Saturday 17 September 2016

President Muhammadu Buhari apologizes for plagiarizing Obama speech

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has apologized for plagiarizing President Barack Obama's 2008 victory speech and says he will punish those responsible.

BET Hip-Hop Awards holds taping of show in Atlanta

Snoop Dogg hosted the BET Hip-Hop Awards for three straight years.

EU chief says start of Brexit talks "likely" early next year

European Union President Donald Tusk is predicting that Britain will trigger the start of its exit negotiations from the bloc early next year.

Iran denies that EU has demanded centrifuge details

Iran's atomic agency is denying that the European Union has demanded full details of its manufacture of centrifuge parts.

Russia delays manned launch to space station

Russia's space agency says a manned launch to the International Space Station that had been scheduled for next week has been postponed.

South Sudan challenges US watchdog's report on corruption

South Sudan's government is challenging a new report by a U.S.-based watchdog group that says the country's leaders have amassed wealth abroad amid a conflict in which tens of thousands have been killed.

South Africa's Tutu returns to hospital due to infection

Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu was readmitted to a South African hospital on Saturday, just days after he left following three weeks of treatment there.

2017 Oscar, Iran nominates Farhadi's "The Salesman"

Iran has nominated a film by the country's Oscar-winning director Asghar Farhadi for the next Academy Awards.

Osun deploys resources to tackle flooding

Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has ordered the immediate construction of barriers and further dredging of its canals, drainage systems and waterways in the state to avoid a re-occurrence of flooding which took place in some areas on Tuesday 13th, September, 2016.
President Barack Obama and Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari will meet on Tuesday in New York, on the sidelines of the US leader’s final appearance at the UN General Assembly session.