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The Catholic Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, on Sunday, described President Bola Tinubu, his predecessor Muhammadu Buhari, and other previous heads of state as leaders who found themselves in power by accident. Kukah noted that it was evident none of them were fully prepared before assuming office, especially in a world where the demands of leadership are rapidly evolving. The bishop made these remarks while delivering a keynote address at the official commissioning of Start-Rite School’s new building and the 4th Amaka Ndoma-Egba Memorial Lecture in Abuja. Kukah lamented that the fundamental element missing in Nigerian leadership is knowledge. While acknowledging the nation’s embrace of the democratic principle of ‘one man, one vote,’ the cleric expressed concern that democracy appears to be malfunctioning under successive administrations. He stated, “If we are to start from the beginning, you will find that almost every leader who came to power in Nigeria did so as a result of one accident or another. President Tinubu, who said he was prepared for the role, is struggling. We are still trying to get off the ground. He took over from Buhari, who had already given up. “Buhari succeeded Jonathan, who thought he would retire after being deputy governor, but circumstances thrust him into power. Jonathan succeeded Yar’Adua, who had planned to return to teaching at Ahmadu Bello University after his governorship. “Yar’Adua, in turn, succeeded Obasanjo, who was unexpectedly released from prison to become president. Obasanjo took over after Abacha, who was being positioned by five political parties to rule indefinitely until nature intervened. “Abacha succeeded Shonekan, who was a business executive at UAC before being called to serve as Head of State. We can go on and on, but the fundamental issue in governance is knowledge. Leaders need a deep understanding of their environment.” Kukah stressed that while the world has changed, the expectations of leadership have not. Earlier in his remarks, the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa stressed the importance of instilling leadership qualities at an early age. Marwa attributed the country’s struggles with various societal vices to failures in leadership and accountability. He also raised concerns about a growing syndicate of visually impaired individuals involved in the illicit drug trade in Nigeria. “As Chairman of the NDLEA, we have encountered many challenges from drug traffickers. Recently, we uncovered an intriguing cartel involving visually impaired individuals. “We arrested a blind man transporting a large consignment of cannabis from Lagos to Kano. Upon interrogation, he claimed ignorance of the contents, saying he was simply delivering a package. “When asked who gave him the consignment, he provided a name, which led us to another blind individual in Lagos. That individual revealed a partner, who was also blind. Eventually, we traced the ultimate handler, who turned out to be blind as well,” he explained. Marwa declined to provide further details about the cartel’s leader, stating, “I won’t tell you the rest of the story.” In his closing remarks, Marwa commended Senator Ndoma-Egba, Chairman of the Board of Advisory for Start-Rite School, for organising the memorial lecture in honour of his late wife, Amaka Ndoma-Egba. He said, “Amaka Ndoma-Egba was a visionary who founded this school to equip students with the skills needed to thrive in an ever-changing world.” The late Amaka’s 17-year-old initiative, Start-Rite School, began with a modest class of seven pupils in 2008 and has since grown into a leading institution with over 800 students across nursery, primary, and secondary levels in Abuja.Words on ammo in CEO shooting echo common phrase on insurer tactics: Delay, deny, defend A message left at the scene of an insurance executive’s fatal shooting echoes a phrase commonly used to describe insurer tactics to avoid paying claims. The words “deny,” “defend” and “depose” were written on the ammunition used to kill UnitedHealthcare's CEO. That's according to two officials who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday. The words are similar to the phrase “delay, deny, defend.” That's how attorneys describe insurers denying services and payment, and the title of a 2010 book critical of the industry. Police haven’t officially commented on the words. But Thompson’s shooting and the messages on the ammunition have sparked outrage on social media and elsewhere, reflecting frustration Americans have over the cost and complexity of getting care. Bitcoin has surpassed the $100,000 mark as the post-election rally