Nigerians online are tackling the National Identity Management Commission after they posted these photos of heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, enrolling for his National Identification NUmber NIN and picking up his NIN slip.
Asides expressing anger that their own pictures were not displayed on the commission's Twitter handle, some Nigerians say they have done the same registration for years and are yet to pick up their slips. See reactions below...
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Mr Pompeo was reportedly listening in on the Ukraine call that is at the centre of impeachment efforts by Democrats
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has accused Democrats of bullying his staff as a part of an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.
He said in a tweet that requests for five officials to appear before a committee were "not feasible".
Democrats are investigating whether President Trump improperly pressured Ukraine's leader for personal gain.
They have been issuing summonses as part of the inquiry, which centres on a phone call between the two.
The phone call sparked a formal complaint from a whistleblower which in turn led to formal impeachment proceedings beginning.
A rough transcript emerged last week indicating Mr Trump urged the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate discredited allegations against former vice-president Joe Biden, a 2020 Democratic frontrunner, and Mr Biden's son.
On Monday, it emerged that Mr Pompeo was present during the Ukraine call.
Mr Trump asked Australian officials to assist with the ongoing investigation into the origin of the Mueller inquiry, Australia confirmed
US Attorney-General William Barr reportedly held private meetings with Italian and British intelligence officials to ask for their help with his probe into the Mueller inquiry
Two subpoenaed officials, including former US Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, confirmed that they would give evidence to Congress
The president's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, was subpoenaed for documents relating to Ukraine by three House committees
Republican Senator Chuck Grassley - who is third in the order of succession if Mr Trump is removed - defended the whistleblower, saying they "ought to be heard out and protected"
Regarding his call with Mr Trump, Ukrainian leader Mr Zelensky told the Reuters news agency: "I cannot be influenced"
Mr Pompeo said the request from the House Foreign Affairs chairman Eliot Engel could be "understood only as an attempt to intimidate, bully and treat improperly the distinguished professionals of the Department of State".
"I will not tolerate such tactics and I will use all means at my disposal to prevent and expose any attempts to intimidate the dedicated professionals whom I am proud to lead."
The secretary of state was served with a subpoena by House Democrats last week.
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House Democrats have demanded that five department officials - including the former US ambassador to Ukraine and Mr Trump's special envoy to the country - appear for depositions in October as they "have direct knowledge of the subject matters".
Mr Pompeo said Mr Engel's request raised questions about the authority of his committee to "compel an appearance for a deposition solely by virtue of these letters" and without a subpoena.
The secretary of state also accused Mr Engel of not providing witnesses and the department with adequate time to prepare.
He said the committee appeared to be attempting to circumvent the White House's "unquestionably legitimate constitutional interest in protecting potentially privileged information related to the conduct of diplomatic relations".
In response to Mr Pompeo's letter, three Democratic committee leaders said failure to comply with their interview request was illegal and "will constitute evidence of obstruction".
"He should immediately cease intimidating Department witnesses in order to protect himself and the President," said the letter signed by Congressmen Eliot Engel, Adam Schiff, and Elijah Cummings.
Quick facts on impeachment
Impeachment is the first part - the charges - of a two-stage political process by which Congress can remove a president from office
If the House of Representatives votes to pass articles of impeachment, the Senate is forced to hold a trial
A Senate vote requires a two-thirds majority to convict - unlikely in this case, given that Mr Trump's party controls the chamber
Only two US presidents in history - Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson - have been impeached but neither was convicted and removed
President Nixon resigned before he could have been impeached
A video making rounds online captured the moment White House reporters ran for cover after a mouse fell from the ceiling of the presidential villa's press booth.
The rodent which fell on the lap of NBC News White House correspondent Peter Alexander at about 10:45 a.m on Tuesday october 1, eventually sought refuge amid a tangle of wires behind a shelf.
Confirming the short drama that ensued, some of the White House correspondents including Reuters' Steve Holland tweeted photos of journalists scrambling in the press room as they searched for the mouse as it ran around the booth.
Tyler Perry was honoured Tuesday October 1st with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
During the ceremony, the media mogul was joined by actors he formerly directed throughout his career including Kerry Washington, Idris Elba and Crystal Fox.
In a lengthy statement published on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's website, Harry alleged the paper had "unlawfully" published a letter from her to her father
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Prince Harry said Meghan Markle had been 'vilified' by the pressCredit: AP:Associated Press
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Prince Harry said the royal couple had been driven to take legal action after 'painful' impact of 'relentless propaganda' against his wife from the press
Back in May, at Google’s I/O Developer Conference, the company demonstrated its new Duplex system, an AI-powered virtual assistant that makes phone calls to organize your schedule for you. The audience watched a recording of Duplex making bookings at a restaurant and hair salon. They laughed in surprise when it ‘mmm-hmmm’d its way through the conversation, apparently convincing the person on the other end of the phone that they were, in fact, talking to a fellow human being.
United Nations, New York City - As the Climate Action Summit wrapped up at the United Nations in New York City on Monday, environmental activists almost universally concluded that not enough had been done to stop global warming and stem the climate crisis.
Despite some significant commitments from small and medium-sized countries to limit emissions - and a few other notable announcements - the long-heralded gathering lacked any big moves by major nations.
A total of 66 countries enhanced their national pledges to curtail greenhouse gas pollution, but those states represented barely one-fifteenth of world emissions.
Lionel Messi on Monday night beat Cristiano Ronaldo and Virgil Van Dijk to the FIFA Best Men's 2019 award despite not winning the UEFA Champions League with Barcelona or the Copa America with Argentina...
LIBers do you think Ronaldo deserved the award more than Messi? Or Van Dijk should have won it?
Lionel Messi of Argentina/Barcelona defeated Netherlands and Liverpool defender Virgil Van Dijk and Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal/Juventus to clinch the FIFA Best Men's player of the year award.
The award show, in it's second year of operation awarded the price of Best Men's player to the Argentine who won the Spanish League with Barcelona but was ousted in the Champions League by Liverpool. He also helped his nation in Copa America but didn't come out with major honours.
![At the United Nations summit on climate change, world leaders take a break from a busy schedule of speeches [Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/mritems/imagecache/mbdxxlarge/mritems/Images/2019/9/23/1fd616b73acc4222a1aef8695bd1354e_18.jpg "'More fuel to the flames': Climate advocates shun UN inaction")
