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Im ready to meet Trump says Putin
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source63 russian president vladimir putin said that he is ready to hold a summit with president trump whenever the u.s. is ready the ap reports1 putin during a visit to china also welcomed trumps call to bring moscow back into the g71 he said that he shares trumps concern about the escalation of an arms race between the u.s. and russia1 the u.s. president has repeatedly said that its reasonable to hold such a meeting1 as soon as the u.s. side is ready the meeting will take place depending of course on my working schedule1 -
World Cup: Enugu Police assures viewers of security
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however we are redoubling our efforts to strengthen the existing patrol and other security frameworks during this world cup season1 enugu state police command says it willprovide adequate protection for residents during the world cup through its 24-hour patrol and surveillance1 the news agency of nigeria nan reports that nigerias super eagles and 31 other countries would trade tackles at the june 14 to july 15 football fiesta1 nigerias super eagles are in group d comprising argentina croatia and world cup debutantes iceland1 the event would feature 64 matches all of which would be televised by various pay television networks being subscribed to by football match viewing centres relaxation spots and hotels1 amaraizu said that residents of the state are free to watch the world cup matches even very late into the night without fear as there would be adequate police presence1 we dont sleep in our duty especially on minute-by-minute patrols in the state. that is why there is always night life in enugu1 the commands spokesman sp ebere amaraizu gave the assurance in an interview with the news agency of nigeria nan on sunday in enugu1 this is knowing what it means for the residents and visitors to watch the matches live in a secured environment he said1 the spokesman also urged football lovers and residents to be of good conduct especially in the aspect of controlling their emotions as a match progresses1 do not allow your emotions to cause commotion. football is a game meant to promote peace love and oneness among people1 residents should watch matches and make new friends notwithstanding the outcome he said1 according to him the officers and men of the command are wishing the super eagles a fruitful outing and superlative performance that would make the country proud1 for those who cannot make it to russia due to one circumstance or the other the person family or group can come to enugu and watch the matches through pay television network in viewing centres and hotels as well as experience the peace and hospitality the state offers he advised1 -
FG to disengage unqualified teachers by 2019
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by okeoghene akubuike2 no fewer than 900 candidates wrote the examination in the fct1 adamu gave the warning while monitoring the 2018 batch a teacher professional qualifying examination pqe in abuja on saturday1 the news agency of nigeria nan reports that the pqe nationwide scheduled to hold from june 7 to 91 adamu represented by mr sonny echono the permanent secretary stressed that if teachers were not qualified and properly equipped the products who are the students would also fall short and ultimately the country will suffer1 the person at the centre of it all is the teacher not the pupils and if the teachers are not qualified and properly equipped then how can they give our children the best1 so as a government we are insisting that we must raise the standards we must become like other countries of the world1 we have set a deadline for ourselves and we are going to enforce it1 if by 2019 you are not a qualified certified and registered teacher you will be removed from our classrooms and we will give the job to those who are qualified1 it is an embarrassment to us that we have so many qualified people without job and we are given the job to people who are not qualified. it is insane1 in the past we did not have the right numbers so we appreciate that those not qualified helped us to meet that shortfall that is why we have given this time of grace he said1 he urged the teachers to continue to improve themselves while their employers would do their part to continue to train an retrain them1 the minister noted that some people were opposing the use of computer based test which he said was not going to be scrapped1 according to him all over the world even primary school pupils are using tablets and devices1 the minister of education malam adamu adamu has urged teachers to ensure they were qualified licensed and registered before 2019 or be flushed out of the classrooms1 he said that there were some logistics problems during the exercise however the officials had been able to overcome them1 we are overwhelmed by the number of teachers writing the examination which is a good problem to have1 if we need to do a third diet we will to it to accommodate everybody he said1 prof. josiah ajiboye registrar teachers registration council of nigeria trcn said that the examination was written in 42 centres across the 36 states of the federation and the fct simultaneously1 ajiboye however said that some states started the examination on thursday june 7 due to the number of candidates in those states sitting for the examination1 he listed the states include