Day: January 10, 2021

What Arnold Schwarzenegger Said About The Ongoing US Political Riots

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Former Governor and movie mega star Arnold Schwarzenegger As an immigrant to this country, I would like to say a few words to my fellow Americans, and to our friends around the world, about the events of recent days. I grew up in Austria. I’m very aware of Kirstallnacht, or the Night of Broken Glass. It was a night of rampage against the Jews carried out in 1938 by the Nazi equivalent of the Proud Boys. Wednesday was the Day of Broken Glass right here in the United States. The…

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Elon Musk Now World’s Richest Man; Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote Africa’s Wealthiest

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File photograph of Mr Elon Musk making a presentation Elon Musk, Tesla Chief Executive Officer, has displaced AMAZON’s chief executive, Jeff Bezos, as the world’s richest person. Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote maintained his spot as Africa’s richest man. Despite his recent dating scandal nonetheless, Dangote remains Africa’s richest man and the richest black man in the world for nine years in a row, with a net worth of more than $10 billion. Musk, 49, overtook Bill Gates in November 2020, to become the second-richest person in the world. The news comes…

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Nigeria Economy To Suffer If AMCON’s N4.4trillion Current Exposure Is Not Recovered

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L-R: Mr Usman Abubakar Head, General Enforcement, Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON); Mr Emmanuel Gakko, Hon. Chief Registrar of the Federal High Court; Mr Aminu Ismail, Executive Director of Operations, AMCON; Hon. Justice Nkeonye Evelyn Maha of the Federal High Court; Mr Joshua Ikioda, Group Head, AMCON Enforcement and Mr Albert Nwanozie, Head, Legal Department, AMCON at the second and closing day of the two-day training for FHC Legal Assistants and Court Registrars in Abuja The Management of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has raised a New Year…

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My Journey To COVIDOM

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By Babafemi Ojudu It took a lot of self-persuasion to decide on a trip to Ado Ekiti on December 18 to attend the funeral of my friend’s dad. Kay as we call Kayode Afolabi has been my pal since primary school. I therefore considered it an obligation to join in the traditional obsequies for his dad. His parents are like mine. It took a friend like Kay to take me out of my home to office routine since the outbreak of the pandemic almost a year ago. I am finicky…

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FA Cup: Arsenal Beat New Castle 2 – 0 At Extra Time At Emirates Stadium

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Andy Carroll and David Luiz battle for a header inside the Newcastle penalty box during a tight FA Cup third round tie in north London In-form Smith Rowe had an eventful evening after arriving as a second-half substitute, seeing a red card rightly rescinded before opening the scoring. Aubameyang tapped in the second after a slick move cut Newcastle open. Andy Carroll missed two golden chances in normal time, which could have sent Arsenal to a rare third-round exit. The Gunners, who have won the FA Cup on a record…

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SAD: How Indonesia Plane Missed Shortly After Take-Off

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According to reports monitored by the AFP, Indonesia’s Sriwijaya Air lost contact with one of its Boeing 737 passenger planes shortly after take-off from the capital Jakarta, the transport ministry said Saturday. “A Sriwijaya (Air) plane from Jakarta to Pontianak (on Borneo Island) with call sign SJY182 has lost contact,” said ministry spokesman Adita Irawati. “It last made contact at 2:40 pm (0740 GMT).” It was unclear how many passengers and crew were aboard the Boeing 737-500, which has a capacity of about 130, when it took off from Jakarta’s…

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