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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...

70 Teenagers Arrested In Yenagoa During Raid. See What Police Will Do To Them .

Below is a picture of about 70 teenagers, aged 12 to 17 who were arrested by the police at criminal hideouts in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The police said the teenagers were abusing drugs including Indian Hemp and that they were also engaged in heavy drinking of alcohol. According to reports, the police said they won't arraign them in court but would counsel them in the presence of their parents and release them. Meanwhile, two couples were also arrested and paraded at the police command for armed robbery and gunrunning. A couple supplied the arms while the other couple undertook the robbery..

200 dead in tunnel accident at North Korea nuclear test site.

More than 200 people are feared to have died when a tunnel caved in at North Korea’s nuclear test site after its latest detonation, a Japanese news report said Tuesday. A tunnel collapsed at Punggye-ri in early September, days after North Korea conducted its sixth and largest underground nuclear test on September 3, TV Asahi said, quoting unnamed North Korean sources. Some 100 workers were involved in an initial collapse. Another cave-in occurred during rescue operations, leaving at least 200 people feared dead in total, the Japanese broadcaster said. The accident was triggered by the test, TV Asahi added. Experts have warned that the underground tests could cause the mountain to collapse and leak radiation into the atmosphere near China’s border. The latest test — the sixth at the site since 2006 — triggered landslides in the detonation area and beyond, according to satellite pictures taken the day after. The images published by the 38 North website showed...

200,000 living with HIV in Oyo – NACA DG.

Dr Sani Aliyu, Director-General, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) says an estimated 200,000 people are living with HIV in Oyo State. He made the disclosure on Tuesday in Ibadan during a courtesy call on Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State at the executive council chamber of the governor’s office. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the delegation led by Aliyu, included representatives of relevant international donor and funding agencies like WHO. Aliyu stated that only 16,000 out of the estimated 200, 000 persons living with HIV in the state are currently on treatment. “We have a gap between the number of infected persons and those on treatment. We have a gap between infected pregnant women and those receiving treatment. “We also have issues with the number of new infections recorded,’’ he said. The NACA boss stated that 10, 000 pregnant women in Oyo State are living with HIV, adding that about 50 people contact HIV in the state on a daily ba...

Sule Lamido Visits Obasanjo For Consultation Over Presidential Ambition.

PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRATION: SULE LAMIDO VISITS OLUSEGUN OBASANJO AS PART OF HIS NATIONWIDE CONSULTATION. Former Governor of Jigawa state Dr. Sule Lamido CON, met former President Chief Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo GCFR, today 31st October, 2017 in his hill-top residence in Abeokuta, Ogun state The consultation meeting with the former President was held behind closed door. It will be recalled that Dr. Sule Lamido CON, made a similar visit to the Former Military head of state General Abdulsalami Abubakar GCFR two weeks ago amongst others as part of his nationwide consultations on his presidential aspiration in 2019.  He had previously visited the former military head of state, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babagida GCFR The consultation will continue with all relevant  stakeholders and key actors in Nigeria across the length and breadth of this Nation. Mansur Ahmed Social media aide to Dr. Sule Lamido CON 31/10/2017

Convert Sambisa Forest To Grazing Land For Herdsmen, Benue Youths Tell FG.

The National Coordinator of Strict Movement Against Ravages in Tivland, Gbakighir Sevendagas, has called on the Federal Government to prepare Sambisa Forest for herdsmen and their cows if it insists on maintaining grazing reserves or open grazing. Sevendagas condemned the Fulani herdsmen’s insistence on open grazing, while urging the Benue State Government to curb encroachment of major roads and streets for religious activities. Earlier, the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, had said the government would ensure the full implementation of the new anti-grazing law expected to come into force on Wednesday, November, 1, 2017. Ortom said the law would be enforced, “even if it amounts to going to the International Court in The Hague. Ortom, who was represented by his deputy, Benson Abounu, while receiving in audience youths under the auspices of Strict Movement Against Ravages in Tivland, SMART Land, said the promulgation of the law was solely for the benefit of the citizens who has lobbie...

Pythons Fight In Australian Woman's Bathroom (Photos) -.

SHOCKING footage has emerged showing the terrifying moment a pair of snakes do battle in a woman’s shower after falling through her skylight. The terrifying clip shows two huge pythons twisting and turning with their tails completely tangled together as they wrestle on the bathroom floor.

