Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria , Mr. Godwin Emefiele, yesterday, attributed the pressures on exchange rate in the parallel market to illegal and criminal activities of some individuals. Emefiele stated this while receiving the Vanguard Newspaper Personality of the Year Award at a colourful event held in Lagos.
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Buhari Back: Emotions rule Aso Rock
“President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to return to the country tomorrow, Friday March 10, 2017.” With the above lines, heset the country agog that Thursday night.
App helps find stolen bikes
Allard is the co-inventor of the popular Xbox gaming system and was in Courtenay recently to teach Mounties how to use a new bike-tracking app he developed. “When you steal a $4,000 bike in Comox, it’s being stored in Nanaimo, two months later it’s being listed in Squamish and it’s going across on the ferry with 40 other bikes,” he said.
Riot police move against Naples protests of Northern League
Protesters throw objects during clashes with riot police during a demonstration against the visit of the leader of the Northern League party Matteo Salvini, in Naples, Italy, Saturday, March 11, 2017. Riot police moved in Saturday to quell violent protests in Naples sparked by the first major rally in the southern city by the anti-immigrant Northern League leader.
UP Elections 2017: BJP sweeps state, Akhilesh says alliance with Congress to continue
Driven by the Modi wave, the BJP today stormed to power in Uttar Pradesh after 14 years, securing three-fourth majority and demolishing rivals SP- Congress and BSP in a keenly-contested Assembly polls. Showing astonishing performance, the BJP got 312 seats in the 403-member Assembly.
Turkey-Dutch relations take dip after Turkish visit banned
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands – Turkey and the Netherlands sharply escalated a dispute between the two NATO allies on Saturday as the Dutch blocked a campaign visit by the Turkish foreign minister, prompting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to call them “fascists.” The Netherlands withdrew the landing permission for Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu because of objections to his intention to rally in Rotterdam for a Turkish referendum on constitutional reforms to expand presidential powers, which the Dutch see as a step backward from democracy.
The Latest: Pro-Turkey protest outside Rotterdam consulate
The Dutch government on Saturday withdrew landing permission for the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu’s aircraft, draw… . The Foreign Minister of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu speaks during a visit of the booth of Turkey at the tourism fair ITB in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, March 8, 2017.
Air Travel Is the Latest Casualty of China-Korea Tensions
Some airlines are suspending travel between China and South Korea as tensions escalate. A plane operated by Seoul-based Jin Air is shown in this photo.
Volkswagen emissions scandal update
Volkswagen pleaded guilty Friday to three criminal counts for a scheme to get around U.S. pollution rules. If a federal judge agrees to the Justice Department’s sentencing recommendation, the scandal will end up costing the company more than $20 billion in the U.S. alone, not counting lost sales and brand value.
Trains between Felixstowe and Ipswich cancelled for the rest of the day after earlier fault
Update 18:00 – disruption via #Felixstowe until end of the day & engineering works – https://t.co/EznQzXXKlN – good service other routes JS Greater Anglia said the 17.28 service that was due to depart for Ipswich from Felixstowe did not leave after experiencing a fault at the station. It will run services between the two towns, but will not be stopping at Westerfield – which would have been on the train route.
Article 50 could be triggered on Tuesday
David Lidington, the Commons Leader, said the Prime Minister’s statement on the EU Council had been moved from Monday to Tuesday – blaming diary commitments. “It is absolutely necessary that, before talking about everything else, we need to clarify that United Kingdom citizens and European citizens can not be the victim of the political games we have seen since Brexit”.
Riot police move against Naples protests of Northern League
Riot police block a man after clashes during a demonstration against the visit of the leader of the Northern League party Matteo Salvini, in Naples, Italy, Saturday, March 11, 2017. Riot police moved in Saturday to quell violent protests in Naples sparked by the first major rally in the southern city by the anti-immigrant Northern League leader.
500 join Zamboanga City Gov’t job fair
CLOSE to 500 job seekers trooped to the Philippine Red Cross Training Center for the day-long job fair despite the inclement weather condition in this city. City Social Welfare and Development officer Socorro Rojas said 520 job seekers have registered during the activity on Friday, March 10, and 476 of them were interviewed during the eight-hour job fair.
Campaign results to smooth traffic in Cebu City
A CAMPAIGN conducted by an advocate group Cebu Road Heroes resulted to most drivers cooperating and following instructions in Cebu City on Saturday, said City Transportation Office Operations Chief Francisco Ouano. The campaign, KIC , aims to educate drivers and encourage them to practice clearing intersections to help lessen the traffic problem in the city.
