October 2019

Court Suspends Ongoing NNPC Job Recruitment

Court Suspends Ongoing NNPC Job Recruitment

October 19, 2019 8:47 am
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the suspension of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation’s (NNPC) ongoing job recruitment pending determination of a suit filed by one Pelumi Olajengbesi.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Olajengbesi, a public interest lawyer, had commenced the enforcement of the fundamental rights of all potential applicants to set aside the recruitment by the NNPC on the ground that it was discriminatory. The recruitment had disqualified Nigerians above the age of 28 from applying for the vacant positions.

But Olajengbesi had faulted the age criterion, noting that it violated Section 3(e)(iv)

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13 People Die In Dam Failure At Siberian Gold Mine

13 People Die In Dam Failure At Siberian Gold Mine

October 19, 2019 8:02 am

At least thirteen people were killed as a result of a dam failure at a gold mine in the Siberian region of Krasnoyarsk early Saturday, the Russian emergencies ministry said.

“As of now, there’s information about 13 dead,” the ministry said in a statement.

The workers died when a dam on the Seiba River collapsed in the early hours of Saturday and flooded several cabins where they lived, authorities said.

More than 10 people are believed to be missing.

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Regional governor Alexander Uss said in televised remarks that some 80 …

Brexit In The Balance As British MPs Hold Knife-Edge Vote

Brexit In The Balance As British MPs Hold Knife-Edge Vote

October 19, 2019 7:55 am

British MPs gathered on Saturday for a knife-edge vote on Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal for a decision that could see the UK leave the EU this month or plunge the country into fresh uncertainty.

The parliament was holding its first Saturday sitting since the 1982 Falklands War to debate the terms of a divorce agreement Johnson struck with European Union leaders Thursday.

Opposition parties and Johnson’s own Northern Irish allies have rejected the text but the prime minister and his team have spent the past 48 hours frantically trying to win the support of wavering MPs.

The vote …

Chile President Declares State Of Emergency After Violence

Chile President Declares State Of Emergency In Santiago

October 19, 2019 7:45 am
Chile’s president declared a state of emergency in Santiago Friday night and gave the military responsibility for security after a day of violent protests over an increase in the price of metro tickets.

Throughout Friday, protestors clashed with riot police in several parts of the capital and the subway system was shut after attacks on stations in some of the worst violence the city has seen in years.

At least 16 buses were torched and a dozen metro stations totally destroyed.

Around midnight President Sebastian Pinera declared a state of emergency and appointed Major General Javier Iturriaga del Campo as

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South Sudan Rebel Rep In Juba For Talks As Peace Deal Fail

South Sudan Rebel Rep In Juba For Talks As Peace Deal Fail

October 19, 2019 7:36 am

South Sudan’s exiled rebel leader Riek Machar arrived in Juba on Saturday in a bid to salvage a peace deal with less than a month to go until he is to form a government with President Salva Kiir.

The foes, whose falling out in 2013 triggered a bloody civil war that has left almost 400,000 people dead and sparked a major humanitarian crisis, signed a peace deal in September last year that is meant to see them reunite once again in government.

The deadline for the formation of this government, in which Machar will serve as first vice president, has …

Over 200 Injured In police Clash With Catalan Separatists

Over 200 Injured In police Clash With Catalan Separatists

October 19, 2019 7:28 am

Nearly 200 people were hurt in another night of violent clashes in Catalonia, authorities said Saturday after radical separatists hurled rocks and fireworks at police who responded with teargas and rubber bullets.

In Barcelona, which resembled a chaotic battleground Friday, 152 people were injured, with dozens more hurt in the rest of Catalonia, taking the total to 182.

The deterioration came on the fifth consecutive day of protests in the Catalan capital and elsewhere over a Spanish court’s jailing of nine separatist leaders on sedition charges over a failed independence bid two years ago.

Emergency services had already reported …

As Italy’s Salvini Flexes Muscles With Rome Rally

As Italy’s Salvini Flexes Muscles With Rome Rally

October 19, 2019 7:19 am

Italy’s strongman Matteo Salvini holds a rally in Rome Saturday aimed at relaunching the Italian right and making a power grab for the capital.