Police Arrest Man Who Stole A Phone In Church In Ogun (Photo).

Thief in the House of God The House of God is one of the unlikely places you expect to find a thief but today, it is this unlikely place that thieves visit to steal from people who have come to seek God’s divine favour. High on the target of these thieves are the visitors’ phones, bags and other valuables. Today, one Wale David, 24, was arrested for stealing the phone of another church member in a popular camp in Ogun State. David wasn't just a church member; he was also engaged by the church to help clean up its premises after a special church service. According to him, while cleaning up, he saw a bag, picked the phone inside, an i-tel android. Same day, he sold the phone to a friend. Few days later, RRS Police detectives traced the phone to his friend, who in turn assisted the police in his arrest this morning.

Federation Account records N797bn VAT revenue in 10 months – Adeosun.

The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, on Tuesday said about N797.51 billion revenue generated from Value Added Tax (VAT) between January and October was transferred into the Federation Account. Adeosun released details of the 2017 VAT collection in a statement by her Special Media Adviser, Mr Oluyinka Akintunde in Abuja, She said that the non-oil revenue represented 46.15 per cent of the 2017 VAT budget of N1.728 trillion. She said it also showed an increase of 19.78 per cent over the corresponding period in 2016. She said the highest VAT collection of N86.71 billion was achieved in September 2017, while N84.67 billion and N83.315 billion were recorded in May and October. The lowest VAT earning of N69.20 billion was in March. From the collections, Adeosun said that the Federal Government got 15 per cent of the revenue, while the states and local governments received 50 per cent and 35 per cent. Adeosun reiterated the Federal Government’s commitmen...

Spain court summons deposed Catalan leader to Madrid.

Spain’s top criminal court said Tuesday it had summoned Catalonia’s deposed leader Carles Puigdemont and 13 other former members of his government to be put under official investigation over the region’s separatist drive. The National Audience summoned the 14 to appear in court in Madrid on Thursday and Friday and gave them three days to pay a combined deposit against potential penalties of 6.2 million euros ($7.2 million). Puigdemont and several of his former ministers travelled to Belgium after they were dismissed by Madrid on Friday as the central government took direct control of the semi-autonomous region whose parliament had just declared unilateral independence. On Monday, Spain’s chief prosecutor said he was seeking charges of rebellion, sedition and misuse of public funds against them. Puigdemont appeared in a press conference in Brussels on Tuesday, saying he was still the “legitimate president” of Catalonia but denying he was seeking asylum. If Pui...

Jonathan’s lawyer says ex-president should be paid $2.7m to testify at Metuh’s trial.

Nigeria’s former president Goodluck Jonathan should be given the equivalent of $2.7 million to testify at the corruption trial of his party’s former spokesman, his lawyer said on Tuesday. The money would cover costs to enable him to attend the case, Mike Ozekhome told reporters outside the Federal High Court in Abuja. Olisa Metuh is accused of fraudulently receiving 400 million naira ($1.1 million, 945,000 euros) from Jonathan’s former national security advisor, Sambo Dasuki. The money was allegedly diverted from funds meant to procure weapons and equipment for the fight against Boko Haram and was used to fund Jonathan’s failed re-election bid in 2015. Both Metuh, a former communications chief for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Dasuki, who is being tried separately, have said Jonathan was aware of the payments. Lawyers for Metuh have summonsed both Jonathan and Dasuki to give evidence. But both failed to appear in court last week. Ozekhome on Tuesday said ...

How Are You Surviving In Your Business With Electricity Problem? .

Is there anybody, noticing this except me. I'm 22. I know I m young. I have 3 shops. So I decided to use one for betting. And I forgot that it needs constant electricity. I bought fuel of 4k the first time and it last only 4 days. I almost ran mad. My profit from the betting shop was so poor. I knew I was already making money for the betting company.  I had to fuel my tank, buy data to browse, and thermal paper rolls. At the end of the week the betting company give me crap. I'm so disappointed that I had to spend 5600,naira every week to buy fuel.  We only have Nepa light or eedc at night. From 9pm. Making it so impossible to survive. I have to pay eswama, pay Enugu North etc. And yet nothing. I pay for shop, and the betting company pay me peanuts. Though I'm quitting them already.  But. Later Nepa or eedc will bring 100k to us and tell us to pay, for light we don't use only at night from 9pm. Men this country is bleeped. When the wicked rule the masses suffer. Fuel is ...

