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Pope Urban II orders first Crusade

On November 27, 1095, Pope Urban II makes perhaps the most influential speech of the Middle Ages, giving rise to the Crusades by calling all Christians in Europe to war against Muslims in order to reclaim the Holy Land, with a cry of “Deus vult!” or “God wills it!”

Born Odo of Lagery in 1042, Urban was a protege of the great reformer Pope Gregory VII. Like Gregory, he made internal reform his main focus, railing against simony (the selling of church offices) and other clerical abuses prevalent during the Middle Ages. Urban showed himself to be an adept and powerful cleric, and when he was elected pope in 1088, he applied his statecraft to weakening support for his rivals, notably Clement III.
By the end of the 11th century, the Holy Land—the area now commonly referred to as the Middle East—had become a point of conflict for European Christians. Since the 6th century, Christians frequently made pilgrimages to the birthplace of their religion, but when the Seljuk Turks took control of Jerusalem, Christians were barred from the Holy City. When the Turks then threatened to invade the Byzantine Empire and take Constantinople, Byzantine Emperor Alexius I made a special appeal to Urban for help. This was not the first appeal of its kind, but it came at an important time for Urban. Wanting to reinforce the power of the papacy, Urban seized the opportunity to unite Christian Europe under him as he fought to take back the Holy Land from the Turks.
At the Council of Clermont, in France, at which several hundred clerics and noblemen gathered, Urban delivered a rousing speech summoning rich and poor alike to stop their in-fighting and embark on a righteous war to help their fellow Christians in the East and take back Jerusalem. Urban denigrated the Muslims, exaggerating stories of their anti-Christian acts, and promised absolution and remission of sins for all who died in the service of Christ.
Urban’s war cry caught fire, mobilizing clerics to drum up support throughout Europe for the crusade against the Muslims. All told, between 60,000 and 100,000 people responded to Urban’s call to march on Jerusalem. Not all who responded did so out of piety: European nobles were tempted by the prospect of increased land holdings and riches to be gained from the conquest. These nobles were responsible for the death of a great many innocents both on the way to and in the Holy Land, absorbing the riches and estates of those they conveniently deemed opponents to their cause. Adding to the death toll was the inexperience and lack of discipline of the Christian peasants against the trained, professional armies of the Muslims. As a result, the Christians were initially beaten back, and only through sheer force of numbers were they eventually able to triumph.
Urban died in 1099, two weeks after the fall of Jerusalem but before news of the Christian victory made it back to Europe. His was the first of seven major military campaigns fought over the next two centuries known as the Crusades, the bloody repercussions of which are still felt today. Urban was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church in 1881.
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Chris Brown hands out turkeys in a New York neighborhood for Thanksgiving

Chris Brown giving out turkeys to people

Just in time for the holidays, Chris Brown gave out 2,000 turkeys in South Jamaica, Queens yesterday (November 25).
Chris Brown really got into the holiday spirit by giving back to those in need. On November 25, the r&b singer drove around South Jamaica, Queens and gave away food from the back of truck to families living in the neighborhood.

"Nobody is Irreplaceable" says Rummenigge

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge Bayern Director

Bayern Munich administrator Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said on Thursday that "nobody is irreplaceable", in front of a choice on the eventual fate of current manager Pep Guardiola.

"Nobody on the planet is irreplaceable at a given time. Players travel every which way. That likewise goes for Mangers," said Rummenigge in Munich on Thursday at the declaration of another patron for the German champions.

Guardiola, 44, is in the third and last year of his present contract and has said he would report his feasible arrangements before Christmas with the Bundesliga set to begin the winter break on December 20.
Rummenigge affirmed that a choice would be reported before Christmas.

Koeman on Chelsea and Man. United Target, Mane

Southampton forward Jay Rodriguez will be sidelined for no less than two months subsequent to experiencing surgery on his foot, director Ronald Koeman has affirmed.

