GRAPHITTI NEWS : 2017-01-22

Saturday, January 28, 2017

FULL TEXT: Trump's Executive Order On 7-Nation Ban, Refugee Suspension

President Donald Trump

President Donald Trump on Friday banned citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States for at least the next 90 days by executive order.

Serena Williams now stands just one Grand Slam title behind the all-time 24 won by Margaret Court ©Peter Parks (AFP)

Serena Williams has won her record 23rd Grand Slam singles title, and her sister was right there on court to give her a congratulatory hug.

United States' Serena Williams points at shoes given to her by compatriot Michael Jordan to celebrate her 23rd Grand Slam title after defeating her sister Venus in the women's singles final at Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Nigeria's Kirikiri maximum security prisons. (AP Photo/George Osodi)

New data from Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics suggests Nigerian prisons may hold more innocents than guilty criminals.

Rev. Dr. Supo Ayokunle, President, NBC & CAN

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) says it will resist any attempt to turn the country into a refugee camp for Christians.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, says it is embarking on a national raid of cyber cafes, ahead of its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME.

Hervé Renard

Hervé Renard already enjoys lofty status in African football after winning two of the last three African Nations Cups, but if he takes a third title next week he will write himself a special place in soccer history.

Adeosun, Kyari, Kachikwu On FG’s Committee To Ensure Fuel Remains At ₦145/Ltr

The federal government has set up a committee to see to the coordination of Petroleum Equalization Fund (PEF), which is aimed at keeping the pump prices of petroleum products at its current prices.

Senate President Senator Bukola Saraki (L), Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara (C) and President Muhammadu Buhari (R)

Senate President Bukola Saraki has tasked the Appropriations Committee to submit the report on the 2017 budget in three weeks.

Just days after President Barack Obama left office, this mural, which includes an image of comedian Bill Cosby, on the side of Ben's Chili Bowl in Washington, DC, has been removed ©Jim Watson (AFP)

Barack Obama left the presidency just days ago, but already his smiling face is gone from a mural on the wall of an iconic eatery in the US capital.

Mrs Ada Ugo-Ngali (L) in custody; collapsed (R)

Justice Latee Okunnu of the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja on Thursday sentenced the Managing Director of Ontario Oil and Gas Limited, Mrs. Ada Ugo-Ngali, to a jail term of 69 years for a fuel subsidy fraud of ₦754m.

The Police have arrested four persons over the kidnap of some teachers and pupils of the Nigeria Turkish International Colleges (NTIC) in Isheri north of Ogun State on January 23.

From right: The Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan; former Head of State General Abdulsalami Abubakar; Commodore Ebitu Ukiwe, and Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah during a visit to Kafanchan yesterday.

A group of notable Nigerians led by former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, has moved to end the circle of communal violence in Southern Kaduna.

Oil spills in the Niger Delta have killed all the fish in some places. BBC

The High Court in London has ruled that two polluted communities in Nigeria's southern Niger Delta region cannot seek redress against oil giant Shell in the UK.

After buying corn for years to support farmers, Beijing must find a way to work off a stockpile so big it could feed China's 1.4 billion people for more than a year. Image credit: machineto.com

China's plan to get rid of its massive corn stockpile by using it as raw material for its fledgling biodegradeable plastics industry could be a game changer for Changchun Shengda Biomaterial and other private factories in China's Corn Belt.

Kenyan Doctors Given Another Five Days To End Strike

Kenyan medical students protest in solidarity with a doctor's strike in the capital Nairobi on January 19, 2017 ©Simon Maina (AFP)

A Kenyan court on Thursday gave doctors and nurses five days to end a crippling nationwide strike, reneging on an earlier threat to jail union officials.

Novelist and renowned writer, Florence Onyebuchi “Buchi” Emecheta has died.