Mamuzee Twins Unveil Innoson Cars For "‎Miss & Mr Nigeria Resources Ambassador.

Abuja Based popular artist brothers, Mamuzee Twins have flagged-off one of their many projects to empower young male and female Nigerians through a pageant contest " ‎Miss And Mr Nigeria Resources Ambassador". The first ever contest designed to educate the masses and the contestants on the importance of knowing the Mineral resources and general knowledge of the Nigerian nation.  Speaking to cross section of journalists in Abuja during the unveiling, the Mamuzee Twins said that the contest is not the usual pageant we see every other time but‎ an Initiative to encourage Nigerians to know their country and what makes it the giant of Africa.‎ According to them " the Miss & Mr Nigerian Resources Ambassador entails that the contestant possesses the three Bees - which is Brain, Boldness and Beautiful and must have the knowledge of the natural, Mineral and Human resources inherent in Nigeria" The unisex contest which involves winning cash and cars is also designed to pr...

Axed Catalan president to break silence in Brussels,

Catalonia’s dismissed leader Carles Puigdemont was due Tuesday to give a press conference in Brussels, with speculation swirling that he might seek asylum to escape possible rebellion charges in Spain. That would mark a new twist in the saga over semi-autonomous Catalonia’s drive for independence — Spain’s biggest political crisis since its return to democracy four decades ago. Puigdemont, dismissed by the Spanish government on Friday after Catalonia’s parliament declared independence, reportedly drove hundreds of kilometres (miles) to Marseille in France and then flew to Belgium. Paul Bekaert, a lawyer in Belgium who has worked on asylum cases involving Spaniards from the once-restive Basque Country, said on Monday that Puigdemont had hired him but denied that his new client intended to claim asylum. “Mr. Puigdemont is not in Belgium to request asylum,” Bekaert told Belgian television channel VRT. “On this matter, nothing has yet been decided.” However the m...

Cabal in Buhari’s cabinet fake news, says Tinubu.

APC Chieftain Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has dispelled the rumour of an existing cabal in President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet, saying it was a myth and fake news. Tinubu spoke with State House Correspondents after a closed door meeting with Buhari ahead of the party’s caucus meeting in Abuja. He said the APC is a party for the people, by the people and for the people adding that “it is a democratic environment; each of us has our roles to play and that is how we are playing it. “I don’t believe in the myth; I believe in the confidence building, the trust that we have in the President and in building that confidence in a journey of democracy you are going to have twists and turns. “Conflict resolution mechanism is inbuilt in how you handle your party; the governance and the party are joined by the hips.’’ On whether the APC government is still on course, Tinubu referred to the 16 years of the past PDP administration and what happened then and said that “APC government is ...

Fashola Inspects Ijora-Olopa Lagos Repair Project (Photos).

Honourable Minister Tunde Fashola paid an unscheduled visit to inspect the Emergency Repairs project being executed by The Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing (FMPWH) at Ijora Olopa towards Eko Bridge.

After Kenyatta win, all eyes on embattled Odinga.

Kenya was once again left waiting Tuesday, as embattled opposition leader Raila Odinga prepared to lay out his strategy following a boycott of last week’s protest-hit elections that handed President Uhuru Kenyatta a landslide win. Thursday’s contest saw Kenyatta winning a decisive victory with 98 percent of the vote, hailing the result as a vindication of his victory in an initial August poll which was later overturned by the country’s Supreme Court. But it proved to be a bittersweet victory. Turnout was just 38.8 percent, which is likely to raise questions over the credibility of a vote that has deeply polarised the East African nation, sparking months of bitter infighting, legal wrangling and violent protest. “This was nothing more than a revalidation of (the voters’) general will,” Kenyatta said in his victory speech, in which he admitted the result was likely to face further legal challenges. Thursday’s vote was fraught with problems, with polling prevent...

Benue Records Suspected Case Of Monkeypox (Disturbing Photos)

A suspected case of Monkeypox has been recorded in Gboko local government Area of Benue state. According to a Facebook user who posted the photos said this happened at Sir. Dan Arrow's Residence, Behind Police Field, Agedam, Gboko West. The authorities should act immediately to contain it.

