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• Indian town renames itself "Trump Village" as a gesture to the American president ahead of PM Modi's Washington trip.

• Russia’s electoral body has announced that Alexei Navalny,the opposition leader,is barred from challenging Vladimir Putin in 2018 elections.

He is “ineligible to stand for office” because he is currently serving a 5-year suspended sentence for embezzlement.- Electoral Commission

The body said people convicted of such crimes cannot stand for public office until 10 years after their sentence ends.

•UAE warns Qatar to accept its list of  demands, including shutting down news agency Al-Jazeera, or face 'divorce'.

• Russia threatened to ban the Telegram messaging app, saying the company failed to submit registration details.

• Barack Obama kicks off a 10-day family holiday in Indonesia that will take in Bali, Yogyakarta and Jakarta.

• Teams at startups,universities, government labs, and companies are racing to build computers that could solve some problems now intractable.

• British van driver who mowed down Muslim worshippers near a mosque this week was charged with terrorism-related murder and attempted murder.

•Ag P Yemi Osibanjo has blamed the nation’s elite of whipping up ethnic, religious and tribal sentiments to threaten the unity of Nigeria.

“The last two decades in Nigeria have witnessed the quickened retreat of the Nigerian elite to their ethnic and religious camps" - Osinbajo

"Notice that when people are charged with looting public funds they quickly find a counter narrative.It is because of my ethnicity"-Osinbajo

“In the past few weeks we have witnessed escalation of agitations, provocative language, and reckless deployment of hate speech" - Osinbajo.

“The problem with hate and divisive speech is that they tap into some of the basest human instincts" - Osinbajo.

“The problem with hate and divisive speech is that they tap into some of the basest human instincts" - Osinbajo.

"People who have lived together as neighbours and friends suddenly begin to see each other as mortal enemies.” - Osinbajo.

Wars never really end. This should be a sobering lesson to us all as we contend with the forces that seek to stoke violence and bloodshed.

Somalia, Syria, Yemen, closer home, Central African Republic, Libya and the Democratic Republic of Congo; these wars have raged for years.

•“The politicians, when they start playing their games, forget the people on the ground" - Cardinal Oniyekan.

I don’t think government can stop people from making pronouncements explaining what is annoying them.

“We need to go back, accept the fact that each state must look after itself,what is contributed to the centre will be on the basis of need”

Nigeria’s legal practitioners privileges committee has stripped a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, B. I. Nwofor, of his title as senior advocate.

CAN, has accused the FG of inserting a controversial topic in the new school curriculum,which questions if Jesus Christ is the son of God.

Shiites group has accused the Kaduna State Police and other security agents of opening fire on their during a procession to mark Qudus Day.

• The Senate of the University of Ibadan, UI,at its special meeting held Friday announced a new date for the resumption of undergraduate students.

It advised students to report to halls 2/3 July as first semester examination would commence on 4 July 2017 at the various faculties.

The Senate  has cautioned Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, to stop spreading wrong information and half-truth about the #Budget2017.

Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, the Senate spokesperson noted that Mr. Fashola did not give the public full details about the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

It was agreed that we should give the Private Finance Initiative a chance to complement Government’s resources.  - Senator Sabi.

"In this year’s budget, we have engaged with the Government and private sector groups who have assured they'll resume funding of the project

What we reduced from Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in #Budget2017 estimate was spread on Oyo-Ogbomoso, Enugu-Onitsha and two other roads -Senate.

“The Minister’s (Raji Fashola) statement is in bad taste and we believe he has been quoted out of context" - Senate.

•The CBN and NCC decides to intervene in Etisalat crisis in order to prevent job losses and asset stripping.

•Etisalat is a systemically important company that if not well handled, may have negative implications the banking system itself- CBN.

CBN and NCC, sensing that banks might go ahead in the usual way and downsize the company’s over 4,000 staff, reached an agreement to intervene and implore the consortium of banks to be reassess its position in dealing with Etisalat.

SP Bukola Saraki yesterday said he was not disturbed by FG appeal against the CCT ruling that exonerated him of false asset declaration.

“Those who're running commentary on CCT ruling and criticising it are not even familiar with the case and the details of the trial” Saraki

“I wonder how desperate some people in government and their collaborators have become to pull me down at all cost and by all means" - Saraki

•DSS said it had uncovered plot by suspected terrorists to attack Kano, Kaduna, Sokoto and Maiduguri during the #EidAlFitr celebration.

"Two suspects—Yusuf Adamu and Abdulmuminu Haladu — were arrested in Sokoto in connection with the plot in the early hours of Friday" - DSS

Their plan,with some currently at large, was to assemble explosives and use them on selected targets during the sallah celebration - DSS

Items recovered from Mohammed‘s house were eight AK 47 rifles, 20 Ak 47 loaded magazines, 27 hand grenades and 793 rounds of live ammunition

DSS advised public to disregard the antics of the terrorist extremists to cause breakdown of law and order and instill fear in the populace.

•The Arewa Consultative Forum yesterday asked the FG to immediately find a lasting solution to sectarian crisis in the country.

This followed the bloody attacks by unknown gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen on some communities in Taraba State.

“The spate of killings & destruction of property as reported in the media in the last four days is worrisome and requires urgent action” ACF

ACF also appeals to the Taraba SG to immediately provide the necessary medical facilities to the injured persons and the bereaved families.

ACF called for a thorough investigation into causes of the crisis with a view to bringing the perpetrators of the heinous crime to justice.

•The police command in Taraba on Friday said death toll from the crisis between the Fulani and Mambilla ethnic groups had risen from 7 to 18.

Security agencies had deployed enough officials to the area and persons have so far been arrested in connection with the crisis. - NPF

“Investigation machinery are already in motion to dig deep and unearth those behind the ungodly acts to book," - NPF.

The Nigerian government is set to provide uninterrupted power supply to eight Nigerian universities.

The programme aims to provide uninterrupted power supply for 37 Universities and 7 Teaching Hospitals through off grid captive power plants.

It would install street lighting to enhance security measures on campuses, develop & extend this uninterrupted power to communities.

The 1st phase of the exercise, to be completed in 2018, would include 9 institutions and would benefit over 300,000 students & staff members

The universities and teaching hospital that signed  MoU with the REA, include Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi; Bayero University Kano; Usman Danfodio University Sokoto; and Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi.
Others are Nnamdi Azikiwe University Anambra; University of Lagos, Akoka; Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Delta; Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile- Ife and the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, Osun State.

Fabinho on Manchester United: "It’s a tempting invitation & it’s a great club, sure enough, I would think well about it.”

Former Liverpool, Real Madrid and West Ham defender Alvaro Arbeloa is retiring from football.

Fact
Queen Elizabeth II is above the law. In the UK, no criminal proceedings can be taken against her and nothing she does can be illegal.

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If you love peace more than freedom, you lose both. - Dick Armey

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