October 2019

VAR In Premier League: Did It Make Or Mar Wolves' Game

VAR In Premier League: Did It Make Or Mar Wolves’ Game

October 29, 2019 3:57 pm

Question: what could make a 0-0 draw even more unsatisfying than usual? Answer: a goal being celebrated and then disallowed after a VAR review leads to enforcement of the draconian new interpretation of the handball law. Wolves felt that anguish here: first they rejoiced when Leander Dendoncker lashed the ball into the net in the 53rd minute and then, 98 seconds later, they cursed their misfortune when the referee wiped the scoreboard clean because the ball had struck the arm of Willy Boly in the buildup.

Boly could have done nothing to prevent the ball from hitting him – Dendoncker …

Bauchi Gov Constitutes 17-Man Committee On Salary, Pension

Bauchi Gov Constitutes 17-Man Committee On Salary, Pension

October 29, 2019 2:24 pm

The Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, has constituted a 17-man Committee to investigate the reasons for the non-possession of Bank Verification Numbers by 41,448 civil servants and Pensioners in the state.

The Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Governor, Comrade Muktar Gidado, who disclosed this while addressing newsmen at the Government House, Bauchi said, Senator Adamu Ibrahim Gumba will chair the Committee.

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Comrade Gidado listed members of the Committee as, the Governor’s Special Adviser on Civil Service, Mr Abdon Dalla Gin, representative of the State Civil …

Buhari To Police: Arrest 'Yahoo' Criminals, Not Innocents

Buhari To Police: Arrest ‘Yahoo’ Criminals, Not Innocents

October 29, 2019 2:23 pm

President Muhammadu Buhari has cautioned officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force against harassing young people in their bid to arrest `yahoo criminals.’ Buhari handed down this warning in his keynote address at the opening ceremony of the Conference and Retreat for Senior Police Officers on Monday in Lagos.

The theme of the retreat is “Repositioning the Force for the Challenges of Effective Policing in the 21st Century.’’ Represented by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Buhari said that the service the police force rendered was one Nigerians could not do without as it was the closest to the grassroots.

According …

Alabama's Near-Total Abortion Ban Blocked By Federal Judge

Alabama’s Near-Total Abortion Ban Blocked By Federal Judge

October 29, 2019 2:20 pm

Energized by new conservatives on the US supreme court, Alabama and other conservative states have attempted to enact new restrictions on abortion in the hopes of getting supreme court justices to reconsider Roe v Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide.

A number of states attempted to ban abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected. The Alabama law went further by attempting to ban almost all abortions with no exceptions for cases of rape and incest.

Passed by the Republican-led legislature, the 2019 Alabama Human Life Protection Act would make performing an abortion at any stage of pregnancy …

Indonesia Bans Nickel Exports, Eyes Domestic Production

Indonesia Bans Nickel Exports, Eyes Domestic Production

October 29, 2019 1:09 pm

Indonesia will suspend nickel ore exports immediately rather than stopping overseas shipments early next year, officials said on Tuesday, as the world’s top producer of the mineral looks to ramp up processing at home to boost its income.

Some three dozen firms met government officials on Monday and agreed to stop exporting the metal, according to the country’s Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM).

London nickel prices briefly jumped above $17,000 a metric ton.

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The surprise announcement comes about a month after resource-rich Indonesia shocked markets by saying it would

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Flood Displaces Over 100 Villages In Adamawa

Flood Displaces Over 100 Villages In Adamawa

October 29, 2019 1:09 pm
Dr Muhammad Sulaiman, the Executive Secretary, Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA), has confirmed that over 100 villages in seven local government areas in the state had been displaced by flood.
Sulaiman told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Yola that the incident was “worst disaster ever experienced in the state”.
He called for emergency assistance from the Federal Government and other humanitarian organisations.

“The current flood situation is the worst so far experienced in the history of the state where about 100 villages in seven local government areas have been sacked.

