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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

Dino Melaye Meets Vladimir Putin, Russian President .

Senator, Dino Melaye yesterday met the Russian President, Vladimir Putin at the 137th Inter-parliamentary Union Assembly in Moscow. The Super excited senator representing Kogi West took to his instagram to share a pic with the caption, ‘with President Putin holding me tight today. Humble man indeed’.

Police Sexually Abusing Evans Girlfriend, Extorts N50M" - Olukoya Ogungbeje .

The lawyer representing billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike (popularly known as Evans), has accused officers of the Inspector General of Police’s Intelligence Response Team of extorting money and valuables running into hundreds of millions of naira from his client. Olukoya Ogungbeje, who petitioned the Police Service Commission on Friday, also accused the officers of sexually molesting Evans’ girlfriend, Amaka Offor. The petition was also copied to the National Assembly, the Inspector General of Police, the National Human Rights Commission, and Amnesty International. “Our client has duly briefed us on the above captioned subject matter involving the police officers and policemen attached to the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team,” read the petition captioned in part ‘The Evans Case and Saga: Brazen Extortion, Corruption, Gross Misconduct, Indiscipline, Sexual Molestation and Human Rights Violation Against the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Resp

Atiku: My Restructuring Does Not Involve Change In Current Sharing Of Oil Money .

Former vice president Atiku Abubakar has reacted to a disclosure by World Bank president, Jim Yong Kim, that President Muhammadu Buhari sought the institution’s support for Northern states. In a Facebook post on Saturday, Atiku stated that news of assistance to Nigerians by international organisations was commendable. The Waziri Adamwa said he’s “glad to hear the President of the World Bank Group, Jim Yong Kim and the IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde reiterate some of the points I’ve made recently in the ongoing conversations on restructuring as it relates to investing more in human capital, infrastructure, education for our people, etc. “I’m also glad to learn of the work both organizations are doing, in partnership with the Federal Government to boost and stabilize our economic growth.” Atiku, however, shared a link of a speech titled ‘Restructuring for a united and progressive Nigeria’ he deliveredat the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN). It reads in part: “My vision of Res

Checkout This Nairalander And His Fiancee Pre-wedding Photos .

Below is the pre wedding shoot of my friend who is also a nairalander. Saturday 21/10/2017, your prayer will be appreciated.

Monkeypox: DHQ Breaks Silence On Allegations Against Nigerian Military .

Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has urged Nigerians to disregard allegations about the spread of Monkeypox through military medical outreach. Director of Defence Information, Major General John Enenche, in a statement on Saturday explained that the medical exercise in the South East was a normal medical operation that had been replicated in other parts of the country. He said the Armed Forces of Nigeria has been in the global best military practice of impacting on the lives of Nigerians through medical outreaches. “In this regard, quick impact medical outreaches are usually conducted during deliberate operations such as the war against insurgency and terrorism in the North East and routine training exercise like Egwu Eke II in the South East among others” the statement read. “Particularly, the Nigerian Army on several occasions as afore-stated carried out medical outreaches in virtually all the geo-political zones of Nigeria without any observation in the past. “The same goes for

Planes Crashes Into The Sea In Ivory Coast During Landing, 4 Dead (Photos) -

At least four people died when a 42-year-old Soviet-built cargo aircraft crashed into the ocean while trying to land in Abidjan, capital city of the Ivory Coast. The aircraft, which was carrying cargo for the French military broke up after crashing onto the beach. Several members of the crew survived according to reports on local media. The airport management company confirmed that six of the crew were injured with two of them in a serious condition. Locals attached ropes to the aircraft's tail in an effort to drag the wreckage back ashore to assist crash investigators.

Wayne Rooney rescues point for Everton.

