Saudi officials refuse to address journalists who stormed Abuja embassy over Khashoggi

Some journalists and civil society organisations (CSO) on Friday stormed the embassy of Saudi Arabia in Abuja to protest the death of Jamal Khashoggi, a journalist, killed in Turkey.

Khashoggi was last seen on October 2 when he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. He was allegedly killed on the orders of the Saudi government.

At the embassy, journalists and members of the CSOs held placards which read: ‘Protect journalists’, ‘Justice for Jamal Ahmad Khashoggi’ among others.

No official of the embassy addressed the protesters.

Speaking at the event, Peter Nkanga, a co-convener of the Coalition of Nigerian Media and Civil Society Groups, said no human being should be made to face “such a bestial death.”

“Jamal Kashoogi’s blood is crying for justice and that is why we are here. We are here to tell the Saudi government that injury to one is injury to all,” he said.

“His life and death would never be in vain. His blood will keep speaking for generations to come. His legacy will remain forever.

“We are here to demand only one thing from the King and the crown prince of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the person or persons who gave the order for the bestial murder and those who carried out the murder, all of them must be brought to book.

“The second reason why we are here is in memory of our own Nigerian journalists who have been killed in the line of duty and in total impunity, just as we call on the Saudi government, so also we call on the Nigerian government to put an end to the impunity for crime against journalists.

“The United Nations set aside November 2 that means the world has taken notice crimes against journalists. And we are here in solidarity with that call. This month in October 32 years ago, we still remember the murder of Journalist, Dele Giwa, killed in a letter parcel bomb delivered to him on 19 October 1986. That case is marked on government’s conspiracy.

“We are here to tell the Nigerian government to take into account that in 32 years since Dele Giwa’s murder, countless other assassinations have occurred and have remained inconclusive. We therefore call on the president to order the reopening, impartial and transparent investigation into the murder of all journalists killed in the country and ensure their killers don’t go unpunished.”

Khashoggi: Nigerian journalists, CSOs protest at Saudi embassy

A group of media rights activists on Friday protested at the Saudi Arabian embassy in Abuja to demand justice over the gruesome murder of Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi.

Mr Khashoggi was assassinated on October 2 at the Saudi Arabian consulate in Turkey when he had gone to receive some documents for his planned marriage.

A team of assassins were reported to have flown into Turkey from Saudi Arabia to kill Mr Khashoggi.

The journalist had departed Saudi Arabia, his country, for the United States, following growing fears about his safety, but was killed in what has been described by officials as premeditated murder.

Mr Khashoggi’s death has drawn wide criticism on the Saudi Arabian monarchy, especially the country’s crown prince, Mohammed Bin Salman, who is accused of ordering the attack.

On Friday, in Abuja, activists under the platform of the Coalition of Nigerian Media and Civil Society Groups demanded justice for Mr Khashoggi. They also asked the Nigerian government to re-open similar cases of journalists murdered by suspected government officials across the country.

According to a statement signed by Peter Nkanga and Chido Onuma, the group urged Saudi Arabian citizens to understand that they deserve better than what they described as “a blood thirsty leadership.”

“With deep grief and greatest sorrow in memory of journalists killed in Nigeria and around the world, the Coalition of Nigerian Media and Civil Society Groups are gathered here to make three statements:

“First, we are gathered here to commiserate with the family and friends of journalist, Jamal Ahmad Khashoggi, and the good people of Saudi Arabia.

“We are gathered here to tell the people of Saudi Arabia that you deserve better. You deserve better than a blood thirsty government that kills its citizens at will, and with total impunity.

“No human being should ever have to face such a bestial death. Jamal did not deserve to die, let alone in the one place where he should have felt safest in a foreign land – the Saudi Arabia Consulate.

“Let us think about it critically. Do we know how many people have died in similar circumstances at Saudi Embassies and Consulates around the world? Jamal Khashoggi’s blood is crying for Justice!”

The group said the protest is to prove to the world that Mr Khashoggi’s murder is a crime against the world.

“And that is why we are gathered here, to tell the Saudi government that injury to one is injury to all. The world abhors the evil perpetrated against Jamal. We are here to say Jamal’s life and death will never be in vain. His blood will keep speaking for generations to come and his legacy will forever remain.

