An SUV went up in flames inside the Lincoln Tunnel on Sunday night, causing major delays as authorities shut down all lanes of the major thoroughfare’s center tube. The Volvo SUV caught […]
Lincoln Tunnel shut down after SUV bursts into flames
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Ebola Spreads In Congo After Militants Attack Treatment Camp -WHO
Cases of the deadly Ebola virus have risen in the Democratic Republic of Congo where health care workers remain largely cut off from the disease’s hotspots since militants attacked their camp, the […]
Teacher tells students to boycott Beacon HS after white girl accused of racism
A black teacher at Manhattan’s Beacon High School told cheering students to boycott the elite campus Monday after an incident involving a white Jewish girl sparked complaints about a racist environment. “What […]
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa Says No Going Back To Dollarisation
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa vowed on Friday not to revert to using the U.S. dollar after a new local currency plunged against the greenback since its introduction this year, fuelling inflation and […]
Eli Manning returns forgotten feeling to nauseating Giants
Later, in the sanctity of the locker room, with a game ball in his hands, Eli Manning summed things up simply and succinctly — par for the course, right there — for […]
Inside Eli Manning’s electrifying Giants speech: ‘F-k it!’
This was not a perfect 10. But it was perfect for 10. A day and game that was scripted for one purpose — win for Eli Manning — was kick-started in a […]
Ethiopia To Get $3B Funding From World Bank – Prime Minister
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Friday Ethiopia will receive $3 billion from the World Bank to help strengthen reforms in its traditionally state-controlled economy. The announcement was made two days after […]
Mexico: 50 bodies among remains at farm outside Guadalajara
MEXICO CITY — Human remains discovered last month at a farm outside the city of Guadalajara have been confirmed as belonging to at least 50 people, authorities in Mexico’s west-central state of […]
Canadian couple gets $9M jury verdict in bike wreck
PORTLAND, Ore. — A jury has awarded more than $9 million in damages to a man and woman from Vancouver, British Columbia, who were struck by an 18-wheeler truck while riding their […]
South Africa Asks Industry For Options To End Power Crisis
South Africa’s government on Friday asked industry for the cheapest and quickest options to ease a power crunch, as cabinet held an emergency meeting to try and resolve a crisis threatening growth […]
Botswana Bans Hunters After Killing Of Research Elephant
Botswana’s government has revoked the licences of two professional hunters who shot dead a research elephant and then destroyed its collar to try to hide the evidence. In a statement late on […]
Where Giants now stand in NFL Draft order
This was a win-win-win for the Giants. Eli Manning soaked in an emotional goodbye. A franchise-record-tying nine-game losing streak is over. And no damage was done to the future. The Giants entered […]
NFL Draft: Giants’ chances at No. 1 pick take hit
This was a win-win-win for the Giants. Eli Manning soaked in an emotional goodbye. A franchise-record-tying nine-game losing streak is over. And no damage was done to the future. The Giants entered […]
Where Giants now stand in NFL Draft order
This was a win-win-win for the Giants. Eli Manning soaked in an emotional goodbye. A franchise-record-tying nine-game losing streak is over. And no damage was done to the future. The Giants entered […]
Urban Meyer sits in Redskins owner’s box amid Cowboys rumors
Urban Meyer isn’t doing anything to dispel rumors of him making a move to the NFL. Meyer, the 55-year-old who has three national titles as a college coach, was in Redskins owner […]
Glenn Close fans greeted by ‘Fatal Attraction’ bunnies at estate sale
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Former Sudan President Bashir Sentenced To Two Years In Detention For Corruption
A Sudanese court on Saturday convicted former president Omar al-Bashir on corruption charges and sentenced him to two years of detention in a reform facility, the first ruling against the ex-leader ousted […]
CUNY students to be hit with $120 ‘health and wellness’ fee
The City University of New York is set to impose a $120 annual “health and wellness fee” on students — on top of an expected $200 tuition increase. The CUNY Board of […]
Giants report card: Eli Manning’s teammates also get credit
Grading the Giants after their 36-20 win over the Dolphins on Sunday. Offense Eli Manning (20 of 28, 283 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs) went out as he should, slinging it and […]
Is Leah Sharibu Nigeria’s Forgotten Daughter?