Eight special trains and 400 coaches are ferrying in supporters from across the country for the “Italian Pride” demonstration, with the crowds also set for a speech from billionaire former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi.

Salvini, head of the far-right League party, pulled support from the previous populist government over the summer in a bid to spark elections he was convinced he could win to govern the eurozone’s third-largest economy alone.

That plan failed when his former …

Onoja Sworn In As Kogi Assembly Impeaches Deputy governor

Onoja Sworn In As Kogi Assembly Impeaches Deputy governor

October 19, 2019 7:11 am

• Decision To Impeach Me Is Complete Nonsense, Insists Achuba

Barely one month to the governorship election and after months of protracted rift with his boss, Governor Yahaya Bello, the Kogi State House of Assembly, at a closed-door session, yesterday, impeached the embattled Deputy Governor of the state, Simon Achuba. In his stead, the running mate to Bello in the forthcoming November election, Chief Edward Onoja, who recently resigned as Chief of Staff to the governor, is expected to be sworn in today as the new Deputy Governor.

The impeachment followed the submission earlier in the day of …

LaLiga: Barcelona, Atletico Chase Real Madrid

LaLiga: Barcelona, Atletico Chase Real Madrid

October 19, 2019 6:54 am

LaLiga Santander returns after the international break with Real Madrid looking to stay ahead of the pack, although chasers Atletico de Madrid and Barcelona could take over at the top in what should be an exciting weekend’s action.

Still unbeaten, LaLiga Santander pacesetters Real Madrid are at RCD Mallorca in today’s late game. Los Blancos won 5-0 on their last visit in October 2012, but an awful lot has changed on and off the pitch at Son Moix since then, thanks to the Balearic Islanders’ American owners.

Second-placed Atletico de Madrid hosts Valencia this afternoon, with Diego Simeone’s side having …

Kingsley Kuku Desperate To Return Home

Kingsley Kuku Desperate To Return Home

October 19, 2019 6:47 am

In his heyday as a close associate of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Kingsley Kuku, came across as an interesting personality. He was patronised by many and had a large followership, especially because he had much money to throw around as the chairman of well-funded Presidential Amnesty Programme.

However, he lost that relevance immediately his principal lost the 2015 general election. Shortly after the new government of President Mohammadu Buhari came on board, the Ondo State-born former environmental activist scampered abroad for fear of being arrested by the anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

The dandy dude claimed …

Inside Bola Shagaya’s Double-Barrelled Diamond celebration

Inside Bola Shagaya’s Double-Barrelled Diamond Celebration

October 19, 2019 6:36 am

Literally, Lagos was shut down on Saturday, October 12. Virtually, everybody who was somebody all came to honour the stylish high society doyenne and billionaire, Hajia Bola Muinat Shagaya who turned 60 a few days earlier, as the prestigious Eko Convention Centre was filled to the brim with power brokers.

For months, the diamond woman plotted to make her diamond milestone a huge celebration of friendship. And the oil titan had so many of her friends in torrents strutting the walkway of the Eko Hotels into the grand ballroom to be part of what has been described as a classy …

Lagos State Governor Sanwo Olu Flags-Off Pilot UberBOAT

Lagos State Governor Sanwo Olu Flags-Off Pilot UberBOAT

October 19, 2019 6:17 am

Governor of Lagos; Babajide Sanwo Olu was the special guest of honor and “rider zero,” as Uber, yesterday, announced its pilot of UberBOAT in Lagos.

The event which took place at the Lagos State Waterways Authority complex at the Five Cowries Jetty Falomo, also had Governor Sanwo Olu take a ride on the newly unveiled UberBOAT.

Speaking during a media parley, the Governor said, “The last couple of years have seen the Lagos State Government commit to building up infrastructure that supports multi-modal transportation, which includes water transport. We collaborated with Uber on this because of the shared vision to …

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