50.jili Daily Post Nigeria Police warn Kano content creators against blocking highways Home News Politics Metro Entertainment Sport News Police warn Kano content creators against blocking highways Published on December 23, 2024 By Ochogwu Sunday The Kano State Police Command has issued stern warning to residents against blocking roads for social media content. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa said in a statement on Monday that “dancing, washing, singing, and other activities on roads” do not only cause unnecessary traffic congestion but also pose a significant risk to public safety. According to the statement, obstructing highways and disrupting public order are “serious offenses under the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.” The police spokesman explained that such actions can lead to accidents, injuries, and damage to property. “The Kano State Police Command hereby warns all individuals and groups involved in these activities to desist immediately. Parents and guardians are also advised to caution their wards against participating in such activities. “The Command is committed to maintaining public safety and order, and will not hesitate to take necessary measures to address this issue. This may include arresting and prosecuting offenders,” the statement added. 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Why an innocent photo of a bag at the airport has thousands 'freaked out' right now A simple photo has freaked out thousands of people READ MORE: The one mistake with Carry-On By BELINDA CLEARY FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 23:09 GMT, 23 December 2024 | Updated: 23:09 GMT, 23 December 2024 e-mail 10 shares View comments Thousands have been left 'completely freaked out' after a woman posted a photo of a suitcase sitting by a table at the airport. The small hard-shelled black case had been left for a moment by its owner. But the stand-alone suitcase wasn't the only 'scary' thing about the bag. It also had a little red ribbon. And it looked just like the suitcase bomb from the new Netflix drama 'Carry-On'. The timing of the lone-luggage only added to the hysteria. The movie is set on Christmas Eve and was released on December 13. The luggage was pictured on December 18, with many agreeing it felt 'too real'. In the movie a young airline security guard is blackmailed by a mysterious passenger who threatens to smuggle a dangerous package onto a plane. This simple snap of a suitcase has left thousands of people terrified The woman's post which was captioned: 'In the airport and I see this. I can’t make this up. If you know, you know'. It had attracted 7,000 likes and 1600 comments at time of writing. 'I watched this movie three days ago, definitely going to head out,' one woman said. 'Watched this last night - scrolled past and immediately scrolled back up again because PTSD,' added another. 'See something say something or post something.... if you're reading this its too late for those at the airport,' added another. But some were less afraid. 'We low-key all learned how to disarm it,' said another. And others were having none of it. 'People use ribbon all the time to distinguish their luggage from everyone else, be real,' one woman said. The case looks like the one on Carry-On - the new, explosive Christmas movie centered around an airport (stock image) 'Someone did this on purpose to scare people,' another said. The rest were confused. 'Can someone explain this,' one asked. 'I have no idea what movie this is,' said another. 'Why is this blowing up? I don't get it,' a third cried. The movie, which stars Taron Egerton, has an 86 per cent approval rating on Rotten tomatoes. Some are describing it as the new 'lethal weapon', an alternative, dark Christmas movie. Facebook Netflix Taron Egerton Share or comment on this article: Why an innocent photo of a bag at the airport has thousands 'freaked out' right now e-mail 10 shares Add commentOptimizely earns multiple 2025 Buyer's Choice Awards from TrustRadiusShohei Ohtani wins 3rd AP Male Athlete of the Year award, tying Michael Jordan for 1 shy of record LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani has been named The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for the third time. That ties the two-way superstar with Michael Jordan, an athlete Ohtani followed while growing up in Japan. He trails only Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods and LeBron James, who each won the award four times. Ohtani received 48 votes in balloting by 74 sports journalists from the AP and its members. He earned his third National League Most Valuable Player award after helping the Dodgers win their eighth World Series title. Ohtani hit 54 home runs and stole 59 bases as the first player with a 50-50 season. His dog, Decoy, became a celebrity, too, helping Ohtani deliver a ceremonial first pitch at a game. On Football: Falcons and Buccaneers flip spots atop the NFC South and playoff races tighten up The 49ers, Cowboys and Cardinals are out of the playoff race. The Falcons took control of their hopes and the Colts, Dolphins and Bengals kept slim chances alive. The NFL’s playoff picture became clearer Sunday. With two weeks remaining, three of eight division titles are secured, eight teams have wrapped up playoff berths and 11 more are competing for the six remaining spots. The biggest change in the standings occurred in the NFC South with Atlanta reclaiming the top spot from Tampa Bay. The Chiefs have the inside track for the AFC's No. 1 seed and the NFC's top spot could likely come down to the Vikings-Lions matchup in Week 18. Tennessee and Auburn remain 1-2 in AP Top 25 poll featuring 10 SEC teams Tennessee and Auburn remained Nos. 1-2 atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll. They