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Crime › BREAKING; 5 Killed In Another Mass Shooting In US-BBC by SocialFinance(op): 4:23am On Feb 27, 2020
Five people have been killed in a shooting at the Molson Coors Brewing Company campus in Milwaukee, Wisconsin state, local officials say.
They say the gunman died from "self-inflicted wounds". The attacker was identified as a 51-year-old Milwaukee resident. His motives were unclear.
The shooting occurred in the early afternoon while hundreds of employees were still at work.
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said it was a "tragic day for the city".
Speaking at a news briefing shortly after Wednesday's shooting, he described it as a "horrific act".
Meanwhile, Milwaukee police chief Alfonso Morales said that the five victims were all employees of the brewing company.
He praised the way the city's police, FBI officers and firefighters responded to the attack.
As the incident unfolded, nearby schools and businesses were locked down, local media report.
Speaking at the White House in Washington, President Donald Trump offered his "deepest condolences to the victims and families in Milwaukee".
He described the gunman as a "wicked murderer".
Wisconsin congressman Mike Gallagher condemned the attack on Twitter, saying: "There's no place for these kinds of hateful and disgusting acts in our society."
Skip Twitter post by @RepGallagher
The news out of Milwaukee is devastating, and my heart goes out to the victims, their families, and all those at Molson Coors. There’s no place for these kinds of hateful and disgusting acts in our society.

— Rep. Mike Gallagher (@RepGallagher) February 26, 2020

Molson Coors owns the Coors and Miller beer brands.
The company is yet to publicly comment on the shooting.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51649903?iorg_service_id_internal=624173547714020%3BAfp9IppOb176It2G


THE END IS TRULY HERE.
Celebrities › Re: Olubadan: Ibadan Obas Blackmailing Me To Gain Sympathy. by SocialFinance: 8:25am On Feb 20, 2020
This Olubadan is so greedy

Why is he denying this

I knew a village where he collected 1mill to approve the Basle.
Travel › Re: Post Brexit UK Visa/Job Policy: No Visas For Low-Skilled Workers by SocialFinance(op): 11:54am On Feb 19, 2020
The 20,000 visa allocated to young ppl have been largely unused by Nigeria youths especially the undergraduates.

This is another to prepare yourself for easy migration to UK after graduation.

I hope our youth will start using this opportunity. if you require further information about this, just quote me and ask, I will try to answer.
Travel › Re: Post Brexit UK Visa/Job Policy: No Visas For Low-Skilled Workers by SocialFinance(op): 6:34am On Feb 19, 2020
Rebecca May, really messed up UK economy by locking Africans out of the country. UK economy in 2019 ended up flat @ 0%

Even this policy is still seriously flawed. Low income earners from Africa remain the oil needed to help UK economy recovery.

Gorem2013:
What I think I need to bookmark this info.



..... but how many Africans can attain £25k annual salary. This is about N12mill


UK yet to learn from past mistake

lalasticlala

This is front page worthy please.
Travel › Re: Post Brexit UK Visa/Job Policy: No Visas For Low-Skilled Workers by SocialFinance(op):
DeomoviesI:
Thanks
You welcome


UK is opening her to immigrant from Asia and Africa but they must score at least 70marks on point based assesment to get visa.

UK under Johnson want to block low quality individual from entering her country for job
Travel › Re: Post Brexit UK Visa/Job Policy: No Visas For Low-Skilled Workers by SocialFinance(op): 4:44am On Feb 19, 2020
Calculating the point, 70 is a must


