Beijing Urges Washington To Reject Transit Stop In US By Taiwan President

The United States should not allow Taiwan’s president Tsai Ing-wen to transit through the country en route to the Caribbean, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said on Monday.

Tsai will visit St Vincent and the Grenadines, St Lucia, St Kitts and Nevis, as well as Haiti on her July 11-22 trip, Reuters said. according to rt.com.

Taiwan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Miguel Tsao said Tsai will spend two nights in the US. Details of the US leg of her trip were still being worked out, he added. Taiwan’s Central News Agency says Tsai is expected to transit in New York and Denver.

Shuang said that China has expressed its concern to Washington and has lodged “stern representations.”

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Russia Reacts To U.S., Israel’s Strikes On Rival Targets In Syria

Russia has responded to recent U.S. and Israeli strikes that targeted two rival factions in Syria, where all three foreign powers have engaged in separate military campaigns in pursuit of national interests.

In a statement published Monday, U.S. Central Command announced that it targeted Al-Qaeda in Syria’s leadership in strikes the previous day near Aleppo, stating that those targeted were “operatives responsible for plotting external attacks threatening U.S. citizens, our partners, and innocent civilians.” Jihadi groups associated with Al-Qaeda were known to have a presence in northwestern Idlib and surrounding provinces such as Aleppo, and the Pentagon warned that the region “remains a safe haven” for such militants.

The U.S., however, has rarely intervened in this corner of the war-torn country. Rather it was Moscow that often supported Syrian efforts here. Asked if the U.S. strikes could be the result of Friday’s meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that, while he had “no details” on what happened, he could say “there is definitely no connection here,” as the state-run Tass Russian News Agency reported.

Washington and its regional allies actually backed a number of the groups fighting as part of the 2011 rebel and jihadi uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Since 2015, however, the Pentagon has largely focused its efforts on supporting Kurdish fighters against the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) as the jihadis and various militant and rebel groups also faced off with Syrian troops and allied militias, who were targeted overnight as well.

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Watford Have Completed The Signing Of Defender Craig Dawson

Watford have completed the signing of defender Craig Dawson from West Brom for an undisclosed fee.

Centre-back Dawson has agreed a four-year deal at Vicarage Road to become the Premier League club’s first summer signing accoding to express.co.uk.

The 29-year-old scored three times in 45 appearances in all competitions for the Baggies last season as they reached the Championship play-off semi-finals.

“The club wishes Craig and his family all the very best in the future,” read a statement on West Brom’s website.

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LASU School Of Transport Holds First Distinguished Lecture Series

The School Of Transport, Lagos State University (LASU) has concluded all arrangements to hold its maiden Distinguished Lecture Series on Wednesday, July 3, 2019, at the ultra-modern Aderemi Makanjuola Lecture Theatre, opposite the Vice-Chancellor’s office on the Ojo main campus at 11.00 am.

The lecture themed: “Transportation, Road Safety Management Towards Achieving The Sustainable Development Goals”, will be delivered by Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, (MFR) the Corps Marshall, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) as Guest Lecturer.

The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, His Excellency, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat will grace the event as Special Guest.

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun (SAN) will play the Chief Host of the distinguished lecture which is expected to be another incisively educative experience in the Gown-Town relational extension of the university while Prof. Odewumi S.G. will be the Host.

Independent.ng recalls that faculties, schools, directorates and departments in the Lagos State University have been infectiously active in organising and hosting several thought-provoking intellectual discourses intended to be of immense local and global societal benefit in the past few years.

 

 

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Steve Harvey To Cover Students’ College Costs

Talk show host, comedian and game show host Steve Harvey has committed to covering the college costs for eight incoming freshmen at his alma mater in Ohio.

Kent State University said in a release that The Steve & Marjorie Harvey Foundation has worked with Kent State University to provide scholarships of about $23,000 per student. The students must maintain a 2.5 grade point average for the scholarships to be renewed each semester according to AFP.

The scholarships are in memory of Devin Moore, a Kent State student from Cleveland who died in 2017 while playing basketball at a university center.

Harvey hosts the game show “Family Feud” and previously starred in “The Steve Harvey Show.”

The university says the foundation also committed $10,000 to Kent State’s Men Empowerment Network.

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Asia stocks mixed as S&P 500 touches record high

Stocks in Asia were mixed in Tuesday morning trade. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 touched a record high overnight on Wall Street on the back of a recent pause in tariff escalation between the U.S. and China.
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At Least 50 Children Wounded In Taliban Attack On Kabul

At least 50 children were among nearly 100 people wounded Monday when the Taliban detonated a powerful car bomb in an area of Kabul housing military and government buildings, officials said.

