Bad News for US: China, Russia Bolstering Military Cooperation in Asia

Further rapprochement in Sino-Russian relations, especially in the defense and security field, is bad news for the United States, says American academic Peter Harris.

As Russia and China announce their plans to conduct joint military drills in the Peter the Great Gulf, the largest gulf of the Sea of Japan, Washington's strategic planners are racking their brains over how to preserve the American status quo in the "increasingly multipolar" world.
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Buhari Orders Fast-Track Environmental Clean-Up Of Ogoniland

In keeping with his avowed commitment to working for the development and well-being of all Nigerians, President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja approved several actions to fast-track the long delayed implementation of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) Report on the environmental restoration of Ogoniland.
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Ndigbo Group Commends Buhari Over Appointment Of NNPC GMD

A group representing the people of South East Nigeria, the Ndigbo Cultural Society of Nigeria (NCSN) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari over the appointment of Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu as the Group Managing Director of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC.
The group said the appointment of the new NNPC GMD who is from Delta State in South south Nigeria has shown that the President listened to the outcry of Nigerians over the imbalance in the appointments he has made so far.
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ECOWAS Parliamentarian Advocates Free Education

A member of ECOWAS Parliament, Sen. Haward Taylor, of Liberia on Wednesday in Abuja urged all ECOWAS member countries to make basic education free of charge for their citizens.
Taylor made the call during an interview the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
She said that adopting a free education policy would be a major stepping stone towards a more prosperous West Africa.
Taylor said it would provide affordable and equal opportunities for every school age child in the region.
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Russia declassifies the report on the aftermath of the US nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

August 5, 2015

Russian Historical Society

Kristina Rus

Russian Historical Society has published a report of the Soviet ambassador to Japan on the aftermath of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki from the Archive of Foreign Policy of Russia in time for the 70-th anniversary of the attacks. The report was recorded a month after the attacks.

The following are the highlights of the report:

The train terminal and the city of Hiroshima were destroyed so much that there was no shelter to hide from the rain. 

The city was a scorched plain with 15-20 cement buildings left standing. 

Several dozen thousand people huddled in the dugouts on the outskirts of the city.

People who came to help the victims during the first 5-10 days died.

UPDATED: New NNPC Boss Promises To Achieve Buhari's Goal For Oil Industry

The newly-appointed Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, has assumed duty as the chief executive of the corporation.
This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Ohi Aligbe, Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, on Tuesday, in Abuja.
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Fayose: Buhari Just Making Noise On Corruption.

Ayodele Fayose, the governor of Ekiti state, has criticised the anti-corruption stance of the federal government under President Muhammadu Buhari, describing it as mere noise-making, witch-hunt and diversionary tactic to hoodwink the public into overlooking the seeming failure of the government to deliver on its electoral promises.
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Senate Declares State Of Emergency On Roads.

The Nigerian senate on Wednesday declared a state of emergency on road infrastructure in the country. It observed with sadness, the loss of lives resulting from the bad state of the roads across the country.

Consequently, it urged the federal government to undertake the immediate rehabilitation and dualisation of major highways and interstate roads across the country.
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Senate Summons CBN Gov. Over Falling Value Of Naira

After a brief debate, the Senate on Wednesday agreed to summon Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over the state of the economy, especially on the falling value of the naira.

The senators said the presence of Emefiele is needed in the upper chamber to brief members especially on the implications of the free fall of the naira and on what is being done to halt the depreciation of the currency.
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EXCLUSIVE: Autopsy Confirms Military Executed Benson Ogedegbe For Exposing Their Crimes

  SaharaReporters has obtained an exclusive copy of the coroner’s autopsy report of Mr. Benson Ogedgebe, who was executed by soldiers of the 19th Battalion stationed at Koko Military Base in the Oghara area of Delta State.

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Disunity Among Nigerians Festers Insurgency – Minimah

The immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minimah, said on Wednesday that the Boko Haram threat would have been nipped in the bud if Nigerians had united in support for the military and condemnations against the insurgents.

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Local Hunters Arrest 3 Suspected Boko Haram Members

In what could be described as reprisals attacks, a group of trained local hunters on Tuesday in Gulak village of Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State, arrested three suspected members of Boko Haram dreaded sect.