People wanting to come to the UK from outside the EU will find rules are being relaxed, such as scrapping the cap on skilled workers or the drop in minimum salary.
But for EU migrants who are used to moving freely between Britain and the continent, the new regime will be something of a shock.
Visitors can come for six months without a visa, but they won't be able to work, those with skills must have a job offer and clear the 70 points hurdle, and there'll be no work permits for migrants prepared to do menial jobs in restaurants, hotels, care homes and food processing plants.
There is some flexibility in the new structure. But the question is, will it be enough to prevent labour shortages and companies taking their business elsewhere?
Under the new plan, all migrants will only be entitled to access income-related benefits until after indefinite leave to remain is granted, usually after five years.
Currently, EU nationals in the UK can claim benefits if they are "economically active". Non-EU citizens become eligible for benefits when they are granted permanent residence, which usually requires five years of living legally in the UK.
Following recommendations from the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), the salary threshold for skilled workers wanting to come to the UK would be lowered from £30,000 to £25,600.
The independent advisory body argued that lowering the threshold would help recruit teachers and skilled NHS staff.
Unlike the current system, applicants would also be able to trade points.
Those earning less than £25,600, but more than £20,480, could still apply for visas if they had a job in a "specific shortage occupation" or a PhD relevant to the job.
A list of shortage occupations would be kept under review by the MAC, the government said.
Jobs currently on the MAC's Shortage Occupation List include civil engineers, medical practitioners, nurses, psychologists and classical ballet dancers.
Shadow home secretary Diane Abbott said the salary threshold system would "need to have so many exemptions, for the NHS, for social care and many parts of the private sector, that it will be meaningless".
She added: "Ultimately, it will also be very difficult to attract the workers we need at all skill levels while the Tories' hostile environment is in place. It needs to go."
Proposed points system
Mandatory requirements Points
Job offer from approved sponsor 20
Job at appropriate skill level 20
English at required level 10
Points for salary Points
£20,480 – £23,039 0
£23,040 – £25,599 10
£25,600 or above 20
Additional points Points
Job in a shortage occupation 20
PhD in subject relevant to the job 10
PhD in relevant STEM subject 20
Under the new plan, there would no longer be an overall cap on the number of skilled workers who could come into the UK - one of the areas praised by the CBI.
Following recommendations from MAC, the definition of skilled workers would also be expanded to include those educated at A-level, not just at graduate level, as was previously the case.
But waiting staff roles would be removed from the list of skilled occupations, while new additions would include carpenters, plasterers and childminders.
To study in the UK, overseas students would need the offer of a place at an educational institution, have to know English, and be able to show they can support themselves.
Changes to the system would be implemented through an immigration bill needing approval from MPs and peers to come into force.
Shadow immigration minister Bell Ribeiro-Addy told the BBC's Newsnight: "I feel like people have been duped a bit. We were told this was an Australian style points-based system.
"The Australian system is meant to encourage migration across sectors. I know that they don't want to do that, but why are you calling it one thing when it's another?"
Liberal Democrat home affairs spokeswoman Christine Jardine said the proposals were based on "xenophobia".
Travel › Re: Post Brexit UK Visa/Job Policy: No Visas For Low-Skilled Workers by SocialFinance(op): 4:42am On Feb 19, 2020
More info

The government also pointed to a quadrupling of the scheme for seasonal workers in agriculture to 10,000, as well as "youth mobility arrangements", which allow 20,000 young people to come to the UK each year.
While the CBI welcomed some of the proposals, it said some firms would be "left wondering how they will recruit the people needed to run their businesses".
The business lobby group's director general, Carolyn Fairbairn, said: "Firms know that hiring from overseas and investing in the skills of their workforce and new technologies is not an 'either or' choice - both are needed to drive the economy forward."
The Royal College of Nursing raised concerns the proposals will "not meet the health and care needs of the population", while Unison assistant general secretary Christina McAnea said the plans "spell absolute disaster for the care sector".
The UK Homecare Association described the lack of provision for low-paid workers in the proposals as "irresponsible", with a spokesman saying they were "dismayed" by the government's decision.
"Cutting off the supply of prospective care workers under a new migration system will pave the way for more people waiting unnecessarily in hospital or going without care," they added.
Meanwhile, National Farmers' Union president Minette Batters raised "serious concerns" about the "failure to recognise British food and farming's needs" in the plans.
And the Food and Drink Federation spoke of concerns about bakers, meat processors and workers making food like cheese and pasta not qualifying under the new system.
The government's proposed immigration system represents a balancing act - broadening the base of skilled labour while restricting the flow of those seeking lower-skilled jobs.

