Report Anyone Seen With Ammunition
Posted on September 23, 2024
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| Martina Birk
The Police Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has called on Nigerians to report individuals found in possession of live ammunition as a measure to address the issue of arms proliferation in the country. Adejobi shared this message on his official social media account on Sunday, accompanied by a photo of live ammunition commonly referred to as “èpà” or “groundnuts” in street terminology.
Adejobi said, “These are live ammunition, called “èpà” or “groundnuts” in the street.
[Read More]Reps Threaten GTCo, Standard Chartered, Ecobank, Providus Bank For Owing N10.6bn
Posted on September 23, 2024
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| Martina Birk
The House of Representatives has threatened to stop Guaranty Trust Bank (now reorganised as GTCo), Standard Chartered Bank, Ecobank and Providus Bank for refusing to remit N10.6 billion collected as customs duty to the federal government. This was the position of the House Committee on Customs when the banks appeared before it on Wednesday. Out of 18 banks being investigated on the matter, four are allegedly owing the federal government about N10.
[Read More]Richard Kiel - Trivia, Family, Bio
Posted on September 23, 2024
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| Martina Birk
Actor whose daunting size allowed him to portray intimidating figures, such as the steel-toothed Jaws in the James Bond movies. He also played Mr. Larson in Happy Gilmore and in 2010, he voiced the character Vlad in the film Tangled.
Before Fame He appeared in sci-fi shows such as Mystery Science Theatre 3000.
Trivia He was in a serious car accident, which forced him to walk with a cane, and has since retired from acting.
[Read More]What Happened in January 2008
Posted on September 23, 2024
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| Larita Shotwell
January2008 Calendar Historical Events Jan 1 74th Sugar Bowl: #5 Georgia beats #10 Hawai'i, 41-10 Jan 1 94th Rose Bowl: #6 Southern California beats #13 Illinois, 49-17 Jan 1 A New Hampshire law legalizing civil unions for same-sex couples comes into effect. Jan 1 Malta and Cyprus officially adopt the Euro currency and become the fourteenth and fifteenth Eurozone countries. Jan 2 37th Fiesta Bowl: #11 West Virginia beats #3 Oklahoma, 48-28 Jan 3 74th Orange Bowl: #8 Kansas beats #5 Virginia Tech, 24-21 Jan 7 College Football, 10th BCS National Championship Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans: #2 LSU beats #1 Ohio State, 38-24 Redskins Coach Retires Again Jan 8 Joe Gibbs retires, for the second time, as head coach of the Washington Redskins
[Read More]8 Little-Known Facts About Opening Day at Walt Disney World
Posted on September 22, 2024
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| Larita Shotwell
In honor of 50 years of the Magic Kingdom, here are eight little-known facts about opening day in 1971 at Walt Disney World.
Source: Getty ImagesOct. 1, 1971, marks 50 years of magic with the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World. Though many today know Walt Disney World to be a sprawling land where princesses, superheroes, and Jedi come together to play, the vacation spot looked quite a bit different the day it opened.
[Read More]Ad of the Month UK Marmite
Posted on September 22, 2024
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| Aldo Pusey
This month Marmite achieved the highest uplift in Ad Awareness of any brand in the UK with a +7.0 changeLove it or hate it, Marmite’s brainwashing advert campaign has won it the top spot on this month’s ad rankings.
YouGov BrandIndex data shows Marmite Ad Awareness scores (whether someone has seen or heard an advert broadcast by a company in the past two weeks) have improved by 7 percentage points, giving a score of 11.
[Read More]Ben Sasse Is on the TIME100 Next 2021 List
Posted on September 22, 2024
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| Reinaldo Massengill
A number of U.S. Senators have impressive résumés, political skills and admirable personal qualities; what distinguishes Ben Sasse is that he combines them all and excels in each of them.
Sasse draws upon impressive scholarship and academic experience at Harvard, Oxford, Yale and as president of Midland University to identify and dissect the challenges faced by our country. Today, his focus includes the rise of China, its malevolent actions and the responses required to confront them.
[Read More]Brands Keep Falling Short With Black Travelers
Posted on September 22, 2024
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| Aldo Pusey
At the beginning of February, American Airlines posted an anodyne Black History Month statement and updated its logo to feature a kente cloth-inspired pattern. The moves swiftly drew backlash from Twitter users who derided the company for “performative” messaging. The airline has since reverted to its original logo, but the misstep illustrates the fact that, at a time when the vast majority of consumers (85 percent) expect brands to stand for more than just profits, many still don’t know how to deliver on those expectations.
[Read More]Coachella Posts Set Times
Posted on September 22, 2024
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| Reinaldo Massengill
Gentleman and ladies, start your circling. Roughly 72 hours out from the beginning of weekend 1, the Coachella festival has released a full schedule for the Aug. 12-14 and 19-21 gatherings. Billie Eilish, the musical meme and bestselling artist of the moment, plays at the Outdoor Theatre Saturday at 9:35.
[Read More]Evolution | Time
Posted on September 22, 2024
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| Reinaldo Massengill
The Scientific Reason Men Like Sports More Than Women
For both males and females, spectators and players, love of sports is deep in the genes—but in the men it's deeper
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