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BTS to perform on America’s Got Talent amid Love Yourself tour

BTS is due to perform during a season 13 episode of America’s Got Talent on NBC The South Korean pop group began their ‘Love Yourself’ world tour on August 25 Tune in to the AGT semifinal show September 12 to see BTS perform a new single BTS is bringing their talents to the America’s Got Talent stage. The wildly popular South Korean pop group will take a break from their ‘Love Yourself’ Tour to perform during an upcoming episode of the Fox competition series. They intend to debut a new…

Twitter permanently bans Alex Jones and Infowars accounts

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The accounts violated the company’s abusive behavior policies, Twitter said in a series of tweets. The ban comes weeks after Jones was banned or suspended by other major tech companies like Apple, Facebook and YouTube. Accounts for Jones and Infowars were also banned from Twitter-owned Periscope. Alex Jones of Infowars, conducts a news conference outside a Senate (Select) Intelligence Committee hearing in Dirksen Building where Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO, and Jack Dorsey, Twitter CEO, were testifying on the influence of foreign operations on social media on September 5, 2018. Twitter…

Ortom appoints first female Benue Head of Service

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Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has appointed Veronica Onyeke as the new Head of Service. Mrs Onyeke, according to the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, is the first female head of state in Benue, since the creation of the state in 1967. She hails from Ogbadibo Local Government Area of the state. Until her elevation, Mrs Onyeke was a Permanent Secretary in the office of the Deputy Governor. She takes over from Engineer George Ede who is to proceed on retirement. Onyeke has become the first female substantive Head…

Hollywood actor Burt Reynolds dies aged 82

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He famously turned down the role of James Bond, saying an American could not play the character. In a statement to the Press Association, a spokesman for Reynolds said the star died in hospital in Jupiter, Florida, on Thursday morning after suffering a heart attack. During the 1970s Reynolds was one of the biggest box office draws in the world, starring in hit films including The Longest Yard, Smokey And The Bandit and Semi-Tough. He turned down the role of James Bond in 1970 when George Lazenby quit following On…

Why Buhari refused to sign amendments to Electoral Act – PDP

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Real reason Buhari refused to sign amendments to Electoral Act – PDP The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the reason President Muhammadu Buhari refused to sign the amendments to the Electoral Act is to frustrate the National Assembly’s efforts to check the rigging strategies of the All Progressives Congress, APC. It said President Buhari’s bid to use his veto against the amendments showed that he and the APC were clutching on straws ahead of the 2019 elections. A statement on Thursday by the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP,…

British Airways probes theft of customers’ financial details from website and mobile app

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British Airways says it is investigating “as a matter of urgency” the theft of customer data from its website and mobile app. The airline said personal and financial details of customers making bookings had been compromised. About 380,000 transactions were affected, but the stolen data did not include travel or passport details. BA said the breach took place between 22:58 BST on 21 August and 21:45 BST on 5 September. “The breach has been resolved and our website is working normally,” BA said in a statement “We have notified the…

World leaders back UK Novichok allegations against Russia

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The US, France, Germany and Canada have agreed with the UK that the Russian government “almost certainly” approved the poisoning of ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury. They have urged Russia to provide full disclosure of its Novichok programme. At a UN Security Council meeting to discuss the attack, Russia dismissed evidence presented by the UK as “lies”. In a lengthy rebuttal, Russia accused the UK of “disgusting anti-Russian hysteria”. The UK has named two men believed to be from Russia’s military intelligence service, the GRU, as…

Sixty Conservative MPs to launch plan to take down Theresa May’s Chequers deal this weekend

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Sixty Conservative MPs are to launch a plan to take down Theresa May’s Chequers deal this weekend, with series of reports setting out how a ‘clean’ Brexit will work. The plans will argue for a free trade agreement, and present solutions to the Northern Irish question and vexed issues like farming and agriculture. One source told The Telegraph that the plans – running to over 100 pages – will seek to deal once and for all with the Northern Irish issue to offer a solution to unlock the talks. The…

Critical worsening’ of conditions for migrants detained in Libya

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8000 migrants are currently held in 18 detention centers The U.N. refugee agency said on Friday it was gravely concerned about a deterioration in conditions for migrants held in Libyan detention centers that had led to riots and hunger strikes. Many migrants are taken to the centres after being intercepted by Libya’s EU-backed coastguard as they try to reach Europe by sea, a policy that has been criticised by human rights groups. An estimated 8,000 migrants are currently held in 18 detention centres linked to the internationally recognised government in…

US Government seeks to end court oversight of how it treats immigrant children

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The federal government is seeking to end court oversight of how it treats immigrant children, more than 20 years after agreeing to settle a landmark lawsuit over detention of children in the nation’s immigration system. The proposal to end a federal judge’s oversight of the Flores agreement, as it’s known, comes as federal officials report they have not reunified more than 500 immigrant children separated from their parents as part of President Donald Trump’s “zero-tolerance” policy. Last week, the Office of Management and Budget concluded its review of two regulations…