Is UN a Racist Organization ??? (Must Read)

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Africa has more United Nations members than any other continent. All the continents are represented at the level of United Nations Security Council except Africa.

Africa, which accounts for one-third of the membership of the United Nations, is the only continent not represented in the permanent security council category. Africa is a continent that is the main source of raw materials for the developed West without which the industries in the Western countries would shut down. Should Africans have permanent representation at the UN Security Council ? If you answered "yes", then look at the following facts.
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Boko Haram: Nigerian military denies claims that 480 soldiers fled to Cameroon

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The Nigerian Defense HQ has denied claims that 480 Nigerian soldiers fled to Cameroon after a sustained battle with Boko Haram earlier today at Gamboru-Ngala in Borno state. Find their statement after the Jump...

Nigerian Navy nabs seven with ₦28m stolen diesel

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According to Punch, Operatives of the Nigerian Navy, Central Naval Command, have apprehended seven suspects in connection with stolen diesel in Bayelsa State.

The operatives also arrested their vessel, MV Mercy, loaded with 180,000 litres of the stolen diesel, which street value is put at N28m.

The suspects were said to have been arrested last Saturday in the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state.
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Woman bags 11 years for beating 3yr old son to death & hiding his body in suitcase

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 A judge has blasted a mother who repeatedly punched her 3-year-old son until he died in an attack that 'simply beggars belief'. Rosdeep Adekoya, 34, has been jailed for 11 years for killing her son Mikaeel Kular, who she savagely beat then left to die for two days during a family holiday in January.

After discovering his lifeless body on the floor of their Edinburgh home in Ferry Gait Crescent, she wrapped it in a duvet cover, put it in the suitcase and drove to Kirkcaldy, Fife, to hide it in woodland.

Press-conference of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov, Moscow, August 25 2014

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Late Dr Adadevoh's younger sister reportedly tests positive to Ebola

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SaharaReporters has learned today that Amy Ngozi Adadevoh, younger sister of the late Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh, has reportedly tested positive for the Ebola virus. Miss Adadevoh had previously been a suspected case, a suspicion confirmed today by blood test. She has been moved to isolation at the Ebola treatment center in Lagos. She joins two other patients there undergoing evaluation and treatment.

Ebola: Liberian doctor passes on despite taking Zmapp

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The National Deputy Chief Medical Doctor in Liberia, Abraham Borbor, has died from the Ebola virus disease despite taking the experimental drug, ZMapp. Late Dr. Borbor contracted the deadly virus while attending to Ebola patients at the John F. Kennedy Medical Centre in Monrovia. Liberia's Minister of Information Lewis Brown announced his death to reporters in Monrovia today and said the late doctor was improving as at yesterday August 24th but suddenly took ill and died.

'President GEJ is not sick' - Presidency

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Presidential spokesperson Reuben Abati has denied media reports that the president, who left for Germany on Friday August 22nd, is sick and is in Germany for medical checkup. Abati said Jonathan traveled to Germany for an exclusive visit and not because he's sick. He explained the false report has been peddled by a newspaper outfit owned by a chieftain of an opposition party.

12 million farmers benefit from e-wallet farm inputs -FG

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President Goodluck Jonathan, represented by his deputy, Namadi Sambo, inaugurates silo in Kwali, Federal Capital Territory, says 14million registered farmers benefitting from E-wallet distribution of farm inputs. More details later.

Photos: Slain Ferguson teen, Michael Brown buried amidst tears

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Photos: Policeman allegedly shot dead an Okada man in Ajah

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 Based on  eye witness, a reader who's at the scene, a policeman today shot dead an Okada rider. He explained his body remains lying on the way and has caused serious traffic along Badore Road in Ajah. He explained he got there after the altercation and shooting had occurred so doesn't know very well what really happened but will find out. More Details later...

Ex-Beauty Queen Omowunmi Akinnifesi's dad passes on.

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Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2005 Omowunmi Akinnifesi lost her dad Dr. Emmanuel Akinnifesi a few weeks ago. He was ill for a while and passed at the age of 74. May his soul rest in peace..Amen. Continue to read more about late Dr. Akinnifesi...

