"The main task for today is to stop the illegal actions and violence and to bring the situation back into the constitutional field. This is an internal affair of Ukrainian politicians and they are quite capable of dealing with it on their own, without direct foreign interference," he said in an interview with Nezavisimaya Gazeta.
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Friday, February 21, 2014
Ukrainian politicians capable of settling crisis on their own - Russian diplomat
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Ukraine situation generally seems to resemble war-torn Syria with US assisting rebels
Western TV viewers regard Maidan so-called "peaceful protesters" as heroic
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Libya military plane crashes in Tunisia, 11 dead
"The plane crashed at 1:30 am (0030 GMT)... with 11 people on board -- three doctors, two patients and six crew members," spokesman Mongi El Kadhi said.He said there were no survivors from the accident in the Grombalia area, 40 kilometres (25 miles) from the capital.
"The whole plane was completely burnt out. The emergency services went to the crash site and recovered the charred bodies."Continue after the break.
Suspension: Sanusi to challenge it in court
In an interview with CNBC Africa this morning, Sansui Lamido Sanusi, who currently in Niger Republic attending an official ECOWAS event, says he will challenge his suspension.
Sanusi tells CNBC Africa
Sanusi tells CNBC Africa
"I have been told by my office that a letter was received. As you know, I flew in this morning to Niamey along with other Governors of West African Central Banks to meet with the President of Niger and President of Ghana. Fortunately, I came in with my VP Sarah Alade whom I have been asked to hand over to. I have left the meeting to hand over to her. I have just met the Nigerian Ambassador to Niger who confirmed to me that the President asked him to inform me of the decision.
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Student Bags 6 months in Jail For Posting N*de Pics of His Ex On Facebook (Pictured)
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Henry Alibah, the 21-year-old student who posted n**de pictures of his former girlfriend on Facebook, has been jailed for 6 months by an Accra Circuit Court, presided over by Judge Ellen Vivian Amoah.
He told the court that his 21-year-old client was really sorry and that he had learnt his lesson.
Henry Alibah, the 21-year-old student who posted n**de pictures of his former girlfriend on Facebook, has been jailed for 6 months by an Accra Circuit Court, presided over by Judge Ellen Vivian Amoah.
He told the court that his 21-year-old client was really sorry and that he had learnt his lesson.
Lawyer Cobbinah stated, “The problem of custodial sentence shouldn't be the most well-liked choice. Regulations does not constrain you from giving an individual face to the law.”
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Godwin Emefele (Zenith Bank MD) Is New CBN Governor!
President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed Godwin Emefiele, who is the managing director of Zenith Bank, as the new governor of Central Bank.
Mr. Jonathan submitted Mr. Emefiele’s name to the Senate for confirmation Thursday hours after he announced the suspension of Sanusi Lamido as the CBN governor.
Mr. Jonathan submitted Mr. Emefiele’s name to the Senate for confirmation Thursday hours after he announced the suspension of Sanusi Lamido as the CBN governor.
Facebook Buys WhatsApp for $16 billion
It has been announced that Facebook has acquired messaging app WhatsApp for $16bn (£9.6bn). The deal will also see an additional $3bn given to WhatsApp's founders and employees.
This is facebook's biggest acquisition to date.
In a statement, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg described WhatsApp's services as "incredibly valuable".
This is facebook's biggest acquisition to date.
In a statement, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg described WhatsApp's services as "incredibly valuable".
SSS Detains Sanusi & Seizes His Passport
Officials of the State Security Service, SSS, have seized the travelling documents of suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, shortly after he arrived Lagos from Niger, where he had gone to attend a meeting of governors of central banks in the West African sub-region.
Shortly after his plane landed at the ExecuJet Terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, he was accosted by plain clothe operatives who detained him briefly and insisted he must surrender his passport.
They also insisted that he would not be allowed to leave the airport until the Lagos state director of the SSS arrives.
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R.I.P: Aisha Falode’s rapper son Toba dies in car crash
CAF Media Committee member and former AIT Sports correspondent Aisha Falode has lost her son, Toba Falode. The young lad, several reports this week say, passed away over the weekend in a car crash, according to his friends. Before the shocking incident, Toba Falode was schooling in Dubai, U.A.E, according to NET findings. He was also into contemporary music, combining schooling with music production and rapping. His monicker was Tyler Fray.