The rush-hour blast, which sent a plume of smoke into the air and shook buildings nearly two kilometres (1.2 miles) away, was followed by gunmen storming a building and triggering a gun battle with special forces in the Puli Mahmood Khan neighbourhood of the Afghan capital.

The health ministry said at least one person had been killed and 93 wounded.

Among them were 50 children, the education ministry said in a statement, adding that most had been hurt by flying glass and were in stable condition.

Some social media images purportedly taken at a hospital showed wounded, stunned children in school uniforms, still clutching books as they arrived for treatment.

In its statement, the education ministry said five schools had been partially damaged, and asked “all sides involved in fighting to guarantee the safety of students, teachers, education workers and schools”.

The Taliban claimed the attack, which came just two days after the insurgents began a seventh round of talks with the US in Qatar as Washington eyes a breakthrough before Afghanistan’s September presidential election.

Militant spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said the insurgents had targeted a defence ministry building in the area, which was quickly blocked off by Afghan forces and ambulances, with helicopter gunships seen overhead as gunfire continued.

Authorities have not confirmed the target, but Interior ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi said the area had been cordoned off by special forces who were “bringing down” the attackers, with at least two killed.

“Security forces also rescued 210 civilians from buildings nearby,” he said.

AFP reporters could hear gunshots and multiple smaller explosions as fighting continued nearly seven hours after the first blast.

“We were sitting inside the office when the world turned upside down on us,” Zaher Usman, an employee at a branch of the culture ministry, which he said stands just 150 metres (yards) from the blast.

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“When I opened my eyes, the office was filled with smoke and dust and everything was broken, my colleagues were screaming,” Usman told AFP by telephone.

Shams Amini, a spokesman for the Afghan Football Federation, told AFP that the blast occurred near their HQ gates, and said some colleagues had been injured.

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RAPE: "We Were In Church Laughing Our Eyes Out, The Church Will Stand" -COZA Member Mocks Protesters

A COZA member, Queen Jules Okezie shared photos of herself and friends laughing after the Sunday service which was marred by protest over the rape allegation leveled against Pastor Fatoyinbo.

“So we were in church today laughing our eyes out, protest indeed….the church will stand and the gate of hell shall not prevail.” She captioned the photos posted on a popular Facebook page.

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Madagascar Shock Nigeria 2-0 To Top Group B

Lagos – In what looked like an upset, Madagascar defeated Nigeria 2-0 in the last Group B match of the ongoing 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The Madagascan took the lead as early as the 13th minute as a costly defensive error from Leon Balogun gifted Lalaina Nomenjanahary an easy ball that beat Ikechukwu Ezenwa for that curtain raiser.

The wastefulness of the Super Eagles continued as they continued to put every foot wrong in front of Madagascan vital area, with Ahmed Musa missing a sitter in the dying minutes of the first half as he had goalkeeper of Madagascar to beat but chose to dribble and then missed the chance.

Meanwhile, as Nigeria continued to play shy in front of goals, a deflected free kick shot by Wilfred Ndidi in the 56th minute beat Ezenwa for Madagascan second goal of the night.

With the result, Madagascar, who are yet to lose a game in the ongoing AFCON, took their points haul to seven and thus top Group B with that number of points as against Nigeria’s six points.

Consequently, the Super Eagles will like face the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon or the Black Stars of Ghana in the next round. This is according to the fixtures earlier made available by the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF).

According to the fixtures, the runners up of Group B will come up against the runners up of Group F. In Group F, Cameroon lead by four points while Ghana are second with two points, even as Benin Republic are also second on two points.

In their final group game coming up tomorrow, Ghana will come up against one-point Guinea Bissau while Cameroon will play Benin Republic. In the event that Ghana expectedly defeat Guinea Bissau and Cameroon win Benin Republic, the status quo in the group will remain, meaning that Nigeria will face Ghana in the Round of 16.

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ITTF: Unseeded Nigerian Conquers African Champion

Lagos – Isau Ogunkunle may not be a familiar name in Africa but the Nigerian has made name for himself at the 2019 Africa PTT Championships in Alexandria, Egypt, when he caused the biggest upset at the tournament after beating an Egyptian 3-2.

Ogunkunle who is competing in Class Four as one of Nigeria’s representatives was set up against his idol – Egypt’s Mohamed Sameh Eid and he knew that for him to prove a point in Africa, he must surmount the world number 11 and Africa’s number one.

As Nigeria’s national champion, Ogunkunle did the impossible in front of the Egyptian fans when he humbled the home hero in the first round of the Class Four singles event.

From the start of the encounter the unseeded Nigerian was full of confidence against the tournament’s number one seed by winning the first game at 11-8.

But Eid had to rely on experience with a lot of topspin from the backhand to win the next two games at 8-11, 6-11.

