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Nairaland / General / US Returns Benin Bronzes Stolen By British Colonial Forces by Hermzou: 10:01am On Oct 12, 2022
Thousands of Benin Bronzes are scattered in
museums worldwide after being looted by
Britain in the late 19th century.
A bronze sculpture of a West African king
that was in the collection of a Rhode
Island museum for more than 70 years is
among 31 culturally precious objects that
have been returned to the Nigerian
government.
The sculpture, called the Head of a King,
or Oba, which was held at the Rhode
Island School of Design Museum (RISD)
was among the objects transferred to the
Nigerian National Collections during a
ceremony at the Smithsonian Institution in
Washington, DC on Tuesday.
The Benin Bronzes were stolen in 1897
when British colonial forces ransacked
and looted the kingdom of Benin, which is
now in modern-day Nigeria.
“In 1897 the ‘Head of an Oba’ was stolen
from the Royal Palace of Oba
Ovonranwmen,” RISD Museum Interim
Director Sarah Ganz Blythe said in a
statement.
“The RISD Museum has worked with the
Nigerian National Commission for
Museums and Monuments to repatriate
this sculpture to the people of Nigeria
where it belongs,” Blythe said.
The pieces that were stolen in the late 19th
century included 29 that the Smithsonian
Institution’s Board of Regents voted in
June to return to Nigeria and one object
from the National Gallery of Art, officials
said.
“Today, we address a historic injustice by
returning the Benin Bronzes, magnificent
examples of Benin’s culture and
history,” Lonnie Bunch III, founding
director of the Smithsonian National
Museum of African American History and
Culture, wrote on Twitter.
“Through this repatriation, we
acknowledge a legacy of cultural theft and
do our part to return African culture to
Africans.”
The Head of a King, which is believed to
date to the 1700s, was given to the RISD
Museum by Lucy Truman Aldrich in 1939.
It had been acquired in a 1935 sale of
objects from the Benin Kingdom from the
Knoedler Gallery in New York, the
museum said in a statement.
A French customs stamp on the interior
suggests it had been held in a French
collection.
The RISD Museum said the sculpture is
almost certainly one of the looted objects,
even though it has not been able to trace
the piece to a specific French or British
collection.
The bronze head represents an oba, or
king, of the Edo people of Benin, West
Africa. The sculptures were commissioned
by an incoming king to honour a
predecessor and were placed on ancestral
altars in the royal palace, the museum
said.
The repatriation is part of a worldwide
movement by cultural institutions to
return artefacts stolen during colonial
wars.
In August, Germany signed an agreement
to transfer ownership of the Benin
Bronzes in its museums to Nigeria. The
collection was described as the most
extensive transfer of museum artefacts
from a colonial context to date and covers
512 objects which ended up in Berlin in
the aftermath of the 1897 looting.
The same month, the Horniman Museum
and Gardens in London announced it
would transfer a collection of 72 Benin
Bronzes to the Nigerian government.
Abba Isa Tijani, director-general of
Nigeria’s National Commission for
Museums and Monuments, said she hoped
the latest transfer would inspire other
museums to return African artefacts.
“We hope for great collaborations with
these museums and institutions and we
have already opened promising
discussions with them concerning this,” he
said in a statement.
“The entire world is welcome to join in
this new way of doing things. A way free
from rancours and misgivings. A way
filled with mutual respect.”


Source: https://www.aljazeera.com:443/news/2022/10/12/us-returns-african-bronzes-stolen-by-british-colonial-forces
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Technology Market / Tesla To Launch Electronic Trucks December — Elon Musk by Hermzou: 2:17am On Oct 09, 2022
World’s richest man and Chief Executive Officer, Tesla Motors,
Elon Musk, has revealed that the company will start
production of electronic trucks and they would be ready for
deliveries by December 1, 2022.
Musk, who disclosed this on his official Twitter page on
Thursday, said the trucks would be called, Tesla Semi Trucks.
The world’s richest man also added that Tesla’s first deliveries
of the trucks would be to Pepsi on December 1, 2022.
He tweeted, “Excited to announce start of production of Tesla
Semi Truck with deliveries to @Pepsi on Dec 1st!.
“500 mile range and super fun to drive.” He added.
The 59-year-old billionaire became the world’s richest man in
September 2021, with an estimated networth of $232billion,
according to Forbes.
Musk is also the founder, CEO, and chief engineer of SpaceX.

