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Rajnath Singh justifies EWS quota, says B R Ambedkar wanted equality The Constitutional amendment to provide the 10 per cent quota in government jobs and higher education to the Economically Weaker Secions (EWS) among the general category received assent of President Ram Nath Kovind January 12.....

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Obasanjo warns new IG of Police, says his predecessor, Idris allegedly rigged elections for APC Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday, stated that former Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris rigged elections in 2015 for the All Progressives Congress (APC). He disclosed that Idris was allegedly sent to Kano for that purpose ahead of the elections. In a lengthy statement made avai....

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2019 polls: INEC tasks lecturers on credibility to ensure free, fair elections The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at the weekend urged lecturers at various institutions in Nigeria, who have been engaged for the 2019 general elections, not to compromise their integrity. Resident Electoral Commissioner in Anambra State, Dr Nkwachukwu Orji, dropped the advice du....

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OIC secretary general congratulates Hasina in Jeddah meeting speech The OIC Secretary General Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen has congratulated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on her historic election victory and reiterated his hope that under her leadership Bangladesh will "continue on its path to peace, development and progress".....

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Nigeria back to Abacha era under Buhari – Obasanjo warns Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo says President Muhammadu Buhari has taken Nigeria back to the era of late General Sani Abacha. Obasanjo, speaking on Sunday in his state of the nation address which he tagged "Points for Concern and Action", said just like the Abacha era, state institutions ....

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'Saturday Night Live' unearths America's worst named people in this hilarious earthquake sketch In "Earthquake News Report" on Saturday Night Live, a building collapse at a name change office leads to several pre–change individuals saying their increasingly silly names on air, leading to dirty puns and general hilarity. Unless, of course, your name is also Mr. Peanus. In w....

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Estrella Araiza To Head Up Guadalajara Intl Film Festival The Guadalajara Intl. Film Festival (FICG) has announced that Estrella Araiza, until now the festival's head of industry and markets and director of the Guadalajara IntL. Film Festival in Los Angeles, has been promoted to the position of general director of the prominent Mexican festival. She replac....

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NBA Rumors: Anthony Davis Trade Has 'Zero-Percent Chance' Of Happening Before Deadline, Says Wojnarowski Since the 2018 NBA offseason, rumors and speculations continue to swirl that the New Orleans Pelicans will move Anthony Davis before the February NBA trade deadline. The Pelicans may have managed to reach the Western Conference Semifinals last season, but their roster, as currently constructed, is ....

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2019 elections: Biafra groups back IPOB on boycott Two groups, the Biafra Government in Exile (BGIE) and the Biafra Shadow Government (BSG), have urged the people of the area not to participate in the 2019 general elections. The pro-Biafra groups said precedents showed that whether or not they voted, the administration that would emerge after the el....

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Boko Haram: Troops neutralise two terrorists in clearance operation, rescue two women Troops of 112 Task Force Battalion conducting clearance operation in the general area of Zaza, Kajeri Maye, and Kajeri Mai Burem villages of Mafa Local Government Area of Borno state, have killed two Boko Haram terrorists in an encounter that ensued on Saturday. A statement by Colonel Onyema Nwachuk....

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There is no perfect election, Quader says in response to UN chief's remarks Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has responded to the UN secretary general's remarks on the 11th parliamentary election in Bangladesh, saying that there is no perfect election.....

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I understand Mirza Fakhrul's situation, says AL's Quader Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says he understands the situation faced by his BNP counterpart Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.....

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ISIS, Boko Haram planning to attack markets, public places during 2019 elections – US warns The United States of America has warned its citizens in Nigeria of a plan by Islamic State and Boko Haram insurgent groups to disrupt the forthcoming 2019 general elections by carrying out attacks. The US gave the warning in a statement published on its website on the 18th of January, 2019. The aler....

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2019 elections: Senator Ningi alleges security operatives now bear APC marks Senator Abdul Ningi has alleged that some security agencies in Nigeria now bear the marks of the All Progressives Congress in their desperation to ensure that the ruling party sustains power ahead of the general elections. Besides, Ningi warned that the opposition will resist any security attempt to....

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The Mandelblitz: 8 things to know for January 20 The attorney general appears to be under unprecedented attack after a Hadashot news report, and journalists are in the target sights as well....

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ASUU strike: Ohanaeze speaks on lecturers calling off, what they must do to Buhari govt during poll The Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has called on the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to call off its ongoing strike. Speaking with DAILY POST on Saturday night, Chuks Ibegbu, the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the organisation, said ASUU should call off the st....

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APC accuses Taraba Gov, Ishaku of arming thugs ahead of election The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba State has accused Gov. Ishaku Darius of the state of allegedly arming political thugs across the state as part of PDP's plans to disrupt the 2019 elections. Addressing newsmen in Jalingo on Saturday, the Director-General of the APC governorship candidate....

