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Kenya Faces Deadly Plague Outbreak, WHO Warns

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Kenya is among nine other countries that have been put on alert after a deadly outbreak of airborne plague left more than 1300 cases being reported in Madagascar. World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed two thirds of those are suspected to be pneumonic – described as the ‘deadliest and most rapid form of plague’. The outbreak is considered a much bigger threat to the region than in previous years because it has taken on its pneumonic form – meaning it is airborne and spread by sneezing and coughing. Pneumonic can…

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Facebook profit left unscathed by Russian election hacking scandal

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The tech giant shakes off political turmoil as it reports third-quarter profit soared 79 per cent  Facebook faced harsh criticism in Washington on Wednesday over its failure to prevent Russian operatives from using its platform for election meddling, but the earnings report it issued hours later showed just how insulated its business remains from political risk. The social network said its quarterly profit soared 79 per cent and revenues were up nearly 50 per cent in the third quarter as marketers poured money into Facebook’s advertising offerings, whose power to target and…

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Hollywood actor Dustin Hoffman accused of sexual harassment

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Hollywood actor Dustin Hoffman has become the latest star to become embroiled in sexual harassment claims. The allegation dates back more than thirty years to when the woman was a teenage intern on a film set. Hoffman has apologised if anything he may have done at the time put her in an uncomfortable situation. Anna Graham Hunter alleged in extracts from her 1985 diary and notes to her sister that Hoffman made vulgar remarks and jokes at her expense. She was 17 at the time and working as a production…

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Kenya: We Can’t Tell If Kenya’s Repeat Presidential Poll Was Credible – Elog

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Local observers says they cannot state whether the October 26 repeat presidential election was free, fair and credible. However, the Election Observation Group (Elog) on Wednesday said the absence of party agents in polling stations, save for Jubilee Party’s, as well as absence of observers may have compromised the outcome of the poll. LEGITIMACY Elog noted absence of non-partisan observers and party agents also compromised the transparency and accountability of the voting and counting processes. The repeat election, the observers said, may not have been conducted in line with the…

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Champions League: Spurs, City qualify for knockout stage

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Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City have both booked places in the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League after the fourth game in their groups. Spurs comprehensively beat defending champions Real Madrid 3-1 at Wembley, while City routed Napoli, right at Napoli’s home ground. Beşiktaş and Shakhtar also closing on the knockout stage. But Madrid will know their fate in their next game away at APOEL Nicosia on 21 November. Madrid are now three points behind Spurs, Mauricio Pochettino’s men, but also as many points clear of both Dortmund…

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Spurs overrun Real Madrid at Wembley

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Tottenham Hotspur handed Real Madrid the second successive loss in four days, thrashing the European champions 3-1 at Wembley Stadium in London. It was Madrid’s first loss in 30 games at the group stage of the Champions League since 2012, when they lost to Borussia Dortmund. Tottenham had held Madrid at home 1-1 when they met two weeks ago at the Santiago Bernabeu. Dele Alli banged in two goals, with Eriksen adding the third goal. Ronaldo at close range in the 80th minute scored Madrid’s only goal in the night…

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Bola Tinubu, APC national leader loses first son

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National leader of the APC, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu has lost his first son, Jide Tinubu. Jide was a law graduate of the University of Liverpool, England. He obtained a Masters degree in Maritime Law from the University of London and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1999. The late lawyer had served as Promoter of TSL Limited and also worked in the Legal Department of Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited from January 2000 to September 2001. He had brief stints with Cargo Maritime in Paris, France, a firm of…

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Trump Declares Suspect ‘Should Get Death Penalty’

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  President Trump touched off a sharply partisan debate over some of the most divisive issues in American life on Wednesday as he cited this week’s terrorist attack in New York to advance his agenda on immigration and national security while assailing Democrats for endangering the country. A day after an immigrant from Uzbekistan was arrested on suspicion of plowing a pickup truck along a crowded bicycle path in Manhattan, killing eight people, Mr. Trump denounced the American criminal justice system as “a joke” and “a laughingstock,” adding that he was open to sending…

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‘I have received 1,124 corruption cases’ – Onnoghen

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Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, yesterday disclosed that his office has received 1,124 corruption cases from various courts across the country since he assumed office in March this year. Justice Onnoghen revealed the figure at the formal inauguration of the Corruption and other Financial Cases Trial Monitoring Committee (COTRIMCO) at the NJC complex in Abuja. “I have received 1,124 corruption cases from various courts across the country. Therefore, the committee has a lot of work ahead,” he said. Onnoghen stressed that the committee was formed “as part of…

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Nigeria spent N9tr on fuel subsidy in 10 years – PPPRA

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The Petroleum Products and Pricing and Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) has said that over N8.97 trillion has been expended on fuel subsidy under Petroleum Support Fund (PSF) scheme between 2006 to 2016. PSF scheme was introduced by the former President Olusegun Obasanjo led government as a regulatory mechanism put in place to insulate Nigerians from the fluctuation in international crude and products prices, and stabilize domestic utilization of petroleum products. In a breakdown made available to Daily Trust in Lagos, PPPRA said at the commencement of the programme in 2006, a…

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