December 5, 2019

What Happened To Kalu Is A Lesson To Igbos – Kanu

December 5, 2019 5:46 pm

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB),Β Mazi Nnamdi Kanu via his verified Facebook page reiterated on the events unfolding on the embattled former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, and how his experience should serve as a deterrent to any other Biafran planning to mingle with the Nigerian Government.

 

“LET WHAT BEFELL ORJI UZOR KALU SERVE AS A LESSON TO OTHERS”

“……and as I warned them many years ago, serve the Zoo come back in shame.”

“I warned him when he came to see me in Kuje Prison that those illiterate unity begging Alimajiris from the …

Nigeria Militants Kidnap 14, Including 2 Red Cross Workers

December 5, 2019 3:31 pm

Armed militants in northeast Nigeria have kidnapped 14 people, including two Red Cross workers and an army sergeant, security sources said on Thursday.

The group were intercepted by fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) on Wednesday night in Borno state, two Nigerian security sources said.

“Terrorists from ISWAP set up a roadblock on a road between Maiduguri and Damaturu yesterday… and took 14 people,” said one security source said.

“Among the kidnap victims are an army sergeant and his family and two Red Cross staff who were also taken.”

A second security source confirmed the kidnapping …

Top Democrat Pulls Trigger On Trump Impeachment Articles

December 5, 2019 3:30 pm

Top US Democrat Nancy Pelosi gave the green light to draft articles of impeachment against Donald Trump on Thursday, saying the president’s abuse of power “leaves us no choice but to act.”

By asking the House Judiciary Committee chairman to draw up the charges, Speaker Pelosi signaled that a formal vote on impeaching the 45th American president is all but assured.

With a majority of the Democratic-controlled chamber already expressing intent to back the divisive procedure, Trump is likely to become just the third president in US history to be impeached by the House of Representatives.

“Sadly, but with confidence

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US Indicts Evil Corp Hackers With Russian Intelligence

December 5, 2019 3:29 pm

A Lamborghini-driving Moscow hacker who called his operation Evil Corp and has ties to the FSB Russian intelligence service was indicted by US authorities Thursday for the cybertheft of tens of millions of dollars.

An indictment unsealed in Pittsburgh named Maksim Yakubets and his Evil Corp partner Igor Turashev as the main figures in a group which inserted malware on computers in dozens of countries to steal more than $100 million from companies and local authorities.

The indictment was accompanied by sanctions from the US Treasury on the two men, as well as the announcement of a $5 million reward …

We Didn’t Back Down, Australia Insists After Folau Payout

December 5, 2019 3:27 pm

Rugby Australia insisted Thursday it did not back down by settling its feud with Israel Folau over homophobic comments, while all-but ruling out the staunch Christian from playing Super Rugby again.

The two parties avoided a costly court battle by reaching a mediated agreement on Wednesday to end Folau’s lawsuit over his sacking in May for warning “hell awaits” gay people and others he considers sinners.

Under the settlement, both sides apologised for “any hurt or harm” caused, with Folau taking to YouTube to claim he had been “vindicated”.

Financial terms of the deal were confidential, but Rugby Australia …

Samoa Shuts Down In Unprecedented Battle Against Measles

December 5, 2019 3:19 pm

Samoa entered a two-day lockdown Thursday to carry out an unprecedented mass vaccination drive aimed at containing a devastating measles epidemic that has killed dozens of children in the Pacific island nation.

As the death toll climbed to 62, officials ordered all businesses and non-essential government services to close, shut down inter-island ferries and told people to keep their cars off the roads.

Residents were advised to obey a dawn-to-dusk curfew, staying in their homes and displaying a red flag if any occupants were not yet immunised.

Hundreds of vaccination teams, including public servants drafted in for the operation, fanned …

SMAC In The DARQ: The Tech Trends Shaping 2020

December 5, 2019 3:19 pm

In 2020, will the wow factor return to consumer hardware? Will blockchain and 5G punch into the mainstream? Or will the world unify against Big Tech’s privacy-busting, tax-avoiding practices?

AFP looks at five themes shaping the world of technology after a year in which the public’s mood towards the industry grew more distrustful.

– 5G’s unfulfilled promise –

Super-fast fifth-generation network speeds are meant to revolutionize communications along with areas like urban transport — driverless cars plying our streets safely could finally become reality.

But so far, 5G has failed to meet expectations due to the lagging build of …

Saudi Aramco Raises $25.6bn In Largest-Ever IPO

December 5, 2019 3:18 pm

Saudi Arabia’s state oil company Aramco launched its initial stock offering on Thursday, pricing at the high end of the target range and raising $25.6 billion, two sources told AFP.

That sum raised by the oil giant surpasses the $25 billion raised by the Chinese online trading group Alibaba when it debuted on Wall Street in 2014.

The market launch also puts the Saudi oil behemoth’s value at $1.7 trillion, far ahead of other corporate giants in the trillion-dollar club: Apple ($1.2 trillion), Microsoft and Alibaba ($1.1 trillion).

However, it fell short of the $2 trillion mark the kingdom’s de …

Japanese Magazine Ridiculed For ‘Socrates’ Dating Advice

December 5, 2019 3:18 pm

A Japanese magazine that advised women to compliment men on their intelligence by saying “You sound like Socrates” has been ridiculed in the country ranked one of the world’s worst for gender parity.

“JJ”, a major fashion magazine targeted at young women, encouraged readers to compare men to the classical Greek philosopher when they say something complicated.

A picture of the page sparked mirth when it was shared on Twitter — with some users noting that Socrates did not live happily ever after, as he was sentenced to death by drinking poison.

Users of both genders poured scorn on the …

Parisians Stoic In Face Of Strike Disruptions

December 5, 2019 3:18 pm

Arriving at a deserted Saint-Lazare station in Paris from his night job at a wholesale food market south of the city, Armand Kouakou makes his way wearily towards the departures board.

The 50-year-old butcher usually manages to catch a train for the Paris suburb of Etang-la-Ville within 15 minutes.

But on Thursday, the first day of a national strike which slammed the brakes on public transport, Kouakou, who already spent an hour and a half trying to get home, will have to wait another hour.

And yet he is loath to condemn the transport workers who walked off the job …

Over Half A Million March As France Paralysed By Strike

December 5, 2019 3:15 pm

A nationwide strike brought much of France to a standstill on Thursday with more than half a million people hitting the streets to protest the government’s planned overhaul of the pension system, one of President Emmanuel Macron most ambitious reforms.

The huge demonstrations across the country added to walkouts that paralysed transport services and closed schools, with international high-speed rail disrupted and flights cancelled.

In the capital as well as in the southeastern city of Lyon and western city of Nantes police fired teargas to disperse small groups of rioters but protests were mainly peaceful.

Macron’s government has yet …

Silver Spitfire Back In Britain After Round-The-World Trip

December 5, 2019 3:14 pm

An original Spitfire plane landed back in Britain on Thursday after successfully completing a first-ever attempt to fly the iconic World War II fighter around the globe.

The gleaming silver aircraft touched down on the grass runway at Goodwood Aerodrome outside Chichester, exactly four months after it took off on August 5.

The restored 76-year-old plane, which flew in World War II, visited 24 countries on its epic journey westwards around the world, clocking up more than 23,300 miles (37,500 kilometres).

The aircraft has been de-militarised, stripped of its guns and paintwork, revealing the shining, silvery aluminium underneath.

British aviators …

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