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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...

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South Korea protesters call for ex-leader Park’s release.

Hundreds of demonstrators on Saturday called for the immediate release of South Korea’s ousted president Park Geun-Hye whose corruption trial has been put on hold following mass resignations by her lawyers. Park’s trial was put on hold Thursday after her lawyers resigned in protest over what they called biased proceedings following a court decision to extend her detention warrant for another six months. Park condemned the trial as “political revenge” in her first public statement since she was arrested, while her lawyers protested over the extension of the warrant, saying that the principle of the presumption of innocence was “collapsing”. A crowd of some 1,000 pro-Park protesters marched through Seoul for more than an hour, chanting slogans and waving South Korean and US flags. “Release President Park Geun-Hye immediately”, they chanted. The sprawling scandal involving the 65-year-old former leader and her powerful secret confidante, Choi Soon-Sil, unleashed mas...

Multiple Stones Removed From A Lady's Bladder (Graphic Photo) .

Simeon christana barbie who shared her testimony on Facebook claims to have lived with the Sickness for over ten years but recently had a surgery and came out alive.Her gull bladder was filled with stones but was diagonised of ulcer many times which was not the case. See screenshots below

Catalan leader pressured from all sides.

The battle between Spain’s central government and the separatist leaders of Catalonia escalates day after day, forcing Catalan society to take a stand. Political parties, football clubs, businesses and civic society groups have picked their side — for or against independence, for or against holding a referendum — and they are all trying to convince Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont. Football clubs FC Barcelona, one of the world’s most popular football teams whose motto is “more than a club”, has long been a symbol of Catalan nationalism. The club says it is neutral on whether Catalans should chose independence but it has been vocal about Catalonia’s right to hold a secession referendum. Its supporters regularly chant “Independence” at matches at its Camp Nou stadium and during Barcelona’s Champions League match against Olympiakos on Wednesday fans held up a nearly 50-metre banner that pleaded for “Dialogue, Respect, and Sport” Barcelona’s crosstown rivals Es...

UI May Withdraw 580 100 Level Students For Poor Academic Performance -.

The management of University of Ibadan (UI) has announced plans to withdraw 580 100 level students from the institution. The University` Vice Chancellor, Professor Abel Olayinka, said this while lamenting over poor performance of the students. Olayinka said 580 of the 2,961 students admitted into the University last year performed woefully in their first semester examination. The Vice Chancellor said the affected students were those admitted when banned was placed on Post-UTME examination by the Nigerian Government las year. He said the University could not assess the students; hence they were admitted into the university base on their JAMB score and O` Level results. “The Senate of the University of Ibadan at its meeting held on Wednesday, 18 October, 2017, considered the results of the First Semester Examinations for the 2016/2017 Session. One major feature of the results was the noticeably poor performance of the 100 level students. “From our records, 510 of the students out of the...

Philippines’ Duterte says he will shoot criminals.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has offered to shoot criminals himself, while warning he may bring police back to the frontlines of his deadly war on drugs. Duterte made the comments late Friday following his announcement on October 11 to withdraw the police from his anti-drug war after they were accused of rights abuses in killing thousands of people while following his orders to eradicate illegal drugs in society. He replaced them with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), which has about 2,000 officers compared with 165,000 for the police force. Duterte has repeatedly insisted he has not ordered or incited police to murder drug addicts or suspects, while at other times he has said he would be happy to slaughter them or have tens of thousands killed. On Friday he said he would be prepared to kill criminals himself, as he raised doubts about the PDEA being able to contain illegal drugs. “Those who rape children, who rape women, those sons of… if you ...

My Girlfriend Smelled Of Condom Down There And I Broke Up With Her -.

Please guys, trust no girl wholeheartedly oo. Trust any girl at your own peril, if you fail to heed my warning. A girl I have been keeping for almost 2 years - with the hope of marrying her once I pass out from here in NDA - just disappointed me, thereby shattering me to pieces. Right now, am in pains. I was given 3 days pass to enable me attend an important event at home. Before the permission, my supposed babe have been disturbing on how badly she needed to be sexed, and how distance has been a barrier to that effect. I kept telling her to hold her chill, that am gonna be back soon. Although I had heard annoying stuffs about my babe - now an Ex, on how she was frolicking with different guys in my absence, but I was not deterred; simply because, I didn't believe in hearsays.  Yesterday, she called and sent me sweet text messages as she normally do. I asked her to come over to my house around 4PM which she reluctantly obliged. But the way she sounded over the phone made it clear th...