continues. What's next? NEW YORK (AP) — Bitcoin has topped the $100,000 mark, extending a rally in the world’s most popular cryptocurrency sparked by the election of Donald Trump. The milestone comes just hours after the president-elect signaled a lighter regulatory approach to the crypto industry with his choice of crypto advocate Paul Atkins to be the next chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Bitcoin has soared to unprecedented heights since Trump won the election Nov. 5. The cryptocurrency has climbed dramatically from $69,374 on Election Day and rose to more than $103,000 before falling back below $100,000 by Thursday afternoon. US judge rejects Boeing's plea deal in a conspiracy case stemming from fatal plane crashes DALLAS (AP) — A federal judge has rejected a deal that would have let Boeing to plead guilty to a felony conspiracy charge and pay a fine for misleading U.S. regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed and 346 people died. U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor in Texas said that diversity, inclusion and equity or DEI policies in the government and at Boeing could result in race being a factor in picking an official to oversee Boeing’s compliance with the agreement. His ruling on Thursday creates uncertainty around the criminal prosecution of the aerospace giant. The judge gave Boeing and the Justice Department 30 days to tell him how they plan to proceed. McKinsey subsidiary will pay $122M for scheme to bribe South African officials, US says WASHINGTON (AP) — An African subsidiary of the consulting firm McKinsey & Company Inc. will pay a criminal penalty of more than $122 million to resolve a U.S. Justice Department investigation into a yearslong scheme to bribe South African government officials. The Justice Department says the scheme involved bribes to officials with South Africa’s state-owned and state-controlled custodian of ports, rails, and pipelines, as well as its state-controlled energy company. It netted McKinsey Africa and its parent company $85 million in profits between 2012 and 2016, officials said. McKinsey said in a statement that it “welcomes the resolution of these matters and the closure of this regretful situation.” EPA hails 'revitalized' enforcement efforts as Biden administration heads to exit WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency says it concluded more than 1,850 civil cases this year, a 3.4% increase over 2023, and charged 121 criminal defendants, a 17.6% increase over the previous year. The agency also issued $1.7 billion in financial penalties, more than double last year's total. Thursday's report was the final one account of Biden-era enforcement actions before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January. Enforcement efforts included first-ever criminal charges for a California man accused of smuggling climate-damaging air coolants into the United States. Engine maker Cummins Inc. paid more than $2 billion in fines and penalties after it was found to use illegal software to skirt diesel emissions tests. Work-life balance isn't working for women. Why? NEW YORK (AP) — About half of working women reported feeling stressed “a lot of the day,” compared to about 4 in 10 men, according to a Gallup report published Wednesday. The report suggests that competing demands of work and home comprise part of the problem: working women who are parents or guardians are more likely than men who are parents to say they have declined or delayed a promotion at work because of personal or family obligations, and mothers are more likely than fathers to “strongly agree” that they are the default responders for unexpected child care issues. But changing workplace culture and prioritizing well-being can improve the problem, according to Karen Guggenheim, creator of the World Happiness Summit. From outsider to the Oval Office, bitcoin surges as a new administration embraces crypto NEW YORK (AP) — Bitcoin burst on the scene after trust had withered in the financial system and Washington’s ability to protect people from it. Now, it’s Washington’s embrace of bitcoin that’s sending it to records. Bitcoin briefly surged above $103,000 after President-elect Donald Trump said he will nominate Paul Atkins, who's seen as friendly to crypto, to be the Securities and Exchange Commission's next chair. The crypto industry, meanwhile, did its part to bring politicians friendly to digital currencies into Washington. It's a twist from bitcoin's early days, when it was lauded as a kind of electronic cash that wouldn’t be beholden to any government or financial institution. Stock market today: Wall Street edges back from its records as bitcoin briefly pops