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Zimbabwe latest: Protesters gather for anti-Mugabe rally

Image caption Exuberant crowds gathered on Zimbabwean streets Tens of thousands of people have gathered in Zimbabwe's capital Harare for a day of protests to demand the resignation of President Robert Mugabe. The rally is supported by the military which staged a takeover on Wednesday. BBC correspondents say people are cheering soldiers in the crowd. Regional branches of the ruling Zanu-PF party as well as war veterans - who until last year were loyal to the president - are also saying Mr Mugabe should quit. Mr Mugabe, 93, had been under house arrest for days, but on Friday he made his first public appearance. He attended a university graduation ceremony in the capital. The military made its move after a power struggle over the successor for Mr Mugabe,...

Lebanese PM held 'captive' in Saudi, president says

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri is being "held captive" in Saudi Arabia in an "act of aggression" against Lebanon, according to the country's President. President Michel Aoun dubbed Hariri a hostage in the most strongly worded statement since the Prime Minister quit his post earlier this month from the Saudi capital of Riyadh. "What happened wasn't the resignation of a government, but an act of aggression against Lebanon, its independence and dignity, and against relations between Saudi Arabia and Lebanon," Aoun said Wednesday, according to a statement released his office. "We do not accept that (Hariri) remain hostage, and we do not know the reasons for his captivity." "Nothing justifies Prime Minister Saad Hariri's not returning to the country in 12 days. We therefore consider him detained and held captive, which violates the Vienna Convention and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights." "It is...

2018 Budget: Buhari, Osinbajo To Spend N1.3 Billion On Travelling

http://dailypost.ng/2017/11/17/2018-budget-buhari-osinbajo-spend-n1-3-billion-travelling/ N1.3 billion will be spent on numerous trips, both foreign and local by President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo in 2018. According to Punch, the figure is part of the 2018 Appropriation Bill presented to the joint section of the National Assembly by President Buhari last week. According to the details obtained by the newspaper, the two Nigerian leaders will spend N968.4 m on their foreign trips during the year, while their local trips will take N334m. President Buhari’s budget on foreign trip alone is N751m and N250m on local trips. The VP will spend N217m and N84m on his foreign and local trips respectively. These figures do not include N182m allocated for both local and foreign trips in the budget of the State House Headquarters. In the last budget of 2017, President Buhari spent N739m on foreign trips, while Osinbajo used N218m for the same purpose. Also in 2017, N...

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