The SNP's immigration spokesman, Stuart McDonald called them a "half-finished and disastrous one-size-fits-no-one policy".
Travel › Post Brexit UK Visa/Job Policy: No Visas For Low-Skilled Workers by SocialFinance(op): 4:26am On Feb 19, 2020
Immigration: No visas for low-skilled workers, government says

Low-skilled workers would not get visas under post-Brexit immigration plans unveiled by the government.

It is urging employers to "move away" from relying on "cheap labour" from Europe and invest in retaining staff and developing automation technology.

The Home Office said EU and non-EU citizens coming to the UK would be treated equally after UK-EU free movement ends on 31 December.

Labour said the "hostile environment" will make it hard to attract workers.

But Home Secretary Priti Patel said the new system was about bringing "the brightest and the best" to the UK.

She told BBC Breakfast the government wants to "encourage people with the right talent" and "reduce the levels of people coming to the UK with low skills".

She added that the system would "make sure that we have a high-skilled, highly trained and highly productive economy in the future".

The government, which said it was aiming to reduce overall migration to the UK, wants a "points-based" immigration system - as it promised in its election manifesto.

Under the scheme, overseas workers who wanted to come to the UK would have to speak English and have the offer of a skilled job with an "approved sponsor".

They would be awarded 50 points if they fulfil these criteria.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-51550421

Foreign Affairs › Re: Cameroon: 22 Including 14 Children 1 Pregnant Woman Killed In Violent Attack-BBC by SocialFinance(op): 2:30pm On Feb 17, 2020
it's ok let's peace reign
God bless Nigeria.
StaffofOrayan:
Do you feel abused?
Foreign Affairs › Re: Cameroon: 22 Including 14 Children 1 Pregnant Woman Killed In Violent Attack-BBC by SocialFinance(op): 1:45pm On Feb 17, 2020
Freetech:
Could this be handiwork of Boko haram?
God have mercy
14 children and pregnant woman!
We don't know, nobody has claimed responsibility. So pathetic
Foreign Affairs › Re: Cameroon: 22 Including 14 Children 1 Pregnant Woman Killed In Violent Attack-BBC by SocialFinance(op): 1:36pm On Feb 17, 2020
StaffofOrayan:
What kind of silly question is that bro?
You were obviously referring to Nigeria
Hence ur pdp reference
Hello, why using abusive word? is it difficult for you to make your point straight and clear?

The question is clear enough. Here is news about killing in Cameroon not Nigeria ok.

We
Foreign Affairs › Re: Cameroon: 22 Including 14 Children 1 Pregnant Woman Killed In Violent Attack-BBC by SocialFinance(op): 9:21am On Feb 17, 2020
StaffofOrayan:
When Fela was singing, there was no PDP
But there was Buhari
Yes you are right about Fela song.


Are also saying Buhari is responsible for killings in Cameroon, Algeria, Niger?
Foreign Affairs › Re: Cameroon: 22 Including 14 Children 1 Pregnant Woman Killed In Violent Attack-BBC by SocialFinance(op): 9:09am On Feb 17, 2020
The real problem is the greed of black man

