February 22, 2020

Haaland has scored 12 goals for Dortmund

Dortmund Move Second As Haaland Hits 40th Goal Of Season

February 22, 2020 5:34 pm

Erling Braut Haaland scored his 40th goal of the season as the teenager continued his phenomenal scoring streak in Borussia Dortmund’s 2-0 win at Werder Bremen on Saturday.

The 19-year-old flicked home a second-half cross to score his 12th goal in eight games for Dortmund as Lucien Favre’s side moved second in the Bundesliga, four points behind leaders Bayern Munich.

Haaland, who scored twice in Tuesday’s Champions League last 16, first-leg win over Paris Saint-Germain, also netted 28 goals for Salzburg before joining Dortmund for 20 million euros ($22 million) in December.

Dortmund ground out victory after showing some early …

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation committed up to $100 million for the global response to the outbreak

Xi Writes Thank You Note To Bill Gates For Virus Pledge

February 22, 2020 5:33 pm

Chinese President Xi Jinping has written a letter expressing thanks to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for the organisation’s “generosity” and support tackling a deadly virus epidemic, state media said Saturday.

The outbreak of the new COVID-19 strain has claimed 2,345 lives in mainland China and infected more than 76,000 people, with cases in more than 25 countries.

Earlier this month the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation committed up to $100 million for the global response to the outbreak.

“I deeply appreciate the act of generosity of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and your letter of solidarity to

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Fox And NBCUniversal To Acquire Streaming Platforms

February 22, 2020 5:32 pm

Media groups Fox Corp. and NBCUniversal are looking to buy ad-supported streaming platforms meant to lure customers who don’t want to spend money on subscriptions, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

Fox, the Murdoch-family controlled media group which owns the Fox News Channel, has said it would be willing to shell out some $500 million for Tubi, a streaming platform which airs mostly older movies and TV shows, the report said.

A tie-up could help expand the footprint of Fox, which last year sold much of its film and television assets to Disney but retained its broadcast television network in …

India is gearing up for a visit by US President Donald Trump starting Monday

Taj Mahal But No Trade Deal For Trump In India

February 22, 2020 5:32 pm

US President Donald Trump will open the world’s biggest cricket stadium and watch the sun set at the famed Taj Mahal during a lightning visit to India starting Monday, but behind the spectacular optics he is expected to face a protectionist counter-punch on trade.

Trump’s blossoming bromance with Prime Minister Narendra Modi that will be on show again belies prickly relations, particularly over commerce, with both men ramping up protectionist measures.

Experts say this has hurt US efforts to make India a strategic counterweight to China, while Trump’s mediation offer in the long-running Kashmir dispute with Pakistan has annoyed New …

The Dalai Lama is the universally recognised face of the movement for Tibetan autonomy

Dalai Lama Marks 80 Years As Tibet’s Spiritual Leader

February 22, 2020 5:31 pm

The Dalai Lama on Saturday marked the 80th anniversary of his enthronement as the spiritual leader of Tibet, a position held almost entirely in exile and as a target of constant vilification by the Chinese state.

Hundreds of miles from Lhasa’s imposing 1,000-room Potala Palace, the sandal-wearing monk now ministers to his fellow Tibetan exiles from Dharamsala in the foothills of the Indian Himalaya.

He remains the universally recognised face of the movement for Tibetan autonomy, but the global spotlight he enjoyed after winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 has dimmed and the deluge of invitations to hobnob …

Terrible Things May Happen In Few Days – Fani Kayode

February 22, 2020 4:25 pm

Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, former minister of aviation has warned against bad happenings in Nigeria in the next few months.

Fani-Kayode in a post on his Twitter page said he has a feeling that terrible things may happen in the next few months in Nigeria.

The Former minister further advised Nigerian to seek prayers and ask God to deliver the country from ‘What lies ahead’ in order to maintain peace.

