NewsStream, World News

How will markets respond to US midterm elections?

By LCG Research Team, US midterm elections take place this Tuesday, November 6th and the results should be known by Wednesday. Midterms are not typically a major market event but under President Trump- this time could be different! In this special report we cover who is up for election, what history suggests will happen, what the polls say and how different asset classes might respond to a Republican or … Continue reading How will markets respond to US midterm elections?

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Crime, NewsStream, Odd News, World News

Saudi Arabia tells U.N. rights body that it will prosecute Khashoggi killers

Saudi Arabia told the United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday that it was investigating the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Bandar Al Aiban, president of the Human Rights Commission of Saudi Arabia, stated this in Geneva at a regular review of the record of the UN human rights body. Mr Khashoggi was the Washington Post columnist who was killed at its Istanbul consulate last … Continue reading Saudi Arabia tells U.N. rights body that it will prosecute Khashoggi killers

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All Progressive Congress, NewsStream, Politics

APC crisis: Amosun, Akeredolu, Fayemi meets Buhari in Aso Rock

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday met behind closed doors with three All Progressives Congress, APC, governors from the South West. The three governors were Ibikunle Amosun from Ogun state who is currently having succession problem with the national chairman of the APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state and Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state. The meeting was held inside Buhari’s office residence at … Continue reading APC crisis: Amosun, Akeredolu, Fayemi meets Buhari in Aso Rock

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Health, NewsStream

Cellphones And Cancer Risk: How To Use Your Cellphone More Safely

If you are a male rat and you use your 2G or 3G cell phone for over 9 hours a day, you should be worried about Thursday’s National Toxicology Program (NTP) announcement. But what if you are a human? The NTP announced the following findings from a set of $30 million studies that took over a decade to complete: Clear evidence that high exposure to … Continue reading Cellphones And Cancer Risk: How To Use Your Cellphone More Safely

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Labour, NewsStream

MINIMUM WAGE: Labour leaders shun meeting with govt, insists on strike

The Federal Government failed in its move on Sunday to press Organised Labour to shield its planned nationwide indefinite strike slated to commence on Tuesday, November 6. Leaders of labour unions, who have vowed not to enter into any negotiation with the government on a minimum wage for workers, ignored a meeting called by the Federal Government in Abuja on Sunday. Meanwhile, some government officials … Continue reading MINIMUM WAGE: Labour leaders shun meeting with govt, insists on strike

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Education, NewsStream

ASUU begins indefinite strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has commenced a nationwide industrial action following the inability of the Federal Government to respond to its demands. Specifically, the union accused the government of not implementing the Memorandum of Action signed with it, declaring that the strike would be total as all federal and state varsities would join the strike. The union made the announcement after their National … Continue reading ASUU begins indefinite strike

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All Progressive Congress, Election, NewsStream, Politics

2019: Gov Okorocha blasts Oshiomhole, says Nwosu’s guber ambition not in APC chairman’s hands

The Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has stated that the gubernatorial ambition of his former Chief of Staff and son-in-law, Uche Nwosu, is not in the hands of the All Progressives Congress, APC, national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole. The governor stated this while dismissing the statement credited to Oshiomhole that he was creating political dynasty in Imo state. Okorocha, in a statement issued by his Chief … Continue reading 2019: Gov Okorocha blasts Oshiomhole, says Nwosu’s guber ambition not in APC chairman’s hands

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NewsStream, Politics

Ekiti PDP stakeholders sack Fayose as leader, install Senator Olujimi

In what may be seen as a coup, some leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Saturday appointed the Senator representing Ekiti South, Mrs Biodun Olujimi, as the leader of the party in Ekiti State and the South-West. In the same manner, the stakeholders passed a vote of no-confidence on the Chief Gboyega Oguntuase-led State Working Committee of the party in Ekiti, calling on the … Continue reading Ekiti PDP stakeholders sack Fayose as leader, install Senator Olujimi

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NewsStream

Stakeholders: Why Kaduna is always boiling

Kaduna, Stakeholders in Kaduna State have attributed the protracted crisis in the state to failure of governance, injustice and growing culture of hate among the people. More than 70 people were killed in recent violence in the state, a situation that has become a recurring decimal in the last 39 years in the state. The stakeholders said in separate interviews with News Agency of Nigeria, … Continue reading Stakeholders: Why Kaduna is always boiling

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NewsStream

BREAKING: Court Stops NLC From Embarking On Strike

Abuja – The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) in Abuja has stopped the organised labour from proceeding on the nationwide strike which is scheduled to commence on November 6. The Federal Government and the organised labour have been at loggerhead over the minimum wage for civil servants in the country. In a bid to halt the proposed industrial action, the Federal Government on Friday … Continue reading BREAKING: Court Stops NLC From Embarking On Strike

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NewsStream, Odd News, World News

Pakistani cleric who was called the ‘father of the Taliban’ is killed at his home

A Pakistani cleric known as the “father of the Taliban” was stabbed and shot to death in his home outside Islamabad on Friday, his family and aides said. The killing of Maulana Sami ul-Haq, 82, by unknown assailants came amid a spate of violent nationwide protests by Muslim groups angered at a ruling by Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday that acquitted a Christian woman on … Continue reading Pakistani cleric who was called the ‘father of the Taliban’ is killed at his home

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NewsStream, Politics, World News

US Reimposes All Iran Sanctions Lifted Under Nuclear Deal

The Trump administration has announced the reimposition of all US sanctions on Iran that had been lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal. The sanctions will take effect Monday (local time) and cover Iran’s shipping, financial and energy sectors. It’s the second batch of penalties that the administration has reimposed since US President Donald Trump withdrew from the landmark deal in May. With limited exceptions, the … Continue reading US Reimposes All Iran Sanctions Lifted Under Nuclear Deal

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Crime, NewsStream, Odd News, Politics, World News

Erdogan Adviser Says, Jamal Khashoggi Body ‘Dissolved In Acid’ By Saudi Agents

A top adviser to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has alleged that Saudi agents used acid to dispose of the body of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Yasin Aktay told the Hurriyet Daily newspaper that Khashoggi was dismembered and his remains were dissolved to cover up the murder, which was committed inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on October 2. The reason they dismembered Khashoggi’s body … Continue reading Erdogan Adviser Says, Jamal Khashoggi Body ‘Dissolved In Acid’ By Saudi Agents

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All Progressive Congress, Benue state, NewsStream, People Democratic Party, Politics

Alaibe: We left APC because of unkept promises

Bayelsa State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, formally welcomed a former Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, and former Special Adviser to the President on Presidential Amnesty Programme, Chief Timi Alaibe to the party. Alaibe was received alongside other chieftains of the APC including former Secretary to Bayelsa State Government, SSG, Chief Gideon Ekeuwei, former PDP chairman in the state, Chief … Continue reading Alaibe: We left APC because of unkept promises

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