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Prince Charles makes informal pitch to take over Commonwealth

It was not only the Queen who was dropping massive hints about Prince Charles taking over. The Prince of Wales himself gave a bit of a pitch as he spoke before the Queen at Buckingham Palace today. He said: “For my part, the Commonwealth has been a fundamental feature of my life for as long as I can remember.” Gun salute Gunners in St James’ Park are giving a 53 gun salute in honour of all members of the Commonwealth. It is a traditional naval way of saying there is…

Commonwealth meeting: Queen opening the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting at Buckingham Palace

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Queen on trade, oceans, young people and Prince Charles taking over She has spoken about trade and protecting the world’s oceans. She said her family and she has been heartened by programmes such as providing eye surgery. And mentioning young people she said her lifelong commitment was made in Africa when she was just 21 – the age she found out she would be Queen after her father died. She says one day she will decide that the Prince of Wales carries on her work in the Commonwealth – but…

Voice Out Women Foundation Launching Gala Dinner.

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4th April 2018 was a great moment as friends and fans gathered at the House of Parliaments to launch the Voice Out Women Foundation, the Gala Dinner create a forum where women shares there success stories. In her opening remarks, Jasmine Mengue epse Assamoi the Founder/CEO Voice Out Women foundation says that the platform was born to stimulate and bring to light the flame of integration of the French speaking women with undeniable potentials for the freedom of emancipation and social justice. She stressed further that the platform also provide…

Why Nigeria will not sign economic partnership agreement” say’s Buhari

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President Muhammadu Buhari says his insistence on probity, transparency and accountability in the public and private sectors is to secure the future of the country for all Nigerians, especially the youths. Receiving a Letter of Credence from the Head of Delegation of the European Union to Nigeria, Mr. Ketil Iversen Karlsen, at the State House, Abuja, the President said that his administration would therefore continually promote the culture of honesty and integrity in service, which will guarantee a better future for the youth. “Our insistence on probity is to encourage…

Nigeria launches economic diplomacy policy

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Nigeria has launched Economic Diplomacy Initiative (NEDI), insisting on commitment to ensuring adequate consultation, especially with private sector, in taking vital economic decisions. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who launched the NEDI, an initiative of the Foreign Affairs Ministry, said the country was committed to all Pan African and other deal that had made Nigeria to stand out as a country, with a view to integrate Africa. ”We are also committed to ensuring adequate consultation is made, especially with the private sector, before we make further commitment to some of the…

Nigeria requests to lean from Mongolia’s agricultural experience

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Ambassador Baba Ahmad Jidda said “It has been 46 years since diplomatic relations between Mongolia and Nigeria was established. Nigeria has developed through the mining industry and has been focusing on oil exports over the past years. The current government is working to develop the agricultural sector. However we lack of experience on this matter. There are a lot of things to learn from Mongolia.” He expressed his willingness to study cashmere production, meat and dairy processing experiences and to explore opportunities for exporting food to Nigeria. Deputy Minister of…

China vows to fight U.S. “at any cost’ as trade tensions worsen

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China vowed on Friday to fight the U.S. “at any cost” after President Trump proposed slapping an additional $100 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods in an escalating trade dispute between the world’s two largest economies. Mr. Trump’s surprise move Thursday to instruct the U.S. trade representative to consider the additional tariffs came a day after Beijing announced plans to tax $50 billion in American products, including soybeans and small aircraft, in response to a U.S. move this week to slap tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese imports. In Beijing,…

8 killed as widespread Indian caste protests turn violent

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Eight people died in three Indian states on Monday as tens of thousands of lower-caste Indians demonstrated violently against a recent Supreme Court ruling that they say dilutes protections for the Dalit community. Protesters halted railway traffic, forced shops to close and made their presence felt in at least 10 states. As the day began, protests were peaceful, but they quickly turned violent, with local media reporting clashes between police and protesters in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and elsewhere. Violent protests were reported in at least seven states. According to…

Nelson Mandela’s Ex-wife, Winnie, Dies At 81

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Winnie Mandela, the former wife of South African anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, died on Monday aged 81, triggering an outpouring of tributes to one of the country’s defining and most divisive figures. She died in a Johannesburg hospital after a long illness, family spokesman Victor Dlamini said in a statement. Winnie Mandela, who was married to Nelson Mandela for 38 years, played a high-profile role in the struggle to end white-minority rule but her place in history was stained by controversy and accusations of violence. “It is with profound sadness…

President Obama ‘made the best decisions he could’ about Russia, says Valerie Jarrett

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As a senior White House advisor for all eight years of Barack Obama’s presidency, Valerie Jarrett says Obama used to ask his staff, “When are you going to bring me the easy decisions?” “And we’d go, ‘Oh no, we took care of those,’” Jarrett said on the latest episode of Recode Decode, hosted by Kara Swisher. “‘You get the tough ones.’” One of those tough decisions that has fallen under retroactive scrutiny was how Obama reacted to early emerging evidence that Russian-backed actors were attempting to sway the 2016 U.S….