were the headliners among the Southeastern Conference's haul of 10 ranked teams. Iowa State, Duke and Alabama rounded out the top five. Kentucky had the week's biggest fall, sliding six spots to No. 10 after a loss to Ohio State. Mississippi State, Arkansas, Illinois and Baylor rejoined the poll after stints in the rankings earlier this season. They replaced Memphis, Dayton, Michigan and Clemson. The Big 12 and Big Ten were tied for second with five teams each in the AP Top 25. USC up to No. 4 in women's AP Top 25 after win over UConn. UCLA, South Carolina, Notre Dame stay 1-3 Southern California jumped to No. 4 in The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll on Monday after edging UConn. The Trojans moved up three spots after beating the then-No. 4 Huskies 72-70 in a rematch of last season’s Elite Eight game that UConn won. UCLA, South Carolina and Notre Dame remained the top three teams. The Bruins received 30 of the 32 first-place votes from a national media panel. The Gamecocks and the Fighting Irish each got one first-place vote. UConn fell to seventh behind Texas and LSU. Maryland, Oklahoma and Ohio State rounded out the top 10 teams. Former NFL great Michael Vick introduced as Norfolk State’s football coach NORFOLK, Va. 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Texas sues NCAA in latest push to block transgender athletes in women's sports AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the NCAA to block the participation of transgender athletes in women’s sports, arguing that it tricks and misleads fans. The lawsuit filed in state district court argues the NCAA violates the Texas Trade Practices Act. The law is designed to protect consumers from deceptive business practices. The lawsuit is the latest attempt by conservative politicians to target transgender athletes and push the NCAA into banning them from competition. NCAA President Charlie Baker recently told Congress he was aware of fewer than 10 active transgender athletes. Sabrina Ionescu is joining Unrivaled as the new 3-on-3 league's final player Sabrina Ionescu is joining Unrivaled as the new league’s final player for this season. 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Oil prices turned lower after surging around 2.5 percent Tuesday, mainly after the United States sanctioned 35 companies and ships it accused of involvement with Iran's "shadow fleet" illicitly selling Iranian oil to foreign markets. Major producers at the OPEC+ grouping led by Saudi Arabia and Russia were set to meet Thursday to discuss extending output limits. Back in New York, major indices were led by the Nasdaq, which piled on 1.3 percent to finish at a third straight record. Wednesday's gains came after payroll firm ADP said US private-sector hiring in November came in at a lower-than-expected 146,000 jobs, while a survey from the Institute for Supply Management showed weaker sentiment than expected in the services sector. But the lackluster data boosts expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates later this month. At a New York conference, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell refrained from tipping his hand, but he "didn't say anything that would scare the market," said Briefing.com analyst Patrick O'Hare. O'Hare noted that Wednesday's gains were led by large tech names such as Nvidia and Microsoft, which are major AI players. The boost followed strong results from Salesforce, which was the biggest gainer in the Dow with an 11 percent jump. 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North Korea's Kim vows the toughest anti-US policy before Trump takes officeThe Apprentice star also argued that a lack of clarity from the Government on the ownership test is causing “significant uncertainty” for potential investors. This came as the House of Lords continued its scrutiny of the Football Governance Bill, which seeks to establish an independent regulator for the top five tiers of the men’s game. In the upper chamber, Baroness Brady said: “We are creating legislation which will profoundly affect 160 quite unique institutions, from Premier League clubs through to the National League community clubs, but it is important for everyone to understand that the consultation with these affected businesses by the current Government has been remarkably limited, almost unbelievably so. “Just seven Premier League clubs, I was one of them, was granted a brief half-hour meeting with the Secretary of State over the summer. “And following this cursory engagement, significant decisions were made that could fundamentally affect the future of English football, most notably with the inclusion of parachute payments within the backstop mechanism. “This is particularly concerning given that fundamental issues still remained unresolved, we still lack any clarity on Uefa’s position on state interference, for example, this clearly creates profound uncertainty for clubs competing in or aspiring to European competition, as well as our national teams.” “We don’t know what the ownership test will look like, this causes significant uncertainty for potential investors as to whether they are able to own a club,” she added. Lady Brady continued: “I have spoken to many of my colleagues across all of the football pyramid, we are all alarmed about and puzzled by the lack of discussion on the Bill with ministers. “Would the minister agree that we all want to get the detail of this Bill right? And can she see any downsides to providing meaningful opportunities to hear from all clubs across the football pyramid affected by the legislation?” Prior to this, Tory shadow sports minister Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay had tabled an amendment which he said would allow clubs to “make their views known on this legislation” by