Wayne Rooney came to Ronald Koeman’s rescue as the Everton striker’s last-gasp penalty salvaged a 1-1 draw at Brighton and Hove Albion on Sunday. Everton boss Koeman was on the brink of another damaging defeat after Anthony Knockaert put Brighton ahead eight minutes from full-time at the Amex Stadium. But Brighton captain Bruno was penalised for fouling Dominic Calvert-Lewin in stoppage-time and Rooney stepped up to score the crucial equaliser. “We are in a difficult situation but it’s one thing to come out of this and show fight like we did today,” Koeman said. “At least we got one point, a point well deserved. We were mostly the better team. “My whole football life is pressure, if I don’t get pressure from outside I put pressure on myself.” While Koeman will be relieved to avoid a fifth defeat in Everton’s last six Premier League games, the Toffees once again looked poor for long periods and remain without an away win since January. The under-fire Dutchman tried to s

Girlfriend Drives Lover's $100k Benz Into Pool For Ending The Relationship (pics - .

jilted girlfriend of a Wall Street banker stunned him with an ultimate revenge by driving his 2017 Mercedes S400 into a backyard pool after he ended their relationship Russian-born model Kristina Kuchma, 24, was pissed at her now ex-boyfriend, business executive Guy Gentile who had promised to finance her own business, ended up breaking up with her during a dinner out near his Bahamas home. The model had wanted to start a marketing business and hoped he would help fund it with a $50,000 gift. According to The NY Post, Kuchma texted her ex in broken English on Saturday night after the dirty deed. She wrote: “Lier!” 'You told me you will help me to start a business! That were your words! Now you want to be an investor Well investor I have a surprise for you on a backyard, start with that investment idea first.' Gentile, 41, who was arrested for an alleged Wall Street pump-and-dump scheme in 2007, but became an FBI informant to escape federal charges, came home to fin

4-Year-Old Girl Suffers Nephrotic Syndrome In Kaduna. Photo .

A little girl is in lament due to the medical condition she's suffering from. According to Auwal Abdulrahman, the 4-year-old girl identified as Zainab, is suffering from Nephrotic syndrome which is usually caused by damage to the clusters of tiny blood vessels in the kidney. The sickness which caused her kidney to leak large amounts of protein into the urine - made her stomach and private part to swell increasingly before her admission in a hospital in Kaduna state. According to information gathered online, the young girl is getting better and is currently undergoing treatment at an undisclosed hospital.. We wish her a speedy recovery.

Arsenal lack ‘cojones’, says Troy Deeney.

Watford’s Troy Deeney has accused Arsenal’s stars of lacking fight after the Gunners crashed to a shock 2-1 defeat at Vicarage Road. Deeney scored Watford’s second-half equaliser with a penalty and Tom Cleverley capped the hosts’ fightback with a stoppage-time winner. Gunners boss Arsene Wenger was furious with what he felt was a ‘scandalous’ decision award the spot-kick for Hector Bellerin’s challenge on Richarlison. But Deeney mocked Wenger’s complaints and insisted Arsenal should be more concerned with the way they were bullied into the surrendering the lead by Watford’s physical approach. “I’ve heard Wenger’s already blaming (the decision) as the reason why they lost,” Deeney said. “I’m not going to be the one to tell Mr Wenger about himself, but there’s a reason why they lost and it wasn’t because of one penalty. “I’ll have to watch what I say. It’s (having) a bit of cojones, a bit of nuts. “Whenever I play Arsenal, I’ll go up and think, ‘Let me whack the first

Bolaji Amusan "Mr Latin" Celebrates His 50th Birthday .

Nollywood comic actor, Bolaji Amusan also known as Mr Latin is today celebrating his 50th birthday. Mr Latin began acting in 1988 and has featured in more than 100 movies. Happy birthday sir.

How 36 states shares N173.8 Billions from federation account in sept 2017.

The 36 states shared N173.8 billion from the Federation Account in September from the distributable revenue generated for the month. The breakdown was obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a report from the office of the Accountant-General of the Federation in Abuja. The funds are usually shared in the succeeding month For example, revenue generated in January is shared in February; thus, the revenue shared was actually generated in August and shared in September. The key agencies that remit funds into the federation account are the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the Federal Inland Revenue Service and the Nigerian Customs Service. NAN reports that at the last Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting in September, federal, states and local governments shared N637.7 billion. The report showed that the revenue distributed included the Gross Statutory revenue, Value Added Tax, exchange gains and Petroleum Profit Tax. The report showed that bef

Gunmen kill 3 NDLEA operatives.