A member representing Madagali constituency in the state House of Assembly, Emmanuel Tsamdu, confirmed the arrest of the three suspected terrorists.
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Pics: Locals Rush to Fetch Fuel after Accident between a Tanker & Trailer on Ikorodu Rd

This mischance happened at Anthony Satellite bus stop, Ikorodu road involving a fuel tanker and a trailer. What you see on the ground presented above is fuel that spilled from the accident. You will have a hard time believing that some Nigerians hurried to "pack" the fuel, not minding what could happen next or thinking about their lives. See more pics bellow.
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SHOCKING !!! Man Axes His Pregnant Wife And 6 Children to Death (Photos) -

In this horror story of parental brutality, Russian police discovered the dismembered remains of six children killed with an axe after the alarm was raised when the youngsters failed to appear at kindergarten. The sad story of these little ones losing their lives for no reason will break your heart:

 Officers broke in to the family flat through a window to find the dead youngsters – aged between one and seven – and the body of their pregnant mother in Nizhny Novgorod, east of Moscow. All had been hacked to pieces with an axe and bundled into plastic bags, said police.
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Do you support the ban on wearing full-face veil in Nigeria to prevent suicide attacks?

Aminu Gamawa asks. Recently Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon have suffered repeated suicide attacks by women, girls and even men disguised as females. Last month, Chad banned the full-face veil after series of Boko Haram suicide bombing carried out by attackers disguised as women wearing veils. Cameroon followed suit by also banning burkas and face-covering veils in the aftermath of suicide bombings by females in burkas and veils, that killed many people in the Northern part of the country. Is banning the full-face veil a good counter-terrorism measure? Should Nigeria do same? What do you guys think?

Photos from Senator Amori's pre-birthday boat cruise in the US

The Urhobo Progressive Union in Chicago held a boat cruise party on Monday August third as a major aspect of exercises lined up to stamp the birthday of Senator Ighoyota Amori on August eighth. More photographs bellow....

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'F*** me': Steven Tyler texts Lenny Kravitz after his eggplant pops out on stage (photos)

During a performance in Sweden over the weekend, Rocker Lenny Kravitz gave his Swedish fans more than what they bargained for when his leather trousers split open as he was squatting down at the front of the stage, revealing his eggplant for everyone to see.

The following day, Lenny's good friend and Aerosmith frontman, Steven Tyler texted Lenny about the incident. See what he wrote, which Lenny shared on instagram, after the jump

See the faces of Captured "BokoHaramites" in Borno community (Photos)

These Boko Haram secc were captured by individuals from the Civilian JTF in Borno town three days after they assaulted a few towns. They were caught at Malari town at Konduga Local Government territory of Borno state and were presented to the state Governor, Kashim Shettima today August fifth
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Emir of Kano, SLS, visits President Buhari

Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi visited President Buhari yesterday at Aso Rock Abuja. More photos bellow.


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Boko Haram kidnaps 138 people in Cameroon

Cameroonian investigative journalist Bisong Etahoben, revealed this on twitter...

Alicia Keys dances to Wizkid's Caro - shares video on instagram

Wizkid is getting universal acknowledgment. From Chris Brown, to Drake, Swizz Beats and now Alicia Keys. Merited. See the video Alicia posted on instagram bellow.

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Photo: LASTMA officials challenge police for driving against traffic in Lagos

This happened in Lagos this evening. Quite bold of the LASTMA officials..nobody should be above the law...

Idris Elba is the first man ever on the cover of Maxim

Idris Elba has the honor of being the first man ever on the cover of Maxim. The mag, which is famous for portraying half nude women on the cover, has decided to do something different by featuring a man and they picked Idris!! According to editor-in-chief Kate Lanphear, Elba was an obvious choice,,
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PDP crisis: Police block staff from entering secretariat

The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in regards to a disagreement between  the national leadership and staff over plans to reduce the staff strength, their salaries and allowances by 50%, took a new turn as men of the Nigeria Police blocked the gate of the National Secretariat.

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Texas father bags life imprisonment after impregnating his daughter

A North Texas man, Danny Richard Minor, 40, was sentenced to life confinement without the possibility of parole for three counts of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Young Child and life confinement for 2 counts of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child, announced Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis.
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