October 26, 2019

England's Semi-Final Win 'The Finest Of Their Lives'

England Semi-Final Win ‘The Finest Of Their Lives’

October 26, 2019 8:27 pm

This time, against New Zealand in a stone-cold World Cup classic, there was no need to go to boundaries scored.

If England have ever produced a better 80 minutes of rugby union then no-one dancing round Yokohama or screaming the sofas down back home could care to remember it.

It was supposed to be close. It was supposed to be the All Blacks, because it is almost always the All Blacks, going back through the years at Twickenham and Auckland and all points in between.

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And yet it was …

Nigeria’s New Rating By World Bank Commendable – Analyst

Nigeria’s New Rating By World Bank Commendable – Analyst

October 26, 2019 8:26 pm

A Public Affairs Analyst, Mr Carl Umegboro has commended President Muhammadu Buhari on the recent 15 places rise rating of Nigeria in the latest index from the World Bank.

Umegboro, a lawyer and Associate, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, who gave the commendation in a statement in Abuja on Saturday, said Nigeria was now ranked 131 moving up 15 places from its last ranking by the World Bank.

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Word Bank Doing-Business 2020 appraisal, looked at most improved places to do business and which economies improved the most.

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Aisha As ‘Queen Amina’ Of Buhari’s Presidency

Aisha As ‘Queen Amina’ Of Buhari’s Presidency

October 26, 2019 8:24 pm

Long before her recent exchange with the daughter of her in-law, Nigeria’s First Lady, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, had carved out her place in the hearts of Nigerians.

On several occasions she dropped hints at the protracted, but indoor battles she was waging against some powerful, but calculating men who insist on sharing the power and authority of her husband, President Muhammadu Buhari.

Recently, the drama, which seemed to have been scripted by her detractors, tended to expose how far the 48-year-old First Lady has warmed herself to the hearts of most Nigerians.

It was an Act with three scenes, which

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LG poll: Low Turnout Of Voters In Kebbi, As Voting Begins

LG poll: Low Turnout Of Voters In Kebbi, As Voting Begins

October 26, 2019 8:24 pm
Voting has begun peacefully at Dr Gulama polling unit 007, and G/Kundi Zouro polling unit in Nassarawa ward of Birnin Kebbi Local Government Area of Kebbi with a low turnout of voters recorded.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the local government election in Birnin Kebbi Local Government Area started as early as 7.00 a.m with the early arrival of materials and officials.Kebbi State Independence Electoral Commission (KEBSIEC) officials arrived at the polling unit at about 7:00 a.m, while the first voter cast his vote around 8:43 a.m.
The election began in most polling units visited at about
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Igbo Are Architects Of Their Political Fortune - Nakande

Igbo Are Architects Of Their Political Fortune – Nakande

October 26, 2019 8:24 pm

A former Minister of State for Information and stalwart of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki Nakande, has berated politicians who have begun campaigning for the 2023 elections, describing them as political jobbers.

Nakande said such persons were neither governors nor the President himself but political gossips trying to be relevant in the scheme of things or those who have been schemed out in other dispensations, especially in the areas of their ambitions and aspirations.

“These are the people trying to bring the issues of politics to the front burner just barely eight months after the last …

NBA Condemns Police Detention Of Attorney

NBA Condemns Police Detention Of Attorney

October 26, 2019 5:14 pm
The Borno Chapter of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Saturday condemned the detention of a lawyer, Mr Sadiq Kachalla, by police in Maiduguri.
The Chairman of the association, Mr Muhammad Maigana, described the detention of one of its members as “unconstitutional, unlawful and illegal”.

Maigana disclosed that the lawyer went to the GRA Police Station in Maiduguri metropolis on Friday, to secure the release of his client in detention at the post.

He alleged that the lawyer was detained on the orders of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Mr Bulama Usaini, for over 13 hours for allegedly engaging the

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350,000 Protesters Flood Barcelona For ‘Freedom’ Rally

350,000 Protesters Flood Barcelona For ‘Freedom’ Rally

October 26, 2019 5:12 pm

Around 350,000 people rallied in downtown Barcelona on Saturday, turning the streets into a sea of independence flags in the latest mass protest against Spain’s jailing of nine separatist leaders.