“We are here to demand only one thing from the King and the Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia:

“The person(s) who gave the order for the bestial murder of journalist, Jamal Ahmad Khashoggi, and the person(s) who carried the order, All of them MUST be brought to account.

“The second reason we are gathered here is in memory of our own Nigerian journalists, too many killed in the line of duty, and in total impunity.

“Just as we call on the Saudi government, so also, we call on the Nigerian government to put an end to impunity for crimes against journalists.”

The group also recalled the death of late Nigerian journalist, Dele Giwa.
“This month, 32 years ago, we still remember the murder of journalist, Dele Giwa, killed via a parcel bomb delivered to him on October 19, 1986. That case smacks of government conspiracy.

“We are here to tell the Nigerian government to take into account that in 32 years since Dele Giwa’s assassination, countless murders of journalists have occurred, and not one has been conclusive to bring the perpetrators to justice. We therefore call on Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, to do what any conscionable government would do:
Order the reopening of impartial, independent, and transparent investigations into the murders of all journalists killed in the country and ensure their killers don’t go unpunished.

“When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes a duty! The call was sounded, even on short notice, yet we all turned up and decided to take action to defend our civil rights,” the group said.

Turkey’s Erdogan Issues ‘Final Warning’ On Syria

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday issued what he said was a “final warning” to those who would endanger Turkey’s borders, saying Ankara was determined to focus its attention on Syrian Kurdish fighters east of the Euphrates.

Erdogan, who was speaking to a group of provincial leaders of his AK Party in Ankara, said Turkey would focus its attention east of the Euphrates in Syria, rather than the Manbij area, citing the presence of the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia. Turkey regards the YPG as a terrorist group.

Ekiti govt seals buildings linked to ex-Gov Fayose

Two buildings in Ado Ekiti linked to the immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayo Fayose, have been sealed off by the state government for lack of approved plan and permit. The state government, through the Ministry of Housing and Physical Planning and Urban Development, said the erection of the buildings contravened the laws guiding urban renewal regulations of the state government. Fayose is currently being tried at the Federal High Court, Lagos, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged reception of a sum of N2.99 billion from the office of the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki , to fund his reelection in 2014. He is presently being detained at the EFCC custody in Ikoyi, Lagos State despite that he had been granted bail since Wednesday. The sprawling twin duplexes with elevated fence, covering over six plots, were located at the Government Reservation Area (GRA) in Ado Ekiti and almost adjacent the new Deputy Governor’s lodge located within the Government house. When journalists visited the building on Friday, the gate to the building was under lock and key while contractors working on the buildings have deserted the place. A paper dated October 18, which was attached to the gate and signed by the Director of Urban and Regional Planning in the Ministry said: “It was discovered during inspection by the inspectorate staff of our Ministry that a residential building by you at GRA has no approved plan /permit for the site or bring same to our office to get certification for the erection. “You are hereby ordered to suspend the use of the building premises until approved plan is submitted for clearance”, it stated. The contractor handling the project began work about four months ago after the buildings erected on the plot were pulled down to give way for the new edifices. Before Fayose exited office, rumour had been rife that he was the owner of the magnificent buildings. In his response, Fayose accused Fayemi of embarking on vindictive action over issue that doesn’t worth government’s attention. In a statement by his Media Aide, Idowu Adelusi on Friday, Fayose said: “Governor Fayemi was only acting out of desperation and vengeance over the 2014 shameful electoral defeat. “The property in question does not belong to Fayose. Fayemi’s government should produce evidence linking the former government to the property. “Fayose has said he was ready for probe and that he will appear in person before any panel set up by Fayemi, so, why the desperation? “Our advice is that, Fayemi should place high premium on payment of the workers’ salary arrears since N30 billion is already in his custody released by the Federal Government and not embarking on witch hunting or disparaging his predecessor. The money should not be used to fund the election petition filed against him. “He should hurry up to do all he could for the benefit of common Ekiti people because time is not on his side”, Fayose advised.

[BREAKING] Missing General: Village Head, others surrender to police

24 hours after being declared wanted by the police over the disappearance of an Army General, Mohammed Idris Alkali (retd), three suspects on Friday voluntarily surrendered themselves to the Plateau State Police Command in Jos.