above $100,000 NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks edged back from their records as Wall Street counted down to a big jobs report that’s coming on Friday. The S&P 500 fell 0.2% Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.6%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 0.2% from its own all-time high. The crypto market had more action, and bitcoin briefly burst to a record above $103,000 before falling back toward $99,000. It's climbed dramatically since Election Day on hopes President-elect Donald Trump will be more friendly to crypto. Airline stocks were strong, while Treasury yields held relatively steady in the bond market. Key members of OPEC+ alliance are putting off production increases amid slack crude prices FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Eight members of the OPEC+ alliance of oil exporting countries have decided to put off increasing oil production as they face weaker than expected demand and competing production from non-allied countries — factors that could keep oil prices stagnant into next year. The OPEC+ members decided at an online meeting to postpone by three months production increases that had been scheduled to take effect Jan. 1. The plan had been to start gradually restoring 2.2 million barrels per day over the course of 2025. That process will now be pushed back to April 1, 2025 and production increases will gradually take place over 18 months until October 2026. Eli Lilly invests $3B to expand Wisconsin factory to help meet demand for Mounjaro, Zepbound Eli Lilly is spending another $3 billion to bulk up manufacturing as the drugmaker seeks to stoke production of some blockbuster drugs and future products. Lilly said Thursday it will expand a Kenosha County, Wisconsin, factory it bought early this year. The investment will help meet growing demand for injectable products like its diabetes and obesity drugs, Mounjaro and Zepbound. Those drugs brought in a combined $4.4 billion in sales for Lilly in this year’s third quarter. The drugmaker plans to start construction of the expansion next year.
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The University of Washington announced Friday that the women's basketball program will retire Kelsey Plum's No. 10 in January -- making her the first player in program history to have her number retired. Plum, who currently plays for the Las Vegas Aces in the WNBA, will see her number hung from the rafters inside Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion on Jan. 18, during a game against Purdue. "I'm forever proud to be a Husky and UW is a special place that fundamentally shaped me both as a basketball player and as a person," Plum said in a statement. "It means the world to me to receive this honor and to celebrate it with my family, friends and alumni." Plum played for the Huskies from 2013-17 and finished her career as the all-time leading scorer in women's basketball history (Caitlin Clark of Iowa broke the record earlier this year). She also set the women's single-season scoring record (also broke by Clark in 2024). Her 912 career free throws still stand as the women's record. Plum was selected first overall by the San Antonio Stars in the 2017 WNBA Draft. The club moved to Las Vegas the following season and she has remained with the team since. In seven seasons (she missed the 2020 campaign due to an Achilles injury), the 30-year-old Plum has averaged 14.3 points and 4.0 assists over 235 career games (193 starts). She was named the league's Sixth Woman in 2021, made the All-WNBA first team the following season and has been an All-Star in each of the past three seasons. Plum and the Aces won the WNBA championship in 2022 and '23. They lost to the New York Liberty in the semifinals last month. --Field Level Media
Paige Bueckers poured in a season-high 29 points as No. 2 UConn downed No. 14 North Carolina 69-58 on Friday, allowing Huskies coach Geno Auriemma to tie the all-time Division I wins record for women's and men's basketball. The triumph was No. 1,216 for Auriemma, pulling him level with Tara VanDerveer, who stepped down as Stanford's women's coach following the 2023-24 season. The men's Division I record is held by ex-Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, 1,202. Auriemma would stand alone if UConn beats visiting Fairleigh Dickinson on Wednesday. The 70-year-old Italy native has led the Huskies to 11 national titles and 23 Final Fours. Sarah Strong amassed 14 points, 13 rebounds, six assists and five blocks for UConn (3-0), which led by double digits for almost all of the final three quarters. Indya Nivar paced North Carolina (3-1) with 15 points and nine rebounds. No. 7 LSU 74, Murray