NewsStream, Politics

Imo APC primary: Uche Nwosu, My name hasn’t been dropped

Nwosu maintained that the news trending on online was sponsored adding that it is intended to create tension in the state. According to the online report, “The  NWC of the party had substituted Nwosu’s name with that of  Sen. Hope Uzodinma, as the APC governorship candidate for Imo State. However, Nwosu has insisted that he remains the authentic governorship candidate of the party. According to … Continue reading Imo APC primary: Uche Nwosu, My name hasn’t been dropped

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Education, NewsStream

How to start Forex Trading

What is Forex “Forex” is a shorthand way of referring to the foreign currency exchange. It’s the market where currencies from different countries are traded.  Investors trade in forex for the same reason that they trade in any other market: because they believe that the value of certain currencies will go up or down over time. Remember, currencies are commodities just like anything else. On … Continue reading How to start Forex Trading

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Crime, NewsStream

BREAKING: US expresses worry over Shiites, security forces’ clashes

  The United States of America has voiced its concerns over continued face-off between members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), otherwise known as Shia and security forces in the country. The U.S. government said in a statement from its Embassy in Abuja that while the matter was still being investigated, it was “troubled by the apparent disproportionate response by the police” during the … Continue reading BREAKING: US expresses worry over Shiites, security forces’ clashes

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Business, NewsStream

Russia, UAE partner NNPC to develop oil, gas

The Russian Federation and the United Arab Emirates have expressed their readiness to expand their scope of partnership with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. Speaking after a working visit to the Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Maikanti Baru, the Russian Federation Ambassador to Nigeria, Alexey Shebarshin, said the proposed synergy was for the betterment of Russians and Nigerians. Shebarshin said the visit was to … Continue reading Russia, UAE partner NNPC to develop oil, gas

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Accident, NewsStream

Indonesia jet: One ‘black box’ recovered

One black box from a crashed Lion Air jet has been recovered, the head of Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee said Thursday, which could be critical to establishing why the brand new plane fell out of the sky. “We found one of the black boxes,” Soerjanto Tjahjono told AFP. “We don’t know yet whether it’s the FDR (flight data recorder) or CVR (cockpit voice recorder).” … Continue reading Indonesia jet: One ‘black box’ recovered

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Benue state, NewsStream, People Democratic Party

Benue SSG: I led 3,000 APC members to PDP

The Secretary to the Benue State Government, Prof. Tony Ijohor, SAN, has said he recently led 3,000 All Progressives Congress members from his Gboko constituency to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party. Ijohor who stated this through a statement issued by the Principal Information Officer, Office of the SSG, Joseph Iwev, said his loyalty to Governor Samuel Ortom was 100 per cent. Part of the statement … Continue reading Benue SSG: I led 3,000 APC members to PDP

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Health, NewsStream, United Kingdom

40 people died in ‘barbaric’ secure hospitals the government pledged would close

At least 40 people with a profound learning disability or autism have died while admitted to “barbaric” secure hospitals the government has promised to close since 2015, a Sky News investigation has found.

The deceased, nine of whom were under 35 when they died, were being held as in-patients in assessment and treatment units (ATUs), controversial hospitals considered inappropriate for some of the most vulnerable people in society.

ATUs are in-patient units intended for the short-term assessment, treatment and stabilisation of people with mental health conditions who display challenging behaviour, and those with a learning disability or autism are supposed to be discharged within 18 months into community-based care.

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World News

Pittsburgh Begins Burying Its Dead as Trump Faces Protesters

Pittsburgh’s Jewish community began burying its dead Tuesday after the synagogue massacre, holding funerals for a beloved family doctor, a pillar of the congregation, and two 50-something brothers known as the Rosenthal “boys.”

President Donald Trump, meanwhile, arrived in Pittsburgh to pay his respects and encountered hundreds of shouting, chanting protesters with signs such as “It’s your fault” and “Words matter,” a reference to allegations his bellicose language has emboldened bigots. Pennsylvania’s governor and the mayor of Pittsburgh declined to join him during the visit.

Earlier in the day, thousands of mourners jammed a synagogue, a Jewish community center and a third, undisclosed site for the first in a weeklong series of funerals for victims of the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in U.S. history.

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World News

Michael Avenatti ‘Targeted’ by Mail Bomber

Attorney Michael Avenatti revealed Tuesday he was “targeted” by the man accused of sending mail bombs to several high-profile Democrats last week.

Avenatti — who gained notoriety for serving as the lawyer for porn star Stormy Daniels, who said she had a brief affair with President Donald Trump years ago — posted this on Twitter Tuesday evening: Continue reading “Michael Avenatti ‘Targeted’ by Mail Bomber”

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Accident

Federal Road Safety Corps: ‘1,602 persons died in auto crashes in three months’

The Federal Road Safety Corps on Tuesday said it recorded 1,602 deaths in the last quarter of 2017 out of 2,805 crashes recorded during the period. The corps said it had commenced public enlightenment for the last quarter of the year to reduce the road carnage in the last three months of 2018. The Corps Mashal of the FRSC, Boboye Oyeyemi, who was represented by … Continue reading Federal Road Safety Corps: ‘1,602 persons died in auto crashes in three months’

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All Progressive Congress, Election, Politics, Presidency

2019 Election: Lagos Lawyer Drags Buhari To Court Over Certificate

A Lagos-based lawyer, Itesede Okhai, has approached the Federal High Court in Lagos, seeking an order disqualifying President Muhammadu Buhari from contesting in the 2019 presidential election. The lawyer, in his suit marked, FHC/L/CS/1765/18, contended that Buhari had not met the legal requirements to stand for election, because the President did not submit his secondary school certificate to the Independent National Electoral Commission. The lawyer … Continue reading 2019 Election: Lagos Lawyer Drags Buhari To Court Over Certificate

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Business

Despite sell-off, economy is in great shape and Dow ‘still marching towards 30,000,’ money manager says

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is heading to 30,000, says Neil Hennessy of Hennessy Funds. “There’s no euphoria in this marketplace, and that’s what would actually end the bull market,” Hennessy says. Glenmede Trust Company CIO Jason Pride is setting up “for the next part of this ongoing bull market” by tilting portfolios toward “defensiveness” and “value.” The recent market sell-off is not an indication … Continue reading Despite sell-off, economy is in great shape and Dow ‘still marching towards 30,000,’ money manager says

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Business

Naira closes at N363.32 to dollar at investors’ window

The naira on Tuesday closed at N363.32 to the dollar at the investors’ window. Market turnover at the window stood at 51.14 million dollars. At the official CBN window, the naira exchanged at N306.60. It was sold at N360.50 at the parallel market in Lagos, while the Pound Sterling and the Euro closed at N480 and N417, respectively. Trading at the Bureau De Change (BDC) … Continue reading Naira closes at N363.32 to dollar at investors’ window

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Labour, NewsStream

Breaking News: Labour Leaders Begin Nationwide Protest Over Minimum Wage

  The leaders of the organized labour in Nigeria, have began their nationwide protest as part of moves to make the government commit to the payment of a new minimum wage. As earlier reported by Newsstream, the labour is holding out for N30,000 to be adopted as the new minimum wage while the federal government is proposing N24,000 and the state governors want N20,000 On Monday, Vice … Continue reading Breaking News: Labour Leaders Begin Nationwide Protest Over Minimum Wage

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