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Closing Borders With Its Neighbours Isn't the Answer

[The Conversation Africa] Nigeria shut its land borders in the wee hours of August 21, 2019. There was no warning, nor measures taken to protect people whose livelihoods depend on crossing these frontiers. It was a shock to the border security officials themselves as it was to travellers. from AllAfrica News: Nigeria via NEWS
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Nigeria: Closing Borders With Its Neighbours Isn't the Answer

[The Conversation Africa] Nigeria shut its land borders in the wee hours of August 21, 2019. There was no warning, nor measures taken to protect people whose livelihoods depend on crossing these frontiers. It was a shock to the border security officials themselves as it was to travellers. via LATEST NEWS
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Zimbabwe: Herald Appoints Acting Editor

[The Herald] The Zimpapers Group has appointed former Herald Editor William Chikoto as the interim editor of the flagship daily with immediate effect following the departure of Tichaona Zindoga. via LATEST NEWS
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BREAKING: UN Appoints Nigerian As Special Representative For Sustainable Energy for All

Damilola Ogunbiyi Damilola Ogunbiyi   A Nigerian lady, Ms. Damilola Ogunbiyi, has been appointed as the Special Representative for Sustainable Energy for the United Nations Secretary-general, António Guterres. Ogunbiyi's appointment was announced on Tuesday by Guterres as he also said that she would act as the Co-Chair of United Nations-Energy. The announcement comes as the world is about to enter the final decade to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7) - access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030. Ogunbiyi succeeds Rachel Kyte of the United Kingdom as Special Representative, Co-Chair of United Nations-Energy, and CEO of SEforALL, the UN says. “Ms. Ogunbiyi brings extensive leadership experience and a track record of supporting energy access in Sub-Saharan Africa to these roles. “She was the first woman to be appointed as Managing Director of the Nigerian Rural Electrification Agency. “She is also responsible for implementi...
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Presidential Committee Tackles Critics Of PMB’s Saudi, UK Trips

The Presidential Support Committee has described as diversionary criticisms trailing President Muhammadu Buhari’s trip to the United Kingdom enroute Saudi Arabia. The President is currently attending the Economic Forum of the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.    Condemnation had trailed the official disclosure that Buhari would travel to the UK on a private visit after his official trip to Saudi Arabia, with reports quoting interest groups and politicians from the opposition camp as saying he was abdicating his official responsibilities. PSC in a statement by its Director of Communications and Strategic Planning, Mallam Gidado Ibrahim, on Tuesday faulted critics of the President’s diplomatic shuttles, maintaining that the trips do not have adverse effect on governance in the country.   The committee said it is becoming glaring that the opposition, as alternative government, is bereft of constructive ideas to contribute to the nation’s de...
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Dangote Flour Mill Shares Suspended On Floor Of Stock Exchange Ahead Of Takeover

  The Nigeria Stock Exchange on Tuesday effected a full suspension on the trading of shares of Dangote Flour Mills as a precursor to its delisting and takeover by Crown Flour Mills. This will be the second time the company will get sold in the last seven years after it was bought by South Africa-based Tiger Foods in 2012 and returned three years later. “The suspension is imperative to prevent trading in the shares of the company beyond the effective date of the scheme of arrangement for Crown Flour Mills Limited to acquire the entire issued and fully paid ordinary shares of 50 kobo each in DFM held by scheme shareholders, subsequent to which the company would be delisted from the main board of the NSE,” a statement from the NSE said. The board of directors of the company had in April received an offer from Olam – the parent company of Crown Flour Mill for the sale of the company. The firm and the board agreed to pay N130bn for five billion worth of ordinary shares list...
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HEDA Conducts ‘Klepto Tour’ Of Asset Forfeited By Ex-governor Of Katsina State, Shema

Former Katsina State Governor Ibrahim Shehu Former Katsina State Governor Ibrahim Shehu   The Human and Environmental Development Agenda conducted a ‘Klepto Tour’ of some of the assets forfeited by corrupt individuals in Nigeria to anti-corruption agencies in the country. The tour was done as part of activities in training by HEDA on new ways and usage of corruption tracking techniques for community-based organisations, bloggers, anti-corruption agencies officials and media practitioners in the country. Speaking during one of the sessions, HEDA Chairman, Mr Olanrewaju Suraju, said, “Corruption has impact on utilities like water, roads, security that Nigerians are being made to privately pay for. “This means that the government is eroding its responsibilities. Money is allocated for services not rendered. We can checkmate this by fighting corruption. “Public officials are building personal homes and investing in huge projects. It is time to ask questions about corruptio...
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EXCLUSIVE: EFCC Questions Ondo Poly Officials Over Misappropriation Of Funds

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has invited some officials of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic Owo, Ondo State, over alleged financial impropriety, SaharaReporters can exclusively report. The officials are being invited over an alleged misappropriating of N68m from the treasury of the state-owned polytechnic. Among those invited for questioning are the Chairman, Governing Board of the school, Mr Banji Alabi; Rector, Gani Ogundahunsi; Deputy Rector (Academic), Olorunwa Lawson, among others. It was gathered that the officials were invited for questioning by the EFCC at its Ibadan zonal office in Oyo State. Our correspondent learnt that the operatives of the anti-graft agency had stormed the school penultimate week for a discreet investigation following a petition against the institution’s principal officers. Recall that some lecturers in the school under the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics had accused the management of the institution of allegedly di...
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Chevron Quitting Nigeria To Focus On Shale Back Home

