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NY: Trump Boasts, ‘Little Michael’ Bloomberg Easy To Beat

NY: Trump Boasts, ‘Little Michael’ Bloomberg Easy To Beat

November 8, 2019 4:32 pm

Add #LittleMichael to the long list of Trump enemies.

Trump belittled Michael Bloomberg as an ineffective candidate and vowed to defeat him in a potential 2020 presidential matchup — if the ex-mayor gets that far.

“Little Michael will fail,” Trump told reporters on the White House lawn. “And if he did (win the Democratic nomination), I’d be happy. There is nobody I’d rather run against than Little Michael, that I can tell you. ”

Like he has with other rivals, Trump claimed Bloomberg had praised him in the past and is flipping the script to score cheap political points.

“He

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SA: Teacher Left Bleeding After 'Assault' By Grade 4 Pupil

SA: Teacher Left Bleeding After ‘Assault’ By Grade 4 Pupil

November 8, 2019 4:30 pm
A grade 4 pupil from Sakhile Primary School in Heidelberg, Gauteng, has been suspended after allegedly assaulting a teacher on Tuesday.

Gauteng basic education spokesperson Steve Mabona confirmed the incident.

“It is alleged that a grade 4 learner threw a pencil case towards an educator while she was busy at her table. Unfortunately, it hit her in the face,” said Mabona

The teacher was taken to a local hospital and discharged the same day.

“We can confirm that she is recuperating at home. Our employee wellness officials are in constant liaison with the educator for necessary support,” Mabona said.

Mabona

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Your Safety Is Guaranteed In Sokoto, Tambuwal To NYSC

November 8, 2019 1:29 pm

The Sokoto State Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has assured members of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) deployed in the state of their security and well-being.

The governor, represented by his deputy, Alhaji Muhammad Dan’Iya Manir, at the swearing-in of the 2019 Batch C stream 1 on Thursday at the Permanent Orientation Camp Wamakko, in Wamakko Local Government of the state, said: “I would like to assure you of government’s commitment to ensuring the security, wellbeing and welfare of every corps member posted to Sokoto State. We shall continue to collaborate with security agencies to ensure security within and outside …

Invest More In Child Nutrition, UNICEF To Policy Makers

November 8, 2019 1:28 pm

The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has called for behavioural change among policy makers and families across  South-South and South East zones in order to win the fight against malnutrition. 

Rivers Field Officer for UNICEF, Dr. Guy Yogo, made the call in Uyo, Akwa Ibom, yesterday,  at a  workshop on nutrition.

Yogo lamented that Nigeria was still battling the issue of stunted children, saying, “fighting malnutrition calls for a holistic approach from individuals, families and government.

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“There is a lot of misconception about malnutrition and or undernutrition.We have spoken about the rate of …

Adichie To Receive UN Foundation ‘Global Leadership Award’

November 8, 2019 1:27 pm

Renowned writer Chimamanda Adichie will be honoured with the United Nations Foundation Global Leadership Award on November 20 in New York. 

She is being honoured for ‘her work using literature and storytelling to connect with people across generations and cultures.’

The award would be presented at the Foundation’s annual Global Leadership Dinner.

The UN Foundation acts as a strategic partner to help the UN mobilize the resources it needs to grow a diverse and durable constituency for collective action.

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Its annual Global Leadership Dinner honours individuals and organizations who have shown ‘extraordinary leadership’. …

Plateau Killings: Berom Wants Sen. Gyang’s Apology

Plateau Killings: Berom Wants Sen. Gyang’s Apology

November 8, 2019 10:47 am
A group under the aegis of Berom Political Frontiers in Plateau State has urged the senator representing Plateau North in the National Assembly, Sen. Istifanus Gyang, to tender an unreserved apology to the Berom nation for begging killer herdsmen on the perennial attacks suspected to have been carried by the Fulani in Plateau North.
Chairman of the group, Mr. David Choji and Secretary, Pam Markus while briefing journalists in Jos on Friday on the forth coming Berom Unity Service “WUSAL Berom” said nobody had directed Sen. Gyang to speak for and on behalf of the Berom nation on such a
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Dangote To Repair Abuja Stadium

November 8, 2019 10:00 am

The football pitch of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium will get a major facelift with the implementation of the Adopt-A-Pitch Campaign by the ministry of youth and sports.

