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Insurgency: Sierra Leonean president warns against toying with youth matters
Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio on Wednesday urged African leaders to do something about the exponential growth of youth population in the continent or risk a full-blown insurgency in the near future.
‘The Lion King’ makes one billion dollars under three weeks
Disney’s ‘The Lion King’ has crossed the billion-dollar mark after less than 3 weeks in theaters.
Box office: ‘Lion King’ reigns overseas with $142 million, nears $1bn globally
Disney’s “The Lion King” remains box office royalty, generating another $142 million at the international box office.
NCAC to celebrate outing-going envoys to Nigeria
The National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) says it has planned to henceforth hold cultural farewell celebrations in honour of envoys posted to the country at their departure to promote cultural diplomacy.
Data shows world experienced hottest June on record
The average global temperature in June increased by 1.71 degrees Fahrenheit, or by 0.95 degree Celsius, compared with the 20th-century average of 59.9 degrees Fahrenheit (15.5 degrees Celsius).
Zlatan Ibrahimovic nets hat trick in upset win over LAFC
Zlatan Ibrahimovic lived up to the bravado on Friday, scoring all three goals to power the LA Galaxy to a hard fought 3-2 victory over MLS rivals Los Angeles Football Club.
Concacaf keeps hexagonal in new World Cup qualifying format
New-look North American qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup in 2022 will retain a six-team hexagonal round-robin showdown in the final round while revamping the path for others, CONCACAF said Wednesday.
Mexico beat USA to capture Gold Cup title
Mexico’s Jonathan dos Santos scored in the 73rd minute to give his side a 1-0 win over the United States in the CONCACAF Gold Cup final on Sunday.
AfCFTA: Free trade must be fair – President Buhari
With the signing of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement by President Muhammadu Buhari at the opening of the African Union (AU) Summit yesterday in Miami, Niger, Nigeria has joined the AfCFTA.
UNODC: World cocaine production hits record high
Vienna-based United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said on Wednesday that global cocaine production reached an all-time high in 2017, breaking the previous year’s record by 25 percent.
Hackers steal call records from cell providers in ‘massive-scale’ espionage
The attack has been dubbed “Operation Softcell” by Cybereason, the security research firm that discovered it. It’s sophisticated enough that the firm believes there’s a “very high probability” it’s state-backed
Report: Nigeria’s oil revenue hits N85 trillion in five years
Nigeria earned about N85 trillion, or $236.2 billion from oil between 2014 and 2018, the 54th edition of Annual Statistical Bulletin by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), has revealed.
Nigeria earns $236 billion from petroleum exports in five years
Nigeria, Africa’s top oil producer, earned a total of $236.15bn from petroleum exports over the last five years, a new report by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries has shown.
Ethiopian Airlines increases US air access to Africa
The US is one of the largest travel markets to Africa, with increased connectivity boding well for both the traveller and the continent.
Google server trouble snarls YouTube, Snapchat
Congested Google servers in the eastern United States caused problems for users of Snapchat and YouTube on Sunday, with complaints on social media that the popular apps weren’t accessible.
Donald Trump threatens Mexico with 25% tariff over migrant surge
President Donald Trump said he would impose a 5% tariff on Mexican goods until that country stops immigrants from entering the U.S. illegally – brandishing a weapon used against a widening group of countries and perhaps jeopardizing a new North American trade agreement.
‘Avengers: Endgame’ beats ‘Avatar’ domestically, struggles globally
Marvel’s ‘Avengers: Endgame’ has broken ‘Avatar’s record as the number one movie of all time in the United States but struggles to complete the win globally.
West Africa loses $777.1million to maritime crimes
West African countries have lost over $777.1 million annually between 2015 and 2017 in addition to human costs as economy cost of piracy in the region. The region has also experienced an escalation of piracy, kidnapping and armed robbery at sea incidents in recent years.
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Military, paramilitary agencies plan joint border security exercise
A joint border security exercise involving the military, paramilitary and intelligence agencies is underway as part of government’s strategic, multi-sectoral effort aimed at securing Nigeria’s land and maritime borders.
Customs intercepts elephant tusks, buffalo horns, others
The Adamawa/Taraba Zonal Command of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has seized rare but outlawed items as well as more widely traded but contraband items across the two states constituting the command.
US tech industry leaders: French digital service tax harms global tax reform
Major tech firms and U.S. tech industry groups said on Monday that France’s new digital services tax undermines the global tax regime and multilateral efforts to reform it.
Femi Adesina, Garba Shehu, Lauratta Onorchie reappointed presidential media aides
Mr. Femi Adesina and Mallam Garba Shehu have been reappointed as Special Adviser on Media and Publicity and Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, respectively by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Floods claim five lives in Jigawa
Thousands of residents have been displaced in Guri, Kirikassamma and Birnin Kudu council areas, the Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency, Sani Ya’u, told reporters on Tuesday.
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In Pictures: D’Tigress run riot on Cameroon at Afrobasket
The senior national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, continued their impressive performance in the ongoing 2019 Afrobasket Women’s Championship, crushing Cameroon 106-39.
Former Reps member awards contract for construction of 45 classrooms in 15 communities
Hon. Binta Bello, a former lawmaker representing Kaltungo/Shongom federal constituency, Gombe State, in the House of Representatives has awarded a contract for the construction of 3 blocks of classrooms of 15 units in 15 communities in Kaltungo/Shongom
Pastor petitions police over abduction of wife, children
An Abuja pastor, Isaac Pada, has petitioned the Federal Capital Territory Commissioner of Police over the alleged abduction of his wife, Precious, and four children, Pearl, 8, Pathnel, 6, Pamebelo, 3 and Peace, 7 months, from their Aleyita, Abuja Municipal Area Council home on the 30th of last month.
Police arrest four ‘cultists’ in Anambra
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested four cultists in Awka, the state capital.
Poultry farmers lament high cost of feeds in Plateau
Poultry farmers in Plateau have decried the continued increase in the prices of chicken feed in the country.