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Job: Nigeria, Britain partner to combat unemployment

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The Nigerian government has expressed its willingness to partner with the British Government in tackling unemployment and creating job opportunities for young persons in the country. The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Dr Festus Keyamo, with the Political Counsellor, British High Commission, Mr Dominic Williams. PHOTO: NAN The Minister of State for  Labour  and Employment, Dr Festus Keyamo, stated this when the Political Counsellor, British High Commission, Mr Dominic Williams, paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja. “We are ready to collaborate with our partners all over the world to open up avenues for job creation. We are open to all kinds of suggestions and levels of co-operation,” he said. He disclosed that the Government has opened up other sectors as part of efforts to diversify the economy from oil, which would, in turn, create room for employment. According to him, part of the efforts of Government to diversify the economy and boost job creation...
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Zimbabwean Legendary Novelist Charles Mungoshi Dies At 71

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Zimbabwean revered and internationally celebrated novelist and poet Charles Mungoshi has died aged 71, after a long illness, his family said on Saturday. “He had been ill for 10 years, from a neurological condition to which he succumbed this morning at Parirenyatwa Hospital (in Harare),” the family said in a statement. He published 18 books including “Coming of the Dry Season”, a 1972 collection of short stories which was banned under colonial rule in the then Rhodesia. His novel “Waiting for the Rain” 1975 won him the International PEN Award. Twice he won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize of Best Book in Africa and also received the Noma Award for Writing from Africa four times. His works included novels, plays, poetry and short story collections in English and his native Shona language. Some of his works have been translated into various languages including German, Russian and Japanese. His Shona novel “Ndiko Kupindana Kwamazuva”, loosely meaning how time passes, ...
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Oh No! You Won't Believe What Soldiers Did After An Officer's Phone Got Stolen In Bayelsa

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According to a report by SaharaReporters, Whoknowstomorrow Bright, aged 27, has been killed by some military personnel in Biogbolo area of Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, over stolen phone. This situation has led to outrage and protest, as indigenes took to major roads in protest in of what they term the extra-judicial killing of their kinsman. SaharaReporters reports that the soldiers went on reprisal mission after their colleague was robbed at gunpoint and his mobile phone stolen. A resident of the area, who simply identified himself as Frank, said the youth were sitting in the area when the soldiers suddenly invaded, and without questions shot sporadically, killing one and leaving several others injured. Narrating the incident, Frank said:  "We were just sitting at an area drinking, when suddenly we saw soldiers. Before we could ask what was happening, there was a rain of bullets. Some of us ran for safety; some were injured, while one of the youth was kille...
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Protest As Soldiers Allegedly Shoot Young Man In Bayelsa (Graphic Photos)

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The victim who was shot dead Indigenes of Bayelsa yesterday, took to a major road to protest the extra-judicial murder of a 27 year-old-man, who was allegedly shot dead by soldiers, at about 10am on Wednesday, at Biogbolo community. This happened barely 48 hours after the Nigerian Army had vowed to carry out the controversial order of President Muhammadu Buhari on ballot box snatchers. The indigenes who barricaded some parts of Biogbolo road, at the Mbiama-Yenagoa expressway, said they were bereaved by the death of their youth, who was unjustly killed by soldiers around the Barath road. Speaking to  VoiceofNigerdelta . com , Mr. Frank narrated that, youths were sitting at a comfort area when suddenly the soldiers invaded and without questions, shot sporadically, killing one and leaving several others injured. “We were just sitting at an area drinking, when suddenly we saw soldiers, before we could ask what was happening, there was a rain of bullets, some o...
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Army begins ‘Operation Crocodile Smile III’ in Rivers, Delta, Bayelsa, A/Ibom states

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The 16 Brigade of the Nigerian Army on Friday commenced `Operation Crocodile Smile III’ exercise across some states of the Niger Delta, to stem the tide of pipeline vandalism in the region. Nigerian troops  Military gives militia December to vacate Benue, Taraba, Nasarawa Maj.-Gen. Jamil Sarham, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division, Port-Harcourt, said the 2018 operation would not be different as officers and soldiers had been advised to abide by the rules. I just received a call from my brother Nnamdi Kanu – Fani-Kayode Sarham said that professionalism would be showcased during the operation in the states under division — Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers. He commended Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa for providing the needed support to the army and other security agencies in the state. Sarham assured the general public that the navy and army would be peaceful during the conduct of the operation. Also speaking, Brig.-Gen. Kevin Aligbe, the Comm...
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