It's PluxTIME: 2017-09-10

Osinbajo speaks on Nigeria’s unity

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Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday in Yola, reinstated the 
commitment of the Federal Government to keep one and indivisible 
Nigeria. 

Osinbajo made the commitment while speaking at the reception in Yola 
in honour of the new President of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), 
the Most Reverend Musa Filibus. 

The vice-president, therefore, urged Nigerians to sustain the unity 
which he said was the dream of the fore fathers of the country. 

According to him, Christians are encouraged to pursue justice and reconciliation with people of other faith. 

While congratulating Filibus for being the first Nigerian and second 
African to emerge President of LWF, Osinbajo urged him to work toward 
uniting the church and promoting peace and love. 

“It is our role as Christians to bind people together and we must do so by self sacrifice and love. 

“On behalf of the Federal Government and Mr President, I wish you an excellence and God guided tenure as President of LWF.” 

Earlier, Gov. Mohammed Bindow of Adamawa, who also congratulated 
Filibus for his elevation and making the people of Adamawa and Nigeria 
proud, assured him of his administration’ support to succeed. 

In his remarks, Filibus thanked the government of Adamawa and Nigeria
 for standing behind him and urged more support and prayers for a 
successful tenure. 

Filibus vowed to make Nigeria proud by being a good ambassador. 

“I will stand to be one among many to prove that Nigeria stands tall among the comity of nations. 

“I give thanks to all who contributed in making me what I am today,” Filibus promised. 
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Osinbajo speaks on Nigeria’s unity

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday in Yola, reinstated the commitment of the Federal Government to keep one and indivisible Nig...

Boko Haram’s menace not over – Minister

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The destructive activities of the Boko Haram terrorist group are not over but been greatly curtailed, foreign affairs <a href="http://www.nan.ng/news/boko-harams-menace-not-over-minister/#">minister</a> Geoffrey Onyeama says. 

Onyeama told the Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria in New 
York that threats from the Boko Haram insurgents were, however, not yet 
over. 

He noted the cases of suicide attacks on soft targets and the 
abduction of civilians but said the sect was no longer on the offensive. 

He also urged the international community to realise that the fight against Boko Haram was not a conventional warfare. 

“This is a fight that sometimes you don’t even know who you’re 
fighting. So you have to be careful because someone you think is a 
friend can turn out to be an enemy.” 

According to him, the capability of the sect had been weakened 
through the decisive leadership provided by President Muhammadu Buhari 
and the military. 

“The Boko Haram crushing was used in a context. Before the President 
Muhammadu Buhari’s administration came into power, Boko Haram captured 
territories. 

“Boko Haram was an existential threat. But today, they are no longer 
holding any territory; they now only engage in soft targets,” he said. 

According to him, the Federal Government will continue to cooperate 
with the international community to share strategy to overcome the 
security challenge. 

“We will use the General Assembly to continue to strategise against Boko Haram. 

“I am happy to announce that the present U.S. administration has made
 weapons available to Nigeria in the fight against Boko Haram,” Onyeama 
said. 

He regretted that the U.S. Government refused to sell weapons to 
Nigeria at some point but that the position had since changed with 
administration of President Donald Trump. 

“I think the problem to certain extent was really not too much with 
the executive of the U.S. Government but the legislature, the Congress. 

“There were a number of Congressmen that were holding out against it.
 President Donald Trump came in and he gave our President the assurance 
that he will get these weapons to Nigeria. 

“So obviously he’s been able to convince those Congressmen who were opposed to it,” he said. 

He regretted the huge humanitarian challenges caused by the activities of Boko Haram terrorists in the northeast. 

According to him, Nigeria will organise a side-event during the 72nd 
of the UN General Assembly to draw international attention to the 
gravity of the humanitarian challenge in northeast. 

Onyeama commended UN, partners and the donor countries for their contributions towards addressing the humanitarian challenge. 

The <a href="http://www.nan.ng/news/boko-harams-menace-not-over-minister/#">minister</a> said: “At the Oslo Conference on Nigeria and Lake Chad Basin, many countries made pledges and the pledges are being redeemed. 

“But several factors responsible for the crisis in the region must 
also be addressed. Looking at the root causes of Boko Haram, climate 
change played a key role. 

“The shrinking of Lake Chad played a role. The Lake has shrunk by 
about 90 per cent. So we are appealing to the international community to
 recharge the Lake Chad.” 

Onyeama said the Nigerian delegation at UNGA 72 would also give 
priority to attracting support for the internally displaced persons as a
 result of terrorist acts and recent flooding as well as mitigating the 
effects of Climate Change. (NAN)</div>

Boko Haram’s menace not over – Minister

The destructive activities of the Boko Haram terrorist group are not over but been greatly curtailed, foreign affairs minister Geof...

