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Nigeria and other Sub-Saharan countries Africa will not achieve the  Substainable Development    Goal  (SDG) in health and education by 2030, the 2019 Goalkeepers Report has said. The 2019 Goalkeepers Report  released on Tuesday by the Bill and Melinda Gate Foundation said many low and middle income countries are struggling to achieve the SDGs due to gender and geographical inequities in many of the regions. It said though there had been an impressive universal progress as "inequality between countries are narrowing down the results are still bad." Mr and Mrs Gates for the past 20 years, have been investing in health  and development in low and middle income countries. The Goalkeepers report is the foundation's annual score card on the world's progress towards achieving global goals. This year's report focuses on "examining the inequality - how geography and gender stacks the deck for (or against) you." Report  Accordi...

President  Muhammadu Buhari has said the Federal  Republic  of Nigeria stands in solidarity with the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, following drone attacks yesterday on the refinery plants at Khurais and Abquaiq. His message was contained in a  statement Monday evening by Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant media and publicity to the president. "We here in Nigeria once experienced attacks on our oil facilities. Those who sought, by doing so, to undermine governments of the day did  not succeed  then- nor at anytime. "The identities of those who sent the drones to attack the Saudi refineries, and from where, may not yet  be known. "Still, this attacks similarly represent economic warfare aimed at damaging a government, but, in reality, always and only damaging innocent citizens' livelihoods: those with no place, nor cause  to be harmed," the president said. "The attackers in Saudi Arabia will win no friends in the international commu...

Shatta Bandle. Internet sensation, Shatta Bandle is in Nigeria and a video of the diminutive celebrity we sighted showed him while arriving at the arrival terminal,  Muritala International airport Lagos.  Upon arrival, Shatta Bandle was greeted in the airport by a number of people including airport officials who wanted to see the famous richest man in Africa. They took pictures and shook  hands with him as waved and posed for pictures. Shatta Bandle undoubtedly has a huge fan base in Nigeria. It would be nice recalled that Dubai based Nigerian millionaire, Hush puppi invited him to Dubai for vacation and even gifted him a 'mini Ferrari' as a birthday gift. He came to limelight after he declared himself richer than Aliko Dangote and the entire Nigerians.

Dangote Tomato plant in Kano has been shut down again, six months after it resumed operations from an almost three -years shut down. Reports said the 1,200-ton-a-day tomato- processing factory closed down because it was unable to get its required feed stock from farmers, who switched  to other crops at the beginning of the  rainy season  in may. The plant was idle for more than two years until March this year over a supply disruption partly caused by a price dispute by farmers. Even after the disagreement was resolved, the factory was unable to ramp up production beyond 20% of its capacity  due to inadequate supply of tomatoes, as most of the farmers lack the  needed credit to expand production. The company is losing at least 30 million naira every month with employees idle, according to the managing director of Dangote farms, Abdulkareem Kaita. The plant  is counting on the government's restriction of food imports to sustain operations. When A...

China's  state news  agency, on Friday reported that China will exempt U.S. agricultural products from added tariffs as Chinese firms purchased vast amounts of U.S.  soybeans shortly ahead  of  high-level trade negotiations. The  Customs Tariff  Commission of the State Council will exclude some agricultural products such as Soybeans and pork from the additional tariffs  on U.S. goods. This comes as U.S president Donald Trump  said that the promised tariff  hike on  $250 billion worth of Chinese goods had been postponed from October 1st to October 5th. Earlier, the Chinese government's  Customs tariff  Commission published two list U.S. products to be exempted from additional import duties for the period of  September 17, 2019 to September 16, 2020. The development comes as the U.S.  and China are preparing for a new round of talks set to take place in Washington in October. The two countries have b...

Nollywood actress, patience Ozokwo celebrated her 61st today, in the United States. The veteran actress, popular known as Mama G revealed that her heart desire as she clocks 61 is to touch and  impact on lives, make a difference and love unconditionally. Mama G also mentioned that her best birthday gift is her granddaughter Makas as she shared photos of her vacation in the US. She wrote on her instagram page:  It's a brand new year for me and i can't keep calm. God has been so Good to Me. I am grateful for life and good health. Grateful for family and friends. Grateful for my wonderful fans all over the world. My prayer to God today is that I will continue to shine his light  wherever I go and whatever I do. My heart desire is to touch and impact lives. Make a difference and love unconditionally. So help me God. Happy birthday to me.

Popular Ghanaian slay queen has revealed that she has slept with about 700 men including 27 Ghanaian celebrities The 22-year slay queen made the shocking revelation during a recent interview where she had boldly stated that she has had sex with about 700 men. The lady named Charlotte  Abena Serwaa  Ghanabah, talked about her sexual encounters with about 700 men and disclosed that she has slept with about 27 Ghanaian celebrities which she is proud of. She explained that she started  sleeping with men at age 14 and the first person was a 56- year - old headmaster  at the boarding house she was sent by her mother. Ghanabah said she decided to mention names of the celebrities she has slept with out of anger because the refused to fulfill their promises to her. The 22-year-old also disclosed that she has been approached by several lesbians in the Kumawood movie industry which she rejected. In a recent news, a female banker in Zambia was recently suspended...