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Shettima Set For Jos As APC Prepares To Receive Decampees — Nentawe

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The Vice President of Nigeria, Senator Kashim Shettima, will travel to Jos, the capital of Plateau State, to meet with prominent politicians who recently left the ruling party, according to Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda Goshwe, the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

During the APC Strategic Stakeholders Meeting held at the Crest Hotel Conference Hall in Jos, Prof. Nentawe made this known.

The visit, according to the APC National Chairman, will take place over the course of Plateau State’s ongoing efforts to strengthen the party’s structure and expand its expanding influence.

According to Prof. Nentawe, “We welcomed the President about two weeks ago, and we are now welcoming the Vice President.”

He disclosed that several important political figures, including the APC Governors, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Senate President, would also be present.

Many governors in our great party confirmed their attendance when I spoke with them. The Speaker and the President of the Senate have also reaffirmed their intentions. So we’ll be back on the platform and have a full house once more, he continued.

Prof. Nentawe revealed that P. D. Gyang, an architect, has been appointed as the committee’s chairman for the grand reception attended by the new APC members, and that other committee members will soon be made public.

The APC Chairman praised the party’s ongoing efforts to remain vibrant and visible while highlighting the party’s recent completion of a medical outreach program spearheaded by a team from the United States.

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He further disclosed that the party will launch a new initiative on Monday that will give entrepreneurs and small business owners a $100 million business challenge.

Some recipients will receive $1 million, $500, 000, or $250, 000 to help them grow their existing businesses, he explained.

BBC One Robot Wars’ Philippa Forrester now – son’s brain tumour, painful divorce and return to TV

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In the 1990s, Phillippa Forrester was a well-known face on British television, hosting programs like Tomorrow’s World and The Heaven and Earth Show. And she is about to make a comeback by doing something slightly different.

In the 1990s, Philippa Forrester, a well-known character on British television, switched from the studio lights to environmental activism. The 57-year-old former children’s BBC presenter is best known for her roles in Barking Mad, The Heaven and Earth Show, and Tomorrow’s World.

However, it was her captivating stint on Robot Wars that truly won over viewers’ hearts. Philippa was at the center of the action throughout the first three seasons, the third and sixth seasons, interviewing contestants, and showcasing the engineering marvels of the battle robots.

Philippa resigned from her presenting position after the show moved to Channel 5.

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She wed Charlie Hamilton James, a producer and photographer of wildlife, in 2004. Together, they founded the production company Halcyon Media, a leader in wildlife documentaries.

Halcyon River Diaries, which aired on BBC One in May 2010, was one of their productions. After raising three children, Charlie’s family relocated to Wyoming, USA to support his work with National Geographic. What was meant to be a temporary stay turned into a six-year stay, during which former UK TV star Philippa embraced life in the American wilderness.

Fred, the family’s eldest child, was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2016, in a difficult time for the family. Philippa told The Telegraph, “His entire body became rigid. His head was slammed against the wall, and his eyes went into the back of his head. My husband ran to get help after I tried to hold him, but I was unable to hold him. We were immediately taken to an emergency room.

Thankfully, Fred recovered completely from surgery and ongoing scans. However, Philippa and James separated in the middle of the 2020s, leading to her resuming her duties with their three children. As she rebuilt her career while raising her children, Philippa described this time as particularly challenging.

She celebrated women who fight for environmental causes with Wild Woman: Empowering Stories from Women Who Work in Nature last year and released a book called Wild Woman: Empowering Stories from Women Who Work in Nature. Her new podcast Conscious was released along with other initiatives to make a positive impact on the planet.

In a statement on the program’s website, she stated, “I wanted to make this podcast so that we could chat to the unsung heroes, regular people with one thing in common: making change happen and inspiring us in the process.

For the Podcast on Purpose series, she delved into powerful crowdfunding stories and their societal contributions. She also collaborated with Crowdfunder UK. Her frequent social media posts that feature electric vehicles, sustainability initiatives, and a glimpse into her personal opinions demonstrate her commitment to protecting the environment.

These posts attract a flood of supportive comments from her followers. After a recent Instagram post, users were swift to praise her, with one commenting: “A fabulous lady, who is doing great things”. Another fan reminisced: “Loved you on Robot Wars!”.

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Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant repairs begin in Ukraine as ceasefire zones set

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Following a four-week outage, the UN nuclear watchdog has confirmed that repair work has begun on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant’s damaged off-site power lines.

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi stated in a post on social media platform X on Saturday that the work began after local ceasefire zones between Ukrainian and Russian forces were established to allow the work to begin.

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For nuclear safety and security, Grossi said, “It is crucial to restore off-site power.”

“Both sides worked with the IAEA in a constructive way to make progress on the complex repair plan.”

The maintenance work was made possible thanks to “close cooperation” between the IAEA and Rosatom, the Russian-appointed management of the occupied plant, which is located in one of the country’s most tense points in southeast Ukraine.

The Russian Defense Ministry will be crucial in ensuring the repair work’s safety, the plant announced on Saturday via its Telegram channel.

The plant is located in a region that has been under Russian control since Russia’s initial full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. However, it requires reliable power to cool its six shutdown reactors and use spent fuel to prevent catastrophic nuclear accidents.

Since September 23, when its last external power line was severed in attacks that each side blamed on the other, it has been running on diesel generators. The largest nuclear plant in Europe has attracted a number of IAEA warnings on a number of occasions.

According to a European diplomat informed by Grossi that the IAEA is proposing to restore external power to the plant in two phases, the Associated Press reported earlier this week. Some details of the plan were confirmed by a Russian diplomat.

Because they were not permitted to discuss the secret negotiations in public, the two diplomats spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.