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Celebrities / University Of California, Berkeley Prepares To Offer Nicki Minaj Course In 2023 by Hermzou: 1:49am On Oct 09, 2022
Nicki Minaj Course Coming to UC
Berkeley in Spring 2023, Rapper
Says She Wants To Visit.
Nicki Minaj will soon become the subject of a new course at
one of the most prestigious universities in the world.
A professor at UC Berkeley announced on Twitter that she's
teaching a course dubbed Nicki Minaj: The Black Barbie
Femmecee & Hip Hop Feminisms beginning in spring 2023.
The school's verified account retweeted the news as well.
The professor said "this class is interested in thinking
critically about u and ur productions w/in the context of
broader historical-social structures & hip hop feminisms."
The news has already reached the "Beez in the Trap" rapper,
who replied to a tweet about the news saying, "I'd love to
stop by."
There's no denying Minaj's impact in the music industry. In
fact, just over a month ago, the 10-time
GRAMMY nominee was honored with the
prestigious Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at
the MTV Video Music Awards .
Following an epic performance, thanked her family, fans and
peers for supporting her throughout her career.
She began by acknowledging "all of the key people who
inspired me," a list that included Lil Wayne, JAY-Z and
Lauryn Hill. Next, were the "people who gave me huge
opportunities that I'll never forget," including Kanye West,
Beyonce, Britney Spears and Rihanna.
After thanking her label and others involved in the
production of her music, Minaj spoke about people she
wishes were still here.
"I wish that Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson were
here. I wish that people understood what they meant and
what they were going through. I wish people took mental
health seriously, even for the people that you think have the
perfect lives," she said. "I wish Pop Smoke and Juice WRLD
and Nipsey Hussle were here."
The news of a Minaj course is part of a growing trend at
various universities across the country. Earlier this year,
Texas State University announced it'll explore Harry Styles in
a course titled Harry Styles and the Cult of Celebrity: Identity,
the Internet and European Pop Culture. That class also kicks
off in the spring 2023 semester.
Students lucky enough to score a seat in the lecture won't
just be revisiting lyrics and romantic history -- they'll be
studying Styles' broader impact on society as a whole
through his larger-than-life persona. Louie Dean Valencia,
associate professor of digital history at Texas State,
promised a wider discussion on the "cultural and political
development of the modern celebrity as related to questions
of gender and sexuality, race, class, nation and globalism,
media, fashion, fan culture, internet culture and
consumerism," in a flier for the class .
San Diego State University also jumped on the trend ,
offering a graduate-level course on Bad Bunny and his
impact on the Latinx culture, while New York University
announced a Taylor Swift-focused course at its NYU Tisch
School of Arts, per Variety .

Source: https://www.etonline.com/nicki-minaj-course-coming-to-uc-berkeley-in-spring-2023-rapper-says-she-wants-to-visit-192305
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Politics / Re: Buhari Attends Passing-Out Parade Of NDA Cadets In Kaduna (Pictures) by Hermzou: 12:33am On Oct 07, 2022
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Politics / Buhari Attends Passing-Out Parade Of NDA Cadets In Kaduna (Pictures) by Hermzou: 12:26am On Oct 07, 2022
President Muhammadu Buhari is in Kaduna State for the
passing-out parade and commissioning ceremony of cadets
from the Nigerian Defence Academy’s Regular Course 69.
The President who is also the reviewing officer arrived at the
venue at 10:40 a.m. and inspected a Quarter Guard at the NDA main gate.
He is expected to present the Champion Battalion with the
Banner and awards to deserving cadets.

All service chiefs and the Inspector General of Police, Usman
Alkali, were present, as were Senate President Ahmed Lawan, the governors of Niger and Kaduna states, and National Assembly members.

A total of 239 cadets are graduating from the Academy as
junior military officers, including those from sister African
countries such as Liberia, Sierra Leone, Niger Republic, Chad,
and Uganda.

Source: https://www.tvcnews.tv/2022/10/buhari-attends-passing-out-parade-of-nda-cadets-in-kaduna/

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Politics / More Photos Of Tinubu Emerges From London by Hermzou: 12:20am On Oct 05, 2022
Candidate of the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu met Yemi Idowu, a Nigerian entrepreneur, industrialist and philanthropist and Toyin Subair, HIPTV boss and Executive Chairman of Digital Play Limited, in London on Tuesday.
The purpose of the meeting was not made available to press men as of the time of filing this report, but sources believed it is not unconnected to the 2023 presidential election. recall, Vanguard reported that APC announced the kick-off of its Presidential campaign on October 10 shortly after the arrival of its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. Source:https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/10/photos-tinubu-in-london-meets-yemi-idowu-toyin-subair/ lalasticlala Mynd44