See what PDP is turned Nigeria to because of selfishness. Nobody cares whether the country go up in flames as long as they have access to our treasury to loot and stash it abroad.
Foreign Affairs › Cameroon: 22 Including 14 Children 1 Pregnant Woman Killed In Violent Attack-BBC by SocialFinance(op): 8:52am On Feb 17, 2020
At least 22 people have been killed in an attack on a village in north-west Cameroon, the UN says.
Over half those killed in Ntumbo were children, and local media report that several victims were burned alive.
No-one has claimed responsibility for Friday's incident, but an opposition party blamed the army.
Cameroon's government, which has been fighting separatists in the region for three years, denied involvement in the attack.
James Nunan, an official from the UN's humanitarian co-ordination agency Ocha, told the BBC that a pregnant woman was among those killed.
Fourteen children, including nine under the age of five, were also among the dead, he said.
Red Dragons and Tigers: The rebels fighting for independence
Burning Cameroon: Images you're not meant to see
Mr Nunan said the incident has "terrified" the local population.
"Whichever group has done this has threatened that there will be more violence ahead," he said. "The people we've spoken with are extremely traumatised and didn't expect this."
In a statement, one of the country's main opposition parties - The Movement for the Rebirth of Cameroon - blamed "the dictatorial regime" and the head of Cameroon's security forces for the attack.
Agbor Mballa, a leading figure in the separatist movement, also suggested that "state defence forces were responsible".
An army official described the allegations as "false" when asked about the incident by AFP news agency.
The conflict has been centred in north-western Cameroon, where most of the population speaks English because of old colonial ties to Britain.
Armed separatist groups began to emerge in 2017 after a security force crackdown on protests. Separatists have declared independence for a new state they call Ambazonia, but Cameroon's President Paul Biya has labelled the groups as "terrorists".
More than 3,000 people have died since the outbreak of fighting and at least 70,000 people have also been displaced from their homes.
Cameroon's government has been accused of human rights abuses during the conflict, and US President Donald Trump has axed the country from a special trade program with America.
The government says separatists have killed dozens of civilians and security forces, but no official figures exist for civilians and separatists killed by government forces.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-51526358
Travel › Re: Breaking; Passenger Plane Broke Into 3 Parts While Landing Kill-bbc by SocialFinance(op): 8:24am On Feb 06, 2020
Please don't wish anyone bad
Meanwhile mannabbq is a wonderful personality if you meet in real life
Cc Lalasticlala Cc Fynestboi Cc Seun Cc Mynd44
Travel › Breaking; Passenger Plane Broke Into 3 Parts While Landing Kill-bbc by SocialFinance(op): 8:00am On Feb 06, 2020
A passenger plane landing at an airport in Istanbul has skidded off the runway and broken into three parts, killing three people and injuring more than 170, officials say.
The Pegasus Airlines jet was carrying 171 passengers and six crew members from Izmir province in the west when it crashed at Sabiha Gokcen airport.
The Boeing 737 was trying to land in heavy tailwinds and rain.
The airport was closed and flights diverted after the accident.
The majority of people on board were Turkish, but local media quoted the airline's records as saying there were 22 foreign passengers from 12 other countries. A small number of children are believed to have been on board.
Istanbul Governor Ali Yerlikaya said: "Unfortunately, the Pegasus Airlines plane couldn't hold on the runway due to poor weather conditions and skidded for around 50-60m [164-196ft]."
He said the plane then fell between 30 and 40 metres off the end of the runway.
The airport has since reopened, while prosecutors have opened an investigation into the crash.
Video footage showed passengers climbing through one of the large cracks to escape via one of the wings, and dozens of rescuers working around the jet.
Other footage on social media showed a blaze inside the aircraft, which was later put out by firefighters.
Transport Minister Mehmet Cahit Turhan said authorities had not yet been able to speak to the pilots, a Turkish national and a South Korean, who were believed to have been injured in the accident.
The low-cost Pegasus Airlines has a fleet of 83 aircraft - 47 Boeings and 36 Airbus planes - and has been flying for 20 years.
A Pegasus Boeing 737 coming in from Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates skidded off the runway at the same airport on 7 January. There were no casualties but the airport had to be temporarily closed.
And a Pegasus Boeing 737 also skidded off the runway at Trabzon airport in January 2018, plunging down the side of a cliff overlooking the sea. There were no casualties.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-51384667
Politics › Re: BBC Breaking: Malawi Court Annulled Presidential Election, order new vote by SocialFinance(op): 4:30am On Feb 04, 2020
175:
Fearless Judges!

