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Zimbabwe's incoming leader Mnangagwa returns home to cheers The Associated Press Zimbabwe's incoming leader Emmerson Mnangagwa made a triumphant return Wednesday, telling cheering supporters that the country is witnessing "a new and unfolding democracy." "I appeal to all genuine people of Zimbabwe to come together," Mnangagwa said. "We are all Zimbabweans ... we need peace in our country and jobs, jobs, jobs." That was received enthusiastically by the crowd at the headquarters of the ruling ZANU-PF party, as Zimbabwe's economic crisis helped bring the downfall of Robert Mugabe, who resigned Tuesday after 37 years in power. Mnangagwa said he had been in constant contact with military leaders during the tumultuous two weeks between his firing by Mugabe and his return to lead Zimbabwe. He will be sworn in Friday to serve Mugabe's remaining term until elections next year. He praised the military and commander Gen. C

Image: Former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa addresses supporters in Harare ::   Zimbabwe's recently sacked vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa is addressing crowds in Harare after returning to Zimbabwe on Wednesday :   He is expected to be sworn in as president on Friday, following the unexpected resignation of Robert Mugabe ::   The dismissal of Mnangagwa by Mugabe two weeks ago prompted a military takeover and the longtime president's eventual resignation. Still following updates.

The U.N. report is meant to guide almost 200 nations meeting from Nov. 6-17 in Bonn, Germany, to try to bolster the 2015 Paris climate pact despite a planned U.S. pullout. 2017 would be the hottest on record without a natural El Nino event (File) Bonn, Germany:  This year will be among the three hottest on record in a new sign of man-made climate change that is aggravating "extraordinary weather" such as hurricanes, droughts and floods, the United Nations said on Monday. The U.N. report is meant to guide almost 200 nations meeting from Nov. 6-17 in Bonn, Germany, to try to bolster the 2015 Paris climate pact despite a planned U.S. pullout. "2017 is set to be in top three hottest years," the U.N.'s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said, projecting average surface temperatures would be slightly less sweltering than a record 2016 and roughly level with 2015, the previous warmest. And 2017 would be the hottest on record without a natural E

The Lagos State Branch of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) has set up a taskforce to arrest members of the association driving against traffic in the state. The Chairman of the association, Alhaji Musa Muhammed, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Monday. He said the union had set up the taskforce to support the one put in place by the Lagos State Government to prevent commercial motorcyclists from operating on highways in the state. “We are law-abiding citizens, we obey traffic rules and regulations and we want total compliance with Lagos State traffic laws. “That is why we set up the taskforce to monitor and arrest any of our members or uniformed people, plying the expressway or disobeying traffic laws.” According to him, the association is ready to support the State Government on any policy that will step up and advance the transport sector. Also speaking to NAN, Mr Sulaiman Raji, Chair

Juno was launched on August 5, 2011, from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and arrived in Jupiter's orbit on July 4,2016. Washington:  NASA's solar-powered Juno spacecraft has successfully completed its eighth science flyby over Jupiter's mysterious cloud tops, the US space agency said today. The confirmation of the flyby, performed on October 24, was delayed by several days due to a solar conjunction at Jupiter, which had affected communications during the days prior to and after the flyby, NASA said.  Solar conjunction is the period when the path of communication between Earth and Jupiter comes into close proximity with the Sun. "All the science collected during the flyby was carried in Juno's memory until yesterday, when Jupiter came out of solar conjunction," said Juno project manager, Ed Hirst, from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.  Juno's next close flyby of Jupiter will occur on December 16. "A

Image: Messages are not sending on WhatsApp Users of WhatsApp worldwide are complaining that the mobile messaging service is down. The smartphone app uses symbols to inform users of how the transmission of their message is doing. Worldwide, users are being shown the clock symbol after attempting to send a message, meaning that the message hasn't been sent to WhatsApp's servers. The website for the messaging app also appears to be down in what may be a domino effect. If a significant problem has affected WhatsApp's messaging servers causing the message issues, the resultant world-wide concern may have caused so much traffic to visit the website it has fallen down. The outage may be an embarrassment for WhatsApp's parent Facebook, which has this week announced  record revenues  from advertising. Facebook declined to comment when contacted. The Down Detector website's heat map showed reports were especially common in Europe, although complain

@TheGlobe reporters. The leader of Ohaneze Ndigbo, John Nwodo The United Nations has commended the Ohanaeze, apex Igbo socio-cultural group on the role it played in stemming the tide of agitations threatening Nigeria’s unity. The UN said it was worried about developments in Nigeria, particularly in the South-east but however noted that it stood for a united Nigeria where human rights are respected and not trampled upon. A report on Vanguard noted that UN Delegates led by Mohamed Ibn Chambas a special representative of Secretary General of UN, Antonio Guterres, on Thursday in Enugu met with the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo led by its President-General, Nnia Nwodo. The meeting delved into issues of agitation for a Biafra republic and how to strengthen the unity of Nigeria. Other chieftains of Ohanaeze at the meeting includes Deputy President-General and former deputy governor of Ebonyi State, Chigozie Ogbu; Enugu State President of Ohanaeze, Alex Ogbonnia among others, the