The main power line to the plant that has been damaged in an area under Russian control, the Dniprovska 750-kilovolt line, would be repaired during the first phase.

A second, comparable ceasefire zone would be established to repair the area under Ukraine’s control’s Ferosplavna-1 330-kilovolt backup line.

Last month, Grossi spoke with both Moscow and Kyiv. Following meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin on September 25 and Rosatom Director General Alexei Likhachev on September 26, he and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha met at the Warsaw Security Forum on September 29.

If diesel generators fail, the IAEA warned, “it could lead to a complete blackout and possibly causing an accident with the fuel melting and a potential radiation release into the environment, if power couldn’t be restored in time.”

The station’s external power line was intentionally cut, according to the foreign minister of Ukraine, on Sunday, accusing Russia of doing so to link it to Moscow’s power grid.

Standard-Antwerp abandoned after cup hits referee

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Paul Battison

Journalist for BBC Sport

After a fan hit the referee with a cup, Standard Liege’s Belgian Pro League match against Royal Antwerp was called off in the 87th minute.

When the cup struck the referee Lothar D’hondt, who then blew his whistle to end the game at Stade Maurice Dufrasne on Friday, Standard were leading 1-0.

The final minutes of play will be recorded on Monday at 14:00 BST, according to the league, which will allow the game to resume behind closed doors.

The alleged thrower of the cup was identified, according to Standard Liege.

Cups were thrown onto the pitch for the third time during the game during the incident.

D’hondt told the stadium announcer to urge fans to stop after 10 minutes of first-half play before halting play.

Instead of a team forfeiting if their supporters are to blame, matches that have been abandoned due to fan behavior must be concluded at a later date in Belgium.

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Rivers LG Commission To Eliminate Ghost Workers Through Biometric Verification

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Through a thorough biometric verification exercise, the Rivers State Local Government Service Commission has made more efforts to rid the state’s local government system of ghost employees.

Dr. Israel Amadi, the commission’s chairman, made this known to journalists in Port Harcourt during an interview. He cited the ongoing verification as a way to ensure that only legitimate and legitimate employees are employed on government payroll.

Amadi emphasized that the exercise is a part of the Commission’s wider plan to improve service delivery, promote accountability, and sanitize the system.

He assured that all necessary security measures have been in place to ensure a smooth and transparent procedure.

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Amadi thanked Governor Siminalayi Fubara for his support and confidence, and he claimed the initiative would help ensure that local government workers’ moral character and efficiency were used when implementing grassroots development.

He further explained that teams are deployed to verify employees’ biometric data and cross-check their records against existing records while the verification process is being carried out simultaneously across all 23 local government areas.

He added that the exercise is intended to aid in the identification of instances of multiple employment and salary duplication, which have been a persistent issue for the local government system.

Amadi urged all local government employees to work closely with the verification officers by ensuring them that the procedure is not harsh but aims to improve efficiency and transparency.

Dozens injured, heavy security in Kenya as Odinga mourned before burial

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As a result of the large crowds that gathered to view the body of revered former prime minister Raila Odinga at a memorial event in Kenya’s western city of Kisumu, hundreds of people were reported as a result of local media reports.

Despite authorities using military vehicles, police, and aerial surveillance to stop a recurrence of deadly and chaotic incidents that marked earlier memorial proceedings on Thursday and Friday, the injuries happened on Saturday at Jomo Kenyata International Stadium.

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As the crowds swarmed inside the facility, Kenya Red Cross teams treated those who had exhausted and were in agony and managed to avoid casualties.

Zealots of people from all over the area gathered to pay their respects on Sunday as Odinga’s body was transported through Kisumu to his ancestral home in nearby Bondo for burial.

At least five people were killed by violence and chaos during the 80-year-old opposition leader and statesman’s memorial procession on Wednesday in Kerala, India.

Raila Odinga was praised by Kisumu Governor Anyang ‘ Nyong’o for his lifelong service to Kenyans, noting that thousands of people “thronged” Jomo Kenyatta Stadium-Mamboleo in his honor.

As the arrangements for transporting Odinga’s body to his ancestral home in Bondo, which is located 40 kilometers west of Kisumu, where the most recent disruptions had occurred, were in progress, Siaya County Governor James Orengo urged restraint.

Orengo told local media, “I really ask that the public and the community as a whole keep the peace during this time.”

At least three people were killed at a Nairobi stadium when security forces shot tear gas and weapons at crowds heading towards the pavilion where Odinga’s coffin had been placed on Thursday, causing at least three to die.

A day later, panic set in as mourners departed from Friday’s state funeral service in a different capital location, causing a crowd-crush that claimed the lives of two more victims and treated 163 patients.

Since Odinga’s body returned home on Thursday, a sizable turnout has persisted throughout the duration of the mourning process, with supporters escorting his remains nearly 30 kilometers (20 miles) from Nairobi’s airport.

Tens of thousands of people gathered for the state ceremony on Friday to honor the reverend known as “Baba,” the Swahili word for father, who sang, danced, and waved handkerchiefs.

Odinga’s relatives pleaded for peaceful conduct at the service, which included Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and President William Ruto.

Raila should not be left to cry when she passes away, his brother Oburu said in a statement to the crowd. When he was still alive, he had enough teargass.

In a post on X, former US President Barack Obama honored Odinga as “a true champion of democracy” who “enhanced decades of struggle and sacrifice for the greater cause of freedom and self-governance in Kenya.”

Obama noted that Odinga “was willing to choose the path of peaceful reconciliation without downplaying his core beliefs.”

Odinga served five unsuccessful presidential campaigns that spanned three decades, but she had a greater impact on Kenya’s democratic development than many others. This has caused a wave of grief both nationally and internationally.