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Obama urges young Kenyans to shape their future

Obama urges young Kenyans to shape their future

Billing himself as America’s first Kenyan-American president, Barack Obama implored Kenya’s youthful populous to cast aside “bad traditions” and forge a more just and inclusive future Sunday.

Burkina Faso on a tightrope ahead of key polls

Burkina Faso on a tightrope ahead of key polls

A serious clash between Burkina Faso’s presidential guard and the prime minister has left the west African nation on a political tightrope three months ahead of a key presidential election.

Toshiba scandal shows Japan Inc.’s governance flaws

Toshiba scandal shows Japan Inc.’s governance flaws

Toshiba’s billion-dollar accounting scandal has shone a light on a corporate culture in Japan still beset by collusion in its senior ranks, unquestioning employees and poor external controls, experts say

Jonathan nor Buhari is  Nigeria’s political saviour – Bishop Umunna

Jonathan nor Buhari is Nigeria’s political saviour – Bishop Umunna

GENERAL Overseer of Bible Life Church, Ajegunle, Lagos, Bishop Leonard Umanna recently celebrated his 61st birthday anniversary at a special service organised by his congregation at the church. At the end of the event, the cleric found time to speak with journalists on the state of the nation

The petrol workers strike question

The petrol workers strike question

Nigerians woke up Tuesday, July 21, 2015, after what some would have been termed a peaceful Sallah celebration, to read in some newspapers a 21-day ultimatum had been issued by the leadership of the Petrol Station Workers (PSW) Branch of NUPENG to petrol station owners in the downstream sector, NNPC retail outlet (mega stations), major marketers filling stations and independent marketers filling stations (PEDAN, MOMAN, IPMAN, NNPC, RETAIL OUTLET, LTD) to accede to its demands or have its members working in all filling stations nationwide withdrawn from work. One of such publications appeared as a paid advertorial at page 44 of Vanguard Newspaper of Tuesday, July 21, and signed by Comrades Roland Abu and Abass Adegoke; Branch Chairman and Secretary of PSW of NUPENG respectively

My phones no longer ring by Reuben Abati

My phones no longer ring by Reuben Abati

As spokesman to President Goodluck Jonathan, my phones rang endlessly and became more than personal navigators within the social space. They defined my entire life; dusk to dawn, all year-round. The phones buzzed non-stop, my email was permanently active; my twitter account received tons of messages per second. The worst moments were those days when there was a Boko Haram attack virtually every Sunday.

Man throws bomb into bar, kills 14 in north Cameroon

Man throws bomb into bar, kills 14 in north Cameroon

About least 14 people were killed on Saturday night in a bomb attack on a bar in Maroua in the far north of Cameroon, just days after deadly twin bombings in the regional capital, security sources told AFP.

We don’t need foreign aid – Buhari

We don’t need foreign aid – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari believes Nigeria does not need foreign aid if the world powers can help her plug all the loopholes that had been used by government officials to steal her assets.