CHIEF DR EMMANUEL OLULANA AKINNIFESI:
Bsc, MA (Econs) Yale. PhD (Econs) Lagos, FIMC, F.Inst. Fm, FNSA

Chief Dr Olulana Akinnifesi was a PhD Degree and Yale University, Connecticut, U.S.A masters degree holder in Economics. He was a former Director at the Central Bank of Nigeria and was Head Statistics and Econometrics. He received many awards, which included fifteen years of meritorious service certificate awarded by CBN in December 1992. While he was at Central Bank he became a Diplomat and was appointed Chief Executive/ Executive secretary, West African Clearing House, Freetown Sierra Leone, an International Organisation. There he represented Nigeria and the interest of 15 other West African Countries and 10 Central Banks from 1991-1993.
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Ukraine Crisis: Donbass. Chronicle of Genocide (Video)

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Egypt President: Abdel Fattah al-Sisi denies role in Libya air strikes

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President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi denied on Sunday that the Egyptian armed forces are involved in any military operation in Libya, official news agency MENA reported.

“We didn’t take part in any military act outside our borders so far,” Sisi said during his meeting with the state newspapers editors-in-chief.

The Islamists in Libya have claimed that Egypt along with the United Arab Emirates were behind the recent air strikes on their bases around Tripoli airport on Friday night that killed 11 fighters.

The significance of the Russian decision to move the humanitarian convoy into Novorussia

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It appears that the Russians got tired of waiting.  I suggest that you all carefully parse the Statement of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs I posted earlier today.  This is an interesting document because besides an explanation of the Russian decision to move it, it is also, potentially, a legal defense or an unprecedented Russian decision: to overtly violate the Ukrainian sovereignty.  Let me explain.

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At Least 87 Injured in Northern California Earthquake – Media

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More than 80 people were injured after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit northern California on Sunday, according to media reports. At least 87 people are being treated at hospital for injuries with two adults and a child being in critical condition, the Los Angeles Times reported citing local fire department officials. The quake left structures and roadways damaged and some 15,000 homes without power, according to ABC. The temblor jolted the Bay Area early Sunday morning. It was centered about 6 miles southwest of Napa and hit at a depth of about 7 miles, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported. The quake was felt as far south as Santa Cruz and into Sonoma County. The earthquake was the strongest to hit the region in nearly 25 years, according to USGS.

Poland, Baltics Urge NATO to Target Russia with Europe’s Ballistic Missile ‘Shield’

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Several NATO member states have reportedly thrown their weight behind an agenda of targeting Russia with the US-controlled ballistic missile “shield,” which is being built in Europe to allegedly guard the European Union against Iran, Germany’s Der Spiegel said Sunday.
According to the German daily, the push comes from Poland and the Baltic trio of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia who claim they “feel threatened by Russia’s intervention into Ukraine.”
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Donetsk Region Requests Humanitarian Aid as Fighting Continues in Ukraine

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The leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic in eastern Ukraine said Sunday the region required humanitarian assistance after months of heavy fighting between government forces and local militia.
Republic’s Prime Minister Alexander Zakharchenko said he was not going to ask the embattled city of Luhansk to share the aid that Russia’s convoy had brought earlier this week.
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Ukraine Army Mobile Mortar Teams Shelling Donetsk – Independence Supporters

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Ukraine’s army is using mobile mortar teams to shell downtown Donetsk, Volodymyr Konovalov, the defense minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, said Sunday. “Kiev is using the cowardly tactics of mortar teams. They fire 10-20 shells and retreat. The city is big, they are moving, there are enough places where they can hide,” Konovalov said. On Saturday, a mortar attack hit the center of Donetsk, killing a nine-year-old girl, the official reminded. Since mid-April, Kiev authorities have been conducting a special military operation in the east of Ukraine to crack down on independence supporters that refuse to recognize the legitimacy of the new government. Over 2,000 people have been killed and more than 5,000 injured since the start of Kiev’s offensive, according to the United Nations.

Over 500 Killed as IS Gains Control Over Syrian Air Base in Raqqah

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 Islamic State (IS) militants have seized an air base in the Syrian northern province Raqqa, with over 500 people being killed in the fighting, Agence France-Presse reported Sunday citing a monitoring group.

"One hundred and seventy Syrian soldiers were killed on Sunday in the offensive which led to the IS jihadists seizing Tabqa airport," the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told AFP.
Also, 346 IS jihadists has also been killed in the fighting at the air base since Tuesday, according to the Observatory.
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