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By Akanimo Sampson There is a fierce, but silent Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) war between Vladimir Putin’s Russia and Donald Trump’s America. The war seems to be largely ignored by the mainstream American media, most likely because of their rejection of the hurricane Trump kind of politics. The unrestrained American ‘aggression’ triggered the war. Those who know better say a growing US shale gas production sparked Russian efforts to lift her LNG exports. According to the International Group of Liquefied Natural Gas Importers (GIIGNL), American producers shipped 10.73 million tons of LNG to Japan, China and other Asian countries in 2018,…

Some world leaders have felicitated incoming British leader Boris Johnson following his election as leader of the ruling Conservative Party. The hard-line Brexiteer, a former foreign secretary and mayor of London, is set to succeed Theresa May as prime minister on Wednesday. In a Twitter post on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump hailed Johnson’s win, saying: “He will be great.” Trump publicly endorsed Johnson in the race to succeed May in an interview ahead of a visit to the United Kingdom last month. Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif congratulated his “former counterpart” while warning Britain his country will “protect” Gulf waters “Iran does not seek…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday sent the list of 43 ministerial nominees for the screening and confirmation of the senate. Some of the names on the list include former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio, former Benue State governor, George Akume , Buhari campaign spokesperson , Festus Keyamo, SAN . Others on the list are former governor of Ekiti State, Niyi Adebayo, Senator Gbemisola Saraki, Senator Olutayo Alasoadura, immediate past governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola and Senator Olurunnimbe Mamora Immediate former ministers who made the list, include Rotimi Amaechi, Raji Fashola, Adamu Adamu, and Lai Mohammed. Details…

By Akanimo Sampson President Donald Trump has a seeming tough environmental battle on his hands. The lives of tens of millions Americans is currently at risk. A deadly heat wave has gripped much of the country, resulting in at least six deaths already. The environmental development has also left tens of thousands of people in New York and Michigan without power, and causing the cancellation of many public events. The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has warned that the heat can be a silent killer. This is coming as more than two-thirds of the citizenry are feeling temperatures push…

The protest by members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria turned violent on Monday as the group allegedly shot dead a senior police officer. DCP Umar Usman, who was in-charge of Operations at the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, was reportedly gunned down as he tried to pacify the rampaging Shi’ite members. The Shi’ite group disrupted commercial activities and vehicular movement during their protest at the Federal Secretariat, Abuja. Punch reported that Umar was immediately taken to an undisclosed hospital where he died. The protesters also destroyed vehicles while a Channels Television reporter was also hit by bullets. His identity…

The fifth housemate in Big Brother Naija, Tuoyo, has been evicted from the show while Seyi and Tacha faced fake eviction. Tuoyo’s eviction was announced during the live show on Sunday following Avala, Isilomo, Ella and Kim Oprah who were previously evicted. The physiotherapist was known on the show for his dance moves, bubbly personality in the house and his off-on relationship with Diane. While on stage with Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Tuoyo was shocked that he was nominated by Frodd with whom he had formed a bond in the house. He revealed that he would continue this fitness and modeling career,…

Keith Thurman vowed to end Manny Pacquiao’s career but it was the Filipino boxing legend who taught his younger rival a lesson in Las Vegas. The 40-year-old set the tone by flooring Thurman in the first round with a straight right hand and won the 12-round bout on a split decision to become the oldest welterweight champion in history. Pacquiao seemed to have the clear advantage Saturday but one ringside judge, Glenn Feldman, gave the 30-year-old American a 114-113 advantage. Dave Moretti and Tim Cheatham, though both scored it 115-112 to Pacquiao. Thurman lost for the first time (29-1) while…

By Akanimo Sampson The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Isabelle Durant, told participants at the largest gathering on sustainable development progress in New York on July 17 that the world needs fairer, not less, trade to promote shared prosperity. The High-level Political Forum (HLPF) convened at the United Nations headquarters in New York from July 9-18 to take stock of the progress made on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and chart next steps towards a more prosperous world by 2030. Geneva-based trade trio, UNCTAD, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the International Trade…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said it recorded a trade surplus of N6.33 billion in May this year. This is against N5.60 billion surplus or 13 per cent higher than made in April, according to the corporation’s Monthly and Operations report released on Sunday in Abuja. The corporation attributed the rise to the increase in gas and power output and surplus recorded by the corporation’s downstream entities like NNPC Retail, Petroleum Products Marketing Company, Nigerian Pipelines Security Company and Duke Oil. The report further indicated that within the period, the NNPC recorded a total of 580.32 million dollars in export…

By Akanimo Sampson The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has reported the death of 683 migrants on the three main Mediterranean Sea routes through 199 days of this year which represents 47 per cent of the total (1,449 deaths) confirmed during the same period in 2018. The United Nations agency also reports that 34,226 migrants and refugees have entered Europe by sea through July 17, roughly a 34 per cent decrease from the 51,782 arriving during the same period last year. Arrivals this year to Spain and Greece are each well over 10,000 individuals (28,356 combined) accounting for almost 83 per cent of the region’s total, with…