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13 People Die In Dam Failure At Siberian Gold Mine

13 People Die In Dam Failure At Siberian Gold Mine

October 19, 2019 8:02 am

At least thirteen people were killed as a result of a dam failure at a gold mine in the Siberian region of Krasnoyarsk early Saturday, the Russian emergencies ministry said.

“As of now, there’s information about 13 dead,” the ministry said in a statement.

The workers died when a dam on the Seiba River collapsed in the early hours of Saturday and flooded several cabins where they lived, authorities said.

More than 10 people are believed to be missing.

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Regional governor Alexander Uss said in televised remarks that some 80 …

Brexit In The Balance As British MPs Hold Knife-Edge Vote

Brexit In The Balance As British MPs Hold Knife-Edge Vote

October 19, 2019 7:55 am

British MPs gathered on Saturday for a knife-edge vote on Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal for a decision that could see the UK leave the EU this month or plunge the country into fresh uncertainty.

The parliament was holding its first Saturday sitting since the 1982 Falklands War to debate the terms of a divorce agreement Johnson struck with European Union leaders Thursday.

Opposition parties and Johnson’s own Northern Irish allies have rejected the text but the prime minister and his team have spent the past 48 hours frantically trying to win the support of wavering MPs.

The vote …

Chile President Declares State Of Emergency After Violence

Chile President Declares State Of Emergency In Santiago

October 19, 2019 7:45 am
Chile’s president declared a state of emergency in Santiago Friday night and gave the military responsibility for security after a day of violent protests over an increase in the price of metro tickets.

Throughout Friday, protestors clashed with riot police in several parts of the capital and the subway system was shut after attacks on stations in some of the worst violence the city has seen in years.

At least 16 buses were torched and a dozen metro stations totally destroyed.

Around midnight President Sebastian Pinera declared a state of emergency and appointed Major General Javier Iturriaga del Campo as

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South Sudan Rebel Rep In Juba For Talks As Peace Deal Fail

South Sudan Rebel Rep In Juba For Talks As Peace Deal Fail

October 19, 2019 7:36 am

South Sudan’s exiled rebel leader Riek Machar arrived in Juba on Saturday in a bid to salvage a peace deal with less than a month to go until he is to form a government with President Salva Kiir.

The foes, whose falling out in 2013 triggered a bloody civil war that has left almost 400,000 people dead and sparked a major humanitarian crisis, signed a peace deal in September last year that is meant to see them reunite once again in government.

The deadline for the formation of this government, in which Machar will serve as first vice president, has …

Over 200 Injured In police Clash With Catalan Separatists

Over 200 Injured In police Clash With Catalan Separatists

October 19, 2019 7:28 am

Nearly 200 people were hurt in another night of violent clashes in Catalonia, authorities said Saturday after radical separatists hurled rocks and fireworks at police who responded with teargas and rubber bullets.

In Barcelona, which resembled a chaotic battleground Friday, 152 people were injured, with dozens more hurt in the rest of Catalonia, taking the total to 182.

The deterioration came on the fifth consecutive day of protests in the Catalan capital and elsewhere over a Spanish court’s jailing of nine separatist leaders on sedition charges over a failed independence bid two years ago.

Emergency services had already reported …

As Italy’s Salvini Flexes Muscles With Rome Rally

As Italy’s Salvini Flexes Muscles With Rome Rally

October 19, 2019 7:19 am

Italy’s strongman Matteo Salvini holds a rally in Rome Saturday aimed at relaunching the Italian right and making a power grab for the capital.

Eight special trains and 400 coaches are ferrying in supporters from across the country for the “Italian Pride” demonstration, with the crowds also set for a speech from billionaire former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi.

Salvini, head of the far-right League party, pulled support from the previous populist government over the summer in a bid to spark elections he was convinced he could win to govern the eurozone’s third-largest economy alone.

