Melania Trump, unlike Donald, offers to visit LeBron James school
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u.s. first lady melania trump stepped away from her husbands criticism of nba star lebron james to compliment his work on behalf of children and even offer to visit his school for at-risk children1 it looks like lebron james is working to do good things on behalf of our next generation and just as she always has the first lady encourages everyone to have an open dialogue about issues facing children today. mrs. trumps spokeswoman stephanie grisham said in a statement saturday1 the statements tone was in stark contrast to president donald trumps tweet friday night following james appearance on cnn in which he told journalist don lemon that he would never sit across from trump whom james has criticized in the past. the interview took place at james i promise school in his hometown of akron ohio1 lebron james was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television don lemon trump tweeted in a swipe at a news network he often derides. he made lebron look smart which isnt easy to do1 while many former and current professional athletes jumped to james defense mrs. trumps spokeswoman noted that the first ladys be best initiative for children promoted the importance of responsible online behavior as well as their well-being and healthy living1 her platform centers around visiting organizations hospitals and schools and she would be open to visiting the i promise school in akron grisham said1 mrs. trump has stood apart from her husbands views before. in june when migrant families entering the u.s. illegally were being separated at the u.s.-mexico border under trump administration policies she said through her spokeswoman that she hated to see the separations and that she believed the u.s. needed to be a country that follows all laws but also a country that governs with heart1

Political earthquake: Godswill Akpabio set to dump PDP for APC
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also read4 senator godswill akpabio a former governor of akwa ibom state is set to dump the peoples democratic party and dampen the celebration mood in the pdp headquarters over the defection of some senators and three governors from the all progressives congress1 now a reverse switch is about to happen with one of the main pillars of the pdp in the south south crossing to apc1 apc newspaper on its twitter handle announced saturday night we can confirm that he sen dr godswill akpabio is a card carrying member of @officialapcng effective august 4 2018. @officialpdpnig has lost him. official reception in days1 and apc united kingdom in another tweet set the date for the defection acting president @profosinbajo accompanied by senator dr ita enang and leaders of the apc in akwa ibom to formally receive senator dr. godswill akpabio into apc at ikot ekpene stadium on thursday 9 august 2018. all lovers of democracy are cordially invited1 akpabios political movement appears irreversible as he also visitedformer the national leader of the apc asiwaju bola ahmed tinubu in his lagos home to seal things up1 akpabio two-term governor of oil rich akwa ibom state is at present minority leader of the pdp in the senate1 analysts said akpabios crossing over to the apc may flip akwa ibom to apc in next february election and at least assure president buhari of capturing 25 per cent of the vote1

Explosion cuts short Venezuela presidents speech, soldiers scamper away
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a broadcast by venezuelan president nicolas maduro on saturday was cut short during an outdoor speech at a military event and soldiers were seen running before the televised transmission was cut off1 a loud explosion nearby appeared to have been the cause of the anxiety asmaduro was speaking about venezuelas economy1 the audio suddenly went. he and others on the podium suddenly looked up looking startled1 the camera then panned to scores of soldiers who started running before the transmission was cut1 the information ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. but various reports said maduro was evacuated into safety1

Sokoto bubbling with Wamakko APC rally
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sokoto bubbling with wamakko apc rally1

I will never support Atiku - Obasanjo
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i will never support atiku - obasanjo1

Nigerians 3rd largest asylum seekers in Germany KAS
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there is a new generation of entrepreneurs digital natives and inventors that can and will shape the future of the continent1 the konrad adenaeur stiftung kas a german foundation has revealed that nigerians are the third largest asylum seekers in the country1 wahler explained that the lack of an enabling environment continued to make nigerians especially youths seek a better life in europe hence embarking on illegal migration1 he therefore urged the federaal government to boost socio-economic development and improve welfare1 africa and especially western africa plays a pivotal role for us in germany in many ways africa shows a lot of potential1 dr. gerhard wahler head of department european and international cooperation of the foundation made this known in abuja during the celebration of 15 years of kas operation in nigeria1 on the other hand the unprecedented population growth the lack of economic development increasing scarcity of land and resources will continue to drive people away towards europe1 today nigerians are for example the third largest group of asylum seekers in germany1 wahler said that the prevalence of terrorist groups in the region negatively affects development in nigeria and the african region1 he said that the forthcoming visit of german chancellor angela merkel to nigeria at the end of august was an important sign that germany stands with nigeria in countering security threats like boko haram1 he said that while the challenges faced in the region were tremendous germany was ready to assist. nan1