In this May 16, 2012 photo, the Facebook logo is displayed on an iPad in Philadelphia. Facebook is updating its "trending" feature, which shows popular topics discussed and shared on its site, in an effort to root out fake news and misinformation. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Facebook is updating its "trending" feature that highlights hot topics on its social networking site, part of its effort to root out the kind of fake news stories that critics contend helped Donald Trump become president.

King Emere Godwin Bebe Okpabi of Nigeria's Ogale community said his people had no option but to seek a ruling in London on pollution claims against Shell ©Adrian Dennis (AFP)

More than 40,000 Nigerians will on Thursday discover if London's High Court can rule on their pollution claims against Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell over spills in the Niger Delta.

Nigerian Senate

The secrecy with which the National Assembly leadership handles its budget was further brought to the fore on Wednesday as a senator said he was not happy that he and his colleagues, like the rest of Nigerians, do not know details of the budget.

Gambia’s New Government Mired In Controversy

Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang is often described as the woman who persuaded The Gambia’s divided opposition parties to club together and field a single candidate in the December 1 election Barrow eventually won. Photo: YouTUBE

The Gambian President Adama Barrow’s administration faced a backlash Tuesday after admitting its new vice-president may be constitutionally barred from serving and confirming ex-leader Yahya Jammeh will be permitted to keep a fleet of luxury cars.

In this Friday, Aug. 22, 2008 photo, Jamaica's gold medal winning relay team, Usain Bolt, 2nd right, Michael Frater, right, Asafa Powell, left, and Nesta Carter celebrate after the men's 4x100-meter relay final during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

Usain Bolt has lost one of his nine Olympic gold medals in a doping case involving teammate Nesta Carter.

In this Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008 photo, Jamaica's men's 4x100 meters relay team, from left, Michael Fraser, Usain Bolt, Nesta Carter and Asafa Powell show their gold medals during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Corruption perceived ©Gal ROMA (AFP)

The rise of populist politicians around the world risks undermining the fight against corruption, an anti-graft watchdog said Wednesday, warning that it feared a backslide in the US under new President Donald Trump.

Ahead of 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has agreed on a harmonized timetable with other examination bodies in the country to have a hitch free examination.

Columbia University was founded partly with slave traders' money, counted slaveholders among its early leaders and let at least one prominent student had a slave with him at college, according to a report released Tuesday.

Equatorial Guinea Confirms Hosting Ousted Gambian Leader Jammeh

Former President Yaya Jammeh the Gambia's leader for 22 years, looks through the window from the plane as he leaves the country on 21 January 2017 in Banjul airport ©STRINGER (AFP)

Equatorial Guinea confirmed on Tuesday it was hosting ousted Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh, who fled his country after West African troops threatened to remove him by force if he did not concede his election defeat.

Congo's, players celebrates at the end of a soccer match during the African Cup of Nations Group C soccer match between Congo and Togo at the Stade de Port-Gentil, Gabon, Tuesday Jan. 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

The curse of the defending champion struck Côte d'Ivoire at the African Cup of Nations and Congo's squad put a player strike well behind it to dance into the quarterfinals on Tuesday.

Swaziland's schools opened for the new academic year on Tuesday under new government orders to teach only Christianity ©Johannes Myburgh (AFP)

Swaziland's schools opened for the new academic year on Tuesday under new government orders to teach only Christianity, a move criticized by opponents as fuelling intolerance of Muslims.

Donkeys are mostly used for transport purposes in South Africa. AFP

Police in South Africa have achieved a major breakthrough in investigations against a suspected Chinese syndicate involved in the illegal slaughter and trade of donkey meat and skins, the local Mail & Guardian newspaper reports (SEE NEXT STORY).

More than 89% of Nigerian workers are not registered under the contributory pension scheme, the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has said.

Some of the governors at the meeting of the 19 governors of the northern states and members of the Traditional Rulers Council in Kaduna

The Sultan railed yesterday against impunity, saying it fuels violence. More measures should be taken by governors of the Northern States, “especially the Governor of Kaduna State,” Sultan Muhammed Sa’ad Abubakar III said.

