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Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei said Tuesday that “survival” was its top priority after announcing 2019 sales were expected to fall short of projections as a result of US sanctions. Huawei, a global leader in telecom networking equipment has been effectively banned by the United States from working with American firms on the grounds that it…
Juan Fernando Quintero “I have the right as a son to know what happened to my father,” Colombian international footballer Juan Fernando Quintero on Monday demanded from the country’s new army chief, the fate of his father who went missing almost 25 years ago. “I don’t want to take advantage of the new General of…
Dapo Abiodun James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, Monday signed the State 2020 Appropriation Bill into law. The bill took 24 days to be passed by the State House of Assembly and 27 days to get the Governor’s assent. The 2020 budget proposal was N449.97bn. The Assembly retained the budget size…
Smoke-choked Sydney was gearing up Tuesday for a huge fireworks display, kicking off a wave of New Year celebrations for billions around the world and ringing in the new decade. Australia’s largest city usually puts on a dazzling display of pyrotechnics over the glittering harbour but this year’s celebrations have been overshadowed by calls to…
Hameed Haroon (left) and accuser Jamshed Mahmood Raza The chief executive of one of Pakistan’s most influential newspapers has denied accusations he raped an acclaimed filmmaker, in a case that has spotlighted sexual abuse targeting men and added momentum to the country’s fledgling #MeToo movement. Director Jamshed Mahmood Raza took to social media over the…
By Shina Abubakar The crisis rocking Osogbo Local Council Development Area, Osun State reach its peak as the Speaker of the State House of Assembly on Monday suspended its elected officials. He also ordered that the council-manager should take over the administration of the council pending the outcome of its investigation on the crisis rocking…
A Nepalese worker was killed Monday after he fell into a meat-mincing machine in Malaysia’s Malacca state, an official confirmed. The Malacca fire department’s Zulkhairani Ramli told AFP the 47-year-old man was working at a meat-processing factory near Masjid Tanah when the incident occurred. “The victim was doing maintenance with three other workers when suddenly…
Ola Ajayi – Ibadan Newly inaugurated Local Council chairmen in Oyo State have been warned against being part of what was described as illegality being perpetrated by the Oyo state government. The warning was given by the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) in an open letter signed by its chairman, Prince Ayodeji Abass-Aleshinloye…
Ag. Inspector General of Police, Adamu (Right) Kingsley Omonobi – Abuja The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja Police Command has debunked what it described as a misleading message being circulated in the social media claiming that“ bandits/kidnappers killed four (4) persons at Kabi Mangoro of Pegi axis”. A statement by ASP Mariam Yusuf, Deputy PRO…
Members of Passion 4 Band By Ike Uchechukwu – Calabar For the first time in the history of Carnival Calabar there was a tie for the first position as two bands were declared winners Sunday night, Passion 4 and Freedom bands were declared winners of this year’s edition of Africa’s biggest street party. Terrorism themed…