bauchi enugu kaduna kano and taraba1 in kaduna state we have about 6000 candidates in kano about 2000 candidates in enugu 3600 and taraba about 2000 candidates1 the examination will last for 60 minutes to answer 60 questions1 we have been getting situation reports from the states that all is moving smoothly1 ajiboye said that the cbt exam was set based on the different qualification of the teachers which include nce degree masters and phd holders1 he stressed that by 2019 any teacher who was found in the classrooms not qualified licensed and registered by trcn would be flushed out1 many of the candidates who spoke with nan after writing the examination expressed satisfaction with the process and the examination1 however a few candidates had challenges using the computer and were not able to finish before they were timed out1 adamu said that the world was not going to wait for nigeria calling on everyone to be vanguards of upgrading the standards in our schools1 -
Suicide bomber blows self up in failed attack
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the borno police command onsunday said tragedy was averted when a suicide bomber heading to the market mistakenly detonated an improvised explosive device ied killing himself alone1 the commissioner of police mr damian chukwu who confirmed the incident in a statement released in maiduguri said the incident occurred on saturday at about 720 p.m. at the monday market general area1 he said that the bomber was heading to the market where he saw massive crowd to detonate the ied strapped on his body1 the male suicide bomber sighted massive presence of police and other security deployments at oando filling station near post office and hurriedly detonated the explosives killing himself alone1 more police personnel have been deployed to most parts of the capital and other flash points in the state1 this isto ensure security of lives and property especially in the remaining days of the ramadan fast and aseid el-fitrapproaches he said1 he added that the police explosive ordinance device team were quicklydeployed to sanitise the area and render it safe1 -
Accident kills 7 family members
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he said four others sustained injuries in the accident and were receiving medical attention at same the hospital adding that investigation into the incident had commenced1 the police have confirmed the death of eight persons seven of which are of the same family on sunday died in a road accident1 the police public relations officer ppro in enugu state mr. ebere amaraizu confirmed the accident occurred at 8 a.m1 amaraizu said the accident involved a toyota car with registration number cm960fkj and toyota hiace bus with registration number enu75yy belonging to a mass transit company1 the two vehicles collided he said1 the ppro said that seven passengers in the toyota car members of the same family died in the incident1 he added that their bodies had been deposited in the mortuary of the enugu state university of teaching hopsital esut at parklane1 the accident occurred at ugwuonyeama on the enugu-onitsha road on sunday morning1 the federal road safety commission frsc had also confirmed the killing of five people in a road accident in lambata kwakuti road in gurara local government area of niger state1 frsc sector commander mr. yusuf garba said that the accident involved a white colour bmw car and scana truck1 according to him the accident is caused by over speeding and dangerous overtaking1 he said that frsc personnel in the outposts would continue to monitor road users against overloading dangerous driving1 garba advised motorists to always obey speed limits as prescribed by the law and also install speed limiting devices in their vehicles to checkmate the temptation of over-speeding1 he also called on road users to adhere to traffic rules and regulations to avoid unnecessary road crashes1 we have since embarked on a 24-hour patrol on all the federal highways to ensure safety of road users by enforcing traffic rules and regulations he said. nan1 -
OBJ afraid of his shadow Tsav
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there was also high profile corruption cases like the 16 billion power contracts and halliburton bribe scandal1 popular former lagos commissioner of police alhaji abubakar tsav has hit at ex-president olusegun obasanjo whom he said wassimply afraid of his shadow1 tsav said on sunday in makurdi that obasanjos eight years presidency was full of a lot of atrocities some of which bordered on criminality1 obj on june 8th raised alarm that his life was under treat and that that the buhari led administration was planning to arrest him over trumped up charges1 he had similarly in 2014 accused then president goodluck jonathan of recruiting snipers to haunt down political adversaries1 obasanjo had written a damning letter to jonathan after falling out of favour and also recently castigated president muhammadu buhari whom he supported in the 2015 election1 tsav said that the former president obasanjo is simply afraid of his shadow1 he has ruled this country and committed a lot of atrocities some of which border on criminality1 for instance many high profile murder of notable politicians occurred during his tenure and nothing was done to unravel such cases. for example the bola ige murder case1 ige was obasanjos minister of justice and attorney general who was assassinated in his home1 the former police boss turned advocate said objs recent outburst