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APPLE'S STATEMENT ON MINERALS MUST BE 'VERIFIED'-DRC. (PHOTO).

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 Apple's statement on minerals must be 'verified': DRC International lawyers for the Democratic Republic of Congo welcomed Apple's decision to stop sourcing minerals from there due to worsening conflict, but said they would press ahead with their cases against the company in Europe. Criminal complaints were filed against Apple subsidiaries in France and Belgium this week on behalf of DR Congo, accusing the tech firm of using conflict minerals in its supply chain, Reuters reported. DR Congo is a major source of tin, tantalum and tungsten, so-called 3T minerals used in computers and mobile phones. But some artisanal mines are run by armed groups involved in massacres, rapes and other crimes, say UN experts and rights groups. 'Satisfaction and caution' Apple said on Tuesday that it strongly disputes the claims and has told suppliers they must not use the minerals in question sourced from DR Congo or Rwanda. The lawyers representing DR Congo said on Wednesday they w...

RITA ORA GOES TOPLESS ON THE BEACH OF MALIBU,ON SATURDAY.{PHOTOS}.

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                  25 year old Rita Ora goes topless on the beach in Malibu on saturday.She was wearing a Channel sport top when she gradually and slowly opened up her jacket to expose her breast and this is not the first time she is exposing her breast and tattoos.Though Rita looks slutly-stunning as she should off her sensational curves in the grey and white coat,in which her name is written at the back of the jacket in which she captioned the picture below where she showed off her name on the jacket ''Today's vibezzzzz #GVOGANG #OnSet''..More photos below.                                                                                                                ...

EUROPEAN UNION,TO LIFT BAN ON VEGETABLE EXPORTS FROM GHANA.

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                According to sources,the European Union {EU} Ambassador to Ghana,William Hannaa has hinted of plans by the EU to lift the ban placed on the the export of some vegetables from Ghana last year,because the produce did not meet the required quality standards.According to him,though there is a huge market in the EU for Ghanaian produce,the union will not compromise on quality standards.Speaking to the press,William Hanna explained that the EU is currently assisting local farmers through its Trade Related Assistance and Quality Enabling Programme {TRAQUE} to ensure that they meet the standards.''The market is there' the consumers in Europe are very interested in by Ghanaian produce but you've got to get the quality right.One of the problems we had last year was that a few vegetables were not meeting the right quality standards for the European markets;unfortunately we had to ban those vegetables.But the good news is that we are working t...

READ WHAT KIM KARDASHIAN IS WRITING TODAY ABOUT ''TERROR GAP'' IN AMERICA.{PHOTOS}.

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                                                     Kim Kardashian took to her social media page few minutes ago to post pictures in which the picture above she captioned it ''Let the transformaton begin #BazaaIcons''.Then right after this picture post she wrote ''Under current federal law people on terror watch lists can legally buy guns-this is called the Terror Gap.We have repeatedly called on Congress to close this loophole that makes it easy for dangerous people to get guns & kill.Nothing has changed!!!! People continue to senselessly die,When will these gun laws be changed?!?!?!?!!!!?????''.Then the picture below she captioned it ''TheWifeOfPablo''.One more photo below.                                                   ...

IS UNETHICAL & UNFAIR FOR THE PRESS TO PUBLISH OUTRAGEOUS FIGURES & NAMES OF SERVING OFFICERS,AS BEING RETIRED-ARMY.

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                 The attention of the Nigerian Army has been drawn to speculations and rumours regarding the number and names of the senior Army officers affected in the recent retirement exercise.This is worrisome as some individuals and media houses went to the ridiculous extent of publishing outrageous figures and names of serving officers as being retired.This is unethical and unfair.It is therefore necessary to inform the public to please disregard such inaccurate lists.We wish to state that only 38 senior officers were affected by the retirement exercise.For avoidance of doubt the following is the statistics of the officers retired compulsorily'9 Major General,10 Brigadier Generals,7 Colonels,11 Lieutenant Colonels and s Major.We are quite aware that some mischievous elements are trying to whip up sentiments.This is quite unfortunate because all the affected officer were retired based on Service exigencies and in line with the Armed For...

SOUTH AFRICA,HAVE INTRODUCED THE CHINESE ''MANDARIN'' LANGUAGE TO AT LEAST 44 SCHOOLS.{PHOTOS}.

