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                                                          Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu Mr Adebayo Shittu, Minister of Communication, says the Buhari-led government of the All Progressive Party (APC) is committed to repositioning the country and place it in its rightful place among comity of nations. Shittu stated this in Ibadan on Friday while addressing party supporters after he donated two 18-seater commuter buses to the Oyo State chapter of APC. The Minister said the country was in a mess when APC took over the mantle of leadership of the nation, adding that the Buhari administration had been doing its best to reposition the country. He assured the people that the present government would continue to embark on programmes that would improve the living standard of Nigerians. The minister said the donation of the two buses to the state party secretariat was for him to show appreciation for the support of members to APC. “I cannot be appointed as a minis

Ita Enang, Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), has said that the 2018 Budget proposal will be presented to the National Assembly by October. Senator Ita Enang, Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), has said that the 2018 Budget proposal will be presented to the National Assembly by October. He made the disclosure while briefing newsmen on Friday in Abuja. According to him, the 2018 budget is one of the matters that was agreed between the Legislature and the Executive at the assent session by the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo. “What was agreed on was that this budget will run a cycle that should end in Dec 2017. We are working toward presenting the budget by October. “The Ministry of Budget and National Planning, myself and the D-G Budget Office of the Federation did a presentation and a briefing to the leadership of the Assembly on the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fisca

Seven out of 17 newspaper staffers were released on Friday after being accused of having ties to terrorist organizations. Seven journalists were released from a Turkish jail on Friday after spending nine months behind bars on charges of aiding a terrorist organization. The journalists are employees of  Cumhuriyet,  Turkey’s oldest newspaper and one of the nation’s few remaining independent news outlets. Their court case represents that largest trial of journalists in Turkey since a failed coup against the Turkish government in July of last year. All together, 17  Cumhuriyet  staffers have been detained on terrorism-related charges. On Friday, an Instanbul court ruled that five of the staffers, including the paper’s top executive, would remain in detention ahead of a second court hearing. In the wake of last year’s attempted coup, the Turkish government, led by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, instated a nationwide crackdown that has led to the arrest of more than 50,000 people an

ISIS claimed responsibility on Friday for an attack on U.S.-backed forces near Raqqa, the militant group’s de-facto capital in Syria. The attack took place on Thursday as the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)—an alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters—advanced into an ISIS stronghold in the Homs province. ISIS claimed that two armored vehicles were destroyed and 53 members of the SDF were killed in the attack, though an SDF spokeswoman, Nisreen Abdullah, said their estimate was exaggerated. Telling reporters that ISIS was “facing collapse” in Raqqa, Abdullah argued that the militant group had inflated the death toll in order to “boost the morale of its fighters.” While ISIS continues to wage attacks against SDF fighters in the region, it has been steadily losing control of Raqqa following the launch of a U.S.-backed military campaign in 2016. On June 6, the SDF announced the start of an offensive to overtake Raqqa city, with troops attacking from the north, east, and west. By Wednesday

North Korea has launched another intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the Pentagon said Friday, an action that is likely to increase tensions with its neighbors and the U.S., and result in international pressure on Pyongyang over its missile and nuclear programs. The test comes three weeks after North Korea tested an ICBM that expert said could reach Alaska. At the time, experts said the missile had a range of about 7,000 kilometers. Based on preliminary data, experts said, Friday’s missile could travel farther, potentially putting the contiguous U.S. well within its range. Yoshihide Suga, Japan’s chief cabinet secretary,  said  Friday the projectile was fired at 11:42 p.m. local time, flew for about 45 minutes, and landed in Japan’s exclusive economic zone. The Pentagon  said  the ICBM traveled about 1,000 kilometers before splashing down in the Sea of Japan.   Jeffrey Lewis, who runs the website Arms Control Wonk,  said  on Twitter: “A 45 minute flight time means were

The 11-month-old’s case touched on sensitive moral and political questions about the role of the state at the end of life. Charlie Gard, the 11-month-old terminally ill British baby, has died, his parents announced Friday, just days after  ending  their legal challenge to take him to the U.S. for experimental treatment. “Our beautiful little boy has gone, we are so proud of you Charlie,” his parents said in a statement. Connie Yates and Chris Gard, Charlie’s parents, ended Monday their legal fight to take him to the U.S. after a specialist who examined the baby said it was too late to treat him with experimental nucleoside therapy. Charlie had been on life support since October 2016—and following his parents’ decision Monday the question was whether Charlie would die at home or be taken to hospice care. His parents said it was their “last wish” for Charlie to die at home, but they were unable to find a round-the-clock team that could look after him. Charlie was taken Thursday

Mark Angel’s comedy channel with skits starring 8-year old award-winning comedian and his niece, Emmanuella, hit one million subscribers on their YouTube channel, setting the record for the most-viewed comedy channel in Nigeria and Africa. This is a huge achievement for them. Having over 120 comedy skits on the channel and due to Nigerian’s affinity for laughter, they were one of the first comedians to really harness the power of social media. Each Mark Angel episode easily has a million views in a week, making Emmanuella the biggest star on the Nigerian YouTube space. The channel gained international recognition last year when Emmanuella won the award for the Top Subscribed Creator at the Sub-Saharan African YouTube Awards, the Best New Comedienne & Princess of Comedy awards at the Afro -Australia Music & Movie Awards (AAMMA) and her uncle, Mark Angel, was honoured with a leadership award. Their fan base has grown from Nigeria to the Philippines, the United Kingdom,