UAE bags Guinness record for ‘World’s Longest Zipline’

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) emirate of Ras al-Khaimah said its latest zipline was confirmed by Guinness as the “World’s Longest Zipline” on Thursday. The zipline, locally known as “Jebel Jais Flight,” enables visitors to travel at speed of up to 120 kph to 150 kph at a height of 1,680 meters above the sea level. The official certification was handed over to Sheikh Ahmad bin Saud Bin Saqr Al-Qasimi, ruler of Ras al-Khaimah, by Hoda Khachab, the official adjudicator from Guinness World Records, the local tourism authority said in…

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Beware of sex dolls—Expert warns

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A Family Planning Consultant, Mr Appolonia Eke, has warned against the use of sex dolls as alternative family planning method, saying it is sodomy. Eke, who is also the Financial Secretary, Public Health Sustainable Advocacy Initiative (PHSAI), made this known on Thursday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. According to Wikipaedia, Sodomy is generally anal or oral sex between people or sexual activity between a person and a non-human animal (bestiality), but it may also mean any non-procreative sexual activity. “Originally, the term sodomy,…

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Court validates Ibrahim Magu’s rejection by Senate

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An Abuja Federal High Court has validated the rejection of the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, by the Senate. The Senate had rejected the confirmation of Magu as chairman of Anti-graft agency due to security reports from the Department of State Services. The Senate spokesman, Senator Abdulahi Sabi, revealed the judgement of the Court while addressing journalists after the plenary session on Thursday. The judgment made available to journalists by the Senate’s spokesman, was delivered by Justice J.T. Osgood. It stated that there is…

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Ex-President Obasanjo releases statement on Coalition for Nigeria

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STATEMENT BY H.E OLUSEGUN OBASANJO ON THE OCCASION OF HIS REGISTRATION FOR COALITION FOR NIGERIAN MOVEMENT Ladies and Gentlemen and members of the Fourth Estate of the Realm, I welcome you to this simple but important ceremony of my registering as a member of the Coalition for Nigeria Movement and I thank you for being here. Last week, I issued a statement which I did not do lightly or frivolously but out of deep concern for the situation of our country. I gave an expose on some aspects of our…

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I will withdraw if CNM joins partisan politics – Obasanjo

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday said he would cease from being a member anytime the Coalition for Nigeria Movement (CNM) decides to join partisan politics. Obasanjo disclosed this when he officially registered as a member of the CNM at the NUJ secretariat, Abeokuta. “I am happy to be a member of the Coalition for Nigeria Movement which is a movement for good governance. “This is the commencement for our popular and grassroots association. “The membership will be free to collectively decide on whether it will become a political party…

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Google books $3b loss in Q4

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Google parent company Alphabet on Thursday reported a quarterly loss of $3 billion as it set aside $11 billion for taxes on its overseas profits being brought back to the United States. The California tech giant said revenues in the last three months of 2017 rose 24 percent from a year ago to $32.3 billion and cited “great growth” for the company. Shares in Alphabet slid 2.4 percent to $1,139.05 in after-hours trade, amid concerns over profits below expectations. Google remained the key driver of revenue and profit for the…

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5 dead, 39 injured in Maiduguri multiple explosions – SEMA

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The Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) said that five people were killed in the suicide bomb attack at Dalori Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp, Maiduguri on Wednesday. SEMA also confirmed that 39 others sustained various degrees of injuries in the suicide bomb attack at Dalori IDP camp, Maiduguri. SEMA’s Chairman Satomi Ahmad, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Maiduguri. Satomi said that a female suicide bomber infiltrated the IDPs camp and detonated explosive killing herself and five other people, while 39 others were wounded. He said the second suicide…

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Nigeria practising ‘democrazy’ – Itse Sagay

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The chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Itse Sagay, has described Nigeria’s system of government as ‘democrazy’. He said Nigeria is not yet ready for liberal democracy while lamenting that people in positions of authority often abuse all the privileges of rule of law, human rights and democracy. Sagay called on the federal government to apply strength and discipline in operating the democratic dispensation to speedily develop the country. Sagay made the call on Wednesday at the 27th convocation lecture of the Federal University of Technology Minna.…

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Namibia bans ministers, deputies from travelling abroad

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Namibia has banned all cabinet ministers and their deputies and other political office holders from travelling abroad due to financial constraint. President Hage Geingob of Namibia issued the directive and hopes to lift the ban by the end of February 2018. Presidential Press Secretary, Mr Albertus Aochamub, said that the move is in concert with Geingob’s clarion call to caution in public spending. “This directive is specifically in the interest of curtailing public expenditure, no request for outbound travel by Ministers, Deputy Ministers and other Political Office Bearers will be…

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Sexual assault puts Tampa Bay Rays’ physician in trouble

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Tampa Bay Rays, an American professional baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida, has sacked the team’s physician on allegation of sexual assault. A woman alleged through a YouTube video that 67-year-old Dr. Michael Reilly, sexually harassed and abused her when she was 16. Reilly was dismissed by the team and reported to the police after the YouTube video was uploaded on Jan. 17 by a 26-year-old woman, Brianna Rah. tampa bay rays stadium Rah claimed the doctor sexually abused her and barraged her with unwanted sexual advances when she…

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