Not the Tankers. . . . grin cheesy abi na Tanko Tinko we've got at our Supreme Court!
It's not about Tanko but the system and flawed constitution.
Politics › Re: BBC Breaking: Malawi Court Annulled Presidential Election, order new vote by SocialFinance(op): 4:28am On Feb 04, 2020
All, keep calm we will get there one day.


Very soon, I mean very soon



Cc Lalasticlala
Cc Fynestboi
Cc Seun
Cc Mynd44
Politics › BBC Breaking: Malawi Court Annulled Presidential Election, order new vote by SocialFinance(op): 4:05am On Feb 04, 2020
Malawi's constitutional court has annulled last year's controversial election, which saw President Peter Mutharika narrowly re-elected.
The judge found there had been widespread irregularities in the 21 May vote.
This is the first election to be legally challenged since Malawi's independence in 1964. A new vote will take place within 151 days.
There have been regular anti-government protests since the election.
The court ruled that Mr Mutharika will stay in power until a new election takes place.
Why was a legal challenge filed?
President Peter Mutharika won a second term in May with 38.6% of the vote.
But opposition candidates Lazarus Chakwera, who came second, and Saulos Chilima, who finished third, went to court to argue that the election was not fair.
They said the way the election was conducted was full of irregularities.
The judges, who arrived in court in the capital, Lilongwe, under military escort, upheld the complaint on Monday.
According to the official results, Mr Chakwera, who claims he won the election, garnered 35.4% of the vote as the flag bearer for the Malawi Congress Party.
Mr Chilima, a former ally of the president, got 20.2%. He was the candidate for the UTM.
There is a high level of anxiety in the country following months of tense clashes between the police and opposition supporters.
Many schools were closed and some public transport had been suspended ahead of Monday's court decision.
What were the irregularities?
In court, lawyers for the losing candidates said that correction fluid - known by the brand name Tipp-Ex - had been used on some of the tallying forms sent in by polling stations.
The changes were made after they had been signed by party agents, they said.
The lawyers also said that in some cases polling officials sent in the wrong copy of the results sheet to the main tallying centre.
They also found some mathematical errors in a small number of cases.
Though in each case there were not a huge number of errors, the lawyers said that the evidence pointed to a flawed process.
What was the response?
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) defended its handling of the vote as being in keeping with the law.
It said that on the few forms where correction fluid had been found, it had not been used to change a result, but to alter procedural information that had been incorrectly entered.
The commission said it had not supplied the Tipp-Ex.
The MEC's lawyers also argued that while the wrong copy of the results sheet had been submitted in some cases, that copy had been signed off by party agents and the tally itself was correct.
Outside the court proceedings, backers of Mr Mutharika's Democratic Progressive Party often mentioned reports of international observers, which were largely favourable, as evidence that he won the vote fairly.
What sort of coverage was there in Malawi?
The court proceedings, which lasted more than three months, were keenly followed


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-51324241
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Technology Market › Re: 4G LTE, Speed Browsing, Tecno A88, Price:- N13,700 by SocialFinance: 8:24am On Jan 30, 2020
This is good oooo


But make you round am up to 10k make guys use am play for sometime before money for flagship come.

But no doubt you be BABA for cheap and great phones. Very legit and God bless your hustle.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Brexit: United Kingdom To Exit The European Union On January 31 by SocialFinance(op): 5:41am On Jan 30, 2020
BBBmall25:
What A Fine And Mature Way To Exit! Not All This Noise From Biafraunhs
Me I no dey there. You know these ppl are constantly in pain and full of hatred.

Run before they come after

To the topic, it's a win for Nigerian if managed well
Foreign Affairs › Brexit: United Kingdom To Exit The European Union On January 31 by SocialFinance(op): 4:37am On Jan 30, 2020
Brexit: European Parliament overwhelmingly backs terms of UK's exit
29 January 2020

Members of the European Parliament have overwhelmingly backed the terms of the UK's departure from the EU.