Three operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have been shot dead by gunmen in Okene. The Commandant of the NDLEA in Kogi, Alhaji Idris Bello, told reporters on Sunday in Lokoja that the three operatives were gunned down while on patrol. He said that they were killed at about 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 13 by the gunmen, “who emerged from nowhere’’. Bello said that gunmen came on foot and that the incident occurred close to the main gate of the Federal College of Education, Okene. He identified the operatives killed as Nicholas Onwumere, Ebun Peters and Abdulrahman Musa. The commandant explained that the NDLEA officers were on duty alongside their three other colleagues when the gunmen struck. Bello said that the officers died on the spot, while the three other colleagues escaped unhurt. He said that the gunmen collected the rifles of the dead officers and vanished. Bello said that other security agencies in the state had been contacted on the developmen

Morocco to replace Kenya as CHAN hosts.

Morocco will replace Kenya as hosts of the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN), organisers announced Sunday. The emergency committee of the African Football Confederation (CAF) met Saturday in Lagos and unanimously decided to give Morocco the green light ahead of Equatorial Guinea. A third candidate, Ethiopia, was not considered because it did not provide a letter of guarantee from its government. Original hosts Kenya fell behind with five-venue preparations for the biennial 16-team tournament, which runs from January 12-February 4, leading them to be stripped of the hosting rights last month. Morocco have not hosted a senior CAF competition since the 1988 Africa Cup of Nations. They were scheduled to stage the same event in 2015, but withdrew fearing visiting supporters could bring the deadly Ebola virus into the north African kingdom. Equatorial Guinea successfully replaced Morocco at short notice, having co-hosted the Cup of Nations with Gabon three years earlier

Woman Battered By Her Husband On Their Way To Church (Graphic Photos) -.

As shared by human rights lawyer Emeka Ugwuonye.... 'HAPPENING RIGHT NOW: WOMAN BATTERED BY HUSBAN ON THEIR WAY TO CHURCH Just read the screenshots. It started on their way to the house of the God for worship. Most men who abuse their wives are devout Christians. They quote from the bible a lot. The lady was initially reluctant to authorize that i publish the pictures. But she finally authorized that post the picture. Read for yourself'

Lady And Men Who Robbed A Woman In Lagos Caught & Beaten By Mob (Graphic Pics) .

Two men and a lady were caught while trying yo rob/kidnap a lady at Alimosho road,Iyana Ipaja,Lagos. With the concerted efforts of LASTMA officers who diverted traffic from the expressway and a courageous Danfo driver who pursued and overtook the bandits car,the victim was rescued.According to the victim,the guys robbed her 4 months ago.   Immediately she entered their car,she recognized them and began to scream.Items found in the car were two knives,multiple ATM cards and loads of recharge cards. Trust Lagos mob,they descended on them and beat the  hell out of them before police  rescued them.

Zuma charges African leaders on education.

South African President, Jacob Zuma, has urged African leaders to invest more in the education African children, saying that that is the surest path to empowering them. Zuma, who arrived Imo State Friday night on a two-day visit, also disclosed that he intends to undertake the task of discussing with leaders in the continent on the best ways to carry out that task. The South African leader spoke yesterday, during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), between his foundation, Zuma Foundation and Rochas Foundation, floated by Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, at the Rochas Foundation African College, at SPIBAT, Owerri. He noted that the unity of African continent must be seen in the light of doing it than saying it, stressing that the MoU was signed by Governor Okorocha’s son, Ahamefula, and an official of Zuma Foundation. His words: ”Why I have a foundation; people may not understand it. I am passionate about education to empower African children. My fathe

Armed Robbers Nabbed After Shootout With SARS Operatives In Bayelsa..

Some men suspected to be armed robbers were apprehended by a team of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, along Yenizue-Epie new Road, Yenagoa Bayelsa state. The incident was said to have occurred on Saturday, 13th October. According to reports, the armed robbers were given a chase by angry mob after they had successfully robbed a man identified as a school principal, who retrieved cash from the bank for payment of teacher's salaries. The robbers met their Waterloo while trying to escape through the Sani-Abacha expressway route by the aforementioned location after a heavy shootout between the robbers and the police. One of the robbers was shot, and arrested alongside his colleagues.