The turnout figure was given by the local police as vast crowds packed into a wide avenue running between the waterfront and the city’s towering Sagrada Familia basilica, which was once again closed to visitors.

Catalonia, Barcelona  has been gripped by unrest since the October 14 Supreme Court verdict which unleashed a wave of huge demonstrations that quickly turned violent, with angry protesters hurling rocks and Molotov cocktails at riot …

“Tom And Jerry” Film Gets New Release Date

“Tom And Jerry” Film Gets New Release Date

October 26, 2019 5:10 pm

Our beloved cat and mouse cartoon “Tom and Jerry” is coming to the big screen sooner than scheduled!

Warner Bros. has moved its live-action hybrid comedy “Tom and Jerry” forward by four months to Dec. 23, 2020, The Hollywood Reporter, reports.

The cat and mouse film directed by Tim Story, was initially slated for release on April 16, 2021. The studio said Friday that it will fill that slot with a yet-to-be titled “event” film.

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“Tom and Jerry” stars Chloe Grace Moretz, Michael Pena, Ken Jeong, Jordan Bolger and Pallavi Sharda.

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Off-Duty NYPD Police Officer Busted For Attacking His Wife

Off-Duty NYPD Police Officer Busted For Attacking His Wife

October 26, 2019 5:08 pm

An off-duty NYPD housing cop assaulted his wife during an argument inside their Brooklyn home, police said.

Cops from the 83rd Precinct in Bushwick took Police Officer Manuel Cantor-Alonso into custody about 2 a.m. Saturday after his wife called 911 and said her husband had attacked her, police said.

The two were in the middle of an argument when the 38-year-old officer pushed her to the ground and kicked her, said cops. The woman was not seriously harmed.

Cantor-Alonso, a 12-year NYPD veteran, was charged with assault. His arraignment in Brooklyn Criminal Court was pending Saturday.

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Flooding Causes Travel Disruption In Wales, Staffordshire

Flooding Causes Travel Disruption In Wales, Staffordshire

October 26, 2019 5:07 pm

Roads and rail services have been affected as heavy rain fell across most of Wales and parts of England.

A mother and child had to be rescued from a trapped car by firefighters, after it became stuck in flood water at Garthmyl near Montgomery in Powys.

More than 100mm (4 inches) of rain fell in 24 hours across parts of Wales, according to the Met Office.

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There were also more than 120 flood warnings in place in Wales and across England.

In Nottinghamshire, three people were rescued by …

Senate Clerk Chases Journalists Out of Budget Session

Senate Clerk Chases Journalists Out of Budget Session

October 26, 2019 4:32 pm

The Clerk to the Senate Committee on Special Duties, Kabir Yaba Umar, yesterday evening chased journalists out of the budget defence session the committee had with management of the North East Development Commission and the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and IDPs.

Umar had earlier in the morning extended invitation to the Senate Press Corps to cover the Committee’s budget defence session with the two Commissions at Senate Committee Room 211 by 2p.m. and 4p.m. respectively.

Reporters from various media organisations got to the venue on schedule and started taking notes before Umar walked up to the reporters and ordered …

Spain’s Far-Right Vox Rallies Thousands In Central Madrid

Spain’s Far-Right Vox Rallies Thousands In Central Madrid

October 26, 2019 4:31 pm

Thousands of people joined a rally called by Spain’s Vox in Madrid on Saturday, with leader Santiago Abascal telling the crowds only his far-right faction could handle the Catalan crisis.

Shouting “Viva Espana”, they turned the city’s Columbus Square into a sea of red-and-yellow, as the crowds waved thousands of Spanish flags, cheering and chanting, among them many youngsters and families with children.

Addressing the crowds, Abascal took aim at the ruling Socialists, largely focusing on the crisis in Catalonia, which has been gripped by violent protests after the Supreme Court jailed nine separatist leaders over a failed independence bid.…

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