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http://ift.tt/2rn53fw French President Emmanuel Macron / AFP PHOTO / Lionel BONAVENTURE British Prime Minister Theresa May had hoped to be in Paris on Tuesday with a strong popular mandate for a “hard” Brexit. Instead she finds herself meeting French President Emmanuel Macron enfeebled and isolated. The difference in their fortunes is striking: He is a young new centrist leader seemingly clearing all obstacles from his path after standing in his first-ever election this spring. She is a 60-year-old rightwing veteran who bungled a snap election last week and is now fighting to keep her job following the loss of the Conservative party’s majority in the British parliament. Over a working dinner and at a football match together, May and Macron had been expected to discuss Brexit and deepen a relationship that would be crucial during Britain’s divorce from the European Union. But uncertainty about May’s future has led to reassessments only days before the expected start of Brex...

http://ift.tt/2tdcFCy Osita Chidoka A chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Osita Chidoka, said he would defect to another political party to enable him to realise his governorship aspiration in Anambra. Chidoka, a former Minister of Aviation, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Monday and said that he would dump PDP for United Progressive Party (UPP) on Wednesday. The statement by the Director-General of his campaign organisation, Mr Bright Nebedum, said Chidoka would declare for the UPP in his hometown, Obosi.It explained that Chidoka’s decision to move to another political party was in furtherance of his political aspiration. It said that the declaration, the former minister would unveil his plans and vision “towards redirecting the fortunes of Anambra and restoring its lost political and economic glory’’.The statement added that Chidoka stood out with his reputation as a forthright administrator and manager of resources and had never failed in any as...

http://ift.tt/2rn53fw French President Emmanuel Macron / AFP PHOTO / Lionel BONAVENTURE British Prime Minister Theresa May had hoped to be in Paris on Tuesday with a strong popular mandate for a “hard” Brexit. Instead she finds herself meeting French President Emmanuel Macron enfeebled and isolated. The difference in their fortunes is striking: He is a young new centrist leader seemingly clearing all obstacles from his path after standing in his first-ever election this spring. She is a 60-year-old rightwing veteran who bungled a snap election last week and is now fighting to keep her job following the loss of the Conservative party’s majority in the British parliament. Over a working dinner and at a football match together, May and Macron had been expected to discuss Brexit and deepen a relationship that would be crucial during Britain’s divorce from the European Union. But uncertainty about May’s future has led to reassessments only days before the expected start of Brex...

http://ift.tt/2tdcFCy Osita Chidoka A chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Osita Chidoka, said he would defect to another political party to enable him to realise his governorship aspiration in Anambra. Chidoka, a former Minister of Aviation, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Monday and said that he would dump PDP for United Progressive Party (UPP) on Wednesday. The statement by the Director-General of his campaign organisation, Mr Bright Nebedum, said Chidoka would declare for the UPP in his hometown, Obosi.It explained that Chidoka’s decision to move to another political party was in furtherance of his political aspiration. It said that the declaration, the former minister would unveil his plans and vision “towards redirecting the fortunes of Anambra and restoring its lost political and economic glory’’.The statement added that Chidoka stood out with his reputation as a forthright administrator and manager of resources and had never failed in any as...

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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Lagos State Government has initiated steps to find a lasting solution to the crisis rocking the Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) so as to enable resumption of academic activities. It will be recalled that the three Staff Unions of the Lagos State Polytechnic, Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Polytechnics (SSANIP) and Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) embarked on an Industrial Action basically on the issue of CONTISS 15 Migration for Staff on CONTISS 11 and below through a Circular from the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE). Deputy Registrar (Information and Public Relations), of the institution, Mr. Olanrewaju Kuye said the issues was being handled by the State Government, appealing to the unions to call off their strike to enable amicable resolution of their grievances. According to Kuye, the Polytechnic commenced the implementation of the scheme in October 2016 as directed by the Office of the ...

