Politics

Rangers Name Okpala New Coach

November 25, 2019 3:27 am

The management of Rangers International of Enugu has sacked the entire technical crew of the team led my Coach Benedict Ugwu after an embarrassing loss to Akwa Starlets of Uyo in Enugu yesterday.

This was announced immediately after the match which saw Rangers who were 13th on the NPFL table before the match slump to a two nil loss at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium.

Read Also: Onyema Lied Against Me And Fulani Cabal Came For Him – Kanu

A lackluster performance from the 2016 league champions saw Akwa Starlets race into a two goal lead in the first half. Rangers’

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Pro-European Lohannis Re-Elected As Romanian President

November 24, 2019 4:48 pm

Incumbent Klaus Iohannis won the second round of Romanian presidential polls on Sunday, according to exit polls, a result that would confirm the pro-European trajectory of the eastern EU member state.

Thirty years after the fall of communism, the centre-right former physics professor won between 64.8 and 66.5 percent of the vote, exit polls showed, beating Social Democrats (PSD) leader and former prime minister Viorica Dancila.

Dancila received between 33.5 and 35.2 percent, the worst-ever result for the PSD, which has dominated Romanian politics since the fall of communism in 1989.

“I promise to be a president for all Romanians… …

Onyema Lied Against Me And Fulani Cabal Came For Him – Kanu

November 24, 2019 4:33 pm

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has via his verified Facebook page accused embattled Air Peace Boss, Chief Allen Onyema of lying against him and stated the reasons why the Fulani cabals were after him.

Read Also: Breaking: Kanu To Broadcast On Onyema, Zik’s Treachery

“Allen Onyema lied against me, and I reminded him that I know the source of his riches. After my statement the Fulanis went after him, they know that IPOB will not fight for him for undermining our struggle to restore Biafra’s independence. I will not ask him further questions, I believe …

Johnson Unveils Manifesto For Brexit Britain

November 24, 2019 2:16 pm

Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged Sunday to take Britain out of the EU by January 31 then set about reinvigorating public services, as he launched his Conservative Party’s general election manifesto.

Having taken over a minority administration in July and been unable to speed his EU divorce deal through parliament, Johnson is seeking a majority at the December 12 snap election — called in a bid to break the Brexit logjam.

Johnson said his “sensible, moderate, tax-cutting” agenda would help reunite Britain after three years of acrimony following the 2016 referendum vote to leave the European Union.

“We’re now, as …

Oil From Spill In Brazil Washes Up In Rio State

November 24, 2019 2:09 pm

Oil from a spill that has contaminated a stretch of Brazil’s coast was detected in Rio de Janeiro state, the navy said Saturday, as President Jair Bolsonaro warned the country was preparing for the worst.

Some 300 grams — a small quantity of oil — were found far from the region’s most famous beaches, in the sand in the town of Sao Joao da Barra, as the spill moves southward.

The town is located about 300 kilometers (180 miles) north of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s tourism capital, and far from the state’s most emblematic beaches such as Copacabana.

“The samples …

Protesters Tear-Gassed In Bogota

November 24, 2019 2:08 pm

Security forces tear-gassed protesters who filled the streets of Bogota on Saturday for a third straight day, as President Ivan Duque announced the start of a “national conversation” to assuage popular anger.

Duque, a conservative who is deeply unpopular 18 months after his election, had proposed the talks on Friday in response to nationwide protests a day earlier that descended into violence, leaving three dead.

“Tomorrow, with Mayors and Governors elected from all over the country we will start the National Conversation,” he wrote on Twitter on Saturday evening, referring to officials who won October polls.

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US Urges Social Media Platforms To Block Iran Officials

November 24, 2019 2:08 pm

The US State Department on Saturday called on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to suspend the accounts of Iranian government leaders until Tehran re-establishes internet coverage throughout the riot-torn country.

The government imposed a near-total Internet blackout more than a week ago amid violent protests.

“It is a deeply hypocritical regime,” Brian Hook, special US representative for Iran, said in an interview with Bloomberg posted on the official State Department Twitter account.

“It shuts down the internet while its government continues to use all of these social media accounts.

“So one of the things that we are calling on are social …

Kanu

Kanu Will Attend Mother’s Burial – IPOB

November 24, 2019 11:20 am

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has reassured supporters that he would be attending his mother’s funeral in South East Nigeria.

According to the Igbo separatist leader, who spoke through the director of media and publicity secretary for the group, Emma Powerful, he is not afraid to come and give his mother her last respects.

Although he says that the date for the funeral has not been fixed, he assured that when it is done he would not only be present but will also will accord his mother a befitting burial.

According to Powerful “The …

Whose Hate Speech Threatens National Unity?

November 24, 2019 10:46 am
There seems to be a correlation between pursuit of criminalization of free speech (hate speech) and Press Council Amendment Bill the Nigerian Press Organisation (NPO) and BON rejected outright during a public hearing on the bill… This concluding part of Inside Stuff’s submission to the Veritas University, Abuja (The Catholic University of Nigeria) on “Hate Speech and National Security”, also speaks to the futility of pursuing another legislation against Sections 22 and 39 of the 1999 Constitution… Read on…As I was saying, seeking to criminalise speech making and advertising it as hate speech because it is unfavourable to powerful and
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Where Is Diezani In Bayelsa Politics

November 24, 2019 10:41 am

A few years ago, Diezani Alison-Madueke, a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, was not only powerful but influential. She was the go-to person if you wanted anything done. She was also constantly in the news as one of the few cabinet members who had the ears of former President Goodluck Jonathan.

It was no surprise, therefore, that her exquisite detached house in Lekki Phase 1 Estate, Victoria Island, Lagos, was heavily guarded by mobile policemen and naval ratings.

But as the popular as the saying goes, the only thing constant in life is change. Today, the number of boats anchored …

Kogi

Kogi: Relieving A Violent Reputation

November 24, 2019 8:22 am

The Kogi State governorship election has come and gone, the winner and the loser emerged, but the scars of violence produced as a result will linger in the memories of people of the state for many years to come. The political landscape in the confluence state on Saturday, 16 November, and post-election period indeed relieved its violent reputation.

Based on her antecedents, Kogi State has always been marked as a flashpoint in every election by the Election Management Body. Kogi Central and some communities in the Eastern flank of the State like Anyingba, Ejule and others, pointed to the fact …

Government Plans Massive Road Repairs At Yuletide

November 24, 2019 4:08 am

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola has said government was working with contractors handling road projects for the repairs of major arterial road networks in view of the forthcoming Yuletide.

Addressing the contractors in Abuja, Fashola said the meeting was aimed at reviewing the state of on-going reconstruction works on major arterial roads, planning and strategising on how to facilitate the ease of movement during the festival season.He also urged the Corps Marshal of Federal Road Safety Commission, Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) and Federal Controllers of Works and Contractors to work together on some defined …

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