How Nigeria will benefit from forensic, investigating auditors
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if we as a country must address the problem of corruption and corrupt practices we must be seen to come up with better ways to assist our government and relevant agencies in preventing fraud she said1 dr victoria enape pro-tem president chartered institute of forensic and investigative auditors of nigeria cifia says nigeria stands to benefit a lot from the services of cifia1 she said that cifia would save nigerian government the cost of inviting foreign forensic auditors for fraud investigation as it were1 to some large extent it takes only nigerian forensic auditors who knows the terrain to be able to track or investigate fraud successfully in nigeria. therefore it is important to patronise made in nigeria to grow nigeria1 it will help to train government agents and staff through to certification on the use of science and technology of forensic and investigative audit skills for auditing of financial statement and put in place some advanced mechanisms to prevent fraud in their various organisations to avoid reacting to fraud issues after taken place which has not yield results in our country over the years1 it will primarily train all her members and also the staff in relevant agencies to be proactive rather than just being reactive to fraud cases1 enape made the submission at the pre-induction trainingmandatory continuing professional education of cifia with the theme transition to forensic and investigative audit1 according to her cifia will help to strengthen the nations institutional frameworks thereby bringing us at par with other developed countries in line with global standards and competitiveness1 more so cifia said it would stimulate public confidence and enhance transparency and accountability in our economic system and our national lives1 the pro-tem president said cifia would also answer the question often posed by foreign investors as to the safety and guarantee of their direct foreign investments dfis in our country1 she added that cifia could help nigeria to develop skilled professionals to deepen the fraud prevention detection and preserve money in government1 enape urged nigerians to disregard alleged conflict between the functions of the proposed institute and other institute established by existing legislations1 she said that cfia should not be seen as a rival institute or a threat to any existing professional bodies in nigeria because it was not out to attack existing professional bodies1

Power generation rises to 7,000 mega watts Fashola
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according to him the present administration has spent over n300 billion on roads construction since coming to power three years ago1 nigerias current power generation has reached 7000 mega watts the minister of power works and housing mr babatunde fashola has said1 he said that although there was still more to be done the ministry had moved forward from where it was three years ago1 three years ago the story was that power generation was the main problem of nigeria. the story was that the distribution companies were complaining that they did not have enough energy to distribute to nigerians1 we were distributing averagely 2690 mega watts of electricity to nigerians but today that story has changed distribution has risen to 5222 mega watts an all time national high1 transmission has reached 7000 while generation has reached 7000. the problem has not finished but all we can say is that we have made progress1 the minister added that the federal government was constructing roads in virtually all the 36 states some of which were through collaborative efforts as well as direct interventions1 fashola said this on friday in calabar at the federal ministry of power works and housing 4th edition retreat for top directors heads of units and chief executives of agencies and parastatals1 before this administration there was no housing policy but now we have one1 fashola commended members of staff of the ministry for their support and team work noting that without team work the ministry would not have been able to achieve much1 he said that the theme of the retreat which is goal setting and goal reaching for a focused team was meant to reinforce the team spirit while setting out on its goals in the next 90 days1 it is a team that wins. we will go together as a team. if we bind together everything is possible he said1 the permanent secretary ministry of power mr louis edozien said that the retreat was meant to appraise the performance of the ministry in the past 90 days1 edozien who was represented by a director mr ahmed abdul added that the retreat would also afford the top management the opportunity to strategise on the plan of action for the next quarter. nan1

