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Aug 31, 2019

Nigeria Has Returned To Dictatorship -RULAAC

  The Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre has said that Nigeria has returned to dictatorship where the police and other security agencies arrest and detain journalists over unfavourable reports. Okechukwu Nwanguma, Executive Director of RULAAC, made the statement while commenting on the arrest of Agba Jalingo, Publisher of Cross River Watch by the Police. Jalingo had published an article claiming that Governor Ben Ayade approved and diverted N500m meant for Cross River Microfinance...

Taliban Attack Afghan City as They Talk Peace With U.S.

By BY NAJIM RAHIM AND MUJIB MASHAL from NYT World https://ift.tt/2ZF3q...

Two Homers by Todd Frazier Lead the Mets Past the Phillies

By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2Zt3G...

Yankees Lose Series Opener to the A’s

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Hong Kong Braces for More Protests After Wave of Arrests

By BY MIKE IVES from NYT World https://ift.tt/2HAXI...

Quotation of the Day: ‘Iffy’ Forecasts Add to Anxiousness Over Whether to Stay Put or Go

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Corrections: August 31, 2019

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Episode 2: The Economy That Slavery Built

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Khalid Sheikh Mohammad: Trial date set for 'architect of 9/11'

Khalid Sheikh Mohammad and four other men face the death penalty if found guilty. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ZFmA...

In Hong Kong, Playing Tennis With Tear-Gas Grenades

By BY NICHOLAS KRISTOF from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2ZGrB...

Roger Federer Heats Up on Court and Off

By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2LmIh...

U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Wandering Iranian Oil Tanker

By BY ALAN RAPPEPORT AND DANIEL VICTOR from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2MMku...

Plus Sign?

By BY CAITLIN LOVINGER from NYT Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/2HBzp...

DJ Arafat: Thousands pay tribute at Abidjan concert

Fans flock to honour the influential Ivorian musician, who died in a motorcycle accident this month. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/30Lv5...

La semana en imágenes

By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES EN ESPAÑOL from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/2ZK6x...

Fox News Breaking News Alert

Fox News Breaking News Alert Hurricane Dorian strengthens to 'extremely dangerous' Category 4 storm 08/30/19 5:52 ...

Gunmen Kill POS Operator In Ondo

A young lady, Nofisat Ibrahim, has been killed by some gunmen in Akure, Info State. Ibrahim was killed on Wednesday at the Oke Ogba area of Akure South Local Government Area of the state around 7:30 pm.  Sahara Reporters gathered that the victim operated a 'Point Of Sale' outlet at the Oja Oba area of Akure before her death. Aminat, a relation to Ibrahim, confirmed the incident  to our correspondent on Friday. She said, "The three guys entered the shop where Nofisat transacts...

Navy Detains 57 Sailors Over Petroleum Product Smuggling, Refining

  No fewer than 57 sailors have been arrested in Rivers State by the Nigerian Navy for allegedly smuggling crude oil and illegally refining diesel. The sailors, including a Ukrainian, a Mexican and 55 Nigerians, were arrested between August 11 and August 25 onboard four vessels, two wooden boats and a barge, according to the News Agency of Nigeria. Capt. Adegoke Ebo, Executive Officer, Nigerian Navy Ship Pathfinder, spoke in Onne, Rivers, while handing over the suspects and items to...

Explosion Rocks NPDC Pipeline In Delta

File photo File photo Explosion has occurred on the Abura crude trunkline belonging to the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company in Delta. The incident happened on Friday at Otu-Jeremi communiy in Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state. A resident in the community, who asked not to be named, said that the explosion, which was accompanied by heavy fire, occurred at about 1:30pm. He said, “The explosion has plunged the community into tension as residents living close to the facility...

Topless Women Protest Sowore's Detention

Some topless women have taken to the street to protest the continued detention of pro-democracy activist, Omoyele Sowore. The elderly women from the home town of Sowore in Kiribo, Ondo State, went topless and carried different placards asking for the release of Sowore on Friday. Sowore was arrested in Lagos on August 3 by personnel of the Department of State Services for calling on Nigerians to pour out to the streets and express their anger at the poor state of governance in the country. The...

FBI List: EFCC Arrests Suspected Internet Fraudster In Kwara

Joseph Oyediran, a Nigerian wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the United States on suspicion of fraud linked to romance scams, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The EFCC made the announcement on Friday in Kwara through it's Twitter handle @officialEFCC. The tweet reads, "One of the Internet fraudsters wanted by the FBI, Joseph Oyediran, arrested by EFCC operatives in Ilorin, Kwara State.  "Head, EFCC Ilorin Zonal Office, Isyaku Sharu,...

Trade war: US set to hit China with new wave of tariffs

The trade war between the world's two largest economies is set to intensify with new tariffs. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2zDRR...

Poland still counts losses from WW2 invasion

As the world marks the 80th anniversary of the start of World War Two, Poland has reparations on its mind. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/34bb1...

Aug 30, 2019

Google finds 'indiscriminate iPhone attack lasting years'

Criminals used previously unknown vulnerabilities to implant monitoring software, research shows. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2HzDC...

Mexico missing: The city where 'you can feel the fear'

With gangs using private homes to dispose of bodies, the search for the missing is getting harder. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2zxim...

Moscow protests: Students challenging arrest in Putin's Russia

Hundreds have been arrested, now student are filling courtrooms for crash courses in Russia's legal system. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2MS44...

Has President Trump's trade war cost China three million jobs?

He said that China has lost at least three million jobs - is this true? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2MH1x...

