Monday, 28 May 2018

One killed, three injured in fresh Nicaragua violence


Anti-government demonstrators hold a protest demanding Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, stand down, in Managua on May 26, 2018. Hundreds of protesters dug in around Nicaragua on Saturday, blocking roads as at least eight more people were killed in a 24-hour period. Unrest has resumed since week-long church-mediated talks between the government and opposition to quell a month of violence broke down late on Wednesday. / AFP PHOTO / Inti OCON

Tuesday, 22 May 2018

Metuh collapses in court, judge continues with trial




Former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh, stretchedout of the Federal High Court

• Rejects defense counsel’s application to withdraw from case Former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh, yesterday collapsed in court during his trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja but the trial judge, Okon Abang continued with proceedings.

Presidential historian: Impeachment will be the 'season finale' of Trump


Joe Scarborough in a suit and tie © Provided by The Hill
Presidential historian Jon Meacham said Monday that he thinks impeachment will be the "season finale" to President Trump's time in office.

Thursday, 17 May 2018

NNPC earns N1.554 trillion from oil export


NNPC tower



Nigeria’s oil and gas sector recorded total revenue of $4.29billion (N1.554trillion) from exports between January 2017 and January 2018.On a monthly basis, total export sale of $439.60million was recorded in January 2018, representing 1.79 per cent lower than the previous month.

Wednesday, 16 May 2018

Football: Wilshere confirms England World Cup 2018 squad rejection with holiday tweet

  According to oal.com news,''The midfielder could be headed for sunny Greece rather than Russia following an interaction with a fan on social media

Georgia high school football player drowns in Florida days before graduation

a close up of a person: Jaylen Lott, 18, was a football player for Lowndes High School.
  Provided by Fox News Jaylen Lott, 18, was a football player for Lowndes High School.
A Georgia high school senior drowned Sunday in Florida days before he was set to graduate.
Jaylen Lott, 18, was among several swimmers who were calling for help in the waters near St. Augustine Beach, officials said. Rip currents were a risk that day, St. Johns County Fire Rescue Lt. Lucas Smith said.

Scientists issue fresh warning on next global pandemic- Disease X

Photo: Guardian News
They may not yet know its name but the next pathogen to cause a deadly global pandemic will most likely be a respiratory disease, spread by a virus that is contagious during incubation or when symptoms are only mild, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins’ Center for Health Security, United States (U.S.).

Senate panel raises 2018 budget from N8.612tr to N9.120tr



The Senate Committee on Appropriation has increased the 2018 budget from N8.612 trillion to N9.120 trillion. The Chairman of the committee, Danjuma Goje, laid the report before the Senate, yesterday, amid expectations that the budget bill might be considered and passed next week.

North Korea threatens to cancel US summit

Slide 1 of 138: A barricade is placed near Unification Bridge, which leads to the demilitarized zone, near the border village of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea, Wednesday, May 16, 2018. North Korea on Wednesday canceled a high-level meeting with South Korea and threatened to scrap a historic summit next month between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un over military exercises between Seoul and Washington that Pyongyang has long claimed are invasion rehearsals. The barricade reads: "Vehicles disapproved." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)Ahn young joon/AP photo

North Korea threatened Wednesday to cancel the forthcoming summit between leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump if Washington seeks to push Pyongyang into unilaterally giving up its nuclear arsenal.