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http://ift.tt/2qPpPrH Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has endorsed Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue for a second term. Obasanjo spoke on Saturday in Makurdi after commissioning the Schools of Nursing and Midwifery. He said that he was impressed with what he saw at the two schools, which lost official recognition for the past three years, but with the help of the governor they regained accreditation. He said that all the facilities that were lacking, have been provided by the governor, adding that it was not a mean feat. The elder statesman said that with what he had seen so far, Ortom was doing well and needed to be given more time to consolidate on his achievements. He also urged people in privilege positions to indulge in things that could usher development. He also stressed the need them for them to work for the unity of the country, and stop finding faults on everything rather they should strive to correct imperfections anytime they no...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J A defiant Prime Minister Theresa May vowed Friday to form a new government to lead Britain out of the EU despite losing her majority in a snap general election and facing calls to resign. “What the country needs more than ever is certainty,” May said after the shock outcome of Thursday’s vote. The Conservative leader had called the election in a bid to extend her majority and strengthen her hand in the looming Brexit negotiations, but her gamble backfired spectacularly. Although winning the most seats, her centre-right party lost its majority in parliament, meaning it will now rely on support from Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). Sterling plunged against the dollar and the euro on Friday as the election result created even more uncertainty over the whole Brexit process. But May vowed to “fulfil the promise of Brexit”, in a statement outside her Downing Street office after seeking permission from the head of state Queen Elizabeth II to ...

http://ift.tt/2qHeUzX US President Donald Trump smiles during a press conference at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on May 22, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Thomas COEX US President Donald Trump travelled to Jerusalem on Monday to seek ways to achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace, but also used the visit to again lash out at Iran. Trump’s visit is part of his first trip abroad as president and follows an initial stop in Saudi Arabia, where he urged Islamic leaders to confront extremism while also criticising Iran. It also comes as he contends with a raft of problems back home, including a special counsel investigating whether his associates colluded with Russia. Trump landed in Tel Aviv on Monday afternoon, welcomed by officials including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he walked along a red carpet ahead of a brief ceremony. He later travelled by helicopter to Jerusalem and, in remarks at Israeli President Reuven Rivlin’s residence, launched his latest salvo aga...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Badagry – Mebitiwon Adebayo, 18-year-old man, who allegedly stole a bicycle belonging to one Onche Sunday, was on Tuesday charged before Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos. Adebayo, whose address was not given, is facing a charge of stealing. The prosecutor, Insp. Akpan Ikem, told the court that accused committed the offence on May 2, at No1, Padonu Close, Morogbo, Badagry. He said the accused stole the bicycle from where it was parked in the complainant’s compound. “The gate to the compound was opened; the accused walked in and took the bicycle; he was caught by the complainant as he tried to ride it away. “He (complainant) raised alarm and the accused was apprehended and taken to the police station,’’ he said. The prosecutor said the offence contravened Section 285 of the Criminal law of Lagos State, 2011. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Section 285 stipulates three-year jail term for offenders. The accused, however, pleaded not guilty...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J An Ado-Ekiti Customary Court on Tuesday dissolved the 10-year-old marriage between Mr Ilori Ayotunde and his wife, Yetunde. Ilori sought dissolution of the marriage on grounds of adultery, “no rest of mind and lack of care for him.’’ The 35-year-old furniture maker told the court on oath that the respondent was fond of having secret affairs with different men while she was living in his house. The father of two children told the court that the behaviour of the respondent did not give him peace of mind, whenever he thought of her actions. He urged the court to dissolve the marriage with the respondent to enable him have rest of mind. The petitioner also prayed the court to grant the custody of his two children to the respondent, pending the time he would be financially buoyant to provide a conducive accommodation for them. Ilori said he would be paying N5,000 as monthly feeding allowance ‎for the two children. The respondent, Mrs Yetunde Ayotunde,30, an hair...

http://ift.tt/2pOzNW2 (FILES) This file photo taken on February 1, 2016 shows French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron (R) shaking hands with mayor of Le Havres Edouard Philippe during the MSC Meraviglia cruise ship coins ceremony at the STX shipyards in Saint-Nazaire, western France. Edouard Philippe was appointed French Prime Minister on May 15, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / LOIC VENANCE France’s new President Emmanuel Macron named Edouard Philippe, a little-known centre-right mayor, as prime minister on Monday, in his first major decision since taking power on a promise to lead a French “renaissance”. Philippe, a 46-year-old MP and mayor of the northern port of Le Havre, comes from the moderate wing of the rightwing Republicans party and is seen as a pragmatist. His appointment was seen as a strategic move by 39-year-old Macron, a former minister in the outgoing Socialist government who is trying to woo modernisers of all stripes to his new centrist party, La Republique en Marche (Republ...

http://ift.tt/2pxEl3M Former President Goodluck Jonathan PHOTO: Philip Ojisua Former President Goodluck Jonathan, his wife, Patience, and Vice, Namadi Sambo, were among dignitaries that witnessed the wedding of Halima, daughter of former military leader, Ibrahim Babangida, in Minna on Friday. Halima, Babangida’s last daughter, got married to Auwal Lawal Abdullahi, a business man, who holds the title of Sarkin Sudan of Gombe. Others at the ceremony included many former governors including Sen. Ahmed Makarfi, Kaduna, Attahiru Barfarawa, Sokoto, Shinkafi Mamuda, Zamfara, Isah Yuguda, Bauchi and Sule Lamido, Jigawa. Other former governors included Ibrahim Shema, Katsina, Abubakar Dakingari, Kebbi, Sen Aliyu Wammako, Sokoto, and Rabiu Kwankwaso, Kano. Also in Minna for the occasion were Sen. Pius Anyim Pius, former Secretary of the Government of the Federation, Justice Idris Kutigi, former Chief Justice of the Federation, Alhaji Ahmed Yayale, former Head of Service, and Sen. Be...