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World markets dive as Trump sparks trade, North Korea worries

Global stocks sank Wednesday after US President Donald Trump said he was not satisfied with talks that are aimed at averting a trade war with China. Equities were also dented by poor eurozone economic data, and as Trump cast doubt on a planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. “Trump (is) continuing to drive uncertainty over global trade,” said analyst Joshua Mahony at trading firm IG. “European markets are following their Asian counterparts lower, as a pessimistic tone from Trump is compounded by downbeat economic data,” he added. Markets had surged Monday after US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He said they had agreed to pull back from imposing threatened tariffs on billions of dollars of goods, and continue talks on a variety of trade issues. However, Trump has declared that he was “not satisfied” with the status of the talks, fuelling worries that the world’s top two economies could still slug out an economically pain...

Bukola Saraki & Fashola Congratulate Super Eagles Players In Uyo .

Senate President, Bukola Saraki shared these photos on his official IG page alongside Federal Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola as they were present at the Russia 2018 World Cup Qualifiers between Nigeria and Zambia which Nigeria eventually won 1-0 and qualified for the World Cup and they took time after the game to personally congratulate the players and Coach Gernot Rohr. He wrote; "Celebrating our qualification for the #Russia2018 World Cup with the Super Eagles. It was great to have the opportunity to personally thank the players, the coaches, and everyone that contributed to our success."

Help inmates pay fines to decongest prisons’.

Lagos State Controller of Prisons, Mr Tunde Ladipo, on Sunday called on well- meaning individuals and groups to assist inmates in paying fines imposed on them to decongest prisons. Ladipo made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos. He said that a number of inmates were still in prison for inability to pay fines. Ladipo urged that prison congestion should be the concern of all stakeholders in the interest of the society. The controller appealed to stakeholders to come together and fashion out more ways to reduce congestion in the country’s prisons. He said that the command was holding meetings with the Lagos State Judiciary and some other stakeholders to ensure speedy trial of inmates,” Ladipo said. He said that the Federal Government was concerned about prison congestion and was making efforts to address it. According to the controller, the recently launched plea bargain option will also help to decongest prisons. “We are having meetings...

Spesh Reacts To DJ Olu's Death "They Should Tell What They Used Him For.

Davido official hypeman "spesh" has taken to his instagram page to react to the death of davido friend "djolu" Below Is What He Wrote On His Instagram Page: "I DISAGREE!!!!!!!!! THEY KNOW I SAY MY MIND!!! ASK THEM WAT THEY DID TO HIM OR WAT THEY USED HIM FOR O!!!! #STAYWOKE!!"

Lauretta Onochie Blasts Patience Jonathan And Diezani Over 'Weird Demands' .

The Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on New media, Lauretta Onochie has dragged former first lady, Patience Jonathan and Former petroleum minister, Diezani Allison Madueke to the cleaners over their recent 'Weird Demands'. Onochie wrote on Facebook; "It’s the season of weird demands. Recently, Nigerians were assaulted by the demand by the wife of the former President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience Jonathan, asking President Muhammadu Buhari to tell EFCC to leave her alone. Fat chance! EFCC is an institution, not an adulterous man running after someone else’s wife. So, woman to woman, I asked her to look inwards. Patience should wear the sort of aura that dispels, rather than attracts law enforcement agencies. She can start by being honest and coming clean, regarding everything – cash, properties, etc., that were ill-acquired. Then hand them back to the rightful owners. Yes, back to Nigerians via the EFCC. You see, EFCC, ICPC, DSS, CCT, all follow the smell of c...

Health minister dies after charity marathon.

Tunisia’s health minister died of a heart attack on Sunday after taking part in a charity marathon to help battle cancer, officials said. Slim Chaker, 56, fell ill after running some 500 metres (yards) and then making a speech at the start of a race in the coastal town of Nabeul aimed at raising funds to build a clinic for children with cancer, his ministry said. He died later at a military hospital in Tunis. “I have lost a brother and a colleague,” Prime Minister Youssef Chahed wrote on Facebook. “He died doing a noble humanitarian act.” Local media and internet users in the North African country reacted with sorrow to the passing of Chaker, a former adviser to President Beji Caid Essebsi who only took over the health brief last month. “He has paid in blood for his patriotic work,” Tunisian magazine Leader wrote on Twitter.