The New Year is almost here with us. And as Nigerians try to survive the harrowing ordeal which living in their country has become and remain painfully stuck with a regime that […]
Banks, Others Back ENTRACO Volunteers To Clean Up Imo
ABAKILIKI – There are indications that commercial banks, industrialists and religious organisations are behind the success stories recorded by the Imo State Environmental Transformation Commission. The banks include; Zenith, Unity Bank PLC, […]
We Develop Infrastructure To Ensure Conducive Learning – Nwajiuba
Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufiu Alike Ikwo (FUNAI) appears to have invested more billions of Naira accruable to it for development of infrastructure with a view to make the university conducive for […]
Market Economy May Not Need Traditional Banking By 2030 – Report
LAGOS – Nigeria’s banking sector is a diversified one, in which the largest banks follow the universal banking model and a range of specialised actors tap specific niches. New trends include merchant […]
Governor Umahi Budgets Funds For Ebonyi International Airport
Ebonyi state government has concluded plans to inject funds in its International Airport project, dualisation of the major highways across the state including Abakaliki/Enugu road, Abakaliki/Afikpo road. This was part of the […]
Financial Inclusion: NDIC Foresees Success Amid Challenges
Despite Challenges, the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), declared that mechanism has been put in place to capture 80 per cent of Nigerian adult population in the formal financial services sector. Dr […]
Capital Market Can Fund Nigeria’s Infrastructure Gap – Expert
An investment banker and the Head, Debt Capital Markets, FBNQuest Merchant Bank Limited, Mr Oluseun Olatidoye has stressed the need for sound macroeconomic and policy frameworks to enable the capital market attract […]
est In Home State, Umuahia Chamber Of Commerce President Charges Abians
UMUAHIA – The President of Umuahia Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (UCCIMA), Chief Chidi Aruoma has called on businessmen and women of Abia origin living abroad to come home and […]
Agusto’s CEO, Shobo, Retires
Agusto & Co, Nigeria’s foremost Credit Rating Agency, has announced the retirement of its Chief Executive Officer – Vivien Shobo, effective December 31, 2019. Following over two decades with the organisation, Vivien […]
Buni Approves N247m For Payment Of Gratuity, Pension Arrears Of LG Staff
DAMATURU – Yobe state governor, Mai Mala Buni,has approved the sum of N247, 001, 975.93 for the payment of gratuity and pension arrears for 194 additional local government retirees. Of the 194 […]
Oshiomhole’s Aborted Edo Mega Rally Or Mega Crisis?
