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Two Dead As Iraq Anti-Government Protests Continues

Two Dead As Iraq Anti-Government Protests Continues

October 25, 2019 7:24 am

At least two demonstrators were killed in renewed anti-government rallies in the Iraqi capital on Friday, officials said, as security forces unleashed tear gas to push back thousands from Baghdad’s high-security Green Zone.

The protests were the second phase of a week-long movement in early October demanding an end to widespread corruption, unemployment and an overhaul of the political system.

Activists called Iraqis to go out on the streets again on Friday, which marks a year since Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi came to power. It is also a deadline set by the country’s top Shiite authority for him to …

2013 Presidency Is For Southeast Or Nobody - Uwazurike

2013 Presidency Is For Southeast Or Nobody – Uwazurike

October 25, 2019 5:27 am

Chief Goddy Uwazurike, President emeritus of Aka Ikenga, a lawyer and a delegate to the 2014 Conference of Nigeria has dismissed the allegations of Dr. Junaid Mohammed that President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo begged to be made president of the country. He said Junaid’s clam was another attempt by the North to sow seed of discord in the South. He spoke on other national issues.

Second Republic Senator, Dr. Junaid Mohammed in a recent interview alleged that President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo knelt down to beg him and Lawal Jafaru Isa, former military …

SON Approves Pidgin English For Education On Rights

SON Approves Pidgin English For Education On Rights

October 24, 2019 6:22 pm

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has approved Law in Pidgin English Radio programme to educate Nigerians, especially those at the grassroots on their rights and privileges.

Speaking yesterday in Abuja during the official presentation of ISO 9001: 2015 Quality Management System Certificate and launch of the Law in Pidgin English Radio by an Abuja-based law firm, Ace Solicitors, the Director-General of SON, Osita Aboloma, stated that the law would help to educate Nigerians in a language they understand.

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He spoke through Mr. Olumide Alade, also of SON.

“This …

One Killed As Truck Drivers, Taskforce Clash In Ijora

One Killed As Truck Drivers, Taskforce Clash In Ijora

October 24, 2019 5:55 pm

A clash between truck drivers and some operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit at Lilypond area of Apapa on Thursday led to the death of one of the drivers.

According to eyewitness account, the truck drivers had come out enmasss to protest alleged extortion by the taskforce.

The confrontation turned violent and one person was shot dead in the melee, which exacerbated an already volatile situation.

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As the tanker drivers regrouped, the situation was allegedly hijacked by hoodlums who alongside the drivers went on …

NJC Recommends 4 Judges To Become Supreme Court Justices

NJC Recommends 4 Judges To Become Supreme Court Justices

October 24, 2019 4:58 pm
  • Recommends Tsoho as FHC president, Kanyip as industrial court president
  •  Inaugurates panel to investigate 8 judges

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended four Justices of the Court of Appeal to President Muhammadu Buhari for appointment as justices of the apex court.

They include Justice Adamu Jauro, from the North-east zone; Justice Emmanuel A. Agim, South-south zone; Justice C. Oseji, South-south zone and Justice Helen M. Ogunwumiju from the South-west zone.

Also recommended for appointment as substantive Chief Judge of the Federal High Court is Justice John Tsoho, who has been on acting capacity since July this year.

The recommendation, …

United States Senators Call For Security Probe Of TikTok

United States Senators Call For Security Probe Of TikTok

October 24, 2019 4:22 pm

Two senior US senators called for the government to study national security risks possibly posed by Chinese-owned video app TikTok, saying it could leave American users vulnerable to Beijing’s spying.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and Republican Senator Tom Cotton asked the Directorate of National Intelligence to “conduct an assessment of the national security risks” posed by TikTok.

“With over 110 million downloads in the US alone, TikTok is a potential counterintelligence threat we cannot ignore,” they said.

Schumer and Cotton suggested that TikTok’s owner ByteDance could be forced to share user information with Chinese intelligence.