@TheGlobe reporters Former Cross River State Governor, Donald Duke, has warned that the economic pressure on Lagos may make the state collapse. He gave the warning at the official launch of the National Competitiveness Report and Sub National Index held in Lagos. “We are living in a fool’s paradise. We here in Lagos are cocooned from the realities of Nigeria. Take a trip to Borno State; go to parts of the north and the Niger-Delta”, Thisday quoted him as saying. Duke recalled that he was discussing with Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede and Aliko Dangote, when the latter told the story of a boy whom he found at an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp and asked for his father. “The chap looked at him (Dangote) but did not understand the concept of fatherhood. He is in the IDP Camp. There are thousands of them in those camps; there is no hope for them; all they do there is just breathing.” He lambasted the Buhari government for showing more interest in politics than economics. “

The death toll from an explosion at a thermal power plant in northern   India   has climbed to 22, officials said Thursday. @TheGlobe reporters. At least 60 others have been injured when the explosion spewed hot ash over workers at the plant, said Sanjay Khatri, the area's top administrative officer. The death toll could rise as some dozen people have been hospitalized with severe burns after a pipe carrying ash from the burning coal exploded late Wednesday in the newly installed boiler at the power plant in Unchahar in Uttar Pradesh state. The 500-megawatt unit was operating on a trial basis. Khatri said the cause of the accident wasn't immediately known. It also wasn't clear how many workers were in the plant at the time. Witnesses described a massive explosion and thick smoke rising from the plant. A team of government rescue workers has been sent to the site. Industrial accidents are not unusual in India, where safety measures are often f

Investigators found on Saipov's phones 90 videos and 3,800 images, many of which seemed to be Islamic State propaganda, videos of the group's fighters killing prisoners or bomb-making instructions. He told agents that he wanted to kill as many people as he could and considered putting Islamic State flags at the front and back of his truck - but ultimately decided it would draw too much attention, court papers say. New York:  Federal authorities on Wednesday charged the 29-year-old Uzbek immigrant they say plowed a rented truck into people walking and cycling on a New York City bike path - killing eight - with providing support to a terrorist organization, alleging that he was inspired by the Islamic State to inflict mayhem and chose Halloween because he figured there would be more people on the street. In court papers, federal authorities said that Sayfullo Saipov told the FBI that he began planning his attack a year ago, though he settled on using a truck as a

  President Trump said the New York attacker, Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov, who plowed a pickup truck down a crowded bike path near the World Trade Centre, was allowed to enter the US under the "Diversity Lottery Programme" President Donald Trump vowed that he will terminate the popular green card lottery. Washington:  A top American lawmaker today called for "more vetting" of people coming in the US from Pakistan, blaming the country of having large terrorist presence. President Donald Trump yesterday vowed that he will terminate the popular green card lottery after an ISIS-inspired Uzbek man who entered the US under the programme killed eight people in New York in the deadliest terror attack in the country since 9/11.  "If a person is coming from a country which has a strong terrorist presence, there should be more intense vetting and investigation than there would be from someone not coming from a country similar to that,"

ABUJA – The All Progressives Congress APC said it received the sad news of the death of Jide Tinubu, the son of the former governor of Lagos State and the Party’s National Leader, Sen. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, “with great shock and grief”. APC Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu “It is never easy losing a child or any loved one. Indeed, it is hardest when they are taken from us too soon. Many who met the late Jide Tinubu, who was a lawyer, fondly described him as cerebral, industrious and full of life”, APC said in the statement signed by its spokesman, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi. The statement added: “In this moment of grief, the Party offers its sincere condolence and deepest sympathy to His Excellency and other immediate family members over the painful loss. May the outpouring of sympathy and the comfort in knowing that the late Jide’s death is felt by many, help the family through this difficult time.We pray Almighty Allah (SWT) grant the late Jide eternal rest”.

Miss Nigeria Organization is calling for entries into the 41st and Diamond Jubilee edition of the most prestigious and oldest pageant in Nigeria. Built as a platform to empower women beyond beauty, select young women have a chance to represent the 37 states (including the FCT) in Nigeria. Through very various strategic activities, they will be empowered to showcase their individual talents while competing for the crown. With a wholesome combination of vintage glamour and modern elegance, the Miss Nigeria pageant promotes positive attributes of Nigerian women and, importantly, does not include a swimsuit competition or any other competitions that do not exude modesty. In addition to winning the prestigious crown, the winner of the Miss Nigeria competition will be rewarded with a luxury car, N3 million, one year free accommodation in Lagos, and other amazing prizes and benefits. Meanwhile, Times Multimedia, organisers of the pageant has shared their plans for this year’s pag