A source said the other suspects were also ready to surrender themselves but were waiting to see how the persons who already surrendered to the police would be treated.

“The three suspects voluntarily surrendered themselves to the police. If the police detain them, it will be difficult to get the others. But if they are granted bail, be assured that they will all appear before the police by next week,” the source stated.

The suspects who surrendered to the police were the Village Head of Dura-Du District in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, Yakubu Rapp (52); Youth Leader of the community, Matthew Rwang (aka Amesco, 27); and a tipper driver, Timothy Chuwang (26).

They were said to have arrived in the Police Command Headquarters in Jos by 10 am accompanied by the lawyer representing the community, Matthew Godfree.

The suspects were declared wanted after the mysterious disappearance of the former Army Chief of Administration.

Alkali who was said to have disappeared in questionable circumstances was said to have retired a few weeks before he was declared missing on Monday, September 3, 2018, a day after gunmen swooped on Dura-Du and killed about 13 persons

Arrest in Florida in connection with US pipe bombs

A dozen devices have been sent to Democratic politicians and high-profile critics of Trump

Federal authorities made an arrest on Friday in connection with a dozen parcel bombs sent to Democratic politicians and high-profile critics of US President Donald Trump, the US Justice Department said.

A man was taken into custody in the Miami area, a law enforcement official said. Two federal law enforcement officials named the suspect as Cesar Sayoc, born in 1962.

The investigation into this week’s wave of suspicious packages had focused on southern Florida and a mail sorting facility in the area.

No-one had claimed responsibility for parcel bombs, which were denounced by authorities as terrorism and came less than two weeks ahead of US congressional elections that could alter the balance of power in Washington.

Two more suspicious packages were found as US authorities hunted for the sender of a series of devices addressed to prominent critics of Mr Trump.

Packages addressed to New Jersey senator Cory Booker and former National Intelligence director James Clapper were similar in appearance to pipe bombs sent to other prominent Democrats, the FBI said.

They were intercepted as investigators scrambled from coast to coast to locate the culprit and motives behind a bizarre plot aimed at critics of the president.

The discoveries brought to 12 the total number of devices addressed in recent days to Democratic figures including former president Barack Obama, ex-vice president Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton.

The FBI said the package to Mr Booker was intercepted in Florida, and the one discovered at a Manhattan postal facility was addressed to Mr Clapper, care of CNN.

Mr Clapper said he was not surprised to be targeted, and described the mail bombs as “definitely domestic terrorism”.

He described the situation as “serious”, but insisted it was “not going to silence the administration’s critics”.

He stressed that he did not want to suggest any direct link between Mr Trump’s rhetoric and the packages, but the president should bear responsibility for the “coarseness and uncivility of the dialogue in this country”.

An earlier package had been sent to former Obama CIA director John Brennan care of CNN in New York.

Investigators are analysing the crude devices to reveal whether they were intended to detonate or simply sow fear before elections next month.

Law enforcement officials said the devices, containing timers and batteries, were not rigged like booby-trapped package bombs that would explode on opening, but they were uncertain whether the devices were poorly designed or never intended to cause physical harm.

A search of a postal database suggested some may have been mailed from Florida, one official said. Investigators homed in on a postal facility in Opa-locka, where they believe some of the packages originated.

Homeland Security secretary Kirstjen Nielsen acknowledged that some of packages originated in Florida.

New details about the devices came as the mail bomb scare spread nationwide, drawing investigators from dozens of federal, state and local agencies in the effort to identify one or more perpetrators.

The targets have also included CNN and Democrat Maxine Waters ofCalifornia. A common thread is their critical words for Mr Trump and his frequent criticism in return.

The president claimed on Friday that he was being blamed for the mail bombs, complaining in a tweet: “Funny how lowly rated CNN, and others, can criticize me at will, even blaming me for the current spate of Bombs and ridiculously comparing this to September 11th and the Oklahoma Citybombing, yet when I criticize them they go wild and scream, ‘it’s just not Presidential!”’

Details suggested a pattern — that the items were packaged in manila envelopes, addressed to prominent Trump critics and carried US postage stamps. The devices are being examined by technicians at the FBI’s forensic lab in Quantico, Virginia.

The packages stoked nationwide tensions as voters prepare to vote on November 6th to determine control of Congress — a campaign both major political parties have described in near-apocalyptic terms.

