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http://ift.tt/2t8ui6E (FILES) This file photo taken on August 23, 2011 shows Saif al-Islam Kadhafi, son of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, appearing in front of supporters and journalists at his father’s residential complex in the Libyan capital Tripoli. An armed group in Libya said on Facebook on June 10, 2017 it has freed Seif al-Islam, the son of dead dictator Moamer Kadhafi who has been in custody since November 2011. IMED LAMLOUM / AFP Seif al-Islam, the second son and heir apparent of the late deposed Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi, is said to have been freed in Libya after more than five years in captivity. The Abu Bakr al-Sadiq Brigade, a militia that controls the town of Zintan in western Libya, said Seif al-Islam was freed late on Friday, under an amnesty law promulgated by the parliament based in the country’s east during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. “He is now free and has left the city of Zintan,” the group said in a statement on its Facebook page. There was no in...

http://ift.tt/2t8ui6E (FILES) This file photo taken on August 23, 2011 shows Saif al-Islam Kadhafi, son of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, appearing in front of supporters and journalists at his father's residential complex in the Libyan capital Tripoli. An armed group in Libya said on Facebook on June 10, 2017 it has freed Seif al-Islam, the son of dead dictator Moamer Kadhafi who has been in custody since November 2011. IMED LAMLOUM / AFP Seif al-Islam, the second son and heir apparent of the late deposed Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi, is said to have been freed in Libya after more than five years in captivity. The Abu Bakr al-Sadiq Brigade, a militia that controls the town of Zintan in western Libya, said Seif al-Islam was freed late on Friday, under an amnesty law promulgated by the parliament based in the country’s east during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. “He is now free and has left the city of Zintan,” the group said in a statement on its Facebook page. There was n...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J At least over 40 people were rushed to London hospitals following the terror attack in the city centre, the British capital’s ambulance service said Sunday. Other people less seriously injured were treated at the scene of the attack on London Bridge, where a van drove into pedestrians, and in the nearby Borough district on the south side of the crossing, where a subsequent stabbing rampage took place. “We can confirm we have taken at least 20 patients to six hospitals across London following the incident at London Bridge,” Peter Rhodes, the London Ambulance Service assistant director of operations said in a statement. “We have also treated a number of people at the scene for less serious injuries. “We have declared a major incident and continue to work closely with other members of the emergency services. “Our priority is to ensure patients receive the medical help they need as quickly as possible.” The ambulance service said that all their staff and respons...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J At least over 40 people were rushed to London hospitals following the terror attack in the city centre, the British capital’s ambulance service said Sunday. Other people less seriously injured were treated at the scene of the attack on London Bridge, where a van drove into pedestrians, and in the nearby Borough district on the south side of the crossing, where a subsequent stabbing rampage took place. “We can confirm we have taken at least 20 patients to six hospitals across London following the incident at London Bridge,” Peter Rhodes, the London Ambulance Service assistant director of operations said in a statement. “We have also treated a number of people at the scene for less serious injuries. “We have declared a major incident and continue to work closely with other members of the emergency services. “Our priority is to ensure patients receive the medical help they need as quickly as possible.” The ambulance service said that all their staff and respons...

http://ift.tt/2qIO8sq The Waziri is the most senior kingmaker in the emirate and serves as close confidant and adviser to the Lamido. Adamawa Emirate Council has confirmed the elevation of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to the position of Waziri Adamawa, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Mallam Muawiyah Abba, the Information Officer of the Emirate Council, confirmed the development to NAN on Friday in Yola. Atiku’s appointment to the position followed the death of the former Waziri, Alhaji Muhammad Abba in April. The Waziri is the most senior kingmaker in the emirate and serves as close confidant and adviser to the Lamido. Abba explained that the Council had also conferred the title of Turaki Adamawa, hitherto held by Atiku, to his son Aliyu. “It is true that the emirate has appointed Atiku Abubakar the new Waziri of Adamawa while his son, Aliyu, is also appointed as the new Turaki Adamawa to take over from his father,” he added. The new Turaki is also a gr...

http://ift.tt/2s3vgl4 Acting President of Nigeria Yemi Osinbajo arrives at the Hotel San Domenico on the second day of the G7 summit of Heads of State and of Government, on May 27, 2017 in Taormina, Sicily. / AFP PHOTO / Miguel MEDINA Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has said that Africa is undeterred by the failures of the past and that the continent is motivated by the incredible energy and talent of its bustling youthful population. He said this on Saturday in Italy at the G7 Summit and special outreach forum on Africa, which had selected African nations and leaders including Nigeria, Guinea, Tunisia, Niger, Ethiopia and Kenya in attendance. According to him, Africa is confident of the future because we have learnt; we are investing more in education, insisting on good governance and holding ourselves to account. “But the greatest reason for our optimism is in the incredible energy, talent and creativity of our young people, male and female, who are completely undeterred b...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Lagos – A financial investor, Mr Tunji Busari, on Wednesday advised civil servants to look beyond the current pension scheme and invest in their future. Busari, a lawyer, said that a section of the country’s Civil Service Law that prohibited civil servants from engaging in some businesses was not against investment. He gave the advice on the sidelines of a news conference organised by Kosofe Local Government and Enterprenovate Nigeria in partnerships with Leadway Assurance and MOYDAK Construction to sensitise civil servants on investment. The programme, tagged “Life After Retirement and Life as a Self-Employed 2017’’, is expected to hold between June 22 and June 23. It will hold at the Kosofe Local Government Headquarters, Ogudu in Lagos. The programme aims to enlighten civil servants on ways, how and where to invest and also give the civil servants opportunity to meet investors who will give first hand help and advice. On how investment could help, Busari a...

