November 12, 2019

Hillary: ‘Shameful’ Of UK To Not Publish Report On Russia

Britain’s failure to publish a parliamentary report on alleged Russian meddling is “inexplicable and shameful”, former U.S. presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, said on Tuesday.

The report by parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) has been cleared by the security services but it has not yet been given approval for publication by Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Downing Street office, meaning it will not be released before a Dec. 12 election.

Britain has accused Russia of meddling and trying to interfere in Western elections.

Moscow has repeatedly denied any meddling and says the …

Swine Flu Kills Fourth Person In Vietnam In 2019

A 37-year-old Buddhist nun in Vietnam’s central highlands has died of swine flu, bringing the total number killed by the disease this year to four, authorities said on Tuesday.
The patient initially experienced mild fever and fatigue before growing malnourished.

She was then taken in for a private health check-up, the Kon Tum Centre for Disease Control said in a statement.

She was admitted in the hospital in Kon Tum City on Nov. 3, for intensive treatment but died on Nov. 8, the statement said.

Test results confirm she contracted A/H1N1

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Messi’s Inspiration Earns UCL Winners Barca Salary for Life

Barcelona past, present and future players have another reason to thank Lionel Messi – as it has been revealed that he inspired former club President Joan Laporta to award every single winner of a European title at the Catalan club a lifetime salary.

More than 290 players could be benefiting – with the Nou Camp side having amassed five Champions League titles, four Cup Winners’ Cups and three Fairs Cups.

Juan Carlos Heredia – who was victorious in the Cup Winners’ Cup in 1979 alongside Johan Cruyff – is one of the recipients, and explained how the reward was inspired.…

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Rat Holds Up Flight In India For 12 Hours

A domestic flight in India was delayed for nearly 12 hours after a rat was spotted scampering around the aircraft, news reports and officials said on Tuesday.

Air India flight AI-952 was preparing for take-off from the southern city of Hyderabad for Vishakapatnam, a coastal city, early on Sunday, when the rodent was seen running around the cabin, the Times of India daily reported.

Helpless passengers for the flight were forced to stay put at Hyderabad airport all through the day until airline staff managed to get rid of the rat, the report said.

Man Arrested Over Alleged ₦500m Credit Card Fraud

A 30-year-old suspected internet fraudster, Victor Ojionu, who specialized in hacking into credit cards belonging to Nigerians and foreign nationals, have been arrested by operatives of the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) at the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, for stealing over ₦500 million within the space of five years.
It was gathered that Ojionu, who is currently undergoing interrogation at the Abuja office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), was alleged to have succeeded in defrauding his victims using a popular online retail site, Amazon.com, where he allegedly sells books.Sources disclosed that the Imo State-born

Global Investors Mull $67b Projects For Africa In 2020

African countries will next year host projects worth $67 billion in critical sectors spanning energy, agriculture, housing, rail and telecoms infrastructure among others.
President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, who disclosed this at the opening press conference of the African Investment Forum (AIF) in Johannesburg said the amount was spread across 59 boardroom transactions for private sector projects.

He described the current edition of the AIF as representing a significant improvement on the 2018 meetings in which $48billion transactions were agreed upon.

“This is about Africa’s financial institutions

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‘NAFDAC Destroyed ₦3.2b Substandard Medicaments

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed substandard and falsified (SF) medical products worth more than ₦3.2 billion in the last two years. It disclosed its intention to dismantle open markets for drugs across the country, promising to make available credible alternatives.
NAFDAC also called on the Federal Government to reduce income duties on imported raw materials used for drug manufacturing and increase incentives for local drug manufacturers.

Director-general of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, while briefing journalists on the efforts to eliminate substandard, adulterated and unsafe drugs and medical devices in the country yesterday,

Security Experts Caution Students Against Cyber Crime

Security experts have cautioned secondary school students across Lagos State against cyber crime and other nefarious activities.They all noted that it is a crime against humanity.
They gave the advice during a discussion with students from different secondary schools across the state, as part of the police-citizens partnership in preventing cybercrime to celebrate the National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM).

The Programme, which was organised by International Center for Leadership Development Nigeria (ICLDG) in partnership with the Nigeria Policing Programme (NPP) with the theme “Own it, Secure it, Protect it”, educated the participants on the consequences of cybercrime in the

‘Ndidi Is Leicester’s Didier Deschamps’

Wilfred Ndidi is the key cog in a thriving Leicester team, as his side are reaping their rewards from his tireless work.
One of Eric Cantona’s most memorable quotes came when he described his fellow Frenchman, Didier Deschamps as ‘the water carrier’.While the former Manchester United man meant that in a derisive way, every team needs one of those – a player willing to do the dirty work in midfield and put out fires.Deschamps was one of the very best at it – a defensive midfielder, who excelled at winning the ball. He had perfect positional awareness and

Data: Saving Consumers From Operators And Regulators

The five-day ultimatum issued to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to tackle illegal deductions by telecom operators and reduce the price of data is a welcome development, though belated. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, rightly moved to rein in the telecom operators, having received a pinch of a biting reality. There is no doubt that the operators of our general system of mobile (GSM) telecommunication have pushed their luck too far and their greed too hard not to draw the anger of a responsible regulator.
Since the dawn of the 21st Century and attendant innovations in

Between FIRS And The Mystery Property Moguls

Pressure on the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to meet up the ever rising revenue target in order that the Federal Government might be able to find its budget has pushed the management into coming up with a number of innovative measure. To this end, it can be said without fear of contradiction that the tax body has in the past four years recorded laudable achievements. 

Despite a challenging economy, FIRS under the leadership of the Executive Chairman, Babatunde Fowler, remained focused, ensuring increased revenue from non-oil sector, thus raising hope for the nation for a life beyond oil.…

NEITI: Why Oil Theft In Nigeria May Not End Soon

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has given possible reasons why widespread theft of Nigeria’s crude oil and refined petroleum products may not end soon.

NEITI, which recently disclosed that approximately 488.6 million barrels of crude oil and 4.2 billion litres of refined petroleum products worth $40.06 billion and $1.84 billion respectively were lost by the country between 2009 and 2018, explained that a number of existing reasons and challenges suggest the practice could go on for a while.

It hinted that already, the numbers for stolen oil in the first quarter of 2019, surpassed the total volume stolen …