Ekiti poll: Eleka PDP candidate files 700-page petition against Fayemi
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i am challenging the election results not out of desperation to be governor but for reasons of future and posterity and largely on behalf of the people of ekiti who were taken aback by the outcome of the election1 the governorship candidate of the peoples democratic party pdp in the july 14 election in ekiti prof. kolapo olusola-eleka late on friday filed a 700-page petition before the election tribunal sitting in ado ekiti1 eleka whose main prayer before the tribunal was that he be declared winner of the election said the apc candidate dr. kayode fayemi earlier declared the winner of the poll stole his mandate1 he had come to the tribunal to beat the 21-day deadline allowed under the electoral act which expires tomorrow saturday1 however the leader of his legal team yusuf alli san and other lawyers were absent during thesubmission of the petition tothe court registry1 eleka while addressing journalists claimed his petition contained empirical evidence to show that figures were falsified in favour of fayemi. he also alleged that ballot boxes were either stuffed or snatched while there was intimidation of voters and party agents from polling booths1 the election was openly manipulated by political desperadoes using instruments of the federal government he claimed1 the news agency of nigeria nan reports that the candidate along with his running mate mr. deji ogunsakin and a member of his legal team mr.ola olanipekun san and scores of others arrived the state high court premises at about 600pm armed with heaps of documents to justify their petition1 without doubt the will of the people was subverted by those who have chosen to take nigeria back to the dark days of ballot stuffing ballot boxes snatching and outright falsification of election results and i believe they deserve to get justice1 as law abiding citizens of our country the only path of honour to take in a situation like this is the process that we have initiated today to seek redress against the use of security forces and other instruments of the federal government to suppress the will of our people1 the mood of ekiti people when the beneficiary of the electoral robbery was declared winner and up till today is a pointer to the resolve of the people not to accept the subversion of their will and we have answered their calls to use the judiciary to get back their mandate1 in doing this i have presented overwhelming discrepancies in the results declared by inec to the tribunal to adjudicate upon and i am confident that the popular mandate of the people of ekiti will not go unrestored1 i therefore want ekiti people to keep hope alive remain strong and resolute in their belief in god1 while we go through this judicial walk to exposing the electoral thievery of july 14 2018 we urge the good people of ekiti state especially my teeming supporters to remain calm peaceful and prayerful bearing in mind that those who stole their mandate will not enjoy the benefits for long1

Moise Katumbi barred from entering Congo
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congolese opposition leader moise katumbi was refused entry into congo via the countrys land border with zambia on friday when he tried to return from exile to submit his candidacy for decembers presidential election he said in a tweet1 the millionaire businessman and former governor of the copper-mining katanga region was sentenced to three years in prison the following month for real estate fraud. katumbi denies the charges and says they are aimed at preventing him from contesting the election on december 231 the regime has forbidden me from landing and barricaded the border katumbi tweeted. my crime wanting to enter my country and file my candidacy. in trying to block me they want to deny the rights of the congolese to a real election. i will fight1 footage from his campaign team sent to reuters tv showed him with a crowd of thousands of supporters at the border town of kasumbalesa on the zambian side1 his treatment contrasts markedly with that of kabilas other main rival former warlord and runner-up presidential candidate jean-pierre bemba who was allowed to land his plane and given police protection for his return to town1 both pose a real threat to kabila or his chosen successor in the upcoming election especially since the presidents popularity has waned over the years1 i hope for a unity of the opposition. i have started meeting with opposition leaders bemba told journalists in kinshasa on friday in an apparent attempt to galvanise kabilas opponents. the principle is how to choose the best candidate who could represent the opposition at the election1 in power since 2001 kabila has refused to step down since his mandate ran out in 2016. this has raised fears he will defy constitutional term limits and spark a violent backlash by the population and militia groups active in the countrys east1

Journalists Abiri appears in court
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shehu said abiri was arrested for pipeline vandalism and crude theft including militant activities in the niger delta2 on the issue of the arrest and continued detention of mr jones abiri who allegedly parades himself as a journalist by the department of state services dss it is instructive to note that the accused is a guest of the security agency because of his alleged involvement in militant and criminal activities2 as a true believer in the rule of law and the integral role of the media in a democracy the presidency did interface with the security agency involved in the matter and our findings confirmed that the suspect is in custody because of alleged involvement in pipeline vandalism and theft2 abiri is not a registered journalist with any of the media professional bodies in the country2 he therefore frowned at those individuals or groups insinuating that president buhari was in support of restrictions on freedom of expression and the media2 it is therefore very uncharitable for anyone or group to suggest otherwise or infer that the president is in support of restrictions on freedom of expression and the media2 the presidential spokesman maintained that the buhari administration would continue to promote the freedom and safety of journalists2 he reassured that the administration would also do nothing untoward to damage the credibility it had demonstrated in promoting press freedom since coming into power in may 20152 the appearance in court of nigerian journalist mr. jones abiri has put paid to speculations that he may have died in detention1 mr abiri the publisher of weekly source magazine was arrested on july 21 2016 at his office in yenagoa the bayelsa state capital on allegations that he was a key militant terrorising locals and expatriates in the oil-rich niger delta an allegation he denies. reported1