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Crime / ‘Albino Hunters’ Accused Of Kidnapping And Butchering Children by Hermzou: 7:31pm On Sep 12, 2022
ABUJA, Nigeria—Some five hundred villagers gathered in front of a police station in Madagascar’s southeastern district of Ikongo, armed with sticks and machetes.
It was Aug. 29, and they had just learned that four people suspected of kidnapping an albino child and killing the child's mother were to be transferred from the local police station—where they’d been held since the incident occurred a week earlier—o the Tsiafahy maximum security prison in the capital.
“We believed that if these people were taken to Tsiafahy or even left in the [Ikongo] police station, they'll eventually be released and not made to face justice because the police and some of those working in the prison are corrupt,” said one protester, Nomena, who The Daily Beast is choosing to identify by his first name to protect him from possible retribution. “We wanted the police to hand these people [the suspects] to the villagers… or to the military, who we know can handle the matter without being biased.” But the demonstration in Ikongo turned chaotic as policemen, who said they had “ no choice but to resort to self-defense ,” opened fire on the protesters. As many as 21 demonstrators were killed and 30 others injured .
“Criminals cannot continue to kill albino children in Ikongo while adults like us just keep quiet and not do anything about it,” Rajo, a 31-year-old auto mechanic who took part in the protest, told The Daily Beast. “We don't trust the police to do what is right because some officers have been bribed by these criminals.” Reports of abductions, attacks and killings of children with albinism are far too common throughout Madagascar. In the past two years, more than a dozen attacks and killings of albino children have been recorded across the impoverished country in incidents the United Nations said probably occur more often than is being officially reported. According to the UN, the attacks are expected to increase as dangerously false beliefs that the body parts of albino people can be used in rituals to bring wealth and protection continue to grow. In recent months, according to a number of locals, numerous albino people—some as young as 4—have been kidnapped or killed in and around Ikongo, based on the myth that concoctions mixed with their body parts bring good fortune. Their butchered bodies are often found later without parts like skin, hair, breasts, limbs, nose, eye or genitals depending on the nature of the rituals. In some cases, grave robbers have dug out corpses to retrieve dead bodies of albinos.
One such attack occurred early this year when a 4-year-old albino boy was kidnapped one afternoon while playing with his peers outside his family's compound, according to locals who said his mutilated body was later found lying on a street in an area outside Ikongo. The incident, they said, was reported to police who claimed to have arrested a male suspect but later said the suspect was let go because they couldn’t prove he was responsible for the abduction. “We don’t believe anyone was arrested at all because there were some officers who told us in confidence that they never saw the suspect at the station,” said Rajo. The attacks, according to those with knowledge of how they are carried out, are often blatant. In some cases, kids are seized from their parents in broad daylight while walking on the streets. Compounds are attacked and people are kidnapped regardless of the hour. In a few instances, fingers have been pointed at family members and close friends. Even police officers have been accused of such crimes. Most of the attacks on people with albinism, a genetic disorder that prevents the skin from producing enough melanin, occur in impoverished areas with low education levels and strong superstitious beliefs.
“Attacks on albinos even happen right in front of security officers who look the other way,” Dorion, a 40-year-old welder in Ikongo who took part in the Aug. 29 protest, told The Daily Beast. “No one is bothered about protecting albino people here.”



Source: https://news.yahoo.com/albino-hunters-accused-kidnapping-butchering-081821692.html
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Politics / How True Is This Picture ? by Hermzou: 12:49am On Sep 01, 2022
Tell Me This Picture Wasn't True.




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Celebrities / Safiya Yusuf: I Was Stoned, Battled Depression When My Nude Video Was Leaked by Hermzou: 11:58pm On Aug 30, 2022
Safiya Yusuf , the Kannywood actress, has
opened up about her battle with depression
after her nude video was leaked online.


The film star, fondly called Safara’u, was on
the receiving end of heated backlash some
months ago after her nude video surfaced
on social media.


She was also suspended from Kwana
Casa’, the popular TV series on Arewa24, in
the wake of the criticism.

Speaking with BBC Hausa ,the actress said
she could not go outside her house for
three months.

Yusuf also said when she eventually
mustered the courage to step outside her
gate, she was stoned by an undisclosed
individual.

“The period when my nude video leaked
was the most depressing time in my life
because I spent three months without going
close to the gate of my house, I was
indoors,”
she said.

“When I eventually mustered the courage to
go out, people started abusing me on the
road. In fact, one of them once stoned me
while I was going out
.”

Yusuf also reflected on how the support
from her family helped her overcome the
trauma she went through at the time.

“I am really grateful for my family because
they were the ones that helped me
overcome that experience. My brothers and
extended family all helped by telling me to
let go of the past and face the future,” she
said.


The actress also clarified claims that she
had been expelled from Kannywood.
Yusuf said she only took a break from the
movie industry, adding that she did not quit
acting as claimed.

https://lifestyle.thecable.ng/i-was-stoned-battled-depression-after-my-nude-video-leaked-says-kannywoods-safiya-yusuf/

