Trump believes Obama was born in the United States – campaign
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, one of the leaders of the “birther” movement that questioned President Barack Obama’s U.S. Read more
Month: September 2016
Chinese actress’ death sparks cancer treatment debate, traditional Chinese medicine over chemotherapy
The death of a young Chinese actress from cancer has sparked a debate on social media – because she initially chose traditional Chinese medicine over Read more
Clinton visits North Carolina in campaign trail return; Trump up in polls
By Amanda Becker GREENSBORO, N.C. (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton got back on the campaign trail on Thursday after taking three days off for pneumonia, and Read more
Syria ceasefire deal in balance as Aleppo aid plan stalls
By Tom Perry and Tom Miles BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) – Russia said the Syrian army had begun to withdraw from a road into Aleppo on Thursday, Read more
EU leaders search for way out of ‘existential crisis’ amid deep-seated divisions over migration and economic policy
By Noah Barkin and Alastair Macdonald BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – Shaken by Britain’s decision to leave the European Union, the leaders of its other 27 countries Read more
Australia’s Marsh, Faulkner out of South Africa tour – Cricket Australia
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Batsman Shaun Marsh and all-rounder James Faulkner have been ruled out of Australia’s limited overs tour of South Africa, Cricket Australia said Read more
WADA says hackers released another batch of athlete data
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Wednesday that another batch of athlete data has been leaked by the same Read more
Malaysia confirms debris found in Tanzania is from MH370
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia said on Thursday that a large piece of aircraft debris discovered on the island of Pemba, off the coast of Read more
Hillary Clinton ‘healthy and fit’, says doctor
Hillary Clinton is “healthy and fit to serve” as US president, says her doctor, as her campaign released updated medical information. The statement said the Read more
Pastor interrupts Trump to stop him from attacking Clinton in church
Flint, Michigan (CNN) – The pastor who hosted Donald Trump at her church in Flint, Michigan, interrupted the Republican presidential nominee during his speech Wednesday to Read more
Ignore Boko Haram’s threat to capture Buhari, says DHQ
John Alechenu and Fidelis Soriwei A faction of Boko Haram loyal to Abubakar Shekau has released a new video in which it threatened to capture Read more
Kukah Bombs Buhari
PDP Demands President, Ministers’ Resignation Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has told President Muhammadu Buhari to stop blaming the immediate past administration Read more
Accused of mismanaging N68 billion, ex-Katsina Governor Shema declared wanted
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared a former governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shema, wanted. Mr. Shema is accused of gross financial misconduct, Read more
Recession: Again, PDP asks Buhari to resign
The Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday issued a statement calling for President Muhammadu Buhari to step down from office over his poor handling of the Read more
Syrian combatants yet to withdraw from Aleppo road
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces and rebels had yet to withdraw from a road to be used to deliver aid to Aleppo on Thursday Read more
Japan opposition party picks first female leader after citizenship hiccup
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s main opposition Democratic Party on Thursday elected a former cabinet minister as its first female leader on Thursday, following a last-minute Read more
Typhoon cuts power, lashes China with wind and rain before weakening
BEIJING (Reuters) – Typhoon Meranti slammed into southeastern China on Thursday with strong winds and lashing rain that cut power to 1.65 million homes, but Read more
Obama vows to lift Myanmar sanctions as Aung San Suu Kyi visits
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama moved to restore trade benefits to Myanmar, saying broader sanctions would soon be scrapped as he hosted the country’s de facto Read more
Unemployment in Singapore rises, more workers made redundant in Q2
SINGAPORE: Amid weaker economic conditions, Singapore’s unemployment rate rose in the second quarter as more workers were made redundant, according to the Ministry of Manpower Read more
Indonesia ferry blast kills two, injures 13
JAKARTA: An explosion on a ferry carrying 35 tourists between the Indonesian resort islands of Bali and Lombok on Thursday (Sep 15) killed two people, Read more
Rescuers pull 650 boat migrants to safety, find 5 corpses -Italy
ROME (Reuters) – Rescuers pulled some 650 migrants to safety and recovered five dead bodies from boats in difficulty off the coast of Libya on Read more
Clash with Boko Haram in Niger leaves five Nigerian soldiers, 30 Boko Haram militants dead
NIAMEY, Sept 14 (Reuters) – Thirty members of Boko Haram and five Nigerien soldiers have been killed in fighting in the southeastern Diffa region of Read more
FG Not Persecuting Goodluck Jonathan and Dame Patience Jonathan – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the Federal Government led President Muhammadu Buhari, is not persecuting Former President Goodluck Jonathan and his Read more
Biafra: MASSOB 17th Anniversary turn bloody, 10 shot, scores arrested
· Forget about Biafra, Buhari tells agitators Hundreds of members of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) who trooped Read more
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala not Guilty of Corruption – Transition Committee Chairman, Ahmed Joda
Former Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been given a clean bill of health by the Transition Committee Chairman, Ahmed Joda. Mr. Joda said his panel Read more
Why Jonathan Visited IBB, Abdulsalami Abubakar
Sources have revealed the reason why Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday met separately with former military President, Ibrahim Babangida, and a former military Head of Read more
Gunmen attack NTA Onitsha office, burn down building
Suspected gunmen on Wednesday attacked the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) office in Onitsha, Anambra, torching some equipment and Star Times section in the premises. Acting Read more
Ambode promises permanent solution to Apapa gridlock
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Wednesday expressed confidence in the ongoing efforts to permanently resolve traffic congestion in the Apapa axis. A release Read more
PDP accuses Oshiomhole, el-Rufai of influencing Edo poll’s postponement
Alexander Okere, Benin The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has accused Governor Adams Oshiomhole of allegedly using his Kaduna State counterpart, Nasir Read more
NDLEA nabs man with drug valued at N31m
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says it has arrested a man with parcels of methamphetamine (an addictive stimulant) valued at N31m at the Murtala Read more