It'll Take 7 Figures To Settle Revenge Porn Case- Blac Chyna to Rob Kardashian

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Read TMZ's report below 
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Blac Chyna may be settling her custody war with Rob Kardashian ... but she's not done with him in court.</blockquote>

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Sources close to BC tell TMZ ... Chyna did NOT settle her beef with Rob over his revenge porn meltdown .... when he plastered nude pics of her all over social media.  </blockquote>

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Chyna is determined to get her pound of flesh from Rob, in the form 
of 7 figures. She's still fuming over losing a couple of weight-loss 
endorsements, she says because the pics made it apparent she's had 
plastic surgery and the companies want au naturel.  </blockquote>

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Our Chyna sources say she has a meeting with Rob's team -- presumably with her lawyer Lisa Bloom -- and a big fat check needs to be passed across the table or she'll see him in court.</blockquote>

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TMZ broke the story, Chyna will get $20k a month from Rob in child support.</blockquote>

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It'll Take 7 Figures To Settle Revenge Porn Case- Blac Chyna to Rob Kardashian

Read TMZ's report below Blac Chyna may be settling her custody war with Rob Kardashian ... but she's not done with him in cour...

Naeto C – Kill’N Me Softly ft. Sarkodie [New Song]

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After going on a long musical break, White Kaftan Gang’s boss, Naeto C is certainly up for a thrill as he collaborates with Ghana’s finest rapper, Sarkodie on this new record titled Kill’N Me Softly.
 
Kill’N Me Softly is produced by Masterkraft. 

Enjoy below 
 
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Naeto C – Kill’N Me Softly ft. Sarkodie [New Song]

After going on a long musical break, White Kaftan Gang’s boss, Naeto C is certainly up for a thrill as he collaborates with Ghana’s f...

US mulls military action against North Korea

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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson accused North Korea on Friday 
of threatening the entire world, and President Donald Trump’s national 
security adviser said the administration is not ruling out a possible 
military action against the regime. 

The reactions came after North Korea fired a missile over Japan for 
the second time in under a month in defiance of international pressure 
over its missile and nuclear programs. 

“There is a military option,” H.R. McMaster, Trump’s security adviser
 said during a press briefing at the White House, flanked by U.S. 
Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley. 

But he clarified that the military option is not a preferred option, hoping that all other diplomatic moves will succeed. 

McMaster urged all nations to do more to rein in the North, which he
 called “one of the world’s most urgent and dangerous security 
problems.” 

In the latest attempt to deal with an issue that has repeatedly 
frustrated world powers, the U.N. Security Council was due to meet on 
Friday to discuss the missile launch, at the request of the United 
States and Japan. 

The council’s 15 members unanimously stepped up sanctions against 
North Korea over a nuclear bomb test it staged on Sept. 3, imposing a 
ban on North Korea’s textile exports and capping its imports of crude 
oil. 

North Korea has launched dozens of missiles under leader Kim Jong Un 
as it accelerates a weapons program designed to give it the ability to 
target the United States with a powerful, nuclear-tipped missile. 

Tillerson said in a speech to foreign officials that the tests 
threaten the world and stressed the United States was working closely 
with regional allies Japan and South Korea. 

“In East Asia, an increasingly aggressive and isolated regime in 
North Korea threatens democracies in South Korea, Japan, and more 
importantly, and more recently, has expanded those threats to the United
 States, endangering the entire world,” Tillerson said. 

Taking a tougher line than Tillerson, White House National Security 
Adviser H.R. McMaster said the United States was fast running out of 
patience for diplomatic solutions on North Korea. 

“We’ve been kicking the can down the road, and we’re out of road,” McMaster told reporters. 

“For those … who have been commenting on a lack of a military option,
 there is a military option,” he said, adding that it would not be the 
Trump administration’s preferred choice. 

North Korea’s latest test missile flew over Hokkaido in northern 
Japan on Friday and landed in the Pacific about 2,000 km (1,240 miles) 
to the east, the Japanese government said. 

It traveled about 3,700 km (2,300 miles) in total, according to South
 Korea’s military, far enough to reach the U.S. Pacific territory of 
Guam, which the North has threatened before. 

“The range of this test was significant since North Korea 
demonstrated that it could reach Guam with this missile,” the Union of 
Concerned Scientists advocacy group said in a statement. However, the 
accuracy of the missile, still at an early stage of development, was 
low, it said. 

On Thursday, Tillerson called on China, Pyongyang’s only ally, and 
Russia to apply more pressure on North Korea by “taking direct actions 
of their own. 

But Beijing pushed back. 

Trump will meet with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Japanese 
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly 
in New York next Thursday, McMaster said. 
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US mulls military action against North Korea

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson accused North Korea on Friday of threatening the entire world, and President Donald Trump’s nati...

Igbo reject IPOB, Kanu

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Igbo people resident in northern commercial city of Kano have spurned
 the activities of Independent Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) and its leader, 
Mr. Nnamdi Kanu. 

Chief Ebenezer Chima, the President-General of Igbo Community 
Association in Kano state, rejected and dissociated the Igbo from the 
activities of IPOB. 

“We want to state categorically here that we, the Igbos residing and 
doing business in Kano state, unequivocally state that we dissociate 
ourselves from the activities of IPOB and its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. 