INEC boss appeals arrest order
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he noted that the warrant of arrest against him was a nullity because none of the parties in the contempt case applied for issuance of a bench warrant except the judge who reportedly did so on his own1 prof. mahmoud yakubu the chairman of the independent national electoral commission inec has asked the court of appeal to vacate the arrest order issued against him1 justice stephen pam of the federal high court in the nations capital had issued the warrant of arrest against yakubu on wednesday for allegedly disobeying court orders1 in the notice of appeal the inec chairman claimed that justice pam acted in bad faith in the issuance of the arrest order1 he explained that he had already filed a pending appeal against the order while the attention of the judge was drawn to the appeal1 yakubu submitted among other claims that up till date no order was enrolled and served on him for his personal appearance in court as required by the law1 he made the request in an appeal filed on thursday in abuja through his lead counsel and senior advocate of nigeria mr adegboyega awomolo1 the inec boss stressed that he has not disobeyed any court order since he was not present before the court when the alleged order directing his personal presence was made1 he added that justice pam who has no jurisdiction to punish him for the alleged disobedience of court order committed ex-facie curie outside the court1 yakubu said he was no longer a contemnor at the federal high court under the strength of his appeal lodged at the court of appeal challenging the justification of the contempt charge against him1 he argued that the trial court breached section 36 of the 1999 constitution by striking out his motion without hearing it thereby denying him his right to fair hearing in the determination on the merit of his application1 justice pam issued a bench warrant against the inec boss on wednesday following his alleged failure to appear before the court1 the inec boss was to defend himself in the contempt charge brought against him by the peoples democratic party pdp in anambra state1

Liberia gets $500m World Bank loan
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liberia has obtained a 500 million world banks loan for the completion of the coastal road project within three years1 the liberia minister of information minister eugene nagbe said in his regular press conferencen monrovia thursday that government would pay a concessional interest rate of 0.5 per cent over a reasonable timeframe1 nagbe added that following the ratification of the loan agreement by the government the world bank would propose a consortium comprising it the international monetary fund imf and the african development bank afdb that will provide an additional 500 million bringing the agreement to 1 billion1 the information minister told journalists that president george weah is insistent that the loan agreement when ratified should see off the completion of the coastal road project within three years1 president weahs insistence on road construction is based on empirical and scientific evidence and data presented to him by the millennium challenge corporation mcc in its constraints analysis following an assessment of liberias development challenge he emphasized1 according to the mccs constraints analysis the lack of good road network and energy are the two most development constraints hampering the growth and development of liberia1

Excited supporters welcome Buhari
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the president told the surging crowd not to be perturbed by the recent defections in the party saying god will continue to fish out the bad eggs among us as the 2019 general elections approach1 he said the apc-led government has remained faithful in implementing its campaign promise of improving the economy securing the country and fighting corruption1 the work we are doing is because of god our country and you. i want to inform you that the knowledge we have garnered over the years we wont allow you to be cheated1 like we promised what will determine a good future for the country are security strong economy and to stop corruption1 we campaigned on these things you voted for us and we will never forget the president said to a thunderous applause by party supporters at the abubakar tafawa balewa stadium bauchi1 endorsing the apc candidate for the senatorial bye-election the president who was accompanied by the party chairman adams oshiomhole governors of bauchi plateau kano and imo states and other party officials declared we have confidence in him and we trust him1 he therefore urged the people of bauchi south senatorial district to vote hon. yahaya in the upcoming election1 the president also thanked the people of bauchi for defying the heavy rainfall and coming out en masse to welcome him and show solidarity to the partys candidate in the senatorial election1 he assured the party supporters that his administration will continue to work hard to surpass its campaign promises for a better nigeria1

