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Hanna Yusuf - The ‘inspirational’ BBC Journalist Dies At 27

Hanna Yusuf – The ‘inspirational’ BBC Journalist Dies At 27

October 1, 2019 10:33 am

Hanna Yusuf, an ‘inspirational’ BBC Journalist who uncovered the working conditions at Costa Coffee stores among a string of investigations has died aged 27.

Hanna Yusuf worked as a researcher on the News at Six and Ten before moving to the BBC News Channel and writing for the BBC News website.

Her investigation into Costa Coffee working conditions revealed managers alleged refusal to pay sickness or annual leave and tips being withheld from staff.

Hanna’s family said they were “deeply saddened and heartbroken” by her death and hoped her legacy “would serve as an inspiration”.

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Mario Balotelli Scores First Brescia Goal In; Napoli Wins

Mario Balotelli Scores First Brescia Goal In; Napoli Wins

September 29, 2019 10:19 am

Mario Balotelli scored his first goal for new club Brescia but the promoted northerners still fell to a 2-1 defeat to Napoli in Serie A action on Sunday.

The 29-year-old Italian international headed in after 67 minutes in his second match for his hometown club having missed four games because of a ban he incurred with former club Marseille.

First-half goals by Dries Mertens and Kostas Manolas ensured Napoli took all three points after their midweek loss to Cagliari, to boost confidence ahead of their Champions League trip to Belgian club Genk.

Carlo Ancelotti’s Napoli stays fourth with 12 …

Ronaldo Seals Juventus Win To Keep Pressure On Inter Milan

Ronaldo Seals Juventus Win To Keep Pressure On Inter Milan

September 28, 2019 4:57 pm

Cristiano Ronaldo helped Juventus to continue their unbeaten start to the Serie A season with a comfortable 2-0 home victory over struggling SPAL on Saturday.

Miralem Pjanic’s strike put the hosts in front on the stroke of half-time before Ronaldo headed his third goal of the campaign with 12 minutes remaining.

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Juve lead the table on 16 points but Inter Milan can return to the summit when they travel to Sampdoria later on Saturday.

SPAL goalkeeper Etrit Berisha made a string of impressive saves to keep the score down as the visitors fell

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Manchester City; EPL Champions Thrash Feisty Everton 3-1

Manchester City; EPL Champions Thrash Feisty Everton 3-1

September 28, 2019 4:43 pm

Manchester City had her nerves calmed by Riyad Mahrez and Raheem Sterling on Saturday as the Premier League champions overcame a searching test to beat feisty Everton 3-1 and keep leaders Liverpool in their sights.

Pep Guardiola’s team came into the match at Goodison Park knowing they could not afford to fall further behind Jurgen Klopp’s high-fliers, who earlier extended their perfect record to stretch their lead to eight points.

It appeared to be normal service for Manchester City when they took the lead midway through the first half through Gabriel Jesus but Everton hit back nine minutes later through …

Two Children Beaten To Death For Open Defecation

September 26, 2019 7:54 am
Two children were beaten to death in India for defecating in the open, police said Thursday, underlining the violence sometimes unleashed to enforce Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flagship cleanliness drive.

The children from the Dalit community, India’s lowest social caste previously known as “untouchables”, were on their way to their grandfather’s house in the Shivpuri district in the central state of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday.

“It was early morning and they had stopped to attend to nature’s call” when they were attacked, police inspector general Raja Babu Singh told AFP by phone.

“The kids were taken to the hospital but

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Former French president Jacques Chirac dies at 86

September 26, 2019 7:02 am

Former French president Jacques Chirac, a centre-right career politician who served as head of state from 1995 to 2007, has died, his family told the press on Thursday. He was 86.

“President Jacques Chirac died this morning surrounded by his family, peacefully,” his son-in-law Frederic Salat-Baroux told news men.

Twice elected head of state in 1995 and 2002, his 12 years in the Elysee Palace made him France’s second longest-serving post-war president after his Socialist predecessor Francois Mitterrand.

On the international stage, Chirac will be best remembered for angering the United States with his public opposition to the 2003 war …

Prince Harry kicks off Botswana visit with tree planting

September 26, 2019 6:17 am

Britain’s Prince Harry on Thursday kicked off a visit to Botswana, travelling solo while his wife Meghan Markle and their four-month-old son Archie remained behind in South Africa.

The royals are on a 10-day visit to southern Africa, their first official tour as a family.

In Botswana, Harry joined 200 schoolchildren on Thursday morning as they planted trees in the Chobe Forest Reserve. The Duke of Sussex planted a baobab, a tree that is “severely under threat across Africa,” according to an Instagram post that was accompanied by a photo of Harry kneeling next to a seedling and high-fiving one …

UNIDO tasks society on solid waste management

UNIDO tasks society on solid waste management

September 26, 2019 12:21 am

The United Nations Industrial Development (UNIDO), has challenged the Waste Management Society of Nigeria (WAMASON) to ensure the enforcement of National Policy on Waste Management developed by the Federal Ministry of Environment.

Mr Jean Bakole, the Regional Director, UNIDO gave the advice on the sidelines of the roundtable talk and exhibition on Plastic Waste Management in Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja organised by WAMASON FCT Council on

Bakole represented by Mr Yomi Banjo, Environment expert of UNIDO regional office described the policy as important document that could ease the operation of the society.

“We supported the ministry of environment …

Minister tasks Nigerian professors to be innovative

Minister tasks Nigerian professors to be innovative

September 26, 2019 12:01 am

The Minister of State for Education, Hon Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba has tasked Nigerian professors to be innovative in their fields of endeavour to assist the Federal Government achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) target of 2030.

Nwajiuba gave the task in Abuja at the opening of 1st International Conference of the Faculty of Education, National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN).

He noted that the 21st century was experiencing revolution in many areas with increased recognition of technology and as such the need for Nigerian professors to key into the opportunity to broaden the scope of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that

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Police foil pro-Cuban protest at U.S. Embassy

September 25, 2019 11:20 pm

The planned protest at the U.S. Embassy in Abuja by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)-led coalition against the continued United States of America trade embargo on Cuba could not hold at the embassy.

Representatives of labour unions from African countries and civil society groups had planned to hold protest march on Tuesday at the embassy in Abuja to demand the lifting of trade embargo against Cuba.

But the leaders of the protest revealed that they were advised not to march to the embassy by security authorities.

At the embassy, security was beefed up with the deployment of more policeman …

How dismissed soldiers use uniforms to rob on highways

How dismissed soldiers use uniforms to rob on highways

September 24, 2019 1:19 am

Fresh facts have emerged on how some dismissed personnel of the Nigerian Army use their uniforms to rob innocent citizens on highways. The dismissed soldiers according to the police would hijack their victims at gunpoint under the guise of being members of ‘OP MESSA’.

It was gathered that the suspects would order their victims to drive to a lonely area where they would order them out of the car at gunpoint and later drive off with the car.

Seven suspected members of the gang who were paraded yesterday before newsmen at the command’s Officers Mess, GRA, Ikeja, admitted belonging to …

Nigeria to host conference on Islamic finance

Nigeria to host conference on Islamic finance

September 20, 2019 7:29 pm

Nigeria is set to host the 4th edition of the African International Conference on Islamic Finance (AICIF), a gathering of the leading financial experts, regulators and frontline voices from the global banking community.

They will converge in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, to discuss how Africa can enhance its markets, build stronger, more robust economic ecosystems and ensure wider financial inclusion.

This year’s conference is themed: Infrastructure Financing, Sustainability and the Future of African Markets and will hold on Monday, November 4 and Tuesday, November 5.

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Speaking on the conference, Ummahani …

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