“We are strongly advocating for peace and unity in the land,” Chima said. 

While condemning “in its entirety’’ the unfortunate and avoidable 
crisis in Abia, he called on all Igbo resident in the state to remain 
calm as nothing would happen to them. 

According to him, the state government under the leadership of Gov. 
Abdullahi Ganduje and security agents have given the assurance of 
adequate security of our lives and property. 

“However, we join the South-East governors, the leadership of Ohaneze
 Ndigbo and other notable Igbo leaders, to ask the Federal Government to
 address the issues of equality and even distribution of our common 
wealth. 

“This, we believe will bring an end to these agitations in the country.’’ 

On his part, President of Ethnic Community Leaders Association 
(ECLAK) in the state, Dr Jimpat Ayelangbe, assured all non-indigenes of 
adequate security of their lives and property. 

He said that the assurance stemmed from the meetings they had with various leaders and security agencies in the state. 

“ECLAK got the mandate to speak to the media by allaying fears of our people over the concern of their lives and property. 

“ECLAK is interested in a united Nigeria because we believe that 
those not living in their states of origin should not contribute to 
disorganise the country.’’ 

Ayelangbe commended the Northern states governors and their 
South-East counterparts and leadership of the All Progressives Congress 
(APC), who had constituted committees on restructuring. 

He called on his members and other Nigerians to avoid hate speeches in order to foster national unity.</div>

Igbo reject IPOB, Kanu

Igbo people resident in northern commercial city of Kano have spurned the activities of Independent Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) and its l...

Qatar ready for talks to end Gulf crisis

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Qatar is ready to sit at the negotiating table to try to end a 
dispute with its Gulf Arab neighbors, Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad 
al-Thani said on Friday in Berlin. 

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain cut 
diplomatic and trade links with Qatar on June 5, accusing the world’s 
biggest exporter of liquefied natural gas of financing terrorism and 
cozying up to their arch-rival Iran. Doha denies the charges. 

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke by phone with 
Sheikh Tamim a week ago in what looked like a breakthrough. But Riyadh 
promptly suspended any dialogue with Doha, accusing it of “distorting 
facts” in its news agency’s report of the interaction. 

“As you know we have had a siege of more than 100 days against 
Qatar,” Sheikh Tamim told a joint news conference with German Chancellor
 Angela Merkel in Berlin. “We spoke about Qatar’s readiness to sit at 
the table to solve this issue.” 

For her part, Merkel said she was concerned that there was still no 
solution to the crisis, adding she supported efforts by Kuwait and the 
United States to mediate an end to the dispute. 

Sheikh Tamim also said he retained confidence in German firms and will hold on to stakes in Deutsche Bank and Volkswagen. 

Separately, Qatar’s foreign ministry warned its citizens against 
traveling to Egypt, because it said the authorities there had imposed 
“security measures” on Qataris entering the country. It did not provide 
details in a statement. 
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Qatar ready for talks to end Gulf crisis

Qatar is ready to sit at the negotiating table to try to end a dispute with its Gulf Arab neighbors, Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-T...

Oh my soul

Oh my soul 
When can i see unity in my home? 
When can my native lands be bold? 
Working together lik d ants in d hole
They'v started 
Making use of d gadget
D drum is set to be beaten 
In d arena of d village square
Awaiting d pregnant cloud 
'bout to deliver, fit fire fury
What is d dance step called? 
Dat d little ant is to be crouched 
And who can stop d drum from reaching d dance steps of d children? 
Even in d peak of d elephant trump
Oh my soul 
Where is my home? 
Where is my native lands?
By 
     Solove solomon 
       Pluxtimer
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Oh my soul

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Nigeria army declares IPOB a militant terrorist organisation

Full message from the defense headquarter, abuja
PUBLIC AWARENESS ON THE STATE OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF BIAFRA 
1. The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group which has posed to be a security challenge in the Country, has been metamorphosing from one stage to the other.  After due professional analysis and recent developments, it has become expedient, to notify the general public that; the claim by IPOB actors that the organization is non violent is not true.  Hence, the need to bring to public awareness the true and current state of IPOB.  In this regard, some of their actions, clandestinely and actively, that has been terrorising the general public among others include;
a. The formation of a Biafra Secret Service.
b. Claimed formation of Biafra National Guard.
c. Unauthorised blocking of public access roads.
d. Extortion of money from innocent civilians at illegal road blocks.
e. Militant possession and use of weapons (stones, molotov cocktails, machetes and broken bottles among others) on a military patrol on 10 September 2017. 
f. Physical confrontation of troops by Nnamdi Kanu and other IPOB actors at a check point on 11 September 2017 and also attempts to snatch their rifles.
g. Attack by IPOB members, on a military check point on 12 September 2017, at Isialangwa, where one IPOB actor attempted to snatch a female soldier’s rifle.
2. From the foregoing, the Armed Forces of Nigeria wishes to confirm to the general public that IPOB from all intent, plan and purpose as analysed, is a militant terrorist organisation.  Therefore, parents and particularly unsuspecting residents of the South East and other Nigerians should advice their wards to desist from joining the group.
3. The Defence Headquarters restates its commitment to handling all the security challenges in the Country and further assures all Nigerians of the protection of lives and property.
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Nigeria army declares IPOB a militant terrorist organisation

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NINIOLA - SICKER (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

Niniola – Sicker. Nigeria’s very own Queen of Afro-House Niniola is back again and this time it’s SICKER. 
 
