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Nigeria
Igbo have invested more in Nigeria than Hausa, Yoruba – Iwuanyanwu
Chidiebube Okeoma, Owerri Eminent businessman and politician, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, on Wednesday said that the Igbo do not want to secede from Nigeria. Speaking as a special guest of honour at a National Unity summit organised by Arewa Ambassadors Congress of Nigeria in partnership with Youth Assembly of Nigeria, Iwuanyanwu said ...
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Nigeria
Settle with Blackface publicly, Zakky Azzay begs 2Baba
The veteran Northern-Nigeria Musician, Zakky Azzay, has pleaded with Innocent Idibia, a.k.a 2Baba to settle his Plantashun Boiz partner, Blackface, even if it has to be done openly. He said this in an interview with Hiptv while responding to the long time rift between them. He said, “If I am ...
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Nigeria
Oil marketer jailed 21 years for stabbing partner to death
Justice Raliat Adebiyi of the Lagos High Court, Ikeja, on Wednesday sentenced an oil marketer, Abubakar Samaila, to 21 years imprisonment for stabbing his partner, Sanni Mohammed, to death. Samaila, 23, was arraigned on a one count charge of murder by the state government. The prosecutor, Mrs. Bukola Akani, said ...
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Nigeria
Commissioner hails FG/WSSCC sanitation, hygiene programme
The Cross River Government has applauded the Federal Government’s efforts at scaling up sanitation in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Water Resources, Mr. Gabe Odu, lauded the government in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. He said the Federal Government’s Rural Sanitation and Hygiene ...
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Vietnam
Vietnam plans 'outstanding' special economic zones
HANOI - Vietnam plans to open three special economic zones that offer investors greater incentives and fewer restrictions than available to date in the country, the investment minister said.
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USA Regno Unito
DeVere, firm targetting UK expats, said to face SEC probe
NEW YORK -- Wherever there are British expats with money, there’s a DeVere Group office not far away. And in many of those places, the company’s aggressive sales tactics or high fees have drawn the attention of regulators.
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Cina
China’s sovereign debt downgraded by Moody’s
Beijing condemns rating agency decision that could curb foreign appetite for bonds
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Giappone
Western Digital offers ¥2 trillion for Toshiba’s chip unit
Western Digital Chief Executive Officer Steve Milligan and Toshiba President Satoshi Tsunakawa held talks Wednesday over a potential acquisition. Toshiba is believed to have expressed reluctance to accept the plan. The post Western Digital offers ¥2 trillion for Toshiba’s chip unit appeared first on The Japan Times.
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Cina Giappone
Moody’s cuts China’s rating on debt fears
Moody’s on Wednesday slashed China’s credit rating for the first time in almost three decades citing concerns about the country’s rising debt and slowing growth, but Beijing rejected the downgrade as “inappropriate.” The move comes as China tries to clean up a toxic brew of unregulated and risky lending that ...
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Giappone
Dollar bounces back above ¥111.50 in Tokyo trading
The dollar bounced back above ¥111.50 in Tokyo trading Wednesday, following a hawkish remark by the head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥111.94-94, up from ¥111.20-20 at the same time on Tuesday. The euro was at $1.1175-1176, down from $1.1252-1254, and ...