Even with the sender still unknown, politicians from both parties used the threats to condemn a toxic political climate and lay blame.

“A very big part of the Anger we see today in our society is caused by the purposely false and inaccurate reporting of the Mainstream Media that I refer to as Fake News,” Mr Trump said on Twitter.

“It has gotten so bad and hateful that it is beyond description. Mainstream Media must clean up its act, FAST!”

Mr Brennan fired back: “Stop blaming others. Look in the mirror. Your inflammatory rhetoric, insults, lies, & encouragement of physical violence are disgraceful. Clean up your act....try to act Presidential.”

Actor Robert De Niro, another target of the packages, said: “There’s something more powerful than bombs, and that’s your vote. People must vote!”

The Oscar-winner said he was glad no-one was hurt, and thanked “the brave and resourceful security and law enforcement people for protecting us”.

He has been one of Mr Trump’s most vocal critics, dropping an expletive insult at this year’s Tony Awards and also apologising to Canadians for the “idiotic behaviour of my president”.

The explosive devices were packed in envelopes with bubble-wrap interiors bearing six American flag stamps and the return address of Florida representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the former chairwoman of theDemocratic National Committee.

The bombs seized on Wednesday were about 6in long and packed with powder and broken glass, according to a law enforcement official who viewed X-ray images. The official said the devices were made from PVC pipe and covered with black tape. – AP

US stocks heading for worst month since the financial crisis

Shares decline on back of disappointing results from tech giants Amazon and Alphabet

The US stock market tumbled into a correction territory on Friday after strong economic data failed to improve souring investor sentiment, with the S&P 500 index heading for its worst month since the financial crisis.

The US economy expanded at an annualised rate of 3.5 per cent in the third quarter, according to an initial reading from the commerce department on Friday, beating economist expectations on the back of strong consumer sentiment.

However, the data did not calm fraying nerves on Wall Street, where investors are concerned about rising interest rates, slowing global growth, international trade tensions and the possibility of corporate profit growth dimming in the coming year.

The latter fear has been exacerbated by the patchy third-quarter results of a handful of bellwether companies this week, such as Caterpillar, and disappointing outlooks from Amazonand Alphabet on Thursday evening.

That sent the S&P 500 down by as much as 2.9 per cent on Friday, once again wiping out the last of this year’s gains and taking the benchmark’s decline from its September 21st peak to over 10 per cent - the typical definition of a correction. The index was down 2.3 per cent by midday in New York.

Meanwhile, US tech stocks - which have been at the heart of the decade-long bull market - are on track for their worst month since the financial crisis.

A cautious outlook from Amazon for the holiday shopping season sent its shares down 8.4 per cent by midday trading in New York, its biggest one-day slump in over four years. Stock in Alphabet, Google’s parent, fell 3.8 per cent. Overall, the Nasdaq Composite fell 3 per cent.

Stunning rally

After a stunning rally that saw the market value of Amazon and Apple, two of the biggest tech companies, vault past the $1 trillion (€0.9 trillion) mark earlier this year, investors have been exiting a trade that was widely seen as one of the most crowded on Wall Street. The Nasdaq, the index that is home to many US technology companies, has lost over 11 per cent in October, leaving it poised for its worst month since November 2008.

Tech stocks had now “begun to underperform, and we think there is more ahead,” strategists at Morgan Stanley noted.

The ending of an era of monetary stimulus from central banks has shifted the ground for investors who have become accustomed to seeing both bonds and equities rise. While third-quarter US earnings have so far exceeded expectations, investors are fearful that the backdrop will now become tougher for corporate America as the global economy slows and the effect of the US stimulus fades.

The Iseq finished flat.

‘Obsessed’ farmer shot neighbour in dispute over right of way

Ted O’Donoghue, (74) admitted firing a shot from his legally-held gun at John Hayes

A farmer who shot and injured a neighbour had “turned into an obsessive fool” over a “festering” dispute about a right of way on his land, a court has heard.

Ted O’Donoghue, (74), has admitted firing a shot from his legally-held shotgun at John Hayes on June 16, 2017, but said he did not mean to harm him.

He pleaded guilty at Limerick Circuit Court to assault causing harm, reckless discharge of a firearm and animal cruelty.