that his life in under treat was an indication that he was afraid of nemesis1 obj is afraid that he might be required to explain his role in any of these. he is just pre-empting president mohammadu buhari here1 if he believes that he is innocent why is he crying out he has stained his fingers and should subject himself for police interrogation1 the immediate past federal commissioner public complaint commission pcc further commended president buhari for ordering the igp to re-open the investigation of the late minister of justice mr bola ige in 2016 adding that it was a right step in the right direction1 the former police commissioner further disclosed that throughout his 30 years in the criminal investigation department of the police force he discovered that all criminal cases that government were interested in the culprits were never arrested non justice served1 i have served the nation in the nigeria police force for 35years three quarters of which was in criminal investigation department in all levels of the force1 i do know as a matter of fact that any major crime in which the government is interested the perpetrators will never be found or arrested neither will they be brought to justice1 the murder of chief bola ige the nations attorney general and minister of justice is one of such cases. or how else can one explain the clinical and gruesome murder of a whole minister of justice of the federation and yet no one will be arrested and brought to justice this is too glaring1 he further warned governors and other leaders across the country who are using their present positions to commit all manner of atrocities and covering same using their positions to thinks twice as they will never escape gods justice1 those leaders at all levels of government who believe that they can use their positions and power to commit heinous crimes and use the same positions to evade justice must realise that they may escape mans justice but they shall never escape gods justice1 tsav also urged the igp ibrahim idris to use his best and incorruptible detectives to expose the murderers of bola ige and many nigerians who were callously murdered by these nests of murderers masquerading as leaders. nan1 -
Obasanjos Letter: Lai Mohammed disobeyed me by replying - Buhari
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the president said that he deliberately refused to replace the governor of central bank of nigeria when his administration took over the mantle of leadership of the country because he wanted to give him the opportunity to salvage the economy from its terrible condition1 president muhammadu buhari has said that the minister of information and culture alhaji lai mohammed disobeyed him by replying the letter by former president olusegun obasanjo against the administration1 the president explained the reasons when members of buhari support organisation visited him at the presidential villa abuja on friday night1 buhari explained further that the second reason why he deemed right not to reply the letter was that he and the former president were from the same military constituency1 he however noted that minister of information and culture lai mohammed who disobeyed him not to reply the letter did a good job1 he observed that the reply by the minister showed nigerians the realities on ground when the present administration assumed office in 2015 and its ongoing efforts to revive the inherited damaged economy1 i really appreciate how you choose this time during ramadan to come from across the country to see and congratulate me for what we were able to do1 we were constraint to explain our position when the former head of state wrote a letter adesina was agitated and wanted to immediately reply i stopped him for two reasons first he was much younger than me and gen. obasanjo1 secondly i am from the same constituent with gen. obasanjo so i wouldnt know howit will affect him if i allow him to go wild or to go public but when lai mohammed came i said he shouldnt and he insisted. he disobeyed me1 he said i must allow him to talk then of course being a professionally information person i listened to him and asked him what are going to say1 he said he was going to remind nigerians where we found ourselves when we came in as a government where we are now what we have done in between with the resources available to us1 and i understand he did a good job because a number of people rang me and said lai mohammed has done a good job because i went public in several times1 i said it is on record and i challenged anybody to check from europe united states and asia that between 1999 and 2014 the 16 years of previous administration there was an average of 2.1 million per day of crude oil at the average cost of 100 dollars per barrel he said1 this is even as he said that he had stopped hisspecial adviser on media and publicity femi adesina from replying the letter because of adesinas age1 buhari who thanked his teachers during his primary school days for their efforts to inculcate good morale to him and his mates stated that his administration would continue to invest heavily in education to correct social ills in the society1 he said further that his administration had resolved to put money in the area of infrastructural development to address infrastructural deficits and subsequently ensure speedy socio-economic transformation of the country1 it is now that we are struggling to put the structure on the ground the roads to revive the rail and do the standard gauge