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Crime, NewsStream

Ohio boy, 11, steals car, sparks chase after mom takes PlayStation away; third pursuit in 13 months, cops say

He’s not old enough to drive. He may not even be able to see over the steering wheel. But for the third time this year, an 11-year-old Ohio boy reportedly led cops on a high-speed chase Sunday — the latest incident allegedly sparked by his mom taking away a toy. The Brooklyn Police Department told FOX8the boy, who was not identified because he’s a minor, stole … Continue reading Ohio boy, 11, steals car, sparks chase after mom takes PlayStation away; third pursuit in 13 months, cops say

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NewsStream, Politics

US Midterm Elections 2018 LIVE: Tremendous Success, Tweets Trump Despite Losing House to Democrats

US Midterm Election Results 2018 LIVE:Control of Congress will be divided next year, as Democrats won back the House of Representatives but President Donald Trump’s Republicans maintained their Senate majority in crucial midterms, networks projected Tuesday. Democrats will pick up the 23 seats necessary to win a House majority, Fox and NBC reported, as they knocked off Republicans in swing states like Virginia, Florida, Pennsylvania … Continue reading US Midterm Elections 2018 LIVE: Tremendous Success, Tweets Trump Despite Losing House to Democrats

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All Progressive Congress, NewsStream, Politics

Buhari receives minimum wage committee report

JUST IN: President Muhammadu Buhari receives a report by the Tripartite Committee on the Review of National Minimum Wage, led by Ms. Amaopuoruba Amal I. Pepple at the State House, Abuja. pic.twitter.com/HRNk70aP76 — Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) November 6, 2018 President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday received the report of the Tripartite Committee on the Review of National Minimum Wage at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The report … Continue reading Buhari receives minimum wage committee report

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NewsStream

Cambridge speaks on Buhari’s WAEC certificate saga

The University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, now known as Cambridge Assessment, has said it can only release the certificate of President Muhammadu Buhari if he so requests. Cambridge, a United Kingdom-based examination body, which oversaw the conduct of final year secondary school examination in Nigeria and placement into foreign universities in the early days of colonialism and years after, said this on Monday in … Continue reading Cambridge speaks on Buhari’s WAEC certificate saga

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Monitoring, NewsStream

Africa: Bill Gates Launches Reinvented Toilet Expo Showcasing New Pathogen-Killing Sanitation Products That Don’t Require Sewers or Water Lines

Beijing — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, with the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and the China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC), today joined global innovators, development banks, private-sector players, and governments at the Reinvented Toilet Expo in Beijing. Together, they committed to accelerate the commercialization and adoption of disruptive sanitation technologies world-wide over the next decade. Rapid expansion of … Continue reading Africa: Bill Gates Launches Reinvented Toilet Expo Showcasing New Pathogen-Killing Sanitation Products That Don’t Require Sewers or Water Lines

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Labour, NewsStream

Minimum wage: Mix reactions trail suspension of NLC strike

A cross-section of workers on Tuesday in Abuja, expressed mixed reactions on organised labour’s suspension of the Nov. 6, proposed strike to press for the implementation of a new national minimum wage. Members of National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria, NUTGTWN, during May Day match past. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and United Labour Congress (ULC), was … Continue reading Minimum wage: Mix reactions trail suspension of NLC strike

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Labour, NewsStream

Breaking: Labour suspends planned strike, FG to pay N30,000

Labour leaders, who have called off a planned nationwide strike, have agreed a new national minimum wage at the end of negotiations with a Tripartite Committee, set up by the Federal government. The agreed figure will be kept under wraps until 4.15 pm on Tuesday, when it will be revealed in a report to be presented to President Muhammadu Buhari. Mr Ayuba Wabba, President of … Continue reading Breaking: Labour suspends planned strike, FG to pay N30,000

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Labour, NewsStream

ICYMI: NURTW, We’ll join NLC strike if govt, labour don’t reach a truce

The Chairman of the Lagos State Branch of the Nigeria Union of Road Transport Workers, Tajudeen Agbede, announced on Monday that the union would join the planned NLC strike if government and labour fail to resolve their differences. “We are an affiliate of the NLC, we shall obey its directives. So, we have no choice than to join the strike anytime we’re called upon to … Continue reading ICYMI: NURTW, We’ll join NLC strike if govt, labour don’t reach a truce

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Labour, NewsStream

Court refuses to grant fresh order against labour’s planned strik

The National Industrial Court of Nigeria in Abuja on Monday rejected a request for a fresh order stopping the organised labour from embarking on its planned indefinite strike scheduled to commence Tuesday. The court presided over by Justice Sanusi Kado also refused to grant a prayer for an order to compel the government to immediately commence the process of adopting N30,000 as the new national … Continue reading Court refuses to grant fresh order against labour’s planned strik

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NewsStream, World News

How will markets respond to US midterm elections?

By LCG Research Team, US midterm elections take place this Tuesday, November 6th and the results should be known by Wednesday. Midterms are not typically a major market event but under President Trump- this time could be different! In this special report we cover who is up for election, what history suggests will happen, what the polls say and how different asset classes might respond to a Republican or … Continue reading How will markets respond to US midterm elections?

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Crime, NewsStream, Odd News, World News

Saudi Arabia tells U.N. rights body that it will prosecute Khashoggi killers

Saudi Arabia told the United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday that it was investigating the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Bandar Al Aiban, president of the Human Rights Commission of Saudi Arabia, stated this in Geneva at a regular review of the record of the UN human rights body. Mr Khashoggi was the Washington Post columnist who was killed at its Istanbul consulate last … Continue reading Saudi Arabia tells U.N. rights body that it will prosecute Khashoggi killers

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All Progressive Congress, NewsStream, Politics

APC crisis: Amosun, Akeredolu, Fayemi meets Buhari in Aso Rock

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday met behind closed doors with three All Progressives Congress, APC, governors from the South West. The three governors were Ibikunle Amosun from Ogun state who is currently having succession problem with the national chairman of the APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state and Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state. The meeting was held inside Buhari’s office residence at … Continue reading APC crisis: Amosun, Akeredolu, Fayemi meets Buhari in Aso Rock

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Health, NewsStream

Cellphones And Cancer Risk: How To Use Your Cellphone More Safely

If you are a male rat and you use your 2G or 3G cell phone for over 9 hours a day, you should be worried about Thursday’s National Toxicology Program (NTP) announcement. But what if you are a human? The NTP announced the following findings from a set of $30 million studies that took over a decade to complete: Clear evidence that high exposure to … Continue reading Cellphones And Cancer Risk: How To Use Your Cellphone More Safely

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Labour, NewsStream

MINIMUM WAGE: Labour leaders shun meeting with govt, insists on strike

The Federal Government failed in its move on Sunday to press Organised Labour to shield its planned nationwide indefinite strike slated to commence on Tuesday, November 6. Leaders of labour unions, who have vowed not to enter into any negotiation with the government on a minimum wage for workers, ignored a meeting called by the Federal Government in Abuja on Sunday. Meanwhile, some government officials … Continue reading MINIMUM WAGE: Labour leaders shun meeting with govt, insists on strike

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