October 31, 2019

BUA’s Obu Cement, CCNN Set To Merge

BUA Obu Cement And CCNN Set To Merge

October 31, 2019 3:21 am

BUA Group, one of Africa’s largest conglomerates wednesday announced the consolidation of its cement business comprising the publicly listed two million MTPA Cement Company of Northern Nigeria Plc (CCNN) and six million tonnes per annum (MTPA) Obu Cement Company Plc.

The company explained in a statement yesterday, that the move was part of its bid to deepen the Nigerian capital market and enhance the growth of the cement industry,

It also revealed that it has notified the regulators.

Furthermore, BUA announced that its newest three million metric tonnes cement plant which it started constructing in 2018 – the $450million dollars …

Elizabeth Warren Becomes New Democratic 2020 Front-Runner

Elizabeth Warren Becomes New Democratic 2020 Front-Runner

October 31, 2019 3:18 am

Within the first 10 minutes of Tuesday’s fourth presidential debate, you could tell something fundamental had changed in the race: Elizabeth Warren is the new front-runner.

The Massachusetts senator was attacked from all sides from the get-go — on how she planned to fund her “Medicare for All” plan, on the “punitive” nature of her policy solutions, and on her supposed claims to be the only one in the field who had bold ideas.
By our count, at least seven other candidates on the stage attacked Warren at some point during the three-hour debate. That dynamic ensured that the fourth
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Facebook And Instagram Bans Sexually Suggestive Emojis

Facebook And Instagram Bans Sexually Suggestive Emojis

October 31, 2019 3:17 am
Facebook and Instagram have banned some emojis for being too sexually suggestive. The banned emojis include aubergine, peach and the water drip characters.
The aubergine and peach emoji were originally created to represent foods, however the characters are mostly used for the sexual connotations associated with them.

The change is part of an update to Facebook’s Sexual Solicitation Community Standards , which are aimed at sex workers who use the platforms to sell their services.

Facebook explained that:

“People use Facebook to discuss and draw attention to sexual violence and exploitation. We recognise the importance of and want to allow

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Joe Biden Denied Communion At Catholic Church In S.Carolina

Joe Biden Denied Communion At Catholic Church In S.Carolina

October 31, 2019 12:54 am

Former Vice President Joe Biden was denied communion Sunday at a Catholic church in South Carolina over his support for abortion rights.

Father Robert Morey, the pastor at Saint Anthony Catholic Church in Florence, told the Florence Morning News that he had denied Biden communion because “any public figure who advocates for abortion places himself or herself outside of Church teaching.”
“Holy Communion signifies we are one with God, each other and the Church. Our actions should reflect that,” Morey said in an email to the newspaper. He said that “as a priest, it is my responsibility to minister to
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Bisi Alimi Organises First-Ever LGBT Event In Lagos

Bisi Alimi Organises First-Ever LGBT Event In Lagos

October 31, 2019 12:54 am
 

Nigerian gay rights activist Bisi Alimi has organised the first-ever LGBT event in Nigeria.

The event tagged “Night of Diversity 2019” was organised by his foundation The Bisi Alimi Foundation. It held last night in Lagos, Tuesday 29th October.

Alimi expressed such an event could hold in Nigeria took to his Instagram story to say:

“I am so emotional this morning. Never thought that last night was going to be possible in Lagos and in Nigeria in my lifetime.

We organised a LGBT event and the crowd came out for it, both straight and LGBT, people came out”.

It

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Fire Destroys Historic Building In Japan

Fire Destroys Historic Building In Japan

October 31, 2019 12:27 am

A fire has destroyed the main structures of Shuri Castle, a Unesco World Heritage site on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa.

Firefighters have been battling the flames since early on Thursday. No injuries have been reported so far.

The wooden castle, built 500 years ago in the Ryukyu Dynasty, was designated Japan’s national treasure in 1933.

It was almost completely destroyed in a battle during World War Two. The current structure is a reconstruction.

The main building, as well as the north and south structures of the castle have burned to the ground, local media said.

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire at Shuri CastleImage Firefighters have been
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Boyfriend Of Teacher Stabbed To Death In Appears In Court

Boyfriend Of Teacher Stabbed To Death In Appears In Court

October 31, 2019 12:26 am

Allison Plaatjies and her boyfriend of three years, Philip April, in happier times. April has been charged for her brutal murder.

Allison Plaatjies and her boyfriend of three years, Philip April, in happier times. April has been charged for her brutal murder.

The boyfriend of 26-year-old schoolteacher Allison Plaatjies – who was found dead in her apartment in Clanwilliam, north of Cape Town, on Sunday – appeared in the Clanwilliam magistrate’s court on Wednesday.

Philip April, a 24-year-old student teacher, was arrested after police discovered that Plaatjies had sustained multiple stab wounds.

April and Plaatjies had been dating since 2016 and met in Wellington, where they studied together at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT)

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Accept Verdict in Good Faith, ACF Tells Atiku

Accept Verdict in Good Faith, ACF Tells Atiku

October 31, 2019 12:14 am

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has called on former Vice President and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 presidential poll, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to accept the verdict of Nigerians and the affirmation of the Supreme Court of President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory at the poll, as a true democrat.

In a statement issued yesterday by the spokesman of the forum, Alhaji Muhammad Ibrahim, the forum also appealed to President Buhari to be magnanimous in victory and invite the opposition to join hands in building a peaceful and prosperous Nigeria.

“The challenges of elections through the due process …

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