and try to spend objectively on power1 if we put money in infrastructure it will create employment opportunities and then nigerians will mind their own businesses they wouldnt even mind what the government is doing once the infrastructure is there he said1 the president therefore reassured nigerians that his administration would continue to spend more funds to upgrade the nations infrastructure1 he said that the government had also expended more than n1.3 trillion on capital projects across the country1 according to him the government will continue to ensure financial discipline accountability and effective supervision of its spending to have solid infrastructure to enable the youth to achieve their missions and objectives in life1 he thanked the members of the organisation for their support and sacrifices noting that none of them had ever made any specific demand from him1 in his remarks the leader of the organisation sen. abba ali who narrated the achievements of the buhari administration in the last three years said they were on solidarity visit to the president to further reassure him of their support1 he said that the organisation had established offices in all the 36 states and 774 local government areas of the country while efforts were being made to ensure the re-election of the president in 20191 mrs paulina tallen a member of the board of trustees of the organisation who spoke at the event assured the president that women would massively vote for him and other candidates of the all progressives congress in the 2019 general elections1 she nonetheless called on the president to bring more qualified women politicians and professionals in government to address the perceived marginalisation of women by apc-led administration in the country1 -
Rodman, Kim Jong Uns friend going to Singapore for summit
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afp25 flamboyant former us basketball star dennis rodman has said he will fly to singapore to support his friends donald trump and kim jong un at their historic peace summit on tuesday1 rodman has made five trips to pyongyang since kim took power and once called him his friend for life1 thanks to my loyal sponsors from @potcoin and my team at @princemrketing i will be flying to singapore for the historical summit the former chicago bulls forward tweeted late friday1 ill give whatever support is needed to my friends @realdonaldtrump and marshall kim jong un1 cannabis cryptocurrency potcoin also sponsored rodman to visit north korea in 20171 the message included a photo montage of rodman standing between kim and trump who is giving a thumbs-up. the us and north korean flags appear in the background and the trio stand above the word unite in large capital letters1 in a subsequent tweet rodman wrote to all americans and the rest of the world im honored to call @potus a friend. hes one of the best negotiators of all time and im looking forward to him adding to his historic success at the singapore summit1 that tweet included a picture in which the basketball star stands next to a broadly smiling trump1 his tweet came after the white house thursday ruled out any role for the high-profile retired player in the hotly-anticipated talks with the north korean leader with whom rodman has struck up an unlikely friendship1 rodman is great on the court but negotiations should be left to those who are good at it trump is the best white house spokesman hogan gidley told fox news on thursday1 gidley said he expected trump and kim to have an amazing conversation without dennis rodman in tow1 trump confirmed that rodman would not be attending the summit as he met with visiting japanese prime minister shinzo abe1 i like him. hes a nice guy. no he was not invited trump told reporters1 after the summit was first announced in march rodman said on twitter he had great respect for both men1 rodman first visited north korea in 2013 with members of the harlem globetrotters basketball team and in 2014 put together a team of north korean basketball players for an exhibition match marking kims birthday1 his last trip was in june 2017 when he gave kim a copy of trumps best-selling book the art of the deal1 rodman also appeared twice on trumps pre-presidential reality tv show celebrity apprentice1 the white house had earlier shot down any suggestion that the five-time nba champion rodman would be present for the negotiations1 -
Taliban in surprise ceasefire with Afghan forces
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the taliban announced its first ceasefire in afghanistan since the 2001 us invasion on saturday with a three-day halt in hostilities against the countrys security forces that was greeted with relief by war-weary afghans1 but the group warned the suspension of fighting for the first three days of eid the holiday that caps off ramadan did not extend to foreign occupiers who would continue to be targeted by the militants1 the unexpected move came two days after the afghan governments own surprise announcement of a week-long halt to operations against the taliban1 it is the first time in nearly 17 years of conflict that the militants have declared a ceasefire albeit a limited one1 all the mujahideen are directed to stop offensive operations against afghan forces for the first three days of eid-al-fitr the taliban said in a whatsapp message to journalists1 but it added that if the mujahideen are attacked we will strongly defend ourselves1 the taliban said foreign occupiers are the exception to the order sent to its fighters around the country1 our operations will continue against them we will attack them wherever we see them it said1 even a brief cessation of hostilities would bring welcome relief to civilians in the war-torn country nearly two decades after the taliban regime was toppled1 in recent years the resurgent militants along with the islamic state group have stepped up their attacks on kabul in particular making it the deadliest place in the country for civilians1 -