Dutch Ban Turkish Official From Entry, Erdogan Hits Back With ‘Nazi’ Comment
Tensions ramped up quickly between Turkey and the Netherlands Saturday, after the Dutch government not only disallowed Turkey’s foreign minister from holding a public rally in the country, but revoked his flight permit to even land there. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan fumed about the Dutch government after the news, while speaking to a crowd in Istanbul.
Twin blasts kill 40, injure more than 100 near religious sites in Syria’s capital
A forensics team examines a damaged bus at the scene of a bombing in Damascus’ Old City on March 11, 2017. A forensics team examines a damaged bus at the scene of a bombing in Damascus’ Old City on March 11, 2017.
The Latest: Rutte calls Turkish ‘fascists’ remark ‘crazy’
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters in Istanbul, Saturday, March 11, 2017. The Dutch government on Saturday withdrew landing permission for the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu’s aircraft, drawing the ire of the Turkish president and escalating a diplomatic dispute between the two NATO allies over campaigning for a Turkish referendum on constitutional reform.
S.Koreans celebrate Park’s removal, but ousted leader silent
A day after a court removed her from power over a corruption scandal, ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye maintained her silence on Saturday as her opponents and supporters divided the capital’s streets with massive rallies that showed a nation deeply split over its future. Park has been unseen and unheard from since the Constitutional Court’s ruling on Friday, which ended a power struggle that had consumed the nation for months.
Drunk barred from every pub in his town after assaulting staff
A MAN has been banned from every pub in his town and handed a suspended prison sentence after he attacked staff who refused to let him into a pub. Darren David Evans, 41, of Hamilton Close, Bicester, was sentenced to four months’ in prison, suspended for 12 months and given a two-year community behaviour order at Banbury Magistrates’ Court on March 3. He had pleaded guilty to two counts of assault, one count of theft from a shop and one count of drunk and disorderly.
Where things stand in the Volkswagen emissions scandal
Volkswagen pleaded guilty Friday to three criminal counts for a scheme to get around U.S. pollution rules. If a federal judge agrees to the Justice Department’s sentencing recommendation, the scandal will end up costing the company more than $20 billion in the U.S. alone, not counting lost sales and brand value.
Trump lawyers knew Flynn might register as foreign agent
Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, who was fired from the W… . White House press secretary Sean Spicer talks to the media during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, Friday, March 10, 2017.
The Latest: Organizers of canceled Dutch rally urge calm
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters in Istanbul, Saturday, March 11, 2017. The Dutch government on Saturday withdrew landing permission for the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu’s aircraft, drawing the ire of the Turkish president and escalating a diplomatic dispute between the two NATO allies over campaigning for a Turkish referendum on constitutional reform.
Uttarakhand: Chief Minister Harish Rawat loses Haridwar seat to BJP
The people in Uttarakhand seem to have voted against Harish Rawat’s Congress government this time as the exit poll predicted a clean sweep by the BJP which is expected to get over 50 out of 71 Assembly seats. The BJP fared poorly in the last UP elections, winning only 47 out of 403 assembly seats, but it clinched 73 out of 80 parliamentary constituencies in 2014 with Modi standing in the holy city of Varanasi.
Trump invites Palestinian leader to the White House
Abbas has spent many hours on the phone and in meetings with USA presidents and secretaries of state over the past decade but he has been unsuccessful when reaching out to Trump. “President Trump has extended an official invitation to President Abbas to visit the White House soon to discuss ways to resume the political process, stressing his commitment to a peace process that will lead to a real peace between the Palestinians and the Israelis”, said Abbas spokesman Nabil Abu Rdainah.
Trump Got His Obama Wiretap Information From A Breitbart News Article
About 54 percent said they also believe the media “has assumed the role of the opposition party, constantly opposing the president and his policies at every turn”, seemingly consistent with Trump’s proclamation that the “fake news” media are “enemies of the American people”. Until Wednesday, Mr Spicer had steadfastly declined to discuss Mr Trump’s assertion that former president Barack Obama ordered wiretap surveillance of Trump Tower – an act that Mr Trump condemned as a scandal comparable in scale to McCarthyism or Watergate.
Jwala Gutta’s badminton academy to start next month
Hyderabad, Mar 11: Ace shuttler Jwala Gutta today announced the launch of her badminton academy here to nurture young talents. The academy, which would come up next month, is being set up in partnership with Knock Out Wellness Labs LLP, a sister concern of Franchise India.
Chance for bands to play festival
BUDDING bands have been urged to sign up for a chance to play at this year’s Bingley Music Live.
Event looks at Cold War and service
Visitors to the event, which takes place from Friday, July 7, to Sunday, July 9, on fields in Hunsworth Lane, near Cleckheaton , can see history in action from the First and Second World War with battle re-enactments as well as a WW1 camp and large trench system.
