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North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has banned drinking and singing parties as economic sanctions begin to bite, South Korean spies have claimed. The South’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) told parliament Pyongyang was trying to prevent dissent among its citizens as UN sanctions – imposed after repeated missile and nuclear weapons tests – begin to affect its economy. According to Yonhap, the NIS told MPs: “[The North] has devised a system whereby party organs report people’s economic hardships on a daily basis, and it has banned any gatherings related to drinking, singing and other entertainment and is strengthening control of outside…

A US Navy aircraft carrying 11 crew and passengers has crashed into the sea off Japan south-east of Okinawa. The navy said the craft crashed into the Pacific Ocean as it was travelling to meet the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan. How the crash happened was not yet clear, while the names of those aboard were being withheld. The propeller powered transport plane, a C-2 Greyhound, carries personnel, mail and other cargo from mainland bases to carriers operating at sea. The aircraft has been in operation for more than five decades and is due to be replaced by the long-range…

• Move will reduce cost, improve traffic • Nigerian operator saves N20m monthly Ghana Internet Exchange Point has connected to Nigerian’s Internet Exchange Point (IXPN) to route traffic locally within the region. While this process is on a vice-versa and partnership basis, The Guardian learnt that the move is expected to enhance the chances of Nigeria becoming the regional hub for Internet content in the region and the continent; it will also serve as an opportunity for both countries to reduce cost and improve latency on the route. Further analysis showed that the Internet traffic destined for the two countries…

That Victor Moses had the perseverance to make a success of his Chelsea career despite being continually sent out on loan says a great deal about his character. Yet this determination pales into insignificance when compared to the biggest mountain he has had to climb. Moses was just 11 when he arrived in England as an asylum seeker after both his mother and father were killed during religious clashes in Nigeria in 2002. The 26-year-old was playing football in the streets when his parents lost their lives. Just a week later, his remaining family had cobbled together enough money to…

The Eko Electricity Distribution (EKEDC) on Tuesday announced an impending power outage that would affect consumers in Lagos Island, Victoria Island, Ikoyi, Lekki, Ajah, Ibeju-Lekki and their environs. Mr Godwin Idemudia, the General Manager, Corporate Communications, EKEDC, in a statement in Lagos, said the outage is to enable Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to carry out routine maintenance work on some of its vital facilities servicing the area. According to the General Manager, the outage, which is scheduled to take place every Tuesday and Thursday for the next five weeks, will last for four hours on each day of the…

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Dana Air has apologised to its intending passengers for the slight delays experienced on Tuesday as a result of the illegal disruption of its flight operations by the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE). The airline’s Communications Manager, Mr Kingsley Ezenwa apologised in a statement issued to newsmen in Lagos on Tuesday where he confirmed that the airliner had resumed normal flight operations. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that one of the aviation unions in the industry, NAAPE, had on Tuesday grounded the operations of Dana Air over alleged anti- labour practices. The union had picketed…

Lawmakers in Zimbabwe plan to begin impeachment proceedings Tuesday against longtime President Robert Mugabe after he ignored a deadline to step down. Members of the ruling ZANU-PF party expressed hope the process could be completed within a week. The impeachment motion includes charges of abusing his authority to name his wife, Grace Mugabe, as his successor. Mugabe took that step after firing popular military hero and former Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa. In a statement Tuesday, Mnangagwa said the people of Zimbabwe have spoken and he appealed to Mugabe to leave office “so that the country can move forward.” Mnangagwa added…

The Shippers’ Association Lagos State (SALS) on Tuesday said the country lost N1 trillion annually through cargo diversion to ports in neighbouring countries due to bad roads to Lagos ports. Mr Jonathan Nicol, SALS President, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the losses arose from import duties and other charges not paid to Nigerian ports. According to him, there is massive diversion of Nigeria-bound cargo to ports in neighbouring countries due to bad access roads to Lagos ports. The shippers said that demurrage, terminal charges and storage fees incurred by shippers ran into billions of naira…

A suicide attack by a teenage boy after early morning prayers at a Mosque has claimed the lives of at least 50 persons in Mubi, Adamawa State. According to the Adamawa State Police Command, the suicide attack occurred around 5:20am local time, at Kunu Araha, a suburb in Mubi North. It was allegedly triggered by a yet to be identified teenage boy who set off the suicide vest he was wearing. Adamawa police spokesman, Othman Abubakar, who confirmed the incident, said more than 30 persons lost their lives in the dawn Mosque attack. “We were made to understand that there…