Following the Global success of her hit single MARADONA, she is Obviously not stopping as she teams up with Sarz and Clarence Peters on this one. 
 
She delivers yet another hit as she prepares to release her debut album later this year. 
 
Sit back and allow the Queen of Afro-House take you on a SICKER journey. 
 
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NINIOLA - SICKER (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

Niniola – Sicker. Nigeria’s very own Queen of Afro-House Niniola is back again and this time it’s SICKER. Following the Global success of ...

Ycee – Komije [New Song]

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Ycee – Komije. Tinny Entertainment front line act, Ycee dishes out his highly anticipated record titled Komije. 

This record is just as colourful as the song’s featured art. 

Have a listen below and share your thoughts. 
 
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Ycee – Komije [New Song]

Ycee – Komije. Tinny Entertainment front line act, Ycee dishes out his highly anticipated record titled Komije. This record is just a...

Nollywood actor plans film on xenophobia

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Nigerian Popular Nollywood actor, Mr John Okafor, also known as 
“Ibu’’ is planning to shoot a movie involving stars from Liberia, Kenya,
 Ghana and Botswana, to highlight evils of xenophobia. 

Okafor, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Johannesburg, on 
Friday that majority of the actors would also be South Africans. 

He said that the movie would turn the table around and help in promoting peace on the long run. 

He said that the script of the movie was being written by some gifted writers while planning and pre-production had commenced. 

Okafor also said that the film would be shot on locations in South Africa, Kenya and Botswana. 

“ The pre-production is on now. The scripting is also on. When I 
return to Nigeria, we will meet with the directors and technical crew to
 discuss the effects of the plot. 

“ When the plot impacts on our thinking, then we would have achieved something, ” he said. 

The actor said the next phase would be to visit the concerned 
countries for auditions to determine those eligible to act in the film. 

Okafor said that Nollywood movie industry was still growing and would achieve set targets. 

He also said he had done more than 300 movies since his debut in December, 1978. 

Mr Adetola Olubajo, President, Nigeria Union, said the body would partner with Okafor on a social cohesion programme. 

“ We are planning a programme aimed at creating synergy and social cohesion between Nigeria and South Africa. 

“ It will take place next year and we want Okafor to be part of it,” he said</div>

Nollywood actor plans film on xenophobia

Nigerian Popular Nollywood actor, Mr John Okafor, also known as “Ibu’’ is planning to shoot a movie involving stars from Liberia, Keny...

Naira depreciates against dollar

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The Nigerian currency, naira, lost N2 to the dollar at the parallel 
market on Thursday, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. 

It exchanged for N369 to the dollar, weaker than N367 posted on 
Wednesday, while the Pound Sterling and the Euro closed to the naira at 
N478 and N437, respectively. 

At the Bureau De Change (BDC), the naira was sold at N363 to the 
dollar, while the Pound Sterling and the Euro closed at N478 and N437, 
respectively. 

Trading at the investors’ window saw the naira closing at N360.50 to 
the dollar, while it exchanged at N306 to the dollar at the CBN window. 

Traders said demand for dollar far outstripped supply as usual. 

NAN reports that the naira had been battling to remain stable at N365
 to the dollar before the forces of demand and supply pushed its 
depreciation further. 

Some financial analysts had on Tuesday argued that the naira, at N360 to the dollar, was undervalued. 

In spite of over 3.6 billion dollars injected to the foreign exchange
 market by the CBN since February, the naira rate was still struggling 
to be stable. 
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Naira depreciates against dollar

The Nigerian currency, naira, lost N2 to the dollar at the parallel market on Thursday, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. It...

Army begins probe on Alleged Abia attack

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The Nigerian Army says it has commenced investigations into the 
alleged breach of human rights in the ongoing Operation Python Dance in 
the South-East. 

The Col. Sagir Musa, the Deputy Director, Army Public Relations in 
the 82 Division, made the disclosure in Enugu on Thursday while speaking
 with our correspondent. 

Videos of alleged tortures of some youth in some parts of Abia have gone viral in the social media. 

According to Musa, in line with the rules of engagement and code of 
conduct guiding internal security operations, those found wanting, if 
any, would be dealt with. 

“The Nigerian Army does not encourage or condone indiscipline and unprofessional conduct in any form,’’ he said. 

The army spokesman maintained that its troops did not kill anybody in Aba as insinuated in the social media. 

He explained that the Python Dance 11 was conducted every Ember month
 to check obvious criminal activities including kidnapping, armed 
robbery and the recent secession agitations in the zone. 