The 26-year-old had return into the side toward the begin of the season subsequent to spending over a year on the sidelines recuperating from a cracked foremost cruciate ligament.

He showed up this season yet has not played subsequent to a 2-2 draw with Leicester City on Oct. 17.

Shorn of Rodriguez, Southampton's alternatives in advance are constrained and Koeman said striker Sadio Mane would not be sold in spite of rumours connecting him with a move to Chelsea or Manchester United in January.

Klopp Bemused by Mignolet decision

Liverpool Manager Jurgen Klopp was bewildered by referee Alon Yefet's choice to honor Bordeaux an indirect kick that brought about the opening goal in their Europa League match at Anfield on Thursday.
The Belgian goalkeeper surrendered the set-piece inside the box in the wake of clutching the ball for more than 20 seconds, more than the regulation six.
Henri Saivet twisted the resultant free-kick into the top corner and Klopp scrutinized the choice, insisting his boys - who booked a spot in the last 32 by in the long run winning 2-1 were not time squandering.
Notwithstanding, Klopp yielded it is one of the dangers when requesting that the goalie begin attacks.
"I didn't comprehend it in light of the fact that we were the dynamic team in this match," he told BT Sport.
"Twenty seconds with the ball? Alright. We need to choose whether to play develop or long ball and now and then you need to choose late.
"Generally the free-kick won't be given. They made an objective, we got a punishment so it was an open game once more.
"The simple matches anybody can win, however this was a  difficult match so we're truly fortunate at this point."
Goals from James Milner and Christian Benteke conveyed Liverpool from behind to take the three points required to qualify.
Mignolet was satisfied with how his buddies responded to his mistake.
"Right now you consider what would you be able to do, however I held up too long and that can happen," he said.
"The primary concern is we reacted after that, we didn't give it a chance to influence our game and we returned before half-time.
"We won 2-1, we qualified too, and ideally can win the final group game in Switzerland [against Sion]."

Custom reveals why they physically examine cargo

Nigerian Custom

The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has said that it will proceed physical examination of load for the present in light of the fact that scanners which ought to help e-examination are separated.

Acting Comptroller General of Customs, ACG, accountable for Zone "A", Charles Edike, who uncovered this in Lagos, said that the Service must choose the option to depend on physical examination as the scanners left by the Service Providers drew in by the Federal Government to give and keep up them were "spoiled."

The traditions manager clarified that the Service couldn't be kept up on the grounds that Customs don't have standing concurrence with the makers of the gear.

Obafemi on Newcasle and Sunderlands' radar.

Obafemi Martins (Newcastle 2006-2009)

Premier League clubs Newcastle United and Sunderland have been connected with monitoring Nigerian striker Obafemi Martins on a potential move in the MLS off-season.
The Magpies have been objective modest this season and administrator Steve McClaren is supposedly quick to take Martins back to St. James' Park, where he played for three seasons somewhere around 2006 and 2009.
Current Sunderland administrator Sam Allardyce worked with Martins amid his spell at Newcastle and is very much aware of the West African's capacities.
In three seasons in the MLS with the Seattle Sounders, Martins has scored 40 goals and recorded 23 assists.
He was additionally a runner-up in the voting in favor of the 2014 season's MVP (Most Valuable Player).

Drogba shades light on being a Chelsea Manager in the future

Didier Drogba (Chelsea)

Previous Chelsea striker Didier Drogba says he has a consent to come back to the club once he completes the process of playing and needs it to be as chief.

Drogba, who now plays in Canada, scored 164 goals in two spells with the Blues.

"I need to offer back to the club which has given such a great amount to me. I have concurred that with the club executives," the 37-year-old told BBC Africa.

"Why not director? Why not brandishing executive, mentor at the institute or perhaps an exhorting part for strikers?"

Drogba scored the penalty that won the Champions League for Chelsea in 2012 and won his fourth Premier League title on coming back to the club last season before he joined Montreal Impact in Major League Soccer.

