Day: November 19, 2022

U.S Lose FIBA Rankings’ Top Spot After 12 Years, Spain Take Over

Ganiyu Amodu

U.S men’s basketball team have been knocked off the top of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) world rankings for the first time in over 12 years, with Spain taking over. Spain, who have enjoyed success in recent years including winning the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 and FIBA EuroBasket 2022, lead the November 2022 table ahead of the U.S. “It’s not exactly a new title and it probably can’t be maintained for too long, but it’s something so unique, prestigious and historic that I feel tremendously proud of everyone who…

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Social Media Give Me High Blood Pressure – Tinubu

ADEOLA YUSUF

Ganiyu Amodu Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says he has stopped reading social media. Tinubu, who frequently updates verified social media handles under his name, said this in a video currently trending online. “I don’t read social media anymore; they abuse the hell out of me. If I read it, I get high blood pressure and angry. I don’t read it, so if I want to hear anything; my children or my workers will say this one said this, and when I’m tired, I…

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Amaechi Bags Law Degree From Abuja Varsity + PHOTOS

Ganiyu Amodu

The immediate past Minister of Transportation and former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, on Saturday, bagged a law degree from Baze University, Abuja. Amaechi bagged a Bachelor of Law degree among the 504 students who graduated from the school in various fields of study. Having successfully passed their examinations, the graduands were also found worthy in learning and character by the authorities of the university. The graduands were awarded their various certificates at the ninth Graduation Ceremony, held in Abuja.

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World Cup: Infantino Slams Europe’s ‘Hypocrisy’

Ganiyu Amodu

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has accused the Western countries of “hypocrisy” and slammed the criticism towards World Cup hosts Qatar during his opening speech ahead of the tournament on Saturday. “For what we Europeans have been doing around the world in the last 3,000 years we should be apologising for the next 3,000 years before starting to give moral lessons to people,” the head of the football governing body said. “How many of these European or Western business companies who earn millions from Qatar, billions, how many of them have…

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TikToker Banned Over Fake News On Osinbajo’s Daughter

Ganiyu Amodu

A content creator, @Realcharley22 has been banned by TikTok for disseminating fake news about Kiki Osinbajo, the daughter of Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo. The Liberian TikToker had earlier in the week stated that Kiki had been detained in the UK for having a significant amount of US currency. @Realcharley22 claimed she will be charged for money laundering, been that she was unable to prove the source of those funds. The statement says, “It’s likely she will be charged with money laundering if she cannot prove the source of those funds.…

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World Cup Fans ‘Can Survive’ Without Beer – FIFA Chief

Scott Mathew

FIFA President Gianni Infantino said Saturday that World Cup fans can survive for three hours a day without beer after sales were banned around stadiums. “I think personally if for three hours a day you cannot drink a beer, you will survive,” he told his opening press conference in Doha. “The same applies in France, Spain, Scotland.” READ ALSO: Microsoft Introduces Sign Language On videoconferencing App Nigeria Gets Another $20m Abacha Loot From US NLNG Begins Varsity Teaching Hospital Projects’ Commissioning In 12 States World Cup chiefs on Friday banned…

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Microsoft Introduces Sign Language On videoconferencing App

Scott Mathew

Tech giant, Microsoft, has introduced a sign language on its videoconferencing app, Teams. The announcement was made in a statement by Teams’ Accessibility Architect, Chris Sano, on Thursday. According to him, the Sign Language View feature was part of the efforts to make the space “more community-driven,” and inclusive especially for users who are deaf/hard of hearing. Explaining how the feature works, Sano said the Sign Language View will enable users prioritise up to two other participants’ videos so they stayed visible and in a consistent location throughout the meeting.…

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Policeman Returns From 9-Month Course To Find New Wife Pregnant For Brother

Ganiyu Amodu

Couple agreed not to have sex for one year before incident, wife’s mother kicks against abortion, husband shot, brother dies; you want to read the dirty details of the mystery of Doma brothers, the two husbands of one wife, here   The fate that befell Japhet Aba, a newly recruited policeman in Nasarawa State, is one that no young man would envy. His heart was torn apart, his ego badly bruised after he left home for training in Bauchi State and returned to discover that his newly married wife had…

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Nigeria Gets Another $20m Abacha Loot From US

Abibat Babalola

The United States Department of Justice said it has transferred over $20.6m to the Federal Government in accordance with an August 23 agreement between the governments to repatriate assets stolen by late dictator, General Sani Abacha, and his co-conspirators. According to a statement published on the DoJ’s website on Thursday, the repatriation brings the total amount forfeited and returned by the US in this case to approximately $332.4m. In 2020, the department repatriated over $311.7m of the forfeited assets that had been located in the Bailiwick of Jersey. READ ALSO:…

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