Day: June 30, 2017

Actor James Cromwell sentenced to jail for NY plant protest

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Oscar-nominated actor James Cromwell has been sentenced to jail for refusing to pay fines related to his arrest at a protest at a New York power plant. The Times Herald-Record of Middletown reports ( http://bit.ly/2uqXq9K ) a town judge in Wawayanda on Thursday sentenced the 77-year-old Cromwell to seven days in jail. Cromwell was among a group found guilty of obstructing traffic at a December 2015 sit-in at the site of a natural gas-fired power plant being built in Wawayanda. The protesters say the plant threatens the environment. Cromwell says he hopes…

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Markarfi disagrees with El-Rufai over national confab report

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Factional National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmed Markafi, says he supports the idea of restructuring Nigeria adding that it is wrong for anyone or leader to dismiss the clamour for a restructuring. The PDP leader believes that the best thing that government can do now is to gather all the ideas, talk to every group and then arrive at a decision on the issue of restructuring. “If the consensus is that it is good enough, then we set the agenda for its implementation. “Instead of calling for…

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Aviation workers threaten strike, issue ultimatum over promotion letters

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The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) has issued a one-week ultimatum to the Director-General of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to cause the release of promotion letters of all members of staff who passed the last promotion examination or face industrial action. In the letter signed by the union’s Secretary General, Olayinka Abioye, NUATE also petitioned the Ministry of Transportation, Murtala Muhammed Airport Command, and other unions, saying it had placed other branches on alert on its plan to shut the agency should the agency not accede to…

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Ogbonna commits to new 5-year deal with West Ham

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Angelo Ogbonna has signed a new five-year contract with West Ham. The Italy defender missed almost the entire second half of last season having undergone knee surgery in January, returning only for the Hammers’ final Premier League game of the campaign in a 2-1 win at Burnley. However, the 29-year-old has now penned a fresh contract to keep him at the London Stadium until 2022, having originally signed for Slaven Bilic’s side from Juventus in 2015. “I’m really grateful for this new deal,” Ogbonna told West Ham’s website. “Our position…

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Barcelona to buy back Gerard Deulofeu from Everton

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Barcelona will re-sign winger Gerard Deulofeu from Everton after exercising a buy-back clause believed to be worth 12m euros (£10.6m). Deulofeu originally went on loan to Everton in the 2013-14 season and returned in a £4.3m deal in 2015. The 23-year-old made 13 appearances for Everton last season before joining AC Milan on loan in January. The Catalan club said they expect “terms will be agreed” on a two-year deal. After a good first season on Merseyside, Deulofeu fell out of favour and spent the final half of last season…

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Advantage Evans! The billionaire kidnapper is not going down without a fight

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Evans, the billionaire kidnapper, has asked the Inspector General of Police to release him. This became public knowledge on Wednesday, 28th June, with reports that Evans has filed a suit against the IGP for unlawful detention. Arrested on the 10th of June by officers of a special unit of the Nigerian Police, Evans has been the subject of much press coverage over the past two weeks. Cameras have followed the notorious kidnapper around town, from the place of his arrest in his house in Magodo, to other spots of importance…

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U.S. Targets Chinese Bank, Company, Two Individuals Over North Korea

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The United States imposed sanctions on two Chinese citizens and a shipping company on Thursday for helping North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs and accused a Chinese bank of laundering money for Pyongyang. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said the actions were designed to cut off funds that North Korea uses to build its weapons program. “We will follow the money and cut off the money,” he told a news conference. A Treasury statement identified the bank as the Bank of Dandong and the firm as Dalian Global Unity Shipping…

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Embrace technology to remain relevant – Lagos HoS tells civil servants

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As Public Servants in Lagos State begin this year’s Public Service Week Celebration, the State Head of Service, Olabowale Ademola, has charged them to use this year’s celebration individually and collectively to signpost their transition into the ever expanding role of technology in the workplace in order to continue to remain relevant in the Service. Ademola spoke in Lagos on Thursday at a press conference to outline activities that have been put together to celebrate this year’s Public Service Week. She stressed that public servants must continue to re-tool, re-kit,…

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Biafra: Ohanaeze disowns Kanu, IPOB

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An apex Igbo organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo on Thursday disowned the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu and his movement, saying that statements credited to him were not only provocative but misleading and unproductive. Speaking in Awka on Thursday, the President-General of Ohanaeze, Chief John Nnia Nwodo announced the disinheritance of the group at the plenary session of Anambra State House of Assembly, Awka. Nwodo regretted the call by IPOB for a boycott of Anambra State Governorship election in November, saying that Kanu had breached the undertaking…

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Okowa proceeds on leave, Deputy to act as Governor

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Delta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has proceeded on a 15-day leave as part of his annual vacation. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Charles Aniagwu, on Thursday in Asaba said: “In line with the provisions of Section 190 of the 1999 Constitution as amended, the Governor has written to the Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly intimating the House of his intention to proceed on his annual leave. The letter also stated that the Deputy Governor, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro will act as Governor during the…

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