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Foreign Affairs / Ex-soviet Union Leader Mikhail Gorbachev Is Died by Hermzou: 11:42pm On Aug 30, 2022
The last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail
Gorbachev, is dead.
Russian news agencies reported on Tuesday that
he died in Moscow at the age of 91 years.
“Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev died this evening
after a serious and long illness,” the Central
Clinical Hospital in Moscow said, quoted by the
Interfax, TASS and RIA Novosti news agencies.
Gorbachev, who was in power between 1985 and
1991 and helped bring US-Soviet relations out of
a deep freeze, was the last surviving Cold War
leader.
He spent much of the last two decades on the
political periphery, intermittently calling for the
Kremlin and the White House to mend ties as
tensions soared to Cold War levels since Russia
annexed Crimea in 2014 and launched an
offensive in Ukraine earlier this year.
Gorbachev spent the twilight years of his life in
and out of hospital with increasingly fragile
health and observed self-quarantine during the
pandemic as a precaution against the
coronavirus.
Gorbachev was remembered fondly in the West,
where he was referred to affectionately by the
nickname Gorby and best known for defusing
US-Soviet nuclear tensions in the 1980s as well
as bringing Eastern Europe out from behind the
Iron Curtain.
He won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1990 for
negotiating a historic nuclear arms pact with US
leader Ronald Reagan and his decision to
withhold the Soviet army when the Berlin Wall
fell a year earlier was seen as key to preserving
Cold War peace.
He was also championed in the West for
spearheading reforms to achieve transparency
and greater public discussion that hastened the
breakup of the Soviet empire.


Source: https://punchng.com/breaking-ex-soviet-union-leader-mikhail-gorbachev-is-dead/
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Politics / Re: Atiku's Crowd In Katsina Equivalent To 10 Full-Capacity Wembley Stadiums by Hermzou: 7:16pm On Aug 28, 2022
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Crime / Police Arrest Bride During Wedding In Uganda by Hermzou: 9:03pm On Aug 23, 2022
A wedding reception at Kakiika Technical School in Mbarara City at the weekend turned theatrical after plain-clothed police officers stormed the venue and arrested the bride over a dismissed criminal case.
Ms Christine Natuhera was arrested on allegations that she stole money from her previous work place. However, Monitor established that the case had earlier been dismissed due to lack of evidence. Mr Edson Tumukunde, the bridegroom, said the drama unfolded when the officers grabbed his wife.
“The guests attempted to stop them. One woman grabbed my wife by the hair and pulled her out of structure,” Mr Tumukunde said yesterday.
One of the guests grabbed Ms Natuhera from the officers and took her into a car to escape, but police swiftly followed in hot pursuit. The officers later intercepted them and drove the bride to a police station.
“She spent the night in the cell. Our guests waited at the reception up to 1am on Sunday as we struggled to secure her release,” Mr Tumukunde said. Earlier, attempts by the bridegroom and relatives to trace the bride’s whereabouts and also secure her release failed until they reached out to Monitor.

POLICE APOLOGY

The Rwizi police region commander, Mr Ezekiel Emitu Ebapu, who accused his officers of conflict of interest, confirmed the incident and apologised for the manner in which the bride was handled.
“That incident was very unfortunate. They should have waited for her to finish her function and then arrest her,” Mr Emitu said. The officers claimed that they were investigating the theft case.
Mr Emitu said even if the suspect was accused of theft, which was not a capital offence, the police should have summoned her to respond to the accusations rather than traumatising her.
“I will discipline the officers who carried out the arrest. That was very unprofessional because she was not hiding. This is a case that has been under investigation. She should have been allowed to finish her function. They should have waited for a Monday,” he said.
“The intelligence officer who sanctioned the arrest shows that there were personal interests,” Mr Emitu added.
The police commander said he had instructed Ms Natuhera’s release on bond.
“I apologise to the family for what we caused. I have instructed them to give her a bond immediately. What happened to her can affect her psychologically throughout her life. This is shocking and it should not have happened,” Mr Emitu said.





Source: https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/police-arrest-bride-during-wedding-over-dismissed-theft-case-3922016
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TV/Movies / Re: The Most Memorable Cartoons I Have Seen In My Childhood (pics) by Hermzou: 8:50pm On Aug 22, 2022
neonly:
Atom ant
Big foot wired boy
Captain cave man
G force
Voltron etc those are d real memorable cartoons OP
Except you Bi new generation kid



So U Saying These Cartoon aren't old Enough ?

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TV/Movies / Re: The Most Memorable Cartoons I Have Seen In My Childhood (pics) by Hermzou: 8:18pm On Aug 22, 2022
101 Dalmatians 1961.

Bambi 1942.

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TV/Movies / Re: The Most Memorable Cartoons I Have Seen In My Childhood (pics) by Hermzou: 8:18pm On Aug 22, 2022
Tarzan 1999.

A Bug Life 1998.

Robin Hood 1973.

Hercules 1997.

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TV/Movies / Re: The Most Memorable Cartoons I Have Seen In My Childhood (pics) by Hermzou: 8:18pm On Aug 22, 2022
Cinderella 1950.

Antz 1998.

Shark Tale 2004

Lady And The Tramp 1955.

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TV/Movies / Re: The Most Memorable Cartoons I Have Seen In My Childhood (pics) by Hermzou: 8:17pm On Aug 22, 2022
Lilo And Stitch 2002.

Beauty And The Beast 1991.

