December 6, 2019

Merkel Voices ‘Deep Shame’ On First Visit To Auschwitz

December 6, 2019 2:40 pm

Angela Merkel visited the former Auschwitz Nazi death camp on Friday for the first time as chancellor and said admitting Nazi crimes was a key part of Germany’s identity that could combat growing anti-Semitism.

“Remembering the crimes… is a responsibility which never ends,” Merkel said during the visit in a message aimed at calls from the German far right for a shift away from a culture of remembrance and atonement.

“To be aware of this responsibility is part of our national identity, our self-understanding as an enlightened and free society,” she added.

Merkel is only the third chancellor ever to …

‘Mega Fire’ Forms North Of Sydney

December 6, 2019 2:40 pm

Several Australian bushfires have combined to form a “mega fire” that is burning out of control across a swathe of land north of Sydney, authorities said Friday, warning they cannot contain the blaze.

New South Wales Rural Fire Service deputy commissioner, Rob Rogers said “there are probably more than eight fires in all” that have merged to form what has been dubbed a “mega fire” in an area of national park forest.

The blaze was burning across 300,000 hectares — an area roughly 60 kilometres (37 miles) across — within an hour’s drive of Australia’s largest city, which was again …

Saudi Shooter Kills Three In US Navy Base Attack: Media

December 6, 2019 2:39 pm

A Saudi military trainee opened fire on Friday at a US naval base, killing three people before being shot dead by police, local media and officials said.

The shooting, which took place at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida, left seven people injured including two sheriff’s deputies who responded to the attack, one of whom was shot in the knee, the other in the arm.

CNN reported that the shooter was in the military of Saudi Arabia — the same nationality as 15 of the 19 men involved in the 9/11 attacks, some of whom attended flight school in Florida.…

Weak Arctic Ice Sees 56 Polar Bears Descend On Village

December 6, 2019 2:38 pm

More than 50 polar bears have gathered on the edge of a village in Russia’s far north, environmentalists and residents said, as weak Arctic ice leaves them unable to roam.

The Russian branch of the World Wildlife Fund said climate change was to blame, as unusually warm temperatures prevented coastal ice from forming.

The WWF said 56 polar bears had gathered in a one-square-kilometre (0.4-square-mile) area near the village of Ryrkaipy in Chukotka on the northeastern tip of Russia.

There were concerns they could enter the village, home to fewer than 1,000 people, and patrols had been set up to …

French Government Sticks By Pension Reform As Atrike Bites

December 6, 2019 2:37 pm

The French government on Friday expressed determination to plough ahead with far-reaching pension reforms in the face of the biggest strikes in years, which have brought public transport in much of the country to a standstill.

The strikes, which began Thursday, have seen most high-speed trains cancelled, flights affected and most of the Paris metro shut down in a major challenge to the ambitious reform agenda of President Emmanuel Macron.

The turmoil is expected to continue over the weekend and through until at least Tuesday when unions have called more nationwide protests to follow mass rallies on Thursday that

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Teen Admits Attempted Murder Of French Boy At London

December 6, 2019 2:37 pm

A British teenager on Friday pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of a six-year-old French boy, who was thrown from the 10th floor viewing platform of London’s Tate Modern art gallery.

Jonty Bravery, 18, admitted the charge during a hearing at the Central Criminal Court. He was remanded in custody pending psychiatric reports and sentencing on February 17.

The young boy suffered a broken spine, legs and arm in the attack, which happened in front of horrified visitors to the riverside contemporary art gallery on August 4.

Bravery, who was 17 at the time of the attack, appeared in court

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Thunberg Brings Her Climate Protest To UN Climate Summit

December 6, 2019 2:36 pm

Thousands of activists from around the world including teen activist Greta Thunberg hit the streets of Madrid on Friday to demand urgent action on the climate crisis from world leaders attending the COP25 summit in the Spanish capital.

Teen eco-warrior Thunberg — who refuses to fly because of the carbon emissions involved — joined the rally after making a nearly three-week journey across the Atlantic by catamaran.

“We would love some action by people in power because people are suffering and dying due to the climate and ecological emergency and we can’t wait any longer,” the 16-year-old Swede told a …

Indian Police Kill Rape-Murder Suspects

December 6, 2019 2:35 pm

Indian police on Friday shot dead four gang-rape and murder suspects, prompting celebrations but also accusations that they were extrajudicial executions.

The men, who had been in custody for a week over the latest rape case to shock India, were shot in the early hours during a re-enactment of the crime organised by police in Shadnagar, outside the southern city of Hyderabad.

“The police brought the accused to the crime spot as part of the investigation. The accused then started attacking the police with stones and sticks and then snatched the weapons and started firing,” police commissioner V.C. Sajjanar said.

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Airport Officials Caught Taking Bribe Will Be Barred – FAAN

FAAN Seeks Review Of Service Tariffs

December 6, 2019 1:20 pm

The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) is seeking the review of its service rates and tariff to reflect current economic realities.

Managing Director/CEO of FAAN, Capt. Rabiu Yadudu who stated this during the visit of members of the House of the Representatives Committee on Aviation to the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos lamented the inability to get the requisite government and regulatory permits to review the charges.

“We have challenges with bureaucracies, bottlenecks and delays in the review of rates and tariff on services,” Yadudu said.
“The last time FAAN reviewed her charges was in 2011, over seven years ago …

UNICEF To Improve Literacy Of Nigerian Children

December 6, 2019 1:19 pm

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), on Friday said it would help improve literacy level among Nigerian children in rural areas through sensitisation and advocacy.

The UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, Mr Peter Hawkins, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the importance of literacy and education would be better understood through advocacy.

Hawkins said that for those in the rural areas to understand that they could be liberated from poverty through education, it had to be through advocacy and sensitisation.

According to him, those in the rural areas and local communities are often neglected in the areas …

2020: APC Won’t Lose Edo – Oshiomhole Declares

December 6, 2019 1:17 pm

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, on Friday declared that the ruling party is not at risk of losing in Edo State in 2020 governorship elections in the state.

Oshiomhole made the declaration while briefing State House correspondents on the purpose of the meeting President Muhammadu Buhari had with the 36 states party chairmen at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

According to him, those  in the opposition, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) that could serve as stumbling block in the state have joined their ancestors.

Oshiomhole insisted that in defense of the party, had accepted the APC …

SERAP Reacts As NBA Withdraws Invitation To Gov El-Rufai

Rearrest Of Sowore: SERAP Condemns DSS ‘s Approach

December 6, 2019 1:17 pm
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has strongly condemned approach of the Department of State Services (DSS) in rearresting Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare, after the Friday’s proceedings at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
In condemning the way and manner the duo were violently re-arrest SERAP also knocked  DSS operatives for the apparent harassment and intimidation of Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu.
 Expressing the group’s displeasure to the approach of DSS, SERAP Deputy Director,  Kolawole Oluwadare, in a statement issued yesterday stated:: “Armed DSS officials reportedly stormed the courtroom, causing pandemonium at the court
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