The court heard that as Mr Hayes (66) went to open a gate at a right-of-way on O’Donoghue’s land, he way met by his neighbour holding a shotgun.

O’Donoghue, of Kilmoreen, Kildimo, told Mr Hayes, “you are never coming in here again” before he fired the shotgun.

The shot went through the window of Mr Hayes’s tractor, killing his sheepdog Lassie. Mr Hayes was injured when the same shot grazed his shoulder.

The right of way, at Ballycasey, Kildimo, is located on O’Donoghue’s land, but a number of farmers, including Mr Hayes, use it to gain access to their own lands.

O’Donoghue’s barrister, Anthony Salmon, SC, told his client’s sentencing hearing on Thursday that he had become “obsessed” about the ancient passageway, which the court heard dated back to the “horse and cart” era.

He said O’Donoghue was concerned the laneway was being destroyed by tractors driving on it.

After he was arrested over the shooting, O’Donoghue told gardaí: “They have it tore asunder with tractors...but I’ll stop them.”

The dispute specifically involving the defendant and the victim had gone on for 10 years the court heard. However, one neighbour told gardaí there were issues in the local farming community over the right of way going back “40 years”.

Mr Salmon said his client had “tried to deal with it through solicitors, but he wasn’t getting anywhere with it.”

He said: “It was festering away. It was like an obsession boiling over.”

Mr Salmon described O’Donoghue as “a decent hardworking man” was was now facing serious consequences.

“These disputes have a way of turning right-minded people into obsessive fools. Incidents of a minor nature can become obsessive and overshadow their lives.”

He said O’Donoghue “deeply deeply regrets his actions”.

The defendant told gardaí that, on the morning in question, he saw Mr Hayes heading for the passageway and he “drove up ahead of him”.

“He wanted to open the gate. I blazed at him,” O’Donoghue said.

“I fired a shot at him, and that’s that,” he said. “He was outside the gate, but it’s my land. He shouldn’t have been there. He was trespassing.”

When gardaí asked O’Donoghue if he had deliberately tried to hurt Mr Hayes, he replied: “Not exactly. I don’t know. I don’t think so.”

Mr Salmon stressed that the DPP’s view was, there had been “no intent” to endanger life.

In his victim impact statement, Mr Hayes said he had become withdrawn socially, fearful and stressed. “I was sure he was going to kill me. He had an angry look about him,” he said. “I was terrified.”

Evidence was heard that O’Donoghue had appeared in court in 2016 charged with producing a knife during the course of a dispute with the son of another neighbour. At the time, he escaped a conviction after the court applied the Probation Act.

O’Donoghue is facing up to five years in jail in relation to the shooting charge, as well as a possible fine of up to €250,000 for the animal cruelty offence.

Mr Hayes has begun civil proceedings against O’Donoghue, the court heard.

Judge Tom O’Donnell said he needed to consider the evidence carefully and remanded O’Donoghue on continuing bail to appear before Limerick Circuit Court for sentencing on December 19th.

Robber tipped taxi-driver who drove him to and from raid, court hears

Dean Gray (30) to be sentenced next month for spate of shop raids in Dublin

A robber who tipped a taxi driver who had “unwittingly” driven him to and from the crime scene will be sentenced later for a spate of shop raids.

The court heard the taxi man had driven Dean Gray (30) to a number of locations, including XL Fintstones,Baldoyle, Dublin, and that the fare had come to €64.

Detective Garda Darren Burke said Gray went into the shop with his face uncovered, pulled out a “small fishing-type knife” and robbed €350. He then returned to the waiting taxi and handed the driver €70 to cover the fare.

Det Gda Burke said gardaí ­ later obtained CCTV footage and fingerprints from the store and a statement from the taxi driver who had “unwittingly” driven Gray to the scene.

Gray, of Buttercup Drive, Darndale, Dublin came forward on signed pleas of guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to robbery and production of a knife at the shop on May 21st, 2017.

He affirmed signed guilty pleas to robbing €425 using a screwdriver from Petmania, Gulliver’s Retail Park, Northwood, Dublin, on March 17th, 2018.

He also affirmed signed guilty pleas to robbing €200 from tanning salon Tan Me on New Cabra Road, Dublin 7 on March 12th, 2018 and a further €300 from the same store on April 10th, 2018.