Having discovered the weakness of his opponent after losing the second and third games,  Ogunkunle decided to play more to the Egyptian forehand and this worked for him as he won the fourth game by 11-2. The final and deciding game went the way of the Nigerian who led from the start to the end to win at 11-7. The excited Nigerian did not hide his joy after the big win when he said, he would be unstoppable having surmounted his biggest challenge in the competition with the victory.

“In 2011 when I first played against Eid, he defeated me 3-0 but after the match he came to me to comfort and encourage me not to give up. Since then we have been friends and we communicate with each other regularly. He became my idol in the game,” Ogunkunle said.

However, the romance for table tennis for Ogunkunle did not come by leisure but by sheer determination to make it big in life. “I was in school in 2005 when I lost my father and it was difficult for me to continue schooling so I dropped out. I decided to embrace shoe-making as a vocation. But it was in 2010 that somebody who came to patronize me invited me to table tennis hall and that was how I started playing table tennis,” the Nigerian said.

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50-Km Remo Ultra Road Race In Sagamu For December 7

Lagos – Come December 7, distance runners from all over the African continent will converge in the ancient town of Sagamu for the maiden edition of the 50-kilometre Remo Ultra Road Race. This, according to Bukola Olapade, former Ogun State Commissioner for Sports, is the first time “we are having an African race on ultra-basis.

In a press conference in Sagamu, Ogun State, on Saturday to herald the preparations towards the event, Olapade noted that formalities had been put in place to make the event a huge success.

Speaking to DAILY INDEPENDENT, Yusuf Ali, former national record holder for long jump, who is one of the technical team members for the race, the Remo Ultra Road Race would start at the Gateway Stadium in Remo, Sagamu, and terminate at the stadium.

“It is like a ring; it will start at the stadium and also end at the stadium. It will commence at the stadium, then through the second gate to Okadigbo Junction near the church,” he said.

The former athlete said that all together, the distance would be five kilometres and the athletes are expected to run round it and back to the stadium 10 times, thus making it 50 kilometres.

He revealed that this is the first time road race in Nigeria would be attracting prize money, explaining that the winner would smile home with a sum of $5,000 while the first runners up will take home $3,000 while the second runners up will earn the sum of $1,000.

Also speaking, Solomon Ogba, thanked the organisers of the race, Value Jet, for the project, saying that road race had come to stay in Nigeria, noting that the Remo Ultra-Race would showcase the beauty of the host communities.

Norrie Williams, a South African and head of the technical team, said logistics have been put on ground to make Remo Ultra Road Race a highly successful one.

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Fed Cup 2019: Rivers Utd, Pillars Through To Semis

Lagos – Unheralded goalkeeper, Darlington Ovunda was the unlikely hero for Rivers United as the ‘Pride of Rivers’ defeated Lobi Stars 5-3 on penalty shoot outs to reach the semifinals of Nigeria’s oldest  football competition, the Federation Cup.

Ovunda saved once and converted the decisive kick in the shootout as United put themselves within striking distance of the showpiece game.

The quarter final decided at the Dipo Dina Stadium, Ijebu-Ode was one of few clear cut goal scoring opportunities so it was unsurprising that the stand out moment in regulation time was an extraordinary save by United goalkeeper, Abiodun Akande to keep out Kadiri Timileyin’s goal bound effort in the 79th minute.

In another quarterfinal match played, Kano Pillars bashed Aklosendi FC 4-0 to reach the semifinal while Calabar Rovers edged out Bendel Insurance 5-4 on penalty kicks after the match ended goalless at regulation time.

Niger Tornadoes on the other hand also went through the penalty kicks to send out Lagos State champions, Smart City FC.

The match had ended goalless but Tornadoes triumphed penalty kicks 5-4 to book their semifinal match.

While Kano Pillars will engage Calabar Rovers, Rivers United of Port Harcourt will now meet Niger Tornadoes in the last four of the competition.

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South Africa Face Uphill Task In Morocco

South Africa kept their hopes alive of progressing to theknockout stages of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations with a slender victory overNamibia and must now look for a positive result against Morocco. With sixpoints in two matches, Morocco will be a hard nut to crack for the formerapartheid enclave.

The South Africans had the better chances throughout thegame against Namibia and created a lot more in front of goal than theiropponents but it took them until the 68th minutes to finally breakthe deadlock when Bongani Zungu found the back of the net.

That win places South Africa on three points after they losttheir opening game to Ivory Coast but a win over already-qualified Moroccowould see them progress and they will be hoping to have midfielder Dean Furmanback after he missed out against Namibia due to a knock to his knee.

Morocco secured a vital victory in their pivotal clash withGroup D rivals Ivory Coast as they did enough to narrowly defeat them andsecure their spot in the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations.

