Nigeria Loses Opening Game To Rwanda At Cricket World Cup Qualifiers

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September 6, 2022

Rwanda captain Ishimwe was responsible for the fall of three Nigerian wickets and she was named player of the match

Nigeria lost the opening game at the Under-19 Women’s Cricket World Cup qualifiers to Rwanda by nine runs on Saturday.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tournament is the first ever to be organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC) at the age-grade women’s level.

A total of nine teams are participating in the tournament in Botswana, with the top team gaining the sole ticket to the World Cup in South Africa in 2023.

In the first game at the BCA Cricket oval in Gaborone, Nigeria won the toss and opted to field first.

Great bowling performances from Henrietta Mbam with 4/11 in 3.3 overs and Lilian Ude’s 3/22 in 4 overs limited the Rwandan side to 79 overs all out in 17.3 overs.

Nigeria came in to bat in the second innings, but her run rate was majorly halted by Gisele Ishimwe of Rwanda.

Ishimwe was responsible for the fall of three wickets, alongside teammate Belise Murekatete with three wickets as well.

Nigeria went on to score 70 runs all out in 16.5 overs, for Rwanda to win by nine runs.

Ishimwe, who is also the captain of the Rwandan team, was awarded Player of the Match with bowling figures of 3/15 in four overs as well as six runs off eight balls.

Once Upon A Time – Sept. 6 – 1916 – 1st True Supermarket, The “Piggly Wiggly” Is Opened By Clarence Saunders In Memphis, Tennessee

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Angel Gimalo

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September 6, 2022

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1522 Ferdinand Magellan’s Spanish expedition aboard the Vitoria returns to Spain without their captain. First to circumnavigate the earth.

1666 After St Paul’s Cathedral and much of the city had been burned down over four days, The Great Fire of London is finally extinguished.

1901 US President William McKinley is shot by Leon Czolgosz, an anarchist, while visiting the Pan-American Exposition in New York

1909 New York Times headline announces American explorer Robert Peary had discovered the North Pole 5 months earlier

1914 World War I: First Battle of the Marne begins, French and British forces prevent German advance on Paris (till the 12th Sept)

1916 1st true supermarket, the “Piggly Wiggly” is opened by Clarence Saunders in Memphis, Tennessee

HISTORICAL EVENTS TODAY

TODAY IN FILM & TV

1954 “La Strada” directed by Federico Fellini premieres at the Venice Film Festival starring Anthony Quinn

TODAY IN MUSIC

1791 Mozart’s opera “La Clemenza di Tito” premieres in Prague

TODAY IN SPORT

1880 W. G. Grace scores 152 in debut Test Cricket innings, v Aust The Oval

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1913 1st aircraft to loop the loop – Adolphe Pégoud in France

1651 King Charles II of England spends a day hiding in an oak tree during his escape after losing the Battle of Worcester

FAMOUS WEDDINGS

1791 Emma, Lady Hamilton (26) marries Sir William Hamilton (60) at St Marylebone Parish Church in London

1840 Publisher James Gordon Bennett (45) weds Henrietta Agnes Crean in NYC, New York

1889 Explorer Fridtjof Nansen (27) weds mezzo-soprano singer Eva Nansen (30)

US Open: Nadal, Medvedev Knocked Out

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Emenike Agu

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September 6, 2022

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The top two seeded men were knocked out on Monday.

The dream of a 23rd Grand Slam title for Rafael Nadal was extinguished on Arthur Ashe on Tuesday morning by AmericanFrancis Tiafoe 4-6, 6-4, 4-6, 3-6 in three hours and 34 minutes.

Nadal’s loss followed the ouster of the No.1 seed Daniil Medvedev by Nick Kyrgios in four sets. Thus the two top seeds were knocked out on Monday.

Nadal, after his ouster, took to Instagram to say, “Bye NYC, always nice to be here and thanks for all the support. See you next year!,” Nadal revealed.

In the post-match press conference, Nadal was non-commital about continuation on tour for the rest of the 2022 season.

He said, “I going to try to be ready mentally.

“When I feel that I will be ready to compete again, I will be there,” he added.

But there seems to be an American renaissance at Flushing Meadows as Tiafoe’s victory comes on the heels of that of another American, Coco Gauff, who is also into the quarter final for the women’s event.