Senator arrested for biting woman
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i voluntarily responded to the police station cooperated with law enforcement during the booking process and was released1 a democratic senator jeff woodburn has been arrested for domestic violence charges after he allegedly bit a woman on multiple occasions and forced his way into her locked home1 the incidents are said to have taken place this year and last year1 woodburn the state senate minority leader defended himself thursday in a statement1 this afternoon i learned that a warrant had been issued for my arrest1 the new hampshire lawmaker from whitefield u.s. was charged with simple assault domestic violence and criminal mischief after the state attorney generals office said he allegedly slapped a woman punched her in the stomach bit her hand and on another occasion bit her forearm1 i intend to fully address and defend against these charges in court he said1 the new hampshire democratic party has urged woodburn to resign as did the states democratic congressional delegation and members of the state senate democratic caucus1 the new hampshire democratic party stands firm in our belief that any form of sexual harassment sexual assault or domestic violence is completely unacceptable behavior for anyone let alone our public officials who should all be held to a higher standard said state democratic party chairman ray buckley1 republican gov. chris sununu tweeted that the allegations were morally reprehensible and also said woodburn should step down1 woodburn is set to be arraigned on august 201

Zimbabwe MDC Alliance slams election result as fake
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on thursday the army had guarded zanu-pf headquarters while armoured personnel carriers water-cannon trucks and police anti-riot vans took positions outside the mdc headquarters1 zimbabwe opposition mdc alliance said the election of president emmerson mnangagwa was based on a fake result and that it would challenge it in court1 he quickly took to twitter to say he was humbled to have won the election hailing it as a new beginning for the country1 after mnangagwa was declared the winner he told afp that his party rejected the outcome. we will take this to the courts he said1 police and soldiers were on the streets of harare overnight but there were no reported protests and few public celebrations when the results were announced after midnight1 turnout was high at over 80 percent in most of the countrys 10 provinces1 he took to twitter on friday morning to explain what he called the fraud and manipulation of the will of the people of zimbabwe1 the zec scandal of releasing unverified fake results is regrettable. zec denied our election agent access to results be4 announcement. zec must release proper1 zimbabwe was braced for public reaction to the election results the first since the ousting of mugabe after a deadly crackdown on protesters1 six people were killed on wednesday when troops fired live rounds against mdc demonstrators alleging the vote had been rigged1 soldiers and police cleared central harare ahead of the results shouting at pedestrians and traders to leave the area as the opposition movement for democratic change mdc repeatedly alleged that zanu-pf was stealing the election1 according to zimbabwe electoral commission mnangagwa won 50.8 percent of the vote ahead of nelson chamisa of the opposition mdc party on 44.3 percent1 mondays vote was meant to turn the page on years of brutal repression under mugabe end zimbabwes international isolation and attract foreign investment to revive the shattered economy1 mnangagwa had promised a free and fair vote after the military ushered him to power when mugabe was forced to resign in november1 in the parliamentary election also held on monday zanu-pf won easily1 before the violence european union observers declared they found an un-level playing field and lack of trust in the election process1 election observers from the commonwealth issued a statement after wednesdays clashes to denounce the excessive use of force against unarmed civilians1 it means our suffering will continue emion chitsate a security guard at a shopping centre in the waterfalls district of harare said of the result1 its the same zanu-pf which brought us to where we are1 under mugabes rule elections were often marred by fraud and deadly violence1 zec chairwoman chigumba a high court judge has flatly rejected allegations of bias and rigging1 the zec website was unable to publish results after it was hacked during the week1

ADC names Yemi Kolapo Deputy National Publicity Secretary
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adc names yemi kolapo deputy national publicity secretary1 the national working committee of the african democratic congress adc has appointed mrs. oyeyemi kolapo as the deputy national publicity secretary of the party1 in a statement issued by the national chairman of the party chief ralphs okey nwosu the party expressed confidence that mrs kolapo had the needed experience to advance the partys communication network1 mrs kolapo who hails from abeokuta ogun state is a consummate professional an outstanding media consultant publisher and effective leader. we are confident that she will give our party the fillip needed as we struggle to right the wrongs in the nigerian political setting and build a model continental brand1 in our quest for a robust and effective communication network she is a perfect fit and her great spirit of volunteerism patriotism commitment to high values and progressive politics will impact our nations political space and peoples in resounding ways he said1 mrs. kolapo is the chief executive officer of right-dev limited publishers and media consultants. she holds bsc and msc degrees in economics from the university of lagos nigeria1 she also attended the michigan state university united states of america where she completed the responsible governance programme under the msu-uj exchange programme1 she served as senior special assistant corporate communications to the honourable minister of industry trade and investment olusegun aganga con1 before her appointment as the ssa to the honourable minister she rose to become the first female group business editor of punch newspapers and maintained the popular backpage column on economic matters compass for the newspaper for many years1 a fellow of the west african society for communications and administration kolapo is credited among the media for the successful rebranding of the ministry of commerce and industry under the former administration as a frontline ministry as far as news coverage was concerned in line with its new mandate as the federal ministry of industry trade and investment1

