March 6, 2020

Lights, Camera, No Action - Hollywood Rocked By Virus

Lights, Camera, No Action? Hollywood Rocked By Virus

March 6, 2020 5:09 pm

The new James Bond movie delayed. Studios scrapping film festivals. Blockbuster productions shut down. Hollywood is being rocked by the unprecedented challenge of the new coronavirus, insiders told AFP this week.

“I have never seen anything where this many films are going to be affected all at once,” said Jeff Bock, senior analyst at Exhibitor Relations.

“There’s isolated incidents or tragedies that happen, that might affect a certain film. But this really does infect all the industry from top to bottom.”

Industry estimates put the financial loss from Asian theaters already shuttered this year around $2 billion.

Major Hollywood titles …

Bill Clinton Says Lewinsky Affair Was To Manage Anxieties

Bill Clinton Says Lewinsky Affair Was To Manage Anxieties

March 6, 2020 5:05 pm

Bill Clinton said he had an affair with Monica Lewinsky to help him deal with the stress of being president as he opened up in a documentary released Friday about the scandal that led to his impeachment.

In the four-part Hulu series, Clinton describes his sexual relationship in the 1990s with the then 22-year-old White House intern as something he did “to manage my anxieties for years.”

He said it had been motivated by life’s “pressure and disappointments and terrors, fears of whatever” and said he felt “terrible” that the affair had defined Lewinsky’s life.

“We all bring our baggage …

Facebook Removes Trump Ad Disguised As Census Message

Facebook Removes Trump Ad Disguised As Census Message

March 6, 2020 5:04 pm

Facebook has taken down an ad from President Donald Trump’s campaign which critics said misled people into believing it was an official message about the US census.

The ads encouraged readers to “take the official 2020 Congressional District Census,” but clicking on the messages directed users to a Trump campaign website.

Facebook has been under pressure from activists who have said its hand-off policy on political messages enables the proliferation of misinformation.

But the leading social network has also said that as part of its fact-checking operation it would take down any ads or posts which mislead users about the …

Idlib Rare Calm In Syria's Idlib After Ceasefire Deal

Rare Calm In Syria’s Idlib After Ceasefire Deal

March 6, 2020 4:58 pm

Syria’s war-ravaged northwest woke up to relative calm Friday, its skies free of warplanes for the first day in months, following a Russian-Turkish ceasefire deal.

The agreement raised hopes of an end to one of the bloodiest phases in the conflict but residents in Idlib were sceptical this deal would last longer than previous ones.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group and AFP correspondents in Idlib province said the truce that came into force at midnight appeared to be holding.

Observatory chief Rami Abdel Rahman reported “a complete absence of regime and Russian warplanes in the Idlib airspace”.…

coronavirus WHO Urges World To Take Virus More Seriously

WHO Urges World To Take Coronavirus More Seriously

March 6, 2020 4:57 pm

World health officials have warned that countries are not taking the coronavirus crisis seriously enough, as outbreaks surged across Europe and in the United States where medical workers sounded warnings over a “disturbing” lack of hospital preparedness.

Global markets tumbled again over concerns about the impact on the economy and as countries took more drastic steps to prevent contagion of a disease that has killed more than 3,300 people and infected nearly 100,000 in about 85 nations.

 

Cases soared in Italy, France, Greece and Iran, while a cruise ship was held off the Californian coast to test passengers showing

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Boko Haram Kills Six Policemen In Dapchi

Boko Haram Kills Six Policemen In Dapchi

March 6, 2020 11:55 am

The Executive Secretary of Yobe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) Dr. Mohammed Goje has confirmed the death of six policemen in Wednesday night attack on Dapchi town by suspected  Boko Haram.

Dr. Goje who visited Dapchi with the Commissioner for Sports, said his team evacuated the bodies to the Gen. Sani Abatcha Specialist Hospital mortuary where they would be kept for identification by family members before  burial.

According to him, the insurgents burnt down the military base in the town and a section of the police station of the town.