“Python Dance 1 was conducted in September 2016 in the zone and it 
was a huge success because rate of crime dropped drastically and people 
celebrated their yuletide peacefully. 

“Even road accident rates also dropped from reports by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC),’’ he said. 

Musa regretted that the second exercise received high criticisms. 

He appealed to the general public to use the dedicated mobile phone 
numbers issued for credible and reasonable complaints about the conduct 
of the troops and the entire operations. 

In another development, the army spokesperson received the South-East
 Human Rights Situation Room led by Prof. Joy Ezeilo on the violence in 
the South-East. 

Ezeilo urged the military to adopt international human rights law and
 global best practices in carrying out the exercise in the zone. 

She solicited the partnership and cooperation of the Nigerian Army in
 sensitising the public to the operation, adding that the group had 
established a hotline, 09060002128 to receive reports of any 
infractions. 

The law professor appealed to residents of the zone to be law abiding and shun violence in any situation. 
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Army begins probe on Alleged Abia attack

The Nigerian Army says it has commenced investigations into the alleged breach of human rights in the ongoing Operation Python Dance i...

Dokpesi loses APDA battle

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An Abuja High Court in Jabi on Thursday, affirmed Mallam Mohammed 
Kabiru and Mr Emeka Okegwu as interim National Chairman and interim 
Secretary of newly-registered All Progressive Democratic Alliance 
(APDA). 

Kabiru and Okegwu were joined by APDA as defendants in a suit by a 
member of the party, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, who claimed to be the 
Chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT). 

Dokpesi had prayed the court to stop Kabiru and Okegwu from parading 
themselves as members of the National Executive Committee of the party. 

He alleged that the defendants’ tenure as members of the NEC of the 
party expired on March 14, 2017, based on the letter of appointment 
allegedly issued to them. 

The judge, Justice Yusuf Halilu, while delivering judgment on the 
matter stated that based on facts before the court, the defendants had 
assumed office as interim officers of APDA before the purported 
appointment letter. 

“Going by exhibits C and D before the court, the Independent National
 Electoral Commission (INEC) had been relating with the defendants 
before March 14,’’ he said. 

Halilu noted that exhibit C, which was the party’s letter of 
application for registration as a political party dated March 2, 2017 
was signed by the interim chairman and secretary. 

He added that exhibit D was an INEC reply to the application, saying 
that as a result of this, the defendants could not have been appointed 
by Dokpesi. 

The judge further held that two contradictory letters written by the 
party to INEC, informing it of its interim National Working Committee 
meeting were replied by INEC to the defendants. 

He stated that going by Section 7 (1) of APDA Constitution, the 
meeting of the party’s interim National Working Committee summoned by 
the interim BoT chairman should not have held. 

He said that this was especially so since the section of the 
constitution stated that two-third of members of the executive committee
 should notify the chairman to summon such meeting, which did not 
happen. 

According to the judge, whatever decision taken at the said meeting 
after INEC’s reply to the two contradictory letters could not stand in 
the eye of the law. 

He, therefore, set aside the decision taken at the meeting summoned 
by Dokpesi, which resulted in the election of Mainasara Ilo as the 
party’s acting national chairman. 

Halilu further held that by the provision of the party’s 
Constitution, Dokpesi could not have been its interim BoT chairman since
 he had not spent up to five years as it stipulated. 

According to him, since the party was newly registered, Dokpesi could not have spent five years to qualify as a BoT member. 

The judge stated that while filing INEC’s form PA1 for registration, 
the column for BoT was left blank and pointed out that if Dokpesi had 
been the party’s BoT chairman the column would not have been left blank. 

“It is clear that High Chief Dokpesi has acted in violation of the 
party’s Constitution, all such acts carried out are hereby set aside,” 
Halilu stated. 

“The first and second defendants remain the only national officers and those elected under their supervision,” he added. 
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Dokpesi loses APDA battle

An Abuja High Court in Jabi on Thursday, affirmed Mallam Mohammed Kabiru and Mr Emeka Okegwu as interim National Chairman and interim ...

Tension in Plateau as govt. imposes curfew over crises in South/E

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The Plateau State Government on Friday imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew 
on Jos Metropolis following “rumoured skirmishes, tension and confusion”
 over the situation in South-East. 

The government, in a statement signed by Mr Emmanuel Nanle, Director 
of Press Affairs, said that the action was to avert a further breakdown 
of law and order. 

It said that security personnel had been deployed to flash points to 
ensure compliance with the order, and advised miscreants to avoid a 
clash with the law. 

The statement quoted Gov Simon Lalong as expressing shock and dismay 
over the sudden build up of tension in Jos, while warning that 
government would not allow disgruntled elements to disrupt the peace. 

“I am surprised that some disgruntled elements claiming to be 
reacting to agitations by the Independent Peoples of Biafra in the 
South-East, decided to throw Jos metropolis into confusion. Let everyone
 be clear about this – we shall not allow it,” Lalong was quoted as 
saying. 

It further quoted the governor as assuring all Plateau residents of 
protection, while appealing to religious and community leaders to 
promptly report anyone seeking to take advantage of the situation to 
engage in criminality. 

