The Grave Allegations Of Stephen Davis - By Femi Fani Kayode

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Article written by former minister, Femi Fani Kayode.

I read the grave allegations made by an Australian by the name of Mr. Stephen Davis about those that he believes are behind Boko Haram. He made some very serious allegations, he mentioned names and I would be interested in seeing the hard evidence that he claims to have.
I have always said that I believe that anyone, no matter which political party that person belongs to and no matter how highly placed or powerful that person may be, that is involved with Boko Haram ought to be captured, caged, flogged and brought to justice because I regard such people as nothing but bloodthirsty beasts. Continue...

Buhari To Declare Intention To Run For Presidency In 2015

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Former military Head of State, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari, is expected to declare for the presidential race early next month on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as soon as he concludes his nationwide consultations, his political aides have confirmed to Thisday.

“General Muhammadu Buhari has been holding consultations with stakeholders cutting across the divide on the next year general election,” said one of his aides who craved anonymity.“

Those he has been meeting include politicians, both within and outside the APC, religious leaders, opinion leaders, youths and market women in every state of the federation and the feelers we are getting are encouraging.
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Ukraine May Get Additional Loan of $1.3 billion After IMF Assessment

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European Union will make a decision on providing an additional loan of up to $1.3 billion to Ukraine only after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) conducts another assessment of the state of its economy, a source close to EU leadership told RIA Novosti on Sunday.

“If the IMF considers that there are additional financing needs, we will then consider a possibility of an additional microfinancial program which could go up to one billion [euro],” said the source, adding that it is not clear yet, when this assessment will take place.

Poroshenko’s Statement That Ukraine Conflict Can End by September Far From Reality - DPR

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The Kiev authorities’ statements that conflict in eastern Ukraine can be ended by September are idealistic and far from reality, Deputy Prime Minister of Donetsk People’s Republic Andrei Purgin said in an interview with RIA Novosti Saturday.

"Their statements are of Martian nature, these people are dwelling in an emerald garden on Mars and commenting on the situation, which has nothing to do with reality. In fact, all these comments are often made not for internal use but for external use, for Europe. Such claims hit the headlines, then the IMF allocates money, so their goal is to get money from the IMF," Purgin said.

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Donetsk People’s Republic Says Controlling Most of MH17 Crash Site

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The Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) militia is controlling the most of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash site, DPR Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Purgin said in an interview with RIA Novosti Saturday.

"For the most part, we are controlling [the crash site]. They [pieces of the wreckage] are just lying there, and the most amazing part is, as it turns out, that neither the European side, nor anyone else needs them. The situation is very strange in my opinion," Purgin said.
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Poland’s Tusk Elected EU President, Italy’s Mogherini to Head Diplomacy - Van Rompuy

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The European Union leaders have appointed Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk as EU president and Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini as EU chief diplomat, current President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy said Saturday. “The new European leadership team is complete. It is my great pleasure to introduce to you the future President of the European Council, Prime Minister of Poland and my good friend Donald Tusk and, on the other hand, Federica Mogherini, a new High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the current Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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EU to Decide on New Sanctions Against Russia Within Week

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The participants of the EU Summit have asked the European Commission to prepare proposals for new economic sanctions against Russia within one week, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday.

“We said that should there be a further escalation as we had actually experienced, we may need to take additional decisions. We mandated the Commission to prepare the grounds for measures that can be taken and they have to decide on that within a week,” 

Angela Merkel told journalists after the special meeting of European Council.However, the decision on sanctions will not affect the trilateral gas talks between the European Union, Russia and Ukraine.
 “We will irrespective of that also address questions related to gas,” said Merkel, noticing that there has been progress on gas talks since the meeting in Minsk.

Russia Hands Over 63 Ukrainian Soldiers - Airborne Forces

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Russia handed over to Ukraine 63 Ukrainian soldiers who have crossed the Russian border on August,27, the deputy commander of the Russian Airborne Forces, Major-General Aleksei Ragozin, said on Sunday.

“The relevant authorities have just handed over 63 Ukrainian military men, who have crossed the Russian border on August, 27,” Ragozin said, adding that the soldiers were accommodated in a temporary camp where they received all the assistance needed.

Only 300,000 People Out of Population of 900,000 Remain in Donetsk – DPR

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Only around 300,000 people out of population if 900,000 remain in Ukraine’s eastern city of Donetsk, Deputy Prime Minister of Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) Andrei Purgin said in an interview with RIA Novosti Saturday.


Only one third of the people which had been living in Donetsk before the start of Kiev’s offensive against independence supporters remains in the city, according to Purgin.
“There used to be 900,000 people in Donetsk, one third of it is 300,000 people,” the official said.
The city is facing a humanitarian disaster, according to Purgin.
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