The public queue to attend Britain Queen Elizabeth II’s lying in state will be paused for at least six hours after reaching capacity, the government said. Mourners have been warned by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) not to attempt to join the queue at Southwark Park in south-east London until around 4pm (1500 GMT) on Friday at the earliest. The call was made as the official estimate for queuing time reached at least 14 hours, before a warning was also issued about long wait times at the “very busy’’ accessible queue. However, there was some confusion…
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By Harry Awurumibe, Editor Abuja Bureau There are strong indications that a Normalisation Committee will run the affairs of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) when the tenure of the present Executive Board expires on September 30 if the court injunction slammed on the federation is not vacated before the date of the NFF Elective Congress in Benin City, Edo state. The NFF Congress had at the last Annual General Assembly (AGM) in Lagos last monthfixed September 30 as the date for the election into the Executive Board from where the new President, two Vice Presidents and Board Members will emerge to…
Chaos ripped through Lebanese banks on Friday after two people stormed two facilities demanding access to their deposits which were being held inside. This is happening after Lebanese banks decided to close for three days, as reached by the Lebanese Banking Association in an emergency meeting on Friday. According to them, the banks will remain closed from Sept. 19, 20 and 21, after the association denounced a series of violent attacks on banks by depositors seeking access to frozen funds. Banks in Lebanon had applied strict withdrawal limits on foreign currency assets since 2019 amid a historic economic crisis. The…
A court in Istanbul sent to prison four Iranian nationals on charges of “political and military espionage, local media reported on Friday. The suspects were separately accused of “migrant smuggling” and “forgery of official documents” after several fake passports and identity cards were found in a police raid at their Istanbul address, the report said. It added that one of the suspects illegally entered Turkey. According to the report, police also found bugging devices and concealed cameras. It was not immediately clear what the suspects’ motive was. Turkey is a key route for people smugglers into Europe from countries such…
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has announced the postponement of the 28th Nigerian Economic Summit earlier scheduled to hold from October 24-25, 2022. The postponement, according to an e-mail sent to stakeholders and participants, was due to unforeseen scheduling challenges. The 28th Nigerian Economic Summit (NES #28) will now hold from November 14-15, 2022, at the Transcrop Hilton, Abuja. The hybrid Summit will convene national and global leaders in government, business, politics, development, civil society, and the academia to deliberate on the theme ‘2023 and Beyond: Priorities for Shared Prosperity’. The event has been scheduled to…
Former Bayern Munich captain Stefan Effenberg is returning to the club after 20 years to become an ambassador and join the FC Bayern Legends team. “As a leader on the pitch, he led our club to historic successes, which earned him a special place within our fans’ hearts and makes him an ideal representative of FC Bayern,” board member for marketing Andreas Jung was quoted in a statement on Friday. With Bayern Munich, Effenberg won three Bundesliga titles, one German Cup and helped the club clinch the UEFA Champions League in 2001. “It’s a great feeling to return to FC…
Footballer Aminata Diallo was once again arrested over her alleged connection to former team-mate Kheira Hamraoui’s assault, the Versailles public prosecutor’s office told dpa on Friday. The former PSG player was taken into custody on Friday morning as part of the investigation into the assault, which occurred in November 2021. Back then, Hamraoui was dragged by two hooded individuals from a car driven by Diallo, who was pinned down but not seriously injured herself. Diallo was arrested on the same month on suspicion of arranging the attack, but released after 36 hours as charges were not filed against her. Diallo’s…
The National Industrial Court on Friday fixed Sept.19 to deliver ruling on Federal Government’s prayer asking the court to order the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its seven months strike. The matter which was first mentioned on Monday was adjourned until Friday for further mention before Justice Polycarp Hamman. When the matter came up, Mr J.U.K Igwe SAN informed the court that going by its directive on Monday that the claimant should file its process latest by Tuesday, that they had filed two processes. He added that the first one was motion on notice dated and…
At least 10 people have died and four were missing in heavy rains and flooding that swept across towns and villages on Italy’s Adriatic coast, Italian news agencies ANSA and Adnkronos reported. After six deaths were initially reported on Friday morning, the number of victims steadily climbed to 10 by the afternoon. This is according to the prefecture in Ancona, located in the central Marche region. The mayor of the town of Barbara near the city of Ancona spoke of a mother and her 17-year-old daughter, as well as an 8-year-old boy, who were being searched for, ANSA reported. Throughout…
A Business woman Eucharia Uzo on Friday dragged her husband Obi Uzo before a customary court, in Nyanya Abuja, for allegedly sending thieves to burgle her shop. The petitioner, who resides in Abacha road, said this in a divorce petition she filed against her husband in the court. “My husband vowed that I will never be greater than him under his roof, that was the reason why he stopped my business of mineral, snacks and recharge card. “Then my father gave me money to start food stuff business, my husband sent thieves to burgle my shop and they made away with…