“In Demsa LGA alone about

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HRH Ejike: Kanu Has Never Killed Anyone, Not A Terrorist

HRH Ejike: Kanu Has Never Killed Anyone, Not A Terrorist

October 29, 2019 1:08 pm

Monarchs in Orlu, Imo State has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari, to permit the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, to come back home and bury his mother.

Sally Kanu died August 30 in Germany after a protracted illness. Kanu however, accused Nigerian army of killing her, noting that his mother died because of the shock from the alleged invasion of soldiers in his Umuahia, Abia State residence in September 2017.

His words, “Watching her children being hunted and killed by the federal government was the cause of her illness, and today we …

Lebanese Protests: Prime Minister Hariri Promises To Resign

Lebanese Protests: Prime Minister Hariri Promises To Resign

October 29, 2019 12:23 pm

Saad al-Hariri, the Lebanese Prime Minister on Tuesday promised to tender his government’s resignation to the Lebanese President Michel Aoun in response to the protests, saying he had “reached a dead end”. Lebanon has been gripped by unprecedented nationwide anti-government protests. Hariri called on all Lebanese to protect civil peace. Lebanese President invites protesters for a dialogue The Lebanese president has previously invited the invited protesters for a dialogue to find the best solution for saving the country from financial collapse and suggested a government reshuffle was on the table. In a televised address to the nation, Aoun promised he …

Masked Men Gun Down Iraqi Protesters In Karbala Holy City

Masked Men Gun Down Iraqi Protesters In Karbala Holy City

October 29, 2019 12:22 pm

Amid a clampdown by security forces, it was difficult to piece together what exactly prompted the attack. There were differing accounts and death toll estimates.

The provincial governor, Nassif al-Khattabi, denied that any protesters were killed but said there were some injuries among security forces.

He said videos that had spread online were fabricated and not from Karbala. Footage purporting to show the aftermath of the attack showed fires and people running away to the backdrop of heavy gunfire. His description contradicted that of people who were at the scene.

Read Also: Two Dead As Iraq Anti-Government Protests Continues

An …

US House To Hold First Formal Impeachment Process Vote

US House To Hold First Formal Impeachment Process Vote

October 29, 2019 12:21 pm

The US House of Representatives will hold its first formal vote Thursday on the impeachment enquiry into President Donald Trump, a senior aide said, as Democrats forge ahead with a process that includes public hearings.

The move marks a shift in strategy by Democrats who had insisted for weeks that they did not need a floor vote to proceed with an investigation into Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, a posture that angered Republicans who relentlessly attacked the process as unfair.

The chamber will go on record for the first time to “lay out the next steps for the inquiry,” a …

Real Madrid, Barca, Atletico Track Golden Eaglets Captain Tijani

Real Madrid, Barca, Track Golden Eaglets Captain Tijani

October 28, 2019 6:02 pm

Spanish giants, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid have sent their scouts to monitor Golden Eaglets captain, Samson Tijani, at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil, reports Completesports.com.

Scouts from the three clubs, according to Spanish news hub, as.comz were in attendance during Nigeria’s first Group B match against Hungary on Saturday which the Eaglets won 4-2.

Tijani was on target twice in the game, the first a well taken penalty and the fourth, a sublime free-kick five minutes from time.

Real Madrid, according to the report, had two of their scouts in attendance during the game, …

Poll Finds Over 80% In Japan Back Female Emperor

Poll Finds Over 80% In Japan Back Female Emperor

October 28, 2019 5:45 pm

The vast majority of Japanese voters back allowing women to inherit the Chrysanthemum Throne, a new polls shows, as the royal family struggles with a dearth of male heirs.

The survey, conducted in the wake of last week’s enthronement proclamation ceremony for Emperor Naruhito, found 81.9 percent favour Japan having a woman take the throne, with 13.5 percent opposed.

The Kyodo News agency poll, carried out over the weekend, comes as there is renewed debate about succession in the royal family, with inheritance of the throne limited by law to male members of the imperial line.

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