Toy Story.

The Prince Of Egypt 1997.

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TV/Movies / Re: The Most Memorable Cartoons I Have Seen In My Childhood (pics) by Hermzou: 8:17pm On Aug 22, 2022
Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs 2001.

The Emperor's New Groove 2000.

Aladdin 1992.

The Little Mermaid 1989.

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TV/Movies / The Most Memorable Cartoons I Have Seen In My Childhood (pics) by Hermzou: 8:17pm On Aug 22, 2022
These Were My Top Childhood Cartoons That I Loved When I Was Young And I Still Enjoy Re-watching Them From Of Time To Time.

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The lion King 1994.

The Land Before Time 1988.

The Jungle Book 1967.

Pinocchio 1940.

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Politics / Obasanjo: My Meeting With Tinubu Not Political by Hermzou: 4:02pm On Aug 21, 2022
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that the meeting with the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Bola Tinubu was not political one.
Obasanjo cautioned supporters of Bola Tinubu from claiming that he has endorsed Tinubu at the closed-door meeting held at his Hill Top Mansion in Abeokuta, on Wednesday. He said such claims were unhelpful to Tinubu. in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, on Saturday, Obasanjo said the statements from those claiming to be supporters of Tinubu were unhelpful to Tinubu.
Obasanjo said the meeting was, “more brotherly than political at the request of Bola.
“Those claiming to be insiders at the meeting, issuing statements on the discussion, and those crediting to me a statement I had not made are enemies of the visitor and are not doing the visit any good,” said Chief Obasanjo.
It was earlier reported that the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, at the Surulere Local Government Area APC meeting in Lagos, on Thursday, said the meeting between Obasanjo and Tinubu was a sign of victory for Tinubu come 2023.
The Speaker was quoted saying “So, I, and Chief Akande and Asiwaju went from our side. My people, what I heard there, what Obasanjo said, the victory of Asiwaju is assured.
Meanwhile, Obasanjo has also said he is the father of all frustrated Nigerians and youths. He spoke at a luncheon he had with Nigerian music maestro, Charles Oputa (Charly Boy), on Friday, which was posted on Charly Boy’s Twitter handle, @AreaFada1, on Saturday. Obasanjo told Oputa, “You are the President of frustrated Nigerians and youths; I am their father.” Asked to advise Nigerian youths who are frustrated about life and what to do, Obasanjo said, “That we are poor and frustrated is not the fault of God. It is the choice of our leaders, and if you are going to change that – change our situation – you have to change leadership. That is pure and simple.



Source: https://punchng.com/my-meeting-with-tinubu-not-political-says-obasanjo/
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Foreign Affairs / Billionaire Xiao Jianhua Jailed For 13 Years In China by Hermzou: 4:33pm On Aug 20, 2022
A Chinese-Canadian billionaire has been sentenced to 13 years in prison in China and his company fined more than $8bn (£6.7bn).
Xiao Jianhua and his company Tomorrow Holdings were charged with embezzlement and bribery, a court in Shanghai said.
Xiao - one of China's richest people - was last seen being whisked away from a luxury hotel in Hong Kong in 2017. There had been no official word from him since, until the Canadian embassy said in July he would be facing trial.
The trial was said to have started on 4 July.
Xiao and his firm were found guilty of "illegally absorbing public deposits, breaching trust in the use of entrusted property... [and] illegal use of funds," a statement from the Shanghai court quoted by AFP said. It also said Tomorrow Holdings was guilty of the "crime of bribery". It added that Xiao and his firm had "severely violated the financial management order" and "hurt state financial security".
The court said Xiao and his company had pleaded guilty and had cooperated with authorities and so their punishment was mitigated.
In July, the Canadian embassy said its diplomats had been denied access to the trial . Asked on Friday about Xiao's right to access Canadian consular services as a Canadian citizen, China's foreign ministry said China did not recognise dual citizenship and so Xiao was not entitled to such rights.
Xiao reportedly had close connections to the upper echelons of the ruling Communist Party, including to President Xi Jinping family.
By 2016, his net worth had grown to an estimated $6bn (£4.7bn) according to Hurun Report, a ranking of China's wealthiest people.
What happened to Xiao Jianhua? In 2017, Xiao was whisked away from the Four Seasons Hotel in Hong Kong, where he was understood to have been living at the time.
His family filed a missing person's report with Hong Kong authorities after he disappeared, but withdrew it a day later, saying they had "regained contact" with Xiao.
Hong Kong police said surveillance footage at the scene showed Xiao did not leave the hotel under duress, but refused to release the footage.
Xiao later issued a statement that was run on the front page of a popular newspaper saying he was receiving medical treatment abroad. He also praised the "rule of law" in China and said that he had not been kidnapped and taken to the Chinese mainland.
His company also released statements on his behalf saying he was fine, though these were later removed.