He came forward on further signed pleas of guilty to robbing €200 from Centz shop on North Circular Road on March 14th, 2018 and attempted robbery, threats to kill and producing an article at Spar, Harts Corner, Dublin 9, on April 10th, 2018.

Garda Deirdre Gill told Monika Leech BL, prosecuting, that Gray committed the second Tan Me robbery 10 minutes after the failed Spar raid on April 10th.

Garda Gill and Det Garda Burke both agreed with Karl Monaghan BL, defending, that his client made no attempt to conceal his face in any of the CCTV footage obtained from the shops.

They accepted that Gray had a drug addiction and was robbing to feed his habit.

The court heard Gray has 69 previous convictions, including 21 robberies, four burglaries and public order offences.

Mr Monaghan submitted to JudgePatricia Ryan that his client had had a difficult upbringing and was in a vicious circle of homelessness, drug abuse and criminality to fund his addiction.

He said though his client had become institutionalised, he did aspire to employment and wished to get onto residential treatment for his drug problem.

Judge Ryan put the matter back until late November.

China and Japan reset strained relationship with new deals

Shinzo Abe hails agreements as ‘historic turning point’ on rare official visit to Beijing

Beijing and Tokyo reset their troubled bilateral relationship on Friday asShinzo Abe concluded a range of agreements on his first official visit to the Chinese capital since becoming Japanese prime minister for a second time in 2012.

The agreements – ranging from a three-year, $30 billion credit swap agreement between the two countries’ central banks to co-operation on overseas development projects – are the most substantive reached between the world’s second- and third-largest economies since 2011.

Mr Abe hailed the agreements as the start of a “historic turning point”. Li Keqiang, who in May made his first visit to Japan since becoming premier in 2013, said China was willing to “return to a normal track” with Japan. He also urged Mr Abe to help Beijing “safeguard” global trade and economic growth and said China would not devalue its currency to boost exports.

The renminbi is threatening to fall through 7 to the dollar, which would be its lowest level in a decade. But Chinese officials and most analysts say that Beijing has been working to support the currency, not weaken it, in order to reduce trade frictions with the US and guard against capital flight.

Bilateral relations between Japan and China were effectively frozen in 2012-13 after the Japanese government purchased the Senkaku Islands, known in China as the Diaoyutai and claimed by Beijing, from their private owner to head off a counterbid by the then-nationalist governor of Tokyo.

Large-scale protests across China intimidated many Japanese companies, which scaled back their investment plans. “The situation in 2012 influenced Japanese investment decisions,” a Japanese diplomat said on the eve of Mr Abe’s three-day visit, which began on Thursday. “[But] we are neighbours and our two economies are interdependent.”

Repairing relations

The two governments began to re-engage in late 2014, when Mr Abe held a brief meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation leaders’ summit in Beijing. But it was only over the past two years, as Chinese economic growth began to slow and US president Donald Trump launched a trade war against Beijing, that Mr Xi accelerated efforts to repair relations

“Strategic confrontation still exists between Japan and China but it is under better control compared to 2014,” said Shi Yinhong, professor of international relations at Renmin University in Beijing.

In addition to Mr Abe’s meetings with Mr Xi and Mr Li, this week’s flurry of diplomatic activity included a “third country co-operation forum”, bringing together hundreds of Japanese and Chinese corporate executives.

The forum is aimed at finding areas in which Japanese and Chinese companies can co-operate with each other, rather than compete, for example on rail projects in southeast Asia. Japanese officials see such co-operation as one way of blunting the impact of Mr Xi’s Belt and Road Initiative, which has encouraged large overseas infrastructure investments by Chinese state-owned enterprises.

But they have stopped short of formally endorsing the BRI programme or joining the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, China’s flagship development bank.

“We have emphasised the importance of respecting international standards,” said the Japanese diplomat. “We do not want to see recipient [countries] accumulate massive debts or their economies suffer.”

Mr Abe’s visit was timed to coincide with the 40th anniversary of Deng Xiaoping’s first and only visit to Japan as paramount leader in October 1978, shortly before he officially launched his economic “reform and opening” programme. – Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2018

Where Is Khashoggi's Body?: Turkey's Erdogan Asks Saudi Arabia

Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi praised Canada for “raising the flag” on human rights in an interview with Global News’ Jeff Semple just months before he was killed.