Read Also: FFK Writes Open Letter To Buhari: “You Abandoned Nigeria”

Fani-Kayode on his Twitter page wrote; “I have a bad feeling and terrible foreboding about what may happen in Nigeria

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Ignore Calls Against Oshiomhole, APC Chieftain To Buhari

February 22, 2020 4:25 pm

A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Ibrahim Emokpaire, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari, to ignore those calling for the removal of Adams Oshiomhole, the party’s National Chairman.

Emokpaire, a former APC national chairmanship aspirant made the appeal on Saturday in Abuja.

He noted that Oshiomhole had become a victim of the 5th columnists, who were ceaselessly maligning him and bent on subverting the party.

He further appealed to the president, as leader of the APC to stand up and defend Oshiomhole, who according to him, is being hounded by a small but fanatical group.

The APC …

Ex-South African President Zuma Hit By Mystery Illness

February 22, 2020 4:25 pm

Former South African president Jacob Zuma has gone to Cuba to seek medical help for an undisclosed illness.

The embattled leader who has a suspended arrest warrant against him left South Africa on 23 January.

He returned on Saturday 22 February, according to News 24.

Read Also: Court Issues Arrest Warrant For Ex-President, Jacob Zuma

He was received at at OR Tambo International Airport by a group of supporters, mainly from the Radical Economic Transformation (RET) President Zuma Support Group.

Senior ANC members were also on hand to receive the president, News24 reported.

 

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SARS Kills Remo Stars Football Club’s Assistant Captain

February 22, 2020 4:25 pm

Men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, have allegedly killed the Assistant Captain of  Remo Stars football Club, Tiyamiyu Kazeem, known as Kaka.

The club, in a statement on its Twitter handle on Saturday said they regret to announce the departure of “our assistant Captain and Defender, Tiyamiyu Kazeem (Kaka).

“The Club is doing everything possible to investigate his ultimately death. May his soul rest in perfect peace.

Read Also: Abeokuta Boils As SARS Shoot Three Traders

“Until his death, he was a humble and reliable defender for Remo Stars FC in the ongoing 2019/2020 Nigeria National League (NNL).”

Kazeem …

Service Chiefs: Resign If Buhari Refuses To Sack You

February 22, 2020 4:24 pm

A human rights group has called on the Service Chiefs to honourably leave their offices if President Muhammadu Buhari refuses to sack them.

DAILY POST reports that following the rising cases of insecurity in Nigeria, there have been unending calls from major stakeholders, asking the President to relieve the military bosses of their posts

But President Buhari has been adamant, insisting the Service Chiefs have assisted in winning the war against Boko Haram insurgency.

However, the group, under the auspices of Ogun State Coalition of Civil Society, said the Service Chiefs should not wait for the President to sack them,

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Pirates Kidnap 9 Personnel Of Oil Vessel Enroute Lagos

February 22, 2020 4:24 pm

The Alpine Penelope crude oil tanker has been attacked by suspected pirates, the  76nw SW Cotonou vessel was enroute Lagos.

Dryad Global, a maritime security risk management, announced this in a statement.

Ten crew of the vessel were kidnapped. Although their names remain unknown, they include Georgian, Filipino and Ukrainian nationals.

Read Also: Pirates Kidnap Nine From Norwegian Ship Off Benin

The vessel had a total of 24 personnel, comprising of citizens of those countries as at the attack time.

Dryad Global said, “source confidence level” of the incident is “high” and that fate of the crew remains unclear.

“Within

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Ikpeazu Issues Ultimatum To Abia Electoral Commission

February 22, 2020 4:24 pm

The Abia State Executive Council has directed the Abia Independent National Electoral Commission (ABSIEC) to provide details of the cost and required logistics support to conduct local government elections in the seventeen local government areas of the state on or before September 30th, 2020.

This is coming after the opposition All Progressives Congress(APC) and All the Progressive Grand Alliance(APGA) in Abia, frowned at the existence of Transition Committee chairmen in the seventeen local government areas in the state.

The parties claimed that the development has paved way for those in political offices to continue looting the funds meant for the

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