Other items destroyed by the insurgents are military vehicle and …

Trouble Brews As Russia Fallout Causes Oil Price Crash

Trouble Brews As Russian Fallout Causes Oil Price Crash

March 6, 2020 11:55 am
Nigeria’s 2020 budget based on a $57 oil price will be further put under strain after oil prices crashed below $50 on Friday, following the collapse of output cuts between OPEC and OPEC+ led by Russia.

Russia balked at supporting the move initiated by OPEC in response to weak demands in the season of coronavirus that has pummelled global economy.

Oil prices were in free fall after the talks for a 1.5m barrels cut collapsed. Brent dropped almost 8 percent at $46.16 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate fell 7.8% at $42.33.

Failure to secure a deal between OPEC, Russia …

NIN: Pantami Orders Suspension Of Staff Involved In Extortion

FG Unveils Fresh Plans To Wipe Out Unemployment

March 6, 2020 11:54 am
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has pointed out that there are not enough government jobs for Nigerian youths and graduates.

According to the Minister, universities graduate hundreds of thousands of youths who have no hope of securing employment in government agencies or companies.

The Minister stated this during a meeting of the Advisory Board of the Abuja Team for Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Programme (REAP), promoted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on Thursday.

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The Minister said that MIT-REAP, an entrepreneurial

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Royal Rumble - Oluwo To Appear Before Court Over Assault

Royal Rumble: Oluwo To Appear Before Court Over Assault

March 6, 2020 11:54 am

A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State on Friday ordered Iwo monarch, Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi, to appear before it over alleged assault of fellow traditional ruler.

Oba Akanbi, was on February 14 alleged to have physically assaulted the Agbowu of Ogbaagba, Oba Dhikrulahi Akinropo, in the presence of the Assistant – Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 11, Mr. Bashir Makama, during a peace meeting.

Makama was said to have called Oluwo and some other royal fathers within the zone to the meeting, for the purpose of making peace among them over lingering land disputes.

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$22.7B- Ubah Demands Inclusion Of S-East As Beneficiary

$22.7B: Ubah Demands Inclusion Of S-East As Beneficiary

March 6, 2020 11:53 am
The Senator representing Anambra South in the Nigeria upper legislative chamber, Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah, has made a case for the inclusion of the South East zone in the approved $22.7 billion external loan requested by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Ubah said the inclusion will among other things address the infrastructure deficits in the zone.

The Senate on Thursday, approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to borrow $22.7 billion despite objection from some Senators.

Buhari, in 2019 had sent the loan request to the Senate but was rejected by the Upper Legislative Chamber under the leadership of Bukola Saraki.

However, Ubah, who

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Shehu Sani Begs Ganduje To Forgive Emir Sanusi

Shehu Sani Begs Ganduje To Forgive Emir Sanusi

March 6, 2020 11:53 am

Shehu Sani, former Kaduna Central Senator, on Friday appealed to the Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje to forgive the Emir of Kano, Mallam Muhammadu Sanusi ll.

Shehu urged Ganduje to forgive the Emir because power is transient.

In a tweet, the former lawmaker pointed out that Ganduje may need the help of Sanusi when he vacates office, hence the monarch should be forgiven.

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“Dear Brother @GovUmarGanduje, forgive, forget and move on and let the Emir be. Power is transient. You May need him tomorrow when everyone has left,” Sani

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Vatican City Records First Case Of Coronavirus

Vatican City Records First Case Of Coronavirus

March 6, 2020 11:52 am

The Vatican and home to the Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis, on Friday confirmed its first case of coronavirus.

The case was confirmed after a member of the Vatican’s staff tested positive for coronavirus amid fears for the Pope’s health.

The Pope has been down with the flu but tested negative for COVID19.

Read Also: US In Coronavirus Trouble, 3 States, San Francisco Hit

The clergy has canceled some of his official meetings after suffering from a cold during an Ash Wednesday service.

It was learnt that outpatient services at the Vatican’s health clinic were all suspended in order to sanitize

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