It could also conceivably …

Establish Quick Response Wing In Kebbi, House Urges NAF

Establish Quick Response Wing In Kebbi, House Urges NAF

October 24, 2019 3:28 pm

The House of Representatives has called on the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to establish a Quick Response Wing (QRW) in Kebbi State, which it said has two international borders with Benin and Niger Republics, to assist in curtailing increased security challenges in the area.

The Chairman, House Committee on Air Force, Mohammed Koko, made the call Thursday in Abuja when the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, appeared before the committee for NAF budget defense.

He noted that the problem of insurgency and other security problems in the country have been drastically reduced through the fighting skills and …

Pomp As Ohaneze Ndigbo, South-West Inaugurated New Exco

Pomp As Ohaneze Ndigbo, South-West Inaugurated New Exco

October 24, 2019 1:04 pm

It was a blend of funfair and culture as well as colourful display of Igbo traditions, as a socio-cultural group, Ohaneze Ndigbo in the southwest, inaugurated its new executive officers, to pilot the affairs of the group for the next two years.

The event, which took place at the Ogun State secretariat of the association in Abeokuta, was also used to launch youth educational endowment fund, to provide scholarships for indigent but brilliant students of Igbo extraction, across southwest.

The inauguration ceremony equally saw 15 prominent members of Ohaneze Ndigbo in the southwest, receiving awards of excellence for their …

Remains Of Former Spanish Dictator Franco To Be Exhumed

Remains Of Former Spanish Dictator Franco To Be Exhumed

October 24, 2019 12:28 pm

The remains of Francisco Franco, Spain’s former right-wing dictator, are due to be exhumed on Thursday, after a legal and political battle that raised divisive questions over his legacy.

The plan is to move Franco’s body, via helicopter, from a massive mausoleum in the so-called ‘Valley of the Fallen’, north-west of Madrid, to the Mingorrubio cemetery to the north of the city.

“The exhumation of Franco’s remains should help us reflect on what this means for the image of our country and for democracy,’’ the Deputy Premier, Carmen Calvo, wrote on Twitter.

Franco ruled Spain from 1939, when his …

Strain Of Wild Poliovirus Eradicated, Great Feat By WHO

Strain Of Wild Poliovirus Eradicated, Great Feat By WHO

October 24, 2019 11:33 am

Wild poliovirus type 3 has been eradicated, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday, hailing the development as a “historic achievement for humanity” that leaves only one strain of the virus in transmission.

All three types of wild polio can cause paralysis and death, but WHO categorises them separately in terms of eradication because of certain virological differences.

The last confirmed case of WPV3 was recorded in northern Nigeria in 2012.

An independent panel, chaired by WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, concluded that the required criteria have been met to “verify that this strain is truly gone”, the United Nations …

Protests On The Streets Of Lebanon Enter Second Week

Protests On The Streets Of Lebanon Enter Second Week

October 24, 2019 8:36 am
Protests in Lebanon entered a second week on Thursday with demonstrators blocking main roads in Beirut and other parts of the country, AFP correspondents and Lebanese media reported.Sparked on October 17 by a proposed tax on calls made through messaging apps, the protests have morphed into a cross-sectarian street mobilisation against a political system seen as corrupt and broken.

On Thursday morning, demonstrators set up roadblocks around the capital.

One major east-west artery was blocked by a dozen young protesters, who pitched tents in the middle of the road.

Sitting on the pavement with a red and white keffiyeh on

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Guns And Smiles: Russia Flaunts Firepower At Africa Summit

Guns And Smiles: Russia Flaunts Firepower At Africa Summit

October 24, 2019 7:10 am

Russia is showing off its next-generation Kalashnikov assault rifles, helicopters and facial recognition systems as President Vladimir Putin hosts dozens of African leaders for a major summit in Sochi.

The Wednesday and Thursday event at the Black Sea resort has brought together delegates to discuss everything from nuclear technology to mineral extraction — but on the sidelines, stands for arms companies dominate.

Russia has been a major supplier of weapons and military equipment to African nations and the country’s arms exporter hopes the first Russia-Africa summit will help further boost business on the continent.

“We would like to expand our …

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