In a closely-fought game, both teams were evenly matched forlong periods but Morocco’s Youssef En-Nesyri scored the only goal of the gameafter some good work in the build-up from Nordin Amrabat.

Morocco may look to give some of their fringe players somegame time for this final game but will be wary that they could still end up aslow as third place despite already qualifying for the knockout stages.

Morocco have already secured their spot in the last 16 ofthe Africa Cup of Nations and South Africa will be hoping to join them but needa positive result against them here.

They must improve on their first two efforts against theMoroccans or face an early exit but may be boosted by Morocco opting to rotatetheir side. However, those players who potentially come into the side will havea point to prove and they can help their country maintain their perfect recordin the group stage.

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Water Projects Rot Away In States Despite Huge Investments

BY our correspondents Amidst huge investments in the water sector, Nigerians in most states of the federation have continued to depend on local vendors and natural sources to meet their daily need of the essential commodity. A special investigation conducted by LEADERSHIP showed that most states have not been able to provide portable water for […]
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Atiku Files N2.5bn Suit Against PMB’s Aide, Onochie

Former Vice-President and Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general election, Atiku Abubakar, has filed a case of libel against Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie  over an alleged offensive tweet via her  twitter handle on May 7, 2019. Onochie allegedly suggested via her Twitter […]
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Repentant Bandits Surrender 216 Rifles In Zamfara

Repentant bandits in Zamfara State have surrendered a total of 216 rifles mostly AK-47 to the authorities. The state government which announced the cheering news yesterday in Gusau, said that the criminals had been terrorising innocent people in the state. The director-general, Press Affairs to the Governor, Mr. Yusuf Idris, said that Governor Bello Matawalle, […]
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EFCC To Saraki: Media Campaign Won’t Stop Your Prosecution

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has said no amount of media campaign against its chairman, Ibrahim Magu, can stop the ongoing investigation and prosecution of the former senate president, Bukola Saraki. This reaction is coming after a report published in a national daily, titled, “Magu begged me to help his confirmation by the […]
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$2.1bn Malabu Scam: Adoke Files Fresh Suit To Stop Arrest

Justice Danladi Senchi of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court will today entertain an ex parte order by  former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke seeking  to prevent his arrest over his involvement in the $2.1bn Malabu Oil scam. Adoke in an ex parte motion filed by his […]
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Three Suspects Arrested For Allegedly Producing Fake, Adulterated Drinks In Lagos

Three suspected producers of fake and adultrated drinks have been arrested by the police in Lagos.

Bala Elkana, Police image maker Lagos state told Daily Independent yesterday that the suspects were arrested on June 20, at about 12.00 noon June 20, based on a credible information received about the illegal production of alcoholic beverages at No. 5 Chapel street off Apongbon, Lagos Island.

It was gathered that, a team of operatives from the State’s Intelligence Bureau were deployed to the area on surveillance patrol.

Elkana said the operations led to the arrest of three suspects namely: Dare Shittu,27,Shittu Opeyemi Abdusalam,19,Oyenuga Biola,29 -year- old.

He said: “A large quantity of alcoholic beverages suspected to be adulterated were recovered.  The beverages brands include, Hennessy Vsop, Hennessy Xo, Moet Chandon, Jack Daniel, Remy Martins, Red label and others.

“Also recovered from the illegal production mini factory were Jerri cans of substances suspected to be ethanol, cognac coloration,  rubber cocks,  top cocks,  labels,  stickers and other instruments used in the illegal business.

“The suspects have admitted committing the crime and the Police is on the trail of one Prince Fatai Shittu, who is still at large. Already, the suspects were charged to Court and remanded in prison custody.”

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Community Leader, Three Others Arrested By Delta Police Over Murder, Defilement Of Minors

ASABA – Suspects involved in the murder of a teenage girl whose lifeless body was found on 18th of June, 2019, at a refuse dump in Abraka have been apprehended.

It was reported that on inspection of the corpse, marks of violence were obvious on the deceased neck which implied she could have been killed by unknown persons.

Investigation also revealed that the male friend of the deceased, Henry Ikechukwu, aged 32- year- old who was last seen with the deceased on June, 17, 2019 who had been on the run since the incident, was tracked down and arrested on 28th of June, 2019.

It was gathered that Ikechukwu, after being arrested, has confessed to have invited the deceased for an outing on 17th of June, 2019, from where he lured her and handed her over to a prominent Chief in Abraka community, who gave him the assignment to get the deceased for him.

The said Chief has also been arrested and presently in Police custody pending investigation. They will soon appear in court immediately after the completion of the ongoing Police investigation.

Similarly, two aged men have been nabbed for sexual molestation of underage girls in the State.