Lalong also declared that Plateau was home to all Nigerians irrespective of religious or ethnic differences. 

Mr Tyopev Terna, Public Relations Officer of the Plateau Police 
Command, who spoke on the “confusion in the city,” said that it was 
caused by rumours that some hoodlums were attacking some people over 
developments in the South-East. 

“We have deployed our men to all parts of the city, but nothing has been reported. 

“Outside the rumour, there is no particular incident that took place,” he said. 

Terna said that the situation got wilder when Igbo shop owners quick locked their shops and started moving home in droves. 

“Immediately people saw the frenzy with which the shops were being 
locked, they started running; they all started scurrying to safety in 
various directions because they suspected that trouble was looming. 

“With everybody running at the same time, confusion enveloped the 
city, especially the market area. Many people sustained injuries in the 
stampede,” he said. 

He urged Plateau residents to be calm and assured them of protection against any attack by miscreants. 

Terna also advised miscreants to leave Plateau as security agents had been deployed to all corners to deal with them. 

There is
 reports that tension and confusion enveloped the city beginning from 
around 5 p.m. following rumours that youths were attacking people over 
the situation in the South-East. 

Areas worst affected by the confusion included Akpata, Teminus, Gada-biyu and Yan-trailer. 
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Tension in Plateau as govt. imposes curfew over crises in South/E

The Plateau State Government on Friday imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on Jos Metropolis following “rumoured skirmishes, tension and con...

Japan protests North Korea’s latest missile test

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Japan has strongly protested the latest ballistic missile launch by 
irritant neighbour, North Korea, calling it an intolerable provocation. 

North Korea fired the ballistic missile, with a range of 3,700 Kms  over Japan on Friday morning. 

The missile was launched at 6:57 a.m. Japan time (2157 GMT). It flew 
over Hokkaido and splashed down at 7:16 a.m. (2216 GMT) some 2,000 
kilometres east of the northern island’s Cape Erimo, said Chief Cabinet 
Secretary Yoshihide Suga. 

Japan protested  the latest launch in the strongest terms and will 
take appropriate and timely action at the United Nations and elsewhere, 
staying in close contact with the United States and South Korea, Suga 
told reporters. 

Before the missile launch,  a North Korean state agency threatened 
 to use nuclear weapons to “sink” Japan and reduce the United States to 
“ashes and darkness” for supporting a U.N. Security Council resolution 
and sanctions over its latest nuclear test. 

The Korea Asia-Pacific Peace Committee, which handles the North’s 
external ties and propaganda, also called for the breakup of the 
Security Council, which it called “a tool of evil” made up of 
“money-bribed” countries that move at the order of the United States. 

“The four islands of the archipelago should be sunken into the sea by
 the nuclear bomb of Juche. Japan is no longer needed to exist near us,”
 the committee said in a statement carried by the North’s official KCNA 
news agency. 

Juche is the North’s ruling ideology that mixes Marxism and an 
extreme form of go-it-alone nationalism preached by state founder Kim Il
 Sung, the grandfather of the current leader, Kim Jong Un. 

Regional tension has risen markedly since the reclusive North 
conducted its sixth, and by far its most powerful, nuclear test on Sept.
 3, following a series of missile tests, including one that flew over 
Japan. 

The 15-member Security Council voted unanimously on a U.S.-drafted 
resolution and a new round of sanctions on Monday in response, banning 
North Korea’s textile exports that are the second largest only to coal 
and mineral, and capping fuel supplies. 
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Japan protests North Korea’s latest missile test

Japan has strongly protested the latest ballistic missile launch by irritant neighbour, North Korea, calling it an intolerable provoca...

DIJA - "SIMI IS NOT A COMPETITION"

Mavin star Di'Ja has dismissed the claims she is in a competition with fellow Nigerian singer Simi. Speaking at Simi's debut album l...

