, armed with an AR-15 rifle, opened fire at a Florida high school on Wednesday, killing at least 17 people, officials said, in a harrowing shooting spree that saw terrified students hiding in closets and under desks as they texted for help. Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel identified the shooter as a former student who had been expelled for “disciplinary reasons.” Cruz was arrested without incident in the nearby town of Coral Springs…

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APC senators divided as Senate adopts revised poll timetable

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At the upper chamber of the National Assembly on Wednesday, the adoption of the report by the Senate and the House of Representatives Conference Committee on the Amendment to the Electoral Act caused division in the ranks of the All Progressives Congress caucus. According to the report, the sequence of the elections will commence with National Assembly, to be followed by governorship and State Houses of Assembly, while presidential poll will come last. Senator Suleiman Nazif, Chairman of the Conference Committee, who is also Chairman of the Senate Committee on…

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Peru Jail Twin Who Switched With Brother Is Recaptured

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Authorities in Peru have recaptured a prisoner more than a year after he escaped from jail by leaving his twin brother in his place. Alexander Delgado had been serving a 16-year sentence for child sexual abuse and robbery in a prison north of Lima. When his twin, Giancarlo, visited him last January, Alexander drugged him, changed into his clothes and walked out of jail. The suspected swap was confirmed after Giancarlo’s fingerprints were taken. After 13 months on the run Alexander Delgado was arrested on Monday in the port city…

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AFRICAN WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP ENDS IN PORT HARCOURT

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The African Wrestling Championship (Port Harcourt 2018) closed successfully on Sunday night with winners emerging in all the categories of the competition. The athletes from the participating countries contested for trophies under Greco-Roman and Free Style models. After the competition, trophies were presented to the winners during a gala night at the Banquet Hall of the Government House Port Harcourt. The team trophies were presented in the following order: Cadet Free Style; Algeria (Third Position), Nigeria (Second Place) and South Africa (First Place), Free style Cadet; Algeria (Third Position), Nigeria…

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Presidency says Boko Haram membership reducing

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In a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that Boko Haram terrorism is gradually coming to an end. He spoke at the State House, when he received a Letter of Credence from the Apostolic Nuncio of the Holy See to Nigeria, Most Rev. Archbishop Antonio Guido Filipazzi. He said the position of the terrorists, followed the narrowing of their recruitment base, and the renewed onslaught by the Nigerian Army. Buhari said the terrorist group had lost appeal in its initial…

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Abubakar Shekau Now Disguises As A Woman In Hijab – Arrested Boko Haram Member

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The Nigerian Army has said the intensive clearance operation in Sambisa forest may have become unbearable for Boko Haram fighters and their leader, Abubakar Shekau, who is said to be wearing “hijabs” (veils), ostensibly to escape arrest. The Director of Army Public Relations (DAPR), Brig-Gen. Sani Usman, who made the disclosure in a statement, said Shekau disguises in blue and black-coloured hijabs, in a bid to escape justice. Usman said: “Credible information from arrested and surrendered insurgents indicated that the purported Boko Haram terrorist group factional leader, Abubakar Shekau could…

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GTBank Sponsors 2018 Lagos International Polo Tournament

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Some of the most renowned indigenous and international polo teams are set to convene in Lagos, Nigeria to compete for highly coveted trophies in the 2018 Lagos Int’l Polo Tournament. Sponsored by leading African Financial Institution, Guaranty Trust Bank plc, the competition will see both Nigerian and foreign teams compete in four main cups, namely: the Silver Cup, Open Cup, Lagos Low Cup and Majekodunmi Cup. Over the years, GTBank has been at the forefront of supporting Polo; widely revered as the Sport of Kings, and promoting the Lagos International…

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