February 2020

Boko Haram Gunmen Sack Nigerian Village

February 19, 2020 3:38 am

Hungry gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents attacked Kwarangilim village in Borno State on Tuesday.

The assailants were said to have invaded the village in Chibok Local Government Area of the state, in search of food to loot.

They also set houses ablaze while villagers were forced to escape to nearby bushes as the attack lasted for hours.

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Troops of the 28 Task Force Brigade and the 117 Battalion of the Nigerian Army deployed in Chibok have since arrived the village to restore calm.

Kwarangilim is located about five kilometres to …

Kidnap: Adeboye Confirms Release Of 8 RCCG Members

Don’t Marry Man Who Has No Job – Enoch Adeboye

February 19, 2020 3:37 am

 

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Pastor Enoch Adeboye has advised intending wives not to marry jobless men.

This is coming less than 24 hours after the clergyman advised his male congregant against marrying ladies who can’t cook.

Enoch Adeboye wrote on Twitter: “My sons, don’t marry a lady who cannot cook. She needs to know how to do chores and cook because you cannot afford to be eating out all the time.”

The pastor’s post generated a lot of mixed reactions and many celebrities also waded into the matter to make their stands …

Gianni Infantino, FIFA President

FIFA Cancels Paraguay Meeting, Opts For Video Conference

February 19, 2020 3:36 am

FIFA will hold the next meeting of its decision-making Council by video-conferencing from its Zurich headquarters, the global football body said on Tuesday.

It is not going to be at Asuncion in Paraguay as originally planned.

The decision was taken “at the request of several members”, FIFA said in a short statement.

It however added that members who wished to attend the March 20 meeting in person were still welcome.

The move was partly motivated by environmental concerns and a bid to cut down on the amount FIFA spends on international travel, a source with knowledge of the decision told …

BRIT Awards: Rapper Dave Blasts Boris Johnson As Racist

February 19, 2020 3:35 am

British rapper Dave was a big winner at the BRIT Awards on Tuesday, but his lyrical attack on Britain’s prime minister who he accused of being racist has stolen the headline.

Crowds cheered at Britain’s annual pop music honours, in their 40th year, as Dave took full advantage of the spotlight and a prime-time television slot to make a political statement against Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

“It is racist whether or not it feels racist. The truth is our prime minister is a real racist,” he rapped, in a powerful performance of his song “Black” on a white piano flashing …

Harvey Weinstein’s

Harvey Weinstein’s Trial: Jurors Yet To Reach Verdict

February 19, 2020 3:35 am

Jurors in ex-Hollywood titan Harvey Weinstein’s high-profile sex crimes trial ended their first day of deliberations Tuesday without reaching a verdict in the case seen as a watershed in the #MeToo movement.

The disgraced movie mogul, 67, faces life in prison if the jury of seven men and five women convict him of a variety of sexual misconduct charges in New York.

They began considering their verdict just before 11:30 am (1630 GMT) and adjourned five hours later. They will reconvene on Wednesday at 9:30 am.

More than 80 women have accused Weinstein of sexual misconduct since allegations against him …

Senate President Ahmad Lawan: holds emergency meeting, orders tight security at National Assembly.

Lawan Holds Emergency Meeting Over Threat To NASS

February 19, 2020 3:34 am

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has called on the nation’s heads of security agencies to tighten security at the National Assembly to avert any security breach.

Lawan said he had received a report of security threats to the seat of parliament and such cannot be taken for granted.

A statement by his Special Adviser (Media), Ola Awoniyi, said Lawan spoke at an emergency meeting of the Senate leadership with top security officials at the National Assembly Abuja.

The statement said those at the meeting included the DSS Director-General and representatives of the Defence, the police, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence …

Vitoria Guimaraes

Vitoria Guimaraes Release Statement On Racist Abuse

February 19, 2020 3:32 am

Portuguese club Vitoria Guimaraes on Tuesday launched their own investigation and released an anti-racism video after FC Porto striker Moussa Marega was subjected to racist insults at their stadium.

Marega was insulted during a league game on Sunday.

Vitoria said in a statement that racism was a “problem of national dimension”.

The club added that the problem was one from which government entities “cannot distance themselves with simplistic declarations of selective rejection and censorship.”

Political and sports authorities, including the league’s organising body Liga Portugal, had earlier condemned the incident, while the police began an investigation on Monday.

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Hon. Wemi Ojo Jones, Kogi State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology.

Kogi Education Commissioner Calls For Cultism Eradication

February 19, 2020 3:29 am

 

 

The Kogi State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Hon. Wemi Ojo Jones has charged all heads of institutions in the state to intensify action in eradicating cultism in schools as directed by the Governor, Alh. Yahaya Bello.

The Commissioner gave the charge at the inaugural meeting he held with stakeholders in education on Monday in Lokoja. This was disclosed by Adamu Seidu, the Information Officer of the Ministry of Education.

Jones said that the purpose of the meeting was to interact with all the relevant stakeholders and brainstorm on how to take education to a greater height …

Malawi: DPP Petitions ACB To Investigate 5 Judges

February 19, 2020 1:48 am

 

The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on Monday marched peacefully in Blantyre City in a ‘march for the Restoration of Democratic Justice’ and presented their petition to Blantyre City Council (BCC) demanding the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to investigate all the five judges who presided over the presidential election nullification petition.

The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on Monday marched peacefully in Blantyre City in a ‘march for the Restoration of Democratic Justice’ and presented their petition to Blantyre City Council (BCC) demanding the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to investigate all the five judges who presided over the presidential election nullification

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Cirque du Soleil Founder Sells Remaining Stake

February 18, 2020 5:44 pm
Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte says he will still be involved creatively after selling his remaining stake in the global circus group

Guy Laliberte, a former stilt-walker who founded Canada’s Cirque du Soleil more than three decades ago, announced Monday he had sold his remaining stake in the world’s most famous circus troupe.

Laliberte — whose eclectic CV includes stints as a fire-eater, professional poker player and a tourist on the International Space Station — will retain his links to the Montreal-based troupe as a creative advisor.

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But after selling …

WHO Urge As China Virus Death Toll Nears 1,900

February 18, 2020 5:43 pm

 

Nearly 1,900 people have now died and more than 72,000 others infected by the virus in China, with hundreds more cases in some 25 countries.

The situation remains dire at the epicentre, with the director of a hospital in the central city of Wuhan becoming the seventh medical worker to succumb to the COVID-19 illness.

But Chinese officials released a study showing most patients have mild cases of the illness, and World Health Organization officials said the mortality rate was relatively low.

AFP / Gal ROMACoronavirus cases, recoveries in China

The epidemic has triggered panic-buying in Singapore and

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Dortmund Make Can Deal permanent

February 18, 2020 5:43 pm

Germany international Emre Can’s move from Juventus to Borussia Dortmund has been made permanent, both clubs confirmed on Tuesday.

The 26-year-old, who can play as a defender or a holding midfielder, joined the Bundesliga outfit on loan last month as cover for Denmark’s injured Thomas Delaney until the end of the season and has now signed a four-year deal.

“Borussia Dortmund have agreed a permanent transfer with Juventus,” the German club said in a statement, adding Can’s loan spell officially ends at the end of June.

Juve said “the definitive acquisition of the registration rights of (Can)” had been made …

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