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http://ift.tt/2rksvxs Chief Alex Onyido, the traditional ruler of Ogilisi, Idemili South Local Government in Anambra, has called for stringent measures to curtail the growing number of drinking joints in the state. Onyido made the call on Friday in Awka, while speaking at the the 2017 edition of Lady Victoria Onyido quiz competition, organised by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, for secondary schools. “The trend is worrisome and not in the best interest of public health. “Such facilities breed crime and criminality; the rate at which such businesses are springing up in all corners calls for concern,” he said. Onyido, who is the sponsor of the quiz competition, said that it was meant to draw government’s attention to the use of illicit drugs among secondary school students. The monarch lauded NDLEA’s commitment to the fight against drug abuse and peddling, pointing out that drug addiction and abuse could lead to other vices like kidnapping, armed robbery and prostitu...

http://ift.tt/2qoZ8Yt The Group Managing Director of NNPC, Maikanti Baru PHOTO: TWITTER/NNPC The Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Maikanti Baru says oil exploration activities in the Chad Basin will resume in six weeks time. Baru made this known in a statement issued by the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr Ndu Ughamadu. Baru said the resumption of oil exploration activities became necessary following improved security in the North East. The NNPC boss said this when he visited Gov. Kashim Shettima of Borno State and the Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar El-Kanemi in Maiduguri. “We have been discussing with military authorities in the area and they have assured us of improved security. “Once they give us the green light, we would resume operations in the area within six weeks,” Baru, who was represented by the Chief Operating Officer, Gas & Power, Mr Saidu Mohammed, said. Baru informed the governor that N...

http://ift.tt/2rfgiHc Barcelona's Brazilian forward Neymar da Silva Santos Junior (L) celebrates his goal with Barcelona's Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez (R) and Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi during the Spanish league football match UD Las Palmas vs FC Barcelona at the Gran Canaria stadium in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on May 14, 2017. DESIREE MARTIN / AFP The fight for the La Liga title will go down to the last day of the season after Real Madrid and Barcelona beat Sevilla and Las Palmas respectively on Sunday to remain locked together on 87 points. Madrid remain in the driving seat after the European champions saw off Sevilla 4-1 as they have two games remaining to Barca’s one. However, Barca remain on top thanks to their better head-to-head record, with Neymar scoring a hat-trick as they also won 4-1 in the Canary Islands. Madrid visit Celta in their game in hand on Wednesday and then travel to Malaga, whilst Barca host Eibar on the final day ne...

http://ift.tt/2qbFTmY US President Donald Trump/ AFP PHOTO / Mark RALSTON The shock dismissal of the FBI chief James Comey has triggered days of turmoil in Washington and thrust the spotlight back onto allegations that Donald Trump’s campaign colluded with a Russian bid to sway last year’s presidential election. Here are the key players in the sprawling affair: – Trump’s White House – The man at the center of the storm, Trump himself, has never managed to shake off suspicions that his shock election victory rode on the back of a Russian campaign to hurt rival Hillary Clinton. The president rejects talk of ties between his campaign and Moscow as a “made-up story” — and yet it’s a story that he appears unable to leave alone. Trump insists he is committed to letting the various inquiries into the matter play out, but also admitted the FBI’s Russia probe was a factor in his decision to fire Comey — undercutting the official line that he sacked him for mishandling the probe in...

http://ift.tt/2pvdzZ1 South Korea's new President Moon Jae-In speaks during a press conference at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on May 10, 2017.<br />Moon was sworn in just a day after a landslide election victory, and immediately declared his willingness to visit Pyongyang amid high tensions with the nuclear-armed North. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / JUNG YEON-JE US President Donald Trump on Wednesday invited South Korea’s new president to the White House, as the long-time allies try to forge a common strategy to tackle North Korea. “President Trump said he looks forward to working with President Moon (Jae-In) and invited him to visit Washington at an early date,” the White House said in a statement. Trump and Moon appear at odds over how to deal with Pyongyang’s missile and nuclear programs, with the US president favoring economic sanctions and military force if necessary. Moon won election on a platform of tackling corruption, but he also promised to improve ties...