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Rivers guber: Peterside attacks Gov. Wike The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has described the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, as a pathological liar. Wike had accused Transportation Minister Chibuike Amaechi of being behind the trial of the Chief Justice of N....

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Awami League has become reckless after 'fake' election win: Rizvi BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi says the ruling Awami League's activists have become 'reckless and diabolically exhilarated' after the election.....

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The MK who says he's leaving the Knesset to save Israel's democracy Dov Khenin, the opposition's most prolific legislator, laments that in 13 years he 'failed to change the general direction of society.' He's not giving up; he is altering course....

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Downing Street says backbencher Brexit moves are 'extremely concerning' A group led by the former attorney general Dominic Grieve is reported to be seeking to suspend the Article 50 withdrawal process.....

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BJP calls off 49-day-long hunger strike in TVM Thiruvananthapuram: The Bharatiya Janata Party in Kerala has called off the 49-day-long hunger strike held in front of the secretariat on Sunday. To mark the culmination of the strike, Gandhian Gopinathan Nair and Ayappan Pillai gave lemon juice to BJP national executive committee member PK Krishnad....

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Isolated light showers expected, temperatures slightly above average The height of snow at Troods square was 58 centimetres on Sunday with some light snowfall expected later in the day, the met office said. In general, Sunday’s weather was expected to be partly cloudy with some isolated light showers. The temperature will rise to around 17C inland and on the so....

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Rivers APC crisis: We could have done things differently — Peterside By Egufe Yafugborhi DIRECTOR General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dakuku Peterside, yesterday, said that the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State....

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2019: Retired generals are ganging up against Buhari - Oshiomole - Comrade Adams Oshiomole, national chairman of All Progressives Congress, has declared that the future of Nigeria is in the hands of the general masses-....

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Can wife sponsor husband and children in the UAE? You may contact General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs for the requirement as their requirements may change from time to time.....

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PTI reacts angrily to Muttahida's threat of quitting federal coalition HYDERABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Hyderabad chapter on Saturday strongly criticised the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) — the party's coalition partner at the Centre — for "blackmailing" the federal government by threatening to quit it. Speaking at a press conference at the ....

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Victims' relatives, neighbours in Lahore vent their spleen against CTD LAHORE: Scores of people including relatives of the family killed by a team of the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in Sahiwal took to the street and vent their anger over the incident. They blocked Ferozepur Road at Chungi Amar Sidhu and raised slogans against the CTD officials demanding act....

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Daily Horoscope: January 20, 2019 Via Tarot Astrologers General Horoscope for January 20, 2019 The weirdness is not ready to hand the reins back to normalcy just yet. We are likely to involve others in our radical activities now as the willful Sun joins friendly Venus in freethinking Aquarius. Nevertheless, the intellect does not.......

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What makes 'General's Daughter' different for Angel Locsin MANILA, Philippines – Angel Locsin returns to television after 5 years on Monday, January 21 in the new show The General's Daughter. People are looking forward to her small screen comeback – her last show, after all, was 2017 to early 2018's La Luna Sangre. (READ: Angel Locsin says she almo....

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Our View: if only our judges were capable of showing humility THIS has not been a good time for the legal establishment. Lawyers, supreme court judges and the attorney-general have turned on each other, questions have been asked about their integrity and honesty and no one has provided convincing answers. Even the Bar Association stepped into the fray trying t....

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$Legal fracas over BoC lances the boil of the old guard$
Legal fracas over BoC lances the boil of the old guard By Demetris Theodorou Cousins, god-siblings and koumbaroi in the legal world are having a spectacular falling out, divided among themselves into what has become one of the most serious institutional crises of recent history prompted by the Bank of Cyprus (BoC) court cases. The interwoven connections....

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Yankees close to ending failed Sonny Gray relationship as pitcher begs to be 'wanted' Uncharacteristically vocal about its intentions to deal Sonny Gray this offseason, the Yankees seem one step closer to ending the failed relationship. General mananager Brian Cashman is reportedly finalizing a deal to send Gray to Cincinnati, according to a FanCred report Saturday night. In this.......

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Pak hockey team named for FIH Pro League LAHORE: An 18-member Pakistan hockey team for the FIH Pro League has been named after the conclusion of the two-day trials at National Hockey Stadium, Lahore.The trials were watched by the national selection committee comprising of Islahuddin Siddiqui (chief selector), Ayaz Mahmood, Qasim Khan and M....