FIFA WANTS MICHEL PLATINI'S BAN

FIFA's guard dog needs Michel Platini banned for life over a suspect payment installment, the European football boss' legal advisor told AFP on Tuesday. The FIFA VP is as of now serving a 90-day suspension while an examination is held into a $2 million entirety he got from FIFA president Sepp Blatter who is likewise suspended.

Platini's legal advisor Thibaud d'Ales uncovered the FIFA's life boycott request which he depicted as an "outrage" and "intemperate". "This boycott is liable to the confirmation of defilement, yet the discipline is obviously unreasonable," D'Ales said. "It's not in light of anything for the situation."

Blatter's delegates declined to remark on whether the same solicitation has been made against the Swiss official. FIFA's investigatory chamber reported Monday that it has opened a body of evidence against Blatter and Platini and that it was expecting to declare a choice one month from now.

Germany increases scholarships to Nigerians, others

According to the Vanguard Newspaper, The new Consul-General of the Consulate-General of Germany in Lagos, Mr Ingo Herbert, on Tuesday declared his administration's choice to expand grants for Nigerians and different Africans. Herbert told newsmen in Lagos that his administration had at its late respective meeting chose to expand its yearly grants from 450 to "a more sensible number".

"Before now around 450 Nigerians advantage each year from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). "In any case, from our late respective meeting, the German government has chosen to expand its yearly grants to Nigeria and different nations from 450 to an a great deal more sensible number,'' he said.

Celine Dion Head music Paris Mourn

Celine Dion

Celine Dion on Sunday drove the music business in a passionate tribute to the casualties of the Paris assaults, as the American Music Awards heard advances for a quiet world.

The Canadian vocalist sang Edith Piaf's fantastic "Hymne a l'Amour" ("Hymn to Love") in French at the elegant service in Los Angeles, which proceeded scarcely a week after the attack on a show corridor and other non military personnel focuses crosswise over Paris.

Before a screen blazing pictures of Paris that finished with the Eiffel Tower in the French banner's tricolor, Dion sang the tune of lost adoration as a few individuals from the group of onlookers were found in tears.

Dion was presented by the on-screen character and performer Jared Leto, who played with his band Thirty Seconds to Mars prior this year at the memorable Bataclan theater that saw the heaviest loss of life in the November 13 assaults.

Super Eagles challenged by their opponents result

Swaziland stunned Guinea 2-1 in an AFCON qualifier in June and they will be gunning for another popular win against a group mentor Harries Bulunga calls "the Nigerian goliaths" when both sides conflict today in a 2018 World Cup eliminator.

Swaziland 30-year-old chief Tony Tsabedze, who has posted spells in South Africa, scored twice in Casablanca against a group who came to the last-eight of the current year's AFCON in Equatorial Guinea.

ANGRY YOUTHS CHANTING AT FAULKS ROAD 5 MINS AGO

Angry youths chanting Rochas agbala Oso (Rochas Has ran away) in streets of Faulks road.
They were jubilating that when the Squad of IPOB Matched into the town of Oweeri, the capital of Imo State.
the Governor Rochas Okorocha and His wife immediatly ran out of the state Government house to an unknown destination.

Brave Nigerian Soldier Deactivates Bombs

How Brave Nigerian Soldier Deactivates Bombs

According to naij.com A gallant Nigerian soldier in these pictures is deactivating Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) using his bare hands without any protective covering.

Without a doubt, such photographs couldn't leave Nigerians resolute. The vast majority were inspired with valiance of warriors who battle against the Boko Haram order.
"Courageous fearless fighter! Might God keep on directing and secure every one of them," AbokiDaWarriBoy composed.
"Stunning! God favor this man! God favor Nigeria! Boko Haram end here you come," Timileyin Blessing noted.

"The more daring individual is the regular citizen taking the photos. I will always remember a video I viewed a couple of years back where one police man/military man had a go at something like this in the north, and he was blown to bits," Kayode Odusanya reviewed.