Source: https://news.yahoo.com/billionaire-xiao-jianhua-jailed-13-114814187.html
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Politics / Buhari Reappoints Media Aide Bashir Ahmad Who Lost APC Reps Primary by Hermzou: 8:06pm On Aug 14, 2022
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has appointed his former Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, as Special Assistant to the President on Digital Communications.

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, confirmed the appointment in a letter of appointment addressed to Ahmad, dated July 20, 2022. According to Mustapha, the appointment took effect from July 19, 2022. The appointment came about two months after the presidential media aide failed to secure the All Progressives Congress’ Federal House of Representatives ticket for Gaya, Ajingi, Albasu
Federal Constituency at the May 2022 primaries. The PUNCH reports that Ahmad had resigned his previous position as Personal Assistant to the President in line with President Buhari’s directive that all political appointees seeking electoral
offices step down.


Ahmad who has been spotted several times at the State House by our correspondent is considered to be the only presidential aide ‘recalled’ by the president since the conclusion of the APC primaries. All cabinet members and presidential aides who resigned to contest for various electoral offices in the APC but failed to secure the tickets were not reinstated.
https://punchng.com/buhari-reappoints-media-aide-who-lost-apc-primary/

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Celebrities / Kim Kardashian And Pete Davidson Break Up After 9 Months Together by Hermzou: 3:42pm On Aug 06, 2022
Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson have
called it quits. A source tells ET that the
pair, who first connected when Kim hosted
Saturday Night Live in Oct. 2021, have
broken up after a nine-month-long
romance.
"Pete and Kim broke up. The distance has
been hard and things were starting to fizzle
out," the source says. "Pete being away for
so long was hard for them. Kim is doing
well and she knows she has a lot going on.
Pete has been super busy as well."
E! News was first to report the split. ET has
reached out to Kim and Pete's reps for
comment.
After sharing a kiss on SNL , Kim and Pete
made headlines when they were
photographed holding hands on a
rollercoaster. Several dates followed , before
a source told ET more about the then-
couple's relationship.
"Kim and Pete are casually dating and
seeing where things go," the source said.
"Pete is really into Kim and excited about
her. Kim likes Pete as well, but isn't
rushing into anything serious."
The pair soon jetted off on a vacation, all
while drama with Kim's ex, Kanye "Ye"
West , began.
"Pete and Kim had a great time on their trip
to the Bahamas and are continuing to have
a lot of fun together," a source told ET in
January. "Kanye still isn't too thrilled by
Pete and Kim's relationship, but is doing
his best to stay distracted, busy and
fulfilled with his own life."
Things escalated when Kanye dissed
Pete in a track titled "Eazy." Pete was
apparently unbothered, though, and referred
to Kim as his "girlfriend" for the first time
shortly thereafter.
"Pete finds Kanye's lyrics and interviews
about him funny and entertaining. He is
super chill about the situation and doesn't
take it too personally," a source told ET in
February. "But he hates that Kim has to deal
with the drama."
Pete kept up the humor when Kanye
released the music video for "Eazy," which
shows the rapper kidnapping and burying a
claymation figure that resembles the
comedian.
"He finds the fact that Kanye included a
cartoon version of him in his music video
hysterical," a source told ET . "He is almost
flattered by it all because it is so ridiculous
to him. [Pete] is not threatened by Kanye in
any way, shape or form."
The one-time couple made things
Instagram official in March, the same
month that fans spotted what appeared to
be a tattoo of Kim's name on Pete's chest.
"Kim and Pete are super serious and they
both want to take their relationship to the
next level," a source told ET in April. "They
are enamored with each other and are
continuing to work on seeing their
relationship blossom further, regardless of
the drama that Kanye previously created."
Kim made a rare public comment about her
relationship that same month, telling Robin
Roberts that she felt "at peace" with
Davidson.
"I am a relationship kind of girl, for sure,
and I wouldn't be with someone if I didn't
plan on spending a lot of my time with
them," she said. "Obviously, I want to take
my time, but I'm very happy and very
content. And, it's such a good feeling to be
at peace."
Just days later, the pair stepped out for
their first public appearance together,
attending the Los Angeles premiere of
Hulu's The Kardashians . The same month,
they made their red carpet debut at the
White House Correspondents' Dinner.
"He's just super genuine, and it’s just super
fun to just hang out and do nothing then
watch TV and just do nothing," Kim told ET
of Pete at the time. "My favorite thing is
finding someone to do nothing with. It's the
best."
Their highly-publicized romance reached
new heights in May, when Kim, 41, and
Pete, 28, attended the Met Gala side-by-
side. When The Kardashians premiered,
fans got more insight into the couple's
romance, as Kim revealed she'd made the
first move with Pete, and hinted that she's
had the best sex of her life with the
comedian.
Throughout their romance, Pete became
close to Kim and Kanye's four kids -- North,
9, Saint, 6, Chicago, 4, and Psalm, 3.
"Kim and her family discussed how they’ve
always navigated being a blended family
well and that Kim had to do what was right
for her and Pete," a source told ET in June.
"The kids and Pete get along very well and
Kim seeing him be so great with them only
made her fall in love with Pete more.”
"Pete and Kim are so in love. Kim is light
and happy with Pete and it shows in so
many ways, including being a mom, with
her work, in her friendships, and more,"
another source told ET the next
month. "Pete has made a real effort to
immerse himself into Kim's world and with
her family and kids. He is so amazing with
her children and she loves seeing him be
silly with them and take an interest in their
lives."
In July, things with the pair seemed to be
as serious as ever, as a source told ET that
Kim and Pete "will do whatever it takes to
maintain and balance their professional and
personal lives together."
"Kim and Pete's relationship is going better
than ever and they are closer and more in
love than ever before," the source said.
"They are both extremely busy with work,
but they both make constant efforts to
ensure that they see and spend time
together on a relatively consistent basis,
even if that means flying thousands of
miles to be with each other."
While their relationship appeared to be
strong, the source noted, "Pete definitely
wants to be a dad and him and Kim have
spoken about that, but they are focused on
building their relationship right now."



