November 1, 2019

Evergreen Aguero Holds Key To Man City’s Title Defence

Evergreen Aguero Holds Key To Man City’s Title Defence

Sergio Aguero holds the key to Manchester City’s bid to overhaul Premier League leaders Liverpool as the Argentine striker reaps the rewards of the “best decision of his life”.

When Aguero walks onto the Etihad Stadium pitch ahead of Saturday’s clash with Southampton, he will feel more at one with his surroundings than he would ever have imagined when he arrived eight years ago.

Back then, Aguero was a talented but not yet fully rounded player hoping to thrive in England after a promising start to his European career with Atletico Madrid.

The …

White House Picks Thomas Storch As New Senior Trade Adviser

White House Picks Thomas Storch As New Senior Trade Adviser

Storch, who was part of a high-level delegation to Bahrain for Middle East talks earlier this year, fills the role left open by Kelly Ann Shaw, the G7 and senior trade adviser whose departure was announced last week.

As head of the international division of the White House National Economic Council, Storch will report to President Donald Trump’s senior economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, head of the NEC.

Storch was

Qantas Finds Cracks In Three Of Its Boeing 737 NG Planes

Qantas Finds Cracks In Three Of Its Boeing 737 NG Planes

Australian airline Qantas Airways Ltd has found structural cracks in three of its Boeing Co 737 NG planes after conducting earlier-than-required checks of its aircraft, as part of a global issue with the model.

“Of the 33 of Qantas’ 737 aircraft that required inspection, three were found to have a hairline crack in the pickle fork structure. These aircraft have been removed from service for repair,” Qantas said in a statement on Friday.

The “pickle fork” is the part that attaches the plane’s fuselage, or body, to the wing structure.

All three Qantas jets had approximately 27,000 take-off and landing

US: Chicago Teachers Strike Ends After 11 Days

US: Chicago Teachers Strike Ends After 11 Days

Chicago Public School teachers and students will return to school on Friday after educators reached a contract deal with the United States’s third-largest school district, ending a strike that began on October 17 and cancelled 11 days of school, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Thursday.

The deal brings an end to the longest strike since 1987, when teachers refused to work for 19 days.

“The teachers will be back in class; the students will be back in class tomorrow,” Lightfoot said at City Hall Thursday after a two-hour meeting with Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) President Jesse Sharkey.

The CTU reached

Excitement As AFRIMA Rolls Out Event Programmes

Excitement As AFRIMA Rolls Out Event Programmes

Themed: ‘Feel Africa’, this year’s edition of All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) will feature four days of thrilling and innovative programme of activities that will cater to a wide range of audiences from entertainment to music business to tourism and destination marketing.

According to the organisers, the event, which is holding at the Convention Centre, Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, kicks off with a welcome soiree on Wednesday, November 20 at the poolside of the hotel from 6pm. This is a reception in honour of AFRIMA nominees and delegates, African Union officials, members of the International Committee

Chile Launches Fresh Talks To Calm Deadly Unrest

Chile Launches Fresh Talks To Calm Deadly Unrest

Chile’s government met with opposition leaders Thursday in a fresh bid to end deadly protests that forced the country to abandon hosting two major economic and climate summits, but leftist parties poured scorn on the efforts.
The unrest started with protests against a rise in transport tickets and other austerity measures and descended into vandalism, looting, and clashes between demonstrators and police.Protesters are angry about low salaries and pensions, poor public healthcare and education, and a yawning gap between rich and poor.

Pinera has reshuffled his government and announced a series of measures aimed at placating protesters.

But they

Flood Overruns Adamawa

Flood Overruns Adamawa, Sacks 40 Villages

Four days of uninterrupted rain has sacked at least 40 villages in five local government areas of Adamawa State, destroying valuables estimated in millions of naira.

Some of the dislodged villages in Demsa Local Government are; Mbula, Borong, Bilachi, Morro 1, Morro 2 and Mbumara. Others are Tika 1, Tika 2, Kunteri, Kuli, Tassala, and Kulasala. In Fufore, the affected villages include Riko, Faram-Faram, Gurore Ribadu, Tumbi’nde, Dulo Bate and Dulo Fulani.

Haley Gajere, a farmer from Bilachi village in Demsa LG cut a pitiful figure as she stared blankly into space after flood ravaged her farmland; hopes of a …

2019/2020 NPFL: NFF Reads Riot Act To Club, Match Officials

2019/2020 NPFL: NFF Reads Riot Act To Club, Match Officials

The Nigeria Football Federation has issued a stern warning to its members, and particularly match officials, to guard against acts and practices that could be seen to encourage match fixing and match manipulation in any way or form in the coming football season.

With the 2019/2020 Nigeria Professional Football League season due to kick off on Sunday, 3rd November, the NFF said it encourages match officials and other workers in football to recognize, resist and report any act, practice or tendency that may appear, remotely or directly, to seek to compromise the integrity of any given football match at any …

Six UK Female Politicians Quit Since Monday

Six UK Female Politicians Quit Since Monday

A growing number of female British lawmakers have quit ahead of the UK general election, with some citing vicious abuse and intimidation as reasons for stepping down.

In total, six female politicians have resigned since Monday because of the difficulties of being an MP, personal circumstances, or due to threats.
The exodus comes after a record number of women were elected to Parliament in the 2017 election.
Culture secretary and Conservative MP Nicky Morgan was the latest to resign on Wednesday evening, saying that the “the clear impact on my family and the other sacrifices involved in, and the abuse
Government Stops Salaries Of ASUU, Others Over IPPIS

Government Stops Salaries Of ASUU, Others Over IPPIS

The Federal Government yesterday made good its threat to stop the salaries of all its workers, especially members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU),who are not featured on the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).

President Muhammadu Buhari had while presenting the 2020 budget proposal to the National Assembly, declared: “I have directed the stoppage of the salary of any Federal Government staff (sic) that is not captured on the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) platform by the end of October 2019.”

With the development, the affected workers would not only fail to receive

Gov Udom Installs Etuk As Akwa Ibom Varsity Chancellor

Gov Udom Installs Etuk As Akwa Ibom Varsity Chancellor

Gov. Udom Emmanuel has expressed confidence in the capacity of the new Chancellor and Management of Akwa Ibom State University to make the institution a reputable citadel of learning.

This is even as he pledged the commitment of the administration to make the varsity attain excellence.

The Governor gave the indication during the installation of His Eminence, the Oku Ibom Ibibio, Ntenyin Solomon Daniel Etuk JP as the second Chancellor of the state-owned University.

The State Chief Executive extolled the sterling qualities of the newly installed Chancellor and congratulated him on the new appointment, which he described as well-deserved.

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Police Rescue 15 Inmates Chained In Lagos Prayer House

Police Rescue 15 Inmates Chained In Lagos Prayer House

Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command yesterday said they have rescued fifteen inmates chained in a prayer house being used as detention camp.

The police in a statement signed by the command spokesman, Bala Elkana , Deputy Superintendent of Police said they acted on information from a reliable source to rescue the inmates.

According to him, “A team of detectives from Isheri Osun Police Station led by the Divisional Police Officer, CSP Chike Ibe stormed a prayer House used as detention camp at No 26 Alafia Street, Oriofe Ijegun Isheri, where the Prophet, Sunday Joseph Ojo ‘m’ 58years old …