Section: Pulse Nigeria (Nigeria)
Politics: US troops in Syria prepare for more Russian attacks after crushing up to 300 mercenaries in February battle
Russians are now reportedly joining up to take revenge on the US after losing the fight in February. US troops in Syria are digging in and preparing for future attacks after a massive battle played out in the country’s east The US Brig. Gen. in charge of the US-led fight against ISIS confirmed that around 300 Russian mercenaries were killed...
Politics: Weapons sales are on the rise — here are the top 10 countries exporting arms around the world
International weapons sales have steadily increased since 2000. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute recently published its 2017 “Trends In International Arms Transfers” report, which details the 25 largest weapons exporters between 2013 and 2017. The report, which also lists the 40 largest importers, found that...
Finance: 10 things you need to know before the opening bell (SPY, SPX, QQQ, DIA, EFX)
This is what traders are talking about. Here is what you need to know. Trump picks his new top economic adviser. CNBC commentator Larry Kudlow, who was previously a staff economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, worked in the Reagan administration, and was chief economist for Bear Stearns, will replace Gary Cohn as National Economic...
Champions League: 5 things we learnt from Tuesday’s fixtures
These are five things we learnt from Tuesday's Champions League fixtures. The Champions League second leg round of 16 fixtures continued with a very surprising result on Tuesday, March 13 as Manchester United were knocked out after losing 2-1 at home to Seville. Roma’s away goal in the first leg tie against Shakhtar Donetsk counted for...
Politics: A key player in the Russia investigation has walked back a major claim about Putin
Felix Sater, who exchanged emails with Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, admitted he was exaggerating when made a major claim about Putin in 2015. A key player in the Russia investigation, businessman Felix Sater, has walked back a claim he made in an email in 2015 that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin could get President Donald Trump elected....
Politics: Here’s how the UK could hit back against Russia after accusing Moscow of attempted assassination
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday that Russia was likely responsible for the nerve agent attack against double agent Sergei Skripal. British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday that Russia was likely responsible for the nerve agent attack against double agent Sergei Skripal. May said that if Russia didn’t respond that...
Super Eagles: Serbia, Poland select Lewandoski, Matic for friendlies against Nigeria
The Super Eagles will play preparatory matches in March against Poland, Serbia Poland and Serbia have included Robert Lewandowski and Nemanja Matic in their respective teams to face the Super Eagles of Nigeria in the upcoming friendlies.Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr earlier revealed a list of 28 players invited to face Poland and Serbia on...
Entertainment: Is Novak Djokovic fully recovered? He just lost to Taro Daniel, a qualifier from Japan
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — The Novak Djokovic crisis continues. He was unable to get past his opening match in Indian Wells on Sunday even after another extended break from the game he once dominated and after what he termed “a small medical intervention” on his troublesome right elbow.On court, the troubles continue. He looked strong and precise in...
Politics: Putin is getting slammed for saying Jews might have interfered in the US election
The Russian president made the claim during an interview with NBC's Megyn Kelly on Saturday, and also said Ukrainians or Tatars might be responsible. Russian President Vladimir Putin made controversial statements about Jews and several other groups in Russia, shifting the blame to them for Russia’s interference in the 2016 US election....
Strategy: 19 billionaires who grew up poor
Some of the richest people in the world came from poor backgrounds. • Billionaires don’t always come from moneyed backgrounds. • In fact, many famous billionaires actually grew up poor. • From George Soros to Larry Ellison to Oprah Winfrey, here’s a look at how some of the wealthiest people on the planet came up from nothing....
