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The great global reckoning with sexual harassment is “long overdue”, says acclaimed Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, but the feminist figurehead in Africa hopes it is not “a passing fad”. As the global #MeToo movement against sexual misconduct continues in the wake of the disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein’s downfall, the novelist said it should be only the beginning. “For a long time, women in many parts of the world felt that they couldn’t talk about these things because they would not be believed and because there would be many consequences for them,” Adichie said in an interview with AFP.…

Income accruing from Nigeria’s rising crude oil prices in the international market will be spent on infrastructural development, President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged. Receiving a delegation from Eni, led by the Chief Upstream Officer, Mr Antonio Vella, the President said extra funds outside the provision of year 2018 budget “will be deployed to infrastructure projects like roads, rail, and power, for the good of our people, and for the development of the country.” in a statement issued on Friday by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Buhari said that the extra cash from the rise…

The highly anticipated third edition of Africa’s biggest reality television show, Big Brother Naija, premieres on Sunday, 28 January at 7pm. Viewers on DStv can catch the show on channel 198 whilst GOtv viewers can tune in to channel 29 to catch all of the excitement as contestants battle for the grand prize of an SUV and N45million worth of prizes. The premiere follows weeks of excitement as auditions for the show held across different regions in Nigeria. Big Brother fans were also treated to nostalgic fun as housemates from the second edition gathered for a special reunion show broadcast…

President Donald Trump has told global finance leaders he will always put the US first when it comes to trade, but “that does not mean America alone”. “The US is open for business,” he said in his inaugural address to the World Economic Forum in Davos on Friday. But he continued to attack “predatory” trade practices, warning partners that the US would not tolerate unfair trade. Mr Trump’s election campaign centred on America First, aiming to protect local manufacturers from foreign competition. This policy appeared to contradict the Davos conference’s goal of promoting globalisation and co-operation. Trump lauded the economic…

Ten people in Plateau state, Nigeria were killed over two days in violence linked to cattle grazing, part of a months-long crisis that has heightened religious tensions, sources said late Thursday. In central Plateau state, military taskforce spokesman Major Adam Umar said eight deaths were recorded from tit-for-tat attacks in the rural districts of Bokkos and Bassa on Tuesday and Wednesday. A Fulani nomadic herder was attacked and killed by sedentary farmers from the Ropp tribe while he was digging out sand to make mud bricks for a home. “In retaliation members of the Fulani community attacked and killed two…

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte insists he is “happy” at the club despite speculation his relationship with owner Roman Abramovich has become strained. Conte, 48, guided the Blues to the Premier League title last season and they currently sit third this term, 15 points behind leaders Manchester City. Abramovich is reportedly angry that the Italian has said he did not choose the club’s signings this season. “I would be very happy to continue to work with my players,” said Conte. “I’m happy to try every day to put all myself for this job. I would be very happy if there are…

The Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB), one of the main standard-setting bodies for Islamic finance, has named Nigerian Bello Lawal Danbatta as its new secretary general, the Malaysia-based body said on Friday. Danbatta takes over from Jaseem Ahmed, who retired last year after six years at the helm of the IFSB, which has more than 180 members, including 75 regulatory and supervisory authorities. Danbatta is a board member of the Bahrain-based Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI), and was previously a director of the International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF). Founded in 2002, the IFSB’s…

Amaechi Fred O., a 27-year-old Nigerian man suspected of being a member of Boko Haram and killing people in Nigeria during attacks on schools and a village has been arrested in Germany, the federal prosecutor said on Friday. Amaechi Fred O. was detained on Wednesday in Bavaria and a day later a judge issued an arrest warrant and ordered that he be remanded in custody, the chief federal prosecutor said in a statement. “He is strongly suspected of being a member of the foreign terrorist organisation Boko Haram,” the statement said. It said Amaechi Fred O. was believed to have…

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino says he is committed to the club – but did not rule out the possibility of managing Real Madrid one day. Pochettino has been linked with the La Liga side, who are struggling under Zinedine Zidane this season. Asked about the Real job, Pochettino said: “My commitment is massive [to Spurs]. I am working like I am going to be here forever. “But in the end you never know what is going to happen in football.” Pochettino’s Spurs contract runs until 2021 but he added: “Tomorrow [Tottenham] chairman Daniel Levy could have a bad night and…

The carcasses of hundreds of sharks have been found dumped on the side of a road in Mexico. The 300 sharks were found in the town of Yurecuaro in Michoacan state, about 150 miles from the coast. The thresher sharks had been gutted and their fins removed. Thresher sharks are not a protected species in Mexico and the country’s office for environmental protection said the 300 had apparently been fished legally. Read Also Nottingham Forest biggest fan in Nigeria Deji Tinubu is dead It is thought that thieves had intercepted the truck as fishermen drove it towards Mexico City, they…