EBSU Student Shot Dead By Armed Robbers In Ebonyi State. .

A final year student of Business Education at the Ishieke Campus of Ebonyi State University has been shot dead by suspected armed robbers. The student, about 25 years, from Ishiagu in Ivo Local Government Area of the State, identified as Chinedu Linus was gunned down by the robbers while on rampage in his residence, Lucky City Hostels in the wee hours of Wednesday. Narrating the incident when newsmen visited the area in company of the Special Adviser to the Ebonyi State Governor on Student Affairs, a student resident in the hostel who identified himself as Eric John said the sad event took place around 2 am on that day, adding that the diseased was the Student-overseer of the hostel, otherwise known as the Hostel President. He said: “We were all sleeping around 1 to 2 am when we heard a knock on our gate. He came out as the president to actually know who was knocking, not knowing that they were already inside the hostel, probably through a ladder. He was having a piece of rod, probably...

PDP chairmanship: Why I support Bode George – Adewale.

A former factional Chairman of PDP in Lagos State, Mr Segun Adewale, has said that he is supporting Chief Olabode George for the chairmanship seat of the party in spite of their political disagreements. Adewale told reporters in Lagos on Sunday that supporting George, a former PDP National Vice-Chairman (South-West) for the exalted party position was the right thing to do politically. He said that though he had some issues with George in the state chapter of the party, he would still support him for the position. “I am supporting Bode George to be the next chairman of the party despite our differences. “The disagreements I have with him are local disagreements and not national. My support goes for his national aspiration. “My support is based on his promise that he would not interfere in the affairs of the party at the state level, which was the major cause of the friction. “Moreover, Bode George is a chieftain from Lagos, “he said. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) rep...

Gunmen Kill Landlord In Port-Harcourt, Attack Tenants With Machete (Graphic.

Some unknown gunmen invaded a compound and shot the landlord and his friend dead. The incident which took place on the 4th of October at no. 23 Mgbuoshimini community, Agip Mile 4, Port-Harcourt, Rivers State has left two people dead, The landlord popularly called Koko and his friend Dickson while some got injured from the machete cuts and also from stray bullets while escaping from the men of underworld. According to one the deceased tenant who shared the story wrote: “It was even by the grace of God that so many of us escaped that night because so many people were injured, some with machete cut, while others were hit by spray bullets but I thank God because i’m alive today not because i’m perfect but because my mission is yet to be accomplished. Rip Koko, Rip Dickson. Happy birthday to me”

Germany worries Trump will quit Iran nuclear deal.

German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said Sunday that he feared US President Donald Trump would quit the Iran nuclear deal next week. Trump is a stern critic of the 2015 accord, which he has called "the worst deal ever", and US officials say he intends to tell US Congress next week that Tehran is not honouring its side of the bargain. "The United States is likely to quit the Iran agreement next week -- that is my great concern," Gabriel was quoted as saying by national news agency DPA. However Gabriel said Germany remains committed to the agreement, which Berlin helped negotiate, to stop Iran from building a nuclear bomb. Gabriel, speaking at a state election campaign event, said his question to Washington was: "What good will come of us treating Iran as though it is developing nuclear weapons after all? ... Nothing." He accused the US administration of "replacing the rule of law with the law of the strongest". "And that is...

Why some women grow a beard.

For most women, some hair loss from the scalp along with more body hair are just regular signs of ageing . In some cases, though, these changes may stem from a little-known condition that sends testosterone levels soaring. Writing in the Oct. 22 New England Journal of Medicine , doctors describe just such a case: A 57-year-old woman who came to them with body-hair growth, balding, an increasingly male-sounding voice, and other signs of excessive testosterone levels . After ruling out some of the usual suspects including tumors of the adrenal glands and ovaries her doctors eventually settled on an obscure diagnosis known as ovarian hyperthecosis. It's a condition that many doctors may not be aware of. Even endocrinologists specialists in hormonal disorders see relatively few cases come their way, said Dr. Graham McMahon, an endocrinologist who was at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston when he co-wrote the case report. Read:  Bad libido rap for testosterone Ovarian hype...

