Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Delta State, Chief Sunny Onuesoke, says Nigeria would have been a better place and a better country to live without President Muhammadu Buhari....




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BEIJING (Reuters) – A year before a Communist Party conclave that could decide who will eventually replace him as China’s next leader, President Xi Jinping is maneuvering to reduce the power of a rival political bloc while seeking to get members of his own faction onto the country’s top ruling body, according to three sources with ties to the leadership.






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BEIJING (Reuters) – A year before a Communist Party conclave that could decide who will eventually replace him as China’s next leader, President Xi Jinping is maneuvering to reduce the power of a rival political bloc while seeking to get members of his own faction onto the country’s top ruling body, according to three sources with ties to the leadership.






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Emergency meeting have been convened by the UN Security Council which was initiated by Britain, France and the US. It turned into attempted public flogging of Russia.






http://www.streetcurb.com/2016/09/russia-sets-create-new-coalition-syria/

Deutsche Bank’s plunging share price raised fears of a new financial crisis on the order of 2008 in the United States or 2011 in Europe. Deutsche, Germany’s largest lender, lost slightly over half its market value this year, and declined by 30% since Sept. 9.





http://www.streetcurb.com/2016/09/deutsche-banks-problem-doesnt-mean-a-broader-financial-crisis/

The suspect in a shooting at a Washington state mall that left five dead and sparked an intensive, nearly 24-hour manhunt is in custody, authorities said.





http://www.streetcurb.com/2016/09/washington-mall-shooting-20-year-old-suspect-arrested-2/

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will visit China within the year. While no details are yet known on when this will push through, he said he will insist on the fishing rights of the Philippines in the disputed West Philippine Sea.









http://www.streetcurb.com/2016/09/during-china-talks-duterte-will-demand-filipino-fishermens-right-to-livelihood/

Dr Chidi Lloyd, a former Rivers House of Assembly member, has called on security agencies to protect his life and that of his family members that were allegedly in danger.





http://www.streetcurb.com/2016/09/my-life-family-in-danger-says-ex-rivers-assembly-leader/

At least 26 civilians have been killed and 60 wounded in an Arab coalition air strike that hit the rebel-held port city of Hodeidah in western Yemen, according to medics and residents, and the alliance said it was looking into the report.




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The Senate on Thursday agreed to investigate an allegation that telecommunication giant, MTN Nigeria, repatriated $ 12 billion out of Nigeria over a 10-year period.







http://www.streetcurb.com/2016/09/senate-to-investigate-mtn-over-12bn-repatriation-allegation/

ISIL downs plane as government forces push to retake territory lost to group in wake of botched coalition strike



http://www.streetcurb.com/2016/09/isil-shoots-down-syrian-military-jet-kills-pilot/

The death of Uzbekistan’s post-independence strongman President Islam Karimov without a designated successor, a pattern neighboring counterparts may repeat, has combined with commodity, currency and banking crises to sideline Central Asia....





http://www.streetcurb.com/2016/09/economic-monitor-central-asias-scorned-succession-planning/

Venezuela assumed a three year presidency of the 120 nation Non Aligned Movement (NAM), at its 17th summit on the island of Margarita, this week.



http://www.streetcurb.com/2016/09/despite-its-crises-venezuela-assumes-another-key-international-role/

A crude oil delivery line belonging to the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company crossing Afiesere- Iwhrenene communities in Ughelli North Council Area of Delta State has been blown up by suspected militants.



http://www.streetcurb.com/2016/09/militants-attack-another-oil-facility-delta-2/

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has called off plans to visit the US west coast after a health challenge at an event commemorating the September 11, 2001, terror attacks in New York.


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Sokoto – The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari, for introducing `Change Begins With Me’ campaign in Nigeria.


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BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s interior minister has warned that the country is home to more than 500 Islamic militants who could be capable of carrying out assaults on their own or as members of “hit teams.



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AS schools resume next week, organised labour on the aegis of Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, ASCSN, yesterday threatened to shut Kings College, Lagos and Federal Government College, Idoani, Ondo State over unpaid salaries and other benefits of education officers outstanding since May 2016, in the schools.


http://www.streetcurb.com/2016/09/labour-vows-to-shut-down-unity-schools-over-unpaid-salaries/

Barack Obama handed Vladimir Putin ‘final proposal’on settlement of the situation in Syria at the G20 summit in China.


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A Japanese man aged 73 became the world’s oldest person to swim across the country’s Tsugaru Strait on Wednesday (Sep 7), supporters said, braving unpredictable currents and stinging jellyfish in his quest.



http://www.streetcurb.com/2016/09/sports-japanese-man-73-completes-record-swim-across-strait/

As coaches take notes, teenagers dribble footballs through a course of cones on Ritan Middle School’s gleaming artificial field in eastern Beijing, part of a massive program to promote soccer as a pillar of China’s rise to global prominence...





http://www.streetcurb.com/2016/09/sports-chinas-football-revolution-kicks-into-overdrive/

Former Group Managing Directors of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, weekend, called for an upward review of the price of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, stating that the present price cap of N145 per litre is not in line with current economic realities......




http://www.streetcurb.com/2016/09/former-nnpc-gmds-call-for-hike-in-fuel-price/

The ban to import food from the EU and rouble crisis generated growth of agriculture. As the German Der Spiegel reported, Russia’s income from agricultural goods’ export has surpassed that from weapons






http://www.streetcurb.com/2016/09/russian-agricultural-export-surpasses-that-of-weapons/

Pastor William Kumuyi, General Overseer, Deeper Life Bible Church, has called on Christians and Muslims faithful in Nigeria to learn how to live in peace with one another.




http://www.streetcurb.com/2016/09/kumuyi-calls-for-peaceful-co-existence-among-christians-and-muslims/

Vladimir Putin is a relative of all royal families of EuropeRussian president Vladimir Putin was a mystery almost for everyone during the moment of his election.



http://www.streetcurb.com/2016/08/mysterious-genealogy-of-russian-president-putin/

Until recently, the official page of Pravda.Ru on Facebook was developing actively with over 10,000 people joining us on a monthly basis



http://www.streetcurb.com/2016/08/facebook-destroys-pravda-in-act-of-information-war/

Avengers: Buhari's "Operation Crocodile Smiles" Will Not Stop Our "Operation Red Economy" From Continuing





The Avengers in a statement signed by Gen. Mudoch, the group’s spokesperson yesterday addressed the......





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This week marks a historic milestone in independent India’s diplomatic history


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Eight Paraguayan soldiers have been killed by a roadside bombing, according to the government, in an attack blamed on a Marxist armed group........








http://www.streetcurb.com/2016/08/soldiers-killed-ambush-northern-paraguay/

Scotland and Canada will allow police officers to wear hijabs on the job in a bid to attract more Muslim women to join their forces.



http://www.streetcurb.com/2016/08/police-officers-in-scotland-canada-can-now-wear-hijabs/

On the afternoon of August 26, 1883, Krakatoa erupted in 1883, in one of the largest, natural eruptions in recent time. Krakatoa is an island volcano along the Indonesian arc....



http://www.streetcurb.com/2016/08/on-this-day-in-history-krakatoa-most-dangerous-volcano-erupted-on-august-26-1883/

Several restaurants in Germany have come up with a novel way to reduce food waste. Condé Nast Traveler reports that the restaurants, which include two Japanese restaurants and a Chinese-Mongolian restaurant, have started fining customers who fail to finish their meals.



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