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Ukraine Crisis: European Union is not a happy paradise.
Yes, indeed, Ukraine is divided and this fact is visible from different reactions in various regions of Ukraine to the tragic events in Kiev. In the Western city of Lvov the so called activists attacked a military base and blew up a depot with munitions there. In the eastern cities of Kharkov and Donetsk attempts to attack the local government offices were thwarted by the local population, which fears the rule of Ukraine’s nationalist Western regions.
Ukraine: Sick fascist filth and gangland violence as political opposition – Rick Rozoff
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Stealth subs to increase combat capability of Russia's Black Sea Fleet
"Niger Delta You Are In Danger" - Boko Haram Leader Threatens
"Niger Delta You Are In Danger" - Boko Haram Leader Threatens To Attack Refineries In The Niger Delta Boko haram leader, Shekau who many Nigerians thought to be dead as issued a much bigger threat. This time, he vows to destroy all the refineries in the Niger delta region. Sahara Reporters Reports: Barely a month after a respected cleric Sheik Auwal Albani was killed in Zaria Kaduna state the leadership of Boko Haram under Abubakar Shekau yesterday released a new video claiming the sect carried out the assassination of Sheik Albani.
“We killed Albani of Zaria; Shekau killed Albani of Zaria, and tomorrow he will kill Jingir, Shehu of Borno and Ado Bayero.” Shekau who was dressed in military combat clothing spoke while his subordinates fired AK 47 rifles also vowed to go after one Sheik Yaya Jingir based in Plateau state along with many others he said would be killed because they are supporting democracy and are infidels. Shekau also listed Generals Ibrahim Babangida, Muhammadu Buhari, Governors Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Kashim Shettima and also a former governor of Kano state, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau as targets.
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Russia's Putin sending envoy to Kiev as mediator at request of Yanukovych
"A telephone conversation between President Putin and President Yanukovych was carried out on the initiative of the Ukrainian side, during which the President of Ukraine suggested that the head of the Russian state should send a Russian representative to Kyiv to participate in the negotiation process with the opposition as a mediator," Peskov said.
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Ukraine & Western Countries should stand apart from radicals – Russia
During the Verkhovna Rada meeting, the opposition insisted on return of the parliamentary-presidential form of government and on putting the Constitution of 2004 in force again.
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"Sacking Of Sanusi Against The Law" - Abike Dabiri-Erewa Reacts
University of Ilorin Expels 3 Students, Reprimands 40 For Violating Dress Code
The University of Ilorin, UNILORIN, yesterday announced the expulsion of three undergraduate students for an alleged internet fraud and theft.
According to a report in the university’s bulletin, one Adeyemi Daniel Oluwaseyi of the Basic Medical Sciences was found guilty of unlawfully taking possession of ATM card and PIN belonging to another student while Mkperedom Olalekan Okon of the Arts Faculty was found guilty of internet-related fraud.
According to a report in the university’s bulletin, one Adeyemi Daniel Oluwaseyi of the Basic Medical Sciences was found guilty of unlawfully taking possession of ATM card and PIN belonging to another student while Mkperedom Olalekan Okon of the Arts Faculty was found guilty of internet-related fraud.
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President Jonathan Suspends CBN Governor Sanusi
A press release issued by the spokesperson to the President, Reuben Abati explained that the CBN governor was suspended because of reports by the Financial Reporting Council claiming the CBN governor had engaged in "financial recklessness and misconduct". The release did not specifically name any particular financial crime but goes ahead to announce a replacement for Mr. Sanusi.
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Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Gov. Fashola Signs Laws to regulate smoking in Public Places, use of Emergency numbers
…Says law will help government discharge responsibility to citizenry more efficiently
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Monday signed into law two bills establishing the State Emergency Command and Control Centre and the Regulation of Smoking in Public Places, stating that the two bills would help to strengthen the administration to more efficiently discharge her responsibility to protect life and property.
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