Nigeria Walked Over At ITTF World Championships In Algiers

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Emenike Agu

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September 6, 2022

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Nigeria failed to show up for the qualifying event for the 2023 ITTF World Team Championships after the men and women teams were walked over at the ongoing 2022 ITTF Africa Senior Championships taking place in Algiers.

Before the commencement of the tournament at the weekend, Nigeria has been listed among the 28nations expected to compete for the continental slots in Algiers but from the outcome of the event, Nigeria women’s team were withdrew at the last minutes while the men’s team arrived late for the group matches to miss out from making it to the knockout stage.

The three players that made it to Algiers were Europe-based Quadri Aruna and Olajide Omotayo while the only home-based player Taiwo Mati that made the trip to Algiers late on Friday also arrived late for the matches.

Despite assurance from the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) that the men’s team would arrive for their group matches against Tunisia and Cote d’Ivoire, the trio of Aruna, Omotayo and Mati failed to make it on time for the matches and they were walked over to give Cote d’Ivoire and Tunisia passage to the quarterfinal stage.

According to the African Table Tennis Federation (ITTF Africa), the tournament serves as the continental qualifiers for the 2023 World Team Championships in South Africa being the second time Africa will be staging the global championship after Egypt hosted the 1939 edition.

Meanwhile, the President of NTTF Ishaku Tikon has lamented the inability of the team to be part of the tournament over paucity of funds, while hoping the trio of Aruna, Omotayo and Mati would make their presence count in the doubles and singles events.

Egypt yesterday retained the titles in the men and women team events after beating Algeria and Tunisia in the final in the absence of their arch-rival Nigeria.

Teams taking part in the seven-day championships include host Algeria, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Morocco, Libya, Mauritania, Congo DRC, Egypt, South Africa, Angola, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Tunisia, Zambia, Uganda, Mauritius, and the Benin Republic.

Naira falls to lowest at official market on dollar scarcity

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Henry Williams

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September 6, 2022

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Nigeria’s currency, Naira, fell to its lowest at N434.7 per dollar at the Investors and Exporters (I&E), the country’s official foreign exchange market window.

After trading on Monday, Naira depreciated by 0.75 percent to N434.75/$ compared to N431.50 quoted on Friday at the official market, data from the FMDQ indicated.

Naira depreciation has been attributed to dollar shortage as Nigeria continues to struggle with diversifying and improving foreign exchange inflows.

With the current rate, Naira has depreciated by 2.93 percent from N422 quoted on the first trading day this year.

Most foreign exchange dealers who participated at the FX auction on Monday maintained bids between N425.00 (low) and N437.50 (high) per dollar.

At the parallel market, popularly called the black market, Naira stood at N702 par dollar after trading on Monday.

The local currency has depreciated by 19.51 percent at the black market from N565/$ at the beginning of the year.

INEC To Publish Comprehensive List Of Registered Voters Soon — Yakubu

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Koko Lawrence

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September 6, 2022

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is working towards publishing a comprehensive list of registered voters in Nigeria, ahead of the 2023 poll.

The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this at the stakeholders’ validation meeting for the 2022 revised framework and regulations for voting by Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Abuja on Tuesday.

Yakubu said that the list would integrate the fresh voters registered at the just concluded Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) to the existing register of over 84 million voters.

He faulted claim by a section of the civil society groups that INEC was not willing to display the register.

“At a media briefing yesterday, the commission was accused of failure to display the voters’ register as provided by Section 19(1) of the Electoral Act 2022. This claim is incorrect.

“What the commission displayed for claims and objections in our local government area offices nationwide for a period of one week, from Aug. 15 to Aug. 21, was not the entire register of voters.

“It was the list of fresh registrants at the end of the fourth and last quarter of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise covering the period from April 11 to July 31.

“This has been the practice for several years,” he said.

Yakubu said that the commission had displayed the register three times: from Sept. 24 to Sept. 30, 2021 (First Quarter), Dec. 24 to Dec. 30, 2021 (Second Quarter) and March 26 to – April 1 2022 (Third Quarter).

He said that a comprehensive schedule of the CVR and the display of the register was shared with stakeholders at the commission’s quarterly meeting just before the inception of the exercise in June 2021.

“We wish to assure Nigerians that the commission will display the comprehensive register in all the 8,809 wards and 774 local government areas/area councils nationwide as envisaged in Section 19(1) of the Electoral Act, 2022.