Regina Daniels Looking Cute In New Photos - Celebrities .

Most people still doubt Nigerian teen actress, Regina Daniel’s age.  Actress who turned 17  some months ago posted this photos of herself  looking like a dolly baby on Instagram.

Fulani Herdsman Accidentally Stabs Colleague During Robbery Operation .

A man, Emmanuel Nicholas, has decried the rate of attacks by Fulani herdsmen on farmers in his area. The man who lives in Yola, Adamawa state, revealed how one of his workers in the farm was allegedly attacked by two herdsmen who forcefully stole his mobile phone. According to the narrator, the Fulani herdsman stabbed his fellow herdsman mistakenly in an attempt to attack his victim. Below is what was shared on Facebook; What Fulani/Hausa Herdsmen are doing to farmers is unprecedented. One of my workers in the farm was attacked by two Herdsmen. His Mobile Phone was forcefully snatched away. In an attempt to stabbed him, the Herdsman mistakenly stabbed his fellow Herdsman. Few days back, we nabbed two of them and handed over to Police Men. They attempt to eat up my crops. Attached is the picture of the two Herdsmen we nabbed. Government is mute, with no protection for farmers.

Woods announces return to action in November.

Tiger Woods will make his latest return from long-term injury at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas next month, the former world number one confirmed on Monday. The 14-time major champion has not played since February after a recurrence of back problems which forced him to miss the 2015-2016 season. “I am excited to return to competitive golf at the Hero World Challenge,” said Woods, who also made his last comeback at the tournament in Albany which benefits his charity foundation. Woods is included in an 18-man field which features many of world golf’s elite, including world number one Dustin Johnson and world number two Jordan Spieth. Woods has not played a competitive round since firing a 77 in the first round of the Dubai Desert Classic in February. Woods withdrew from the event the next day and underwent another back operation in April, his fourth back surgery in all, that sidelined him for the remainder of the season. Since then Woods has posted videos ...

Latasha Ngwube: I Can’t Invite Bobrisky To My Show, Due To His Bad Grammar - .

Media personality Latasha Ngwube known as LatashaLagos during her interview with Ebuka Obi-Uchendu on Channels TV “rubbin minds” has revealed that she cannot invite to her show because of his ‘bad grammar’. I am sure waiting for Bobrisky to react via his wrong English again! He has already reacted in part saying “I am not your mate, Oloshi”, said the crossdresser. “You wanna compare yourself with me oh no your are finished today.”Video below:

Data Science Nigeria positions Nigeria as outsourcing hub for data scientists.

Data Science Nigeria (DSN), a non-profit initiated by MTN’s executive, Mr Bayo Adekanmbi is driving industry-level discussions about Nigeria’s need to build its big data/machine learning ecosystem, with the goal of being well positioned to access a 10 percent share of the global data analytics outsourcing market, which is expected to garner $5.9 billion by 2020, according to Allied Research Group. To facilitate the discussions and help practitioners prepare for this opportunity, Data Science Nigeria hosted an industry engagement summit and a follow-up four-day bootcamp with leading industry stakeholders, including statistician Dr Yemi Kale, Statistician General of the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS), and many leading professionals and academics in the private and public sectors. Speaking at the summit, Dr Kale said that the value of data is enormous, and that Data Science Nigeria’s initiative to equip future data scientists is a veritable initiative harnessing untapped potent...

Five outstanding Nigerian players at the Weekend.

With the Super Eagles list of players invited for the game against Algeria set to be released sometime this week, a number of players shone to put themselves in the reckoning for Rohr’s team. While some are not in contention for a Super Eagles berth, their brilliance over the weekend caught the eye as they made our weekly list of outstanding Nigerian players. Anthony Nwakaeme There really isn’t a better time for Hapoel Be’er Sheva forward to get firing than this time. Nwakaeme who started off on the left of the Camel’s attack scored a beaut of a goal almost reminiscent his goal six days before against Maccabi Tel Aviv. It wasn’t Tony working his way to the shot this time, it was more instinctive, seeing a loose ball from Maor Melikson’s heavy touch, the forward ran up five yards to hit a perfectly-placed, low, first time shot form the edge of the box in the 63rd minute to put his team ahead. He put the icing on the cake six minutes to the end of regulation time when he and...