Delta governorship poll: PPA grants waiver to Odiakpo Obire
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by emmanuel oloniruha8 this is not just a campaign to take over government it is a progressive campaign it is people-driven campaign he said1 the progressive peoples alliance ppa has granted waiver to dr odiakpo obire ahead of the 2019 governorship election in delta state1 ppa national chairman chief peter ameh disclosed this while addressing newsmen shortly after obire obtained his expression of interest and nomination forms to run for the election in delta1 he said that the decision to give waiver to obire who formally joined the party last week became necessary in order to deepen democracy in the country1 ameh who was a former national chairman and two-time secretary of inter-party advisory council ipac pledged that ppa would conduct transparent and credible primaries1 our objective is to ensure that the people of delta state have the best quality of governance. so we are not looking at the monetary term1 we are not looking at the obstacles that would thwart any credible member of our party from contesting1 for that reason the nwc of our party has decided to grant obire a waiver to contest the governorship ticket1 we have been very aggressive in our campaign for the electorate to collect their pvcs1 delta governorship poll ppa grants waiver to odiakpo obire1 he also advised political parties not to allowed imposition of candidates in the 2019 general elections1 dr. obire said his decision to contest the partys ticket was to win the election and rescue delta state from bad governance1 in his remarks obire said he decided to dumped the all progressives congress apc for ppa because the apc in delta is a crisis-ravaged party1 he expressed optimism that working with ppa structure in delta and his robust campaign team he was certain of victory1 he said that the time has come to rescue delta and for deltans to experience real prosperity and government that would deliver on its promises1 i am committed to seeing a new delta that works. i am committed to great schools for our kids. i am committed to world-class healthcare for all1 i am committed to gainful employment for our teeming youths. i am committed to prosperity for all deltans. indeed no deltans will be left behind1 but i cant do it alone. i need your support. i need the support of every deltan. we must join hands to rescue our state1 if we collectively put our minds to it it is possible because we have the power to do so1

Thank you Chairman, Trump tells Kim
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read more18 u.s. president donald trump did the unthinkable early thursday when he addressed north korean leader kim jong un as chairman while appreciating the return of 55 boxes presumed to contain the remains of americans who served in the korean war1 thank you to chairman kim jong un for keeping your word and starting the process of sending home the remains of our great and beloved missing fallen heroes1 trump wrote in one tweet. i am not at all surprised that you took this kind action. also thank you for your nice letter l look forward to seeing you soon1 it would be recalled that north korea handed over the remains last week after a u.s. military plane made a rare trip into north korea to retrieve the 55 cases1 the message which came in a pair of tweets saw trump commending kim jong un for fulfilling his promise which was part of an agreement reached by trump and kim during a june summit in singapore1 on wednesday vice president mike pence and the top commander of u.s. forces in asia navy adm. phil davidson formally received the remains during the emotional and solemn ceremony in hawaii1 pence spoke during a ceremony at hawaiis hickam air force base to mark the arrival of the remains on u.s. soil and the beginning of the long process of identifying them1 they were husbands and fathers brothers and neighbours long gone but never lost to the memory of their loved ones pence said1 some of the invited guests wiped tears from their eyes during the procession1 hundreds of u.s. and south korean troops gathered for a repatriation ceremony at the osan base in south korea before the cases were put on military planes bound for hawaii1

Zimbabwe: opposition Chamisa says won presidential election
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source63 zimbabwes main opposition leader nelson chamisa said on thursday that he had won the presidential election and president emmerson mnangagwa knew he had lost otherwise the results would have been announced by now1 in his first public appearance since the vote on monday chamisa leader of the opposition movement for democratic change mdc urged his supporters to be calm and await massive celebrations for his victory1 chamisa said he could not give any figures because he would be breaking the law1