Wikipedia to increase Nigerian women visibility on the internet

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Wikipedia, the world largest encyclopedia says it will increase Nigerian women visibility on the internet through its affiliate, Wikimedia Nigeria.</div>
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Mr Olaniyan Olushola, the President of Wikimedia User Group Nigeria (WUGN), said this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos.</div>
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Olushola said that the group had partnered with the Radio WFM 91.7 to give visibility to Nigerian women.</div>
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He said that WFM 91.7 was Nigeria’s only radio station for women and their families therefore it would be used to boost the needed visibility of women.</div>
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He said that as part of the partnership, a project tagged: ”Wiki Loves Women”, which was conceptualised in 2015 to give visibility to African women on Wikipedia would be aired on the station.</div>
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According to him, being a Pan African initiative ”Wiki Loves Women” started in four African countries – Nigeria, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire and Cameroon.</div>
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”The project seeks to encourage the contribution of quality information on African women to be published and made widely available via Wikipedia.</div>
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”This will correct gender inequalities on Wikipedia, the world largest encylopedia as statistics show only 16 per cent of African women biographies are available in contrast to their female counterparts globally.</div>
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”We plan to engage female students in our various tertiary institutions across the country to create contents on Wikipedia to increase our local contents and to create awareness for Wikipedia in Nigeria.</div>
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”The core objectives of the project is to give visibility to Nigerian women using Wikipedia through Wiki Loves Women programmes and create awareness about Wikimedia and related projects,” he said.</div>
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Olushola said that the objectives would be achieved with a 30 minutes per week of 13 weeks phone-in live broadcast with focus on Nigerian women on Wikipedia.</div>
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He said that the radio programme was also to identify women that were supposed to have articles on Wikipedia but not yet there.</div>
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According to him, suggestion will be collated from callers on the radio programme about who they think should be on Wikipedia but not yet there.</div>
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”It will also serve as providing answers to series of questions from readers and contributors on Wikipedia in Nigeria.</div>
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”There will be monthly Edit-a-thorn with participation from female students in tertiary institutions across the nation and each month will focus on a unique theme.</div>
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”Most reports about women in Nigeria focus mainly on works of such individuals but not on their personalities. We tend to use this medium to change this attitude,” he said.</div>
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Wikipedia to increase Nigerian women visibility on the internet

Wikipedia, the world largest encyclopedia says it will increase Nigerian women visibility on the internet through its affiliate, Wikime...

Nigeria needs 3 inland ports in S/East – Oduah

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Sen. Stella Oduah has said that the South eastern part of the country requires a minimum of three container ports to boost the economic growth of the country.</div>
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In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, Oduah said the ports were necessary because the Southeast region had become an industrial zone.</div>
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She said that because the Southeast was land locked, inland container ports would expose the region to international markets.</div>
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The senator added that if the ports were in place, the rate of road accidents as well as road degradation would be minimised.</div>
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“Southeast is a commercial region; what we do best is trading; what we do best is industrialisation. That is innate in us; for us to be able to enhance it and export products, we must have access to the global market.</div>
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“We already have an international airport; the second one will be to have a cargo export terminal which is why the inland cargo terminal is important.</div>
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“Unless we have that it means that for every cargo, every transaction, import or export will have to be through Port Harcourt or through Lagos.</div>
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“Without the inland ports it means that accident rate that had been reported all these years because of bad roads will continue to increase because a trader will either import or export his goods through Lagos or Port Harcourt.</div>
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“For me as a South Easterner, I think it is a right to have inland container port and government should not just build one but a minimum of three,” she said.</div>
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The former Aviation Minister stressed that the container ports must come with full complements of a regular seaport and a port’s authority structure.</div>
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Oduah said that establishing the ports were long overdue, adding that the Onitsha port should not be considered as a seaport but a river port.</div>
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“The intention of the people that conceptualised Onitsha River Port could not have been to serve the region as a port because it has shallow waters.</div>
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“The dredging would not have served the purpose because it is meant to accommodate all vessels,” Oduah added.</div>
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Nigeria needs 3 inland ports in S/East – Oduah

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IPOB members clash with Hausa community

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Some members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Tuesday allegedly clashed with the Hausa community in Oyibo Local Government Area of Rivers.</div>
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An eyewitness, who simply identified himself as Frank, told the News Men that the incident left many injured from both sides.</div>
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He said the incident started when the suspected members of IPOB gathered at Timber Junction awaiting other members to join a procession to Aba, Abia.</div>
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“Thereafter, soldiers rounded up the IPOB members using force to disperse the gathering and leaving many IPOB members injured.</div>
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“A deadly confrontation immediately ensued between IPOB members and soldiers and ultimately led to some members venting their anger on the Hausa community in the area,” he said.</div>
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Another eyewitness, Ibiere Tamuno, said that several properties were destroyed during the clash.</div>
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According to her, the clash began around 1 p.m. and lasted few hours before the intervention of the army, police and other security agencies.</div>
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We learnt that Oyibo section of the Aba-Port Harcourt expressway was shut down with human and vehicular movement restricted.</div>
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Col. Aminu Illiyasu, the Spokesman for 6 Division of Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, confirmed the clash and added that troops were deployed to restore law and order in the area.</div>
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“We learnt that some IPOB members disturbed the peace by attacking the Hausa community and threatening to burn down a mosque in Oyibo Local Government Area in Rivers.</div>
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“We are yet to confirm if anyone was injured or killed during the clash but be assured that normalcy is currently being restored to the area.</div>
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“I am still awaiting the full report of event and as such details are still sketchy at the moment,” he said.</div>
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Iliyasu said deployment of troops to the area was unconnected to Operation Python Dance, currently on-going in five states of the Southeast zone.</div>
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IPOB members clash with Hausa community

Some members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Tuesday allegedly clashed with the Hausa community in Oyibo Local Government A...

