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Double registration: Yahaya Bello will be prosecuted, says INEC
In his response, the Comptroller General of the NIS, Muhammad Babandede said the Service was ready to continue to partner with INEC in the discharge of its duties. Mahmood Yakubu, released the timetable for elections from 2019 to 2055 during a meeting with the chairmen of political parties in Abuja on Wednesday. [Full Article...]
China says its "moderate" defence spending rises are no threat
FILE - Workers ride through an aluminum ingots depot in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, China, Sept. 26, 2012. "China's defense budget takes up a smaller share of its gross domestic product [GDP] and national fiscal expenditure than other major world countries". [Full Article...]
South Africa's Ramaphosa on first official visit to Angola today
The petition , which launched in two years ago, is experiencing a resurgence since the votes. "One suspects that even now there is hesitancy to invest in or finance any new agricultural ventures as a result of the uncertainty created by the recent developments‚" he added. [Full Article...]
Quentin Tarantino Taps Brad Pitt to Join Leonardo DiCaprio
As we mentioned before, the film is set to star Brad Pitt , playing the character of Cliff Booth, who was the longtime stunt double for former actor in Western TV series Rick Dalton (who is played by Leonardo DiCaprio ). Debra Tate was 16 at the time of her sister's murder. "What kind of trash is she? Is there any point in that?" The Manson Family murders are a large piece to the end of the 1... [Full Article...]
Jennifer Lawrence Reveals The Status Of Her Movie With Amy Schumer
Apparently, after Lawrence split up with her boyfriend of one year, director Darren Aronofsky , in November, Schumer sent her a bouquet of flowers (aww) and a typically brash but hilarious note. She told host Andy, "When Darren and I first broke up". "The next day I got a bouquet of flowers delivered and I said , 'What is this?'" she continued. [Full Article...]
Rajinikanth & Akshay Kumar's Faceoff Scene Released to do Damage Control?
Richard (aka the big bad Crow-looking monster). It looks like fans of Superstar Rajinikanth are quite upset about 2.0 teaser leak. This was because the teaser was leaked by some miscreants and hence the teaser was released immediately after that. [Full Article...]
Unemployment benefits claims drop to lowest level in 49 years
The numbers: The rate of layoffs as measured by USA jobless claims fell to the lowest level since 1969, reflecting the strongest labor market since the end of the dotcom boom almost two decades ago. The four-week moving average of initial claims, viewed as a better measure of labour market trends as it irons out week-to-week volatility, fell 5,000 to 220,500 last week, also the lowest level since ... [Full Article...]
David Ogden Stiers, 'MASH' Actor, Dead 75
The actor was fighting bladder cancer. Stiers was born in Peoria, Illinois in 1942. He began college courses at the University of OR, but moved to San Francisco to begin an acting career. Jumba Jookiba in 2002's Lilo and Stitch . Beginning in 1985, Stiers made his first of eight appearances in " Perry Mason " made-for-TV movies as District Attorney Michael Reston. [Full Article...]