Venus Williams of the US celebrates her Australian Open quarter-final win over Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, in Melbourne, on January 24, 2017 ©Greg Wood (AFP)

A vintage Venus Williams powered past Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and into her third Australian Open semi-final Tuesday, becoming the oldest woman to make a Grand Slam last four in 23 years.

Nigerian engineers during training on NigeriaSat-X Photo: www.sstl.co.uk

Efforts at developing Nigeria have not adequately involved Nigerian Engineers, the Nigerian Academy of Engineering (NAE) has said.

Togo Fans Attack Goalkeeper's Home After Cup Of Nations Loss

Togo goalkeeper Kossi Agassa (right) concedes a goal during the Africa Cup of Nations match against Morocco in Oyem, Gabon, on January 20, 2017 ©Issouf Sanogo (AFP)

Angry fans attacked the home of Togo's Kossi Agassa and the "scarred" goalkeeper is now a major doubt for the decisive Africa Cup of Nations clash against DR Congo on Tuesday.

Injured people are comforted at the site after a bombing attack of an internally displaced persons camp in Rann, Nigeria January 17, 2017. MSF/Handout via Reuters

A total of 234 people were killed and buried after a Nigerian military jet mistakenly bombed a camp occupied by persons displaced by Boko Haram, an official has said.

Gen Kodji was leading an operation against Boko Haram. Cameroon govt

At least four Cameroonian soldiers, including a general who was coordinating the fight against Nigerian Boko Haram militant Islamists, were killed Sunday in a helicopter crash, reports say.

Gabon's Serge Ngouali, left and Andre Biyogo Poko, right, challenge Cameroon's Edgar Salli, during the African Cup of Nations Group A soccer match between Gabon and Cameroon at the Stade de l'Amitie, in Libreville, Gabon, Sunday Jan. 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Gabon is gone at the African Cup of Nations, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s team becoming the first host since Tunisia in 1994 to be eliminated in the group stages.

Gabon's soccer team Coach, Jose Antonio Camacho, give instructions during the African Cup of Nations Group A soccer match between Gabon and Cameroon at the Stade de l'Amitie, in Libreville, Gabon, Sunday Jan. 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Fuel Scarcity In Sokoto: Tambuwal Issues Red Card To Marketers

Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State

Worried by the unpatriotic attitude of marketers in hoarding petroleum products to cause artificial scarcity and inflict pains on the citizenry in Sokoto State, Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has issued a red card to any erring marketer.

Professor Wale Adebanwi

Wale Adebanwi, 47, is the first black African scholar to be appointed to the prestigious Rhodes Professorship in Race Relations in the School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies at the University of Oxford, UK, since it was created more than 60 years ago.

Switzerland's Roger Federer celebrates his victory against Japan's Kei Nishikori during their fourth round match at the Australian Open in Melbourne on January 22, 2017 ©Saeed Khan (AFP)

Swiss 17-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer advanced to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open with a gruelling five-set victory over Japan's Kei Nishikori on Sunday.

President Donald Trump and his chief spokesman launched a startling assault on the media accusing reporters of downplaying the turnout at his swearing-in ceremony ©Alex Wong (Getty Images North America/AFP)

Donald Trump's White House came under fire Sunday for falsely accusing media of misreporting inaugural crowd numbers, after millions took to the streets in protest against the new president.

World number one Andy Murray (L) has been dumped out of the Australian Open in the fourth round by 50th-ranked Mischa Zverev (R) ©Greg Wood (AFP)

World number one Andy Murray suffered a huge fourth round upset to 50th-ranked Mischa Zverev to follow Novak Djokovic to the exit as the shocks kept rolling at the Australian Open on Sunday.

Former President Yaya Jammeh the Gambia's leader for 22 years, looks through the window from the plane as he leaves the country on 21 January 2017 in Banjul airport ©STRINGER (AFP)

The Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh flew out from the country he ruled for 22 years to cede power to President Adama Barrow and end a political crisis.

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