'I would not have kept the baby': Fighting depression in pregnancy

Where millions live without access to a psychiatrist, one innovative scheme is trying to plug the gap. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Pkse...

IceBoxx x Davido x Chris Brown - Blow My Mind (Cover)

JunKHouse Rapper IceBoxx  comes hard on the trending summer jam Blow Mind by Davido and Chris Brown. IceBoxx dropped some sick flows and bars on this cover, that will leave you BLOWN AWAY! Check on it. from Mp3Naija.Com Feeds https://ift.tt/2UhTw1h via IFT...

Taylor Townsend, With Thrilling Charges, Ousts Simona Halep From the U.S. Open

By BY BEN ROTHENBERG from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2Zq3a...

Joshua Wong arrested: Hong Kong pro-democracy activist

Mr Wong's political party says the leading activist was "forcefully pushed into a minivan" by police. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ZFir...

Them’s the Breaks!

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Review: Opinions Collide in the Explosive Comedy ‘Eureka Day’

By BY BEN BRANTLEY from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/2Ldpp...

Curtis Flowers’s Conviction Tossed by Mississippi Supreme Court

By BY MIHIR ZAVERI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Pnhx...

Man gored to death by bull at Spanish festival

The man had attended the festival in Cuellar as a spectator but was attacked by the bull. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Uhqr...

Joe Biden Dismisses Report That He Told False War Story

By BY KATIE GLUECK from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/32jbU...

Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Is Arrested

By BY AUSTIN RAMZY from NYT World https://ift.tt/2HyuE...

Poor Conditions Persist for Migrant Children Detained at the Border, Democrats Say

By BY ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2L83k...

Trump’s Personal Assistant, Madeleine Westerhout, Steps Down

By BY ANNIE KARNI AND MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2MJ2y...

Three Per Cent Of Our Men Are Corrupt, Says EFCC Official

Head of the North East zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Michael Wetkas, on Thursday said that three per cent of his men are corrupt.  Wetkas was speaking in Gombe State, at a gathering with members of the public and civil society organisations, according to a report by PUNCH.  He said, “There are about three per cent of our men that are corrupt. We are not happy seeing people go to jail. But that is what we have signed to do.” Corruption CRIME...

Van Dijk Wins UEFA Player Of The Year

Liverpool defender, Virgil Van Dijk, has been named UEFA Men’s player of the year. He was announced winner of the award at a ceremony held in Monaco, France, on Thursday. The Dutch international won the award ahead of former winners Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona’s Lionel Messi. In the season under review, Van Dijk scored nine goals in 59 appearances for club and country. Van Dijk played 4,465 minutes for Liverpool winning 303 duels in the process. Earlier at the event, 32 teams...

Buhari Taking Nigeria Off World's Powerful Table –Moghalu

The Presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Party, Prof Kingsley Moghalu, has chided President Muhammadu Buhari over his absence at the recently held G7 Summit in France. In a post on Twitter, Moghalu said, “It’s sad that @NGRPresident of Africa’s supposedly largest economy wasn’t invited to the G7 summit in France but Paul Kagame of Rwanda and Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa were.  “Our country should be at the table, not on the menu. Obasanjo, like him or not, was at...

Ghana Seeks To Extradite Nigerian Kidnap Suspect

Ghana Police Head Ghana Police Head China Nnodim, a Nigerian, faces extradition to Ghana over investigations by the Criminal Investigations Division of the Ghana Police Service in order to face charges of suspected kidnapping. A collaboration between the Ghana Interpol and its Nigerian counterpart led to the arrest of Nnodim in Nigeria on August 2. However, he cannot be taken to Ghana until the process for his extradition has been completed. Two others, Samuel Udoetuk-Willis and John Oji,...

N1.6bn Fraud: EFCC To Appeal Dudafa’s Acquittal By Court

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said that it would appeal a judgement by the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday which discharged and acquitted Waripamo-Owei Dudafa, an aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, and Joseph Iwuejo, a banker. The court acquitted Dudafa on charges of money laundering and conspiracy preferred against him by the EFCC. The commission had accused Dudafa and Iwuejo of laundering N1.6bn. See Also Breaking News BREAKING: Court Discharges...

The Man Trump Wishes He Were

By BY DAVID BROOKS from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2HwhV...

Trump Authorizes a Space Command. Next, He Wants a Space Force.

By BY KATIE ROGERS AND HELENE COOPER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/327j0...

Aug 29, 2019

Mika Rottenberg’s ‘Easypieces’ Transports You to Parts Unknown

By MARTHA SCHWENDENER from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2HtPZ...

S Korea ex-leader Park and Samsung heir Lee face bribery retrials

The Supreme Court also orders a retrial for Samsung's Lee Jae-yong for bribery in the same scandal. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ZnVS...

E.P.A. to Roll Back Regulations on Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas

By LISA FRIEDMAN from NYT Climate https://ift.tt/2Hxdy...

Samsung’s Leader at Risk of More Prison Time After Court Rules Against Him

By CHOE SANG-HUN from NYT World https://ift.tt/342mv...

Can New York City Live Without Foie Gras? We May Soon Find Out

By AMELIA NIERENBERG and JEFFERY C. MAYS from NYT New York https://ift.tt/347wM...

Hong Kong: Protesters join MeToo rally against police

Thousands gathered to demand answers after protesters accused the police of using sexual violence. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Ua8U...

A Plague of Flies Descends on Karachi: ‘They’re Hounding People’

By SABA IMTIAZ from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Pkvq...

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