Apple iPhone X malfunctions at launch

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Apple Inc has rolled out its much-anticipated iPhone X, but it came with a hiccup  on Tuesday.</div>
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The glass and stainless steel device with an edge-to-edge display that Chief Executive Tim Cook called “the biggest leap forward since the original iPhone,” created an embarrassing moment for the company when one of the features, the face ID,  refused to work.</div>
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This happened when Apple Senior Vice President Craig Federighi, tried to unlock the phone with his face, during the on-stage presentation.</div>
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But the hitch was only temporary as the device unlocked on the second attempt.</div>
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The launch contained few surprises, with leaked details on the phone and other products including an updated Apple Watch proving largely accurate.</div>
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The iPhone X’s $999 price still raised eyebrows, and its Nov. 3 ship date prompted questions about possible supply constraints ahead of the holiday season.</div>
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Investors and fans have viewed the 10th-anniversary iPhone launch as an opportunity for Apple to refresh a smartphone lineup that had lagged the competition in new features. Last year the company’s revenue declined when many consumers rejected the iPhone 7 as being too similar to the iPhone 6.</div>
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The new Apple Watch for the first time will be able to make calls and access the internet without the customer carrying an iPhone — a major upgrade that one analyst predicted would more than double watch sales.</div>
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The iPhone X has wireless charging, an infrared camera and hardware for facial recognition, which replaces the fingerprint sensor for unlocking the phone. The home button is also gone, and users instead tap the device to wake it up.</div>
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Apple normally ships new products within a week or two of announcing them, though the company said the later date was consistent with earlier guidance to investors.</div>
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“It’s great to have a product but we’d have liked it sooner rather than later, more like the beginning of October or mid- October,” said Kim Forrest, senior equity research analyst at Fort Pitt Capital Group in Pittsburgh.</div>
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Apple shares closed down 0.4 percent. They had traded as much as 1 percent higher during the launch event before reversing course. The shares are up almost 40 percent on the year.</div>
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Tim Ghriskey, chief investment officer of Solaris Asset Management in New York, said he was not worried about the ship date and liked the new phones features, but also flagged a lack of surprises.</div>
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“It’s sell on the news,” he said. “They didn’t talk about the evolution of Apple beyond the iPhone and into artificial intelligence.”</div>
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The screen on the iPhone X is about the size of the current iPhone 7 plus, though the phone is smaller. It features richer colors thanks to a new screen technology called OLED that other vendors are also rolling out</div>
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U.S. President Donald Trump issued another undisguised threat to irritant North Korea on Tuesday dismissing the latest U.N. sanctions as  only a very small step and nothing compared to what would have to happen to deal with the country’s nuclear program.</div>
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin warned China that if it did not follow through on the new sanctions, the United States would “put additional sanctions on them and prevent them from accessing the U.S. and international dollar system.”</div>
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Another senior administration official told Reuters any such “secondary sanctions” on Chinese banks and other companies were on hold for now to give China time to show it was prepared to fully enforce the latest and previous rounds of sanctions.</div>
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The U.N. Security Council voted to boost sanctions on North Korea on Monday, banning its textile exports and capping fuel supplies, prompting a traditionally defiant threat of retaliation against the United States.</div>
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The U.N. move was triggered by the North’s sixth and largest nuclear test this month. It was the ninth such resolution unanimously adopted by the 15-member Security Council over North Korea’s ballistic missile and nuclear programs since 2006.</div>
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A tougher initial U.S. draft was weakened to win the support of China, Pyongyang’s main ally and trading partner, and Russia, both of which hold U.N. veto power. Significantly, it stopped short of imposing a full embargo on oil exports to North Korea, most of which come from China.</div>
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“We think it’s just another very small step, not a big deal,” Trump told reporters at the start of a meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak.</div>
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”I don’t know if it has any impact, but certainly it was nice to get a 15-to-nothing vote, but those sanctions are nothing compared to what ultimately will have to happen,” said Trump, who has vowed not to allow North Korea to develop a nuclear missile capable of hitting the United States.</div>
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Asked if Trump was considering other actions, including cutting off Chinese banks from the U.S. financial system, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said:</div>
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“All options are on the table. The president has also said that he wants every country involved to step up and do more. This was a small step in that process, and we’re hoping that they’ll all take a greater role and a more active role in putting pressure on North Korea.”</div>
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Washington so far has mostly held off on new sanctions against Chinese banks and other companies doing business with North Korea, given fears of retaliation by Beijing and possibly far-reaching effects on the world economy.</div>
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Trump is likely to make a stop in China in November during his first official visit to Asia. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson held talks in Washington on Tuesday with China’s top diplomat, State Councilor Yang Jiechi, at which details of the trip were expected to discussed.</div>
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The U.S. president has wavered between criticizing China for not doing enough on North Korea to heaping personal praise on the Chinese President Xi Jinping.</div>
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North Korea said its Sept. 3 test was of an advanced hydrogen bomb and it was its most powerful nuclear blast by far. It has also tested a missile capable of reaching the United States, but experts say it is likely to be at least a year before it can field an operational nuclear missile that could threaten America.</div>
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*Reuters</div>
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Trump threatens North Korea again

U.S. President Donald Trump issued another undisguised threat to irritant North Korea on Tuesday dismissing the latest U.N. sanctions a...