Source: https://www.etonline.com/kim-kardashian-and-pete-davidson-break-up-after-9-months-together-188670
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Sports / Ahmed Musa Offers To Help Former Olympic Athlete Spotted Filling Pot Holes by Hermzou: 6:41pm On Aug 03, 2022
– Ahmed Musa is making efforts to reach
out to former Nigerian Olympic athlete
Bassey Etim
– Bassey was spotted in the Ajah area of
Lagos, where the 56-year-old helps the
community to fill potholes
– A clip has since gone viral showing the
Commonwealth medalist on the streets, but the Super Eagles captain is already interested in his case Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa has offered to assist Nigerian Olympian
Bassey Etim who was spotted around the Ajah axis of Lagos, filling potholes. Nicknamed ‘Iron bar’, the former weightlifter was spotted at a failed section of the road along the Ado/Badore road in Lagos. Nigerian music star Oc Cares disclosed how he observed the ‘social worker on the streets for some time, prompting him to reach out. ahmed Musa is seeking to assist former weightlifter Bassey Etim. Photo: only1brytos
Bassey Etim, who won a gold medal at the 1983 Commonwealth Games in Malta, stated that he suffered an injury while representing Nigeria at the 1984 Olympic Games.
Etim, 56, stated that he had to spend his life savings for his treatment, claiming he was
abandoned by Nigeria. The Cross River state born said: “I sustained an injury, and when I came back, Nigeria refused to take care of my injury, so I had to use my life savings to
go back to America in September 1985 to take care of the injury.
“But I still come out to volunteer myself to give back to my country.
“People are saying, ‘why should you do that? They didn’t take care of you'. And the clip, which has since gone viral on the internet, attracted Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa, who requested his contact.
The Fatih Karagumruk forward wrote:
“How can I get to him pls.”
Ahmed Musa donates N20,000 to 5,000 people Meanwhile, Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa continues to support members of his community as the Fatih Karagumruk forward donated N20,000 each to about five thousand people in Jos.
Artisans, including tailors, bean sellers, shoemakers and a host of other small business owners, were supported with such amount by the Nigerian international.
Musa who is famous for helping the poor and
sick, made this latest gesture when he personally handed the cash gift to the individuals.
Musa donates millions for the construction of
a standard school in Jos Sports Brief earlier reported that Musa continued to give back to society as the 29-year-old splashed millions on the construction of an international school in Buruku, Jos. The Fatih Karagumruk forward will stop at nothing to help those who are in need, but the construction of a modern school in Jos is something special.
In a clip shared by the former CSKA Moskow
star, the educational facility is seated on a
two-storey building with adjoining blocks of
classrooms.




Source: https://sportsbrief.com/football/super-eagles/21267-ahmed-musa-offers-nigerian-olympic-athlete-spotted-filling-pot-holes-lagos/
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Crime / 50 Residents Kidnapped By Bandits In Damari, Kaduna by Hermzou: 6:41pm On Aug 01, 2022
Gunmen have reportedly abducted at least 50 people from Damari community in Birnin-Gwari LGA of Kaduna state.

The gunmen were said to have invaded the community on Saturday after troops of the Nigeria military escorted some residents to neighbouring communities.

In recent weeks, Damari community has reportedly been under the siege of Ansaru insurgents, a faction of Boko Haram.

Ishaq Kasai, chairman of Birnin-Gwari emirate progressives union (BEPU), in a statement on Sunday, said the gunmen invaded the community after the Ansaru insurgents withdrew from the area.

“Birnin-Gwari Emirate Progressives Union (BEPU) has been, in the last five days, alerting the relevant authorities and the general public on the cruel, wicked and heartless attacks by terrorist bandits in Damari, following the withdrawal of Ansaru (a splinter group of Boko Haram ) from the area,” Kasai said.

