October 14, 2020

Buhari Gets Reasons To Oust Onochie’s Name From Commissioners’ List

Buhari Gets Reasons To Oust Onochie’s Name From List

October 14, 2020 5:45 am

President Muhammadu Buhari has been provided reasons to remove the name of his special assistant on social media, Lauretta Onochie from the list of Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

Frontline human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, listed reasons the appointment of Onochie as INEC Commissioner should not stand.

Falana, in a statement he made available to reporters on Tuesday, pointed out that Onochie, as a card-carrying member of the ruling party, or any other registered political party, was not qualified for such a role.

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Recall that the …

Sack Gernot Rohr now, NFF advised

Sack Gernot Rohr Now, NFF Advised

October 14, 2020 5:31 am

A former House of Representatives Committee Chairman on Sports, Godfrey Gaiya, has called for the sack of Super Eagles Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr following the team’s poor outing in Austria.

The Super Eagles ended their Tuesday’s friendly with Tunisia’s Carthage Eagles 1-1, four days after they lost 0-1 to the Desert Foxes of Algeria.

Gaiya in an interview with NAN wondered what would happen in a competitive match if the “highly rated” coach could not defeat any African opponent in both friendlies played in Austria.

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“We need another coach …

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President Buhari, FG Worried About Kogi Flood Disaster

October 14, 2020 5:29 am

The Federal Government through the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has donated relief materials to victims of flood disaster in 10 local government areas of Kogi.

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Farouq, disclosed this during a ceremony to mark the distribution of the items at Government House, Lokoja.

Farouq said that she was in Kogi to convey the sympathy of the Federal Government to the Government and people of the State over the flood that occurred in some areas of the State.

“Kogi State, having the confluence of the …

Jonathan breaks silence on #EndSARS protest

Jonathan Breaks Silence On #EndSARS Protest

October 14, 2020 5:07 am

Nigeria’s former President, Goodluck Jonathan has broken his silence on the ongoing #EndSARS protest in the country.

Jonathan had not spoken since the protest kicked off over a week ago.

But on Tuesday, the former President sued for restraint as the protests against the operation of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) continued to spread across the country.

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He said: “I implore everyone to exercise restraint as we walk through these challenging times.”

The former President stressed that no Nigerian life should be lost during peaceful protests.

He stated this in a …

Spy case of Australian writer reaches China court

Spy Case Of Australian Writer Reaches China Court

October 14, 2020 4:51 am

The espionage case against detained Australian writer Yang Hengjun has reached a Beijing court, China’s foreign ministry spokesman said Monday, in a rare update on a man held incommunicado for months since his arrest last year.

The relationship between China and Australia has been perforated by spy scandals and trade rows, with both sides accusing the other of harassing citizens as diplomatic leverage.

Chinese-born Yang Jun — who also goes by the pen name Yang Hengjun — was taken into custody in January 2019 during a rare …

Hundreds Evacuated As Polish Divers Begin Bomb Defusal

Hundreds Evacuated As Polish Divers Begin Bomb Defusal

October 14, 2020 4:50 am

Hundreds of residents were evacuated on Monday as Polish military divers began a delicate operation to defuse a massive World War II bomb in a channel near the Baltic Sea.

The five-tonne device — nicknamed “Tallboy” and also known as an “earthquake bomb” — was dropped by the Royal Air Force in an attack on a Nazi warship in 1945.

It was discovered last year during dredging close to the port city of Swinoujscie — formerly Swinemunde, a part of Germany — in the far northwest of Poland.

“It’s a world first. Nobody has ever defused a Tallboy that is …

Hyundai appoints Euisun Chung group chairman, succeeds dad

Hyundai Appoints Euisun Chung Group Chairman, Succeeds Dad

October 14, 2020 4:49 am

Hyundai Motor Group appointed 49 year-old Euisun Chung as group chairman on Wednesday, succeeding his octogenarian father Moog-Koo Chung.

The appointment formally cemented Euisun’s succession to the leadership of the world’s fifth-largest automaker conglomerate from his octogenarian father.

In the first generational handover at the South Korean automobile giant in 20 years, Hyundai Motor Group said Euisun, had been promoted to chairman from executive vice chairman.

His father, Mong-Koo, was made honorary chairman.

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Euisun Chung has played an increasingly visible leadership role since September 2018 when he was promoted to executive …

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