Two cases of defilement of minors were recorded for the past three weeks. In the first incident, a 58 -year -old man defiled a 10 –year- old girl at Eku on the 9th of June 2019 while the second incident occurred on June, 27,at Ovwian Aladja Warri, where another innocent two year old baby girl was defiled by a 52- year- old man.

The Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, CP Adeyinka Adeleke who confirmed the incidents said the four suspects who have been arrested and are presently in Police custody would soon be charged to court soon.

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Guard, Receivers In Police Net For Allegedly Stealing Employer’s 21 Bags Of Cement

The operatives of the Lagos State Rapid Response Squad(RRS), a unit of the Lagos Police Command have arrested a receiver of stolen construction materials from site workers in Lekki area of Lagos.

The suspect, Hassan Abubakar,32, was arrested while driving a white pick-up van with a registration number KRD-474BQ loaded with 21 bags of cement at about 5:30 a.m on Saturday by RRS officers on patrol of the area.

Hassan, when quizzed on how he got the 21 bags of cement lied he was a haulage driver contracted by a civil engineer working in MTN Estate in Lekki Phase 2 to help him convey the bags of cement from one construction site to another.

The officers who were not satisfied with his explanation insisted Hassan called the Site Manager to buttress his point and on sensing that the game was up, he stopped responding to further enquiries put to him by the officers.

Not convinced by the excuse, Hassan and the exhibits were handed over to the Decoy Team of the RRS where investigations revealed that the suspect, in collusion with a site guard bought the stolen 21 bags cement at a construction site in Lekki.

The security guard, Adamu Ibrahim, 43 disclosed to the police that he stole the 21 bags of cement from the construction site, and that the owner of the site was based in the United States.

Adamu further revealed to the police that the owner of the site engaged him as a guard and also allow him to live there and oversee all transactions at the site.

He added that he had been selling the materials meant for construction on the site to Hassan.

Adamu stated in his confessional statement that he began selling the site construction materials immediately his boss travelled out of the country.

He added that his boss defaulted in paying his N25,000 salary for about three months and in order to discharge his family obligations, he had to raise money by selling the construction materials.

“I Have spent all my little savings in buying cloth materials for my wife during the Eid Fitri festival, so I am broke and I needed money to feed my family which pushed me into selling the 21 bags of cement to Hassan who I know used to buy stolen site materials in the area at the rate of N1, 500 per bag on credit while he promised to pay me N31, 500 by noon.

“I invited Hassan to come and inspect the cement and he agreed to come and convey them in the early hours of the next day. In the morning, he came alongside one Bukari Muhammad around 4:30 a.m and loaded the cement into his pick-up van and drove off.

“My boss is owing me N75, 000 as salary arrears, I thought selling the cement won’t be a bad idea so also to prevent them from getting spoilt,” he added.

Elkana, said the suspects have been transferred to the State  Criminal Investigative department (SCID), Panti for further investigation

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These five telco stocks may be worth investing in, says Morgan Stanley

Revenues at telecommunications companies are set to revive again after years of decline, predicted Morgan Stanley in a Thursday report — that could spell good news for telco stocks.
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Amnesty Beneficiaries To Use 23 NAFDAC Technology Incubation Centres For Food Production

Beneficiaries of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) are set to use 23 technology incubation centres of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to boost food production.

This is coming as PAP partners with the National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI) to improve the quality and certification of agricultural and other products of its beneficiaries trained and empowered in the agriculture and allied sector.

Towards this end, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator, Amnesty Programme and the NBTI will be signed on Tuesday in Abuja.

A statement issued by Murphy Ganagana, Special Assistant (Media) to the PAP Coordinator, Prof. Charles Dokubo said this followed an approval granted the Programme by the Director General, National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, to use 23 technology incubation centres allocated to it by the NBTI for cluster manufacturing by  beneficiaries of the Programme.

The centres will be used by beneficiaries of the Programme trained and empowered in the agricultural sector to produce their products for the purpose of obtaining NAFDAC registration numbers with a view to enhancing quality and acceptability of products in the market.

Beneficiaries, who are trained on production of rice, garri, plantain-flour, plantain-chips, chin-chin, smoked fish, chicken, snail, fruit juice and cosmetics, among others, will benefit from the partnership.

The 23 NBTI technology incubation centres approved for the programme to be used by the beneficiaries are located in Edo, Abia, Imo, Ondo, Rivers, Cross Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa and Delta states.

Apart from the MoU with the NBTI, the Amnesty Programme Small Business Support Desk, an initiative of the Coordinator of the Programme, Prof. Charles Dokubo, is to ensure that all graduates of the programme vocational training centres trained on production of NAFDAC regulated products are registered for safety, efficacy, distribution and sale of their products.

