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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

OAU Suspends Four Students Over Alleged Criminal Activities .

The management of OAU (Obafemi Awolowo University), Osun State has suspended four of its students allegedly said to have engaged in criminal activities. It was reported that the Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Eyitope Ogunbodede, approved their immediate suspension, following the investigation of the police and pending its outcome. The affected students include Omole Ibukun Ayodele, studying Civil Engineering, Jacob Tosin Grace, in the Faculty of Law. Others are Udeh John, a student in the department of Arts and Social Sciences and one Oluwalade Babatunde, said to be studying English. Confirming the development, OAU Public Relations Officer, Mr Abiodun Olarewaju, in a statement, said, 'the students, together with other persons, vandalised commercial transport vehicles of the members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers in Ile-Ife, and drove two other vehicles to more police stations where other students being interrogated by the police were forcefully rel

Astonishing Drawing Of The N500 Note By A Nairalander's Younger Brother

my younger brother did this! he is just 12! he is yet to finish it tho

Philippines’ Duterte warns of ‘revolutionary government’.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has warned he is prepared to establish a “revolutionary government” to fend off alleged efforts to oust him, fuelling fears of a looming dictatorship. He issued the warning on state television late Friday as he railed against the press, European lawmakers and other critics of his drug war that has left thousands dead and led rights groups to warn of a crime against humanity. Duterte said he would resort to a revolutionary government, as opposed to martial law that would require congressional approval, if communists and other opponents tried to destabilise his rule. “If your destabilisation is taking place and there is chaos already, I will not hesitate to declare a revolutionary government until the end of my term and I will arrest all of you and we can go to a full-scale war against the reds,” Duterte said, in reference to communist rebels who have waged a nearly 50-year insurgency. Duterte alleged the US Central Intelligence Agency

Another First As Firstbank’s Payment Card Hits 10 Million In Nigeria .

First Bank of Nigeria Limited is the first financial institution in Nigeria and West-Africa to hit 10 million issued cards to customers across the country. This makes FirstBank the second bank in Africa to achieve this the 10 million cards feat. The accomplishment is reminiscent of a similar milestone achieved two years ago when the Bank in December, 2015 and May 2016, was named the first financial institution in the Nigeria to achieve sustained alternative channels transaction volumes of 100 million transactions in December 2015 and May 2016. FirstBank has sustained its edge in payment card issuance with its Instant issuance/Instant activation technology, which was pioneered about 7 years ago. This has also informed the Bank’s consistency in maintaining the highest active Card ratio in the industry. According to the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Adesola Adeduntan “delivering this feat is a testament to the Bank’s brand promise to put our c

Kechi Okwuchi Shares New Pictures -.

As shared On Instagram With Caption ... My hair was laid to perfection once again by the one & only @lotussekifor @agt results night! My friends will know why this is a big deal to me never thot I'd be able to braid my hair like this. I felt super fancy

Throwback Photo Of Desmond Elliot's Mother Carrying Him As Little Boy - .

Actor and politician, Desmond Elliot shared this throwback photo of his mom carrying him when he was a little boy. He captioned it; "Major throwback... Me held by my one and only mother of life ,sorry I couldn't wait till Thursday, I just had to share # thisisme #mymum??#iloveyoumummy#younodeygrowpassyourmama"

Wizkid Is Just A Wavy God With Comeback Trendy Hairdo [PICS] -.

Nigerian Starboy and rare gem, Wizkid looking fly right before he smashed the attendance record at his recent concert held in London, which got compared to a champions league match due to the mammoth crowd. He has switched back to the flashy hairdo and has somehow kicked off this trendy blond look once again. See more shots below ...

Emeka Ike: My Ex-Wife Loved Watching Women Who Killed Their Husbands & Children - .

My marriage was dissolved illegally –Emeka Ike Even as Emeka Ike’s marriage to his ex wife, Suzanne, was dissolved by the court not too long ago, Emeka said it was a “Kangaroo judgment”, as he didn’t sign any document and neither he nor his lawyer was in court. Emeka said he would only sign the necessary documents if his estranged wife would debunk the stories of domestic violence against her. “The court dissolved my marriage illegally; I want people to get it right. For you to dissolve a marriage, the man and his lawyer must be present in court to sign some documents. Ask them, was either my lawyer or myself present in court on that day? Is it possible to say the marriage has been dissolved? My wife says that I am a wife beater but the same woman two years ago in church during counselling, wrote it down that I am a caring man who is selfless and loves his family. She wrote that I love her and my lawyer still has the written note. She made this statement at The Redeemed Assemblies of

UNILAG Lecturer Stabs Postgraduate Student (Photo) .

A postgraduate student of the University of Lagos, Jimi Fatunbi, has been allegedly injured by two lecturers at the university campus. Fatunbi told Saturday PUNCH on Friday how he was slapped and stabbed by the lecturers at about midnight on Wednesday. He identified the lecturers as Dr.BabawaleTaiwo and Dr. Israel Abiala, who lecture at the Departments of Mathematics and Statistics; and Arts and Social Sciences Education respectively. It was gathered that the incident happened at the UNILAG’s Faculty of Education roundabout. Fatunbi, studying for masters in English Language, is a resident of the Henry Carr Postgraduate Hall. He explained that the incident, which started out as a conversation turned bloody when he alighted from his vehicle to complain about how one of the lecturers banged on the body of his car. He said, “I went to take my car from Elkanemi hall, where it was initially parked, to Henry Carr. While I was reversing at Elkanemi Park, I discovered that a vehicle was behind

I’ll complete 2nd Niger Bridge, Buhari assures Southeast delegation.

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that his administration would facilitate the completion of the 2nd Niger Bridge, the East-West Road and the Coastal rail project, which he said are already receiving the federal government’s utmost attention. He said counterpart funding from the Chinese government would substantially fund these projects, which, when completed, would improve the welfare, wellbeing and economy of the people in the region. This came following a closed-door meeting yesterday with the stakeholders from the area led by the Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Those present at the meeting were Governors Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), Dave Umahi (Ebonyi) and Deputy Governor of Imo State, Chief Eze Madumere. Others were the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, and Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, among others.  The leaders arrived