Rohr Praises Influence Of Ekong and Balogun In Super Eagles WC Qualification .

The central defence partnership of Leon Balogun and William Troost-Ekong has earned praises from the coach of the Nigeria national team Gernot Rohr for their performance in the 1-0 win over Zambia which secured Nigeria a spot at next year World Cup. Balogun and Ekong have been the favourite pair for Rohr since he took over as coach of the Nigerian team a year ago, and Nigeria is yet to lose a game with the pair in defence. Speaking to the press after their 1-0 win yesterday, Rohr admitted the performance of the duo played a big role in helping Nigeria see out the Zambians especially when they mounted pressure in search of a goal. “When you know if you have to win to qualify and you’re playing at home it puts you under pressure than the other team who are playing away”, the coach said. “But our players were very strong mentally and we have very physical players like Balogun and Ekong as centre backs so we have this behind , and a goalkeeper (Ezenwa) who has confidence also which i...

Ghana appeals to FIFA for Uganda rematch

The Black Stars — third in Group E going into the match in Kampala — needed a win to keep their hopes alive of making the finals in Russia. But they had a stoppage time goal disallowed just before the final whistle. The Ghana Football Association said it had written to FIFA about the performance of South African referee Daniel Bennett and his assistants, Eldrick Adelaide and Steve Marie, both of the Seychelles. “The GFA filed the protest to football’s world governing body, FIFA, immediately after the match at the Mandela National Stadium in Kampala,” it said in a statement. “Mr Bennett and (his) assistants denied Ghana a perfect goal in the 93rd minute with television replays showing that it was a perfect goal.” Ghana had been denied a penalty earlier in the half while several other decisions raised questions about the officials, it added. “The GFA respectfully asked FIFA to consider the possibility of a replay in order to serve the ends of justice without fear or fav...

Kensington Adebutu Gifts N50m To Super Eagles -.

Super Eagles get N50m gift from mogul, Adebutu The Super Eagles of Nigeria have been rewarded with the sum of N50 million by a Multi –millionaire mogul, Chief Kensington Adebutu, for becoming the first African country to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)'s Media Officer, Ademola Olajire said Sunday morning that the business man gave the reward on Saturday just after the tense match with the Chipolopolo of Zambia in Uyo. According to him, Adebutu was full of praises for the Super Eagles for their determination, professionalism and commitment throughout the qualifying campaign, which saw them overhaul the so –called Group of Death with a game to spare. Speaking with the duo of midfielder Ogenyi Onazi and match –winner Alex Iwobi, the successful businessman urged the team not to rest on its oars, but to prepare hard to be worthy ambassadors of Nigeria and Africa at the FIFA World Cup finals in Russia next year summer. The Super Eagles booked ...

Eagles qualify for sixth world cup.

Nigeria, yesterday, became the first African nation to book a place in next year’s FIFA World Cup, after beating boastful Chipolopolo of Zambia 1-0 at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The former African champions have only missed one tournament, that is Germany 2006, since their debut in 1994. Again, Alex Iwobi was the nemesis of the South African nation, when he came in as substitute for Moses Simon, and scored the vital goal in the 73rd, as Nigeria joins Russia, Brazil, Spain, England and other qualifiers for the Mundial scheduled for Russia, next year. The Arsenal forward was also the one that opened scoring for the Eagles in Ndola, in the opening CAF Group B World Cup qualifier against the Zambians team, before Kelechi Iheanacho, sealed it with another goal to make it 2-1. Group B, where the Eaglesfeatured, was seen bymany as the toughest group of the continent’s five qualifying tables. But the team remained dominant, and unbeaten th...

Simi Looks Adorable In New Photos

Simi Looks Adorable In New Photos