Khashoggi, an outspoken critic of the Saudi royal family, was killed inside the Kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2. Officials have admitted it was a “premeditated” attack.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey had more information on Khashoggi's case than it shared so far 

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged Saudi Arabia on Friday to disclose who gave the order to kill journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as well the location of his body, saying Turkey had more information about the case than it has shared so far.

Erdogan also said Riyadh needed to reveal the identity of the "local cooperator" who Saudi officials earlier said had taken Khashoggi's body from Saudi agents after the journalist was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2.

Saudi Arabia said on Thursday the killing of Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist and a critic of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was premeditated, reversing previous statements that it was unintended.

Khashoggi's murder has sparked global outrage and mushroomed into a crisis for the world's top oil exporting country and Prince Mohammed, the kingdom's de facto ruler.

"Who gave this order?" Erdogan said in a speech to members of his AK Party in Ankara. "Who gave the order for 15 people to come to Turkey?" he said, referring to a 15-man Saudi security team Turkey has said flew into Istanbul hours before the killing. Erdogan also said Saudi's public prosecutor was due to meet the Istanbul prosecutor in Istanbul on Sunday.

Saudi officials initially denied having anything to do with Khashoggi's disappearance after he entered the consulate, before changing the official account to say an internal investigation suggested he was accidentally killed in a botched operation to return him to the kingdom.

On Thursday, Saudi state TV quoted the Saudi public prosecutor as saying the killing had been planned, and that prosecutors were interrogating suspects on the basis of information provided by a joint Saudi-Turkish task force.

Senator Ibikunle Amosun, visited 67 years old woman Who gave birth to a baby boy

Senator Ibikunle Amosun, today in Abeokuta, visited 67 years old Mrs. Ajibola Oluwatowoloj

u Otubose, who gave birth to a baby boy, after 40 years of expecting a child

THIS IS WHAT SAUDI CROWN PRINCE'S 18 MAN KILLER SQUAD DID TO THE JOURNALIST JAMAL KASHOGGI

THIS IS WHAT SAUDI CROWN PRINCE'S 18 MAN  KILLER SQUAD DID TO  THE JOURNALIST JAMAL KASHOGGI

INSIDE THE SAUDI ARABIAN EMBASSY  IN TURKEY. THE  SAUDI ARABIAN GOVERNMENT AND IT'S RULERS  ARE THE MOST EVIL & BARBARIC OF ALL GOVERNMENTS  IN THE WORLD.

Gen . TY Danjuma explodes

Gen . TY Danjuma explodes

Retired Lt. Gen. Theophilous Danjuma yesterday asked the people of Middle-Belt, South-West, South-South & South-East to forget all about 2019 Elections but to first fight back the Fulani murderous invaders and reclaim their lands which are now under Fulani occupation.

General Danjuma stated unambiguously that President Buhari is the direct founder and sponsor of Miyetti Allah and had concluded plans to provide safe heavens for all West African Fulanis in the entire SOUTH and the MIDDLE BELT. He made it clear that War had already been declared, going by the spate of relentless killings here and there, lamenting that helpless victims are predominantly Christians.

The retired General warned that Buhari has used Tinubu to divide South-West and that plans are underway to overrun Yoruba Kingdom and make them subordinate to Hausa-Fulani Oligarchy.

He equally lamented that from secrets file obtained, the conquest of Yoruba would commence as soon as they are through with Middle-Belt reqions. And that soonest they take hostage of Yoruba, their brothers from Sudan, Guinea, and other West African descent would combine to fight South-East and South-South.

Danjuma regretted that while the rest of Middle Belt and South are under invasion led by Army Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Buratai, our politicians are playing to the gallery, giving Buhari all necessary supports.

Danjuma opined that at present the Presidency has been taken over by Miyetti Allah and has vowed to retain Buhari in power even if it means shedding the blood of any opposition. Stating that should the people fail to rise now and put an end to this, either you are a moslem after 2019 or in Exile.

Note:
War has been going on in Taraba and parts of Jigawa States and hundreds are killed daily. In Kaduna few days ago more that 220 persons were killed by foreign mercinaries imported by Buhari's Fulanis.