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                 According to the South African Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga,who said Mandarin language is introduced to at least 44 schools across South Africa.100 teachers will be trained the language this year,in a three week training program sponsored by the Institute of Global Chinese Language Teacher Educaion.The Chinese government will send Chinese teachers to South Africa and donate 2,000 textbooks to assist in teaching Mandarin in schools until a South African textbook is developed.It is expected that at least 500 schools in South Africa will offer Mandarin as a second additional language.More photos below.                                                                                          

CAMEROON IS SET TO SEND 80,000 NIGERIAN REFUGEES BACK TO THEIR COUNTRY.

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                 Cameroon to start voluntary and in a dignified manner the return of over 80,000 Nigerian refugees after signing an agreement with Nigeria and the United Nations High Commission.A least 2.2 million people fled northern Nigeria due to attacks by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram,which also killed thousands over the last seven year campaign has spilled over to Cameroon,Chad and Niger.One more photo below.                                                                                            

THE 'EFCC' IS EXPLAINING TODAY,WHY THEY DO FREEZE BANK ACCOUNTS OF SUSPECTS.{READ}.

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          The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said today monday that in recent times,a lot of interest has been generated by the action of the Commission in freezing the accounts of suspects that were investigated or are currently being investigated.Some commentators have tended to ascribe vindictive motives to this action in order to prevent misinformation,it is imperative to explain the reason behind the Commission's actions in this regard.Freezing of accounts suspected of being used for commission of financial crimes is a mandatory investigative step backed by law.One more photo below.                                                                                                           ...

PHOTOS FROM THE SWEARING IN CEREMONY OF THE 57 SOLE ADMINISTRATORS FOR LOCAL GOVT HELD IN LAGOS TODAY..

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                   Today monday,the Lagos State Government swore in new sole administrators to take charge of the 20 Local Governments and 37 Local Council Development Areas {LCDAs} in the State,with a reassurance that his administration would spare nothing to make governance at the grassroots vibrant and responsive.Governor Ambode,who spoke at the Banquent Hall of the Lagos House,Alausa,Ikeja during the swearing in ceremony,said the appointment step by his administration to deliver on its promise of a government of inclusion where no one is left behind.He said ''The hallmark of any good Government is to provide basic services to the communities at the grassroots.This is the only way the real dividends of good governance can spread downwards and touch the hearts and minds of its people.Our state is growing so fast that the concept of the rural area will not be applicable to any part of Lagos very soon.Our government is working hard to me...

READ QUEEN ELIZABETH'S MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT OBAMA,AFTER A MAN KILLED 50 PEOPLE YESTERDAY IN AN ORLANDO GAY NIGHT CLUB.{PHOTOS}.

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                  Yesterday Sunday,Queen Elizabeth sent the following message to President Obama ''Prince Philip and I have been shocked by the events in Orlando.Our thoughts and prayer are with all those who have been affected''.The Queen is referring to the yesterday June 12 shooting at a gay bar killing about 50 people were killed and at least wounded.According to sources,A gunman killed 50 and wounded at least 50 more in the shooting at an Orlando,Florida,club early sunday morning.The incident has been labeled a terrorist attack..29 year old Omar Mateen,the Afghan origin gunman whose pictured is seen below,killed the 50 people,injured many and pledged allegiance to Isis in a phone call to emergency number 911 during the attack.His a security guard who was born in New York to Afghan parents called 911 after his initial assault on the dance club to pledge allegiance to the leader of the Islamic State Abu Bar Al-Baghdadi.More photos below. ...

SENATOR SARAKI,BROKE HIS FAST {IFTAR} OVER THE WEEKEND IN HIS HOUSE,WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE.{PHOTOS}.

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           Over the weekend,Senator President Bukola Saraki,is keeping with the tradition of maintaining close touch with people of his constituents,had iftar {Broke his fast} with cross section of people in his house.IDPU,religious,political leaders,reps of women groups,traditional,community and opinion leaders.During the feast many issues were raised in the discussion that ensued.One of them is the non-payment of teachers salary in different states.I promised the teachers in the iftar gathering to make the regular payment of their salary a subject for debate on the floor of the Senate in other to have a national position on resolving the issue.The meaning of iftar ''Is the meal served at sunset during Ramadan,as Muslims break the daily fast.or to Break the day's fast''.More photos below.                                                 ...