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Ghana To Deport 25 Nigerians The Ghana Immigration Service is set to deport 25 Nigerian ladies arrested in the Bono East Region of the country over prostitution. The Regional Commander of Immigration Service Department in the Bono East Region, Chief Superintendent Enoch Annor Abrokwa, told journalists that the girls will be deported to Nigeria as soon as the process was completed. Their arrest followed the directive of the Regional Minister, Hon. Kofi Amaokohere to security personnel to rid the region of unlawful elements. Chief Superintendent Abrokwa said there was a renewed campaign to weed out foreigners engaged in unlawful acts in the territory. He said the prostitutes were arrested in the Nkoranza South and Kintampo South of the region when officers of the Immigration Service and the Ghana Police Service the area. “Our men raided some notorious spots in the towns around 12a.m and 3a.m on the fateful day and picked about 25 prostitutes, all Nigerians,” he said....

Enugu state governor saves agrarian community: Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has inaugurated the 8.8km reconstructed portion of a road abondoned 36 years ago in Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of the state. The 8.8km Ikem-Eha Amufu-Nkalagu Road road, which was inaugurated yesterday, was reconstructed for the people of the agrarian community as a gateway to the North, through Obollo-Afor connecting Ebonyi State through Nkalagu. The road is one of the hitherto abandoned critical infrastructure and legacy projects in the rural areas, executed by Governor Ugwuanyi’s administration in line with its rural development policy. The road provides access to the Nigercem Factory at Nkalagu that used to be the mainstay of the economy and tourist attraction to the Eastern Nigeria.

Saudi attacks: U.S ready to tap emergency oil reserve  The Trump administration is prepared to tap U.S. emergency oil reserves if necessary after drone attacks shut oil output in Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest crude exporter, a Department of Energy spokeswoman said. Energy Secretary Rick Perry “stands ready to deploy resources from the Strategic Petroleum Oil Reserves if necessary to offset any disruptions to oil markets as a result of this act of aggression,” spokeswoman Shaylyn Hynes said. Read and learn how to make money! Yemen’s Iran-aligned Huthi group claimed credit for Saturday’s attacks on two plants at the hheart of Saudi Arabia’s oil industry, including the world’s biggest petroleum processing facility Abqaiqa Perry directed department leaders to work with the Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) “on potential available options for collective global action if needed,” Hynes said. The IEA said on Twitter earlier in the day that it was...

U.S. lawmakers demand for list of Chinese companies to curb 'economic espionage WASHINGTON - A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers asked the Pentagon on Thursday to name companies owned by the Chinese military operating in the United States, as they seek to curb what they called Beijing's effort to "steal" technology for military purposes. Some companies owned by the Chinese government "acquire American firms to transfer proprietary information," among other tactics, according to the letter to Defense Secretary Mark Esper. It was written by Democratic and Republican senators and representatives, including U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. A Chinese embassy spokesperson called the accusations "groundless" and of a "cold-war mentality," and said China's strategy aims to integrate defense and economic sectors. A Pentagon report in 2018 said China dominates the global supply of rare earth minerals critical to...

Nigerian lady breaks 150-old jinx A Nigerian lady emerges 1st black MLA elected to Manitoba Legislature No black person had ever been elected to the Manitoba Legislature in the 150-year history of the province, until Nigerian psychiatric nurse, Uzoma Asagwara, broke the jinx on Tuesday in Canada. She won the Union Station seat for the NDP. The first-generation Canadian whose parents are Nigerian, is a longtime community activist in Winnipeg's core.

Former President Jonathan invited at Financial Times Mozambique Summit for a keynote address Former President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan is poised to jet out of the country on another international speaking engagement as he is scheduled to deliver a keynote address at the Mozambique Economic Summit organised by the Financial Times (FT) newspaper. The Summit which is the fourth in the series is holding on Wednesday in Maputo, capital of  Mozambique. In announcing the engagement in a recent tweet, the London based newspaper stated: “We are delighted to have  @GEJonathan, President, Federal Republic of Nigeria (2010-2015), joining us to deliver a keynote address.” The former President is expected to share the experience of the economic reforms of his administration’s Transformation Agenda as implemented in some sectors including energy and power, for the benefit of the people of Mozambique. FT noted in a statement that in line with previous successful editions, “the 20...

Femi Fani-kayode calls for war against South Africa               Nigeria's former minister of aviation Femi Fani-kayode has called for war against south Africa as a result of fresh attacks on foreigners living in the country. He made this known in his tweeter handle on 8 September, where he also called on the Nigerian government to nationalize South African companies. https://twitter.com/realFFK/status/1170730616377217024?s=19