The lingering crisis in Edo, it appears, is not ending anytime soon. It is so sad that the All Progressives Congress, led by President Muhammadu Buhari, has still not seen the need […]
University Don Urges Organised Private Sector To Fund Research Projects
UMUAHIA – The Founder of Gregory University, Uturu Professor Gregory Ibe, has called on organised private sector to assist in funding research projects in Nigerian universities, especially the privately owned universities in […]
Clearing Of Drains By Govt Will Save The Roads
It is quite gratifying and liberating to know that the rains had subsided for remaining days of the year without the usual cases of floods leading to massive destruction of lives and […]
Kogi Healthcare Agency Boss Wins Award
LOKOJA – The executive director of Kogi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (KSPHCDA), Dr. Abubakar Yakubu, has won the most Distinguished International Merit Award of Excellence for most innovative top best run […]
Ex-Governors Impoverishing Their States With Huge Pensions
“Court orders AGF to recover N40bn pension from ex-govs.” News Report, December 3, 2019. In what would otherwise have been another dreary week in which one sad report pushed another off the […]
Between Sowore, Boko Haram And The Presidency
If the statement issued by the Presidency to justify the re-arrest and detention of Omoyele Sowore did not say anything, it has at least confirmed that the Presidency has more than a […]
Man wins $101 million verdict from Live Nation after fall at Jones Beach event
A Manhattan jury has awarded a Long Island man a whopping $101 million payout for a fall at a 2013 concert that left him with a fractured skull. Jurors in Manhattan Supreme […]
La Liga: Late Benzema Strike Rescues Point For Real Madrid Against Valencia
Benzema celebrates his equalizer against Valencia/Getty Images Karim Benzema was once again the hero with a 95th-minute equaliser as Real Madrid failed to go clear at the top of La Liga on […]
Chinese TV pulls Arsenal match after Ozil’s comments on Muslims treatment
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV pulled a game between Arsenal and Manchester City from its programme after the Gunners midfielder Mesut Ozil expressed support for mainly Muslim Uighurs in Xinjiang. Ozil, a German […]
Porch pirate leaves ‘thank you’ note from ‘new owner of your package’
A brazen porch pirate left a thank you note after stealing a Christmas gift in Minnesota — even signing it from “the new owner of your package,” according to a report. “So […]
Jews flock to axe-throwing self defense class after Jersey City shooting
These Jews have an axe to grind after the Jersey City shooting — and they’ll learn how to do it at a synagogue self-defense class. “Rabbi sensei” Gary Moskowitz, a former NYPD […]
Oluwo Of Iwo Announces Collapse Of Marriage To Jamaican Wife
The Oluwo of Iwo land, Abdulrasheed Akanbi/File Photo A prominent traditional ruler in Osun State, the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdurrosheed Adewale Akanbi Telu 1 on Sunday confirmed that his marriage has […]
City Council wants NYPD to ease up on e-bike food deliverers
The City Council’s public safety chair is demanding that the NYPD put the brakes on harassing e-bike food delivery workers. Councilman Donovan Richards — with support from 14 colleagues — said the […]
Rangers’ defensive disaster leading to unfair scapegoat
David Quinn seems at least somewhat aware that there was a growing amount of noise — warranted or unwarranted — surrounding his veteran assistant coach, Lindy Ruff. It seemed inevitable, as Ruff […]
Vandal trashes Nessah Synagogue in Beverly Hills
A prominent Beverly Hills synagogue was trashed early Saturday in what city officials are calling “a cowardly act” and police are classifying a hate crime, according to news reports. An employee at […]
‘Freedom march’ marks 30 years since Romania’s revolution
Romania kicked off a series of commemorations to mark 30 years since the overthrow of the tyrannical regime of Nicolae Ceausescu, staging a “freedom march” in the town of Timisoara, cradle of […]
Cuomo proposes new gun license law ahead of 2020 State of the State
Out-of-staters who have been convicted of serious misdemeanors won’t be able to purchase a gun license in the Empire State under a new proposal Gov. Cuomo unveiled Sunday. State law already bans […]
Channels TV’s Seun Okinbaloye Wins Television Programme Presenter Of The Year
Channels Television’s political correspondent, Seun Okinbaloye, presenting Sunday Politics on December 15, 2019, while he was named as the NMMA Television Programme Presenter of the Year at an event held at the […]
Tyson Fury splits with coach ahead of Wilder clash
Tyson Fury has split with his coach Ben Davison just two months before his rematch with WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder. Davison had been Fury’s coach for the last two years but he revealed on […]
Joker-obsessed thug who beat ex wears Batman villain makeup in mugshot
A violent thug obsessed the Joker smirked menacingly in his mugshot — while wearing Halloween makeup of the Batman baddie, according to a report. Noel Mooney, 35, was busted in the UK […]
Madison Bumgarner heading to Diamondbacks on $85 million deal
Madison Bumgarner is leaving San Francisco for a division rival — just not the one many thought. Bumgarner, the career Giants lefty who won three World Series championships, is heading to the […]
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