The youth and sports minister, Sunday Dare, announced on his social media platform that Dangote Industries owned by billionaire Alhaji Aliko Dangote was partnering the ministry in the Adopt-A-Pitch Campaign.

“Many thanks to Dangote Industries and indeed Alhaji Aliko Dangote for partnering with the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development to restore the football pitch and score board of the Moshood Abiola National stadium. Our Adopt-A-Pitch Campaign program is on course,” Dare …

Five Killed, 120 injured In Iran Earthquake

Five Killed, 120 Injured In Iran Earthquake

November 8, 2019 8:41 am
A night-time earthquake in northwestern Iran on Friday killed five people and injured 120, according to early reports on state television.
The 5.9-magnitude quake struck about 120 kilometres (75 miles) southeast of the city of Tabriz, in East Azerbaijan Province, in the early hours of the morning, the Iranian Seismological Center said.Described as “moderate”, the shallow quake was eight kilometres (five miles) deep and was followed by five aftershocks.

Provincial governor, Mohammad-Reza Pourmohammadi, told local media that at least 30 houses had been destroyed.

Rescue operations were underway in 41 rural

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Bello Receives Boost As PDP Chieftains Defect To APC

November 8, 2019 3:21 am

The candidature of Governor Yahaya Bello and his deputy, Chief Edward Onoja, of the All Progressives Congress (APC) received a boost on Wednesday at Insalu, the headquarters of Yagba East Local Government Area, as the former acting governor, Chief Clarence Olafemi and hundreds of PDP members in the federal constituency renounced their membership and defected to the APC.

At the APC’s rally held in Insalu for the Yagba Federal Constituency, the former acting governor and Director General, Abubakar Ibro Gubernatorial Campaign Council, 2019, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olafemi, former Commissioner for Water Resources, Osanusi, former House of …

Heroic Welcome For Wada In Lokoja/Kotokarfe

November 8, 2019 3:21 am

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Musa Wada, has promised to fix all infrastructure inherited from the past administrations by Governor Yahaya Bello, some of which have either been vandalised or left to rot away. 

Wada, who made the promise on Wednesday in Lokoja, while addressing the mammoth crowd that graced the PDP governorship/senatorial campaign rally, noted with dissatisfaction the state of roads, health facilities, and educational institutions at all levels, as well as tourism facilities.

He condemned the fast growing rate a state like Kogi has degenerated in terms of development within just three years, saying that the only …

Azman Plane With 135 Passengers Aborts Flight Over Smoke

November 7, 2019 5:11 pm

Passengers were petrified Thursday when smoke erupted in the lavatory of Abuja-bound Azman flight minutes after it was airborne from Lagos, forcing the pilot to return to the airport of departure.

The Azman Flight ZQ 2323 LOS ETD with about 135 passengers and six crew, which took off at about 4:20 pm from the domestic wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos returned to base when the smoke spread into the cabin of the aircraft, sending passengers into panic.

Eyewitness account told THISDAY that when the flight took off, a female passenger, about 24 years old, who wore …

Russia Re-Enacts Historic Wartime Parade

November 7, 2019 5:06 pm

Russian troops wearing World War II uniforms on Thursday marched across Moscow’s Red Square in memory of the historic 1941 parade when Soviet soldiers went directly to the battlefield to fight the Nazis.

The annual re-enactment featuring some 4,000 troops and T-34 tanks commemorated the legendary November 7, 1941 parade whose participants marched from Red Square to the front line, becoming a symbol of courage and patriotism.

Some 7,000 guests including World War II veterans watched the parade.

“Our duty is to continue to be victorious and build a great country,” Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said at the event.

The …

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