The Small Business Support Desk headed by a deputy director, Mrs. Edotimi Preye Olive, is to foster greater understanding of NAFDAC registration procedures and also serve as a point of enquiry for clients on regulatory issues and assist in conducting Good Manufacturing Practice Inspection of Factories (GMPIF) to ensure that products are produced in accordance with international standards.

Coordinator of the Amnesty Programme, Prof. Charles Dokubo, had assured of his readiness to partner on technology incubation especially in the area of food production, when the management of the NBTI led by the Director-General, Dr Mohammed Jubrin, visited him  in his office.

Dokubo said, “I think there is a necessity for us to work together to make sure that we can get those certifications that will enable people to consume what we produce, so that they will not create any harm for those who eat our products.

“I think there is a need for synergy between us because we do farming. I believe that if we go through the documents and understand everything, we will sit to have an MOU so that we can work directly with you.

“Then, we will know all that it takes to set up other centres in the Niger Delta as most of the things we do will equally go to those centres to be accessed and evaluated to know if they are edible,” he said..

Jubrin had also promised to quickly articulate a proposal for an MoU between the two agencies that will lead to quality food processing, production and manufacturing businesses.

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Incredible Okagbare Blazes To 1st Pre-Fontaine DL Win In 22.05 Secs; Now 2nd On IAAF 2019 List

Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare scorched to a new 22.05 seconds personal season’s best to earn her first victory at the Pre-Fontaine IAAF Diamond League win on her 10th attempt, Completesports.com reports. The elegant and beautifully built Nigerian was not considered favourites for the win in a lineup featuring Jamaica’s world leader at 22.00 seconds, Elaine Thompson […]

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Asia stocks rise after Trump and Xi agree to a pause in tariff escalation

Stocks in Asia Pacific rose in Monday morning trade after U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to hold off on slapping additional tariffs in an effort to resume trade talks.
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[Video] Olamide x Wizkid x Id Cabasa – “Totori”

Finally the long awaited video for “Totori” by ID Cabasa, Olamide and Wizkid is out!

YBNL and Coded Tunez presents the official music video for their new hit joint “Totori” featuring the Starboy.

This creative is a product of Boy Director. TG Omori shot and chopped this one gave it an appealing signature with the Starboy swag.

Watch and Enjoy the colourful visuals below

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Group charges U.S. on Nigerian politicians heating up polity

The Democracy Vanguard of Nigerians in Diaspora has urged  the United States to revoke visa of Nigerian politicians who heat up the polity with inciting statements.

Mr Timothy Sule, President of the vanguard made the call in a letter to the U.S Ambassador to Nigeria, Amb. Stuart Symington on Sunday in Abuja.

The vanguard is a non-governmental organisation involved in global network for the protection of democratic processes around the world, especially on the Africa continent.

He said he was constrained to write to the ambassador to draw his attention to threats posed to Nigeria’s hard earned democracy by utterances of such politicians, especially as it related to the 2019 general elections.

Sule, while appealing to the U.S. to help save Nigeria’s democracy from disintegration and manipulation, said such political actors and their families should be banned from entering the U.S.

He specifically appealed that the U.S should carry out comprehensive independent assessment and investigation of Nigeria’s electioneering processes ahead of the 2019 general elections.

This, he said, should include pre- and post-election anti-democratic behaviour of some political actors, with a view to sanctioning those found guilty.

Sule advised that these culpable individuals and their families should be banned from entering the United States, while their visas should be revoked over their anti-democratic utterances and inciting statements.

“We pray these prayers believing in the United States of America’s avowed commitment to the sanctity of all electoral processes and the protection of democratic norms around the world.

“We anticipate a favorable response from your very important office. We are willing to partner with the State Department where applicable, to help realise the above prayers,” he said.

The vanguard president added that punitive actions taken against such persons now would serve as a deterrent against future occurrence.

He advised that the judiciary should be objective as judges currently review
election petition and other court matters. (NAN)

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Amnesty Office Partners NBTI To Boost Food Production

Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) is partnering with  National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI) to improve quality and certification of agricultural products of its beneficiaries to boost food production.

Mr Murphy Ganagana, Special Assistant on Media to the Coordinator, PAP,  Prof. Charles Dokubo disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja.

According to Ganagana, this is sequel to an approval granted the Amnesty Programme by the Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, to use its incubation centres.

He said 23 technology incubation centres were allocated to Amnesty programme by NBTI for cluster manufacturing by beneficiaries of the Programme, who had been trained and empowered in the agriculture  and allied sector.

He added that this partnership would be beneficial to its candidates trained on production of rice, garri, plantain-flour, plantain-chips, chin-chin, smoked fish, chicken, snail, fruit juice and cosmetics, among others.