http://ift.tt/2pouOwr EFCC The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday said it had secured 340 convictions and recovered billions of dollars in stolen funds within the last six months. EFCC Acting Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, represented by the commission’s Secretary, Mr Emmanuel Adegboyega, said this in Abuja at the launch of law enforcement and public engagement project in Nigeria. The CLEEN Foundation in collaboration with the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Office of the U.S.Embassy in Nigeria initiated the project. Adegboyega, who dismissed the claim that the EFCC recorded only few convictions, said the commission recorded more convictions than any anti-graft agency in the country. The secretary also said that the success recorded by the commission was hinged on the outcomes from the courts, adding that the responsibility of the commission was to investigate and charge suspects to court. “We do not have the control over the courts, w...

http://ift.tt/2svTHaM Opposition activists clash with riot police, during a protest against President Nicolas Maduro’s government in Caracas on June 3, 2017.Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has offered to hold a referendum on contested constitutional reforms in an apparent bid to calm critics in his own camp as he resists opposition efforts to remove him from office. The surprise announcement late Thursday followed two months of deadly unrest during anti-government protests and signs of division in the socialist leader’s side. / AFP PHOTO / JUAN BARRETO A prominent opposition leader jailed in Venezuela, Leopoldo Lopez, urged more street protests against the “tyranny” of President Nicolas Maduro, in a video message made in his cell and released on Sunday. Lopez, 46, however stressed several times that he backed only “peaceful” demonstrations. Prosecutors in Venezuela say 65 people have died since April 1, when near-daily pro- and anti-Maduro rallies turned more violent, with p...

http://ift.tt/2svTHaM Opposition activists clash with riot police, during a protest against President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas on June 3, 2017.Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has offered to hold a referendum on contested constitutional reforms in an apparent bid to calm critics in his own camp as he resists opposition efforts to remove him from office. The surprise announcement late Thursday followed two months of deadly unrest during anti-government protests and signs of division in the socialist leader's side. / AFP PHOTO / JUAN BARRETO A prominent opposition leader jailed in Venezuela, Leopoldo Lopez, urged more street protests against the “tyranny” of President Nicolas Maduro, in a video message made in his cell and released on Sunday. Lopez, 46, however stressed several times that he backed only “peaceful” demonstrations. Prosecutors in Venezuela say 65 people have died since April 1, when near-daily pro- and anti-Maduro rallies turned more vio...

http://ift.tt/2p2PziX Michel Arrion, EU Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS The European Union (EU) on Saturday said that Nigeria was among the countries it had opened more educational opportunities to, under its Erasmus +Programme. The EU’s Head of Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Amb. Michel Arrion, who made the announcement at a “Study in Europe” Fair in Lagos, said that Nigeria was one priority country to the EU. According to him, the Erasmus+ is the EU’s programme that supports projects, partnerships, events and mobility in the areas of education, training, youth and sport. “The European Union (EU), is currently offering the system of the Erasmus+ to countries outside the EU, including Nigeria. “The European countries see Nigeria as a country of priority. We are, therefore, opening up Europe to foreign students, including Nigeria, based on cooperation between agencies in charge of universities from EU member states,” he said. The Ambassador said that the programme woul...

http://ift.tt/2ruOwqC Real Madrid's French forward Karim Benzema celebrates after scoring their third goal during the Spanish league football match RC Celta de Vigo vs Real Madrid CF at the Balaidos stadium in Vigo on May 17, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / MIGUEL RIOPA Didier Deschamps took a swipe at Karim Benzema on Thursday as the French coach again left the Real Madrid forward out of his 26-man squad for three key matches next month. The 29-year-old Benzema has not figured for France since October 2015 over allegations of his involvement in a sex-tape scandal featuring midfielder Mathieu Valbuena. Benzema and former international team-mate Valbuena exchanged barbs this week and Benzema also “liked” an Instagram photo ridiculing Deschamps and striker Olivier Giroud. Investigators suspect Benzema of acting as an intermediary between the presumed blackmailers and alleged victim Valbuena. The case is likely to go to court later this year. Asked about Benzema’s recent actions, Des...