Buratai, Biafra and the Guardians of Empire Nigeria (2) by Fani-Kayode
The truth is that the unconscionable oppressors that constitute the Nigerian ruling elite and political class and those at the top never see things clearly until the explosion comes. More often or not they are intoxicated by the opium of power, they become deluded, they lose touch with reality and they are blinded by the awesome power that they wield.
Buhari’s arrival: Nsukka residents express happiness
Some residents of Nsukka near Enugu have expressed happiness on the arrival of President Mohammadu Buhari from a medical trip in the United Kingdom . President Buhari being welcomed by his wife Aisha, daughter Zahra and other family members shortly after he arrived in State House after a medical vacation in London on 10th March 2017 Mr Desmond Ugwu, a chieftain of All Progressive Congress thanked God for answering the prayers of Nigerians on Buhari.
Buhari’s arrival: Nsukka residents express happiness
Some residents of Nsukka near Enugu have expressed happiness on the arrival of President Mohammadu Buhari from a medical trip in the United Kingdom . President Buhari being welcomed by his wife Aisha, daughter Zahra and other family members shortly after he arrived in State House after a medical vacation in London on 10th March 2017 Mr Desmond Ugwu, a chieftain of All Progressive Congress thanked God for answering the prayers of Nigerians on Buhari.
NCC, CBN halt Etisalat’s takeover
The Nigerian Communications Commission and the Central Bank of Nigeria have got reprieve for Etisalat on the loan default crisis facing the company. Mr Tony Ojobo, the Director of Public Affairs of NCC said in a statement on Saturday in Lagos, that the reprieve came following a meeting convened by CBN and NCC to find a quick resolution to the crisis.
NCC, CBN halt Etisalat’s takeover
The Nigerian Communications Commission and the Central Bank of Nigeria have got reprieve for Etisalat on the loan default crisis facing the company. Mr Tony Ojobo, the Director of Public Affairs of NCC said in a statement on Saturday in Lagos, that the reprieve came following a meeting convened by CBN and NCC to find a quick resolution to the crisis.
David Miliband: Don’t pull up drawbridge after Brexit
Britain must make sure it does not pull up the drawbridge after Brexit and leave Europe to deal with the migration crisis on its own, David Miliband has said. The former British politician, who now heads up the International Rescue Committee , said it will be much harder for the UK to maintain a global role after leaving the European Union, which has seen hundreds of thousands of men, women and children seeking refuge from the civil war in Syria.
David Miliband: Don’t pull up drawbridge after Brexit
Britain must make sure it does not pull up the drawbridge after Brexit and leave Europe to deal with the migration crisis on its own, David Miliband has said. The former British politician, who now heads up the International Rescue Committee , said it will be much harder for the UK to maintain a global role after leaving the European Union, which has seen hundreds of thousands of men, women and children seeking refuge from the civil war in Syria.
Threats to China’s One Belt, One Road initiative, Latin America’s …
Threats to China’s One Belt, One Road initiative, Latin America’s declining left, The shifting role of journalism, What does Trump mean for US role in the world?, Will ‘Scoxit’ follow ‘Brexit’? A lone “Yes” campaign supporter walks down a street in Edinburgh, Scotland, after the result of the Scottish independence referendum, in which voters decided to remain in the United Kingdom, Sept. 19, 2014.
Threats to China’s One Belt, One Road initiative, Latin America’s …
Threats to China’s One Belt, One Road initiative, Latin America’s declining left, The shifting role of journalism, What does Trump mean for US role in the world?, Will ‘Scoxit’ follow ‘Brexit’? A lone “Yes” campaign supporter walks down a street in Edinburgh, Scotland, after the result of the Scottish independence referendum, in which voters decided to remain in the United Kingdom, Sept. 19, 2014.
Turkey’s determination against Kurds alienates US, Russia
Turkey achieved a milestone in its goals in Syria: It established a foothold in the heart of the country’s north after driving Islamic State militants away from its borders and seizing al-Bab, one of the extremist group’s major strongholds and a major supply route.
Netherlands cancels landing permission for Turkish minister
The Foreign Minister of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu laughs during a visit of the booth of Turkey at the tourism fair ITB in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, March 8, 2017. . The Foreign Minister of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu speaks during a visit of the booth of Turkey at the tourism fair ITB in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, March 8, 2017.
Netherlands cancels landing permission for Turkish minister
The Foreign Minister of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu laughs during a visit of the booth of Turkey at the tourism fair ITB in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, March 8, 2017. . The Foreign Minister of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu speaks during a visit of the booth of Turkey at the tourism fair ITB in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, March 8, 2017.