“The centres will be used by beneficiaries of the Amnesty Programme trained and empowered in the agricultural sector to produce their products for the purpose of obtaining NAFDAC registration numbers,” he said.

Ganagana said that NAFDAC approval of the beneficiaries’ products would enhance quality and acceptability of the products in the market.

He further said that these 23 NBTI technology incubation centres were located in Edo, Abia, Imo, Ondo, Rivers, Cross Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa and Delta states.

“Apart from the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the NBTI, the Amnesty Programme Small Business Support Desk will ensure that all graduates of its vocational training centres trained on production of NAFDAC regulated products are registered for safety, efficacy, distribution and sale of their products.

“The desk will foster greater understanding of NAFDAC registration procedures and also serve as  point of enquiry for clients on regulatory issues.

“It will also assist in conducting good manufacturing practice inspection of factories to ensure that products are produced in accordance with international standards,” he said. (NAN)

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Total Health Trust Emerges 2019 Best HMO

Total Health Trust Limited has, for the third time in four years, emerged winner of the Nigeria Healthcare Excellence Awards 2019 (NHEA). Total Health Trust Limited received the award for the Health Maintenance Organisation (HMO) of the Year category, a position keenly contested by other nominated HMOs including Avon HMO, AXA Mansard, Hygeia HMO and […]
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Osun Election: BSO Holds Prayers For APC Victory

Ahead of the Supreme Court ruling in the Osun governorship election, members of the Buhari Solidarity Organisation (BSO), Southwest Zone have prayed for the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) . The BSO, during a thanksgiving service led by the zonal coordinator, Prince Felix Awofisayo, expressed joy over the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari […]
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SON Confiscates Substandard Aluminum Sheets Worth N200m

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has seized substandard aluminum sheets worth over N200 million from aluminum companies in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State Capital. The director, Inspectorate and Compliance Directorate, Mr Obiora Manafa, said this while fielding questions from newsmen after evacuating substandard aluminum roofing sheet products at Tevoli Aluminum factory at Ikot Oku Ikono […]
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New Video: Oritsefemi – Chakam

Oritsefemi has released the video of his hit single “Chakam.”

The song. which was released in May, was produced by ViceBeatzMaker and directed by MR.C.

Watch the video:

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New Music: Vanessa Mdee – Moyo

Tanzanian singer Vanessa Mdee has released a new single titled “Moyo.”

Vanessa has been working really hard to wrap up her forthcoming EP tagged “Expensive EP” and it is expected to be out anytime soon.

“Moyo” is produced by S2Kizzy from Pluto Records.

Listen to it:

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Watford Agree £5.5m Craig Dawson Fee With West Brom

Watford have agreed a £5.5m fee with West Brom for defender Craig Dawson, Sky Sources understand, According to Skysports.com.

The 29-year-old is having a medical with the Hornets ahead of a proposed move to Vicarage Road, with agreement on personal terms not expected to be a problem.

Dawson played 45 times for the Baggies in all competitions last season and would become Watford boss Javi Gracia’s first signing of the summer transfer window.

West Brom are not keen to let Dawson go, but their hand may be forced with the player having just one year left on his current contract.

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Manchester United Tipped To Sign 6 Players After Aaron Wan-Bissaka Deal

Manchester United have acquired Aaron Wan-Bissaka from Crystal Palace for what could be a £50m deal but the Red Devils are planning on doing much more business during the summer transfer window, According to Manchestereveningnews.co.uk.

United have agreed an initial £45m fee with Palace which will rise thanks to add-ons over time. The much-talked about transfer has finally been completed but the big question is what are the club planning next?

The MEN understands that the club aim to target a midfielder next up, with the Red Devils interested in both Bruno Fernandes and Sean Longstaff.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and the board are said to be working ‘calmly’ to add quality to the squad as United continue to be linked with an array of players.

That’s shown by the amount of players who could join United when it comes to the latest transfer odds by SkyBet.

You won’t see stars such as Matthijs de Ligt and Neymar on the list below as we run through the players with short odds to sign for United.

Transfer odds on potential United signings
Sean Longstaff

Solskjaer is in the market for a midfielder and United have long been linked with Newcastle United youngster Sean Longstaff.

The 21-year-old is not at the top of United’s list when it comes to midfield options but the odds have shortened in recent weeks.

The Red Devils are now priced at 2/5 to sign the promising playmaker.

Bruno Fernandes

United are interested in signing Bruno Fernandes from Sporting Lisbon after the attacking midfielder’s fantastic displays this past season.

The 24-year-old took his game to another level in Portugal by scoring 20 goals and providing 13 assists in the league.

United are 4/6 to sign Ferndandes and have jumped above Liverpool to become the favourites to land his signature.

