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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...

Our meeting with Atiku ‘fruitful’, says PDP official.

Former Nigerian vice president Atiku Abubakar who on Friday announced his decision to leave APC, has arrived in Yola where he is now engaged in series of meetings with Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) officials at all levels who keep trooping to his house to woo him back into the party. NAN reports that the former Vice President had so far met with Adamawa PDP executives at all level as well as state chairmen from the six states that constituted North East, including the National Vice chairman North East of the party. Commenting on the meeting between Atiku and the state executives of PDP, the State Secretary of PDP, Alhaji Abdulllahi Prambe, said the meeting was fruitful. “Our meeting with him has been fruitful and from his body language he will soon return to PDP,” Prambe said. Prambe said that it would be a big boost to the party at the state and national levels when Atiku finally returned. “With Atiku, the party will carry more weight and more people will also troo...

Cultists Surrender At King Goddy Idaminabo's Palace In Rivers State (Photos) .

His Royal Majesty, King Goddy Idaminabo , the Amanyanabo of Kala-Ogoloma in Rivers state - spent his Sunday morning and afternoon in a rescue mission as many cult factions surrendered their lives totally to Jesus Christ. Many submitted their weapons such as gun, machetes, daggers, talisman, charms etc. It was a beautiful time at the Royal Chapel of Mercy at the Amanyanabo's Palace. 

Nigerian Man Kisses His Plus-Sized Oyinbo Lover (Photos, Video) -.

igerian guy, simply identified as Olasukanmi, is currently raving online for obvious reasons. Olasukanmi and his white plus-sized lover, has everyone’s eyes fixed at them as a video of him kissing her and another of them taking a walk together emerges online.

NNPC to select core investor for Benue bio-fuel project, says Baru.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it has almost concluded discussion on the choice of a core investor for the proposed bio-fuel plant in Benue. The Group Managing Director of the corporation, Dr Maikanti Baru, said this in a statement issued by Mr Ndu Ughamadu, NNPC Group General Manager Public Affairs Division in Abuja on Sunday. Baru, after a follow-up meeting with a Benue State delegation led by Dep. Gov. Benson Abounu, said arrangements had been finalised to name the prospective investor in the weeks ahead. Represented at the meeting by the Chief Operating Officer, Ventures Directorate, Dr Babatunde Adeniran, Baru explained that the core investor would provide 70 per cent of the required funding for the project. According to Baru, the Benue State government and the NNPC will take up the balance equity contribution. He said upon completion, the plant was projected to generate about one million direct and indirect jobs for the populace, not...

Labour hopeful FG will give workers living wage.

Labour leaders on Sunday expressed optimism that the Federal Government would give workers a living wage. President Muhammdu Buhari on Thursday approved the appointment of a 30-member tripartite National Minimum Wage Committee for the negotiation of a new National Minimum Wage. The labour leaders, who are members of the committee, spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos ahead of the committee inauguration scheduled for Monday in Abuja. The committee is made up of persons from the public sector (federal and state governments) and the private sector (members of the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) Mr Ayuba Wabba, President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) told NAN that“our expectation is that the demand of Labour will be met. “We will discuss with an open mind to ensure that we achieve our aims and objectives,’’ Wabba said. He said that the meeting with the tripartite committee would be a social dialogue and collective bargaining di...

Buhari approves N164.7m for Chibok girls.

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N164.7 million for the payment of second-semester school fees of the freed 106 Chibok girls at the American University of Nigeria (AUN), Yola, Adamawa. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, made this known in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday. The presidential aide said that the President had expressed satisfaction over the progress so far made in the rehabilitation of the freed Chibok schoolgirls. According to him, Buhari expressed his feelings while reviewing a progress report on the affected girls. He said that the report was submitted to the President in line with his commitment to personally monitor the rehabilitation and reintegration into society of the freed Chibok girls. Shehu said the President also assured that the Federal Government would continue to provide full support for their education. “The President has approved payment of the sum of N164,763,759 million (...

Sterling’s late strike extend Manchester City’s lead at the top.

Raheem Sterling grabbed a late winner for the second time in six days as Manchester City came from a goal down to beat Huddersfield 2-1 and secure a club-record equalling 11th straight league win. Sterling’s dramatic intervention meant Pep Guardiola’s table-topping side were able to reestablish an eight-point lead over second placed Manchester United in the Premier League title race. United had briefly closed the gap with a win against Brighton on Saturday. Huddersfield absorbed a barrage of pressure to go in front in first-half stoppage time at the John Smith’s Stadium as Nicolas Otamendi diverted Tom Ince’s corner into his own net. City equalised less than two minutes after half-time as Sergio Aguero converted a penalty awarded for a foul on Sterling by Scott Malone. Sterling, who scored the 88th-minute winner as City beat Feyenoord 1-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday, then bundled in a fortunate goal with six minutes left. As tempers boiled over following ...