MEPs ratified the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement by 621 votes to 49 following an emotional debate in Brussels.

After the vote, MEPs marked the UK's exit by singing Auld Lang Syne.
Several British MEPs said they hoped the UK would return one day although Eurosceptics, including the Brexit Party's Nigel Farage, used their final speeches to tear into the EU.

The UK is due to leave the bloc at 23:00 GMT on Friday.

Ratification of the withdrawal agreement, agreed by the UK and EU in October, was not in doubt after it easily cleared its committee stage last week.
As it happened: An emotional send-off for Britain
New Scottish MEP sworn in - for four days
Tears and relief as the UK's MEPs bid goodbye
Mavericks to mainstream: The long campaign for Brexit
Signing the letter confirming the EU's consent, the Parliament's president, David Sassoli, said the two sides must heed the words of the late Labour MP Jo Cox when approaching their future relationship and recognise "there is more that unites us than divides us."

"You are leaving the EU but you will always be part of Europe…It is very hard to say goodbye. That is why, like my colleagues, I will say arrivederci."

Wednesday's session saw those on either side of the Brexit debate, including the UK's 73 MEPs, celebrate or lament the end of British EU membership.

Some MEPs marked the occasion with songs - others wore "always united" scarves.
The Parliament's Brexit spokesman, Guy Verhofstadt, said it was "sad to see a country leaving that has twice given its blood to liberate Europe".

He added that British MEPs had brought "wit, charm, and intelligence" as well as "stubbornness", and would be missed.

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said ratification of the withdrawal deal was "only a first step" towards a new partnership between the EU and the UK.

The two should "join forces" in areas such as climate change, she said, and seek a close partnership following the UK's exit on Friday.

"We will always love you and we will not be far," she told the UK in closing.
The EU's Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier also wished the UK well, saying the bloc would approach talks on the future relationship with "patience" and "objectivity" while defending its members' interests.

On the other side, though, Conservative MEP and prominent Eurosceptic Daniel Hannan said opinion in Britain turned against the bloc when it became clear "the aspiration was to have the EU as a quasi-state".

"If at any stage Britain had been able to have a trade-only relationship that would have been enough," he went on, but added: "You are losing a bad tenant and gaining a good neighbour."

Mr Farage - who has been campaigning for the UK's exit since before he was first elected to the Brussels Parliament in 1999 - used his final speech to excoriate the EU.

"I want Brexit to start a debate right across Europe - what do we want from Europe?" he said, arguing that "trade, friendship, co-operation and reciprocity" between nations could be achieved without "all of these institutions and all of this power".
He and his fellow Brexit Party MEPs waved Union flags before walking out of the chamber en masse.

A tearful Molly Scott Cato was applauded and hugged by her colleagues after she spoke of her "grief and regret" at Brexit and the hope she would return to the European Parliament "one day".

"While now is not the time to campaign to rejoin the EU, we must keep the dream alive," the Green Party MEP said.

Belgian MEP Philippe Lamberts said the EU must learn lessons from the UK's decision to leave.

He said the bloc had to "regain the hearts and minds of European citizens" by focusing on what it could do for the many, not the few.

Earlier, the S&grin coalition, which houses Labour's 10 MEPs, displayed a sign aimed at departing British members, which read: "It's not goodbye, it's au revoir."
On Tuesday evening, several MEPs in the Green group also held a ceremony to mark the UK's departure.

While Brexit Party MEPs spoke of their joy and relief at leaving, others shared messages of sadness on social media as they prepared to vote for the last time.
The Green Party's Alexandra Phillips tweeted: "I'm devastated to be leaving the best job in the world.

Twitter post by @catherinemep: As the LDs attend their last @RenewEurope group meeting we exchange gifts, memories of campaigns we fought, lost and won. You will always be our friends, and we will one day return I am sure.

