Friday, 30 September 2016
Woman's Getaway Vehicle Doesn't Work Well, Cops Says
An alleged robber in Gainesville, Fla., managed to successfully get away from an Arby's restaurant, only to be foiled in part by her choice of getaway vehicle: a taxi cab. Police say she robbed the restaurant at gunpoint, the made an unusual choice of hopping in a cab. She didn't make it hard for the police to spot the vehicle, and it was stopped less than two blocks away.
US Firmed Fined $400m Over Africa Bribery, Free Wi-fi Launched In Uganda
A US hedge fund is ordered to pay a fine of $400m over allegations that it paid bribes in Africa, Uganda's government is to supply free wi-fi in the capital.
Thailand Confirms Two Cases Of Zika-Linked Microcephaly
Thai health officials have confirmed two cases of microcephaly, a severe birth defect linked to Zika virus.
It is the first in South East Asia that the disease has been linked to the condition, which causes abnormally small brains and heads.
Several countries in the region have reported Zika cases. The virus is transmitted by the Aedes mosquito which also spread dengue and chikungunya. The current outbreak of the disease was first detected in Brazil last year.
Cases have recently been reported across South East Asia.
Van Gogh Painting Stolen From Amsterdam Found In Italy
Italian police have recovered two Van Gogh painting stolen during a dramatic raid on Amsterdam museum in 2002.
The works were recovered from the Naples mafia, they said.
The Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam said the works were found during a "massive, continuing investigation" by Italian prosecutors and Organised crime officials.
The paintings were taken when thieves used a ladder and sledgehammers to break into the museum. They were eventually found wrapped in cloth in a safe in a house in the picturesque seaside town of Castellammare di Stabia, near Pompeii.
Arsene Wenger: Arsenal Manager Open To England Role 'One Day'
Arsenal Boss Arsene Wenger says he would be open to managing England in the future, but his current focus is with the Gunners.
"One day, if i'm free, why not?" said Wenger, 66, when asked about the role.
The Frenchman celebrates 20 years at Arsenal on 1 october and his contract expires at the end of this season.
The football Association is searching for a new England boss following Sam Allardyce's depature after 67 days in the wake of a newspaper investigation.
Thursday, 29 September 2016
Grom - Suya Service
Welcome to The Resurrected Assembly an arm of the Glorious Resurrection Outreach Ministry aka GROM.
I invite you to our Suya Service on the 1st of october. Come and eat in the presence of God, let's celebrate God together. You are highly Welcome.
Paris Fashion Week: Rihanna Unveils Marie Antoinette-Inspired Clothing Range
Rihanna has unveiled her new clothing line at Paris Fashion Week. The singer wore a long, floor-length pale pink trench coat with matching trousers - accessorised with a fan - as she took to the runway.
US Election 2016: Trump Accused Of Cuba Embargo Breach
Hillary Clinton says presidential rival Donald Trump appears to have violated US laws, after a report said he broke a trade embargo with Cuba.
Report said: Mr Trump's company secretly conducted business in Cuba, violating the US trade embargo against the country. The company allegedly spent at least $68,000 in Cuba in 1998.
Mr Trump's spokesman Kellyanne Conway said the money was not paid, and that he was against deals with Cuba. Mr Trump has also repeatedly said he had rejected offers to invest in Cuba.
Jibrin Shot Himself On The Leg - Amaechi
Nwoha Amaechi, a former speaker of Imo State House of Assembly, on Thursday, september 29, said the suspension of abdulmumin jibrin by the House of Representatives, was well deserved. Amaechi described jibrin's suspension as a "warning for those lacking proper discipline."
According to him, Jibrin violated the standing rule of the lower chamber of the National Assembly by his actions.
Amaechi said: "Publicly levelling unfounded allegations against his fellow members in spite of the party's intervention is unethical of a lawmaker.
According to him, Jibrin violated the standing rule of the lower chamber of the National Assembly by his actions.
Amaechi said: "Publicly levelling unfounded allegations against his fellow members in spite of the party's intervention is unethical of a lawmaker.
Injured Ramesey Out Of Wales World Cup Qualifiers
Aaron Ramsey has been left out of the wales squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Austria and Georgia next week as he continues to struggle with a hamstring injury.
The Arsenal midfielder has been sidelined since sustaining the injury during the Gunners' opening Premier League game last month. Ramsey, one of the stars of wales's run to the semi-finals of this year's European Championships in France, will miss the Austria game in vienna next Thursday and the game against Georgia in cardiff three days later.
36 Student Qualify For Cowbell Pedia Tv Quiz Semi Final
The preliminary rounds of the 2016 Cowbell pedia Secondary Schools Mathematics Television Quiz show ended last weekend and produced 36 semi-finalists who are set to battle for the 12 slot in the finals of both junior and senior categories. Out of the 47,000 candidate participated in the stage 1 written examination of the competition, only 108 qualified for the stage 2, a Television Quiz Show which started on July 31st, 2016. This was made up of 71 males (66%) and 37(34%).
