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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...

Rosaline Meurer's Boyfriend Is James Gardiner (Photos) -.

So few day ago, Nollywood actress Rosaline Meurer who was at the center of Tonto Dikeh and Olakunle Churchill's marital crisis, shared photos of her new man who she stylishly hid with an emoji. However the identity of her new man has been uncovered, and a Ghanaian Blogger thinks her new man is Ghanaian actor, James Gardiner going by his shirt, cap, necklace and shorts. Here's what was written on the news handle; "Just do your own analysis and tell me this is just a coincidence. Same shirt, same cap, same necklace and same shorts. Small money @jamesgardinergh is making from @zylofonmedia @rosymeurer wants to come and finish it. Madam the men don finish for Nigeria?... James i know your girlfriend, you wont two time. You are the reason i have privitazed my account, so we can talk man to woman yea. What are you doing with Rosy at this ungodly days huh. This cheating will not go on! Mama home wrecker you are on again. You will hear from the madam of the household soon. Ghana g...

Nigeria, Argentina match not under threat, says NFF.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has waved aside media report that the proposed November 14 World Cup international friendly match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and La Albiceleste of Argentina in Russia has come under a serious threat from the Islamic State (Isis). According to report by Sports Village Square yesterday, a group posted a picture of Argentina top star, Lionel Messi in prison. The warped image has Messi in prison attire and depicts the global football icon crying tears of blood. The caption next to his face according to the report reads, “You are fighting a state that does not have failure in its dictionary.” But the Secretary General of the NFF, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi told The Guardian in a telephone chat yesterday that such story might be the imagination of some individuals. “We have not seen such story anywhere,” Sanusi said. “It is just imagination of some individuals and I urged Nigerians to take it as false alarm.” The report stated th...

Low turnout, violence tarnish Kenya’s repeat election.

As polling officials tallied votes, Kenyans counted the cost Friday of a deeply divisive election marred by low voter turnout and violence that left at least four dead and scores wounded. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta is headed for a landslide win in the absence of his main rival Raila Odinga who boycotted the vote, however, his legitimacy will be sorely questioned with initial figures showing only about a third of registered voters turned up. The country’s second presidential election in three months has sharply divided east Africa’s flagship democracy, and could yet face further legal battles. In its post-election editorial, the Daily Nation warned Kenya is now “more fractured and unstable than ever before” but added, “ours is a political problem that requires a political solution.” “There is a need to forge inclusivity.” The vote came after a two-month political drama that began when the Supreme Court overturned the victory of President Uhuru Kenyatta in...

Nigerian Man Buys South African Man A G-class To Apologise For Impregnating Wife.

A Nigerian man based in South Africa says he does not regret buying a luxury Mercedes-Benz G-class to a South African man as a token to apologise for impregnating his wife. “I know what I did is wrong but I feel better he has accepted my gift. He accepted that his wife, my girlfriend, is pregnant and will soon give birth to my son. He was angry at first but when I presented the car to him his anger vanished,” said the man who identified herself as John. One source close to the family of the woman who fell pregnant says she knew about the affair but never thought it would lead to a pregnancy. She says she is disappointed the husband accepted the Mercedes-Benz from the Nigerian national.

Police abort meeting of Niger Delta leaders.

There was outrage at the police stopping of a meeting of the general assembly of Pan Niger Delta Elders Forum (PANDEF) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, yesterday.PANDEF leaders said the action was dangerous because it would send a bad signal that the government does not appreciate the role the group has been playing to rein in militants and other aggrieved groups in the volatile Niger Delta region. As early as 7:00 a.m. police operatives from the Rivers State Command barricaded Birabi Street leading to Hotel Presidential, Port Harcourt, venue of the aborted meeting, and prevented delegates, including monarchs and human rights activists from accessing the place. The security agents said they were directed by the Police High Command to disrupt the meeting following a threat by a new militant group, Reformed Niger Delta Avengers, to blow up critical oil installations if the PANDEF meeting went ahead.The Guardian learnt from sources in the PANDEF that the primary agenda for the g...

EFCC Arraigns 65-Year-Old Man For Currency Counterfeiting In Kaduna (Photo) .

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Kaduna Zonal Office, on Thursday, 26th October, arraigned one Hussaini Baba before Justice S.M Shuaibu of the Federal High Court Kaduna on a one count charge bordering on currency counterfeiting. Hussaini Baba, 65, farmer and a native of Jahun Local Government Area Jigawa State, was referred to the EFCC from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Kaduna, where operatives of the Corps arrested him while on surveillance duty around Rigachikun Area, Kaduna North. He was in possession of fresh crispy 303 pieces of five hundred and 32 pieces of one thousand naira notes, totalling One Hundred and Eighty Three Thousand Five hundred Naira (N183, 500) only suspected to be counterfeited Nigerian currency. Investigation into the case further revealed that the accused, Hussaini has been involved in this crime for sometime as he stated that he usually sells a bundle of fake currencies for about fifteen thousand naira to unsuspecting ...

Uduak Abasi Umondak's Daughter Is Dead: Victoria Nkanga Herman Her Only Child .

Former First Lady of Akwa Ibom State, Uduak Abasi Umondak, is bereaved. Her grief is occasioned by the death of her only child, Victoria Nkanga Herman. It was learnt that Victoria suffered a cardiac arrest in the United States. The 40-year-old lady never recovered from it, as she died On October 2, 2017. Victoria was Uduak’s only child from her marriage to Nsikak Nkanga, the former Military governor of Akwa Ibom state. She was was buried in the USA, where she had lived almost all her life. The funeral service took place on Monday, 9 October, 2017, at Capital Christian Fellowship. 10411 Greenbelt, Lanham, Maryland, USA. The interment took place at National Harmony Memorial Park, 7101 Sheriff Road, Landover.