After the UK leaves, there will be an 11-month transition period in which the two sides hope to negotiate their future economic relationship.

Trade talks are expected to begin in earnest in early March. The European Parliament will also get a say in ratifying any future deal
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-51287430

Agriculture › Re: .,,... by SocialFinance: 7:42am On Jan 27, 2020
Freetech:
Good and fertile land available for sale.
.
The land is lying along Agbedenge road. Asoju village, Akufo, Ibadan, Oyo state.

The land is good for agriculture: plant or animal farming..

Price is 260k/acre or 50k/plot

2.5% discount if you're buying the whole 12 acres


call/WhatsApp. 0-8-0-74-20-5751. for more information.
Any stream for dry season farming?
Foreign Affairs › Militants On Motorbikes Kill 20 Malian Soldiers by SocialFinance(op): 7:32am On Jan 27, 2020
'Twenty members of the security forces have been killed in Mali by suspected Islamist militants, officials say.
The attack came early on Sunday at the Sokolo military camp in the central Segou region.
An official speaking to AFP news agency said the gunmen arrived on motorbikes and that all those killed were gendarmes or paramilitary police.
Militants linked to the Islamic State group or al-Qaeda often carry out attacks in Mali and the wider region.
In November, last year, 24 soldiers were killed by militants in eastern Mali. Only weeks earlier, 54 troops had died in another attack.
In the latest incident, the army said militants damaged and stole military equipment. Five soldiers were injured, and a total of 60 survived the attack.
A witness described the scene as "complete chaos".
Funerals for those killed took place on Sunday afternoon.
The war in the desert
Mali has been blighted by violence since 2012 when Islamist militants took over a Tuareg separatist rebellion in the north and seized several cities.
Malian forces managed to regain control of territory taken by militants with military help from France, which has 4,500 troops deployed in the region. The UN has 13,000 peacekeeping troops in Mali.
But thousands of lives have been lost as Mali struggles to contain the violence, which has spread to neighbouring Burkina Faso and Niger.
Combating militants in the Sahel region is seen as important for maintaining security further afield, including Europe.
France's Foreign Minister, Florence Parly, is heading to Washington for talks aimed at persuading the Americans to continue their logistical backing - drones, intelligence and transport - for the French operation.'
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-51256768

Investment › Re: Nigerian Stocks Rank World Best Performers This Year (2020) by SocialFinance:
Any sound economist with knowledge of international development know for sure that the country is on the right path to develop.

Fix the infrastructure problem - more than 500 projects been executed all over the country now, then tackle corruption to a comatose.

Move on with wealth redistribution by opening the gate for SME development, allocating 20 - 25% of annual contract in States and FG to sme for execution.

Ministry of Development must develop a framework to combat poverty through technology development and encouraging SME and local people. Stop throwing money at poverty like trader money, Npower etc.

The story will change and lot more will be out of poverty
Politics › Re: Seyi Makinde Introduces New Transportation System In Oyo State (Photos) by SocialFinance: 7:33am On Dec 11, 2019
Another Fayose in Ibadan


is this the reason why he donated all Ajumose buses to PDP thugs all over the state and none for the residents again?

is this what he used N13bil loan collected to do?

The man who claimed he pay N170m for Ssce past questions for teachers in the same state is not disappointing. After all he is PDP importer of stove from SA just to loot
Crime › Re: Gunmen Kidnap Justice Samuel Yaumande, School Principal, Three Others In Adamawa by SocialFinance:
Atiku surely have explanation to make as regards insecurity in Adamawa. Why was the state relatively peaceful for the past 7 months while hiding in Dubai? Insecurity again just at his arrival.


This is an area govt must look at seriously. Who is the sponsor. Atiku appears to fit the picture


Before you quote me ask yourself why there haven't been any security issues at his university in the same state for past 7 years of Boko Haram in Adamawa. Not even banditry and kidnappers.

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