State 60 The Tigers surrendered 32 points in the second quarter to fall behind at half 46-37, but their defense put the clamps down over the final two quarters as LSU (4-0) rallied to down the Racers (1-2). LSU allowed eight points in the third quarter as it cut its deficit to 54-53, then was even stingier in the fourth, allowing six points to pull away. Murray State shot a blistering 61.1 percent and outscored the Tigers 32-12 in the second quarter, keyed by 16 points from Ava Learn. Learn finished with 18 points and added 10 rebounds, while Halli Poock scored 15 points and Haven Ford had 10 points. LSU held the Racers to just 4-for-27 (14.8 percent) shooting in the second half, including 0-for-14 from 3-point range. Flau'Jae Johnson led the Tigers with 25 points, Mikaylah Williams added 15 and Aneesah Morrow chipped in 10. No. 3 Southern California 81, Santa Clara 50 JuJu Watkins scored 22 points and Kiki Iriafen added 20 points, seven rebounds and three steals as the Trojans remained perfect on the season with a blowout of the Broncos in Los Angeles. Rayah Marshall scored 12 points for USC (4-0). The Trojans took control early, racing to a 25-13 lead after one quarter by shooting 47.6 percent from the floor and turning seven Santa Clara turnovers into 15 points. Kaya Ingram scored 13 points for Santa Clara (2-1), which committed 23 turnovers. No. 15 West Virginia 83, Texas A&M 62 JJ Quinerly hit 4 of 5 3-point attempts while scoring 27 points as the Mountaineers dumped the Aggies in Morgantown, W.Va. West Virginia (4-0) led by just four points at halftime before putting the game away with a 27-7 edge in the third quarter. Kylee Blacksten contributed 17 points and Sydney Shaw had 12 for the Mountaineers. Aicha Coulibaly logged 21 points and Sole Williams added 14 for Texas A&M (2-2). --Field Level Media
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New Delhi: The great-grandson of ‘Veer’ Savarkar, Ranjit Savarkar, on Sunday, December 15 shared his views regarding the mention of freedom fighter and nationalist Veer Savarkar by Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha . He also opened up on “the world’s greatest honey trap.” Given that Rahul Gandhi has been lately repeatedly making personal comments on Savarkar, Ranjit Savarkar said that he does it to polarise Muslim votes, as Savarkar was a pioneer of Hindutva. “He wants to prove that Savarkar was a Manuvadi. He thinks if he talks bad about Savarkar, Muslims will vote for him,” he said, adding, “I think the comments and false narratives will continue.” Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, had said in the House on Saturday, “When you speak about defending the Constitution, you are ridiculing Savarkar; you are abusing Savarkar; you are defaming Savarkar.” Speaking about who struck a deal with the British, Savarkar or Nehru, he maintained that it was Nehru who compromised for power and to keep relations cordial with Britain, before recounting the course of events on the eve of Independence. “It’s about being an agent [of the British],” he said, adding that Nehru betrayed the nation for power. Explaining further, he pointed to letters in the book ‘Daughter of Empire: My Life as a Mountbatten,’ written by Lord Mountbatten’s daughter Pamela Hicks. The book contains letters exchanged between her mother, Lady Mountbatten, and Nehru for 11 to 12 years after Independence. He mentioned that Mountbatten retained a position in India as its first Governor General (while Jinnah became the Governor General of the freshly carved Pakistan). In the letters to Lady Mountbatten, “only the first and the last paragraphs used to be romantic; the rest was Nehru’s diary,” he said. He called this exercise “the world’s greatest honey trap operation—making the Prime Minister your agent for 12 years as all important information was going to Lady Mountbatten.” The Chairman of Swatantryaveer Savarkar Rashtriya Smarak, Ranjit Savarkar, was recently accused of deeming Mahatma Gandhi a casteist. He explained that Gandhi advocated the caste system, that one must adhere to the occupation of their respective caste, and he interpreted this as a denial of opportunities to an individual outside their caste-based occupation. “The Constitution gives us the right to choose our occupation,” he told IANS. Commenting on whether Ambedkar, Gandhi, and Savarkar are relevant in today’s politics, he maintained that Ambedkar and Savarkar have similar thoughts and are “most relevant” today; however, “Gandhi’s thoughts, today, are most irrelevant,” he concluded.Pollies, peace deals, and the unravelling of a billionaire: The WA civil court rows that dominated 2024
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