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Ali Shan to lead Greenshirts at FIH Pro League KARACHI: Ali Shan was on Saturday named the captain of Pakistan for the FIH Pro League after two-day trials at National Hockey Stadium, Lahore.The 18-member team was announced by the national selection committee headed by Islahuddin Siddiqui.The other members of the committee were Ayaz Mahmood, Qasi....

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This Week In Techdirt History: January 13th - 19th Five Years Ago This week in 2014, as congress was preparing to give up its authority and fast-track agreements like the TPP, and the USTR was not even showing up for hearings on the subject, the EFF and others teamed up to launch Copyright Week, for which we featured daily posts about copyrig....

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Rivers: INEC trying to smuggle APC into general election despite court order – PDP raises alarm The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of planning to accommodate the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the general elections in Rivers State. PDP said its position was predicated on the unacceptable and compromising suggestion by INEC, t....

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2019 election: Rev. Okoh sends strong warning to politicians The Archbishop Metropolitan and Primate of all Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Reverend Nicholas Okoh, has called on politicians to refrain from overheating the polity, ahead of next month’s general elections. The Anglican Primate stated this while speaking at the Cathedral Church of Andrews....

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Police, Army, others in show of force in Lagos In preparation for the forthcoming general elections, the police, army and other security agencies on Saturday patrolled major highways in Lagos metropolis in a show of force. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the operation, which was divided into five groups, was led by the state Commis....

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Sabarimala protest not a complete success; BJP to end hunger strike on Sunday Thiruvananthapuram: The BJP has admitted that its protest against the Supreme Court verdict allowing entry of women in Sabarimala was not a complete success. Stating that the BJP could not taste complete success in its protest to safeguard beliefs, party state president PS Sreedharan Pillai said th....

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Punjab CM orders arrest of CTD personnel involved in Sahiwal 'encounter' Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Saturday ordered the arrest of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel involved in the alleged shootout in Sahiwal where four persons — including a husband, wife and their teenage daughter — were killed while their minor son received bullet w....

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Clerides: a 'hopeless' attempt to show my role in Nicolatos case Attorney-general Costas Clerides has criticised as 'hopeless' a headline in daily Politis on Saturday, after the newspaper said he had long been aware supreme court president Myron Nicolatos had settled cases involving his daughter and sister out of court. "Unfortunately, in the hopeless effort of s....

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Party of declared Congo vote winner rejects AU intervention KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The party behind the declared winner of Congo's presidential election is rejecting the African Union's surprise request to delay announcing the final results amid "serious doubts" about the vote.The secretary-general.......

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Rivers guber: Peterside reacts as INEC delists APC candidates, speaks on Amaechi causing crisis The Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has expressed the optimism that the governorship and other candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State will be on the ballot in the 2019 general election. Peterside, who wa....

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A Reminder That Two Southern States Still Celebrate Robert E. Lee's Birthday on MLK Day On Monday, when the rest of the country is taking the day off in commemoration of one of America's civil rights heroes, the denizens of two states will get a remarkable choice: You can celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., or you can celebrate that of Confederate General Robert E. Lee.....

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Change the government at the Centre: Mamata's war cry at opposition rally Kolkata: Issuing a war cry Delhi mein sarkar badal do (change the government at the Centre), Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee Saturday asserted that the "expiry date" of the Modi government is over and a united opposition will win the coming general elections. Addressing an opposition ral....

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The security threats of neural networks and deep learning algorithms This article is part of Demystifying AI, a series of posts that (try to) disambiguate the jargon and myths surrounding AI. History shows that cybersecurity threats evolve along with new technological advances. Relational databases brought SQL injection attacks, web scripting programming languages ....

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Justice Minister: Morocco is Taking Steps Toward Ending Death Penalty Rabat – The Moroccan Coalition Against the Death Penalty has reiterated its call to the government to remove the death penalty from the country's Penal Code. During a meeting with his general assembly on Friday in Rabat in the presence of justice minister Mohamed Aujjar, the coalition's coordi....

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Mangala holds talks with Commonwealth Secretary-General Minister of Finance and Media Mangala Samaraweera had talks with the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Patricia Scotland QC, in London. The cordial discussions between the Minister and the Secretary-General revolved around matters of mutual interest. the Minister’s media division said. Me....

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Kamala Harris' record as 'progressive prosecutor' facing new scrutiny as she eyes 2020 run As speculation grows over U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris's presidential aspirations, the California Democrat's record as a prosecutor and state attorney general are attracting new scrutiny.....

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Baptist convention hosts Evangelism Conference FROM STAFF REPORTSThe Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma's Oklahoma State Evangelism Conference is set for Jan. 27-29 at First Southern Baptist Church of Del City, 6400 S Sooner Road. The free conference will begin with a call to prayer, led by Elmer Towns, at 5 p.m. Read more on NewsOK.com....

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