“This will integrate fresh voters registered under the last CVR into the existing register of over 84 million voters.

“The date will be announced as soon the commission completes the ongoing Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) to weed out all double/multiple as well as ineligible registrants.

“We appeal to some of our friends in civil society organisations to be guided accordingly,” Yakubu said.

FG Suspends Proposed Tax On Phone Calls

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Koko Lawrence

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September 6, 2022

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The federal government has suspended the proposed new tax on phone calls and other telecommunications services.

The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, announced this on Monday. He said the planned excise duty on telecommunication services has been suspended.

Pantami spoke at the inaugural meeting of the Presidential Committee on Excise Duty for the Digital Economy Sector in Abuja.

He said the sector was already overburdened by excessive and repeated taxes.

The federal government had earlier said it would begin implementing the proposed excise taxes on telecommunications and beverage services in 2023.

The Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, announced that the government was preparing to implement a 5% excise tax on telecommunications services, which would raise total on phone services to 12.5%. The sector has an existing 7.5 per cent on its services.

However, Pantami opposed the new tax, which would increase the cost of telecommunications services in the country.

He said the ministry was not consulted and criticized the timing of the plan.

Death toll increases to six in Lekki building collapse

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Henry Williams

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September 6, 2022

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Another body has been excavated in the ongoing rescue mission from the seven-storey building that collapsed on Sunday in Oniru, Lagos.

This raises the death toll to six as rescue workers had earlier recovered five bodies from the rubbles.

Ibrahim Farinloye, the south-west zonal coordinator of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) confirmed the latest development.

The developers and other personnel behind the building project have been arrested by the Lagos State Government.

The Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Idris Salako, had resigned from the state executive council as a result to the incident and others before it.

Within Frieze Seoul’s Early Hours, Galleries Report Sales Of Paintings Worth Millions Of Dollars

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Koko Lawrence

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September 6, 2022

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At long last, Frieze Seoul launched its first edition this week, and on the fair’s first day, some participating galleries said they’d sold a few works for more than $1 million. By that measure, the fair has been a success for at least a few of the world’s biggest galleries.

Most of the other sales that galleries reported were much lower than $1 million, however, which means that Frieze Seoul is not commanding purchases on the order of another Asian competitor, Art Basel Hong Kong, where prices can sometimes exceed $10 million. Still, galleries said they’d sold to Korean and Chinese collectors, which could mean that interest in the powerful art scenes of those two countries is strong.

It’s worth reminding that it is difficult to independently verify the sales that gallery report as having taken place at art fairs, and that in some cases these purchases are often conducted in advance and only announced later on, once events kick off. Frieze runs through Monday, which could mean more big transactions are still to come.

Nigeria, Poland sign MoU on Agric

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Henry Williams

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September 6, 2022

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Nigeria and Poland on Tuesday signed memorandums of understanding in the area of agriculture as part of plan to strengthen global food security.

The agreement was signed in the presence of President Muhammadu Buhari and visiting Polish President Andrzej Duda, at the Presidential, Abuja on Tuesday.

This is just as both countries expressed concern over the negative effect of the Russia/ Ukraine war, which both countries described as “ unjustified”
President Muhammadu Buhari, in his address, commended the Polish leader, commended the Polish leader for the assistance provided to Nigerians fleeing the Russia/ Ukraine war, as well as those given opportunities to continue with their studies in Poland.

“ Let me seize this opportunity to commend the efforts of the government of Poland for the assistance provided to the large number of refugees that flee into your country from Ukraine, which included a significant number of Nigerians.

The Polish leader who is on a tour of some African countries, had arrived Nigeria, from Dakar Senegal.
“I also wish to express our sincere gratitude on the kind and generous support extended during our government evacuation of our fleeing nationals.

The President while calling for stronger economic ties between both countries, added that “ I will like to see an increase in the level of trade inspite of the long period of relations of our countries.

“I wish to express the readiness of Nigeria to sign more MoU in the field of energy and manufacturing.

“We are gratified that many times education and transfer. In view of the numerous global challenges, we will like to develop new mechanisms such as regular Strategic Dialogues on International Issues.

President Buhari also expressed hope for the extension of the cooperation in knowledge sharing in the areas such as Science and Technology and Information and Communication Technology, in order to help drive innovation in our countries and raise Consciousness global knowledge economy.