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Garlands For Mamman Daura

November 9, 2019 4:12 pm

When I look back now, I think the struggle against former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s Third Term Agenda, cemented my relationship with Malam Mamman Daura. As Editor of Daily Trust, I had been one of the earliest people, who got to read an outline of that agenda. We held very robust debates in our weekly Editorial Board meetings, which I also chaired, and we knew, that it was a moment that called for the most definitive struggle, against what was designed to jeopardize Nigeria’s democratic consolidation. I was very convinced at the personal level, that Nigeria deserved better, than what Obasanjo …

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French Bishops Approve Payouts For Sex Abuse Victims

November 9, 2019 4:09 pm

French bishops on Saturday approved a programme of payouts to victims of sex abuse by priests — but survivors have already objected that the Church has not gone far enough in admitting responsibility.

Voting at the bi-annual Conference of French Bishops (CEF) in the southern city of Lourdes, a large majority of the 120 bishops approved the payments to those who had suffered abuse within the Church.

The size of the payouts will be made will be determined at a meeting in April, conference chairman Eric de Moulins-Beaufort, the archbishop of Reims, told reporters.

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UN Envoy Launches Intra-Syrian Talks

November 9, 2019 1:17 pm

Syrian government and opposition representatives sat down to draft a new constitution, in what UN mediator Geir Pedersen called a “historic moment”.

The fact that the warring sides agreed to sit down face to face for the first time after nearly nine years of conflict “is a powerful sign of hope for Syrians everywhere,” Pedersen told the 150 delegates.

“I encourage you to be patient and also to be persistent, to be ready to compromise and to engage constructively,” the Norwegian UN diplomat said.

He pointed out that the talks could pave the way to a broader peace process.

“I …

Brazil’s Leftist Icon Lula Walks Free From Jail

November 9, 2019 1:13 pm

Brazil’s leftist icon Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva walked free from jail Friday after a year and a half behind bars for corruption following a court ruling that could release thousands of convicts.

The former president, wearing a black T-shirt and suit jacket, pumped his fist as he exited the federal police headquarters in the southern city of Curitiba and was quickly mobbed by hundreds of supporters and journalists.

In an impassioned address in a sometimes hoarse voice, Lula vowed to keep fighting for poor people and denounced the economic policies of the current right-wing president, Jair Bolsonaro.

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Biden Brings Confidence As 2020 Rivals Close In

November 9, 2019 1:12 pm

Democrat Joe Biden strode into New Hampshire’s statehouse Friday like he owned the place, back-slapping officials and insisting he has broad voter support as he ramps up his bid to challenge President Donald Trump in 2020.

Biden has struggled to retain the frontrunner status that he claimed when he entered the crowded Democratic field in April.

He faces tough competition from progressive US senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, and from up-and-coming fellow centrist Pete Buttigieg, an Indiana mayor who is half Biden’s age.

The party elder statesman finds himself

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Stiffer Punishment For Randy Lecturers

November 9, 2019 10:35 am
Following the recent reported cases of sexual harassment in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions, President Muhammadu Buhari has warned that henceforth, any lecturer indicted in the sex-for-marks scandal and other sexual-related offences would face the “stiffest punishment under the law.” The president, in his speech at the 35th convocation ceremony of the University of Ilorin, condemned the rising cases of sexual scandals in the nation’s university system.

The president’s terse threat of full sanctions on the offenders, though belated, has brought an official stamp of disavowal of the heinous acts, which have seized the nation by the jugular in recent times. Also,

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2023: APC Wont Zone Presidency To North – Prof. Itse Sagay

November 9, 2019 9:00 am

Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay, has told the North not to think of contesting the 2023 presidential election, as it is the turn of the South to produce the next president of Nigeria. In this interview with VINCENT KALU, the legal luminary gave conditions Igbo must fulfil to succeed Buhari.

Nigeria is more divided now than even during the civil war, why and how can this division be arrested?

Yes. Nigeria is more divided now because a lot of people who were living on free Nigerian money which they didn’t work for; which were depleting …

Facebook Apologizes After Black Workers Complain Of Bias

November 9, 2019 8:09 am

Facebook apologized on Friday after black employees anonymously shared feelings of workplace bias in an online post.

The post shared at Medium by a “FB Blind” profile laid out perceived slights by managers, white colleagues, and the human resources department.

“No one at Facebook, or anywhere, should have to put up with this behaviour,” corporate communications vice president Bertie Thomson said in response to an AFP query.

“We are sorry. It goes against everything that we stand for as a company. We’re listening and working hard to do better.”…

Wenger Contradicts Bayern’s Claim They Turned Him Down

November 9, 2019 8:09 am

Arsene Wenger has contradicted a claim by Bayern Munich that they turned him down for the vacant head coach’s job and accused the defending German champions of a lack of discretion.

Bayern needs a new coach after Niko Kovac was sacked last Sunday with former Germany assistant Hansi Flick appointed interim boss for Wednesday’s win over Olympiakos and Saturday’s home league game against Dortmund.

On Thursday, Bayern put out a statement claiming Wenger had called club chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge to express interest in replacing Kovac, but said the former Arsenal boss had been turned down.

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Bangladesh Evacuates 100,000 As Cyclone Bulbul Approaches

November 9, 2019 8:01 am

Bangladesh authorities have evacuated around 100,000 people from the country’s low-lying coastal villages and islands with Cyclone Bulbul set to slam into the country later on Saturday, officials said.

The Meteorological Department has asked local authorities and two ports to raise their highest alert, as the cyclone is expected to unleash a storm surge as high as seven feet (two metres) in coastal districts.

Bulbul, packing a maximum wind speed of 120 kilometres per hour (75 miles), is on course to make landfall near the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, which straddles Bangladesh and part of eastern India and …

Jubilation In Abia North Over Kalu’s Appeal Court Victory

November 9, 2019 8:01 am

It was jubilation galore in Abia North Senatorial District, when the news of the victory of the Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu filtered into town.

Kalu, the former governor of Abia State had won the February 23 National Assembly election for Abia North Senatorial District on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), beating his closest rival, Mao Ohuabunwa of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ohuabunwa, unhappy with Kalu’s declaration by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), went to the elections tribunal sitting in Umuahia, which last month gave a judgment that was considered, ‘controversial’, …

NY: Marines Allow Umbrellas For Men Since 200 Years

November 8, 2019 4:34 pm

Male Marines will no longer be forced to get soaked when there’s an umbrella handy.

For the first time in the more than 200-year history of the Corps, male Marines will be allowed to wield umbrellas while in uniform, according to CNN. Previously, only female Marines were permitted to carry out basic wetness-protection tactics.

Now, thanks to an update in uniform regulations, men in the Corps can join women in carrying a small “all black, plain, standard or collapsible umbrella … during inclement weather with the service and dress uniforms.” Umbrellas are still not permitted with camouflage uniforms.

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