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NY: Outrage As Teacher Tells Pupils Santa Isn’t Real

December 8, 2019 1:23 pm

Holiday spirits in one Brooklyn first-grade classroom got doused in ice water Monday when a teacher told his young pupils Santa Claus doesn’t exist, according to a report.

A substitute teacher at Public School 321 in Park Slope ruined Santa and the tooth fairy in one fell swoop while doing some age-inappropriate myth-busting during a lesson on “convincing,” angry parents told News 12 Brooklyn.

One first grader came home asking, “’but that’s not right, right?’” his concerned mom told News 12.

“Stuff like this, that their parents lie to them, I think is damaging to kids,” the mom said.

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Sowore: Falana Tells NBA To Discipline Osinbajo

December 7, 2019 2:51 am

Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), who leads Mr Omoyele Sowore’s defence team, has asked the Nigerian Bar Association to take disciplinary actions against lawyers in President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet over what he described as desecration of the court with Sowore’s rearrest at the Federal High Court in Abuja, causing a disruption of court proceedings.

He said his legal team would meet on Saturday to determine the next line of action.

He said there were 10 lawyers with four of them Senior Advocates of Nigeria, who ought to live up to their oath to defend the Constitution and other …

Diouf Tells Irate Senegalese Fans To Cool It

December 3, 2019 4:57 pm

While fans in Africa reacted with indignation after Sadio Mane finished fourth in the Ballon d’Or voting, another striker who played for Senegal and Liverpool, took a slightly more balanced view.

Mane, who won the Champions League, finished behind Argentine winner Lionel Messi of Barcelona, Dutch team-mate Virgil van Dijk and Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo.

Many fans in Senegal were quick to blame racial prejudice. Journalists blamed African voters.

“We can’t talk about racism, but only about favouritism,” said El-Hadji Diouf, who played 55 games in three seasons at Anfield and won 70 international caps, told AFP.

Diouf agreed, however, …

Buhari Inherited $63bn Debt, BMO Tells Atiku

December 3, 2019 2:23 pm

The Buhari Media Organisation has faulted former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s assertion that President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration took more loans in the last three years than the preceding administrations did in 30 years.

The group said the claim by the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in the 2019 general elections was a co-mixture of “outright lies and conjectures.”

In a statement signed by its chairman, Niyi Akinsiju; and secretary, Cassidy Madueke, the group said Atiku had “a penchant for twisting facts for political expediency.”It cautioned the former Vice President to always check his facts and figures before making them public.…

Malami Tells IOCs To Pay $62.1bn PSC Arrears

November 27, 2019 5:43 am

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami SAN, has asked international oil companies (IOCs) to settle their unpaid arrears of approximately $62.1 billion to Nigeria.

The minister, in a statement issued yesterday in Abuja by his media aide, Dr. Umar Gwandu, said with the signing of the Deep Offshore and Inland Basin Production Sharing Contracts Act CAP D3 Law of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 (as amended) in 2019 for oil exploration in deep offshore and inland basin, the federal government was to get more shares of the oil revenue, which the international companies did …

Release Our Son Now, Sowore’s Family Tells DSS

November 25, 2019 6:14 am

Family of the detained publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, has demanded an immediate and unconditional release of their son from the custody of the Department of State Service (DSS).

Sowore, who is also the convener of ‘Revolution Now’, was arrested on August 3 by operatives of the DSS over allegation of treasonable felony after he had led a rally organised by his group in Lagos.

Similar rally, organised by ‘Revolution Now’, was held in major cities across the country where activists and social rights crusaders were arrested by the DSS.

However, after some months in detention, he was granted

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We’re Addressing Your Concerns, FG Tells U.S. Investors

November 23, 2019 9:08 am
The Federal Government has assured existing and potential American investors of its commitment to addressing issues of corruption, political instability and insecurity in the country.

The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr Adeniyi Adebayo, conveyed the message at the 2019 USA-Nigeria Business and Investment Summit held in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.

The three-day event, which ended on Friday night, was organised by the Nigerian consulate in Atlanta in collaboration with the ministry to promote investment opportunities in Nigeria.

The forum also provided a platform for private and public sector players from both countries to exchange, compare policies, network and …

Murray Tells Sceptics To Give New Davis Cup A Chance

November 19, 2019 2:03 pm

Andy Murray believes negativity around the reformed Davis Cup has been unfair and is urging people to give the new competition a chance to succeed.

The inaugural Finals of the 119-year-old tournament started on Monday in Madrid, where 18 teams will now compete across the week at the Caja Magica for the chance to play in Sunday’s final.

Barcelona footballer Gerard Pique has been at the heart of the changes after his marketing company Kosmos struck a $3billion deal over 25 years with the International Tennis Federation.

“I think generally people have been fairly negative about the new concepts,” Murray …

This Is Your Chance, Lawal Tells Young Eagles

November 9, 2019 4:10 pm
Former International, Garba Lawal is thrilled by the number of players available to Coach Gernot Rohr for pick, as the Super Eagles set to clash with Benin Republic and Lesotho in next week’s Cameroon 2021 AFCON qualifiers.Despite the absence of some key players in the friendlies against Ukraine and Brazil, some of the players newly invited to hold forth for the established stars in the Eagles did not disappoint.Speaking with The Guardian yesterday, Lawal said that the youngsters who did well against Ukraine and Brazil could hold their own any day.

“It is fantastic that we now have some youngsters

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Court Tells INEC To Recognise SDP Candidate, Natasha Akpoti

November 8, 2019 3:05 am

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the electoral umpire to reinstate the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate, Natasha Akpoti, for the election in Kogi State.

Delivering judgement on Thursday, Folashade Ogunbanjo-Giwa held that the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) was wrong to have excluded Akpoti from the forthcoming election.

Mrs Ogunbanjo-Giwa also held that INEC has no power to disqualify any candidate for an election as it is the exclusive reserve of a competent court of law.

The judge said the provisions of sections 31(1) and 83 of the Electoral Act holds that INEC cannot disqualify or …

17 Katsina Schoolboys Escape From Zamfara Forest – Masari

Be Sincere About Peace Deal, Masari Tells Bandits

November 5, 2019 5:09 pm

The Katsina State Governor Aminu Bello Masari on Tuesday urged repentant bandits to be sincere about the ongoing peace deal for the sustainability of peace in the state.

The governor, who disclosed this at a stakeholders’ security meeting held at the Government House, said government in synergy with security agencies would not hesitate to arrest and prosecute any bandit found violating the peace agreement.

Masari added that the security of lives and property of the citizenry remains the cardinal objective of his administration, hence the need for the repentant hoodlums to be sincere about the dialogue or face the wrath …

Join APC Now, Tinubu Tells Atiku

Join APC Now, Tinubu Tells Atiku

October 31, 2019 4:26 pm

All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Sen. Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday urged the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to join hands with the ruling party in moving the nation more assuredly forward.

In a statement he personally signed on Supreme Court’s affirmation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election, Tinubu commended PDP and Atiku for their tenacious pursuit of what was their legal remedies.

In statement entitled: “Presidential Election: Supreme Court Affirms Will of The People”, Tinubu also congratulated President Buhari and the APC on a well-deserved legal affirmation of a hard-won electoral victory. “The rule of law conclusively affirmed the collective …

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