Polls in 2 Kaduna LGs aborted
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chikun lga held no elections on june 6 during the rescheduled polls because our office was invaded and staff molested. elections did not hold she said1 the chairman of kaduna state independent electoral commission dr saratu dikko on friday said election did not hold on wednesday in chikun and kaura local government areas of the state1 dikko said at a press conference on friday evening in kaduna that two different results were declared by separate officials in the election conducted in jaba local government1 she said free fair and credible election was conducted in jaba local government during the rescheduled polls but two results were announced from the same election1 according to her only the tribunal could resolve the issue and advised the two political parties that participated in the exercise to approach the local government election tribunal on the matter1 on the failed election in chikun and and kaura local government areas the chairman said that the commission would come out with a position later1 the news agency of nigeria nan reports that the commission had rescheduled the election after it failed to conduct the exercise on may 121 she added that the result declared by one dr sani mohammed who claimed to be the returning officer for the local government was fake1 on the situation in kaura she said that some stakeholders had refused to allow the distribution of election materials insisted that the returning officers must be around for easy identification at the end of the exercise1 dikko however said that the rescheduled poll held in some wards of kaduna south local government area where it was earlier declared inconclusive1 the chairman stated that after the final tally of the votes kabiru yakubu-jarumi the chairmanship candidate of the apc won with 50404 votes while the pdp candidate scored 23425 votes1 she said that the election was also concluded in makarfi central ward in makarfi local government area where suleiman adamu of the apc won with 1770 votes against pdps aliyu lawal who scored 1615 votes1 -
Tribunal dismisses election petitions against Gov. Obiano
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on the whole the petition failed as it patently lacks substance and merit it is accordingly dismissed in its entirety consequently we affirm as valid the election and return of the first respondent as governor of anambra it ruled1 the anambra governorship election tribunal has dismissed two of the three petitions against the victory of gov. willie obiano in the nov. 18 2017 election in the state1 justice a.o. ayoola and justice birnin kudu were member 1 and member ii respectively of the tribunal1 nan reports that the all progressives grand alliance apga and the independent national electoral commission inec were first and second respondents respectively in the matters1 dr chukwudi obianaso and ms praise okechukwu candidates of african democratic congress adc and mega progressive people party mppp in the same election had prayed the tribunal to invalidate the victory1 obianaso in his petition said the election should be nullified because it was marred with corrupt practices perpetrated by obiano and his agents in connivance with inec1 inec should conduct a fresh election and obiano be disqualified to contest in the fresh election he said1 in her petition the mppp candidate said obiano was not duly elected or returned by the majority of lawful votes cast and that the exercise did not comply substantially with the electoral act1 obiano did not score the majority of valid votes cast in at least two-third of the 21 council areas in anambra in the election thus his return by the third respondent is unconstitutional irregular null and void and of no effect whatsoever she said1 the certified true copy ctc of the judgments made available to nan on friday by the tribunal said okechukwu could not substantiate her claims of electoral malpractice with credible evidence1 it said those allegedly involved in vote-buying and polling units where the alleged corrupt practices took place were not mentioned and that only one witness was not enough to testify on the claims1 the petitioners have woefully failed to prove by any credible evidence that the first respondent was not duly elected or returned as governor of anambra by the majority of lawful votes cast1 the petitioners have abysmally failed to prove with any modicum of satisfaction that the election in question was invalid by reason of corrupt practices and non-compliance with provisions of electoral act 2010 as amended1 the tribunal affirmed obianos victory in two separate unanimous judgments delivered by its chairman justice h.a. olusiyi a copy of which was made availbale to the news agency of nigeria nan on saturday1 on his part obianaso hinged his case on the claim that obiano bought some vehicles to unmanned persons including ward local government chairmen of the party and council care-taker chairmen1 he also alleged