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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Femi Falana Human Right lawyer says June 12 should not be seen as a Yoruba struggle but a national movement that gave birth to the 18 years of uninterrupted democratic in Nigeria. Falana made this known at a public lecture to mark the 24th anniversary of the June 12 presidential election tagged:  ‘Hope ’93: Dream Deferred’ on Monday in Akure. The event was organised by the Ondo State Government on the presidential election presumed to be won by the late Moshood Abiola, which was annulled. He described June 12 as a national movement, saying, “it is wrong for any Nigerian to tag it a Yoruba struggle”. Falana was quick to advocate for proper restructuring of Nigeria, which he described as not negotiable. He said that political restructuring without economic restructuring was not the solution to the under-development of the country. Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, said that June 12 struggle remained a special day in the nation’s political history. Aker...

http://ift.tt/2rejEeB Mr James Ogunmola, Managing Director, Kogi State Agricultural Development Project (ADP), made this known at a stakeholders meeting in Lokoja on Friday. The Kogi Government has isolated cassava farms in Adavi Local Government Area for thorough examination to ascertain the origin of the killer cassava variety which recently killed some livestock. Mr James Ogunmola, Managing Director, Kogi State Agricultural Development Project (ADP), made this known at a stakeholders meeting in Lokoja on Friday. Ogunmola said that samples of the cassava variety had been taken to National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, Abia State, for laboratory analysis. He said that state government took proactive steps to stop further sale of the cassava, adding that agricultural experts were already examining the morphology of that particular variety of cassava. He urged the people in the area not to panic over the issue, adding, however, that farmers should always follow th...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday said he can prove  that U.S. President Donald Trump did not pass any secrets onto Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during a meeting in Washington on May 9. Speaking at a news conference alongside Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, Putin quipped that Lavrov had not passed what he said about the non-existent secrets onto him either. Putin said Russia was ready to hand a transcript of Trump’s meeting with Lavrov over to U.S. lawmakers if that would help reassure them. Two U.S. officials said on Monday that Trump had disclosed highly classified information to Lavrov about a planned Islamic State operation, plunging the White House into another controversy just months into Trump tenure in office. On Tuesday, Trump said he had an “absolute right” to share intelligence information with Russia. “As President, I wanted to share with Russia (at an openly scheduled W.H. meeting) which I have the abso...

http://ift.tt/2resd8u Fans of Feyenoord cheer after a goal of their club during the Dutch Eredivisie match between Feyenoord Rotterdam and Heracles Almelo at the Kuip stadium, Rotterdam, on May 14, 2017. Marco de Swart / ANP / AFP Feyenoord celebrated winning the Dutch title for the first time in 18 years on Sunday as a Dirk Kuyt hat-trick secured the win they needed on the last day of the season. Kuyt’s goals clinched a 3-1 victory over Heracles at De Kuip as the Rotterdam side became Dutch champions for the 15th time. They ended a point clear of Ajax, the Europa League finalists who finished their campaign with a 3-1 victory at Willem II. Vía The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper http://ift.tt/2pyIf0s