Christian Eriksen

Tottenham Hotspur star Christian Eriksen is priced the same as Fernandes to join United, though the chances of a deal happening may be a little further away.

Real Madrid have been linked with the 27-year-old but the Red Devils are favourites and priced at 9/4.

Issa Diop

Another player heavily linked with United has been West Ham United defender Issa Diop.

The Old Trafford outfit are priced at 2/1 to land his services.

James Maddison

One player who is at much shorter odds than most to join United this summer is Leicester City star James Maddison.

Maddison has recently been at the European Championships with England and it’s reported that Solskjaer will step up his interest in the 22-year-old upon his return to England.

Maddison is priced at 1/3 to make the switch to Old Trafford.

Youri Tielemans

Another midfielder linked with United is Youri Tielemans, who spent last season on loan at Leicester City from Monaco.

The Foxes are slight favourites to sign the 22-year-old permanently, though the Red Devils are priced at 5/2.

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Mina’s Copa America Journey Over

Yerry Mina will be heading back to Merseyside earlier than hoped after Colombia were eliminated from the Copa America at the quarter-final stage, According to Toffeeweb.com.

The Everton centre-half scored an impressive penalty – complete with bizarre celebration where he removed his shin pads to reveal a couple of personal photographs – in the shootout after the match against Chile had finished 0-0 but William Tesillo missed his kick and Alexis Sanchez decisive penalty.

Mina’s tournament is over despite not having conceded a goal during this year’s Copa.

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Why Insecurity Persists – Tsauri

Sen Umaru Tsauri is the national secretary of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In this interview with RUTH CHOJI, he speaks on state of insecurity in the country and some other pressing national issues Are you worried with spate of crime especially kidnappings in Katsina State? I am worried because this is the first time katsina […]
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Arsenal Star Alex Iwobi Tips Man City For Third Straight PL Title

Manchester City will start as favourites to win the Premier League, according to Arsenal’s Alex Iwobi, According to Manchestereveningnews.co.uk.

Pep Guardiola’s side steamrollered their way to the title in 2018 as they racked up 100 points, and despite a ferocious challenge from Liverpool last season the Blues were just too good as they became the first side in a decade to retain the trophy.

The Anfield club are expected to challenge again, with Tottenham also hoping to after showing their quality against City in the Champions League. Arsenal grew nine points closer to the champions in Unai Emery’s first season in charge and were more competitive against them, although returning to the top four is a more realistic ambition for the Gunners.

Iwobi believes that the Blues will be seen as the team to beat as they push for a third consecutive Premier League title.

“Everyone thought that last season, but Liverpool give them a tough challenge as well so you never know what could happen,” he told Skysports.

“I’m sure every club’s going to invest and try and get their team right.

“Pre-season’s coming up really soon, so everyone’s trying to get ready for the season to start.

“It’s hard to say right now whether Man City are going to dominate, but they could be favourites, considering they won it again.”

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Aaron Wan-Bissaka Has Now Become 6th World’s Most Expensive Defender

The Red Devils have had the right-back, 21, as one of their top summer targets and finally sealed his £50m move to Old Trafford on Saturday, According to Sportbible.com.

And the ex-Crystal Palace star has followed in the same footsteps as Benjamin Mendy and Aymeric Laporte in becoming one of the most expensive defenders in the world.

Wan-Bissaka is also tied for the most expensive English player in history alongside Kyle Walker, who was snapped up for £50m by Manchester City in 2017.

Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk, 27, remains the most expensive player in the world following his £75m move from Southampton in 2018.

Posted below are the six most expensive defenders in the world.

1. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool): £75m
2. Lucas Hernandez (Bayern Munich): £70m
3. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City): £57m
4. Benjamin Mendy (Manchester City): £52m
5. Kyle Walker (Manchester City): £50m
6. Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United): £50m

Wan-Bissaka, who completed his childhood dream by moving to Old Trafford, said that it was an “unbelievable feeling and an honour to call myself a Manchester United player.”

The England U21 international added: “I can’t wait to get going and integrated into the squad.

“I will have a short break now after the European Championships, but I’m looking forward to starting training with the manager and my new teammates on the pre-season tour.”

Wan-Bissaka is Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s second summer signing following the arrival of Daniel James from Swansea City.

And the Norwegian, 46, shared his excitement about working with the highly rated full-back at United.

“Aaron is one of the best upcoming defenders in the Premier League,” he said.

“He has the right work ethic, talent and mentality to play for Manchester United and he fits exactly the type of player that we are looking to bring into the squad to help us improve and push on further.

“Aaron is a young, hungry player and eager to learn and that’s important at his age.

“I am delighted he has signed with us and we look forward to continuing his tremendous development so far.”

Will Wan-Bissaka be a hit at Old Trafford?

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