that funds were also disbursed to them all geared toward the election and spent in excess of n200 million allowed by the electoral act 2010 as amended1 but the tribunal said though the allegations on expenses were made before the election which it had no jurisdiction the petitioner did not give names of alleged beneficiaries1 it said the alleged beneficiaries were not also joined as parties in the petition and that the petitioner did not tender any pro-forma invoice in respect of the vehicles given out by obiano1 the tribunal said the petitioner listed about 15 documents which he intended to rely upon but could not successfully tender two in evidence including p1 and p21 these according to the tribunal were ctc of newspaper publications that have no probative value1 he did not call a single witness to corroborate or substantiate his allegations and did not tell the tribunal where the unlawful campaign took place nor deem it fit to call any election monitor to testify for him1 allegations of spending money beyond permissible limit massive sharing of money to voters and unlawful spending on election day was grossly unsubstantiated and pitiably tenuous1 with all issues considered and in the light of all foregoing we come to the irresistible and compelling conclusion that the petitioner has failed to prove by credible and satisfactory evidence that the election of the first respondent as governor of anambra was marred by corrupt practices1 the sole issue for determination is resolved in the negative against the petitioner the petition is dismissed in its entirety as it is bereft of any scintilla of merit1 we hereby affirm that the first respondent was duly elected on nov. 18 2017 the tribunal ruled1 the tribunal had earlier struck out the petition of african peoples party app against the governor following the preliminary objection raised by the respondents for lack of merit1 obiano candidate of apga won the election with a total of 234 071 from the total of 488771 votes cast1 -
How burning plastics pose risk to nervous system
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according to adeboyejo 60 to 80 per cent of household waste is made of plastic and urged individuals to ensure that such are separated from other waste products1 an environmentalist mrs folasade adeboyejo has warned against the burning of plastic products because it is harmful to the human nervous system1 she said plastic waste such as polystyrene styrofoam and polyvinyl pvc should never be burnt because they release styrene gas which is harmful to the human nervous system1 she advocated recycling as the best way to avoid both the environmental and social problems created by burning of plastics1 plastics at dump sites show insufficient efforts at recycling and pose great health risk as they absorb water and therefore provide a breeding ground for mosquitoes1 recycling as a social enterprise offers colossal benefits to the environment society and economy as it has the potential to contribute to the attainment of multiple sustainable goals1 plastic recycling can become a community based initiative aimed at empowering youths to become stakeholders in the plastic value chain she said1 adeboyejo who is the head of programming protectozone told the news agency of nigeria nan in lagos on saturday that the practice of burning plastics daily poses a great risk to the health of nigerians1 polymers are in categories one to seven and recycling is made easier if i know that the plastic i am holding is pet bottle or low density polyethylene1 only plastics in similar categories can be recycled together. this is why sorting is done by the informal waste managers1 the easiest way of identifying plastics is by checking the number written in the recycle logo1 enforcing this by the government goes a long way in contributing to recycling efficiency she stated1 adeboyejo added that nigeria needed to take proactive actions to preserve sea life1 this puts our own lagoon at very high risk of endangering aqua species and this indicates the trans-boundary nature of the problem she said1 -
List of Dignitaries to Abiola's Investiture include Soyinka, Falana
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june 12 1993 was the day democracy was born in nigeria. it was the day nigerians negated all the social and political constructs that had been thought would make national unity impossible and democratic governance impossible but nigerians in their heterogeneity overwhelmingly voted for a candidate whose very essence was in defiance of religious ethnic and regional categorisation6 mko abiola5 june 125 list of dignitaries at abiolas investiture include soyinka1 falana1 -
Trump offers condolences to Bourdains family
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source63 president donald trump has extended his condolences to anthony bourdains family and remembers him as quite a character1 i think it is sad i want to extend to his family my heartfelt condolences it was very shocking when i woke up this morning to hear that anthony bourdain is dead1 i enjoy his show he was just a character he said1 us celebrity chef anthony bourdain host of cnns food-and-travel-focusedtelevision series died at the age of 611 the cause of death was suicide the network said in a statement1 he was found dead in a hotel room in strasbourg france where he had been working on an upcoming episode of his program the network said1 bourdains death was the second suicide this week of a high-profile american figure1