“The sad event in the last seventy-two hours in Damari town of Kazage Ward in the Eastern part of Birnin-Gwari local government area, Kaduna state, has reached a catastrophic situation.

“As at yesterday, bandits encircled Damari and abducted about 50 people, shortly before and after troops from military field-base from Dogon-Dawa went to the town and escorted some remnants of the residents who were willing to move to comfort zones in neighbouring communities, and even to as far away Zaria.

“The most worrisome situation is where a pregnant woman was running away along with her colleagues and was left away by the fleeing groups, [and] she fell down and delivered a baby boy, but unfortunately, both the mother and the baby lost their lives instantly.

“Damari is considered as the largest town in the entire Eastern part of Birnin-Gwari and with this worrisome development, about 20,000 persons, including women and children, are rendered internally displaced.

Even today, the bandits returned to the town unchallenged, burnt a vehicle, kidnapped scores, intercepted and maltreated people — a serious development that reflects the level of serious insecurity situation facing our community.”

Meanwhile, efforts to get comments from Mohammed Jalige, Kaduna police spokesman, had not yielded success as of the time of this report.

Source: https://www.thecable.ng/50-residents-abducted-as-gunmen-invade-kaduna-community/amp

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Foreign Affairs / Putin: No One Can Win A Nuclear War by Hermzou: 6:06pm On Aug 01, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday there could be no winners in a nuclear war and no such war should ever be started. The Kremlin leader made the comment in a letter to participants of a conference on The nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT), more than five months into his war on Ukraine.
"We proceed from the fact that there can
be no winners in a nuclear war and it
should never be unleashed, and we stand
for equal and indivisible security for all
members of the world community," he
said.
His words to the NPT forum appeared
aimed at striking a reassuring note and
portraying Russia as a responsible nuclear
power.
They contrasted with earlier statements
by Putin and other Russian politicians that
have been interpreted in the West as
implicit nuclear threats.
In a speech on Feb. 24, as he launched
the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Putin
pointedly referred to Russia's nuclear
arsenal and warned outside powers that
any attempt to interfere would "lead you to
such consequences that you have never
encountered in your history". Days later, he ordered Russia's nuclear Forces to be put on high alert. The war has raised geopolitical tensions to levels not seen since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, with politicians in both Russia and the United States speaking publicly of the risk of World War Three.
CIA director William Burns said in April that given the setbacks Russia had suffered in Ukraine, none of us can take lightly the threat posed by a potential resort to tactical nuclear weapons or low-yield nuclear weapons."
Russia, whose military doctrine allows for the use of nuclear weapons in the event of an existential threat to the Russian state, has accused the West of waging a proxy war against it by arming Ukraine and imposing sanctions on Moscow.
Earlier on Monday, a Russian foreign ministry source questioned the seriousness of comments by U.S. President Joe Biden calling for talks on a nuclear arms control framework to replace a treaty expiring in 2026. In April, Russia conducted a first test launch of its new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, capable of mounting nuclear strikes against the United States, and said it planned to deploy the weapons
by autumn.


Source: https://news.yahoo.com/putin-no-winners-nuclear-war-151341761.html
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Science/Technology / Gorgosaurus: 77-million-year- Old Dinosaur Skeleton Sells For $6m by Hermzou: 7:44pm On Jul 28, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK6HX15E-3o

The skeleton of a gorgosaurus, a dinosaur relative of tyrannosaurus rex that lived approximately 77 million years ago, has been sold at auction for over $6m.

Sotheby’s said the ancient skeleton, which was discovered in the US state of Montana in 2018, sold for just under $6.07m as part of its natural history auction on Thursday.

It is only one of 20 known gorgosaurus specimens, Sotheby’s said on its website, and the only one known to be available for private ownership. Most of the other specimens were found in Canada, which has strict export rules prohibiting private sales.

The auction house did not say who purchased the skeleton, which measures nearly 3m (10 feet) tall and just under 6.7m (22 feet) long.

The gorgosaurus, whose name means “dreadful lizard”, lived approximately 77 million years ago in what is now the western region of North America, Sotheby’s said.

But the sale has angered scientists, who say allowing dinosaur specimens to be sold to private buyers could hurt their ability to study them.

“There are not very many specimens of gorgosaurus. All the others are in museums. And one more being sold, you might say, ‘Oh well it’s only one.’ But if there’s only a few, that’s a lot of information that we lose,” said Jessica Theodor, president of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology.

“You have no guarantee that whoever buys it is going to allow access to scientists,” Theodor told Al Jazeera.

SOURCE: https://www.aljazeera.com:443/news/2022/7/28/gorgosaurus-77-million-year-old-dinosaur-skeleton-sells-over-6m

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Politics / Re: Kaduna Will Deliver Highest Votes For Tinubu/Shettima - Uba Sani by Hermzou: 6:32pm On Jul 22, 2022
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