  Chevron is divesting itself from oil fields in Nigeria for the shale fields in New Mexico and Texas. Sources told Reuters that it has started discussing with buyers to sell some of its onshore and near offshore assets in Nigeria. Information on the firm’s website shows that it has a 40 per cent stake in eight offshore oil blocks with the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, which holds a 60 per cent stake in the fields. The company, which is Nigeria’s third largest oil producer, was delivering 194,000 barrels per day, 233m cubic fit of natural gas daily and 6,000 barrels of liquefied petroleum gas as at 2018. Chevron will not do tenders for any of the assets it intends to sell. Reuters reports that the company joins Royal Dutch Shell and Exon Mobil in divesting itself of fossil fuel assets in the country. Oil News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from All Content via
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Davido Arrests Girls Who Accused Him of Impregnating Them

  Nigerian musician, David Adeleke better known as Davido, has arrested the two ladies, who wrongfully accused him of impregnating them. The two ladies had last week taken to social media to call out the singer for impregnating one of them and refusing to accept responsibility. The artiste denied this accusation vehemently and placed a N1m bounty on anyone with information that could lead to the arrest of the girls. He also promised to sue them for N30bn in damages. The two girls, who have done several posts on social media to say that they were only pranking the singer, were however, on Tuesday arrested at their apartment. Acknowledging the arrest, Davido posted a picture of the girls on his Instagram page with the caption: “First to do no day pain.”   Celebrity Entertainment Music News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from All Content via
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BREAKING: ADP Picks Popular Buhari Critic, Adelaja As New National Publicity Secretary

  The Action Democratic Party has picked Prince Adelaja Adeoye as its new National Publicity Secretary. Adelaja, who is a popular critic of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, was appointed to help bolster the image and identity of the party. Before his new post, Adelaja was the pioneer spokesperson for the party in Lagos State, a position he held for over two years until his nomination as National Publicity Secretary. Speaking to SaharaReporters, Adelaja said, “It is time to give the party a greater image and make it the preferred political choice for all Nigerians. “First assignment is to reposition the media arm of the party to ensure ADP becomes more visible to Nigerians as the credible alternative.”   Politics Breaking News News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from All Content via
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How Money Was Paid From Government Account Into Fraudulent Account –EFCC Witness

Femi Fani-Kayode Femi Fani-Kayode   A prosecution witness, Shehu Shuaibu, has narrated how funds were transferred form the account of the Federal Ministry of External Affairs to the account of an alleged fraudulent company. The company, Jointrust Dimension Ltd, was charged alongside Femi Fani-Kayode, former Minister of Aviation. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said the company was used a conduit for illegal funds. Shuaibu told the Federal High Court in Lagos that the sum of N800m was paid from the ministry's account into an account in the name of the company. The witness, who is an investigator with the EFCC, gave the evidence at the resumed trial of Fani-Kayode and others facing N4.6bn money laundering charge. Also charged are a former Minister of State for Finance, Nenandi Usman, Yusuf Danjuma, a former Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria. Jointrust Dimension Ltd is the fourth defendant. EFCC preferred a 17-count charge of mone...
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Sorga Ka Toedjoe

Sorga Ka Toedjoe . Sorga Ka Toedjoe is a film from the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia) which had its premiere in Surabaya on 30 October 1940, one of fourteen domestic productions released that year. The black-and-white film featured traditional kroncong music and was targeted at native audiences. It was directed by Joshua and Othniel Wong for Tan's Film, a company owned by the ethnic Chinese brothers Khoen Yauw and Khoen Hian. The Wongs had worked for Tan's since 1938, when they directed the hit film Fatima featuring Rd Mochtar. Sorga Ka Toedjoe was the first production by Tan's Film after Mochtar left the company. Starring Roekiah and Djoemala as a younger couple and Kartolo and Annie Landouw as an older couple, it was a commercial and critical success. Roekiah and Djoemala took leading roles in three more films before Tan's closed in 1942, following the Japanese occupation of the country. Sorga Ka Toedjoe is now believed to be lost.
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Sorga Ka Toedjoe

Sorga Ka Toedjoe . Sorga Ka Toedjoe is a film from the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia) which had its premiere in Surabaya on 30 October 1940, one of fourteen domestic productions released that year. The black-and-white film featured traditional kroncong music and was targeted at native audiences. It was directed by Joshua and Othniel Wong for Tan's Film, a company owned by the ethnic Chinese brothers Khoen Yauw and Khoen Hian. The Wongs had worked for Tan's since 1938, when they directed the hit film Fatima featuring Rd Mochtar. Sorga Ka Toedjoe was the first production by Tan's Film after Mochtar left the company. Starring Roekiah and Djoemala as a younger couple and Kartolo and Annie Landouw as an older couple, it was a commercial and critical success. Roekiah and Djoemala took leading roles in three more films before Tan's closed in 1942, following the Japanese occupation of the country. Sorga Ka Toedjoe is now believed to be lost.
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