including specific competitions on the face of the Bill. Labour frontbencher Baroness Twycross told the upper chamber: “I don’t think the leagues are confused either on which leagues this legislation will apply to.” She added: “This power is both reasonable and the result of evidence-based consultation with all key stakeholders in the industry. “This power ensures that the competitions in scope can be amended in a timely manner and ensures the scope of the regime remains relevant.” The peer later said: “Over the past three years there have been countless opportunities for all affected and interested parties to make representations.” Lady Brady also raised concerns about the financial distribution backstop, which she said is “clearly designed as a mechanism to gain direct access to, and apportionate Premier League revenue, and no-one else’s”. “I might add the backstop will allow the IFR (Independent Football Regulator) to do this even if it was against the Premier League clubs’ will, or even without the clubs’ agreement, even if it was to have a detrimental effect on the clubs and the overall competition it removes revenue from,” she added. The backstop would allow the new IFR to intervene in the distribution of Premier League broadcast revenue down the leagues as a last resort. It could be triggered by the Premier League, English Football League (EFL) or National League to mediate the fair financial distribution of this revenue if they are not able to come to an agreement. Conservative peers later raised concerns over the cost implications to clubs of establishing the regulator, although they faced claims of “filibustering” – wasting time by making overlong speeches in a bid to delay progress. Watching opposition benches blatantly filibustering to destroy the Football Governance Bill is nothing short of sporting vandalism.Football is broken. Clubs are struggling. Now those seats have been lost, do they no longer care about likes of Reading or Southend? @FairGameUK — Niall Couper (@NiallCouper) December 4, 2024 Labour peer Lord Watson of Invergowrie questioned why Lord Parkinson was showing “confected outrage” at the Bill when the former culture minister would have been defending a similar proposal had the Tories remained in power. Lord Parkinson, in his reply, said: “We want to see this regulator established, we want to see it doing its work and doing so effectively, but we also see before us a Bill that is different because of the election that was called and the result that happened, and we’re interrogating particularly closely the changes that the Government have made to the Bill – of which there are many. “And we have more concerns on these benches than we did before the election from my colleagues behind me about the way we do it.” The Tory peer pointed to Labour frontbenchers fulfilling their duties to “properly scrutinise” then-government legislation when they were on the opposition benches. Lady Twycross, in an intervention, said: “While I agree that (Lord Parkinson) is correct that I would scrutinise legislation when I was sitting on those (opposition) benches, I have never sought to filibuster a Bill to which my party had committed, which my party had laid before Parliament, and intended to filibuster it to the point of getting us stuck in treacle.” Lord Parkinson replied: “That is not what we’re doing.” Niall Couper, chief executive of the campaign group Fair Game, wrote on social media site X: “Watching opposition benches blatantly filibustering to destroy the Football Governance Bill is nothing short of sporting vandalism.”

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The Fletchers took a trip to Finland for Christmas in a festive TV episode Emmerdale and Strictly Come Dancing star Kelvin Fletcher embarked on a new journey in 2021, leaving behind the busy city life to buy a 120-acre Peak District farm with his young family. In a Christmas special of their hit ITV show Fletchers Family Farm, a special family tradition was revealed, as they flew to Finland to spend the holiday in Lapland. Staying with another family of farmers, the Fletchers set out to learn all the tips and tricks they could from the 300 year old business. However, in a candid moment on the show, they revealed a particular "family tradition" away from the busy day to day life at the farm. "Moments like this are rare", Kelvin said as he and wife Liz walked the children down to a small campfire at night-time. Enjoying some much-needed quiet among the festive chaos, fans were given an insight into the more private moments of the star's life. The show is known to share the highs and lows of farming life, with the family keen to reveal the hard-working reality behind such a huge investment. "Farming is hard work." he said, "And we face challenges daily. So this Christmas we're treating the kids and taking them on a winter wonderland adventure." "This year has been a hard journey. Just like on any other farm, filled with really hard work. Long hours, highs and lows." Fans were quick to share their praise for the family on social media. One X user said: "What a lovely family, really enjoying this." While a second said: "Kelvin Fletcher should be bottled up, such a nice fella and family." A third shared: "What a magical treat for the children." The Christmas special episode showed the family immersing themselves in traditional Finnish culture, exposed to icy temperatures and even being introduced to Husky puppies at a farm. Fans of the show can visit the Fletcher Family Farm in 2025 for a day of 'fun, food, and a hands-on experience of farming life', with event details to be revealed in due course.Educational institutions must adopt new technologies; focus on both knowledge & values: LG Sinha

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