Curvy Ghanaian Actress, Joselyn Dumas Looks Stunning In New Photos -.

Top Ghanaian actress/TV presenter, Joselyn Dumas has just released stunning new photos of herself looking amazing in different shades of pink!

Davido: "I Wish My Mum Were Alive To See My Picture With Oba Ewuare Of Benin" -.

Nigerian music star, Davido who was pictured earlier today with Edo Crown Prince for the first year anniversary of Oba Ewuare II of Benin Kingdom coronation today, shared a photo with an emotional caption on Snapchat. Davido who was pictured with the monarch, wrote;

Israel hits Syrian artillery after Golan fire.

The Israeli army attacked Syrian government artillery on Saturday after fire across the armistice line hit the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and warned it would intensify such retaliation in the future. The Syrian government controls only party of the territory on the other side of the line, with the rest in the hands of rebel groups, one of them affiliated to the Islamic State group. But the Israeli army said it would retaliate against the Syrian army, regardless of who was responsible for any fire and of whether it was deliberate or unintentional. Israeli forces identified four hits from five rounds launched at the northern Golan from Syria, the army said, without reporting any casualties or damage. “In response to the projectiles that hit Israel, the IDF (Israel Defence Forces) targeted three artillery cannons of the Syrian regime in the Syrian Golan Heights,” it said. “Any future occurrences will force the IDF to intensify its response,” the army said, a...

Dogara At 16th Matriculation Ceremony Covenant University (photos) -.

Speaker of House Of Assembly, Yakubu Dogara, today delivered a lecture on the role of products of universities in leadership, at Covenant University's 16th Matriculation Ceremony.

Aisha Buhari On A Yacht In Turkey With Wives Of Other Leaders (Photos) -

Nigeria's First Lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari was seen with wives of other world leaders relaxing on a yacht in Instanbul while being hosted by the First Lady of Turkey, Mrs. Emine Erdogan. Mrs Buhari visited Turkey few days ago with her husband for the 9th summit of D8 countries. Mrs Buhari took to her Facebook page to write; Had a splendid afternoon with my sisters, wives of presidents of other D-8 countries. Thank you Mrs. Emine Erdogan for hosting the spouses of the D-8 countries at the 9th summit in the historic city of Istanbul Turkey today 20th October, 2017.

Classroom Under A Tree In Kwara Where Pupils Are Taking A Nap (Photo).

Atiku Reacts To Payment Of Pension To Pardoned Biafra Police .

Former vice-president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari, for approving the payment of pension to police personnel, who served under the defunct Biafran police during the civil war. The Police officers were granted presidential pardon in 2000. Atiku, writing on his Twitter page, said Buhari’s move “shows a commitment to peace and unity”. He tweeted: “I commend @NGRPresident @MBuhari for ordering payment of pensions to pardoned Biafran soldiers. It shows unity! “This move shows a commitment to peace, unity and our shared belief in one Nigeria, with justice and equity for all.” The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) on Wednesday announced that about 162 of such retired police officers and 57 Next of Kin will be paid their benefits in the first phase, which kicks off this month.

Amina Mohammed urges older Nigerians to pave way for youth.

Mohammed stated this at a Cultural Night organised by Nigerians working at the United Nations System and urged older Nigerians to stop competing with the younger ones for employment opportunities. “Whenever there are opportunities, try and pave the way for the young ones; you are getting old and we want to see the young ones in the system. “We need to give the youth the opportunity because if we don’t give them the opportunities, they can easily fall victims of crimes,” she said. According to her, the Nigerian employees at the UN system are getting old and there is the need for the Nigerian youth to be allowed to come into the system. Mohammed has repeatedly stressed the need for Nigeria to create opportunities for its burgeoning youth population at the UN System through the Junior Professional Officers’ (JPO) Programme, including internship for young Nigerian graduates. According to her, Nigeria has the opportunity to sponsor its youth for UN careers through the J...