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Have you ever seen a corporately dressed bus conductor? Well here is one who is standing different among his unruly pairs.     The bus conductor (middle)   In the photos in this post is a bus conductor who is presently plying his trade in the commercial capital of Nigeria.   The young man is one that comes with a clear difference.   Daily, he sets out to his hustle to make a point. And that is, you don't lose anything from being decently dressed as a commercial bus conductor in Lagos.   Indeed, this bus conductor succeeds in putting dignity in his labour. There are rumours that the young man might be well-educated.     

  SAID KHATIB The first leg of the final of the Palestine Cup ended 1-1 between Khadamat Rafah and Balata FC in the Gaza Strip but the return leg in the West Bank is on hold after Israel denied travel permits The final of the Palestine Cup has been postponed after Israel denied Gaza-based players permits to travel, the Palestinian Football Association said on Wednesday. The second leg of the final between Balata FC and Khadamat Rafah, the winners of cups in the West Bank and Gaza respectively, was due to take place on Wednesday, PFA vice president Susan Shalabi told AFP. Gaza-based team Khadamat Rafah requested travel permits to the West Bank for 35 people, but Israel granted just four, three of them to club officials, Shalabi said. "The Israelis are very adamant in their refusal," she added, saying they had cited security concerns they did not specify. A Khadamat Rafah official told AFP the club were still waiting for final decisions and were hopeful of securing ...

Popular lawyer and politician,  Festus Keyamo , is someone that is never shy of making public statements. The  Senior Advocate of Nigeria  (SAN) earlier today tweeted about the Governor of Kwara state,   Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq . In the tweeter message, Keyamo showered encomiums on the Governor for carrying his own bag at an airport. In the tweet, Keyamo wrote: “Commendable humility and civility: Kwara Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq, on queue at the airport carrying his own sling bag across his shoulders.” In April, 2018, Keyamo was appointed as the Director of Strategic Communications (Official Spokesperson) of the 2019 re-election bid of the President of Nigeria. Watch the video below. Festus Keyamo, SAN ✔ @fkeyamo Commendable humility and civility: Kwara Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq, on queue at the airport carrying his own sling bag across his shoulders 1,313 1:49 PM - Jul 3, ...

Farai Dziva|The list of teams that have qualified for the 2019 AFCON Round of 16 is now complete and the Super Eagles of Nigeria will battle it out with the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon. South Africa and Madagascar are the only Cosafa nations that reached the stage. Below are the fixtures: Friday, July 5 Morocco vs Benin (Al Salam stadium, Cairo – 6pm) Uganda vs Senegal (Cairo International stadium, Cairo – 9pm) Saturday, July 6 Nigeria vs Cameroon (Alexandria stadium, Alexandria – 6pm) Egypt vs South Africa (Cairo International stadium, Cairo – 9pm) Sunday, July 7 Madagascar vs DR Congo (Cairo International stadium, Cairo – 6pm) Algeria vs Guinea (June 30 stadium, Cairo – 9pm) Monday, July 8 Mali vs Ivory Coast (Suez stadium, Suez – 6pm) Ghana vs Tunisia (Ismailia stadium, Ismailia – 9pm)

The intelligence agency for Germany’s most populous state of North Rhine-Westphalia revealed on Thursday that the number of Hezbollah operatives rose in 2018. According to the intelligence document reviewed by The Jerusalem Post, the number of Hezbollah operatives climbed from 105 in 2017 to 110 in 2018 in North Rhine-Westphalia The report wrote that “For more than 20 years, the Islamic Center (Imam-Mahdi-Zentrum) in Münster has been a platform and meeting place for Hezbollah supporters in North Rhine-Westphalia and western Germany. Other focal points: Essen, Bottrop, Dortmund and Bad Oeynhausen.” The 363 page intelligence report, which covers threats to the security of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, referenced the Lebanese terrorist entity Hezbollah 21 times. Hezbollah has centers in Hamburg, Berlin and Münster, according to the report. Hezbollah’s aim “of annihilation of the state of Israel and the establishment of ‘Islamic rule' over Jerusalem remain unchanged...

The rescued Emir in blue and Abba Kyari to his right and other cops Ademola Adegbamigbe On Tuesday 2 July 2019, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari-led IGP Intelligence Response team successfully rescued the District Head of Daura, Alhaji Musa Umar-Uba. He was abducted on 1 May in his home town Daura, Katsina State. This operation is an additional feather to the cap of Kyari, the nemesis of Nigerian criminals and desperadoes of different shades. He has other 48 others exploits to his credit, making him one of the most super cops this side of the Atlantic. For six weeks, Abba Kyari and his men went to work in concert with OC SIBs Kaduna and Niger States. They conducted High level Intelligence Led Operations in Kaduna, Bauchi, Niger, Katsina, Katsina and Kogi States. The Kano State Police Command, according to TheNEWS story of Tuseday, said the District Head of Daura was rescued unhurt by the IGP Intelligence Response Team in an operation conducte...

The president, after consultations with stakeholders, has resolved to put away the idea for a thorough review and well acceptable approach to the menace constituted to national security by the constant clashes between herdsmen and farmers. A presidency source that hinted at this development, said the announcement would be made any moment from now with detailed explanations, going forward. The presidency’s statement partially reads: “The Presidency wishes to draw attention to recent unhelpful comments regarding the plan to stop roaming of cattle herders with the attendant clashes with farmers. “Ruga Settlement” that seeks to settle migrant pastoral families simply means rural settlement in which animal farmers, not just cattle herders, will be settled in an organized place with provision of necessary and adequate basic amenities such as schools, hospitals, road networks, vet clinics, markets and manufacturing entities that will process and add value to meats and anim...