http://ift.tt/2q2tiAo Cairo – Egypt on Thursday blocked 21 websites, including Qatari news network Al Jazeera and Islamist-affiliated platforms, following in the footsteps of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Among those blocked since Wednesday evening is the website of the now-banned Muslim Brotherhood, Ikhwan Online, according to a report in the privately owned Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper. All websites blocked contain material that “support terrorism and extremism as well as publish lies,” a security source was quoted as saying. The Arabic edition of the Huffington Post was blocked, although the English-language version was accessible. The independent Cairo-based Mada Masr was another site blocked. Since the ouster of the Muslim Brotherhood from power in Egypt in 2013, Egypt’s relations with Qatar have worsened as Cairo slams Doha for hosting members of the now-banned group. Egypt’s Gulf allies Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates blocked the website of Al Jazeera...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Levinus Nwabughiogu ABUJA-Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday reverted the time for the meeting of the Federal Executive Council, FEC to 10am from 11am. The usual time was 10am but was changed to 11 am by President Muhammadu Buhari after his return from London on medical vacation since March 10, 2019. But having gone back to London for a medical follow-up on Sunday night, his Vice who is currently operating on an acting capacity reverted to 10am. Osinbajo is currently presiding over the meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Details of the meeting later The post FEC meeting: Osinbajo reverts commencement time to 10am appeared first on Vanguard News . Vía Vanguard News http://ift.tt/2q2wQEX

http://ift.tt/2qWGUgW German Chancellor Angela Merkel / AFP PHOTO / TOBIAS SCHWARZ Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday ruled out any participation on German soil in a potential Turkish referendum about bringing back the death penalty. Immediately after winning a close vote last month that boosted his powers, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan mooted a second referendum on reinstating capital punishment, which would mean an end to the country’s EU membership prospects. Merkel said Berlin would not make it possible for the 1.4 million Turkish voters living in Germany to participate if the referendum were to be held. “We will not give permission for something we are not obligated to do, and whose content we absolutely reject, for example, the death penalty,” she told public broadcaster WDR. Turkey abolished the death penalty in 2004 as a key pillar of its bid to join the EU. The April referendum had already opened a new rift between NATO allies Germany and Turkey, and in...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J France’s President-elect Emmanuel Macron will be tough in negotiations over the terms of Britain’s departure from the European Union but will not seek to punish Britain, his economic adviser said on Monday. Jean Pisani-Ferry said that no-one had an interest in a hard Brexit that totally severs ties between Britain and the rest of the European Union once it leaves, saying there was a mutual interest in maintaining economic and security ties. “At the same time, we have divergent interests on some aspects of the negotiations. So there will be a tough negotiation and he will be tough,” Pisani-Ferry told BBC Radio, adding that Macron would not seek retribution against Britain for leaving the EU even as he looked to strengthen the bloc. “Punish? Certainly not. But he believes that today that Europe is part of the solution to the problems we’re facing.” Newsmen report that Prime Minister Theresa May triggered Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, which allows a nation to ...

http://ift.tt/2qoc6Wf Parts of the Imam Ali Mosque in Jarfalla north of Stockholm, Sweden has been destroyed in a fire during the night of May 1, 2017. Sweden's largest Shiite Muslim mosque was badly damaged overnight in a suspected arson attack, police said. / AFP PHOTO / TT News Agency / Anders WIKLUND / Sweden OUT Sweden’s largest Shiite Muslim mosque was badly damaged overnight in a suspected arson attack, police said Monday. “Flames were engulfing the outer facade” of the Imam Ali Islamic Centre in the northern Stockholm suburb of Jakobsberg, a police spokesman said, although there were no reports of any injuries. “It seems it was set ablaze from the outside,” the TT news agency quoted police spokesman Lars Bystrom as saying, adding an investigation was under way to determine if the motive was political. “This is Sweden’s largest Shia mosque with thousands of faithful… They are really concerned,” mosque spokesman Akil Zahari told broadcaster SVT. Several mosques i...

http://ift.tt/2qv19RY Britain's Andy Murray. Andy Murray stays top of the latest ATP rankings released on Monday, which remain unchanged despite the success of Rafael Nadal in Barcelona at the weekend. / AFP PHOTO / KARIM JAAFAR Andy Murray stays top of the latest ATP rankings released on Monday, which remain unchanged despite the success of Rafael Nadal in Barcelona at the weekend. A week after his Monte Carlo Masters success, the Spaniard also claimed a tenth title in the Catalan capital but remains fifth behind Swiss Roger Federer, who did not play. Budapest winner Lucas Pouille of France moves into a career-best 14th position as 20-year-old Russian Karen Khachanov soars 14 places to 42nd after reaching the Barcelona quarter-finals. ATP rankings 1. Andy Murray (GBR) 11,870 pts 2. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 8,085 3. Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 5,695 4. Roger Federer (SUI) 5,125 5. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 4,735 6. Milos Raonic (CAN) 4,165 7. Kei Nishikori (JPN) 4,010 8. Marin Cil...