Out of the 36 semi-finalists, there are 17 males (47%) and (53%). The break down of the figure shows that out of every 10 females that participated in the preliminary rounds, 5 females qualified, while out of 10 males that participated in the preliminary rounds, 2 males qualified for the semi-finals. in 2016, to encourage Girl Child Education, the brand sponsor, Cowbell our milk made a humble appeal that Mixed schools should nominate minimum two(2) girls for each category to represent such school. The above result validates the sponsor's initiative.
Fatai-Williams Laments State Of Abuja Swimming Pool
President of Nigeria Aquatic Federation (NAF) Babatunde Fatai Williams has accused the ministry of sport of not living up to its duties as regards taking care of the swimming pool at the Abuja national stadium, which is in a bad state now.
Williams stated that the pool is currently in a sorry state and begging for urgent attention. "Everything in the pool is in a bad state," he said, adding that "the pumps are not working and there is no power supply to the Abuja Nation Stadium."
He stressed that the pool requires total renovation. "We need a good generator, chemical, good pumping machine among other things to get the pool functioning again," he said.
Naira Crashes To N465/USD As CBN Issues New Directives On Domiciliary Accounts Usage
As Naria came under fresh pressure in the parallel market Wednesday, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, issued more directives restricting usage of domiciliary account by bank customers, apparently to stem the pressure and improve official supply of foreign exchange to the interbank market. As a result of the pressure, Naira crashed to between N460 and N465/USD1, against the opening rate of N445/USD1 in the parallel market segment, though the interbank rate depreciated just marginally to N312.9/UDS1, against N310 earlier in the week.
Currency dealers at both segments of the market attributed the renewed pressure on rate to worsening supply gap at all the segments, even as CBN's intervention, according to them, has become too thin to assuage the huge demand.
Currency dealers at both segments of the market attributed the renewed pressure on rate to worsening supply gap at all the segments, even as CBN's intervention, according to them, has become too thin to assuage the huge demand.
NNPC Raises Petrol Storage Capacity By 87.7m Litres
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC yesterday, increased Nigeria's petroleum product storage capacity by 87.70 million litres, with the re-commissioning of four product tanks at the Mosimi depot in Ogun State. The NNPC, in a statement in Abuja, said the re-commissioning of the storage tanks was part of efforts aimed at maintaining seamless supply and distribution of petroleum product across the country.
Speaking during the re-commissioning of the facilities, Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Mr. Maikanti Baru, explained that the rehabilitated tanks' combined capacity represent 54 per cent of the total storage capacity for Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, otherwise Known as petrol at Mosimi depot.
he said: " The new gauging and metering technology adopted at the facility would help reduce waste and stop leakages in the operations of the depot.
Wednesday, 28 September 2016
Lady Gaga - Perfect Illusion
Broke NFF Needs N85m For Eagles' World Cup Qualifier Against Zambia
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is shopping for 85 million to execute the 2018 World cup qualifier against the chipolopolo of Zambia on october 9 in Ndola.
The NFF had in recent weeks been lamenting what an official described as 'no cash' situation to carry on their activities, particularly the fast approaching tie against Zambia. A top official said: "We need about n85 million to take care of the match against Zambia on october 9, but as we speak, we don't have any kobo in our purse. Breaking down the NFF budget for the World Cup qualifier against Zambia, the official said: "The charges for the Airline alone is $200,000 for 140-seater plane, and it will be on ground with the team for two days. We need between $6,000 and $10,000 for flight ticket to bring in the players. their bonuses alone are within the range of N30 million. we don't have any kobo in our purse right now, hence the need for us to approach Glo to come our aid. But the Federal Government still has to play its part because this is beginning of our campaign for 2018 World Cup qualifying ticket.
The NFF had in recent weeks been lamenting what an official described as 'no cash' situation to carry on their activities, particularly the fast approaching tie against Zambia. A top official said: "We need about n85 million to take care of the match against Zambia on october 9, but as we speak, we don't have any kobo in our purse. Breaking down the NFF budget for the World Cup qualifier against Zambia, the official said: "The charges for the Airline alone is $200,000 for 140-seater plane, and it will be on ground with the team for two days. We need between $6,000 and $10,000 for flight ticket to bring in the players. their bonuses alone are within the range of N30 million. we don't have any kobo in our purse right now, hence the need for us to approach Glo to come our aid. But the Federal Government still has to play its part because this is beginning of our campaign for 2018 World Cup qualifying ticket.
2019 General Elections In Danger, Says Senate
Urges filling 20 vacant RECs position and Orders probe of minister over alleged fraud.
The senate yesterday expressed the fear that the 2019 general election may suffer hitches. its apprehension was born out of what it considered as critical issues of illegitimacy bedeviling the Independent National Electoral Commision (INEC). With the absence of Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) in 20 of the 36 states, the senate noted that the INEC cannot conduct any legitimate election at the moment.
Buhari Welcomes $5bn Investment From India
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday welcomed the proposed five billion dollars investment in Nigeria by visiting India business delegation, led by Indian Vice-president Hamid Ansari.
According to a statement issued by Buhari's Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, the president made the remark when he received Ansari at the State House, Abuja.
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