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German Chancellor Angela Merkel / AFP PHOTO / John MACDOUGALL Shifting tectonic plates in German politics are set to mark a second regional election in as many weeks Sunday, threatening fresh aftershocks for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s battered Berlin coalition. The capital’s government quarter has held its breath since Bavarians punished Merkel’s allies — the conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) and centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) — in a state poll earlier this month. Aiming to damp down infighting that has driven voters from the traditional big parties, leaders urged discipline and no heads rolled before polls opened at 8:00 am (0700 GMT) for 4.4 million voters in Hesse state — just seven percent of the national electorate. “Will Hessen explode the grand coalition?” in Berlin between Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the SPD, top-selling newspaper Bild asked. “Hessen votes, Berlin trembles,” agreed daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung. “The chancellor has never been un...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel / AFP PHOTO / John MACDOUGALL Shifting tectonic plates in German politics are set to mark a second regional election in as many weeks Sunday, threatening fresh aftershocks for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s battered Berlin coalition. The capital’s government quarter has held its breath since Bavarians punished Merkel’s allies — the conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) and centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) — in a state poll earlier this month. Aiming to damp down infighting that has driven voters from the traditional big parties, leaders urged discipline and no heads rolled before polls opened at 8:00 am (0700 GMT) for 4.4 million voters in Hesse state — just seven percent of the national electorate. “Will Hessen explode the grand coalition?” in Berlin between Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the SPD, top-selling newspaper Bild asked. “Hessen votes, Berlin trembles,” agreed daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung. “The chancellor has never been un...

File photo: Capital Oil Plc The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), have been mandated by a sub Committee on Capital Market and Institutions of the House of Representatives, to take over Capital Oil Plc, over alleged financial infraction amounting to over N2billion shareholders fund. According to Vanguard, the mandate to takeover Capital Oil, was given by the Sub-Committee Chairman, Tony Nwulu, at the ongoing public hearing on the compliance of companies with operational and regulatory requirements at the National Assembly Abuja. Nwulu said the lawmakers discovered that the management of Capital Oil had over the years, mismanaged shareholders’ funds to the tune of over N5bn. The committee who raised the alarm that the company is owing over N70 million in taxes, also directed that all former Chief Executives of the company and management should be summoned to give account of how the company collapsed after collecting N2billion from the capital market. Nwulu said: “It is dishe...

Yenagoa – Baring any last minute intervention by the Bayelsa Government and security agencies in the state, two factions of Ohaneze Ndigbo may clash during the ongoing celebration of Igbo cultural day in Yenagoa. Already, security has been beefed up at the Ox-bow lake pavilion, venue of the celebration, due to the crisis that engulfed the pan Igbo cultural group in the state. Chief Mark Nkem is recognized by the national leadership as the caretaker chairman of the group, while the Special Assistant to Bayelsa Governor on Non Indigenes, Mr Okwudiri Chukwu Okoh, is also leading another faction. Traditional rulers at Igbo summit [photos Nath onojake] Addressing newsmen in Yenagoa, the chairman, Igwe-In-Council for Ohaneze Ndigbo in Bayelsa, Chief Ernest Uzoefuna, said the national leadership had directed that this year’s celebration be put on hold till after the body’s election where conflicting issues would be settled. Again, the Igbo question He said they were surprised to hear ...

Revealed: Face Of Die-Hard Trump Supporter Who Sent Bombs To Obama, Clinton & Other Opposition Party Chieftains In America By Mod - 31 minutes ago - [ Update ] Cesar Sayoc FBI agents used DNA and a fingerprint to identify the Florida man, Cesar Sayoc suspected of sending at least 14 bombs to critics of U.S. President Donald Trump, days ahead of congressional elections. Sayoc has been charged with five federal crimes including threats against former presidents and faces up to 48 years in prison if found guilty, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said. He earlier said the suspect could face 58 years. “We will not tolerate such lawlessness, especially political violence,” he said. Authorities are still investigating whether other people were involved and did not rule out the possibility of further arrests or more explosive devices in the mail. FBI agents arrested Sayoc, 56, in Plantation, Florida and also hauled away a white van plastered with pro-Trump stickers, the slogan “...