That plan failed when his former …

Orji Not Involved In Ex-Aide’s Dispute With Hotelier

Orji Not Involved In Ex-Aide’s Dispute With Hotelier

October 19, 2019 5:09 am

Senator Theodore Orji had no hand in the legal dispute arising from a dud cheque allegedly issued by his former aide, Mr. Don Norman Obinna, an Umuahia based businessman has said.

Obinna is currently involved in a dispute with an Umuahia businessman, Mr. Nweze Francis Jele, who alleged that the former media aide of Senator Orji accumulated hotel bill of ₦730,000 in 2017 at Upper Graceland Hotel Umuahia where he lodged for four months

Speaking with journalists yesterday at Umuahia, Mr. Nweze Francis Jele, who is the proprietor of Upper Graceland Hotel, said that he was surprised that the Abia …

Police Disperse Shiites Having Procession In Abuja

Police Disperse Shiites Having Procession In Abuja

October 19, 2019 4:47 am

The police yesterday dispersed a procession of the outlawed Islamic Movement of Nigeria members popularly called Shiites around Wuse Market in Abuja.

The policemen reportedly fired tear gas canisters and live rounds in the air, forcing the Shi’ites and passers-by to run for their lives. The IMN procession reportedly started on Sultan Abubakar Road but was quickly dispersed once the Police confronted them.

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The Shi’ites planned to hold a nationwide procession today to mark their annual Arbaeen trek which sparked fears of another fatal confrontation with security men.

Arbaeen is said …

Sadiya Umar-Farouq Visits Scene Of Onitsha Market Fire

Sadiya Umar-Farouq Visits Scene Of Onitsha Market Fire

October 19, 2019 4:35 am
  • Assures victims of FG’s support  
  • Two more petrol tankers fall in Onitsha

Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Umar-Farouq, has assured victims of Wednesday’s fire incident at the Ochanja Market, Onitsha in Anambra State, of the federal government’s support towards ameliorating their plights. She gave the assurance yesterday in Onitsha when she visited the market to ascertain the level of damage.

Umar-Farouq said she was pained at the level of losses incurred by the traders as well as the damage caused by the inferno.

“We are here on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari, who directed …

Do Not Associate Christ With Kidnapping, CAN Warns MURIC

Do Not Associate Christ With Kidnapping, CAN Warns MURIC

October 18, 2019 6:04 pm

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has described statements by the Muslim Rights Concerned (MURIC) on the alleged abduction of nine children in Kano as “reckless, irresponsible and provocative”.

In a statement, CAN warned the Islamic group against associating criminality with Christ.

MURIC Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, while condemning the abduction of the children in a statement on Monday, was quoted as saying that kidnapping was done for Christ.

“Kidnappers have taken over the house of God. The phenomenon of kidnapping for Christ has now rented the air. …

Firm Launches App To Enhance Kids’ Learning In Nigeria

Firm Launches App To Enhance Kids’ Learning In Nigeria

October 18, 2019 5:57 am

A Nigerian educational technology company, 9ijakids, has launched mobile application to revolutionise kids’ learning in Nigeria.

The App, built around the Nigerian school curriculum, addresses challenges associated with learning, using technology and games to build fun, alternative learning and instructional opportunities for kids, while teaching them core skills and values.

Speaking on the 9ijakids learning service, the Vice President, Global Business Development and Co-founder 9ijakids, Mrs. Titi Adewusi, disclosed that the company is passionate about grooming a generation of children to become successful business-people, develop an entrepreneurial mindset with integrity and honesty.

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Reps Urge FG To Reposition FMBN, FHA For Efficiency

Reps Urge FG To Reposition FMBN, FHA For Efficiency

October 18, 2019 5:07 am

An estate developer, Mr. Chidi Ifeneme, who has practised real estate in the US for 15 years said that no budgetary allocation to the sector would make any impact if the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) and Federal Housing Authority (FHA) are not repositioned to play their roles in the sector.

Although the Federal Government has been mouthing interests in its efforts to increase housing delivery in the country, actions linked to the central government has not shown any seriousness in the side of government.

Ifeneme lamented that there is a lot of differences between Nigeria and the US …

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