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Uber Reveals Thousands Of Reported Sexual Assaults In US

December 6, 2019 3:58 pm

Ridesharing leader Uber, under fire around the world for its safety record, said it had tallied nearly 6,000 sexual assaults in the United States over the past couple of years.

That included more than 450 cases of rape, according to Uber’s first public report into the issue Thursday, which counts attacks by both passengers and drivers over 2017-18.

It also revealed 19 fatal assaults related to the company over the two-year period, when it averaged more than 3.1 million trips each day in the United States.

Sexual assaults were reported on 0.00002 percent of trips, Uber calculated.

“While these reports …

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Actor Reveals Game Of Thrones Shot An Alternate Ending

November 23, 2019 1:39 pm
In a report by Huffpost, the many fans who are still annoyed about the last season of Game Of Thrones now have another reason to feel tortured: the drama filmed an alternate conclusion.

Boy Or Girl? US Parents Go Too Far In Gender Reveals

November 19, 2019 5:05 pm

A plane crash in Texas, a deadly explosion in Iowa, a massive fire in Arizona — elaborate baby gender reveal parties, a growing trend among parents in the US, have taken a nightmarish turn.

“It’s a girl!” After dropping 350 gallons of pink-colored water, a small plane flying at low altitude suddenly stalled, crashing in a Texas field.

There were, fortunately, no victims in the early-September crash, but another such party — where expecting parents stage elaborate events to reveal their future child’s sex — turned fatal when an Iowa woman, 56, was killed the following month by shrapnel …

MLS Chief Reveals Ibrahimovic Is Set To Join AC Milan

November 8, 2019 2:56 pm

LA Galaxy striker, Zlatan Ibrahimovic would be a free agent as his contract with the MLS club expires by end of December.

The 38-year-old Swedish player has been linked to a lot of clubs demanding for his signature but MLS commissioner, Don Graber has said that Zlatan already signed for AC Milan.

Speaking to ESPN, Graber said that the next league where Ibrahimovic would ply his trade would be the Italian Serie A. He said: ‘Zlatan is an interesting character. He’s a thrill a minute.

‘You need to have those guys that are breaking through like David Beckham did.

‘A …

Effiong's Son Reveals A Lot On Ojukwu, Effiong And Biafra

Effiong’s Son Reveals A Lot On Ojukwu, Effiong And Biafra

October 26, 2019 12:58 am

Phillip Effiong is a Professor of Drama at Michigan State University, United States of America, USA. His father, Gen Phillip Effiong was the second-in-command to Chukwuemeka Ojukwu during the civil war. In an encounter with him during a visit to Nigeria, he reminisces on the war and the post- war Nigeria, the agitations for resuscitation of Biafra, the historic and international dimensions of the war, why the full story of Biafra is yet to be told and how peace and unity in Nigeria can be attained among other related issues. He spoke with CHIDI OBINECHE.

In retrospect, how did Nigeria …

Report By Central Bank Reveals Rise In Consumer Confidence

Report By Central Bank Reveals Rise In Consumer Confidence

October 23, 2019 4:09 am

Consumers’ overall confidence outlook rose in the third quarter of 2019, as more consumers were optimistic in their outlook. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), stated this in its “Consumer Expectations Survey Report for Third Quarter 2019,” a copy of which was posted on its website.

According to the report, the index at 3.8 points was 2.3 points higher than the index in the corresponding period of 2018.

Respondents attributed the favourable outlook to improved family income and family financial situation.

Furthermore, the report showed that consumer outlook for the next quarter and the next 12 months were …

Emefiele reveals five years plan for CBN

Emefiele reveals five years plan for CBN

June 24, 2019 8:52 am

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, says he will bring inflation to single digit within the next five years.

Emefiele made the promise in Abuja on Monday during a press briefing on his policy road map in his second term.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the inflation rate dropped to 11.4 per cent as at May.

He said that CBN, under his leadership, would ensure that monetary policy measures would be geared towards containing inflationary pressures.

Emefiele said that he would also support improved productivity in the agricultural and manufacturing sectors.

He …

U.N. reveals secret tape of Khashoggi’s last moments

U.N. reveals secret tape of Khashoggi’s last moments

June 20, 2019 2:27 am

The top line out of the new United Nations report released Wednesday on the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi is that there is “credible evidence” that Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and other high-level officials are personally liable for the grisly murder.

But the 101-page report also shows that while Khashoggi was certainly a wanted man, the kingdom may not have conspired to kill him as a first choice but rather did so as a Plan B, according to the findings by Special Rapporteur Agnes Callamard.

Instead, they hoped to take him back to the kingdom to face Mohammed …

CBN reveals $14.2bn capital flows to Nigeria in five Months

CBN reveals $14.2bn capital flows to Nigeria in five Months

June 18, 2019 2:48 am

Total capital flows to Nigeria between January and May 2019, stood at $14.2 billion, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) revealed last night.

Of the aforementioned amount, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) accounted for $2.87 billion, representing 20.18 per cent of the total amount.

The CBN revealed this in a statement that was signed by its Director, Corporate Communications, Mr. Isaac Okorafor, while reacting to a Reuters report which stated that FDIs in the country dropped last year.

The apex bank said its attention was drawn to the news item on Reuters quoting the World Investment Report, 2019, recently released by …

U.S. ready to lift Iran sanctions – Envoy

Accidentally, Trump reveals more of US-Mexico migrant deal

June 12, 2019 8:26 am
US President Donald Trump accidentally revealed Tuesday that Mexico agreed to take stronger legal action to halt Central American migrants if its initial efforts to stem the flow don’t show results in 45 days.In bright sunshine outside the White House, Trump waved what he said was the text of an agreement Mexican and US officials signed Friday to avert the application of tariffs on their exports to the United States.

Photographs of the document revealed that Mexico appeared to pledge to enact or enforce certain domestic laws if Washington is not satisfied with the results of its first promised efforts

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EFCC reveals Air Force ex-chief, who siphoned ₦12 billion

March 7, 2019 1:27 am

An investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Tosin Owobo, yesterday told a Federal High Court, Lagos how a former Chief of Accounts in the Nigerian Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Jacob Bola Adigun (rtd), used his companies to siphon N12 billion from the force’s intelligence account domiciled with a new generation bank.

Adigun is the second defendant in a N22.8 billion fraud charge preferred against erstwhile Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu (rtd).

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